Release Date: Jul 7, 2023
Discs: 7
Quartet was Ultravox’s third album with Midge Ure on vocals, which followed two hugely successful albums, ‘Vienna’ and Rage In Eden’. The previous albums were produced by German producer, Conny Plank, for this they look at George Martin to take the helm. Featuring four UK Top 40 singles, Reap The Wild Wind, We Came To Dance, Visions Inn Blue and the silver awarded Hymn.
This new 7 Disc box set contains 70 tracks in total, with 47 previously unreleased recordings. CD’s 1-6 contain the original 1982 album production master, a new stereo mixes by Steven Wilson, A-sides, B-sides & live tracks, previously unreleased Cassette Rehearsals and Monitor Mixes along with a newly mixed concert recorded at Hammersmith Odeon in December 1982. The DVD [Audio Only] contains a new 5.1 Surround Sound Mix of the Album/B-sides by Steven Wilson along with 24/96 Hi-Res audio of the new mixes and the original 1982 Master/B-sides.
The set is packaged in a 12”x12” Rigid Slipcase and contains a 20 page 12” square booklet featuring contributions from the band, unseen photos from Midge Ure’s and Chris Cross’ personal collection, reproduction of the Quartet tour programme, 7 discs in card wallets housed in two 12” gatefold album sleeves.
CD1 - Quartet: Original 1982 Analog Master: Reap The Wild Wind / Serenade /
Mine For Life / Hymn / Visions In Blue / When The Scream Subsides / We Came To Dance / Cut And Run / The Song (We Go)
CD2 - Quartet: Steven Wilson Stereo Mix: Reap The Wild Wind / Serenade / Mine For Life / Hymn / Visions In Blue / When The Scream Subsides / We Came To Dance / Cut And Run / The Song (We Go) / Hosanna (In Excelsis Deo) / Monument / Break My Back / Overlook
CD3 – Singles, B-Sides & Rarities: Reap The Wild Wind [Extended Version] /
Hosanna (In Excelsis Deo) / Hymn [Single Version] / Monument / The Thin Wall
[Live] / Visions In Blue [Single Version] / Break Your Back / Reap The Wild Wind
[Live] / We Came To Dance [Single Version] / Overlook / We Came To Dance
[Extended Version] / Serenade [Single Version]* / Serenade [Special Re-Mix] / The Voice [Flexidisc]
CD4 - Work In Progress: Reap The Wild Wind [Cassette Rehearsal]* / Serenade
[Cassette Rehearsls]* / Mine For Life [Cassette Rehearsal]* / Hymn [Cassette
Rehearsal]* / Visions In Blue [Cassette Rehearsal]* / When The Scream Subsides
[Cassette Rehearsal]* / We Came To Dance [Cassette Rehearsal]* / Cut And Run
[Cassette Rehearsal]* / The Song (We Go) [Cassette Rehearsal]* / Reap The Wild
Wind [Monitor Mix]* / Visions In Blue [Monitor Mix]* / Cut & Run [Monitor Mix]*
/ Mine For Life [Monitor Mix]* / Hymn [Monitor Mix]* / Serenade [Monitor Mix]*
/ We Came To Dance [Monitor Mix]*
CD5 - Hammersmith 1982 [Part One]: Reap The Wild Wind* / When The Scream
Subsides* / The Thin Wall* / New Europeans* / We Stand Alone* / I Remember (Death In The Afternoon)* / Visions In Blue* / Mr. X* / Sleepwalk*
CD6 - Hammersmith 1982 [Part Two]: The Voice* / Vienna* / Astradyne* / All Stood Still* / Passing Strangers* / Mine For Life* Hymn* / The Sing (We Go)*
DVD [Audio Only]: Quartet Album & B-Sides: Steven Wilson Stereo Mix* & 5.1
Surround Mix* / Original 1982 Album & B-Sides [96/24 LPCM Stereo Mix].Region 0
[All], Video Format: NTSC
