Be Bop Deluxe
Be Bop Deluxe was a '70s British rock group led by guitarist Bill Nelson (born on December 18, 1948, Wakefield, Yorkshire, England) who veered between glam rock, pop, and heavy metal, with lots of demonstrations of Nelson's guitar prowess. After recording with Gentle Revolution and on his own, Nelson put together the first lineup of Be Bop Deluxe in 1972: Ian Parkin (guitar), Robert Bryan (bass), and Nicholas Chatterton-Dew (drums). But after the release of the first album, Axe Victim, Nelson sacked the band. The second album, Futurama, featured Nelson with a rhythm section of bassist Charles Tumahai and drummer Simon Fox. Keyboard player Andrew Clark joined for the third album, Sunburst Finish, which contained the U.K. chart single "Ships in the Night." Be Bop Deluxe released a fourth album, Modern Music; a concert recording, Live! In the Air Age, that became their only U.K. Top Ten hit; and a fifth studio album, Drastic Plastic, before Nelson folded the enterprise, briefly tried another group, Red Noise, and went solo again in 1979. Since then he has recorded prolifically, if experimentally, and handled occasional production jobs.
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Discography
13 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Live! In The Air Age (Deluxe Edition)
Rock - Released by Esoteric Recordings on 1 Aug 1977
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Futurama (Remastered & Expanded)
Rock - Released by Esoteric Recordings on 17 May 1975
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Sunburst Finish (Remastered & Expanded)
Rock - Released by Cherry Red Records on 1 Jan 1976
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Axe Victim (Deluxe Edition)
Rock - Released by Esoteric Recordings on 31 May 1974
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Modern Music (Deluxe Edition)
Rock - Released by Esoteric Recordings on 6 Dec 2019
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Drastic Plastic (Deluxe Edition)
Rock - Released by Esoteric Recordings on 1 Feb 1978
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Drastic Plastic
Rock - Released by Cherry Red Records on 20 Sep 2004
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Raiding The Divine Archive: The Best of Be Bop Deluxe
Pop - Released by Cherry Red Records on 16 Apr 1990
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Live! In The Air Age (Live)
Rock - Released by Cherry Red Records on 1 Aug 1977
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Air Age Anthology
Rock - Released by Cherry Red Records on 17 Feb 1997
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Be Bop Deluxe - BBC Radio Broadcast John Peel Sessions Broadcasting House London 1974-1975.
Rock - Released by Shout on 15 Oct 2021
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Be Bop Deluxe - BBC Radio Broadcast John Peel Sessions Broadcasting House London 1976-1978.
Rock - Released by Shout on 15 Oct 2021
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo