UK four CD box set from the influential British Rock band led by singer, songwriter and guitarist Bill Nelson. This release contains the five studio albums Be Bop Deluxe recorded for Harvest Records '74-'78 (Axe Victim, Futurama, Sunburst Finish, Modern Music and Drastic Plastic) plus bonus material including the 1977 single 'Japan' and a handful of single edits. Also includes a whole disc of previously unreleased rarities, demos and live tracks. EMI. 2011.

1990 reissue of 1977 release for British rock act led by guitarist Bill Nelson. Standard jewel case.

1990 reissue on Harvest/ EMI of their 1976 album for the label with three bonus tracks, 'Shine', 'Speed Of The Wind' & 'Blue As A Jewel'. 13 tracks total. Bill Nelson, who wrote all of the tracks, co-produced the album with John Leckie. Standard jewel case.

2012 album from the Finnish Electronic nutters. Pepe Delux‚ are the brainchild of Jari Salo AKA James Spectrum and his white tuxedoed musical partner Paul Malmstrom, a prodigiously talented multi-instrumentalist residing in his penthouse apartment in Manhattan. Pepe Delux‚ last released an album four years ago with Spare Time Machine, but unlike most artists, this is no bad thing. They've kept themselves busy. Among other things they are now the only people ever to record an original composition on the known Universe's largest musical instrument: The Stalacpipe Organ, which resides in the Luray Caves in Virginia. This simple task of capturing two minutes of music took over six years of planning and work! Pepe Delux‚ tend to make the impossible possible in the pursuit of musical excellence.

1990 reissue of their 1974 album with live versions of 'Piece Of Mine', 'Mill Street Junction' & 'Adventures In A Yorkshire Landscape' from 1977 as bonus tracks. 13 tracks total. A Harvest/ EMI release. Standard jewel case.

This two-CD reissue of Ducks Deluxe's first two albums differs from the previous Edsel two-on-one release, as no tracks were omitted due to space constraints. In retrospect, these recordings seem more relevant after the passage of time, as they provide a clearer linkage between British blues-based album rock and late-'70s punk and post-punk new wave. In fact, the influences of British pub rock span back to '50s rock & roll and R&B. Their take on Eddie Cochran's "Nervous Breakdown" bears an uncanny resemblance to perhaps his biggest hit, "Summertime Blues." But it's Ducks Deluxe's original pieces that evoke echoes of artists like the Rolling Stones, Them, and Mott the Hoople. "Fireball" sounds like a direct outtake from All the Young Dudes or Mott, while the R&B-rich "Falling for That Woman" suggests Van Morrison at his soulful best. "Rio Grande," from Taxi to the Terminal Zone, wouldn't sound out of place on Bob Dylan's Blood on the Tracks. Conversely, the pub rock forwarded by this band also foretells of sounds yet to come by both their direct offspring the Motors and indirect kin Graham Parker, whose early recordings were on par with the historic debut albums of Elvis Costello and the Clash. "Please, Please, Please" is a direct precursor to the Motors' "Dreaming Your Life Away." Additionally, next-generation bands like the Saw Doctors owe a debt of gratitude to Ducks Deluxe, as they borrowed judiciously from their elders' bold musical stew. But regardless of the multitude of musical influences the listener may cite (and there are too many to mention), this blend of rockabilly, R&B, blues-rock, and country pre-punk known as pub rock continues to stand the test of time. ~ Dave Sleger, Rovi

Limited edition mid-priced 1990 reissue on Harvest of theirsecond album, originally released in 1975 for the label.Features the original cover art, all nine of the originalcuts & three bonus tracks: 'Between The Worlds' (OriginalSingle Version), 'Maid In