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Be Bop Deluxe (1972 - 1978)

Group - United Kingdom

Releases (39)

Official

Album

  1. Axe Victim 21 Jun 1974 (as Be‐Bop Deluxe)
  2. Futurama May 1975 (as Be+Bop Deluxe)
  3. Sunburst Finish Feb 1976 (as Be‐Bop Deluxe)
  4. Modern Music Sep 1976
  5. Drastic Plastic Feb 1978 (as Be‐Bop Deluxe)

Album - Live

  1. Live! In the Air Age Jul 1977
  2. BBC Radio 1 Live in Concert 1994
  3. Radioland – BBC Radio 1 Live in Concert 1995
  4. Tramcar to Tomorrow 31 Aug 1998
  5. Tremulous Antenna 27 May 2002
  6. 1976‐01‐15: BBC in Concert 11 Jan 2010
  7. 1976‐10‐02: BBC in Concert 23 Jul 2010

Album - Compilation

  1. The Best of and the Rest of Be Bop Deluxe Dec 1978
  2. The Be Bop Deluxe Singles: A’s & B’s 1981
  3. Axe Victim / Futurama 1983
  4. Bop to the Red Noise 1986
  5. The Best of Be Bop Deluxe: Raiding the Divine Archive 1986
  6. Air Age Anthology 17 Feb 1997
  7. The Very Best of Be Bop Deluxe 1998
  8. Postcards From the Future… Introducing Be Bop Deluxe 20 Sep 2004
  9. Futurist Manifesto 1974–1978 03 Oct 2011
  10. Original Album Series 2014 (as Be‐Bop Deluxe)

Album - Compilation / Live

  1. At the BBC 1974–1978 30 Sep 2013

Single

  1. Teenage Archangel 1973 (as Be‐Bop Deluxe)
  2. Jet Silver Jun 1974 (as Be‐Bop Deluxe)
  3. Between the Worlds 07 Feb 1975 (as Be‐Bop Deluxe)
  4. Maid in Heaven May 1975 (as Be‐Bop Deluxe)
  5. Ships in the Night 09 Jan 1976 (as Be‐Bop Deluxe)
  6. Kiss of Light Jul 1976 (as Be‐Bop Deluxe)
  7. Japan 1977
  8. Panic in the World Jan 1978 (as Be‐Bop Deluxe)
  9. Electrical Language May 1978 (as Be‐Bop Deluxe)

EP

  1. Hot Valves Oct 1976
  2. Panic in the World 1983
  3. 1975‐03‐11: John Peel Session 26 Jul 2010

Bootleg

Album - Live

  1. Detroit 09 Mar 1976
  2. 1978‐04‐09 Leroy Theater, Pawtucket, RI 09 Apr 1978
  3. BBC Rock Hour: Hammersmith Odeon, October 2, 1976
  4. 1978‐04‐26: Hippodrome, UK

Relationships (10)

Members

  1. Richard Brown (1972) original, keyboard
  2. Robert Bryan (1972 - 1974) original, bass
  3. Bill Nelson (1972 - 1978) original, lead vocals, guitar
  4. Ian Parkin (1972 - 1974) original, guitar
  5. Nicholas Chatterton-Drew (1972 - 1974) original, membranophone
  6. Milton Reame-James (1974 - 1975) keyboard
  7. Paul Jeffreys (1974 - 1975) bass
  8. Simon Fox (1974 - 1978) membranophone
  9. Andy Clark (1975 - 1978) keyboard
  10. Charles Tumahai (1975 - 1978) background vocals, electric bass guitar

Recordings by (404)

  1. Jets at Dawn 6:50 (1973)
  2. Teenage Archangel 3:31 (1973)
  3. Jet Silver and the Dolls of Venus 4:11 (21 Jun 1974)
  4. Love Is Swift Arrows 4:12 (21 Jun 1974)
  5. Night Creatures 3:35 (21 Jun 1974)
  6. Rocket Cathedrals 3:01 (21 Jun 1974)
  7. No Trains to Heaven 6:39 (21 Jun 1974)
  8. Darkness (L’Immoraliste) 3:22 (21 Jun 1974)
  9. Axe Victim 5:14 (21 Jun 1974)
  10. Adventures in a Yorkshire Landscape 3:24 (21 Jun 1974)
  11. Third Floor Heaven 2:28 (21 Jun 1974)
  12. Between the Worlds 3:18 (07 Feb 1975) single version
  13. Lights 2:44 (07 Feb 1975)
  14. Stage Whispers 3:05 (May 1975)
  15. Jean Cocteau 2:52 (May 1975)
  16. Sister Seagull 3:36 (May 1975)
  17. Between the Worlds 3:18 (May 1975)
  18. Sound Track 6:15 (May 1975)
  19. Love With the Madman 3:12 (May 1975)
  20. Swan Song 6:03 (May 1975)
  21. Music in Dreamland 4:44 (May 1975)
  22. Maid in Heaven 2:27 (May 1975)
  23. Ships in the Night 3:36 (09 Jan 1976)
  24. Crying To The Sky 3:57 (09 Jan 1976)
  25. Beauty Secrets 2:47 (Feb 1976)
  26. Fair Exchange 4:48 (Feb 1976)
  27. Ships in the Night 4:03 (Feb 1976)
  28. Life in the Air Age 4:01 (Feb 1976)
  29. Heavenly Homes 3:36 (Feb 1976)
  30. Sleep That Burns 5:18 (Feb 1976)
  31. Like An Old Blues 3:27 (Feb 1976)
  32. Blazing Apostles 4:29 (Feb 1976)
  33. Crystal Gazing 3:24 (Feb 1976)
  34. Fair Exchange 5:31 (09 Mar 1976) live, 1976-03-09: Ford Auditorium, Detroit, MI, USA
  35. Stage Whispers 3:08 (09 Mar 1976) live, 1976-03-09: Ford Auditorium, Detroit, MI, USA
  36. Life in the Air Age 5:06 (09 Mar 1976) live, 1976-03-09: Ford Auditorium, Detroit, MI, USA
  37. Sister Seagull 4:11 (09 Mar 1976) live, 1976-03-09: Ford Auditorium, Detroit, MI, USA
  38. Blazing Apostles 9:12 (09 Mar 1976) live, 1976-03-09: Ford Auditorium, Detroit, MI, USA
  39. Band Intros 1:07 (09 Mar 1976) live, 1976-03-09: Ford Auditorium, Detroit, MI, USA
  40. No Trains to Heaven 14:02 (09 Mar 1976) live, 1976-03-09: Ford Auditorium, Detroit, MI, USA
  41. Kiss of Light 3:12 (Jul 1976)
  42. Shine 7:48 (Jul 1976)
  43. Forbidden Lovers 5:03 (Sep 1976)
  44. Bring Back the Spark 3:38 (Sep 1976)
  45. Lost in the Neon World 0:48 (Sep 1976)
  46. Modern Music 3:41 (Sep 1976)
  47. Orphans of Babylon 3:15 (Sep 1976)
  48. Twilight Capers 4:25 (Sep 1976)
  49. The Bird Charmer’s Destiny 1:21 (Sep 1976)
  50. The Gold at the End of My Rainbow 3:54 (Sep 1976)
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Credited as (5)

  1. Be Bop Deluxe
  2. Funky Phaser and His Unearthly Merchandise
  3. Be-Bop Deluxe
  4. Be‐Bop Deluxe
  5. Be+Bop Deluxe

Events (8)

Main Performer At

  1. Be Bop Deluxe at Colston Hall
  2. Be Bop Deluxe at Winter Garedens
  3. Be Bop De Luxe at West Runton Pavilion
  4. Be Bop Deluxe at Grand Theatre
  5. Be Bop Deluxe at Grand Theatre
  6. Be Bop Deluxe at Hammersmith Odeon
  7. Be Bop Deluxe at Hammersmith Odeon
  8. Be Bop Deluxe at De Montfort Hall

Links (10)

Other Databases

  1. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n94050098
  2. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n94050098
  3. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/be-bop-deluxe

Songkick

  1. https://www.songkick.com/artists/29365

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/129615

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000127337

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/156092639

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2654896

BBC Music

  1. https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/96742ec2-b733-4ac6-b493-7e056a43b357

Discography Pages

  1. http://www.billnelsonmusic.com/usarchives/bebopdeluxe/discography.htm