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This Boxset is by Be-Bop Deluxe and In Stock now to order online for £50 (+Postage) Recorded in the Spring of 1974 at several studios in London, AXE VICTIM was released by EMI’ Harvest label in June 1974 to much critical praise and introduced Be Bop Deluxe to the record buying public. The album featured the band’ first lineup of BILL NELSON vocals, lead guitar, acoustic guitar, piano, IAN PARKIN rhythm amp acoustic guitars, organ, ROB BRYAN bass guitar, vocals and NICHOLAS CHATTERTONDEW drums. AXE VICTIM was a fine debut and was championed by DJ John Peel who had been an advocate of Bill Nelson’ work since the release of the rudimentary selfreleased album ‘Northern Dream’ in 1971 as one of his favourite releases of 1974. Although Bill Nelson was still finding his creative feet, AXE VICTIM featured some fine material including the classic ‘Adventures in a Yorkshire Landscape’, along with other fine material such as ‘Night Creatures’, ‘Third Floor Heaven’ which featured Babe Ruth vocalist Jenny Haan guesting, ‘Jets at Dawn’ and the superb ‘Darkness L’Immoraliste’. This expanded reissue has been newly remastered from the original master tapes and features an additional 41 bonus tracks drawn from stunning new 5.1 surround sound amp stereo mixes of the album from the original multitrack tapes by award winning engineer Stephen W. Tayler, along with two complete BBC Radio One sessions from November 1973 and May 1974 including the previously unreleased ‘lost’ John Peel session from November 1973, both sides of the rare Smile Records single ‘Teenage Archangel’ bw ‘Jets at Dawn’ released by the band in 1973 prior to being signed to EMI. Also included is the complete previously unreleased Be Bop Deluxe audition session for Decca Records from December 1973 mixed from the original 16 track tapes by Stephen W Tayler amp previously unreleased outtakes from the original album sessions. Another highlight of this limitededition boxed set is the lavishly illustrated 68page book with many previously unseen photographs and an essay of recollections by Bill Nelson. Additionally, the set includes a facsimile Record Store poster and postcards. This special deluxe limited edition boxed set of AXE VICTIM is a fitting celebration of a wonderful debut album and a tribute to the creative vision of Bill Nelson.A DELUXE 4 DISC LIMITED EDITION BOXED SET OF THE CLASSIC 1974 DEBUT ALBUM BY BE BOP DELUXE COMPRISING 3 CDs and A DVD NTSC REGION FREENEWLY REMASTERED FROM THE ORIGINAL MASTER TAPESFEATURING AN ADDITIONAL 41 BONUS TRACKS DRAWN FROM NEW 5.1 SURROUND SOUND amp STEREO MIXES FROM THE ORIGINAL MULTITRACK MASTER TAPES, BBC RADIO SESSIONS FROM 1973 1974, INCLUDING THE PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED ‘LOST’ BBC JOHN PEEL SESSION FROM NOVEMBER 1973, BOTH SIDES OF THE RARE SMILE RECORDS ‘TEENAGE ARCHANGEL’ SINGLE FROM 1973, COMPLETE amp NEWLY REMIXED PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED BE BOP DELUXE DECCA SESSION FROM DECEMBER 1973 amp PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED OUTTAKES FROM THE ALBUM SESSIONSINCLUDES A LAVISHLY ILLUSTRATED 68 PAGE BOOK WITH MANY PREVIOUSLY UNSEEN PHOTOGRAPHS amp NEW ESSAY BY BILL NELSON ALSO INCLUDES A REPLICA RECORD STORE POSTER amp POSTCARDSRADIO COVERAGE, REVIEWS IN NATIONAL PRESS, ‘CLASSIC ROCK’, ‘UNCUT’, ‘MOJO’, ‘RECORD COLLECTOR’ amp ‘PROG’ MAGAZINES amp ALL SPECIALIST PRESSCOVERAGE ON RELEVANT WEBSITES, SOCIAL MEDIA amp FANZINES
