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Their fusion of art-rock and glam was unique enough, but Be Bop Deluxe stood out from the crowd yet further because of the daredevil guitar work of Bill Nelson. Roy Thomas Baker was currently working with Queen when he produced this band’s second LP (1975), an inventive and creative leap forward featuring "Stage Whispers," "Maid in Heaven," "Jean Cocteau," "Music in Dreamland" and more. The 2-CD edition here takes the original remastered album, adds the bonus song "Lights" and the single version of "Between the Worlds" and features a new stereo mix of the entire album plus bonus alternate versions. Go "Be Bop Deluxe deluxe" to get all of the above plus a 1975 John Peel session, a previously unreleased 1975 BBC Radio One "In Concert" performance ("Third Floor Heaven," "Sister Seagull," "Piece of Mine," "Axe Victim" and more including "Futurama" songs) and an action-packed DVD: the 24-bit original stereo mix of the album and new mixes in 5.1 surround and 96/24 stereo plus video performances on "The Old Grey Whistle Test" (also from ’75) and more! Esoteric.