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At first a glam band boasting blazing guitar work by Bill Nelson, Be-Bop Deluxe started sporting catchy, impeccably crafted pop songs with this 1976 LP, an album that would inspire many new-wave bands in the future. Their first album to chart in the U.S. sent "Ships in the Night" to the Top 25 in the UK; that tune joins "Life in the Air Age," "Fair Exchange," "Heavenly Homes," "Crying to the Sky" and the rest of the original LP. This remastered reissue expands to 2 CDs via the single version of "Ships in the Night" plus a brand-new stereo mix of the complete album as well as previously unreleased demos, first versions and alternate versions. Deluxe edition adds live BBC performances of "Blazing Apostles," "Third Floor Heaven," "Ships in the Night" and more plus Peel Session renditions of "Crying to the Sky," "Piece of Mine" and "Blazing Apostles." Rounding out this lavish four-disc set: a DVD with a new 5.1 surround mix of the album, a new 96/24 stereo mix and the original stereo mix (also 96/24) plus the unreleased promo video of "Ships in the Night" and 1976 Old Grey Whistle Test performances (videos). A lavishly illustrated 68-page book, a facsimile of the 1976 "Sunburst Finish" tour program, postcards and a replica poster make this deluxe edition as (Be-Bop) deluxe as can be! Esoteric.