Be Bop Deluxe Live: In The Air Age 1970-1973 (Limited Edition) CD

Super deluxe 16 disc (15 CDs + NTSC/Region 0 DVD) set. This legendary live album was released in July 1977 and would prove to be the band's most successful album, peaking at #10 in the UK charts. The album was issued at a time of growing commercial success for the band and followed on the heels of two highly acclaimed studio albums in thirteen months, Sunburst Finish and Modern Music, both of which reached the top twenty of the UK album charts. Live! In the Air Age would be the band's only live record and was recorded on a series of dates in the UK in February and March 1977 on the Rolling Stones mobile unit. Bill Nelson and John Leckie selected the best performances for mixing at Abbey Road and Advision studios in London and Live! In The Air Age was released in July 1977. Research of all of the Be Bop Deluxe master tapes revealed that multi track tapes of all the shows recorded on the UK tour of 1977 had survived. After digitizing and listening through to all of the Rolling Stones mobile unit 24-track tapes it was decided to include each concert in it's entirety in this expanded boxed set. The concerts were mixed over a period of several months by Stephen W. Tayler and are presented here for the very first time. They reveal the improvisational side of Be Bop Deluxe which made each concert unique. This set features the original album, newly remastered from the original master tapes, and restores the correct running order of the original LP release and has three bonus tracks drawn from a BBC Radio One John Peel Show session from January 1977. This box also adds an NTSC / Region Free DVD of Star Rider In Concert - Be Bop Deluxe, which was first screened on television in 1977 and appears exclusively in this boxed set for the first time. Finally, this limited-edition boxed set includes an illustrated 68-page book with many previously unseen photographs and an essay of recollections by Bill Nelson. Additionally, the set includes postcards and a replica poster.

1. Life in the Air Age 2. Ships in the Night 3. Piece of Mine 4. Fair Exchange 5. Shine 6. Sister Seagull 7. Maid in Heaven 8. Mill Street Junction 9. Adventures in a Yorkshire Landscape 10. Blazing Apostles 11. Still Shining (Bbc John Peel Session - January 1977) 12. Mill Street Junction (BBC John Peel Session - January 1977) 13. Adventures in a Yorkshire Landscape (BBC John Peel Session - January 1977) 14. Introduction - Blimps (Leicester 12.2.77) 15. Life in the Air Age (Leicester 12.2.77) 16. Fair Exchange (Leicester 12.2.77) 17. Piece of Mine (Leicester 12.2.77) 18. Sister Seagull (Leicester 12.2.77) 19. Mill Street Junction (Leicester 12.2.77) 20. Ships in the Night (Leicester 12.2.77) 21. Swansong (Leicester 12.2.77) 22. Maid in Heaven (Leicester 12.2.77) 23. Shine (Leicester 12.2.77) 24. Adventures in a Yorkshire Landscape (Leicester 12.2.77) 25. Bill Nelson's Introduction (Leicester 12.2.77) 26. Twilight Capers (Leicester 12.2.77) 27. Modern Music Suite (Leicester 12.2.77) 28. Forbidden Lovers (Leicester 12.2.77) 29. Terminal Street (Leicester 12.2.77) 30. Blazing Apostles (Leicester 12.2.77) 31. Introduction - Blimps (Leeds 13.2.77) 32. Life in the Air Age (Leeds 13.2.77) 33. Fair Exchange (Leeds 13.2.77) 34. Piece of Mine (Leeds 13.2.77) 35. Sister Seagull (Leeds 13.2.77) 36. Mill Street Junction (Leeds 13.2.77) 37. Ships in the Night (Leeds 13.2.77) 38. Swansong (Leeds 13.2.77) 39. Maid in Heaven (Leeds 13.2.77) 40. Shine (Leeds 13.2.77) 41. Adventures in a Yorkshire Landscape (Leeds 13.2.77) 42. Bill Nelson's Introduction (Leeds 13.2.77) 43. Twilight Capers (Leeds 13.2.77) 44. Modern Music Suite (Leeds 13.2.77) 45. Forbidden Lovers (Leeds 13.2.77) 46. Terminal Street (Leeds 13.2.77) 47. Introduction - Blimps (Leeds 14.2.77) 48. Life in the Air Age (Leeds 14.2.77) 49. Fair Exchange (Leeds 14.2.77) 50. Piece of Mine (Leeds 14.2.77) 51. Sister Seagull (Leeds 14.2.77) 52. Mill Street Junction (Leeds 14.2.77) 53. Ships in the Night (Leeds 14.2.77) 54. Swansong (Leeds 14.2.77) 55. Maid in Heaven (Leeds 14.2.77) 56. Shine (Leeds 14.2.77) 57. Adventures in a Yorkshire Landscape (Leeds 14.2.77) 58. Bill Nelson's Introduction (Leeds 14.2.77) 59. Twilight Capers (Leeds 14.2.77) 60. Modern Music Suite (Leeds 14.2.77) 61. Forbidden Lovers (Leeds 14.2.77) 62. Terminal Street (Leeds 14.2.77) 63. Blazing Apostles (Leeds 14.2.77) 64. Introduction - Blimps (London 25.3.77) 65. Life in the Air Age (London 25.3.77) 66. Fair Exchange (London 25.3.77) 67. Piece of Mine (London 25.3.77) 68. Sister Seagull (London 25.3.77) 69. Mill Street Junction (London 25.3.77) 70. Ships in the Night (London 25.3.77) 71. Swansong (London 25.3.77) 72. Maid in Heaven (London 25.3.77) 73. Shine (London 25.3.77) 74. Adventures in a Yorkshire Landscape (London 25.3.77) 75. Bill Nelson's Introduction (London 25.3.77) 76. Twilight Capers (London 25.3.77) 77. Modern Music Suite (London 25.3.77) 78. Forbidden Lovers (London 25.3.77) 79. Terminal Street (London 25.3.77) 80. Blazing Apostles (London 25.3.77) 81. Introduction - Blimps (London 26.3.77) 82. Life in the Air Age (London 26.3.77) 83. Fair Exchange (London 26.3.77) 84. Piece of Mine (London 26.3.77) 85. Sister Seagull (London 26.3.77) 86. Mill Street Junction (London 26.3.77) 87. Ships in the Night (London 26.3.77) 88. Swansong (London 26.3.77) 89. Maid in Heaven (London 26.3.77) 90. Shine (London 26.3.77) 91. Adventures in a Yorkshire Landscape (London 26.3.77) 92. Bill Nelson's Introduction (London 26.3.77) 93. Twilight Capers (London 26.3.77) 94. Modern Music Suite (London 26.3.77) 95. Forbidden Lovers (London 26.3.77) 96. Terminal Street (London 26.3.77) 97. Blazing Apostles (London 26.3.77) 98. Introduction - Blimps (Bristol 27.3.77) 99. Life in the Air Age (Bristol 27.3.77) 100. Fair Exchange (Bristol 27.3.77) 101. Piece of Mine (Bristol 27.3.77) 102. Sister Seagull (Bristol 27.3.77) 103. Mill Street Junction (Bristol 27.3.77) 104. Ships in the Night (Bristol 27.3.77) 105. Swansong (Bristol 27.3.77) 106. Maid in Heaven (Bristol 27.3.77) 107. Shine (Bristol 27.3.77) 108. Adventures in a Yorkshire Landscape (Bristol 27.3.77) 109. Bill Nelson's Introduction (Bournemouth 28.3.77) 110. Twilight Capers (Bournemouth 28.3.77) 111. Modern Music Suite (Bournemouth 28.3.77) 112. Forbidden Lovers (Bournemouth 28.3.77) 113. Terminal Street (Bournemouth 28.3.77) 114. Blazing Apostles (Bournemouth 28.3.77) 115. Fair Exchange (Star Rider in Concert Film) 116. Ships in the Night (Star Rider in Concert Film) 117. Maid in Heaven (Star Rider in Concert Film) 118. Bring Back the Spark (Star Rider in Concert Film) 119. Blazing Apostles (Star Rider in Concert Film) 120. Bill Nelson's Introduction (Bristol 27.3.77) 121. Twilight Capers (Bristol 27.3.77) 122. Modern Music Suite (Bristol 27.3.77) 123. Forbidden Lovers (Bristol 27.3.77) 124. Terminal Street (Bristol 27.3.77) 125. Blazing Apostles (Bristol 27.3.77) 126. Introduction - Blimps (Bournemouth 28.3.77) 127. Life in the Air Age (Bournemouth 28.3.77) 128. Fair Exchange (Bournemouth 28.3.77) 129. Piece of Mine (Bournemouth 28.3.77) 130. Sister Seagull (Bournemouth 28.3.77) 131. Mill Street Junction (Bournemouth 28.3.77) 132. Ships in the Night (Bournemouth 28.3.77) 133. Swansong (Bournemouth 28.3.77) 134. Maid in Heaven (Bournemouth 28.3.77) 135. Shine (Bournemouth 28.3.77) 136. Adventures in a Yorkshire Landscap