Ultravox release Lament 40th anniversary edition

Following the success of the deluxe reissues of Vienna, Rage In Eden and Quartet albums, Ultravox release Lament 40th anniversary edition.

Chrysalis Records will release a 40^th Anniversary Deluxe Edition box set of Lament, the band’s hugely successful fourth album with Midge Ure, on 6 September.

With the experience gained form working with legendary producers Conny Plank (1981’s Rage In Eden) and George Martin (1982’s Quartet), 1984’s Lament was a self-produced album.

An emotionally darker, more melancholic affair than its predecessor, in the context of the times and with the world at the height of the Cold War, the album deals with themes such as paranoia, the fear of nuclear annilation and creeping communism.

Melancholic Affair

The title track’s pain lingers in the memory, When The Time Comes speaks of doomed romance, and although One Small Day sounds celebratory, it is a song about battling depression, while UK No.3 single and international hit Dancing With Tears In My Eyes talks of how precarious life is in the hands of careless world leaders.

Elsewhere on the album the band look back to the past, drawing influence from the romanticised days of the Celts on Man of Two Worlds, with guest vocalist Mae McKenna adding Gaelic vocals to the track.

The final album of this incanation of Ultravox (until 2012’s Brilliant), Lament went on to sale over 100,000 copies in the UK and whilst full of desolate themes, it was once again a lavish musical affair which captivated fans and sounds as contemporary today as it did 40 years ago.

This new eight disc box set contains 72 tracks in total, with 45 previously unreleased recordings. CDs 1-6 contain the original 1984 album production master, a new stereo mix by Steven Wilson (Porcupine Tree), a newly mixed Extended Re-Mix of the album comprises new remixes by Moby, Blank & Jones, Steven Wilson and Midge Ure, A-sides, B-sides and rarities, while CDs 7-8 comprise Ultravox’s previously unreleased Set Movements concert recorded at Hammersmith Odeon in 1984.

Emotionally Darker

The new 2LP vinyl was mastered from the original ½” masters by Phil Kinrade and cut at half-speed by Barry Grint at AIR Studios, London. This limited edition pressing features 2LPs with two etched, housed in a ¾ length slipcase and with a four-panel insert inside.

The new 5 LP Limited Edition Clear Vinyl box set contains 34 tracks in total, with a previously unreleased recordings. LP1 is the original album remastered, LP 2+3, the newly mixed Lament Extended Album Re-Mix  comprises new remixes by Moby, Blank & Jones, Steven Wilson and Midge Ure, whislt LP 4+5 comprises Ultravox’s Set Movements 1984 concert recorded at Hammersmith Odeon in 1984.

All formats have been designed replicating designer Peter Saville’s original black-print-on-black-card artwork.

7CD/DVD Box Set:

CD1: LAMENT – ORIGINAL 1984 REMASTERED

White China
One Small Day
Dancing With Tears In My Eyes
Lament
Man of Two Worlds
Heart of The Country
When The Time Comes
A Friend I Call Desire

CD2: LAMENT – STEVEN WILSON STEREO MIX

White China *
One Small Day *
Dancing With Tears In My Eyes *
Lament *
Man of Two Worlds *
Heart of The Country *
When The Time Comes *
A Friend I Call Desire  *
Easterly [B-side] *
Building [B-side] *
Love’s Great Adventure [A-side Single] *

CD3: LAMENT – Extended Re-Mix *

White China [Extended Re-Mix] *
One Small Day [Extended Re-Mix] *
Dancing With Tears In My Eyes [Blank & Jones so8os Reconstruction] *
Lament [Moby Remix] *
Man of Two Worlds [Extended Re-Mix] *
Heart of The Country [Extended Re-Mix] *
When The Time Comes [Steven Wilson 12″ Re-Mix] *
A Friend I Call Desire [Steven Wilson 12″ Re-Mix] *

CD4: LAMENT – Single Mixes/B-Sides/Rarities

One Small Day – U.S. Single Edit
Easterly
Dancing With Tears In My Eyes – Single Version
Building
One Small Day – U.S. Club Version
Lament – Single Version
Heart of The Country – Instrumental
Love’s Great Adventure
White China – Live at Hammersmith Odeon, June 1984
Man of Two Worlds – Instrumental
White China – Rough Mix*
Lament – Backing Track*
Man of Two Worlds – Monitor Mix*
Dancing With Tears In My Eyes – Piano Version*
Love’s Great Adventure – Work In Progress*
Threads 1*
Threads 2 – Love’s Great Adventure Theme*
Rivets

CD5: LAMENT – The 1984 EXTENDED RE-MIXES

One Small Day – Special Re-Mix
One Small Day – Special Extra Re-Mix Extra
White China – Special Re-Mix
Dancing With Tears In My Eyes – Special Re-Mix
Dancing With Tears In My Eyes – Extended
Lament – Extended Version
Heart of The Country – Unedited Special Re-Mix*
Love’s Great Adventure – Extended Version
One Small Day – Final Mix

CD6: SET MOVEMENTS: Hammersmith 1984 (Pt.I)

Man of Two Worlds*
Passing Strangers*
We Stand Alone*
New Europeans *
I Remember (Death In The Afternoon)*
Visions In Blue*
Heart of The Country*
Western Promise*
Vienna*

CD7: SET MOVEMENTS: Hammersmith 1984 (Pt.II)

Reap The Wild Wind*
We Came to Dance*
White China*
One Small Day*
Hymn*
The Voice*
Lament*
Dancing With Tears In My Eyes*
All Stood Still*

DVD (Audio Only)

The DVD [Audio Only] contains a new 5.1 Surround Sound Mix of the Album/B-Sides by Steven Wilson along with 24/96 Hi-Res audio of the new mixes and the original 1984 Master/B-Sides.

Lament/B-sides: Steven Wilson Mix*
DTS 24/96 5.1 Surround Mix
DOLBY AC3 5.1 Surround Mix
24/96 LPCM Stereo.

Lament/B-Sides: Original 1984 Mixes
24/96 LPCM Stereo Mix.

* Previously Unreleased

5LP CLEAR VINYL BOX SET

LP1: LAMENT – ORIGINAL 1984 REMASTERED

White China
One Small Day
Dancing With Tears In My Eyes
Lament
Man of Two Worlds
Heart of The Country
When The Time Comes
A Friend I Call Desire

LP2+3

LP4: SET MOVEMENTS: Hammersmith 1984 [Pt.I]

Man of Two Worlds*
Passing Strangers*
We Stand Alone*
New Europeans *
I Remember (Death In The Afternoon)*
Visions In Blue*
Heart of The Country*
Western Promise*
Vienna*

LP5: SET MOVEMENTS: Hammersmith 1984 [Pt.II]

Reap The Wild Wind*
We Came to Dance*
White China*
One Small Day*
Hymn*
The Voice*
Lament*
Dancing With Tears In My Eyes*
All Stood Still*

* Previously Unreleased

2LP BLACK VINYL/ETCHED

LP1: LAMENT [ORIGINAL 1984 REMASTERED]

White China
One Small Day
Dancing With Tears In My Eyes
Lament

LP2

Man of Two Worlds
Heart of The Country
When The Time Comes
A Friend I Call Desire

Ultravox release the Lament 40th anniversary edition on 6 September. To pre-order click here

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