Description

Recorded in the Spring of 1974 at several studios in London, AXE VICTIM was released by EMIrsquos Harvest label in June 1974 to much critical praise and introduced Be Bop Deluxe to the record buying public. The album featured the bandrsquos 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.nbspAXE VICTIM was a fine debut and was championed by DJ John Peel who had been an advocate of Bill Nelsonrsquos work since the release of the rudimentary selfreleased album ldquoNorthern Dreamrdquo 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 lsquoNight Creaturesrsquo, lsquoThird Floor Heavenrsquo which featured Babe Ruth vocalist Jenny Haan guesting, lsquoJets at Dawnrsquo and the superb lsquoDarkness LrsquoImmoralistersquo.nbspThis expanded reissue has been newly remastered from the original master tapes and features an additional 17 bonus tracks drawn from a stunning new stereo mix of the album from the original multitrack tapes by award winning engineer Stephen W. Tayler, along with both sides of the rare Smile Records single lsquoTeenage Archangelrsquo bw lsquoJets at Dawnrsquo released by the band in 1973 prior to being signed to EMI. Also included are previously unreleased outtakes from the original album sessions.nbspAnother highlight of this 2CD set is the illustrated booklet featuring previously unseen photographs and an essay of recollections by Bill Nelson. This remastered, remixed and expanded edition of AXE VICTIM is a fitting celebration of a wonderful debut album and a tribute to the creative vision of Bill Nelson.A NEW EXPANDED 2 DISC EDITION OF THE CLASSIC 1974 DEBUT ALBUM BY BE BOP DELUXENEWLY REMASTERED FROM THE ORIGINAL MASTER TAPESFEATURING AN ADDITIONAL 17 BONUS TRACKS DRAWN FROM A NEW STEREO MIX OF THE ALBUM FROM THE ORIGINAL MULTITRACK MASTER TAPES, BOTH SIDES OF THE RARE SMILE RECORDS lsquoTEENAGE ARCHANGELrsquo SINGLE FROM 1973 amp PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED OUTTAKES FROM THE ALBUM SESSIONSINCLUDES AN ILLUSTRATED BOOKLET WITH MANY PREVIOUSLY UNSEEN PHOTOGRAPHS amp A NEW ESSAY BY BILL NELSONRADIO COVERAGE, REVIEWS IN NATIONAL PRESS, ldquoCLASSIC ROCKrdquo, ldquoUNCUTrdquo, ldquoMOJOrdquo, ldquoRECORD COLLECTORrdquo amp ldquoPROGrdquo MAGAZINES amp ALL SPECIALIST PRESS COVERAGE ON RELEVANT WEBSITES, SOCIAL MEDIA amp FANZINESnbsp Be-Bop Deluxe Deluxe-CD is available for home delivery from Vinyl Records London, only £12