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19 extreme voice HeldenHelden “SPIES” T O SEE LIGHT OF DAY? Extreme Voice 19 : Introduction All text and pictures © 2000 Extreme Voice, except where stated. 1 Reproduction by written permission only. g.uk Cathedral , . “subscription yet – why not?! emastering team ienna V .ultravox.or , es of Electricity ess (with the notable exception www , please. But don’t panic, it’s not panic, it’s , please. But don’t URL: [email protected] e as follows: The Pleasur Cerise A. Reed Extreme Voice Extreme this Autumn. Busy busy busy! EMAIL (ROBIN): national Reply Coupons outside the UK. Metamatic oduction stage and was swiftly rectified by EMI, but for those of oduction stage and was swiftly rectified , which was supposed to go on the top left-hand corner of the +44 (0)870 122 4755 sticker AX: ting with F came out in April, to much acclaim in the pr t already – just head for the News page on the website. And what if you’re t already un out with this issue, in which case your address label will say un out with this issue, in which case your address t worry, we’ll still keep on mailing out the news flyers for anyone who wants to t worry, t get lost). And if you haven’t bought the new edition of t get lost). And if you haven’t ticularly deprived, we have some to give out with the first 500 copies of this issue ienna issue (EV20) including post and packing ar V y edition” Y STREET, ST GEORGE, BRISTOL BS5 8EE, ENGLAND Y STREET, , those of you who rushed out and bought your copy straight away may not have Cerise Reed and Robin Harris, essed envelopes, or Inter [email protected] FINAL vice if you haven’ It’s a little later than we had planned, but what’s a few months between friends..?! Once again a little later than we had planned, but what’s It’s y release of y release , and a subscription renewal form will be enclosed. We would very much like you to accompany form will be enclosed. We , and a subscription renewal UK £3.50 • EUROPE £4.00 • OUTSIDE EUROPE £5.00 tly on CD sleeves for John too, as he plans to release tly on CD sleeves for John too, as he plans to release net by then? Don’ “20th anniversar 19 SALISBUR +44 (0)117 939 7078 , and asked us to design a new website for him and a tour programme for dates later in the year. Work for dates later in the year. , and asked us to design a new website for him and a tour programme and some back catalogue star EMAIL (CERISE): TEL: ough EMI (see the News section). Also, Midge has been a studious chap lately with a new album due in eceived the you without a sticker that feel par (attached to a comp slip so it won’ case. This was due to a bit of a cock-up at the pr expires this issue” Oceans 2 us for the final issue! Any cheques etc should be made payable to we’ve been kept very busy by record companies and suchlike, the fruits of which you will hopefully see in the shops we’ve been kept very busy by record them CDs, with a view to releasing various Ultravox live repertoire been wading through too long. We’ve before thr September As usual, quite a few subscriptions r The 20th anniversar should begin shor not on the Inter All the very best! Welcome to EV19! Welcome new articles and interviews and The website will take over – we’ll still keep on producing Voice! the end of Extreme of course!). Please do subscribe content that you get on the site, it will just all be in one place (and free, the current to the news email ser send in some stamped addr Subscription rates for the r of Q Magazine who obviously knew nothing about the album at all), and many plaudits for the r at Abbey Road. Incidentally MIDGE URE F E CD releases I R B N I ULTRAVOX Ultravox : U-Vox Various Artists : The Dawn of Electronica During the production of the artwork for the Vienna CD, “For a music synonymous with futurism, one so CD re-releases and too late to make the last issue of Extreme Voice, we apparently disconnected from the notion of ‘roots’, received confirmation from EMI Gold that they wanted to it may see unlikely that ‘electronica’ should have a go ahead and reissue U-Vox. Originally pencilled in for a past, let alone a full and illustrious history, but it Midge Ure : No Regrets (Exclusive version) September 2000 release, it’s been bumped back to the has...”. So reads the text which accompanies this rather first week in October in order to allow a number of other uneven selection of tracks. This album came completely out of the blue. Crimson projects to be rescheduled. The track listing won’t come Records, who are responsible for some of those exclusive as much of a surprise – it’s the basic album with a handful Despite the CD clocking in at 76’18” you can’t help ‘in-store’ compilation albums, approached EMI about the of B-sides – but a close look at the contents of the Abbey feeling that there’s something missing – and there is... possibility of a ‘new’ CD from Midge. Steve and Kathy at Road vaults hint at the possibility of there being an Nothing from the likes of Kraftwerk, The Human League, EMI Gold contacted us for a possible track listing to unreleased ’orchestral’ version of All in One Day. As Heaven 17, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, Simple feature only solo material. It was obvious from the outset usual its inclusion is subject to hearing a verification tape Minds, Thomas Dolby, Yazoo et al. that Crimson wanted a ‘greatest hits’ CD, but we’ve all to ensure that it is indeed what it says it is. heard those tracks too many times already. Moreover, as As for the sleevenotes, a little basic research should’ve fans we figured that something akin to the Rare CDs Ultravox : Vienna Here’s our proposed track listing: been the order of the day, so we wouldn’t have to suffer that came out a few years ago for Ultravox would be Vienna was released on April 10th to coincide with its ill-informed comments like “John Foxx’s Underpass better received. 20th anniversary (give or take a month or two), and is now 1. Same Old Story 4’40” was a companion piece to [Tubeway Army’s] Down available to buy. As an aside, in the next – and final – issue 2. Sweet Surrender 4’34” in the Park...”. Still, aside from the obvious (the guys To begin with we listed all of Midge’s singles (from No of EV, there will be some feature articles on the filming of 3. Dream On 4’48” being represented on three of the eighteen tracks) it’s Regrets through to Dear God), after all Crimson would the Vienna video and the recording of the album itself. 4. The Prize 5’37” great to once again hear some of these electronic want it to contain most, if not all, of these easily 5. All Fall Down 5’08” classics. It’s also refreshing to see that the compilers have recognisable tracks. We then listed all of the B-sides that Special thanks must go to Anton Corbijn, who reduced 6. Time to Kill 4’25” steered away from the more predictable material – have so far not been included on CD. These two lists his normal fee somewhat dramatically to enable us to use 7. Moon Madness 3’28” which, in this case, will mean that people might actually would form the basis of the album. Both the studio and 2 his fantastic photo of the band in Vienna behind the CD. 8. Follow Your Heart 4’53” begin to realise that Ultravox wrote something other live version of After a Fashion made it to the final track 3 With Anton’s kind permission, we will also be using it on 9. All in One Day 5’11” than Vienna. Let’s hope that this is the first of many listing mainly because they sound so radically different, the cover of the final issue of EV – for the very first time, 10. 3 4’03” similarly themed discs... whereas the opposite is true for Dear God so only the in FULL COLOUR! 11. All in One Day (instrumental) 6’15” live mix survived. 12. Dreams? 2’32” 1. From Here to Eternity [Giorgio Moroder] 6’00” Below is the final track listing: 13. All Fall Down (instrumental) 5’37” 2. Slow Motion [Ultravox] 3’28” We’ve always thought that mixing studio and live tracks 14. Stateless 2’54” 3. Down in the Park [Tubeway Army] 4’22” together never really sounds particularly good – 1. Astradyne 7’07” 4. Life in Tokyo [Japan] 4’01” something we’ve always avoided when working on the 2. New Europeans 4’05” Catalogue Number: 7243 5 25611 2 4 5. Underpass [John Foxx] 3’58” previous EMI Gold releases – but here we wouldn’t have 3. Private Lives 4’07” 6. Diamonds, Fur Coat, Champagne [Suicide] 3’20” much choice. So we decided to separate them, effectively 4. Passing Strangers 3’50” 7. Ricky’s Hand [Fad Gadget] 4’07” creating a ‘studio set’ and a ‘live set’.