The band’s hugely successful 1984 compilation is set to be remastered and reissued
Following the success in recent years of deluxe editions of Ultravox’s Vienna, Rage In Eden Quartet and Lament albums, Chrysalis Records will now release a deluxe edition boxset of The Collection, the band’s hugely successful 1984 compilation.
The Collection features the 14 singles Ultravox released between 1980 and 1984. Upon its release it sold over two million copies worldwide and went triple platinum in the UK.
The most notable tracks featured on The Collection include the iconic Vienna, the anti-nuclear war anthem Dancing With Tears In My Eyes, new wave synth driven classics like All Stood Still, Hymn and The Voice, and the single that was recorded specifically for the original compilation, Love’s Great Adventure.
This newly remastered compilation has been expanded to a 4CD/two Blu-ray deluxe edition. The set includes a new Collection II with a further 14 singles, alternative and unreleased versions from 1986 to 2024, 10 newly created 80s style 12″ extended versions which the Ultravox were known for, mixed by Midge Ure, Steven Wilson, Blank & Jones amongst others, as well as all the band’s B-sides collected together for the first time, and two Blu-ray discs with over four hours of footage featuring all the band’s groundbreaking promotional videos, alternative versions and a collection of their appearances on BBC TV from Top Of The Pops and live performances.
Watch the video for the reconstruction of Loves Great Adventure (Blank & Jones so80s Reconstruction), created from the recently discovered unseen material from the original video shoot:
Loves Great Adventure
The Collection is a limited edition pressing of 5,000 units worldwide, housed in a 12″ sized boxset with six discs (4CD/two Blu-ray) housed in a rigid slipcase, and two 20-page booklets, featuring previously unseen photos and images and lyrics. It will also be available to stream and on digital services.
4LP clear vinyl boxset: This newly remastered and expanded 4LP clear vinyl deluxe edition includes the original compilation and a second volume of The Collection II with a further 14 singles, alternative and unreleased versions of releases from 1986 to 2024. It is housed in a dye-cut sleeves with interchangeable images with a four-page inserts.
2LP black vinyl: The album has been newly remastered and cut at half-speed by AIR Mastering. This edition of the album has been made into a double album (the original was a single LP) to make the audio sound its best. It is housed in a dye-cut sleeve with interchangeable front image with a four-page insert.
The Collection is also available on a standard CD, expanded from the original 14 to 19 tracks.
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4CD/2 DVD Set Tracklisting
CD1: THE COLLECTION
Dancing With Tears In My Eyes [Single Version]
Hymn [Single Version]
The Thin Wall [Single Version]
The Voice [Single Version]
Vienna [Single Version]
Passing Strangers
Sleepwalk
Reap The Wild Wind
All Stood Still [Single Version]
Visions In Blue [Single Version]
We Came To Dance [Single Version]
One Small Day
Love’s Great Adventure
Lament [Single Version]
CD 2: THE COLLECTION II
All Stood Still [Alternative Version]*
The Thin Wall [Steven Wilson Single Mix]
Serenade [2025 Single Remix]*
White China [Steven Wilson Remix Edit]
Brilliant [Radio Edit]*
Same Old Story [Radio Edit]*
Hymn [Alternative version]*
New Europeans [Moments From Eden Live]
Rise [Live]
Live [Single Edit]
Lament [Alternative version]*
All Fall Down [Radio Edit]*
All In One Day [Single Edit]
Vienna [Alternative Version] *
CD 3: THE RE-MIXES
Hymn [Steven Wilson 12” Re-Mix]*
Sleepwalk [Steven Wilson 12” Re-Mix] *
The Thin Wall [Steven Wilson 12” Re-Mix]*
Visions In Blue [Steven Wilson 12” Re-Mix]*
Reap The Wild Wind [12” Re-Mix Extra]*
Love’s Great Adventure [Blank & Jones so8os Reconstruction]*
All Stood Still [Midge Ure 12” Re-Mix*
New Europeans [Extended Re-Mix Extra]*
Same Old Story [12” Re-Mix]*
We Came To Dance [12” Re-Mix]*
CD 4: THE B-SIDES
Waiting
Passionate Reply
Herr X
Alles Klar
Keep Talking (Cassette Recording During Rehearsal)
I Never Wanted To Begin
Paths And Angles
Hosanna (In Excelsis Deo)
Monument
Break Your Back
Overlook
Easterly
Building
Heart Of The Country [Instrumental]
Man of Two Worlds [Instrumental]
3
All In One Day [Instrumental]
Dreams?
Stateless
Blu-ray 1: PROMOTIONAL VIDEOS
Blu-ray 2: AT THE BBC: Top of The Pops
* Previously Unreleased
4LP Vinyl Boxset Tracklisting
THE COLLECTION
Side A
Dancing With Tears In My Eyes [Single Version]
Hymn [Single Version]
The Thin Wall [Single Version]
Side B
The Voice [Single Version]
Vienna [Single Version]
Passing Strangers
Sleepwalk
Side C
Reap The Wild Wind
All Stood Still [Single Version]
Visions In Blue [Single Version]
We Came To Dance [Single Version]
Side D
One Small Day
Love’s Great Adventure
Lament [Single Version]
THE COLLECTION II
Side A
All Stood Still [Alternative Version] *
The Thin Wall [Steven Wilson Single Mix]
Serenade [2025 Single Remix] *
Side B
White China [Steven Wilson Remix Edit]
Brilliant [Radio Edit]*
Same Old Story [Radio Edit]*
Hymn [Alternative Version] *
Side C
New Europeans [Moments From Eden Live]
Rise [Live]
Live [Single Edit]
Lament [Alternative Version] *
Side D
All Fall Down [Radio Edit] *
All In One Day [Single Edit]
Vienna [Alternative Version] *
* Previously Unreleased
The Collection is released on 5 December via Chrysalis Records. To pre-order click here
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