ULTRAVOX‘s “Quartet” might have been originally perceived as a relative failure – what with its predecessors “Vienna” and “Rage In Eden” charted rather high all over the world, and with the winning team of George Martin and Geoff Emerick manning the desk – but this album kept on growing in status and is considered a classic four decades down the line. Not surprisingly, though, given it contained no less than four successful singles – out of nine tracks which comprised the platter – so there’s no surprise in it getting a deluxe treatment now.
Slated for release on May 5th in a variety of formats, the record’s ultimate reissue is presented on six CDs and a DVD that house 70 numbers of which 47 didn’t see the light of day yet. Alongside the remastered version of the album, it features Steven Wilson‘s remixes – stereo and surround – as well as rarities, including rehearsal tapes, and a complete concert performance from 1982 where most of the new cuts are brought alive. Of course, there are booklet with photos and Midge Ure‘s recollections and such, so fans should have a lot of fun with this package.
Quartet –
Deluxe Edition
CD 1 – the original 1982 production master:
1. Reap The Wild Wind
2. Serenade
3. Mine For Life
4. Hymn
5. Visions In Blue
6. When The Scream Subsides
7. We Came To Dance
8. Cut And Run
9. The Song (We Go)
CD 2 – Steven Wilson stereo mix:
1. Reap The Wild Wind
2. Serenade
3. Mine For Life
4. Hymn
5. Visions In Blue
6. When The Scream Subsides
7. We Came To Dance
8. Cut And Run
9. The Song (We Go)
10. Hosanna (In Excelsis Deo)
11. Monument
12. Break Your Back
13. Overlook
CD 3 – A-sides, B-sides & live tracks:
1. Reap The Wild Wind (extended version)
2. Hosanna (In Excelsis Deo)
3. Hymn (single version)
4. Monument
5. The Thin Wall (live at Hammersmith Odeon, Oct. 1981)
6. Visions In Blue (single version)
7. Break Your Back
8. Reap The Wild Wind (live at Hammersmith Odeon, Dec. 1982)
9. We Came To Dance (single version)
10. Overlook
11. We Came To Dance (extended version)
12. Serenade (single version)
13. Serenade (special remix)
14. The Voice (live at Hammersmith Odeon, Dec. 1982)
CD 4 – Cassette rehearsals and monitor mixes:
Cassette rehearsals:
1. Reap The Wild Wind
2. Serenade
3. Mine For Life
4. Hymn
5. Visions In Blue
6. When The Scream Subsides
7. We Came To Dance
8. Cut & Run
9. The Song (We Go)
10. Reap The Wild Wind (WIP/guide vox)
Monitor mixes:
11. Visions In Blue
12. Cut & Run
13. Mine For Life
14. Hymn
15. Serenade
16. We Came To Dance
CD 5 – Live at Hammersmith Odeon 5/12/1982:
1. Reap The Wild Wind
2. When The Scream Subsides
3. The Thin Wall
4. New Europeans
5. We Stand Alone
6. I Remember (Death In The Afternoon)
7. Visions In Blue
8. Mr. X
9. Sleepwalk
CD 6 – Live at Hammersmith Odeon 5/12/1982:
1. The Voice
2. Vienna
3. Astradyne
4. All Stood Still
5. Passing Strangers
6. Mine For Life
7. Hymn
8. The Song (We Go)
DVD-A:
Steven Wilson 5.1 surround mix:
1-13 – as on CD2
Steven Wilson stereo mix – 24/96 Hi-Res audio:
14-26 – as on CD2
The original 1982 production master – 24/96 Hi-Res audio:
27-35 – as on CD1
A-sides, B-sides & live tracks – 24/96 Hi-Res audio:
36-49 – as on CD3
