Ultravox - Rage In Eden (1981) - €10,00

Rage in Eden is the fifth album by the British new wave band Ultravox. It was released in 1981 on Chrysalis.
Like the band's previous two albums, Rage in Eden was co-produced by Conny Plank. It was recorded at his studio in Cologne, West Germany.
Following on from the success of Vienna, Ultravox cemented their position as a New Romantic phenomenon with their follow-up, 1981's Rage in Eden. The martial beats and political undertones of "The Thin Wall" single acted as a potent taster for the album, to be joined in the U.K. Top 20 by the even more powerful message of "The Voice."
The latter song opened the album, but nothing that followed equaled its strength, its sequencing a flaw in an otherwise excellent set.
That said, propulsive numbers like "We Stand Alone" and "I Remember (Death in the Afternoon)," the rebellious angst of "Accent on Youth," the exotic strains of "Stranger Within," and the haunting "Your Name Has Slipped My Mind Again" all contained their own power. And even if the instrumental "The Ascent" harkened back to "Vienna," it was obvious that with Eden, Ultravox was climbing to grand new heights.
The abstract album artwork was designed by Peter Saville, known for his collaborations with New Order. All re-issues of the album since 1981, however, have different artwork, due to licensing problems concerning the original cover.


Side A
A1.  The Voice - 6:00
A2.  We Stand Alone - 5:37
A3.  Rage In Eden - 4:11
A4.  I Remember (Death In The Afternoon) - 4:56

Side B
B1.  The Thin Wall - 5:38
B2.  Stranger Within - 7:26
B3.  Accent On Youth - 5:57
B4.  The Ascent - 1:10
B5.  Your Name (Has Slipped My Mind Again) - 4:28


Notes
Release: 1981
Format:  LP
Genre:  New Wave, Synthpop
Label:  Chrysalis Records
Catalog#  203958

Vinyl:  VG+
Cover:  VG+

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Ultravox - Rage In Eden (LP)

Side A
A1.  The Voice  (6:00)  
A2.  We Stand Alone  (5:37)  
A3.  Rage In Eden  (4:11)  
A4.  I Remember (Death In The Afternoon)  (4:56) 

Side B
B1.  The Thin Wall  (5:38)  
B2.  Stranger Within  (7:26)  
B3.  Accent On Youth  (5:57)  
B4.  The Ascent  (1:10)  
B5.  Your Name (Has Slipped My Mind Again)  (4:28)

Release:  1981
Label:  Chrysalis Records
Catalog#  203958

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Ultravox - Vienna (1980)

Artist:  Ultravox
Title:  Vienna
Release:  1980
Format:  LP
Label:  Chrysalis Records
Catalog#  202701

“Vienna” is the fourth studio album by British new wave band Ultravox, released in1980.
With the departure of vocalist John Foxx and guitarist Robin Simon behind them, “Vienna” kicked off Ultravox’s second phase with former Rich Kids vocalist Midge Ure at the helm. Trading Foxx’s glam rock stance for Ure’s aristocratic delivery, “Vienna” recasts the band as a melodramatic synth pop chamber ensemble with most of the group doubling on traditional string quartet instruments and the synthesizers often serving to emulate an orchestra. It was a bold move that took awhile to pay off (the first two singles, “Sleepwalk” and “Passing Strangers,” went unnoticed), but when the monolithic title track was released, the Ure lineup became the band’s most identifiable one almost overnight. The simple and instantly recognizable drumbeat of “Vienna” proved infectious, taking the single to the top of the charts in the U.K. and making an impression in a new wave-apprehensive America. Drummer Warren Cann’s monotone narration on “Mr X” and the frantic ride that is “Western Promise” give the album just enough diversity and showcase the rest of the group on an Ure-heavy album. There are plenty of pretentious and pompous moments at which Foxx-era purists cringe, but taken as a snooty rebellion against the guitar-heavy climate of the late ’70s, they’re ignorable. Returning producer Conny Plank’s style adapted well to the new group, pitting the stark and the lush against one another. Add Anton Corbijn’s photography and Peter Saville’s smart cover design and all the ingredients for an early-’80s classic are there.


Side one
1.  Astradyne  (7:07)
2.  New Europeans  (4:00)
3.  Private Lives  (4:06)
4.  Passing Strangers  (3:49)
5.  Sleepwalk  (3:10)

Side two
1.  Mr. X  (6:33)
2.  Western Promise  (5:44)
3.  Vienna  (4:52)
4.  All Stood Still  (4:23)

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