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Spandau Ballet - Everything Is Now - Vol 1: 1978-1982: Deluxe Box Set

Spandau Ballet - Everything Is Now - Vol 1: 1978-1982: Deluxe Box Set

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Spandau Ballet - Everything Is Now - Vol 1: 1978-1982: Deluxe Box Set

THIS IS A PRE ORDER: RELEASE DATE: 12th September 2025

DEFINITIVE EARLY YEARS BOX SET FEATURING 2025 REMASTERS & 44-PAGE BOOKLET WITH ORIGINAL PHOTOS AND NEW COMMENTARY FROM THE WHOLE BAND.

Spandau Ballet, one of the most influential bands in British music, announce the release of their definitive early years collection, "Everything Is Now – Vol 1: 1978-1982" - a comprehensive 9-disc box set featuring their groundbreaking first two albums alongside a wealth of previously unavailable material. It includes a beautiful 44 page book with original photos from fellow Blitz Kid Graham Smith and new commentary from the whole band.

This meticulously curated collection captures the band's origins and meteoric rise from Blitz Club favourites to chart-topping innovators. The set includes their seminal albums "Journeys To Glory" (1981) and "Diamond" (1982) on vinyl, plus six CDs of singles, remixes, BBC sessions, demos, and a Blu-ray of Dolby Atmos mixes, videos and rare live footage.

This collection showcases the band's evolution through their formative and revolutionary period, from the electronic-infused new wave of early singles like "To Cut A Long Story Short" and "The Freeze" to the funk-influenced sophistication of "Chant No. 1" and "Instinction."  They were simply the most cutting edge, futuristic band in the world, at the centre of a creative scene that defined the 1980s.

This box set features all the band's early classics including "To Cut A Long Story Short," "Chant No. 1," "Muscle Bound," "Paint Me Down," “Instinction” and "She Loved Like Diamond," and presents multiple versions of tracks that trace their development from initial demos to extended 12" club mixes.

The Blu-ray component includes Dolby Atmos and stereo remixes by acclaimed producer Steven Wilson, alongside original music videos, BBC TV appearances and the complete 56-minute concert from New York's Underground Club in 1981.

"Everything Is Now – Vol 1: 1978-1982" stands as the definitive document of Spandau Ballet's revolutionary early period, when they helped define the sound and style of a generation.

 Label: Rhino

Cat. No. 0190295216207

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CD1: JOURNEYS TO GLORY ERA SINGLES, REMIXES & VERSIONS

7 inch A-Sides

1. To Cut A Long Story Short (7” A-side) [3:22]

2. The Freeze (7" Version A-side) [3:32]

3. Muscle Bound (7" Version A-side) [3:58]

4. Glow (7" Version AA-side) [3:49]

7 inch B-Sides

5. To Cut A Long Story Short (Version) [3:22]

6. The Freeze (Version 7” B-side) [4:23]

12 inch A-Sides & B-Sides

7. To Cut A Long Story Short (Mix 1 A-side) [6:32]

8. To Cut A Long Story Short (Version) (Mix 2) [3.59]

9. The Freeze (12” A-side) [4:36]

10. The Freeze (Special Mix 12” B-side) [6:33]

11. Glow (12" Version) [8:11]

12. Muscle Bound (12” B-side) [4.51]

 

 

CD2: DIAMOND ERA SINGLES, REMIXES & VERSIONS

7 inch A-Sides

1. Chant No 1 (7” A-side) [4:07]

2. Paint Me Down (7” A-side) [3:13]

3. She Love Like Diamond (7” A-side) [2:52]

4. Instinction (7” Trevor Horn Version) [3:34]

7 inch B-Sides

5. Feel The Chant (Short - 7” B-side) [4:04]

6. Man With Guitar (B-Side of Paint Me Down) [2:52]

7. Gently (B-Side of Intinction) [4:00]

8. She Loved Like Diamond (Instrumental B-side) [2:56]

12 inch A-Sides & B-Sides

9. Chant No.1 (I Don't Need This Pressure On) (Extended Mix - 12” A-side) [5:52]

10. Feel The Chant (Long - 12” B-side) [5:49]

11. Paint Me Down (12" A-side) [7:05]

12. Re Paint (12” B-side) [6:53]

CD3: DIAMOND – 12” REMIX SINGLES BOX SET

1. Chant No. 1 (I Don't Need This Pressure On) (Remix) [8:04]

2. Instinction (Remix) [6:59]

3. Paint Me Down (Remix) [6:25]

4. Coffee Club (Remix) [6:49]

5. She Loved Like Diamond (Remix) [3:41]

6. Pharaoh (Remix) [6:37]

7. Innocence And Science (Remix) [4:28]

8. Missionary (Remix) [7:02]

CD4: BBC SESSION 1981 / BBC IN CONCERT BOURNEMOUTH 1982

BBC Session - Studio B15, March 15, 1981

1. The Freeze [4:41]

2. Mandolin [4:07]

3. Muscle Bound [4:52]

4. Glow [4:14]

BBC In Concert Bournemouth, April 19, 1982

5. The Freeze [5:13]

6. She Loved Like Diamond [3:10]

7. To Cut A Long Story Short [3:52]

8. Glow [5:13]

9. Paint Me Down [4:45]

10. Instinction / Chant No. 1 (I Don't Need This Pressure On) [6:10]

(Medley: Instinction [5:46] / Chant No. 1 (I Don't Need This Pressure On) [1:24]

CD5: BBC IN CONCERT PARIS THEATRE, LONDON 1982

Produced by Jeff Griffin

1. Instinction (Version 1) [5:28]

2. The Freeze [5:11]

3. She Loved Like Diamond [2:59]

4. To Cut A Long Story Short [3:46]

5. Pharoah [6:07]

6. Glow [5:11]

7. Muscle Bound [4:56]

8. Confused [4:07]

9. Paint Me Down [4:56]

10. Coffee Club [6:38]

11. Chant No. 1 (I Don't Need This Pressure On) [6:56]

12. Instinction (Version 2) [4:28]

13. Chant No. 1 (I Don't Need This Pressure On) (Reprise) [1:22]

CD6: DEMOS

1. Toys (Gentry Demo) [4:20]

2. Age Of Blows (Gentry Demo) [3:47]

3. Eyes (Gentry Demo) [5:27]

4. To Cut A Long Story Short (Arista Demo) [3:42]

5. The Freeze (Arista Demo) [4:56]

6. Confused (Arista Demo) [4:10]

7. Reformation (Arista Demo) [4:59]

Component 7 - BLU-RAY: ATMOS, PROMOS & EXTRAS

DOLBY ATMOS, STEREO & INSTRUMENTAL REMIXES BY STEVEN WILSON

To Cut A Long Story Short

The Freeze

Muscle Bound

Chant No. 1 (I Don't Need This Pressure On)

Paint Me Down

Instinction

MUSIC VIDEOS

To Cut A Long Story Short

The Freeze

Muscle Bound

Chant No. 1 (I Don't Need This Pressure On)

Paint Me Down

She Loved Like Diamond

Instinction

OLD GREY WHISTLE TEST, BBC TV 1982

She Loved Like Diamond

Coffee Club

LIVE AT THE UNDERGROUND CLUB, NYC, USA

MAY 6, 1981 - DURATION: 56mins 25secs

Intro by Jim Fouratt

The Freeze

Mandolin

Reformation

Chant No. 1 (I Don't Need This Pressure On)

Toys

Age Of Blows

Muscle Bound

Confused

To Cut A Long Story Short

Glow

EXTRAS

HMS Belfast footage

Component 8 - LP1: JOURNEYS TO GLORY (1981)

Side One
1. To Cut A Long Story Short [3:20]

2. Reformation [4:54]

3. Mandolin [4:07]

4. Muscle Bound [5:06]

Side Two

1. Age Of Blows [4:09]

2. The Freeze [4:35]

3. Confused [4:38]

4. Toys [5:48]

Component 9 - LP2: DIAMOND (1982)

Side One

1. Chant No 1 [4:05]

2. Instinction [4:48]

3. Paint Me Down [3:44]

4. Coffee Club [5:30]

Side Two

1. She Loved Like Diamond [2:55]

2. Pharaoh [6:35]

3. Innocence And Science [4:15]

4. Missionary [7:15]

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