09/10/2025
Spandau Ballet, one of the most influential bands in British music, announce the release of their definitive early years collection, Everything Is Now β 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," βInstinctionβ 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 β 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.
Highlights:
* Comprehensive collection of 7" and 12" singles, remixes and versions
* Two complete BBC concert recordings from 1981 and 1982 and a BBC Session from 1981
* Previously unreleased demos including early Gentry recordings
* New Dolby Atmos remixes by Steven Wilson
* Rare live footage from NYC's Underground Club (1981)
* 2025 remastered original albums "Journeys To Glory" and "Diamond" on vinyl
* Rare set of remixes for the "Diamond" album. Previously unavailable on CD
* 44 page booklet with all new quotes from every band member and classic photos charting key moments, design and
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SPANDAU BALLET
Everything Is Now Vol 1: The Early Years 1978-1982 (2xLP + 6xCD box set + Blu-ray + hard-back book)
Rhino
Cat: 019029 5216207.
Released 10 Oct 25
Mint/Mint P12,000
A1 - Disc 1 -
A2 To Cut A Long Story Short (7" A-Side)
A3 The Freeze (7" Version) [a-Side]
A4 Muscle Bound (7" Version) [a-Side]
A5 Glow (7" Version) [aa-Side]
A6 To Cut A Long Story Short (Version)
A7 The Freeze (7" Version) [b-Side]
A8 To Cut A Long Story Short (Mix 1 A-Side)
A9 To Cut A Long Story Short (Version) [mix 2]
A10 The Freeze (12" A-Side)
A11 The Freeze (Special Mix) [12" B-Side]
A12 Glow (12" Version)
A13 Muscle Bound (12" B-Side)
A14 - Disc 2 -
A15 Chant No. 1 (I Don't Need This Pressure On) [7" A-Side]
A16 Paint Me Down (7" A-Side)
A17 She Loved Like Diamond (7" A-Side)
A18 Instinction (7" Trevor Horn Version)
A19 Feel The Chant (Short) [7" B-Side]
A20 Man With Guitar (B-Side Of Paint Me Down)
A21 Gently (B-Side Of Intinction)
A22 She Loved Like Diamond (Instrumental B-Side)
A23 Chant No. 1 (I Don't Need This Pressure On) [extended Mix] [12" A-Side]
A24 Feel The Chant (Long - 12" B-Side)
A25 Paint Me Down (12" A-Side)
A26 Re-Paint (12" B-Side)
A27 - Disc 3 -
A28 Chant No. 1 (I Don't Need This Pressure On) [remix] [2010 Remaster]
A29 Instinction (Remix) [2010 Remaster]
A30 Paint Me Down (Remix) [2010 Remaster]
A31 Coffee Club (Remix) [2010 Remaster]
A32 She Loved Like Diamond (Remix) [2010 Remaster]
A33 Pharaoh (Remix) [2010 Remaster]
A34 Innocence And Science (Remix) [2010 Remaster]
A35 Missionary (Remix) [2010 Remaster]
A36 - Disc 4 -
A37 The Freeze (Bbc Session - Studio B15, Langhan Place. 15th March, 1981)
A38 Mandolin (Bbc Session - Studio B15, Langhan Place, 15th March, 1981)
A39 Muscle Bound (Bbc Session - Studio B15, Langhan Place, 15th March, 1981)
A40 Glow (Bbc Session - Studio B15, Langhan Place, 15th March, 1981)
A41 The Freeze (Bbc In Concert At The Winter Gardens, Bournemouth, 19th April, 1982)
A42 She Loved Like Diamond (Bbc In Concert At The Winter Gardens, Bournemouth, 19th April, 1982)
A43 To Cut A Long Story Short (Bbc In Concert At The Winter Gardens, Bournemouth, 19th April, 1982)
A44 Glow (Bbc In Concert At The Winter Gardens, Bournemouth, 19th April, 1982)
A45 Paint Me Down (Bbc In Concert At The Winter Gardens, Bournemouth, 19th April, 1982)
A46 Instinction / Chant No. 1 (I Don't Need This Pressure On) [bbc In Concert At The Winter Gardens, Bournemouth, 19th April, 1982]
A47 - Disc 5 -
A48 Instinction (Version 1) [bbc In Concert Paris Theatre, Regent Street, 7th April 1982]
A49 The Freeze (Bbc In Concert Paris Theatre, Regent Street, 7th April 1982)
A50 She Loved Like Diamond (Bbc In Concert Paris Theatre, Regent Street, 7th April 1982)
A51 To Cut A Long Story Short (Bbc In Concert Paris Theatre, Regent Street, 7th April 1982)
A52 Pharoah (Bbc In Concert Paris Theatre, Regent Street, 7th April 1982)
A53 Glow (Bbc In Concert Paris Theatre, Regent Street, 7th April 1982)
A54 Muscle Bound (Bbc In Concert Paris Theatre, Regent Street, 7th April 1982)
A*5 Confused (Bbc In Concert Paris Theatre, Regent Street, 7th April 1982)
A56 Paint Me Down (Bbc In Concert Paris Theatre, Regent Street, 7th April 1982)
A57 Coffee Club (Bbc In Concert Paris Theatre, Regent Street, 7th April 1982)
A58 Chant No. 1 (I Don't Need This Pressure On) [bbc In Concert Paris Theatre, Regent Street, 7th April 1982]
A59 Instinction (Version 2) [bbc In Concert Paris Theatre 1982]
A60 Chant No. 1 (I Don't Need This Pressure On) [reprise] [bbc In Concert Paris Theatre 1982]
A61 - Disc 6 -
A62 Toys (Gentry Demo)
A63 Age Of Blows (Gentry Demo)
A64 Eyes (Gentry Demo)
A65 To Cut A Long Story Short (Arista Demo)
A66 The Freeze (Arista Demo)
A67 Confused (Arista Demo)
A68 Reformation (Arista Demo)
A69 - Disc 7 -
A70 To Cut A Long Story Short (Steven Wilson Dolby Atmos Remix)
A71 The Freeze (Steven Wilson Dolby Atmos Remix)
A72 Muscle Bound (Steven Wilson Dolby Atmos Remix)
A73 Chant No. 1 (I Don't Need This Pressure On) [steven Wilson Dolby Atmos Remix]
A74 Paint Me Down (Steven Wilson Dolby Atmos Remix)
A75 Instinction (Steven Wilson Dolby Atmos Remix)
A76 To Cut A Long Story Short (Steven Wilson Stereo Remix)
A77 The Freeze (Steven Wilson Stereo Remix)
A78 Muscle Bound
A79 Chant No. 1 (I Don't Need This Pressure On)
A80 Paint Me Down
A81 She Loved Like Diamond
A82 Instinction
A83 She Loved Like Diamond (Old Grey Whistle Test, Bbc Tv, 1982)
A84 Coffee Club (Old Grey Whistle Test, Bbc Tv, 1982)
A85 Interview At The Underground Club With Pat Wadsley (Live At The Underground Club, Nyc)
A86 - Disc 8 -
A87 Muscle Bound (Steven Wilson Stereo Remix)
A88 Chant No. 1 (I Don't Need This Pressure On) [steven Wilson Stereo Remix]
A89 Paint Me Down (Steven Wilson Stereo Remix)
A90 Instinction (Steven Wilson Stereo Remix)
A91 To Cut A Long Story Short (Steven Wilson Stereo Instrumental)
A92 The Freeze (Steven Wilson Stereo Instrumental Remix)
A93 Muscle Bound (Steven Wilson Stereo Instrumental)
A94 Chant No. 1 (I Don't Need This Pressure On) [steven Wilson Stereo Instrumental]
A95 Paint Me Down (Steven Wilson Stereo Instrumental)
A96 Instinction (Steven Wilson Stereo Instrumental)
A97 To Cut A Long Story Short
A98 The Freeze
A99 Intro/Jim Fouratt (Live At The Underground Club, Nyc)
A100 The Freeze (Live At The Underground Club, Nyc)
A101 Mandolin (Live At The Underground Club, Nyc)
A102 Reformation (Live At The Underground Club, Nyc)
A103 Chant No. 1 (I Don't Need This Pressure On) [live At The Underground Club, Nyc]
A104 Toys (Live At The Underground Club, Nyc)
A105 Age Of Blows (Live At The Underground Club, Nyc)
A106 Muscle Bound (Live At The Underground Club, Nyc)
A107 Confused (Live At The Underground Club, Nyc)
A108 To Cut A Long Story Short (Live At The Underground Club, Nyc)
A109 Glow (Live At The Underground Club, Nyc)
A110 To Cut A Long Story Short (Hms Belfast - 26th July, 1980)