Axe Victim [Bonus Tracks] [Remaster]

Performer: Be Bop Deluxe
Engineer: Steve Nye; Pete Silver; Steve Nye; Mike Ross; Pete Silver; Rod Harper
Producer: Ian McLintock; John Leckie; Ian McLintock
Distributor: Caroline Distribution

Notes: Includes three bonus tracks. Be Bop Deluxe: William Nelson (vocals, guitar, acoustic guitar, piano); Robert Bryan (vocals, bass guitar); Ian Parkin (guitar, acoustic guitar, organ); Nicholas Chatterton-Drew (drums, percussion). Personnel: Bill Nelson (vocals, guitar, acoustic guitar, piano); Robert Bryan, Jenny Haan (vocals); Ian Parkin (guitar, acoustic guitar, organ); Nicholas Drew (drums). Recording information: Air London, London, England; Audio International Studios, London, England; C.B.S., London, England. Arranger: Bill Nelson. When Be Bop Deluxe's first album was released during the glam-rock wave in 1974, and the band (then comprising Bill Nelson and Ian Parkin on guitars, Robert Bryan on bass, and Nicholas Chatterton-Dew on drums) turned up on the back of the record cover in heavy makeup, it was viewed as being in the David Bowie mold, which certainly took in Nelson's thin but confident tenor vocals and the uptempo rock approach, and even ballads like "Adventures In A Yorkshire Landscape" that sounded a lot like Bowie's "Rock 'N' Roll Suicide." But it was already obvious that Nelson was an unusually lyrical guitarslinger, and in fact the tunes often took a backseat to his sometimes jazzy, sometimes metallish excursions. He was, as he sang, "an axe victim," but at the same time, Be Bop Deluxe's musical identity was uncertain. ~ William Ruhlmann When Be Bop Deluxe's first album was released during the glam rock wave in 1974 and the band (then comprised of Bill Nelson and Ian Parkin on guitars, Robert Bryan on bass, and Nicholas Chatterton-Dew on drums) turned up on the back of the record cover in heavy makeup, it was viewed as being in the David Bowie mold, which certainly took in Nelson's thin but confident tenor vocals and the uptempo rock approach, and even ballads like "Adventures in a Yorkshire Landscape" that sounded a lot like Bowie's "Rock 'n' Roll Suicide." But it was already obvious that Nelson was an unusually lyrical guitar slinger, and in fact the tunes often took a back seat to his sometimes jazzy, sometimes metal-ish excursions. He was, as he sang, "an axe victim," but at the same time, Be Bop Deluxe's musical identity was uncertain. [The album was released with bonus tracks in 1998.] ~ William Ruhlmann

Though Be-Bop Deluxe began as a Bowie-influenced, makeup-bedecked crew splitting the difference between art-rock and glam, as the 1970s wore on they sharpened both their sound and image, becoming a pivotal influence on the UK's burgeoning New Wave scene. The central focus of the band was Bill Nelson's awe-inspiring guitar work. After the group's dissolution in 1978, Nelson began a long and fruitful solo career encompassing ambient instrumentals, synth-pop, and more. He also found fame as a producer for A Flock Of Seagulls and others.

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