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Be-Bop Deluxe – The Albums 1974-76
Be-Bop Deluxe’s finest hours revisited again – but the journey is always rewarding

By James McNair Published

Bill Nelson’s finest hours are revisited again in clamshell set, but the journey is always rewarding

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Be-Bop Deluxe in 1976
Blazing Apostles: How Bill Nelson built up then broke up Be-Bop Deluxe

By Rob Hughes Published

Bill Nelson on Jimi Hendrix, Lynyrd Skynyrd, and the brilliant five-album career of art-rockers Be-Bop Deluxe

Interviews
Bill Nelson
“It should be illegal to be in a band, and only those willing to be arrested and locked up should try and pursue music”: Bill Nelson was only partly joking with his pre-punk manifesto

By Paul Lester Published

From psychedelic troubadour to art rocker, the Be-Bop Deluxe leader has always been about crossing musical boundaries and encouraging others to do the same

Interviews
Pink Floyd and Roy Harper in 1971
10 albums on the legendary Harvest label you should definitely own

By Hugh Fielder Last updated

Starting out as a haven for the bands EMI didn’t know what to do with, Harvest Records soon proved that there was life beyond prog. These are the label's best albums

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Be-Bop Deluxe
Be-Bop Deluxe announce 16-disc Live! In The Air Age set

By Jerry Ewing Last updated

Legendary Be-Bop Deluxe 1977 live album gets remixed expanded reissue for August

Bands & Artists
Be Bop Deluxe: Drastic Plastic (Deluxe Edition)
Be-Bop Deluxe's Drastic Plastic expanded but still elegant

By David Quantick Published

Drastic Plastic was Be-Bop Deluxe's swansong album before Bill Nelson moved on, and its consistency masked an inner turmoil

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Be-Bop Deluxe
Be-Bop Deluxe - Axe Victim: Expanded And Remastered Edition Review

By Chris Roberts Published

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Four-disc box set honours a neglected glam nearly-was.

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Be-Bop Deluxe: Axe Victim box set
Be-Bop Deluxe's Axe Victim box set is lavish and charmingly overblown

By Stephen Dalton Published

Lavish reissue for Bill Nelson and Be-Bop Deluxe's ambitious art-glam debut Axe Victim

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Be-Bop Deluxe - Sunburst Finish
Be-Bop Deluxe: Sunburst Finish - Album Of The Week Club Review

By Classic Rock Published

"It’s absolutely amazing. Every single song on there is brilliant." Iron Maiden's Steve Harris on Be Bop Deluxe's Sunburst Finish

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