Ultravox

★★★★ Vienna [Deluxe Edition] CHRYSALIS. CD+DL/LP Conny Plank-produced fourth LP, on 5-CD+DVD, 4-LP or 2-LP sets; unreleased tracks plus the band’s sleevenotes. In 1980, Ultravox transformed (or transmogrified, for many lovers of the original line-up) into chart contenders; nothing whatsoever wrong with that. The title track, with a selffunded video, broke them big in the singles charts across Europe, and became the most famous Number 2 in UK pop history. Elsewhere, the opening instrumental Astradyne is a prime slab of synth-pop virtuosity, while Sleepwalk and All Stood Still, all post-punk rush and brio, are both better singles by miles than Vienna. The original ninesong album is supplemented on this 40th anniversary box set: Disc 2 has Steven Wilson’s subtly different new stereo mix; CDs 3 and 4 offer demos, B-sides, alternative versions, and the raw sonic crutch of rehearsal cassette recordings; while CD5 features Live In St Albans 1980, in which newlyinstated Midge Ure has a crack at Foxx-era material. This is a lovingly complete package.