![]() A few albums later, it would all seem like a fluke, but on Vienna, all the pieces come together. Add Anton Corbijn's photography and Peter Saville's smart cover design and all the ingredients for an early-'80s classic are there. Returning producer Conny Plank's style adapted well to the new group, pitting the stark and the lush against one another. GioiaFolliaRabbiaPoesia: Note disordinate di suoni e rumoriFrom Lp 'Vienna'Chris Cross - Bass, Synthesizers, VocalsMidge Ure - Lead Vocals, Guitars, Synthesi. Produced by legendary German producer Conny. There are plenty of pretentious and pompous moments at which Foxx-era purists cringe, but taken as a snooty rebellion against the guitar-heavy climate of the late '70s, they're ignorable. Ultravoxs Vienna album was originally released in July 1980, their first with Midge Ure on vocals / guitar. Drummer Warren Cann's monotone narration on "Mr X" and the frantic ride that is "Western Promise" give the album just enough diversity and showcase the rest of the group on an Ure-heavy album. ![]() and making an impression in a new wave-apprehensive America. The simple and instantly recognizable drumbeat of "Vienna" proved infectious, taking the single to the top of the charts in the U.K. It was a bold move that took awhile to pay off (the first two singles, "Sleepwalk" and "Passing Strangers," went unnoticed), but when the monolithic title track was released, the Ure lineup became the band's most identifiable one almost overnight. Trading Foxx's glam rock stance for Ure's aristocratic delivery, Vienna recasts the band as a melodramatic synth pop chamber ensemble with most of the group doubling on traditional string quartet instruments and the synthesizers often serving to emulate an orchestra. The song has regularly topped polls as the greatest song to stall at No.2 in the charts. Produced by legendary German producer Conny. Vienna, 1981 Ultravox’s signature song, Vienna spent four weeks at No.2 in January 1981 famously held off the top of the charts by John Lennon’s Woman and Joe Dolce’s Shaddup You Face. ![]() With the departure of vocalist John Foxx and guitarist Robin Simon behind them, Vienna kicked off Ultravox's second phase with former Rich Kids vocalist Midge Ure at the helm. Ultravoxs Vienna album was originally released in July 1980, their first with Midge Ure on vocals/guitar. The vinyl is a 5mm wide spined sleeve, with 2x 180gm Black Vinyl. The bonus vinyl includes the single versions and b-sides from the 4 singles released from the album, including a previously commercially unreleased US Promo Edit of the ‘Vienna’ single, which is exclusive to this edition ![]() This new vinyl edition has been mastered and cut at half-speed by Alchemy Mastering using the original 1980 analogue production master tapes, running at 33rpm. With hindsight, Vienna is an extremely inventive and peculiar record. The single went on to sell over half a million copies in the UK. The album contains 4 UK Top 40 singles All Stood Still, Passing Strangers and Sleepwalk (which is being issued on 12” for the first time as part of Record Store Day 2020) and the title track ‘Vienna’ which reached No.2 in the UK and Top 10 in seven countries around the world. There might be palm trees in Madrid, but fact is that the voluptuous city of Madrid lies at an astounding 667 meters above sea-level, many places in the north even surpassing the 700 meters mark Consequently, the only humid breezes you might sense would have to be the gusts of air escaping the. Produced by legendary German producer Conny Plank (Neu!, Kraftwerk), it reached number 3 in the UK album chart and top ten in Australia, New Zealand and several European countries. Madrid lies at around 700 meters of altitude. Vienna, Ultravox’s first album with Midge Ure (Vocals/Guitar) was originally released in July 1980.
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