Ultravox to release ‘The Collection (Deluxe Edition)’ on December 5 via Chrysalis; new ‘Love’s Great Adventure (Blank & Jones so80s Reconstruction)’ video uses rediscovered footage

Chrysalis Records will release Ultravox’s “The Collection (Deluxe Edition)” on December 5, 2025. The synth-pop/new wave set expands the band’s 1984 hits compilation with additional audio and video content. A new video for the Ultravox track “Love’s Great Adventure (Blank & Jones so80s Reconstruction)” has been created from previously unseen material from the original 1984 shoot.

The original “The Collection” gathered Ultravox’s 14 Chrysalis-era singles from 1980–1984. Upon release in 1984 it peaked at No. 2 in the UK and was certified triple-platinum by the BPI, with worldwide sales exceeding two million.

The new version come in 2 formats and can be pre-ordered:

4CD + 2 Blu-ray Deluxe Edition (limited to 5,000 units): The boxset adds “The Collection II” (1986–2024 singles, alternative and unreleased versions), 10 newly created 12″ extended versions mixed by Midge Ure, Steven Wilson, Blank & Jones and others, the complete B-sides collection, and two Blu-ray discs with over four hours of material: all promotional videos (including alternative/uncensored cuts) and BBC TV appearances (Top of the Pops, Old Grey Whistle Test, ORS, and more). The package is housed in a 12″×12″ slipcase with two 20-page booklets featuring previously unseen images and lyrics. Digital/streaming editions will also be available.

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2LP black (half-speed cut) and 4LP clear vinyl box: A newly remastered 2LP black set (half-speed mastered at AIR Mastering) recreates “The Collection” as a double album for improved fidelity. A 4LP clear vinyl edition mirrors the CD configuration by adding “The Collection II.” Both use die-cut sleeves with interchangeable front images and include four-page inserts.

Tracklists

CD1 – The Collection

1. Dancing With Tears In My Eyes [Single Version]
2. Hymn [Single Version]
3. The Thin Wall [Single Version]
4. The Voice [Single Version]
5. Vienna [Single Version]
6. Passing Strangers
7. Sleepwalk
8. Reap The Wild Wind
9. All Stood Still [Single Version]
10. Visions In Blue [Single Version]
11. We Came To Dance [Single Version]
12. One Small Day
13. Love’s Great Adventure
14. Lament [Single Version]

CD2 – The Collection II

1. All Stood Still [Alternative Version]*
2. The Thin Wall [Steven Wilson Single Mix]
3. Serenade [2025 Single Remix]*
4. White China [Steven Wilson Remix Edit]
5. Brilliant [Radio Edit]*
6. Same Old Story [Radio Edit]*
7. Hymn [Alternative Version]*
8. New Europeans [Moments From Eden Live]
9. Rise [Live]
10. Live [Single Edit]
11. Lament [Alternative Version]*
12. All Fall Down [Radio Edit]*
13. All In One Day [Single Edit]
14. Vienna [Alternative Version]*
    *Previously unreleased.

CD3 – The Re-Mixes

1. Hymn [Steven Wilson 12″ Re-Mix]*
2. Sleepwalk [Steven Wilson 12″ Re-Mix]*
3. The Thin Wall [Steven Wilson 12″ Re-Mix]*
4. Visions In Blue [Steven Wilson 12″ Re-Mix]*
5. Reap The Wild Wind [12″ Re-Mix Extra]*
6. Love’s Great Adventure [Blank & Jones so8os Reconstruction]*
7. All Stood Still [Midge Ure 12″ Re-Mix]*
8. New Europeans [Extended Re-Mix Extra]*
9. Same Old Story [12″ Re-Mix]*
10. We Came To Dance [12″ Re-Mix]*
    *Previously unreleased.

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CD4 – The B-Sides

1. Waiting 
2. Passionate Reply
3. Herr X 
4. Alles Klar 
5. Keep Talking (Cassette Recording During Rehearsal) 
6. I Never Wanted To Begin 
7. Paths And Angles 
8. Hosanna (In Excelsis Deo)
9. Monument 
10. Break Your Back
11. Overlook 
12. Easterly
13. Building
14. Heart Of The Country [Instrumental]
15. Man of Two Worlds [Instrumental] 
16. 3 
17. All In One Day [Instrumental] 
18. Dreams?
19. Stateless 

Blu-ray 1 – Promotional Videos
Includes “Passing Strangers,” “Vienna” (uncut), “The Thin Wall,” “The Voice,” “Reap The Wild Wind,” “Hymn,” “Visions In Blue” (uncensored), “We Came To Dance,” “One Small Day,” “Dancing With Tears In My Eyes,” “Lament,” “Love’s Great Adventure,” “Same Old Story,” “All Fall Down,” “Rise (Live),” plus additional alternate/extended edits and a 1982 Australian EPK.

Blu-ray 2 – At the BBC
Top of the Pops performances (1980–1984) and TV appearances including Old Grey Whistle Test (1982), The Kenny Everett Show (1982), ORS (1983–1984), One For The Road (1984), Saturday Superstore (1984), and Wogan (1986).

Vinyl configurations mirror the CD content (original “The Collection” on 2LP; “The Collection II” added on the 4LP clear box).

About Ultravox

Ultravox formed in London in 1973 (initially as Tiger Lily) with John Foxx (Dennis Leigh), Chris Cross (Chris Allen), Billy Currie, and later Warren Cann; early releases on Island Records included “Ultravox!” (1977, produced by Brian Eno/Steve Lillywhite), “Ha!-Ha!-Ha!” (1977) and “Systems of Romance” (1978).

In 1979 Midge Ure replaced Foxx and Ultravox signed to Chrysalis Records, beginning a run of UK hit singles and albums: “Vienna” (1980), “Rage in Eden” (1981), “Quartet” (1982, produced by George Martin), live set “Monument” (1983), and “Lament” (1984).

“The Collection” followed in November 1984 and became their highest-charting and best-selling album in the UK; “U-Vox” (1986) closed the original run. The classic Ultravox lineup reconvened for touring in the late 2000s and released “Brilliant” in 2012. Bassist Chris Cross died in 2024, aged 71.

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