{"product_id":"everything-is-now-vol-1-the-early-years-1978-1982-6cd-br-2lp-box","title":"Everything Is Now - Vol 1: The Early Years (1978-1982) [6CD+BR+2LP Box]","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWHAT'S INSIDE:\u003cbr\u003e\n* Comprehensive collection of 7\" and 12\" singles, remixes and versions\u003cbr\u003e\n* Two complete BBC concert recordings from 1981 and 1982 and a BBC Session from 1981\u003cbr\u003e\n* Previously unreleased demos including early Gentry recordings\u003cbr\u003e\n* Dolby Atmos remixes by Steven Wilson\u003cbr\u003e\n* Rare live footage from NYC's Underground Club (1981)\u003cbr\u003e\n* Original albums \"Journeys To Glory\" and \"Diamond\" on vinyl\u003cbr\u003e\n* Includes a rare set of remixes for the \"Diamond\" album. Previously unavailable on CD\u003cbr\u003e\n* 44 page booklet with all new quotes from every band member and classic photos charting key moments, design and style\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003cp\u003eEVERYTHING IS NOW – VOL 1: 1978-1982 is a comprehensive 9-disc boxed set featuring Spandau Ballet's groundbreaking first two albums alongside a wealth of previously unavailable material. It includes a beautiful 44 page book with original photos from fellow Blitz Kid Graham Smith and new commentary from the whole band.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis meticulously curated collection captures the band's origins and meteoric rise from Blitz Club favourites to chart-topping innovators. The set includes their seminal albums JOURNEYS TO GLORY (1981) and DIAMOND (1982) on vinyl, plus six CDs of singles, remixes, BBC sessions, demos, and a Blu-ray of Dolby Atmos mixes, videos and rare live footage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003cp\u003eOf the title, songwriter Gary Kemp says, “I was having a conversation with Spandau’s manager and lifelong friend Steve Dagger. We were talking about my kids who are constantly listening to and streaming old music, making discoveries like Steely Dan or The Zombies. On TikTok and social media old tracks are getting reinvented. Our streaming is going up and up for people of all ages. Dagger said, ‘The thing is everything is now.’ I said, ‘That’s the title.’ It isn’t the past anymore. It’s in constant re-evaluation and people are discovering it.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe collection showcases the band's evolution through their formative and revolutionary period, from the electronic-infused new wave of early singles like \"To Cut A Long Story Short\" and \"The Freeze\" to the funk-influenced sophistication of \"Chant No. 1\" and \"Instinction.\" They were simply the most cutting edge, futuristic band in the world, at the centre of a creative scene that defined the 1980s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe boxed set features all the band's early classics including \"To Cut A Long Story Short,\" \"Chant No. 1,\" \"Muscle Bound,\" \"Paint Me Down,\" “Instinction” and \"She Loved Like Diamond,\" and presents multiple versions of tracks that trace their development from initial demos to extended 12\" club mixes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Blu-ray component includes Dolby Atmos and stereo remixes by acclaimed producer Steven Wilson, alongside original music videos, BBC TV appearances and the complete 56-minute concert from New York's Underground Club in 1981.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003cp\u003eEVERYTHING IS NOW – VOL 1: 1978-1982 stands as the definitive document of Spandau Ballet's revolutionary early period, when they helped define the sound and style of a generation.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Spandau Ballet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49231112798454,"sku":"0190295216207","price":149.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0729\/6162\/2262\/files\/SpandauBallet-Boxset-White-1x1_1.jpg?v=1761678966","url":"https:\/\/store.rhino.com\/en-gb\/products\/everything-is-now-vol-1-the-early-years-1978-1982-6cd-br-2lp-box","provider":"Rhino","version":"1.0","type":"link"}