The Collection (deluxe edition)

~ Release by Ultravox (see all versions of this release, 12 available)

Annotation

Label: Chrysalis Catalogue – UTVB1
Format:
CD, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo
CD, Compilation, Remastered
CD, Remastered
CD, Compilation, Remastered
Blu-ray, Stereo
Blu-ray

6 disc Box Set, Compilation, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition
Country:Worldwide
Released: 5 Dec 2025

The Collection Deluxe Edition is limited to 5,000 units worldwide and comes in a large format 12-inch box with rigid-board slipcase and two 20-page booklets, with lyrics and photos.

Disc 1 The Collection
Disc 2 The Collection II
Disc 3 The Re-Mixes
Disc 4 The B-sides
Blu-ray 1 Promotional Videos
Blu-ray 2 Additional Videos / At The BBC (Top Of The Pops) / Performances

Annotation last modified on 2025-12-07 01:04 UTC.

Tracklist

1CD: The Collection
2CD: The Collection II
3CD: The Re‐mixes
#TitleRatingLength
1Hymn (Steven Wilson 12” re‐mix)
mixed in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 2025)
assistant engineer:
Jon Jacobs (UK producer/engineer)
engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
mixer:
Steven Wilson (founder of Porcupine Tree) (in 2025)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chrysalis Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company behind the Chrysalis imprint) (in 2025)
produced for:
AIR Studios Ltd.
additionally recorded at:
AIR Studios Montserrat in Saint Peter, Montserrat (from 1982-06 until 1982-08)
recorded at:
Air Studios (Oxford Street, London. 1970–1991 recordings only) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Hymn
writer:
Warren Cann, Chris Cross (UK bassist for Ultravox), Billy Currie and Midge Ure
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
10:45
2Sleepwalk (Steven Wilson 12” re‐mix)
mixed in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 2025)
engineer:
Nigel Walker (UK producer/engineer/guitarist)
producer:
Conny Plank (German producer and sound engineer) and Ultravox
mixer:
Steven Wilson (founder of Porcupine Tree) (in 2025)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chrysalis Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company behind the Chrysalis imprint) (in 2025)
recorded at:
Air Studios (Oxford Street, London. 1970–1991 recordings only) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1980-02-21)
recording of:
Sleepwalk (on 1980-02-21)
writer:
Warren Cann, Chris Cross (UK bassist for Ultravox), Billy Currie and Midge Ure
publisher:
Hot Food Music Ltd., Jump Jet Music Ltd., Mood Music Ltd. (publisher), Sing Sing Songs Ltd. and Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
6:57
3The Thin Wall (Steven Wilson 12” re‐mix)
mixed in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 2025)
engineer:
Conny Plank (German producer and sound engineer)
co-producer:
Conny Plank (German producer and sound engineer)
producer:
Ultravox
mixer:
Steven Wilson (founder of Porcupine Tree) (in 2025)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chrysalis Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company behind the Chrysalis imprint) (in 2025)
recorded at:
Conny’s Studio in Neunkirchen, Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany (in 1981-08)
recording of:
The Thin Wall
writer:
Warren Cann, Chris Cross (UK bassist for Ultravox), Billy Currie and Midge Ure
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
9:40
4Visions in Blue (Steven Wilson 12” re‐mix)
mixed in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 2025)
assistant engineer:
Jon Jacobs (UK producer/engineer)
engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
mixer:
Steven Wilson (founder of Porcupine Tree) (in 2025)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chrysalis Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company behind the Chrysalis imprint) (in 2025)
produced for:
AIR Studios Ltd.
additionally recorded at:
AIR Studios Montserrat in Saint Peter, Montserrat (from 1982-06 until 1982-08)
recorded at:
Air Studios (Oxford Street, London. 1970–1991 recordings only) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Visions in Blue
writer:
Warren Cann, Chris Cross (UK bassist for Ultravox), Billy Currie and Midge Ure
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
8:48
5Reap the Wild Wind (12” re‐mix extra)
assistant engineer:
Jon Jacobs (UK producer/engineer)
engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
mixer:
Ty Unwin (in 2025)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chrysalis Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company behind the Chrysalis imprint) (in 2025)
produced for:
AIR Studios Ltd.
additionally recorded at:
AIR Studios Montserrat in Saint Peter, Montserrat (from 1982-06 until 1982-08)
recorded at:
Air Studios (Oxford Street, London. 1970–1991 recordings only) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
BooBoo Studio in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom (in 2025)
recording of:
Reap the Wild Wind
writer:
Warren Cann, Chris Cross (UK bassist for Ultravox), Billy Currie and Midge Ure
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
6:12
6Love’s Great Adventure (Blank & Jones So8os Reconstruction)
engineer:
Rik Walton
producer:
Ultravox
mixer:
Piet Blank (German electronic producer) (in 2025), Jaspa Jones (in 2025) and Andy Kaufhold (in 2025)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chrysalis Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company behind the Chrysalis imprint) (in 2025)
mixed for:
Soundcolours
recorded at:
Musicfest Studio (recording studio, located in Chiswick, London, UK) in Chiswick, Hounslow, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1984-08)
mixed at:
NightsHighNoon in Germany (in 2025)
recording of:
Love’s Great Adventure (in 1984-08)
writer:
Warren Cann, Chris Cross (UK bassist for Ultravox), Billy Currie and Midge Ure
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
5:09
7All Stood Still (Midge Ure 12” re‐mix)
producer:
Conny Plank (German producer and sound engineer) and Ultravox
mixer:
Midge Ure (in 2025)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chrysalis Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company behind the Chrysalis imprint) (in 2025)
recorded at:
RAK Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1980-04)
mixed at:
Environment Studio, Portugal in Bath, Somerset, England, United Kingdom (in 2025)
recording of:
All Stood Still (in 1980-04)
writer:
Warren Cann, Chris Cross (UK bassist for Ultravox), Billy Currie and Midge Ure
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
5:59
8New Europeans (extended re‐mix)
producer:
Conny Plank (German producer and sound engineer) and Ultravox
mixer:
Ty Unwin (in 2025)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chrysalis Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company behind the Chrysalis imprint) (in 2025)
recorded at:
RAK Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1980-04)
mixed at:
BooBoo Studio in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom (in 2025)
recording of:
New Europeans (in 1980-04)
writer:
Warren Cann, Chris Cross (UK bassist for Ultravox), Billy Currie and Midge Ure
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
6:02
9Same Old Story (12” re‐mix extra)
mixed in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 2025)
producer:
Conny Plank (German producer and sound engineer) and Ultravox
mixer:
Dermot James (senior vice president at Chrysalis Catalogue) (in 2025)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chrysalis Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company behind the Chrysalis imprint) (in 2025)
recorded at:
Conny’s Studio in Neunkirchen, Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany, Musicfest Studio (recording studio, located in Chiswick, London, UK) in Chiswick, Hounslow, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom and Westside Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Same Old Story
writer:
Chris Cross (UK bassist for Ultravox), Billy Currie and Midge Ure
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Hot Food Music Ltd. (in 1986), Mood Music Ltd. (publisher) (in 1986) and Sing Sing Songs Ltd. (in 1986)
5:54
10Serenade (12” re‐mix extra)
assistant engineer:
Jon Jacobs (UK producer/engineer)
engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
mixer:
Ty Unwin (in 2025-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chrysalis Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company behind the Chrysalis imprint) (in 2025)
produced for:
AIR Studios Ltd.
additionally recorded at and additionally mixed at:
AIR Studios Montserrat in Saint Peter, Montserrat (from 1982-06 until 1982-08)
recorded at:
Air Studios (Oxford Street, London. 1970–1991 recordings only) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
BooBoo Studio in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom (in 2025-05)
recording of:
Serenade
writer:
Warren Cann, Chris Cross (UK bassist for Ultravox), Billy Currie and Midge Ure
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
6:30
4CD: The B‐sides
5Blu-ray: Promotional Videos
6Blu-ray: At the BBC

Credits

Release

photography:Brian Aris (photographer)
Brian Cooke (photographer)
Paul Cox (photographer) (task: cover)
Chris Cross (UK bassist for Ultravox)
Brian Griffin (photographer)
Keith Martin
Midge Ure
miscellaneous support:Hannah Davison (task: archive analysis)
Nigel Marshall (task: promo videos restauration)
Piotr Matysiak (task: archive analysis)
Simon Musselle (runs the small label Last Word Music) (task: single sleeves restauration)
Colin Rice (task: marketing)
Scott Steel (task: publicity)
Anna Zuchara (production co-ordinator) (task: project co-ordination)
executive producer:Dermot James (senior vice president at Chrysalis Catalogue)
producer:Marianne Frederick
mastering:Phil Kinrade (mastering engineer)
remastering:Nigel Marshall
design:Chrysalis Design (graphic design) (task: original sleeve design)
Ryan Art (task: deluxe edition sleeve design)
Helena Zakrzewska-Rucinska (visual artist) (task: cover retouching)
copyrighted (©) by:Chrysalis Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company behind the Chrysalis imprint) (in 2025)
mastered at:AIR Mastering (Audio mastering division of Air Studios) in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
pressed at and glass mastered at:GZ Media in Loděnice, Beroun (Beroun District), Středočeský kraj (Central Bohemian Region), Czechia
Sony DADC Austria in Thalgau, Salzburg, Austria
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/35821240 [info]