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By Natasha Scharf ( Prog ) published 28 July 22

Steven Wilson teams up with Ultravox to boost Rage In Eden's high points. Bumper package contains rare and unreleased material

Ultravox's Rage In Eden gets the deluxe treatment this autumn with the release of a six-CD/DVD box set via Chrysalis on September 23. The collection includes 52 tracks, 34 of which are previously unreleased, and a new stereo mix by Steven Wilson. 

Rage In Eden was originally released in October 1981 and was the group's second album with vocalist Midge Ure. As with Vienna and Systems Of Romance, it was produced by krautrock supremo Conny Plank and found them moving in a more experimental and complex direction. Ure himself has described it as "a more interesting album" than Vienna and, although it didn't reach the same commercial heights the record did yield two Top 20 singles in the UK: The Thin Wall and The Voice.

The new deluxe box set pulls together rare and exclusive material from the period including rehearsal/work in progress versions of tracks, B-sides and a newly mixed recording of Ultravox's October 1981 concert at Hammersmith Odeon. It also comes with a 20-page booklet containing new notes by Warren Cann, unseen photos and lyrics, as well as a reproduction of their 1981 tour programme. 

An abridged version of the set will also be available on double-vinyl, picture disc, and as a limited edition four-LP on clear vinyl with bonus tracks. Pre-orders are now open.

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CD One: Rage In Eden [Original 1981 Analogue Master] 01. The Voice 02. We Stand Alone 03. Rage In Eden 04. I Remember (Death In The Afternoon) 05. The Thin Wall 06. Stranger Within 07. Accent On Youth 08. The Ascent 09. Your Name (Has Slipped My Mind Again)

CD Two:  Rage In Eden [Steven Wilson Stereo Mix] – Previously Unreleased 01. We Stand Alone 02. Rage In Eden 03. The Thin Wall 04. Stranger Within (Full Length Version) 05. Accent On Youth 06. The Ascent 07. Your Name (Has Slipped My Mind). 08. I Never Wanted To Begin 09. Paths And Angles 10. I Remember (Death In The Afternoon) [Steven Wilson Work In Progress Mix] 11. Your Name (Has Slipped My Mind) [Steven Wilson Work In Progress Mix]     

CD Three:  Rarities: Singles/B-Sides/Rehearsals 01. The Thin Wall [Single Version] 02. I Never Wanted To Begin [7” Version] 03. I Never Wanted To Begin [Extended Version] 04. The Voice [Single Version] 05. Paths & Angles 06. Private Lives [Live at Crystal Palace 13/6/81] 07. All Stood Still [Live at Crystal Palace 13/6/81] 08. I Remember (Death In The Afternoon) [Instrumental Cassette Rehearsal] – Previously Unreleased 09. Accent On Youth [Instrumental Cassette Rehearsal] – Previously Unreleased 10. Paths & Angles/The Thin Wall [Instrumental Cassette Rehearsal] – Previously Unreleased 11. Untitled I [Cassette Rehearsal] – Previously Unreleased 12. Untitled II [Cassette Rehearsal] – Previously Unreleased 13. The Thin Wall [Work In Progress Mix] 14. Stranger Within [Work In Progress Mix] 15. The Voice [Work In Progress Mix] – Previously Unreleased 16. We Stand Alone [Work In Progress Mix] – Previously Unreleased

 CD Four:  Live at Hammersmith Odeon 16/10/1981 [Part I] – Previously Unreleased 01. The Thin Wall 02. New Europeans 03. Sleepwalk 04. I Remember (Death In The Afternoon) 05. Stranger Within 06. Mr. X 07. Rage In Eden

CD Five:  Live at Hammersmith Odeon 16/10/1981 [Part II] – Previously Unreleased 01. Accent On Youth 02. The Ascent 03. Your Name (Has Slipped My Mind Again) 04. Vienna 05. Passionate Reply 06. Passing Strangers 07. We Stand Alone 08. All Stood Still 09. The Voice

DVD [Audio Only] ‘Rage In Eden’ Album and B-Sides– Steven Wilson Mixes [24/96 5.1 Surround Mix / DTS  – Previously Unreleased

96/24 5.1 Surround Mix / DOLBY AC3 5.1 Surround Mix / 9624 LPCM Stereo Mix] 

‘Rage In Eden’ album and B-Sides - Original 1980 Production Masters: [96/24 LPCM Stereo Mix]

Contributing to Prog since the very first issue, writer and broadcaster Natasha Scharf was the magazine’s News Editor before she took up her current role of Deputy Editor, and has interviewed some of the best-known acts in the progressive music world from ELP, Yes and Marillion to Nightwish, Dream Theater and TesseracT. Starting young, she set up her first music fanzine in the late 80s and became a regular contributor to local newspapers and magazines over the next decade. The 00s would see her running the dark music magazine, Meltdown, as well as contributing to Metal Hammer, Classic Rock, Terrorizer and Artrocker. Author of music subculture books The Art Of Gothic and Worldwide Gothic, she’s since written album sleeve notes for Cherry Red, and also co-wrote Tarja Turunen’s memoirs, Singing In My Blood. Beyond the written word, Natasha has spent several decades as a club DJ, spinning tunes at aftershow parties for Metallica, Motörhead and Nine Inch Nails. She’s currently the only member of the Prog team to have appeared on the magazine’s cover.

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