4x CD, DVD-Audio, DVD-Video

Drastic Plastic

Album by Be‐Bop Deluxe

Released February 1978

Tracklist

CD 1
1
Electrical Language
4:51
2
New Precision
4:28
3
New Mysteries
4:44
4
Surreal Estate
4:59
5
Love in Flames
4:10
6
Panic in the World
5:04
5.0 ★
7
Dangerous Stranger
3:05
5.0 ★
8
Superenigmatix (Lethal Appliances for the Home With Everything)
2:10
5.0 ★
9
Visions of Endless Hopes
2:23
10
Possession
2:34
5.0 ★
11
Islands of the Dead
3:51
12
Japan
2:38
13
Futurist Manifesto
4:29
14
Panic in the World (single edit)
3:34
15
Blue as a Jewel
5:14
16
Electrical Language (single version)
3:32
17
Love in Flames (single version)
3:49
18
Face in the Rain
1:03
19
Islands of the Dead (take four)
3:41
20
The Saxophonist (Juan Les Pins version)
4:18
CD 2
1
Autosexual
5:53
2
Lovers Are Mortal
4:56
3
Blimps
2:47
4
Speed of the Wind
4:21
5
Quest of Harvest for the Stars
4:15
6
New Precision (BBC in Concert 1978)
6:21
7
Superenigmatix (BBC in Concert 1978)
2:32
8
Possession (BBC in Concert 1978)
2:57
9
Dangerous Stranger (BBC in Concert 1978)
3:50
10
Islands of the Dead (BBC in Concert 1978)
4:55
11
Panic in the World (BBC in Concert 1978)
5:29
12
Lovers Are Mortal (BBC in Concert 1978)
5:31
13
Love in Flames (BBC in Concert 1978)
5:38
14
Blazing Apostles (BBC in Concert 1978)
6:02
15
Superenigmatix (John Peel session 1978)
1:57
16
Possession (John Peel session 1978)
2:25
17
Panic in the World (John Peel session 1978)
5:34
18
Love in Flames (John Peel session 1978)
3:42
CD 3
1
Electrical Language (new stereo mix)
4:49
2
New Precision (new stereo mix)
4:30
3
New Mysteries (new stereo mix)
4:44
4
Surreal Estate (new stereo mix)
4:59
5
Love in Flames (new stereo mix)
4:11
6
Panic in the World (new stereo mix)
5:04
7
Dangerous Stranger (new stereo mix)
3:05
8
Superenigmatix (Lethal Appliances for the Home With Everything) (new stereo mix)
2:11
9
Visions of Endless Hopes (new stereo mix)
2:24
10
Possession (new stereo mix)
2:34
11
Islands of the Dead (new stereo mix)
4:06
12
Japan (new stereo mix)
2:47
13
Futurist Manifesto (new stereo mix)
4:36
14
Blue as a Jewel (new stereo mix)
5:19
15
Autosexual (new stereo mix)
5:59
16
Face in the Rain (new stereo mix)
1:03
17
Lovers Are Mortal (new stereo mix)
4:59
18
Speed of the Wind (new stereo mix)
4:23
19
Quest for the Harvest of the Stars (new stereo mix)
4:17
CD 4
1
Speed of the Wind (demo 1977)
Bill Nelson
4:26
2
Surreal Estate (demo 1977)
Bill Nelson
4:38
3
The Saxophonist (demo 1977)
Bill Nelson
3:51
4
Electrical Language (demo 1977)
Bill Nelson
5:00
5
Visions of Endless Hopes (demo 1977)
Bill Nelson
2:19
6
Possession (demo 1977)
Bill Nelson
2:37
7
Islands of the Dead (demo 1977)
Bill Nelson
2:40
8
New Mysteries (demo 1977)
Bill Nelson
4:33
9
Japan (demo 1977)
Bill Nelson
2:26
10
Dangerous Stranger (demo 1977)
Bill Nelson
3:11
11
Blue as a Jewel (demo 1977)
Bill Nelson
5:13
12
Autosexual (demo 1977)
Bill Nelson
4:23
13
Quest for the Harvest of the Stars (demo 1977)
Bill Nelson
4:16
14
New Precision (demo 1977)
Bill Nelson
3:46
15
Love in Flames (demo 1977)
Bill Nelson
3:33
DVD-Audio 5
1
Electrical Language (5.1 surround mix)
2
New Precision (5.1 surround mix)
3
New Mysteries (5.1 surround mix)
4
Surreal Estate (5.1 surround mix)
5
Love in Flames (5.1 surround mix)
6
Panic in the World (5.1 surround mix)
7
Dangerous Stranger (5.1 surround mix)
8
Superenigmatix (Lethal Appliances for the Home with Everything) (5.1 surround mix)
9
Visions of Endless Hopes (5.1 surround mix)
10
Possession (5.1 surround mix)
11
Islands of the Dead (5.1 surround mix)
12
Japan (5.1 surround mix)
13
Futurist Manifesto (5.1 surround mix)
14
Blue as a Jewel (5.1 surround mix)
15
Autosexual (5.1 surround mix)
16
Face in the Rain (5.1 surround mix)
17
Lovers Are Mortal (5.1 surround mix)
18
Speed of the Wind (5.1 surround mix)
19
Quest for the Harvest of the Stars (5.1 surround mix)
DVD-Video 6
1
Be Bop Deluxe in the South of France: Bill Nelson’s Home Movies Filmed Whilst Recording “Drastic Plastic”
32:55
2
Introduction (BBC TV Sight & Sound in Concert)
Alan Black
0:20
3
New Precision (BBC TV Sight & Sound in Concert)
4
Superenigmatix (BBC TV Sight & Sound in Concert).
5
Possession (BBC TV Sight & Sound in Concert).
6
Dangerous Stranger (BBC TV Sight & Sound in Concert).
7
Islands of the Dead (BBC TV Sight & Sound in Concert)
8
Lovers Are Mortal (BBC TV Sight & Sound in Concert)
9
Panic in the World (BBC TV Sight & Sound in Concert)
10
Japan
11
Futurist Manifesto
12
Blue as a Jewel
13
Autosexual
14
Face in the Rain
15
Lovers Are Mortal
16
Speed of the Wind
17
Quest for the Harvest of the Stars

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Release credits

Andy Clark
Minimoog [1, 3-4, 6, 10], Moog [1-6, 9-10], Rhodes piano [8, 11], grand piano [4], piano [6-8]
Bill Nelson
12 string guitar [9], Minimoog [1], acoustic guitar [3-5, 7-8, 11], background vocals [2.2, 1.1-9, 1.11], bell [4], cabasa [4, 11], cowbell [3], drums (drum set) [4], electric guitar [1-8, 10-11], electronic instruments [2, 2-4], finger cymbals [9], guitar synthesizer [1, 8], lead vocals [1.1-8, 1.10-11, 2.2], mandolin [4, 9], marimba [11], other instruments [4], other vocals [4], percussion [6], piano [3-4], producer [1.1-11, 2.4], tambourine [3-4, 10-11], whistle [4]
Charles Tumahai
background vocals [1.1-3, 1.8, 2.4], bass [4], bass guitar [1-8, 10-11], other instruments [2], percussion [4]
Haydn Bendall
recording [1-11]
Jan Nelson
other vocals [4]
John Leckie
engineer [1-11], producer [2.4, 1.1-11]
Paul Bailey
other vocals [4]
Simon Fox
drum machine [1-2], drums (drum set) [5-8, 10-11], other vocals [4], percussion [4], snare drum [2], tom-tom [2]
Tom Corcoran
video director [2-9]

Issues

D
(Combined release view)
D
Drastic Plastic
12" Vinyl
February 1978
D
Drastic Plastic
12" Vinyl
February 1978
D
Drastic Plastic
Cassette
1978
D
Drastic Plastic
CD
February 1991
D
Drastic Plastic
CD
1997
D
Drastic Plastic
Digital Media (deluxe edition)
26 February 2021
D
Drastic Plastic
4x CD, DVD-Audio, DVD-Video
February 2021