4x CD, DVD (deluxe boxset edition)

Modern Music

Album by Be Bop Deluxe

Released September 1976

Tracklist

CD 1: Modern Music: The (original stereo mix)
1
Orphans of Babylon
3:15
5.0 ★
2
Twilight Capers
4:25
3
Kiss of Light
3:11
5.0 ★
4
The Bird Charmer’s Destiny
1:21
5
The Gold at the End of My Rainbow
3:53
6
Bring Back the Spark
3:41
7
Modern Music
3:41
5.0 ★
8
Dancing in the Moonlight (All Alone)
2:10
5.0 ★
9
Honeymoon on Mars
1:22
5.0 ★
10
Lost in the Neon World
0:47
5.0 ★
11
Dance of the Uncle Sam Humanoids
2:12
5.0 ★
12
Modern Music (reprise)
1:39
5.0 ★
13
Forbidden Lovers
5:03
14
Down on Terminal Street
3:59
15
Make the Music Magic
1:57
16
Shine
7:51
CD 2: Modern Music: The New Stereo Mixes
1
Orphans of Babylon
3:15
2
Twilight Capers
4:25
3
Kiss of Light
3:11
4
The Bird Charmer’s Destiny
1:22
5
The Gold at the End of My Rainbow
3:52
6
Bring Back the Spark
3:42
7
Modern Music
3:41
8
Dancing in the Moonlight (All Alone)
2:09
9
Honeymoon on Mars
1:22
10
Lost in the Neon World
0:47
11
Dance of the Uncle Sam Humanoids
2:12
12
Modern Music (reprise)
1:39
13
Forbidden Lovers
5:03
14
Down on Terminal Street
4:00
15
Make the Music Magic
1:57
16
Shine
7:58
17
Forbidden Lovers (first version)
4:19
18
The Bird Charmer’s Destiny (first version)
1:51
CD 3: BBC Radio One: In Concert Recorded 2nd October 1976 at Hammersmith Odeon, London
1
Maid in Heaven
3:07
2
Bring Back the Spark
3:45
3
Kiss of Light
3:16
4
Adventures in a Yorkshire Landscape
9:38
5
Fair Exchange
4:42
6
Ships in the Night
3:51
7
Twilight Capers
4:31
8
Modern Music: Modern Music / Dancing in the Moonlight (All Alone) / Honeymoon on Mars / Lost in the Neon World / Dance of the Uncle Sam Humanoids / Modern Music (reprise)
12:45
9
Blazing Apostles
11:47
CD 4: Live at the Rivera Theatre, Chicago 21st March 1976 – The Official Bootleg
1
Fair Exchange
4:57
2
Stage Whispers
3:02
3
Life in the Air Age
4:46
4
Sister Seagull
4:03
5
Adventures in a Yorkshire Landscape
9:13
6
Maid in Heaven
2:25
7
Ships in the Night
3:36
8
Bill’s Blues
7:21
9
Blazing Apostles
17:17
DVD 5
1
Orphans of Babylon (5.1 mix)
2
Twilight Capers (5.1 mix)
3
Kiss of Light (5.1 mix)
4
The Bird Charmers Destiny (5.1 mix)
5
The Gold at the End of My Rainbow (5.1 mix)
6
Bring Back the Spark (5.1 mix)
7
Modern Music (5.1 mix)
8
Dancing in the Moonlight (All Alone) (5.1 mix)
9
Honeymoon on Mars (5.1 mix)
10
Lost in the Neon World (5.1 mix)
11
Dance of the Uncle Sam Humanoids (5.1 mix)
12
Modern Music (reprise) (5.1 mix)
13
Forbidden Lovers (5.1 mix)
14
Down on Terminal Street (5.1 mix)
15
Make the Music Magic (5.1 mix)
16
Shine (5.1 mix)
17
Forbidden Lovers (first version, 5.1 mix)
18
The Bird Charmer’s Destiny (first version, 5.1 mix)
19
Orphans of Babylon
3:16
5.0 ★
20
Twilight Capers
4:25
21
Kiss of Light
3:12
5.0 ★
22
The Bird Charmer’s Destiny
1:22
23
The Gold at the End of My Rainbow
3:53
24
Bring Back the Spark
3:42
25
Modern Music
3:41
5.0 ★
26
Dancing in the Moonlight (All Alone)
2:10
27
Honeymoon on Mars
1:22
5.0 ★
28
Lost in the Neon World
0:47
5.0 ★
29
Dance of the Uncle Sam Humanoids
2:12
5.0 ★
30
Modern Music (reprise)
1:40
5.0 ★
31
Forbidden Lovers
5:03
32
Down on Terminal Street
4:00
33
Make the Music Magic
1:58
34
Shine
7:52
35
Orphans of Babylon (2019 stereo mix)
3:15
36
Twilight Capers (2019 stereo mix)
4:25
37
Kiss of Light (2019 stereo mix)
3:12
38
The Bird Charmers Destiny (2019 stereo mix)
1:22
39
The Gold at the End of My Rainbow (2019 stereo mix)
3:53
40
Bring Back the Spark (2019 stereo mix)
3:42
41
Modern Music (2019 stereo mix)
3:42
42
Dancing in the Moonlight (All Alone) (2019 stereo mix)
2:10
43
Honeymoon on Mars (2019 stereo mix)
1:23
44
Lost in the Neon World (2019 stereo mix)
0:47
45
Dance of the Uncle Sam Humanoids (2019 stereo mix)
2:12
46
Modern Music (reprise) (2019 stereo mix)
1:40
47
Forbidden Lovers (2019 stereo mix)
5:04
48
Down on Terminal Street (2019 stereo mix)
4:01
49
Make the Music Magic (2019 stereo mix)
1:58
50
Shine (2019 stereo mix)
7:59
51
Forbidden Lovers (first version)
4:20
52
The Bird Charmer’s Destiny (first version)
1:52
53
Forbidden Lovers
54
Down on Terminal Street

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Release credits

Bill Nelson
producer [1.1-15, 5.19-21, 5.23-25, 5.27-33]
John Leckie
producer [1.1-15, 5.19-21, 5.23-25, 5.27-33]

Issues

M
(Combined release view)
M
Modern Music
12" Vinyl
September 1976
M
Modern Music
12" Vinyl
1976
M
Modern Music
Cassette
1976
M
Modern Music
CD
February 1991
M
Modern Music
CD
25 June 2008
M
Modern Music
Digital Media (deluxe edition)
5 December 2019
M
Modern Music
4x CD, DVD (deluxe boxset edition)
6 December 2019
M
Modern Music
2x CD (deluxe edition)
2019