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Released
  
11 September 1981

Length
  
45:34

Artist
  
Ultravox

Producer
  
Conny Plank

Recorded
  
1981

Rage in Eden (1981)
  
Quartet (1982)

Release date
  
11 September 1981

Label
  
Chrysalis Records

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Studio
  
Conny's Studio in Cologne, West Germany

Genres
  
New wave, Electropop, New Romanticism, Art rock

Similar
  
Ultravox albums, New Romanticism albums, Other albums

Rage in Eden is the fifth album by the British new wave band Ultravox. It was released in 1981 on Chrysalis. The album reached #4 in the UK album charts and was certified Gold by the BPI for sales in excess of 100,000 copies.

Contents

Background

Like the band's previous two albums, Rage in Eden was co-produced by Conny Plank. The abstract album artwork was designed by Peter Saville, better known for his collaborations with New Order. All re-issues of the album since 1981 however have different artwork, due to licensing problems concerning the original cover.

The remastered definitive edition, released 22 September 2008, features a second disc containing rare and previously unreleased material. In addition to this, the original front cover artwork has been reinstated. The licensing of the original artwork currently only extends as far as the initial run of the physical release of the album (set at ten thousand units worldwide). Future editions feature the same artwork as used on the previous CD re-issue.

Track listing

All songs written by Warren Cann, Chris Cross, Billy Currie, and Midge Ure.

Original release: CHR 1338

Side A:

  1. "The Voice" – 6:01
  2. "We Stand Alone" – 5:39
  3. "Rage in Eden" – 4:12
  4. "I Remember (Death in the Afternoon)" – 4:57

Side B:

  1. "The Thin Wall" – 5:39
  2. "Stranger Within" – 7:26
  3. "Accent on Youth" – 5:57
  4. "The Ascent" – 1:10
  5. "Your Name (Has Slipped My Mind Again)" – 4:29

Original CD release: 253 958

  1. "The Voice" – 6:00
  2. "We Stand Alone" – 5:40
  3. "Rage in Eden" – 4:13
  4. "I Remember (Death in the Afternoon)" – 4:59
  5. "The Thin Wall" – 5:41
  6. "Stranger Within" – 7:26
  7. "Accent on Youth" – 5:57
  8. "The Ascent" – 1:07
  9. "Your Name (Has Slipped My Mind Again)" – 4:30

CD re-release: 7243 8 57409 2 3

  1. "The Voice" – 6:01
  2. "We Stand Alone" – 5:39
  3. "Rage in Eden" – 4:12
  4. "I Remember (Death in the Afternoon)" – 4:57
  5. "The Thin Wall" – 5:39
  6. "Stranger Within" – 7:26
  7. "Accent on Youth" – 4:45
  8. "The Ascent" – 2:19
  9. "Your Name (Has Slipped My Mind Again)" – 4:29

Bonus tracks:

  1. "I Never Wanted to Begin" – 3:31
  2. "Paths and Angles" – 4:19
  3. "I Never Wanted to Begin (Extended Version)" – 6:17

Disc One

  1. "The Voice" – 6:01
  2. "We Stand Alone" – 5:39
  3. "Rage in Eden" – 4:12
  4. "I Remember (Death in the Afternoon)" – 4:57
  5. "The Thin Wall" – 5:39
  6. "Stranger Within" – 7:26
  7. "Accent on Youth" – 4:45
  8. "The Ascent" – 2:19
  9. "Your Name (Has Slipped My Mind Again)" – 4:29

Disc Two

  1. "I Never Wanted to Begin" (B-side of The Thin Wall) – 3:31
  2. "Paths and Angles" (B-side of The Voice) – 4:19
  3. "I Never Wanted to Begin (Extended Version)" – 6:17
  4. "Private Lives (Live)" – 4:51
  5. "All Stood Still (Live)" – 4:19
  6. "I Remember (Death in the Afternoon) (Live)" – 5:47
  7. "Stranger Within (Live)" – 8:02
  8. "Rage in Eden (Live)" – 4:26
  9. "Accent on Youth (Live)" – 4:45
  10. "The Ascent (Live)" – 2:27
  11. "Your Name (Has Slipped My Mind Again) (Live)" – 4:45
  12. "Stranger Within (Work in Progress Mix)" – 7:11
  13. "The Thin Wall (Work in Progress Mix)" – 5:16
  • Tracks 4-5 recorded live at Crystal Palace, 13 June 1981.
  • Tracks 4-5 originally released as B-sides to the 12" version of "The Voice".
  • Tracks 6-11 recorded live at Hammersmith Odeon, 17 October 1981.
  • Tracks 6-13 previously unreleased.

    • Singles

    Two singles were released from the album.

    1. The Thin Wall
    2. The Voice

    Chart positions

    Album

    Singles

    Personnel

    Ultravox
  • Warren Cann – drums, electronic percussion, vocals, (lead vocals on "Paths and Angles")
  • Chris Cross – bass, synthesizers, vocals, (guitar on "Paths and Angles")
  • Billy Currie – synthesizers, piano, violin, viola
  • Midge Ure – lead vocals (except "Paths and Angles"), guitars, synthesizers
    • Additional personnel
  • Conny Plank – co-production, engineering
  • Peter Saville Associates – original sleeve design

    • Songs

    1The Voice6:03
    2We Stand Alone5:40
    3Rage in Eden

    References

    Rage in Eden Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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