The Island Years

by Ultravox

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  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: 22 March 1999
  • Label: Spectrum Music
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 1:06:53
  • Community rating: 3.97/5 from 1 rating

Album Notes & Community Reviews

A compilation of Ultravox's Island Records recordings, the years when the band, initially fronted by John Foxx, pioneered British electronic new wave. The set covers their first three albums, from glam-influenced art rock to the systems of 'Systems of Romance'.

Genres

Descriptors: synthesizers, atmospheric, melodic, dance, bassy

Tracklist

  1. Dangerous Rhythm (4:16)
  2. My Sex (3:04)
  3. I Want To Be A Machine (7:23)
  4. The Wild, The Beautiful & The Damned (5:54)
  5. Life At Rainbow's End (For All The Tax Exiles On Main Street) (3:45)
  6. Young Savage (2:59)
  7. Slip Away (4:17)
  8. Rock Wrok (3:35)
  9. Hiroshima Mon Amour (5:11)
  10. Distant Smile (5:25)
  11. The Man Who Dies Everyday (4:12)
  12. While I'm Still Alive (3:16)
  13. Slow Motion (3:27)
  14. Quiet Men (4:07)
  15. Cross Fade (2:52)
  16. Just For A Moment (3:10)

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