UK - Ultimate Collector's Edition (2016)

Referred to as "the great white hope of progressive rock" by Rolling Stone; UK were one of the most influential and acclaimed supergroups of the 1970s. Originally formed in England in 1977 by keyboardist and electric-violinist Eddie Jobson (Roxy Music, Frank Zappa); vocalist and bassist John Wetton (King Crimson); guitarist Allan Holdsworth (Soft Machine); and drummer Bill Bruford (Yes, King Crimson, Genesis), UK represented the final statement of the classic progressive-rock era - first with their ground-breaking eponymous debut album (recently selected by Rolling Stone as one of the top 30 Greatest Progressive Rock Albums of all time), and then as a trio with drummer Terry Bozzio (Frank Zappa) and their influential "Danger Money" album, followed by the band's classic "Night After Night" live album, recorded during their 1979 tour of Japan. Now, 38 years after their debut, bandleader and producer Jobson has compiled a 18-disc Ultimate Collectors' Edition Box Set featuring high-resolution 'Abbey Road' remasters of their original studio recordings and several previously unreleased live recordings of the early group. The box set also includes, for the first time, a full concert version of "Night After Night," including an additional 50 minutes of music newly mixed from the original multitrack tapes, as well as a Blu-ray audio and double CD of the 2011 Jobson-Wetton "Reunion" Tokyo concert, previously unreleased outside of Japan. "U.K." definitive Abbey Road remaster of the classic first UK album 1 x CD and 1 x 24/96 high resolution Blu-ray audio. "Danger Money" definitive Abbey Road remaster 1 x CD and 1 x 24/96 high resolution Blu-ray audio. "Night After Night" definitive remaster and first mix of complete 1979 concert. Includes 50 minutes of previously unreleased material 2 x CDs and 1 x 24/96 high resolution Blu-ray audio. "Reunion" definitive remaster of 2011 Jobson-Wetton reunion concert in Tokyo 2 x CDs and 1 x 24/96 high resolution Blu-ray audio. Unreleased full concert recordings from 1978-1979 Boston - Paradise Theater Cleveland - Agora Ballroom, Philadelphia - Penn's Landing, Nijmegen - Concertgebouw De Vereeniging 4 x CDs. Interviews and outtakes 2 x CDs "UK - 1977-2015" 64-page book.