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Emerging from London's underground fashion and club scene of the late 70s, Spandau Ballet pioneered the styles of electronic dance music and white funk, before moving on to huge worldwide commercial success with the blue eyed soul album, 'True'.

Spandau Ballet notched up 20 hit singles, spent an incredible 500 weeks in the UK Charts and achieved album sales in excess of 20 million copies worldwide.


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The Blitz and Beyond' Brochure and CD Sampler

Compiled using the diaries of Spandau Ballet’s manager Steve Dagger, band photographer Graham Smith, and journalist Paul Simper, this specially created brochure traces the band’s timeline from 1978 to 1982, includes rare photos, and features an exclusive 12-track CD sampler taken from the critically acclaimed box set 'Everything Is Now – Vol 1: 1978-1982’.

'The Blitz and Beyond' brochure is only available in the Design Museum gift shop.

Tracklisting;
1. To Cut A Long Story Short (7”A-side)
2. The Freeze (Steven Wilson Stereo Remix)
3. Muscle Bound (LP Version)
4. Reformation (Arista Demo)
5. Mandolin
6. Chant No.1 (7”A-side)
7. Paint Me Down (12”A-side)
8. Instinction (7” Trevor Horn Version)
9. Coffee Club (Remix)
10. She Loved Like Diamond
11. Pharaoh
12. Glow

Blitz: the Club That Shaped the 80s Exhibition at the Design Museum
Tickets @ designmuseum.digitickets.co.uk/event-tickets/67264…

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Tune in this Sunday, 19th October to see Gary on Later… with Jools Holland at 10pm on BBC Two.

He’ll be talking all things Blitz Club and the brand new Everything Is Now box set.

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“Everything Is Now – Vol 1: 1978-1982” - Out Now

"Essential listening.” Blitzed Magazine
4/5 Stars **** Record Collector
4/5 Stars **** MOJO
4/5 Stars **** Classic Pop Magazine
”...raw, tight, charismatic and stylish” Electronic Sound Magazine

Today, Spandau Ballet, one of the most influential bands in British music, release their definitive early years collection, “Everything Is Now – Vol 1: 1978-1982” - a comprehensive 9-disc box set featuring their groundbreaking first two albums alongside a wealth of previously unavailable material. It includes a beautiful 44-page book with original photos from fellow Blitz Kid Graham Smith and new commentary from the whole band.

This meticulously curated collection captures the band’s origins and meteoric rise from Blitz Club favourites to chart-topping innovators. The set includes their seminal albums “Journeys To Glory” (1981) and “Diamond” (1982) on vinyl, plus six CDs of singles, remixes, BBC sessions, demos, and a Blu-ray of Dolby Atmos mixes, videos and rare live footage.

Available to buy and stream now on your preferred service @ spandauballet.lnk.to/everythingisnow

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Listen to the never-before-released song ‘Eyes’, taken from 'Everything Is Now - Vol 1: 1978-1982'.

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It's never 'just a song' 👀 What are your favourite Gold memories?

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Journeys To Glory 40th Anniversary Album Playback!


“The band’s best work...that of establishing a new electronic soul...an uncompromising work of art, a healthy boldness that would not bow to anyone." Rolling Stone


This weekend we will be celebrating the 40th Anniversary of the Journeys To Glory album by holding a 48 hour listening party. Join us as any point from 12pm (GMT) on Saturday, 6th March to listen to the band’s classic debut album and check out a few rare photos too.


The party ends at 12pm (GMT), Monday 8th March.


Order ‘Journeys To Glory’ on vinyl in the Spandau Ballet Store - www.spandauballetstore.com


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***Spandau Ballet YouTube Premiere Event on December 4th***

A Spandau Ballet YouTube Premiere of the rare Parade Tour ‘Rockpop In Concert’ show is to be shown on December 4th @ 12PM PST / 3PM EST / 8PM GMT @ www.youtube.com/spandauballet.

The premiere will be available for 48 hours only.

Subscribe here on the Official Spandau Ballet You Tube Channel to join us! >> www.youtube.com/spandauballet

Spandau Ballet began their Parade World Tour in Japan, and after selling out 5 nights in Tokyo, flew into Germany on Wednesday 21st November 1984 and went straight from the airport
to a sold-out Dortmund Westfalenhalle Arena to perform a blistering set as co-headliners with U2 for German TV show Rockpop.2 days later Spandau were guests on another German TV show, Tommys Pop show with many of the World's biggest artists including Duran
Duran. The next day both bands flew to London to take part in the Band-Aid recording session.

This performance is the only concert film of this incredible, record-breaking world tour which ended at Live Aid. It has not been broadcast since the 1980s

Pre-order the new album '40 Years - The Greatest Hits' now: lnk.to/SpandauBallet-GH40
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Classic Spandau promo videos now in HD!

Watch 'Lifeline', 'Gold', 'Only When You Leave' and 'To Cut A Long Story Short' now @ youtube.com/playlist...
More on the way!

Pre-order the new album '40 Years - The Greatest Hits' now: lnk.to/SpandauBallet-GH40


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Spandau have produced some absolutely classic music videos, but what would be your one and only favourite?

'40 Years - The Greatest Hits' on 3CD/2LP - Pre-order now @ lnk.to/SpandauBallet-GH40
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Only 1 month to go until the release of 40 Years - The Greatest Hits! Including all the hits you know and love, plus the previously unreleased Simon and Garfunkel cover ’The Boxer’.

Available on 3CD / 2LP Ruby Red Vinyl.

Pre-order now @ lnk.to/SpandauBallet-GH40
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