This is 1976 issued gem by the British band led by guitar virtuoso Bill Nelson, projects artsy, erotic and radiant cover art that was ahead of its time, but then again, this ensemble seamlessly merged ...

Sunburst Finish, the 1976 album from art rock quartet Be-Bop Deluxe, falls into this valley set between the major musical movements in the band’s native England. Prog rock and proto-metal was on the ...

Still prolific despite various health issues, Bill Nelson has released literally hundreds of esoteric, often instrumental solo albums since his avant- garde electronic act Bill Nelson’s Red Noise ...

In the book accompanying the new Deluxe Box Set Sunburst Finish, Nelson candidly says “I never really considered the band to be anything but an album band. I considered hit singles as belonging to the ...

Bill Nelson takes the lead in the 'Axe Victim'-era Be-Bop Deluxe. Left to right: Ian Parkin, Robert Bryan, Nelson, Nicholas Chatterton-Dew When it was issued in June 1974, NME’s dismissive Ian ...