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From underground trailblazing to commercial success: Ultravox's Quartet saw George Martin take them further into the mainstream – but at what cost?

Ultravox – Quartet (Deluxe Edition): Steven Wilson burnishes art-poppers’ watershed 1982 album

Louder

"I was sitting there thinking, I can’t hear guitar": Alex Lifeson on the battle behind Rush's most divisive song, Subdivisions

Sonically, Subdivisions took Rush further into the world of synthesisers – and guitarist Alex Lifeson wasn't happy about it

Louder

Midge Ure’s former home up for sale: Chiswick house where Band Aid recorded 1984 charity hit listed for £3.5 million

The Ultravox singer came up with the melody for Do They Know It’s Christmas? in the kitchen of the Grosvenor Road address

Evening Standard

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“Look at Kate Bush or Queen: sometimes when you don’t do the norm, that’s what changes the world a little bit” - How Midge Ure finally embraced his prog tendencies

Ultravox’s Vienna and Band Aid might have made his name but Yes, Uriah Heep and ELP figured in his musical education - even if no one noticed

Louder

OPINION - The London Question: Whatever happened to the Elizabeth line wi-fi?

It’s so cool you feel like you’re on the set of an Ultravox video. But when your phone says ‘no’ there’s no disguising the dismay

Evening Standard

"The Nice and ELP are, for me, where things went too far. Very good musicians don’t interest me. Proficiency blocks you off from real adventure": John Foxx on prog, punk and the problems of being a pioneer

For 50 years, John Foxx has been making genuinely progressive music that defies categorisation. "My plan was always to make every record different from the last,” he says.

Louder

How Midge Ure ended up playing guitar in Thin Lizzy

Remembering the time when Phil Lynott wanted hard rock legends Thin Lizzy to start using synths and drum machines

Louder

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Ultravox announce Deluxe Edition of 1982's Quartet

Six disc CD and DVD Ultravox set features new Steven Wilson remixes of the band's 1982 album Quartet

Louder

Scottish eighties hit maker sells off song rights for 'undisclosed sum'

THE artist, who in his Ultravox days had one of the UK’s most famous number-two singles with Vienna, has sold income rights ...

The National (Scotland)

'Go to' Liverpool nightclub where clubbers 'danced the night away'

Ultravox, Duran Duran and The Human League all passed through its doors

Liverpool Echo

Former Liverpool nightclub loved by 80s stars was 'one of the coolest in town'

Ultravox, Duran Duran and The Human League all passed through its doors

Liverpool Echo

Midge Ure hits back as fan suggests he 'stick to music rather than making political comments'

The Ultravox talent has been vocal with his criticism of the Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

Daily Record

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