Bill Nelson (Possible) Future Releases
The albums and songs listed on this page are either officially announced, planned, or rumoured to be released in the future and will be denoted as such. If you've heard or seen anything let us know at webmaster@billnelson.com.

 


Nelsonica 04, the name of this album is 'Wah Wah Galaxy'.  More information can be found on the album page.

Bill already has an album for this year's Nelsonica 04 convention.  Early leaked tidbits of information mention that the convention will be held in December this year; close to Bill's birthday AND the Pagan Holiday Season (you know, Christmas).  Details to follow.


The Lost Satellites now has a name: Satellite Songs.  More information can be found on the album page.

The big tour this fall will be the 30th anniversary of the release of 'Axe Victim'.  Bill has stated that he will be on tour with The Lost Satellites and in involved in composing an album for this specific tour.  Details to follow.


The 'Other' Album

Bill writes in the March 31 diary that he is now calling this album 'Custom Deluxe' and gives a first track listing there.  
Bill mentioned in the March 23 diary entry that he is already laying down tracks for a new instrumental album.


Dreamland to Starboard
Per the latest diary information, the next album out the door will be the album formerly known as 'The Art School Ascended On Vapours Of Roses' , but is now called 'Dreamland to Starboard.'  Bill states that this is a guitar album, pure and sweet.  Hoping to get the album out in the next few weeks, here is the track listing:

  1. Girlfriend In Mini-Skirt
  2. Creamy Clouds
  3. The Singing In The Air Above The Village Green
  4. Lost To Tomorrow
  5. I Am The Only Monster Here
  6. Burnished
  7. Tarnished
  8. Moments Flash Like Stars Between Them
  9. Ghost Of Gilded Ruin
  10. Standard Fireworks
  11. All A Dream After All
  12. The Diving Bell
  13. My Ever Gleaming Dreamertron
  14. All's Well In Wonderland

Be Bop Deluxe - The Decca Audition Tapes
On December 13, 1973, Be Bop Deluxe recorded on 16-track at Decca's West Hampstead recording center in Studio 2 with Nick Tauber producing.  Tracks from this "audition" are as follows:

  1. Axe Victim (5:02)
  2. I'll Be Your Vampire (2:25)
  3. Bluesy Ruby (3:45)
  4. Adventures in a Yorkshire Landscape (4:12)
There is a possibility that these tracks could be released by the autumn of 2001 in the form of a boxed set with other artists.  Stay tuned...

For information on other unreleased Be Bop Deluxe tracks, click here.


New Internet-Only MP3 Tracks

Bill announced in early March diary entries that a couple of new songs, recorded on his new digital home studio, possibly new tracks Buzz Was Honey and Seńor Mysterioso, may be available shortly on Bill's MP3.com site.


Fila Brazilia & Harold Budd collaboration
Possible due date:  unknown
Bill contributed to a collaboration between Hull band Fila Brazilia and US pianist Harold Budd.


Red Noise Live CD
Possible due date: Who knows?
From the November 8, 1998 Bill Nelson Internet Chat, direct from Bill:  "I have a bootleg CD of Red Noise live which someone else has been selling illegally. I plan to release it as a proper live official release with some nice graphics and sleeve notes and I'll clean up and remaster the recording to make it as high quality as possible.  The secret is to bootleg the bootleggers, but do it better.

Assuming it's the Live In Sheffield recording from March 1979, the track listing will probably be:

  1. Don't Touch Me (I'm Electric)
  2. Furniture Music
  3. Stop/Go/Stop
  4. The Atom Age
  5. Posession
  6. Substitute Flesh
  7. A Better Home In The Phantom Zone
  8. Radar In My Heart
  9. Art/Empire/Industry
  10. Revolt Into Style
  11. Stay Young
There are also a number of Peel Sessions tracks by Red Noise which are unreleased.

Re-releases:
Possible due date:  Who knows?

Sound On Sound, Quit Dreaming & Get On The Beam, The Love That Whirls, Sounding The Ritual Echo, Das Kabinett, La Belle Et La Bęte, Flaming Desires & Other Passions, Chimera, Savage Gestures For Charm's Sake, Two Fold Aspect Of Everything (Double CD), Summer Of God's Of Piano, Chamber Of Dreams, Pavilions Of The Heart & Soul, Catalogue Of Obsessions, Vistamix, Living For The Spangled Moment; Sex, Psyche Etc; Iconography, Map Of Dreams, Chance Encounters In The Garden Of Lights (Double CD), Optimism, Chimes & Rings, Nudity, Heartbreakland, Details, Duplex (Double CD), The Strangest Things, Simplex, Luminous.

Bill mentioned in an interview in 1996 that the Scala recordings (done with Daryl Runswick for the British TV series "Brond" back in 1987) may or may not see re-release because Channel Four may be involved with the publishing.  Bill did indicate that there were additional recordings from those sessions.

Since 1996 this web site has been soliciting the help of fans in order to get Bill's 1986 CBS album Getting The Holy Ghost Across (UK title) and On A Blue Wing (US title, slightly different track selection) released onto compact disc.  This was never done back in 1986 by CBS!  Bill has said in many interviews that CBS (now owned by Sony Music) owns the album and it's up to them to release it onto compact disc.  Click here to email or write Sony Music to persuade them to release it.

If you're interested in contacting record companies about re-releases, go to the Advocacy page


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