Recorded in the Spring of 1974 at several studios in London, AXE VICTIM was released by EMIs Harvest label in June 1974 to much critical praise and introduced Be Bop Deluxe to the record buying public. The album featured the bands first line-up of BILL NELSON (vocals, lead guitar, acoustic guitar, piano), IAN PARKIN (rhythm acoustic guitars, organ), ROB BRYAN (bass guitar, vocals) and NICHOLAS CHATTERTON-DEW (drums).AXE VICTIM was a fine debut and was championed by DJ John Peel (who had been an advocate of Bill Nelsons work since the release of the rudimentary self-released album Northern Dream in 1971) as one of his favourite releases of 1974. Although Bill Nelson was still finding his creative feet, AXE VICTIM featured some fine material including the classic Adventures in a Yorkshire Landscape, along with other fine material such as Night Creatures, Third Floor Heaven (which featured Babe Ruth vocalist Jenny Haan guesting), Jets at Dawn and the superb Darkness (LImmoraliste).This expanded reissue has been newly re-mastered from the original master tapes and features an additional 17 bonus tracks drawn from a stunning new stereo mix of the album from the original multi-track tapes by award winning engineer Stephen W. Tayler, along with both sides of the rare Smile Records single Teenage Archangel b/w Jets at Dawn released by the band in 1973 prior to being signed to EMI. Also included are previously unreleased out-takes from the original album sessions.Another highlight of this 2CD set is the illustrated booklet featuring previously unseen photographs and an essay of recollections by Bill Nelson. This re-mastered, re-mixed and expanded edition of AXE VICTIM is a fitting celebration of a wonderful debut album and a tribute to the creative vision of Bill Nelson. A NEW EXPANDED 2 DISC EDITION OF THE CLASSIC 1974 DEBUT ALBUM BY BE BOP DELUXE NEWLY REMASTERED FROM THE ORIGINAL MASTER TAPES FEATURING AN ADDITIONAL 17 BONUS TRACKS DRAWN FROM A NEW STEREO MIX OF THE ALBUM FROM THE ORIGINAL MULTI-TRACK MASTER TAPES, BOTH SIDES OF THE RARE SMILE RECORDS TEENAGE ARCHANGEL SINGLE FROM 1973 PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED OUT-TAKES FROM THE ALBUM SESSIONS INCLUDES AN ILLUSTRATED BOOKLET WITH MANY PREVIOUSLY UNSEEN PHOTOGRAPHS A NEW ESSAY BY BILL NELSON RADIO COVERAGE, REVIEWS IN NATIONAL PRESS, CLASSIC ROCK, UNCUT, MOJO, RECORD COLLECTOR PROG MAGAZINES ALL SPECIALIST PRESS COVERAGE ON RELEVANT WEBSITES, SOCIAL MEDIA FANZINES