{"product_id":"quit-dreaming-and-get-on-the-beam","title":"Quit Dreaming and Get On the Beam","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe album \u003cem\u003eQuit Dreaming and Get on the Beam\u003c\/em\u003e was originally recorded in 1979 with sessions taking place for an intended follow-up album by \u003cstrong\u003eBill's\u003c\/strong\u003e recently formed group Red Noise. However, EMI Records, \u003cstrong\u003eBill's\u003c\/strong\u003e then record label, declined to release the recordings and the material remained unreleased.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFour recordings appeared as the \"\u003cem\u003eDo You Dream in Colour\u003c\/em\u003e\" EP on his Cocteau label in 1980. The following year, \u003cstrong\u003eBill\u003c\/strong\u003e licensed the original stereo mixes of the album to Mercury Records who issued the album in the Spring of 1981. A ground-breaking record, \u003cem\u003eQuit Dreaming and Get on the Beam\u003c\/em\u003e reached a peak of number seven on the UK charts and is to date \u003cstrong\u003eBill's\u003c\/strong\u003e most commercially successful album.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis limited and expanded edition boxed set features a newly remastered version of the original album mix, but also features an additional 53 tracks drawn from new stereo and 5.1 Surround Sound mixes by Stephen W Tayler of all the surviving recording sessions from 1979, along with a previously unreleased radio session from March 1981, a BBC John Peel session from June 1981, and a collection of rare single tracks from the era. Also included is the rare promotional film of \"\u003cem\u003eDo You Dream in Colour?\u003c\/em\u003e\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe box set has an illustrated 68-page book and an essay, and also includes postcards and a poster, making this release the definitive statement on one of \u003cstrong\u003eBill Nelson's\u003c\/strong\u003e great works.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Esoteric Recordings","offers":[{"title":"4CD","offer_id":50411557552459,"sku":"2218669","price":59.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/Screenshot_2024-08-23_at_18.46.45_2178b77f_thumbnail_4096.png?v=1726659904","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/de\/products\/quit-dreaming-and-get-on-the-beam","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}