Richard Evans - Ultravox: Looking Backwards Towards the Future - (Hardback Book) - SIGNED / DEDICATED - pre-order [2026-10-08]

Richard Evans - Ultravox: Looking Backwards Towards the Future - (Hardback Book) - SIGNED / DEDICATED

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Ultravox: Looking Backwards Towards the Future is the first authorised biography of post-punk mavericks turned commercial superstars Ultravox. Written with the knowledge, permission and cooperation of the band’s surviving core members, it offers the definitive account of one of Britain’s most eccentric, unusual and uncompromising groups.

Formed in London in 1974, Ultravox first made their mark under original frontman John Foxx with stark, futuristic statements such as ‘Hiroshima Mon Amour’ and ‘Slow Motion.’ Following Foxx’s departure in 1979, the band were reborn with Midge Ure, entering their commercial heyday between 1980 and 1984. During this period, Ultravox became one of Britain’s most successful acts, scoring a run of UK Top 10 albums and defining singles including ‘Vienna’, ‘All Stood Still,’ and ‘Dancing with Tears in My Eyes’.

Drawing on an extensive archive of research materials and new, exclusive interviews with Warren Cann, Billy Currie, John Foxx and Midge Ure, as well as input from collaborators, peers, label figures and management, the book charts the band’s turbulent internal dynamics alongside their creative evolution. It explores fractures and fallouts, ambition and ego, addiction and reinvention.

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Richard Evans has worked in the music industry for over thirty years in a variety of roles, including positions at London Records, Factory Records and MTV Europe. In 1998 he set up marketing consultancy The Fan Base and has been connecting musical artists with their audiences ever since. He is the founder of the This Is Not Retro website and record label and has worked for Andy Bell, Vince Clarke and Erasure since 2009. He is also the author of Listening to the Music Machines Make: Inventing Electronic Pop. Richard is based in Dorset.

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"Richard Evans - Ultravox: Looking Backwards Towards the Future", is out Thursday, 8th October 2026 on Omnibus Press and available for pre-order now.

Format: Hardback Book - SIGNED / DEDICATED
ISBN Number: 9781917274043
Dimensions: 234mm x 156mm, 368 pages
Release Date: Thursday, 8th October 2026