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Bill Nelson
English experimental musician
Since 1948
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William Nelson (born 18 December 1948) is an English singer, guitarist, songwriter, producer, painter, video artist, writer and experimental musician. He rose to prominence as the chief songwriter, vocalist and guitarist of the rock group Be-Bop Deluxe, which he formed in 1972. Nelson has been described as "one of the most underrated guitarists of the seventies art rock movement". In 2015, he was recognised with the Visionary award at the Progressive Music Awards.
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Discography
Albums
- 1971 Northern Dream
- 1981 Das Kabinet (The Cabinet of Doctor Caligari)
- 1981 Quit Dreaming and Get on the Beam
- 1981 Sounding the Ritual Echo (Atmospheres for Dreaming)
- 1982 The Love That Whirls (Diary of a Thinking Heart)
- 1983 Chimera
- 1984 Chamber of Dreams (Music From the Invisible Exibition)
- 1984 The Summer of God’s Piano
- 1985 Trial by Intimacy (The Book of Splendours)
- 1986 On a Blue Wing
- 1986 Getting the Holy Ghost Across
- 1987 Chance Encounters in the Garden of Lights
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- 1987 Ecclesia Gnostica (Music for the Interior Church)
- 1989 A Catalogue of Obsessions
- 1989 Chamber of Dreams (Music From the Invisibility Exhibition)
- 1989 Chimes and Rings
- 1989 Das Kabinet (The Cabinet of Dr Caligari) / La Belle et la Bete (Beauty and the Beast)
- 1989 Details
- 1989 Heartbreakland
- 1989 Nudity
- 1989 Pavillions of the Heart and Soul
- 1990 Altar Pieces
- 1990 Demonstrations of Affection
- 1991 Luminous
- 1992 Blue Moons and Laughing Guitars
- 1995 Crimsworth (Flowers, Stones, Fountains and Flames)
- 1995 Practically Wired…or How I Became Guitar Boy
- 1995 Culturemix With Bill Nelson
- 1996 After the Satellite Sings
- 1997 Magnificent Dream People
- 1997 Buddha Head
- 1997 Electricity Made Us Angels
- 1997 Deep Dream Decoder
- 1998 Weird Critters
- 2000 Whistling While the World Turns
- 2002 Noise Candy: A Creamy Centre in Every Bite!
- 2003 Luxury Lodge
- 2003 Plaything
- 2003 Whimsy
- 2003 Astral Motel
- 2003 The Romance of Sustain, Volume 1: Painting With Guitars
- 2004 Custom Deluxe
- 2004 Dreamland to Starboard
- 2004 Satellite Songs
- 2004 Wah‐Wah Galaxy
- 2005 Orpheus In Ultraland
- 2005 Rosewood: Ornaments and Graces for Acoustic Guitar, Volume One
- 2005 Rosewood, Volume 2
- 2005 The Alchemical Adventures of Sailor Bill
- 2006 Arcadian Salon
- 2006 Neptune’s Galaxy: The Sailor Bill Companion
- 2006 Return to Jazz of Lights
- 2007 Gleaming Without Lights
- 2007 Secret Club for Members Only
- 2007 And We Fell Into a Dream
- 2008 Illuminated at Dusk
- 2008 Silvertone Fountains
- 2008 Mazda Kaleidoscope
- 2008 Clocks & Dials
- 2008 Golden Melodies of Tomorrow
- 2009 Fancy Planets
- 2009 Here Comes Mr Mercury
- 2009 The Dream Transmission Pavilion
- 2009 Theatre of Falling Leaves
- 2009 Non‐Stop Mystery Action
- 2010 Picture Post
- 2010 Modern Moods For Mighty Atoms
- 2010 Captain Future’s Psychotronic Circus
- 2010 Fables and Dreamsongs: A Golden Book of Experimental Ballads
- 2011 Hip Pocket Jukebox
- 2011 Fantasmatron
- 2011 Model Village
- 2011 Signals From Realms of Light
- 2012 Songs of the Blossom Tree Optimists
- 2012 The Last of the Neon Cynics
- 2012 Joy Through Amplification (The Ultra-Fuzzy World of Priapus Stratocaster)
- 2012 Return to Tomorrow: These Tapes Rewind: Volume One
- 2012 The Palace of Strange Voltages
- 2012 The Dreamshire Chronicles
- 2013 The Tremulous Doo-Wah Diddy: Blip! 2
