Peter Murphy - Laying On New Waves The 2000s Collection (9CD + DVD Box Set)
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AN ESSENTIAL 9-CD + DVD COLLECTION DOCUMENTING ONE OF ALTERNATIVE MUSIC’S MOST ADVENTUROUS & UNCOMPROMISING ARTISTS. SPANNING PETER MURPHY’S STUDIO RECORDINGS FROM 2001–2017, WITH RARE REMIXES, THREE LANDMARK LIVE RELEASES & A LIVE CONCERT DVD, PLUS AN EXTENSIVE HARDBACK BOOK.
This deluxe nine CD & DVD collection brings together key Peter Murphy solo recordings from 2001 to 2017, alongside rare remixes & an extensive selection of live material, presenting one of alternative music’s most distinctive artists at his most prolific & creatively adventurous.
Released in conjunction with Peter Murphy, this collection spans atmospheric studio albums, reimagined recordings & acclaimed live performances, charting Murphy’s singular artistic vision across more than fifteen years of inspired work.
Included in the collection:
• CD1: Dust (2002)
• CD2: Unshattered (2004)
• CD3: Ninth (2011)
• CD4: Lion (2014)
• CD5: Remixes From Lion (2015)
• CD6: Mr Moonlight Tour – 35 Years of Peter Murphy (2014)
• CD7: Alive Just For Love (2001)
• CD8: Alive Just For Love – Bonus (2001)
• CD9: Bare-Boned & Sacred (2017)
• DVD: Mr Moonlight Tour – 35 Years of Peter Murphy (2014)
The collection brings together four acclaimed studio albums: ‘Dust’, ‘Unshattered’, ‘Ninth’ & ‘Lion’. Alongside these are a dedicated collection of ‘Lion’ remixes featuring contributions from Youth & Richard Thorne, plus three substantial live releases documenting different chapters of Murphy’s career.
‘Mr Moonlight Tour – 35 Years of Peter Murphy’ captures Murphy revisiting the music of Bauhaus & his solo career, while ‘Alive Just For Love’ presents an extensive live set spanning his remarkable catalogue. ‘Bare-Boned & Sacred’ offers another compelling live portrait, featuring material from across Murphy’s career.
The DVD edition of ‘Mr Moonlight Tour – 35 Years of Peter Murphy’ adds a visual dimension to the collection, presenting the concert in full & capturing Murphy & his band performing a set that includes landmark Bauhaus material alongside songs from his solo catalogue. Each album has been remastered, delivering enhanced clarity while remaining faithful to the original recordings. Housed in premium packaging & presented in a deluxe rigid bookcase-style box, the collection has been designed as a comprehensive archival edition for collectors & long-time fans alike.
At the heart of the set is an extensive hardback book featuring newly commissioned writing & rare archival material. Acclaimed author & broadcaster John Robb contributes an in-depth essay exploring Murphy’s remarkable creative evolution, while ANOHNI provides a personal foreword reflecting on Murphy’s enduring artistic influence. Long-time collaborator & producer Youth offers his own perspective on Murphy’s fearless musical journey & creative partnership.
The book also includes a brand-new interview with Peter Murphy, offering fresh insight into the making of the albums, alongside previously unpublished family photographs, rare studio & live images, & archival material drawn from throughout the period. Stylishly art-directed throughout, the package reflects the elegant visual aesthetic that has always accompanied Murphy’s music.
From the orchestral beauty of ‘Dust’ & the introspective qualities of ‘Unshattered’ to the adventurous songwriting of ‘Ninth’, the powerful modern rock of ‘Lion’, the rare ‘Lion’ remixes & the extensive live recordings across ‘Mr Moonlight Tour’, ‘Alive Just For Love’ & ‘Bare-Boned & Sacred’, this collection charts an artist who continually reinvented himself while remaining unmistakably unique.
Beautifully produced & comprehensively curated, ‘Laying On New Waves: The 2000s Collection’ is an essential celebration of Peter Murphy’s extraordinary solo catalogue, bringing together his major studio recordings, rare remixes & extensive live material in one definitive collection.
Inside: • Deluxe 9-CD + DVD collection covering Peter Murphy’s acclaimed 2001–2017 solo recordings. • Includes four studio albums: ‘Dust’, ‘Unshattered’, ‘Ninth’ & ‘Lion’. • Includes a dedicated collection of rare ‘Lion’ remixes, featuring mixes by Youth & Richard Thorne. • Includes extensive live material from ‘Mr Moonlight Tour – 35 Years of Peter Murphy’, ‘Alive Just For Love’ & ‘Bare Boned & Sacred’. • Includes the complete ‘Mr Moonlight Tour – 35 Years of Peter Murphy’ concert on DVD. • Newly remastered audio throughout. • Extensive hardback book featuring new liner notes by John Robb, forewords by ANOHNI & Youth, an exclusive new interview with Peter Murphy, rare & previously unpublished family photographs, archive live, studio & behind-the-scenes images, & elegant deluxe graphic design throughout. • Premium rigid bookcase-style presentation. A comprehensive document of Peter Murphy’s twenty-first-century solo work, bringing together studio recordings, remixes & live performances