Spandau Ballet are rewinding the clock with a definitive new release that captures their earliest and most influential years. Titled Everything Is Now: Vol. 1 (1978–1982), the 9-disc box set lands on 12 September 2025 via Parlophone, offering fans a deep dive into the band’s first era, from post-punk beginnings to New Romantic trailblazers.
The collection features six CDs, a Blu-ray, and two heavyweight vinyl LPs, documenting the period that produced their debut album Journeys to Glory and follow-up Diamond, both originally released during the peak of London’s club culture revolution.
“It isn’t the past anymore. It’s in constant re-evaluation and people are discovering it,” says Gary Kemp. “The thing is everything is now.”
What’s inside the box set?
Spanning nearly five hours of music and footage, the set includes:
- Journeys To Glory (1981) and Diamond (1982) on 180g vinyl
- Complete 7″ and 12″ single versions, remixes and rare B-sides on CD
- Previously unavailable BBC sessions and full-length concert recordings from 1981 and 1982
- Seven unreleased demos, including early recordings as “The Gentry”
- Dolby Atmos and stereo remixes of six key tracks by Steven Wilson
- A complete 1981 gig at NYC’s Underground Club and rare BBC TV footage on Blu-ray
- A 44-page booklet packed with new quotes from all five original members and photos by Graham Smith
Some editions purchased via the band’s official store will include autographs from the original lineup: Gary Kemp, Martin Kemp, Tony Hadley, Steve Norman and John Keeble.
The rise of Spandau Ballet
Formed in late 1970s London, Spandau Ballet emerged from the heart of the Blitz Club scene, the same underground movement that launched Visage, Culture Club and the New Romantic sound. Their early shows were unconventional by design, from secret warehouse gigs to a now-legendary performance aboard the retired warship HMS Belfast. That 1980 performance is included in the new box set.
Produced by Richard James Burgess (now CEO of A2IM), their early singles like To Cut a Long Story Short, Chant No. 1 (I Don’t Need This Pressure On), and Muscle Bound signalled a fresh, electronic-driven take on British pop.
The Blu-ray disc includes a stereo and Dolby Atmos remix of these era-defining tracks:
A timely return
The box set’s release coincides with Blitz: The Club That Shaped the 80s, a major exhibition running at London’s Design Museum from 20 September 2025 through to March 2026.
“The Blitz was a real sweatbox when we performed there,” remembers Tony Hadley. “But we just had this sense that things were changing.”
