‘Everything Is Now Vol 1’: Reviews
Wed, October 29, 2025
“Everything Is Now – Vol.1: 1978 – 1982 is an excellent example of a brilliant box set. Everything in the set is essential, and it becomes somewhat of an audio biography of the band.” 4.5/5 Stars - Spill Magazine
“Their journey to glory taking them from the dark shadows of the Blitz into the bright sunshine of the New Pop, via forays into funk and exotica.” 4/5 Stars **** - Record Collector
“Everything Is Now stands as the definitive document to Spandau Ballet’s revolutionary early period, when they helped define the sound and style of a generation. Essential listening.” - Blitzed Magazine
”...an eloquent, swaggering re-statement of their case, from the cold thrill of The Freeze and homoeroticism of Musclebound to Instinction and Paint Me Down, their first tentative dips into the pop-soul that would become their bridge to True and Through The Barricades.” - MOJO - 4/5 Stars ****
“Given how excellent the extras are here, and how well the music holds up, Spandau’s first box set is almost perfect.” - Classic Pop Magazine - 4/5 Stars ****
”...raw, tight, charismatic and stylish…‘Everything Is Now’ offers a timely reminder that Spandau Ballet’s story began not with ballads and exotic videos, but with basement clubs, bold ideas and a real sense of underground cool.” - Electronic Sound Magazine
‘Everything Is Now – Vol 1: 1978-1982’ The Early Years Box Set -
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