Midge Ure - Chapters: The Best Of [2LP]

Chapters: The Best Of gathers Midge Ure's solo highlights and key collaborations on a double LP, every track presented in a new 2026 stereo mix.

Ure's fingerprints are all over 1980s British pop: fronting Ultravox, shaping Visage and co-creating Band Aid. This collection focuses on the songs that carry his own name, plus two brand-new studio recordings of songs he co-wrote before going solo, Visage's Fade to Grey and a Phil Lynott song from the same era.

The solo material shows how naturally he blended synth textures with big, emotional melodies. If I Was, his best-known solo single, still glows with that soaring chorus, while Sister and Brother brings in Kate Bush on vocals for a moment of real tenderness. After a Fashion, his 1983 team-up with Japan's Mick Karn, adds a sinewy, art-pop edge.

The new mixes are a chance to hear the chiming guitars, glassy keyboards and Ure's clear, ringing voice afresh. Covers of songs made famous by David Bowie and the Walker Brothers sit alongside his own writing, a reminder of his tastes as a fan.

For anyone who grew up with Ultravox on the radio, this is the solo story told properly, and a strong case for Ure as one of British pop's most underrated craftsmen.