) On the strength of their live do something, they signed to Island Records in 1976, releasing their eponymous debut album in February 1977. Stevie Shears left the band to form the new band Confidence Global. It remains a critical and admirer favourite of the group's early incarnation, and was performed by the group on the Old Grey Whistle Test. During 1978 the group silently dropped the exclamation blot, becoming simply Ultravox. It too unsuccessful commercially plus Island dropped the group.

John Foxx absent to pursue a solo career at the same time as Robin Simon absent to link the group Magazine. Musically, the book was similar to Ultravox's subsequent work, bringing synthesisers to the forefront of the group's noise. Midge Ure, an by now accomplished musician, asked to link the group. Midge Ure and Billy Currie had met in the Visage project, a group fronted by Steve Odd.

Called Vienna, the album was released on Chrysalis Minutes, achieving a considerable hit by means of the title track (inspired by Song Reed's The Third Gentleman), which was accompanied with a distinctive video. The book reached number three, and was soon followed by Rage in Eden (1981), the band recurring to Conny Plank's studio for come again? twisted out to be a difficult recording session. S.

The group appeared at Exist Aid. Billy reformed Ultravox again in 1992 by means of Tony Fenelle to record Revelation, and afterward Sam Blue replaced Tony, lending his voice to their final let go, Ingenuity (1996).