September 2013 – Page 4 – SuperDeluxeEdition

Deep Purple / Perfect Strangers Live: LP+CD+DVD set

Posted on September 3, 2013October 14, 2013 by Paul Sinclair

Eagle Rock will release Perfect Strangers Live next month, a DVD of Deep Purple‘s 1984 concert in Melbourne, Australia, which featured the classic ‘mark II’ reunion line-up of Ian Gillan, Ritchie Blackmore, Roger Glover, Jon Lord and Ian Paice.

This is said to be the only full-length recording of the band from that time, and as well as a single DVD, it is being made available as a DVD+2CD set, or for vinyl fans, you can buy a mega 2LP+2CD+DVD package, with the 15 live tracks repeated across three different formats.

Perfect Strangers Live is released on 14 October 2013.

2LP+2CD+DVD Edition

• UK Pre-order: Perfect Strangers Live [2LP + 2CD + DVD]

2CD+DVD Edition

Standalone DVD

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Sly & the Family Stone / Higher! Amazon bonus disc for the USA

Posted on September 3, 2013 by Paul Sinclair

Here is a look at the bonus disc that is supplied with copies of the new Sly & the Family Stone Higher! box set, ONLY when bought from Amazon.com. Five of the six tracks are previously unissued and these are mixed by Vic Anesini.

Tracks included are

Stand! (long version)*
TV Medley: Sing A Simple Song/Hot Fun In The Summertime/I Want To Take You Higher
Time For Livin’ (alternate Record Plant mix)*
Saint James Infirmary (instrumental) (live)*
Sittin’ On My Fanny*
Dust To Dust (instrumental)*

*Previously unissued

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FIRST PICTURES: Mike Oldfield / “Crises” box set and deluxe edition

Posted on September 3, 2013September 3, 2013 by Paul Sinclair

Mike Oldfield‘s Crises reissue is out this week. A review of the music will come later, but for your pleasure, we present this photo gallery of the five-disc box and the two-CD deluxe edition.

The box measures around 20cm x 15.5cm and is similar to other Universal sets including the T.Rex Electric Warrior super deluxe edition. While the two-disc deluxe has a glossy finish, the box opts for a matt laminated coating and Terry llot’s cover painting survives the transition from square to rectangle rather well.

The 38 page hardcover book tells the story of the album effectively, with lots of photos of memorabilia, including concert tickets, picture discs and record sleeves. Apart from the book there are no ‘extras’ in the box like the art cards and poster included with Electric Warrior, and unlike that set – and the forthcoming Tears For Fears / The Hurting box – the discs are not in gatefold wallets, rather simple, single sleeves.

The design doesn’t vary for the cover of each disc sleeve (3CDs and 2DVDs) so they are numbered top right, for easy reference. The box comes with one of those ribbons, to help to get the contents easily from the box.

The deluxe set is an eight-panel gatefold digipack and the 16-page booklet contains the same essay as the book, along with a selection of photos.

The box set has actually sold out, but Universal are pressing some more, so availability should not be an issue. Full track listing and more details here.

5-disc box set

2-disc deluxe edition

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Bryan Ferry / Live in Lyon deluxe set

Posted on September 2, 2013September 2, 2013 by Paul Sinclair

Live in Lyon is a Bryan Ferry concert, filmed on 25 July 2011, during the Roxy Music frontman’s Olympia tour.

The setting was the spectacular ancient Roman amphitheater in Lyon, France, as part of the Nuits de Fourviere Festival, and the show features a healthy mix classic Roxy Music songs, solo hits and his well-regarded cover versions of other writer’s material.

The Live in Lyon deluxe Blu-Ray+CD configuration is packaged as a 72 page hardback edition with embossed front cover. Bonus features include a ‘Making Of Olympia’ documentary covering the recording of the Olympia album with previously unseen interviews and performances with guest artists including Nile Rodgers, Dave Stewart, and David Gilmour.

Live in Lyon is out on 23 September and is available in Blu-ray+CD, DVD+CD and standalone versions of both formats.

Bluray+CD deluxe

Standalone Blu-ray

DVD+CD deluxe Edition

Standalone DVD

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Out This Week / 2 September 2013

Posted on September 2, 2013September 3, 2013 by Paul Sinclair

The Beach Boys / Made In California (6CD Box Set)

This Beach Boys set was originally rumoured for last autumn, to coincide with the 50th Anniversary celebrations, but better late than never. Six CDs of content combining the familiar and the unheard, presented in a soft-feel yellow book which is just short of 12-inches square.

Mike Oldfield / Crises 5-disc box set

Demand for this Mike Oldfield 3CD+2DVD set caught Universal by surprise and it’s currently be repressed. Contains the album remastered, a 5.1 surround mix, two CDs of live performance from the Crises tour and much more.

Yes / High Vibration Japanese 16 SACD box set

All of Yes‘s albums between 1968 and 1987 (including live album Yessongs) remastered for hybrid stereo SACD, plus a special bonus disc, This SACD is a Japanese-only box.

Various Artists / Monterey International Pop Festival

70 tracks across four-CDs and an 88-page booklet. This celebration of the June 1967 Monterey Pop Festival from Salvo Music is great value and their packaging and presentation is normally first class.

The Breeders / Lxxx Vinyl box set

A 20th Anniversary of The Breeders Last Splash album, this vinyl box set contains the same 45 bonus tracks as the three-CD version but here you get seven vinyl records. Includes demos, rare tracks, live performances and the Safari, Cannonball, Divine Hammer and Head To Toe EPs.

Happy Mondays / Original Album Series

Four out of five Happy Mondays studio albums, plus a live release in this set which is issued at the same time as many other original album series collections .

Deacon Blue / When The World Knows Your Name (coloured vinyl)

Another limited vinyl pressing from Demon Records, this time Deacon Blue‘s second album. Features Real Gone Kid and comes with a download code for MP3s.

Various Artists / The Rocky Horror Show: Album Box Set

A four-CD set that celebrates The Rocky Horror Show. Features the original film soundtrack, Roxy Cast performances, a “Songs from the Vaults” CD and an international disc from various productions around the world.

Kim Wilde/ Close 2CD Deluxe Edition

Kim Wilde‘s long-awaited reissue of 1988’s Close hits the ‘shops’ today, packed full of bonus remixes and single edits.

Mike Oldfield / Five Miles Out 3-disc deluxe edition

As well as Crises, today sees the reissue of Mike Oldfield‘s 1982 album Five Miles Out. No box set, but the standard deluxe edition still packs a punch with a few bonus tracks, a live CD and a DVD with the album mixed in 5.1 surround sound.

Cabaret Voltaire / #8385 Collected Works 1983-1985 multi-format box

Posted on September 2, 2013October 28, 2013 by Paul Sinclair

Cabaret Voltaire will release a very special box set on 4 November via Mute Records.

#8385 Collected Works 1984- 1985 is a weighty six CD, four vinyl and two DVD box set that includes remastered versions of four of Cabaret Voltaire’s mid-period releases on CD and vinyl: The Crackdown (1983), Micro-Phonies (1984), Drinking Gasoline (1985) and The Covenant, The Sword and the Arm of the Lord (1985).

A further CD collects the band’s twelve inch versions from the period, and a final disc of unreleased tracks, called Earthshaker, completes the CD element of the set.

The first of the two DVDs, Cabaret Voltaire Live, collates two live shows, the Bedford Boys Club (18.08.84) and Hammersmith Palais (02.12.84). The second DVD sees the DVD debut of the 1985 experimental video Gasoline In Your Eye and adds the four promotional videos from the time.

#8385 Collected Works 1983-1985 will be a limited numbered edition, with only 500 copies being made. These will include a 40-page booklet with photographs, notes and essays. All audio is remastered from the original tapes.

With Vinyl

Without Vinyl

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Be Bop Deluxe at the BBC 1974 to 1978 / 3CD+DVD set

Posted on September 2, 2013September 30, 2013 by Paul Sinclair

Be Bop Deluxe at the BBC is a 3CD+DVD set that features the work of the English prog rock band while at the Beeb.

In total, 39 tracks across the three audio discs take in numerous John Peel sessions and ‘BBC In Concert’ performances, while the DVD includes many Old Grey Whistle Test appearances and footage of numbers played on the ‘Sight and Sound in Concert’ TV programme.

Be Bop Deluxe at the BBC will be released on 30 September 2013 and is available at the time of writing for around £15 in Europe (other territories vary).

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