Alert for fans: Amazon in the UK have (for some reason) some stock of the sold out SIGNED EDITION of Brett Anderson‘s Collected Solo Work vinyl box set.
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Month: March 2017
The Charlatans / Different Days
The Charlatans return in May with a new album, Different Days, which is available in a dizzying array of formats, including a clear vinyl seven-inch box set.
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Bill Wyman / White Lightnin’ – Limited edition vinyl box with SIGNED print
Limited Edition Bill Wyman box comes with a SIGNED print
The autograph of a Rolling Stone isn’t to be sniffed at and that’s exactly what you get if you’re quick-off-the-mark with this newly announced Bill Wyman White Lightnin‘ vinyl box set, since a small quantity (500 to be exact) come with a SIGNED print.
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Out This Week / on 24 March 2017
Paul McCartney / Flowers in the Dirt (reissue)
Paul McCartney‘s controversial Flowers in the Dirt reissue is finally released and despite the barrage of complaints about including 16 tracks as download-only within this expensive box set, there have been no concessions or changes to the offering. 
Pink Floyd / Early Years (Individual Volumes)
Pink Floyd break open their massive Early Years box set to deliver six individual volumes (each three or four discs) that offer historical audio and video in bite-sized chunks.
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Well regarded ‘Collected’ compilations to be issued on limited coloured vinyl
Universal Music in the Netherlands have released some great Collected CD compilations in these last few years, summarising the careers of acts as diverse as Robert Palmer, Level 42 and Buddy Holly. Music On Vinyl have already issued some of these on vinyl, but have recently announced a new phase of the series which will include Thin Lizzy, Joe Jackson, UB40, The Moody Blues, 10cc and Marvin Gaye.
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Alison Moyet / new album, ‘Other’
Alison Moyet will release Other, her ninth studio album in June.
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Saturday Deluxe / 18 March 2017
Plenty of news this week, including the fact that the Manic Street Preachers will reissue a 10th anniversary deluxe edition of their 2007 album Send Away The Tigers.
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SDEtv / Lloyd Cole in New York: unboxed
Lloyd Cole in New York: Collected Recordings 1988-1996 is Lloyd Cole‘s new six-CD solo box set and it’s released today. SDE takes the lid off the set and has a good look around via this unboxing video. Take a look…
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Depeche Mode / Spirit exclusive edition
Out today is Depeche Mode‘s 14th studio album Spirit and fans in Germany have the opportunity to pick up an exclusive version of the deluxe edition.
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Indie Anthems 2LP on the way as labels rush to issue more vinyl ‘anthem’ sets
Following their vinyl-only Classic Rock Anthems release, Demon Music have lined up a few more compilations, including Indie Anthems and Northern Soul Floorfillers but they don’t have the marketplace to themselves as other labels haven’t been slow to get in on the act…
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SDEtv / Brett Anderson: Collected Solo Work / vinyl and CD sets unboxed
SDE unboxes both the CD and vinyl sets of the Collected Solo Work release from Suede frontman Brett Anderson. These are released tomorrow. Watch the video below
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Paul McCartney gives away an MP3 of rare Flowers in the Dirt demo
Paul McCartney is giving away an MP3 of demo from a track on Flowers in the Dirt that will not be included on any of the physical versions of the reissue, including the £135 box set.
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a-ha’s Pål Waaktaar Savoy talks to SDE about new project ‘World Of Trouble’
Pål Waaktaar Savoy, the primary songwriter and guitarist in a-ha, has recorded a new album with New York-based singer Zoe Gnecco. Together they are ‘Waaktaar & Zoe’ and the long player is called World Of Trouble. Pål has written and produced the ten-track album which has been on heavy rotation here at SDE HQ. In fact, we’re calling it the album Cast in Steel should have been…
Pål called us from his home in Brooklyn to talk about the project, reflect on the current status of a-ha and confirm some forthcoming reissues…
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Neil Young / Official Release Series box sets finally coming to CD?
Listings on Amazon in the USA and Canada suggest that the long awaited CD box sets featuring classic, remastered Neil Young albums from the 1970s will be issued later this Spring.
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Pet Shop Boys / Undertow vinyl EP
The Pet Shop Boys will issue SUPER album track Undertow as a vinyl EP next month.
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Top 10: Pop-tastic reissue deals
Everyone loves a bargain, so today SDE brings your attention to This Is Pop, a new online store that brings together some deluxe editions and box sets at fantastic prices…
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Manic Street Preachers / Send Away The Tigers 10-year collectors’ edition
Manic Street Preachers will reissue their 2007 album Send Away The Tigers in May as a 10th anniversary edition that offers a wealth of audio and video bonus material.
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Deal alert / PiL: Metal Box – 4LP vinyl
Cheapest price to date for the recent 4LP vinyl super deluxe edition box set of Public Image Limited‘s Metal Box on Amazon Italy.
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Thank You, Friends: Big Star’s Third Live… and More / 3-disc sets
Next month sees the release of Thank You, Friends: Big Star’s Third Live... And More, a concert film that celebrates the music of Big Star, via line-up of great musicians, including members of R.E.M., Wilco, Yo La Tengo and more…
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Paul McCartney to issue a 3-track cassette for Record Store Day
Paul McCartney has announced that three tracks from the ‘download-only’ section of his forthcoming Flowers in the Dirt deluxe edition will be issued on cassette tape for Record Store Day.
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