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Sony’s Legacy Recordings reissue of Spandau Ballet‘s 1986 album Through The Barricades is released today. The double-disc set features a comprehensive remaster, bonus tracks, and a 50-minute documentary on the making of the album (and videos) on DVD. SDE caught up with songwriter Gary Kemp to discuss the reissue and also spoke to Gary Langan, who co-produced the album…
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The packaging and presentation of Tori Amos‘ new album Native Invader doesn’t get the basics right and the so-called deluxe edition is a lazy effort, argues SDE Editor, Paul Sinclair, in this video analysis…
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Columbia Records/Legacy Recordings will release in November, Trouble No More, the 13th volume of Bob Dylan‘s celebrated ‘Bootleg Series’, as a nine-disc deluxe edition, featuring a wealth of unreleased material.
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Check out this SDEtv unboxing video of the four-disc super deluxe edition of OMD‘s new album The Punishment of Luxury...
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HMV and indie retailers offering exclusive green vinyl
If the vaguely ludicrous number of variations of Morrissey‘s new album Low In High School on his official store wasn’t enough, it turns out there is an ‘indies-only’ GREEN vinyl pressing (not available in Moz’s shop).
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The out-of-print 2012 super deluxe edition of the Sex Pistols‘ 1977 album Never Mind The Bollocks Here’s The Sex Pistols is being reissued and reformatted (for the album’s 40th anniversary) into a cheaper more compact edition and will be released next month.
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Superb pre-order price on Amazon Italy today for the Metallica Master Of Puppets box set…
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We Could Be Together, the forthcoming 13-disc Debbie Gibson deluxe set has had some last minute additional video and audio added after some fans petitioned Demon Music for extra content…
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Morrissey will release his new album Low In High School on in November.
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“He would swear by his mouth almighty…” Wet Wet Wet‘s fine 1987 debut – whose singles were all over UK radio at the time – gets a pleasingly comprehensive five-disc super deluxe edition. Remastered album, expanded Memphis Sessions, B-sides & remixes, a disc of unreleased recordings and a DVD with videos and TV appearances. Very good indeed. 
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Great price on Amazon Italy for the forthcoming Alan Parsons Project Eye In The Sky super deluxe edition box set.
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This November, Concord Music’s Craft Records imprint will reissue a 25th anniversary super deluxe edition of R.E.M.‘s 1992 album Automatic For The People.
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Polar Music (via Universal) are to reissue ABBA The Album as a 40th anniversary edition in various formats, including 2LP half-speed mastered vinyl edition and a triple-disc seven-inch coloured vinyl picture disc.
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Sony’s Legacy Recordings will celebrate the 20th anniversary of Mariah Carey‘s 1997 album Butterfly with a ‘collector’s edition’ 12-inch vinyl picture disc.
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Another Shadows release (check out the 11CD signed box set), this time aimed at the vinyl connoisseur. At Their Very Best is a 2LP hits collection available in limited numbers on red vinyl.
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Seal has a new album out in November called Standards.
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Blue Note will issue double-disc deluxe editions of Norah Jones‘ 2016 album Day Breaks on CD and vinyl next month.
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In the unlikely event you want another copy of Ian Dury‘s New Boots and Panties!!!, Demon are issuing a further variation of the classic album, in the form of this 2LP green/orange spatter vinyl edition.
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Another one of those mega King Crimson box sets is due in November. Sailors’ Tales brings together the ‘complete’ 1970-72 King Crimson across 27 discs with a price-tag that would make Paul McCartney blush.
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