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Paul Weller will release a new album, True Meanings in September.
The 14-track album is the 26th solo long-player of his career and is described as incorporating “lush orchestration” that contains a “dreamy, peaceful, pastoral set of songs”.
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Remixes of classic tracks produced by Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards
Dimitri From Paris Presents Le Chic Remix is a new two-CD set featuring reworks of Chic, Sister Sledge and other artists produced by Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards.
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It wasn’t crystal clear when announced, but fans considering the forthcoming The Band Music From Big Pink box set might like to know that the 5.1 surround mix included on the blu-ray audio (which is exclusive to the box) is a BRAND NEW MIX and not simply the old 5.1 mix from the DVD-Audio, re-presented.
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BMG are to release Loud & Proud! a new 39-disc super deluxe edition box set that celebrates 50 years of those hard rocking Scots, Nazareth!
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Two-CD & 2LP vinyl sets
This September, Atlantic and Rhino Records will release The Atlantic Singles Collection 1967-1970, a new Aretha Franklin set that spotlights those three years at Atlantic that produced so many international hit singles.
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New album • 2LP coloured vinyl includes CD • Limited to 500
Eddi Reader will issue a new studio album, Cavalier, in September.
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Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds are issuing a Distant Sky: Live in Copenhagen, a special 12-inch vinyl EP featuring audio from their Copenhagen Royal Arena show from last year.
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The Complete Jan Akkerman is a new 26 CD box set which brings together all the studio albums (and more) of Dutch guitar legend Jan Akkerman, who found international success with the band Focus.
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Setlist of classics (but no Satisfaction) from The Rolling Stones‘ 1999 No Security tour. This Eagle Rock release is available in the usual array of formats, but sadly, coloured vinyl is exclusive to the USA. 
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Today sees the reissue of three of Eurythmics albums on vinyl: 1985’s Be Yourself Tonight, Revenge from 1986 and Savage from ’87. Each album is newly remastered from the original tapes and pressed on 180g vinyl. Furthermore, they all come with a download code for hi-res audio. SDE caught up with Dave Stewart and Annie Lennox and asked them about their output and this new reissue campaign…
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Christine and the Queens will release a new album, Chris, in September.
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Signed collector’s boxed set edition • Standard version widely available
Photographer Denis O’Regan’s pictures of David Bowie taken during 1983’s Serious Moonlight Tour, are collected in a new official book, Ricochet, which is available as both a highly-priced limited art book and a much cheaper edition, to be published by Penguin later this year.
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Neil Diamond played a concert at Los Angeles’ Greek Theatre back in 2012 to mark the 40th anniversary of his original Hot August Night album/performance. That show is now being issued as Hot August Night III in audio-video combo packages.
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Congratulations to SDE reader ‘Bobbyjean’ who was randomly selected as the winner of the Kirsty MacColl Days 4CD+DVD box set.
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2-disc set offers original album + new ‘authentic’ mixes by Stephen Marley
Bob Marley & The Wailers‘ 1978 album Kaya is being reissued as ‘Kaya 40’ a double-disc deluxe edition in August.
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Three albums remastered • new vinyl • 2CD sets as before
The Pet Shop Boys will issue their fourth and final set of ‘Catalogue’ reissues at the end of August with the re-release of early-to-mid ’90s albums Behaviour, Very and Bilingual.
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To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Trojan Records, a massive 12-disc super deluxe edition box set has been put together.
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IT: Brian Eno / Music For Installations limited box set – £182 or €206
Limited to 1500 units. Incredible price (it’s £330 in the UK) which may not last long
The Fall‘s 1990 compilation, 458489 A-sides, is being reissued on vinyl – for the first time in the USA – and to add to the desirability, this will be a WHITE vinyl pressing.
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