This Week’s Box Set and Reissue Deals

Ultravox / Vienna 40th anniversary 5CD+DVD box set

DE: Ultravox / Vienna 5CD+DVD deluxe£39.99 £59.99

Fantastic Vienna deluxe edition features Steven Wilson stereo and 5.1 surround mixes; rarities, B-sides and 12-inch mixes; cassette rehearsals; Live from St Albans 1980 and more! Superb price. UK DEAL IS OVER but it’s a similar price in GERMANY, so the German deal now supersedes the UK one!


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Steve Jansen and Robert Dean on Japan’s Quiet Life

One of the great cult bands, Japan have remained enigmatic since their final album Tin Drum in 1981. They briefly reformed as Rain Tree Crow ten years later, but Japan are as elusive as their music. Even 40 years on, the elegance and sophistication within their final three albums is like nothing else out there.
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Caught Beneath The Landslide: The Other Side of Britpop and the ‘90s

Demon Music will issue a new Britpop-era compilation curated by legendary music photographer Kevin Cummins called Caught Beneath The Landslide: The Other Side of Britpop and the ’90s.
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Paul McCartney / New book: The Lyrics

Later this year Paul McCartney will release The Lyrics, a new book described as “a self-portrait in 154 songs”.

The book will contain lyrics to 154 songs from all stages of his career, which will be arranged alphabetically. Each song lyric will be accompanied by annotations which describes the circumstances in which they were written, the people and places that inspired them, and what he thinks of them now. This text comes from conversations Paul had with Pulitzer Prize-winning author Paul Muldoon over a five-year period.

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This Week’s Reissue and Box Set Deals

Howard Jones / In The Running 3CD+DVD

$20

Grab a Deal

Tremendous price in the USA for the forthcoming four-disc exploration of Howard Jones’ 1992 album. This equates to £15, around half the UK price!

Neil Young / Young Shakespeare CD+LP+DVD box set

£55

This newly announced large format box set contains the vinyl LP, CD and DVD edition of the 1971 acoustic gig. £55 appears to be the lowest UK price.

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Out This Week / on 19 February 2021

Robert Palmer / Collected 3CD compilation

Robert Palmer / Collected 3CD set CD

The impressive Robert Palmer Collected three-CD set is available again. A brilliant set with the third disc covering rarities such as 12-inch versions, songs on soundtracks and early work with Vinegar Joe and Alan Bown.


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