Out This Week / 3 November 2014

Bob Dylan / The Basement Tapes Complete (6CD box set)

The 11th edition of Bob Dylan‘s long running Bootleg Series is a fan’s dream since it contains 138-tracks, or “every salvageable recording”, from the infamous Basement Tapes Sessions recorded with The Band in 1967 .

Paul McCartney / Wings deluxe sets (2CD+DVD)

Paul McCartney’s mid-1970s Wings albums – Venus and Mars and Wings at the Speed of Sound – get the deluxe treatment with lavish books featuring memorabilia, masses of archive photos and the story behind each album. Cheaper 2CD sets also available. 

The Who  / Hits 50

50 Years of The Who celebrated with this new two-CD compilation which features an interesting selection of single edits and mono versions. A double vinyl version will follow early next year. 

Neil Young / Storytone 2CD Deluxe Edition

New album from Neil Young. The deluxe is essential since it offers a solo acoustic version of the ‘standard’ version of Storytone which was recorded with a 92-piece orchestra. 

Simple Minds  / Big Music (2CD+DVD Edition)

Sixteenth studio album from Simple Minds is available as a three-disc deluxe package or a two-LP vinyl set. Features Broken Glass Park. 

Yes / Relayer (CD + Blu-ray set)

Yes‘s 1974 album, Relayer, is the next in the impressive reissue series, with a massive amount of bonus material on the blu-ray audio (or DVD-A) including surround sound remixes from Steven Wilson. 

It Bites / Whole New World: The Virgin Albums ’86-91

Great value four-CD set featuring the ’80s Virgin-era of prog rockers It Bites. Includes all four albums and bonus content. 

T. Rex / The Vinyl Collection (8LP box set)

Eight-LP box set featuring all of T. Rex’s studio albums. Available as a silver box with black vinyl or limited edition gold box with coloured vinyl. 10CD box set also available. 

The Rolling Stones / From The Vault: Hampton Coliseum Live in 1981 (Various Editions)

The ‘Stones were touring their Tattoo You album when their December 1981 concert was filmed for a TV pay-per-view event. That video features on DVD or blu-ray and Bob Clearmountain has remixed the audio for CD or LP. 

Ian Dury: The Albums/Vinyl Collection  (Box sets)

Ian Dury’s output celebrated in this 8LP Vinyl box set which is also available as a CD box with bonus disc. 

Alphaville / so80s presents Alphaville

Two-CD collection curated by Blank & Jones that contains Alphaville 12-inch remixes and B-sides all remastered from the original tapes. 

John Martyn / The Best of the Island Years (4CD box set)

John Martyn highlights set, condensing last years mammoth Island Years box into ‘just’ four-CDs. This is a 56-track compact ‘bookset’.