News 27 Jul 2015

Out This Week / on 31 July 2015

By Paul Sinclair

Led Zeppelin / Presence, In Through The Out Door and Coda deluxe reissues

The final three Led Zeppelin albums are reissued with the usual companion audio discs and expensive – but quality – super deluxe box sets.

Joy Division / Vinyl reissues

The two classic Joy Division compilations Substance and Still are reissued on 180g vinyl this week by Rhino, complete with replica packaging.

The Band / The Capitol Albums 1968-1997

Nine-LP The Band vinyl box that gathers together eight albums including the 2LP live set Rock of Ages.

Procol Harum / A Salty Dog (deluxe reissue)

Procol Harum‘s third album was issued in 1969 and this deluxe edition is newly remastered with 12 bonus tracks (five previously unreleased). Follow-up Home is also out this week.

Alice Cooper / The Studio Albums 1969-1983 (15CD box)

Generous 15CD Alice Cooper clamshell box contains all the Warner Bros. albums from 1969’s Pretties For You to DaDa from 1983.

The Jesus and Mary Chain / Live at Barrowlands (deluxe)

2LP+CD+Book deluxe celebration of The Jesus and Mary Chain‘s ‘homecoming’ gig at Glasgow’s Barrowlands venue where they played Psychocandy in full, plus some other singles and fan favourites.

Tony Banks / A Chord Too Far (4CD box)

This four-disc Tony Banks set from Esoteric Recordings contains music drawn from his seven solo albums and two orchestral works, with some unreleased tracks.

Ashford & Simpson / Stay Free (Expanded CD)

The songwriting duo’s 1979 album is expanded with four bonus tracks, including single versions and Tom Moulton remixes.

The The / Hyena 2LP (coloured vinyl)

Matt Johnson’s third soundtrack under the The The moniker is released on double coloured gatefold vinyl.

John Carpenter / Escape From New York (2LP soundtrack)

Silva Screen bring the expanded Escape From New York soundtrack – previously issued on CD in 2000 – to double gatefold vinyl. Features 20 minutes of previously unreleased music.

Simple Minds / Celebrate (2LP Black vinyl)

First issued on clear vinyl for Record Store Day, the Simple Minds Celebrate release features the SSE Hydro gig from last year, and is now widely available on double black vinyl. Unlike the RSD release, this is a single sleeve rather than gatefold.

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