Out This Week / on 27 October 2017
ABBA / The Album (half-speed mastered vinyl, 7″ box etc)
ABBA‘s 1977 album gets a 40th anniversary reissue with a double half-speed mastered vinyl release, a seven-inch box set of singles (on coloured vinyl) and individual vinyl picture discs.
Whitesnake / 1987 box set
Impressive five-disc box offers a remastered version of the Whitesnake / 1987 album plus live tracks, demos, remixes and videos on DVD.
Black Sabbath / The Ten Year War (box set)
Limited edition Black Sabbath box set that features eight vinyl LPs meticulously reproduced in their original sleeves, re-mastered by renowned mastering engineer Andy Pearce from the original tapes and pressed on 180 gram splatter-coloured vinyl. Also comes with two rare seven-inch singles, a Crucifix-shaped USB stick with MQA high definition audio of the eight albums and various printed material. SDE unboxing video of this set coming in the next few days!
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Black Sabbath
The Ten Year War box set
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Michael Jackson / Scream (2LP vinyl)
The CD came out a few week’s back, but it’s the glow-in-the-dark 2LP vinyl edition of Michael Jackson‘s Scream that is the really attractive edition.
The Who / Maximum As & Bs (5CD box)
Five-disc, 86-track Who box set collects every hit, along with all the B-sides, with many on CD for the first time.
Emerson, Lake & Palmer / Fanfare 1970 – 1997 (box set)
Fanfare 1970 – 1997 is a lavish and comprehensive ELP box includes 18 CDs and five pieces of vinyl, a blu-ray audio disc (with 5.1 mixes) and more .
Norah Jones / Day Breaks deluxe editions
Norah Jones‘ superb 2016 album Day Breaks is reissued as 2CD and 2LP deluxe editions box offering bonus content of nine tracks performed live at the Loreto Theater in New York City.
Pretenders / Alone (2CD special edition)
This deluxe reissue of the Pretenders 2016 album Alone, will feature a bonus CD of 15 tracks performed live around the world, including classics like Don’t Get Me Wrong, Private Life and I’ll Stand By You.
Carly Simon / Coming Around Again (2CD deluxe)
Deluxe edition of Carly Simon‘s popular 1987 album appends six bonus tracks to the album on the first disc. The second CD is the Greatest Hits Live album from 1988.
Bruce Dickinson / Soloworks 1990 – 2005 (9LP vinyl box)
Bruce Dickinson‘s six solo albums (from 1990 to 2005) are collected in this new vinyl box. These have been cut from the original masters and are pressed on 180g black vinyl. Skunkworks and Accident Of Birth’ are expanded to double LPs for optimum sound.
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Bruce Dickinson
Soloworks 1990 - 2005
Steve Miller Band / Ultimate Hits (4LP vinyl)
The 4LP vinyl edition of the recent Steve Miller Band Ultimate Hits release is out this week. 40 tracks including seven unreleased and an unheard demo.
Beck / Mutations 2LP vinyl
Vinyl reissue of Beck‘s acclaimed 1998 album.
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Mutations 2LP vinyl
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Bread / The Elektra Years (6CD box)
The six studio albums of American ‘soft rock’ group Bread are collected in The Elektra Years: The Complete Albums Box.
Ian Dury / New Boots and Panties!! (double coloured vinyl)
Limited coloured vinyl Ian Dury set which includes the standard album on LP one, with a full live set on LP two.
Frankie Goes To Hollywood / Welcome to the Pleasuredome (2LP and/or CD)
BMG reissue a special ‘art of the album’ edition of Frankie Goes To Hollywood’s hit-packed debut album Welcome to the Pleasuredome.
Alison Moyet / vinyl reissues
Alison Moyet‘s first four albums issued on CBS –Alf, Raindancing, Hoodoo and Essex – are reissued on vinyl LP.
Matt Bianco / 2CD deluxe edition
Matt Bianco‘s follow-up to their 1984 debut gets the expanded deluxe treatment with a bonus disc of single versions, B-sides and remixes.
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