Sony release Planet Jarre, a 50th anniversary Jean Michel Jarre anthology that will be available in three physical formats, including a super deluxe edition box set. Remastered and hand-picked by Jarre, this collection is broken down into four sections: Soundscapes, Themes, Sequences, Explorations & Early Works.
Rhino issue a 50th anniversary reissue of The Doors‘ third album.It features two CDs and a vinyl record and features a newly remastered version of the stereo mix of the album (by Bruce Botnick) on both CD and the vinyl.
The 26th solo album of Paul Weller‘s career is described as incorporating “lush orchestration” that contains a “dreamy, peaceful, pastoral set of songs”. Deluxe CD edition adds five songs to the 14-track album.
Bananarama/Live at the London Eventim Hammersmith ApolloCD, DVD
Bananarama reunited last year and completed a successful 22-date UK tour. The evening at London’s Eventim Hammersmith Apollo, in late November, was recorded and filmed and is issued as a 2CD+DVD and 3LP vinyl set.
Good value five-CD ELO and Jeff Lynne set that features the albums Armchair Theatre, Zoom, Mr. Blue Sky: The Very Best Of ELO, Longwave and Electric Light Orchestra Live. Mr Blue Sky contains Jeff Lynne’s re-recordings of the ELO classics, not the originals.
Eddie and The Hot Rods / The Island Years (6CD box)
Generous six-CD set of Canvey Island pub rock that includes the following albums: Teenage Depression (1976), Life On the Line (1977), Thriller (1979), BBC Sessions, BBC In Concert and Rods Fan Club LP.
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By Paul Sinclair
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