Following last year’s CD and LP versions of Madness singles compilation Hit Parade, the Nutty Boys are now making it available as a limited edition seven-inch box set.
Hit Parade: The 7” Singles Collection 1979-1986 features 13 seven-inch singles from the period indicated, plus a couple of fan favourites that weren’t originally released as A sides (see tracklisting below). Each double A-side pressed on a unique transparent coloured vinyl single. These come in picture sleeves and are housed in a two-piece rigid box.
The 26-track collection features 15 Top 10 hit singles including ‘Our House’, ‘It Must Be Love’, ‘Baggy Trousers’, ‘One Step Beyond’, My Girl and ‘House Of Fun’.
Hit Parade 7″ box features 13 coloured vinyl double A-side singles (click to enlarge)
The box set comes with a 16-page booklet containing sleeve notes with various band members and long-time producers Clive Langer and Alan Winstanley, in conversation with renowned author and journalist Paul Sexton.
Hit Parade: The 7” Singles Collection 1979-1986 can be pre-ordered from the band’s official store and ships with an unsigned print (signed ones were available for a short time, but are now sold out).
Manic Street Preachers’ masterpiece, 1994’s The Holy Bible has been mixed in Dolby Atmos, 5.1, Stereo and Instrumental form by Steven Wilson for a new SDE exclusive blu-ray.
The SDE blu-ray actually leads with The Holy Bible Live, a new live album featuring 2014 performances recorded across the three nights played at the Roundhouse in London, in 2014. The Holy Bible Live features every track from the original album played live – no overdubs and mixed by Dave Eringa months after the performance.
What’s on the blu-ray:
The Holy Bible Live – Dave Eringa Stereo Mix (48/24)
The Holy Bible [1994 studio album] – Steven Wilson Dolby Atmos Mix* (48/24)
The Holy Bible [1994 studio album] – Steven Wilson 5.1 Mix* (96/24)
The Holy Bible [1994 studio album] – Steven Wilson Stereo Mix (96/24)
The Holy Bible [1994 studio album] – Steven Wilson Instrumental Mix* (96/24)
*exclusive to the SDE blu-ray
This SDE Blu-ray will have a reversible sleeve with the cover to The Holy Bible studio album on the inside, so fans can switch it over if they please.
The Holy Bible Live is also being issued as a 2LP vinyl set, a CD+blu-ray and 2LP+2CD+blu-ray deluxe edition. Note: the blu-rays in those sets are not the same as the SDE blu-ray. They feature a concert film with a stereo soundtrack, namely Kieran Evans’ Be Pure, Be Vigilant, Behave, shot across every night of the 2014 tour (the band played shows in Glasgow and Manchester, as well as London) and cut to the audio recordings from the Roundhouse shows. The film has been previously been shown at festivals and one-off events around the country, this is the first time it has been available to the public.
the SDE blu-ray has a reversible sleeve – you choose which cover art to display (click to enlarge)
The CD+blu-ray has The Holy Bible Live on CD 1 and the film on the blu-ray. With the 2LP+2CD+blu-ray deluxe, the audio content is the same, except CD 2 features Steven Wilson’s Stereo Mix of The Holy Bible studio album. The album is pressed across three sides of vinyl with a ‘special etching’ on side 4.
The Holy Bible Live (Region-free) SDE exclusive blu-ray audio is #77 in the ongoing SDE Surround Series and will be packaged similarly to previous editions (clear amaray case) and ships with a free, collectible SDE Surround Series slipcase.
This is TIME LIMITED release; It available to pre-order for two weeks only, starting today. The pre-order window closes at midnight GMT on 16 September 2026. Availability after that point cannot be guaranteed.
The Holy Bible Live SDE blu-ray will be released on 23 October 2026 via Sony Music. Pre-order the blu-ray from the SDE shop using this link or the buttons below.
The Who By Numbers, The Who’s seventh studio album, will be released as an SDE exclusive blu-ray audio next month, alongside box set and vinyl editions.
Released in October 1975, the album features nine Townshend Originals, including the hits ‘Squeeze Box’ and ‘Slip Kid’. ‘Success Story’ was written by John ‘The Ox’ Entwistle.
TheWho By Numbers SDE blu-ray is the final Who album from the 1970s to be released as an SDE blu-ray, after Quadrophenia, Who’s Next and Who Are You.
The audio streams of Who By Numbers on the SDE blu-ray are as follows:
Who By Numbers Pete Townshend Dolby Atmos mix (48/24)
Who By Numbers Pete Townshend 5.1 Mix (48/24)
Who By Numbers Original Stereo Mix (96/24)
VIDEO: Live at Metropolitan Stadium, 6 Dec 1975 (103 mins)
The Who By Numbers is the fourth SDE blu-ray of a Who studio album from the 1970s
This blu-ray includes something really quite special: 1 hr and 43 minutes of VIDEO FOOTAGE of The Who playing live at Metropolitan Stadium, Pontiac, Michigan on 6 December 1975.
This was a significant show. The Who set a (then) record for the largest ever indoor rock concert attendance when 76,898 people packed into Metropolitan Stadium in Pontiac, also known as ‘The Silverdome’. Due to the venue’s size, a large closed circuit video screen was installed and four cameras were used to convey instant visuals to the back projection. The images were recorded onto 2″ videotape with the sound captured in mono via a direct line feed from the PA.In 1977 the film was partly used in The Kids Are Alright movie but some 50 years on the entire show has been exhumed from The Who’s Archives and professionally cleaned up, with the audio remastered (it remains in mono). It stands as one of the few complete visual records of this tour – The Who’s last with Keith Moon.
Other formats available including a 5CD+blu-ray super deluxe box set with a 100-page hardback book featuring extensive sleeve notes, rare photographs, memorabilia and archive material from the period. The content of the blu-ray in this box is the same is what’s on the SDE blu-ray. There’s also a 2CD set which the second disc offering ‘highlights’ from the extra content in the big box. A 3LP edition pairs remastered audio on LP 1 with Live at Vetch Field, Swansea 12 June 1976 (LPs 2 & 3). There’s also a single black vinyl half-speed mastered version.
5CD+blu-ray box set
The Who By Numbers (Region-free) blu-ray audio is #78 in the ongoing SDE Surround Series and it will be packaged similarly to previous editions and ships with a free, collectible SDE Surround Series slipcase.
This is a TIME LIMITED release. Itavailable to pre-order for two weeks only. The pre-order window closes on 18 September 2026. Availability after that point cannot be guaranteed. Pre-order it from the SDE shop using this link or the buttons below.
The Who By Numbers will be released on 30 October 2026 via UMR.
A man from the future is an audio/musical biography of computer pioneer and codebreaker Alan Turing written by Pet Shop Boys with Turing biographer Professor Andrew Hodges.
Originally performed as part of the BBC Proms in July 2014 at the Royal Albert Hall, with the BBC Concert Orchestra, the BBC Singers and narration from actor Juliet Stevenson. It has been revised and rearranged in this new production by Pet Shop Boys and Sven Helbig.
Pet Shop Boys recorded the album in the last year in the UK and Germany. The album features the Manchester Camerata Octet, the Manchester Grammar School Choir and narration from Juliet Stevenson. String and vocal arrangements are by Sven Helbig.
It will be released on vinyl, as a 2CD set and on blu-ray audio. SDE has an exclusive version of the blu-ray which comes with a special slipcase (shared with the PSB’s store).
There are three versions of A man from the future:
Full version, with Neil singing and Juliet Stevenson’s narration
An instrumental version (i.e. no singing or narration)
A version without the narration (includes the singing)
The vinyl edition has #1, the 2CD edition has 1 and 2 but only the blu-ray has 1,2 & 3 in Dolby Atmos and 96/24 hi-res stereo.
I have heard this new recording and it’s a really beautiful piece, fusing orchestration, analog-sounding synths, Neil Tennant’s distinctive vocals and Juliet’s narration.
A man from the future will be released on 9 October 2026, via Parlophone. Pre-order from the SDE shop using this link or the buttons below.
Tracklisting
A Man From The FuturePet Shop Boys/
Atmos and 96/24 Stereo
Full version • Instrumentals • No Narration
Simple Minds will release a brand new studio album, Sacrosanct, in January next year.
The 8-track album is an apparent retreat to the band’s art rock/new wave roots, but you can decide for yourself by listening to ‘Beginner Boys’ the first song which has been made available today.
Other tracks include opener ‘Elysium’, ‘King Of The Underworld’, and ‘Our Secrets Are The Same’ which “directly explores the lifelong bond between Jim Kerr and Charlie Burchill”
We called the album Sacrosanct because after a lifetime of doing this — nearly fifty years of writing songs together — it’s stopped feeling like a career and started feeling like something closer to faith. Calling the record Sacrosanct isn’t an exaggeration. It’s just honest.
Jim Kerr
Deluxe CD with 5 bonus tracks
A deluxe ‘mediabook’ CD edition includes five bonus tracks (and gives away future ‘singles’) and there’s neon green and black vinyl variants as well. As well as offering ticket pre-sale access (see tour info below), the official store offers exclusive silver marbled vinyl and signed bundles.
Simple Minds have also announced the UK leg of their V Tour (dates in May next year) which will include special guest Gary Numan. They will also headline BBC Radio 2 In The Park which takes place in City Park in Stirling in 10 days, on 13 September.
Sacrosanct will be released on 29 January 2027 via BMG.
Phil Lynott is best known to most as the frontman of Irish rockers Thin Lizzy, but now, 40 years after his death, his solo work is being celebrated with an 8CD box set called The Story Of My Life.
The box set features both of Lynott’s solo albums – 1980’s Solo in Soho and 1982’s The Phil Lynott Album – alongside remixes, rare demos, alternate versions and archive recordings, many available officially for the first time.
The box set is also home to an unreleased album called Fatalistic Attitude. This was effectively an early version of The Phil Lynott Album. It was prepared for release in January 1982 but was considered “too dark” for release and reworked and released eight months later. Using Philip Lynott’s personal acetate copy of the original album (now a private collection) Fatalistic Attitude restores Philip’s intended running order, including two songs that were removed. Several tracks were also re-recorded or remixed, most notably ‘Ode to Liberty (The Protest Song)’, which features Scott Gorham on guitar; another point of difference.
This earlier version also includes an unreleased solo cut of ‘Hate’, originally recorded as a demo by Thin Lizzy in 1978, and ‘Somebody Else’s Dream’, which was later issued as the B-side to the single ‘Together’. Fatalistic Attitude is also being made available as a standalone vinyl LP.
The Story Of My Life is an 8CD Phil Lynott box set
The boxset also sees the first release of solo demos by Lynott as well as tracks recorded by his post-Thin Lizzy bands, Blackmail & Grand Slam, along with unreleased collaborations with Gary Moore, Junior Giscombe, Paul Brady, Huey Lewis and previously unheard rehearsals for Lynott’s 1982 solo tour.
The Story Of My Life has been compiled by Thin Lizzy archivist Nick Sharp and released with the full support of the Philip Lynott estate. It features an extensive booklet with new sleeve notes by Mark Blake, alongside the usual rare photographs and images of memorabilia.
The Story Of My Life and the Fatalistic Attitude vinyl LP are both released by UMR/Mercury on 30 October 2026.
The Faith Tour is an 18-track live album of previously unreleased recordings from George Michael’s 1988 tour in support of his debut solo album Faith. It will be released on various formats including 3LP vinyl, 2CD, 2LP vinyl (shorter 16-track version) and on SDE exclusive blu-ray, in November.
This release captures George Michael at the height of his powers during the iconic 1988 Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy stop on his first solo concert tour and features solo hits from George, including ‘Careless Whisper‘, ‘A Different Corner‘ and all but two songs from the Faith album, alongside Wham! tracks (‘Everything She Wants‘, ‘I’m Your Man’) and some well chosen covers (‘Play That Funky Music’, ‘Lady Marmalade’).
This SDE exclusive (region-free) blu-ray audio hosts newly mixed audio by Wham! and George Michael engineer Chris Porter, in Dolby Atmos, 5.1 and Stereo:
The Faith Tour – Dolby Atmos Mix (48 kHz / 24 bit)
The Faith Tour – 5.1 Surround (48 kHz / 24 bit)
The Faith Tour – Stereo (48 kHz / 24 bit)
The blu-ray is the only version of this Faith Tour live album that offers a seamless uninterrupted listening experienceof the full concert, unencumbered by vinyl side breaks or CD disc changes!
The Faith Tour is #75 in the ongoing SDE Surround Series and will be packaged similarly to previous editions (clear amaray case) and ships with a free, collectible SDE Surround Series slipcase. For clarity, this is an AUDIO-ONLY product and contains no video footage.
The SDE blu-ray audio is TIME LIMITED release; the pre-order window closes at midnight GMT on 16 September 2026. Availability after that point cannot be guaranteed. A bundle with Spandau Ballet’sGold: The Best Of SDE exclusive blu-ray (announced today) is also available.
The Faith Tour is released on 6 November 2026 via Sony Music.
Spandau Ballet’s classic compilation Gold: The Best Of Spandau Ballet will be issued as an SDE exclusive blu-ray, featuring Steven Wilson Dolby Atmos mixes of all the hits, in November!
This collection was first released in the year 2000 and spans the band’s career from 1980 to 1989. It features 17 top 40 hits singles, including ‘Gold’, ‘True’, ‘Chant No. 1 (I Don’t Need This Pressure On)’, ‘Through The Barricades’, ‘To Cut A Long Story Short’ and many more.
Steven Wilson has mixed 19 songs in Atmos Dolby Atmos, 5.1 Surround and PCM Stereo, including an exclusive bonus track, ‘How Many Lies?’, the third single from 1986’s Through The Barricades. Additionally, PCM Stereo instrumental versions of all tracks are available for the first time. To complement the new mixes, the original stereo mix of Gold: The Best of Spandau Ballet is also included on this blu-ray disc (18 tracks).
Gold: The Best of Spandau Ballet audio streams on the blu-ray
Steven Wilson Atmos Mix (48 kHz / 24 bit)
Steven Wilson 5.1 Mix (96 kHz / 24 bit)
Steven Wilson Stereo Mix (96 kHz / 24 bit)
Steven Wilson Instrumental Stereo Mix (96 kHz / 24 bit)
Original Stereo Mix (48 kHz / 24 bit)
Additionally, the blu-ray also delivers 17 bonus tracks: classic and rare 12-inch mixes of hit singles from the 1980s (stereo-only, 48 kHz / 24 bit):
To Cut A Long Story Short (Mix 1)
The Freeze (Special Mix)
Muscle bound (12” Version)
Glow (12” Version)
Chant No. 1 (I Don’t Need This Pressure On) (Extended Mix)
Paint Me Down (Remix – aka box set version)
Instinction (Remix – aka box set version)
Lifeline (Dub Mix)
Communication (Club Mix)
Gold (Extended Version)
Only When You Leave (Extended Mix)
I’ll Fly For You (Glide Mix)
Highly Strung (Extended Version)
Fight For Ourselves (Extended Remix)
Through The Barricades (Extended Version)
Raw (Amnesia Mix)
Be Free With Your Love (Extended Dance Mix)
Gold: The Best Of Spandau Ballet is a region-free blu-ray audio and is #76 in the ongoing SDE Surround Series. It will be packaged similarly to previous editions (clear amaray case) and ships with a free, collectible SDE Surround Series slipcase.
The SDE blu-ray audio is TIME LIMITED release; the pre-order window closes at midnight GMT on 15 September 2026. Availability after that point cannot be guaranteed. A bundle with George Michael’sThe Faith Tour SDE blu-ray (announced today) is available.
Gold: The Best Of Spandau Ballet is released on 6 November 2026, via Parlophone.
Tracklisting
Gold: The Best Of Spandau BalletSpandau Ballet/SDE exclusive blu-ray
Crowded House’s 1986 self-titled debut album will be reissued as an expanded 2LP vinyl set, later this month, to mark the album’s 40th anniversary.
This comes courtesy of Capitol Records’ Capitol Records Club which has curated a 2LP coloured vinyl package (“on ember red and raincloud gray vinyl”) which includes a bonus LP of rarities and a 22″ x 33″ poster.
The album features the timeless US No 2 hit ‘Don’t Dream It’s Over‘ along with the classic singles ‘Mean to Me’, ‘World Where You Live’, ‘Now We’re Getting Somewhere’ and ‘Something So Strong’.
The reissue uses the original 10-track version of the album, as released in Australia and New Zealand with ‘I Walk Away’ one of the bonus tracks on LP 2. There is no word on mastering and if you recall Neil Finn didn’t want the albums remastered for CD, back in 2016.
The bonus LP is very interesting, since it includes six or seven tracks from those now decade old CD reissues which receive their vinyl debut here. The extended mixes of ‘Don’t Dream It’s Over’ and ‘Mean To Me also feature’, which is something of a surprise since friend-of-Crowded House Jeremy Ansell told this writer in 2016 that Neil “didn’t like” these extended mixes, which is why they were not included on the 2CD set of Crowded House in 2016.
This rather splendid looking set is limited to 2,000 copies, and is only available via Capitol Records web shop in the USA. It will be released on 25 September 2026, via Capitol Records.
Amy Winehouse’s 2006 album Back to Black is being reissued for its 20th anniversary as an SDE exclusive blu-ray audio
The album was a huge critical and commercial success, reaching No 1 In the UK, and going on to be the best-selling album of 2007. It’s now the second best selling album of this century in the UK (behind Adele’s 21). Lead single ‘Rehab’ was a transatlantic top 10 hit and Back to Black won ‘Best Pop Vocal Album’ at the 2008 Grammys, with Winehouse collecting a further four awards that night.
The SDE blu-ray features the Dolby Atmos Mix of Back to Black (created by Oli Morgan) and Miles Showell’s 2018 stereo remaster which was prepared at Abbey Road Studios for the half-speed vinyl pressing issued in that year.
Back to Black audio streams on the blu-ray
Back to Black Atmos Mix (48 kHz / 24 bit)
Back to Black 2018 Remaster (48 kHz / 24 bit)
Additionally, the blu-ray features 17 bonus tracks (stereo only) including unreleased demos, rare B-sides and ‘Valerie‘ performed live at BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge.
This region-free blu-ray features brand new alternative cover artwork and a 16-page booklet featuring never before-seen photos by original album photographer Mischa Richter, plus new quotes from album producers Mark Ronson and Salaam Remi. Unseen imagery is also featured during the visual playback of this blu-ray.
Back to Black is #74 in the ongoing SDE Surround Series and will be packaged similarly to previous editions (clear amaray case) and ships with a free, collectible SDE Surround Series slipcase. There may be some availability of this blu-ray in the Amy Winehouse shop (without the slipcase).
The SDE blu-ray audio is TIME LIMITED release; the pre-order window closes at midnight GMT on 15 September 2026. Availability after that point cannot be guaranteed.
Back to Black is reissued on 23 October 2026 via UMR/Island.
Tracklisting
Back to Black Amy Winehouse/SDE Exclusive blu-ray
Dolby Atmos (48/24) and Hi-Res Stereo 2018 Remaster (48/24)
Rehab
You Know I’m No Good
Me & Mr Jones
Just Friends
Back To Black
Love Is A Losing Game
Tears Dry On Their Own
Wake Up Alone
Some Unholy War
He Can Only Hold Her
Addicted
BONUS TRACKS (stereo only – 48/24). B Sides, Bonus Tracks & Demos
Valerie (Live at BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge)
Cupid
Monkey Man
Hey Little Rich Girl
You’re Wondering Now
To Know Him Is To Love Him
You Know I’m No Good (feat. Ghostface Killah)
Do Me Good
Close To The Front
Rehab (Demo Version)
I’m No Good (You Know I’m No Good – Original Demo)
Fuckery (Me & Mr Jones – Original Demo)
I’ve Been Drinkin’ (Just Friends – Alternative Version)
Back To Black (Original Demo)
Love Is A Losing Game (Original Demo)
Tears Dry (Tears Dry On Their Own – Alternative Demo)
Some Unholy War (Down Tempo)
73 Tears For Fears / The Seeds Of Love
72 Dire Straits / On Every Street – still available
71 Roxy Music / For Your Pleasure – still available
70 The Family Silver / Electric Blend – still available
69 Suede / Coming Up
68 Simple Minds / Once Upon A Time
67 Tina Turner / Private Dancer
66 Producers / Made in Basing Street
65 Thin Lizzy (1971 debut)
64 Bryan Ferry / Taxi
63 Bryan Ferry / Bête Noire
62 Roxy Music / Flesh + Blood
61 Tori Amos / In Times Of Dragons
60 Heaven 17 / The Luxury Gap
59 Heaven 17 / Penthouse and Pavement
58 Mark Knopfler and Emmylou Harris / All The Roadrunning
57 The Who / Quadrophenia
56 George Michael / Faith
55 Bryan Ferry / Boys and Girls
54 Thin Lizzy / Nightlife
53 Fine Young Cannibals (FYC) / The Raw & The Cooked
52 Tears For Fears / Songs From The Big Chair
51 Propaganda / A Secret Wish
50 Frankie Goes To Hollywood / Welcome to the Pleasuredome
49 Elton John / Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy
48 The Who / Who Are You
47 The Human League / Dare
46 Split Enz / ENZyclopedia Volumes 1 & 2
45 Mark Knopfler / Sailing to Philadelphia
44 Matt Deighton / Today Become Forever
43 De La Soul / 3 Feet High and Rising
42 Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel / The Best Years of Our Lives
Slightly All The Time Recordings 1970-1974 is a new CD box set featuring English rock band Soft Machine.
This comprehensive anthology features 14 CDs and three blu-rays and covers the first half of the 1970s and the five albums (‘Third’, ‘Fourth’, ‘Fifth’, ‘Six’ and ‘Seven’) they recorded for CBS with each one newly remastered from the original quarter-inch tapes. In addition, it includes all of their existing BBC sessions (half of which are unreleased) and a generous selection of rare and previously unavailable concert recordings from Europe (UK/France/Switzerland).
Compiler Mark Powell has unearthed an entirely different set of recordings of their ‘Fifth’ album, as well as over 6 hours of superb audio-visual material gathered from European TV broadcast archives, almost all of which has never been issued before.
Highlights include Paris 1970, Brussels 1971, the complete Berliner Jazztage performance, Beat Club and the BBC TV appearances on ‘An Anatomy of Pop’ and ‘Full House’.
Slightly All The Time Recordings 1970-1974 will be released on 30 October 2026 via Sony Music.
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Slightly all the time recordings 1970-1974 - 14CD+3blu-ray box set
No longer just ‘Dexys‘, this seventh album from the band has a love theme (hence the title). “These are love songs, but not of the usual pop style” said Kevin Rowland, adding “Not will-she-won’t-she romance, but something more emotional and all-encompassing”. DJ and musician David Holmes, is the album’s producer.
Tears for Fears / The Seeds of Love – blu-ray ‘easter egg’
I am very happy to have announced the SDE blu-ray of Tears For Fears’The Seeds of Love on Wednesday and thanks as always for an amazing response.
It will be great to finally have all three 80s TFF albums as part of the SDE Surround Series and there’s loads of great content on the disc. However, with all the excitement around the announcement, I did forget to tell you about something quite interesting on this disc, an ‘easter egg’ of sorts.
The SDE blu-ray has exclusive instrumental versions of all the album tracks in Atmos, 5.1 and Stereo but there’s two songs in instrumental form that run longer than their ‘vocal’ counterparts. These are ‘Sowing The Seeds of Love’ and ‘Standing on the Corner of the Third World’. The album version of the former is 6.19 but the instrumental is 7.04. I think Steven Wilson basically let it run to the very end of the usable performance. This is now officially the longest commercially released version of this song, beating the 6.52 single version by a whisker. ‘Standing on the Corner of the Third World’ runs to 6.18 compared to the standard version of 5.32.
If you are wondering why SW didn’t do this extension to the vocal versions of the songs as well, there are two issues: Firstly, the Atmos version of an album has to sync precisely to the stereo on Apple Music and if these two were longer then that wouldn’t happen; and second, the album is basically sacrosanct, letting a couple of instruments run longer is different from changing the actual studio album.
Still, this is a nice little quirk to know about and it wouldn’t have happened without this exclusive blu-ray product, which is still available to pre-order only via the SDE shop.
ChartWatch
Paul Heaton enters the UK charts at No 1 this week with his new studio album Jenius. He’s had five chart-topping albums before but never as a solo artist (three with The Beautiful South and two collaborative albums with Jacqui Abbott. With 23k worth of sales (almost all physical) Heaton sold more than double the second highest new entry, which was Brandon Flowers who has to settle for No 3, with Thrasher, a new solo album. Remarkably, all of The Killers’ studio albums and both of Flowers previous solo efforts have gone to number one in the UK, so he’s probably not used to not reaching the top! By the way, Michael Jackson’sThe Essential best of refuses to go away and is No 2, in between Heaton and Flowers (undoubtedly almost all streaming).
Dolly Parton’s2022 greatest hits, Diamonds and Rhinestones re-entered the UK chart at No 6 for obvious reasons and it’s not a great week for the Happy Mondays since the reissue of Pill ‘n’ Thrills and Bellyaches doesn’t even make it into the top 75 (No 81) despite all that effort with the various physical editions.
RIP Amazon Movers and Shakers
I’m sure some of you will have noticed that Amazon’s ‘Movers and Shakers’ page for music (and, I think, other categories) is no longer serving any content. These pages existed for years for all the various Amazon country sites and they highlighted the “biggest gainers in sales rank over the past 24 hours”. This meant it flagged new entries, surges in sales ranking due to discounts (or mis-pricing!) and similar. It was an extremely useful tool and I really do mourn its loss. The pages still actually exist but there’s simply no content. The UK page reads: “Sorry, there are no movers and shakers available in this category. Please check back later.”
At first I thought this was just a glitch that someone would eventually notice – and fix – and we’d be back in business but, sadly, that is not the case. Don’t bother checking back ‘later’, because I reached out to a contact at Amazon and asked what was going on. I was told “Unfortunately the Movers & Shakers pages have now been discontinued“. It’s hard to understand why they are no longer supporting these pages when they were purely data driven and, surely, to a certain degree they created (and supported) themselves. Annoying. Oh well… I was thinking about this the other day, but does anyone else agree that ‘peak’ Amazon / deals / low shipping costs, etc was probably 2017? Those days have gone…
Simple Minds / Once Upon A Time – SDE blu-ray delayed
I’m sorry to inform pre-orderers of Simple MindsOnce Upon A Time SDE blu-ray that the release is now delayed until 18 September. This had previously gone back to 4 September, but now slips another two weeks. As I say, apologies; I think it’s just some kind of production delay – nothing to worry about and let me tell you that we are as keen to ship these to you, as you are to receive them, so it’s frustrating on all sides! We will email everyone to let them know.
73 Tears For Fears / The Seeds of Love – still available
72 Dire Straits / On Every Street – still available
71 Roxy Music / For Your Pleasure
70 The Family Silver / Electric Blend – still available
69 Suede / Coming Up
68 Simple Minds / Once Upon A Time
67 Tina Turner / Private Dancer
66 Producers / Made in Basing Street
65 Thin Lizzy (1971 debut)
64 Bryan Ferry / Taxi
63 Bryan Ferry / Bête Noire
62 Roxy Music / Flesh + Blood
61 Tori Amos / In Times Of Dragons
60 Heaven 17 / The Luxury Gap
59 Heaven 17 / Penthouse and Pavement
58 Mark Knopfler and Emmylou Harris / All The Roadrunning
57 The Who / Quadrophenia
56 George Michael / Faith
55 Bryan Ferry / Boys and Girls
54 Thin Lizzy / Nightlife
53 Fine Young Cannibals (FYC) / The Raw & The Cooked
52 Tears For Fears / Songs From The Big Chair
51 Propaganda / A Secret Wish
50 Frankie Goes To Hollywood / Welcome to the Pleasuredome
49 Elton John / Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy
48 The Who / Who Are You
47 The Human League / Dare
46 Split Enz / ENZyclopedia Volumes 1 & 2
45 Mark Knopfler / Sailing to Philadelphia
44 Matt Deighton / Today Become Forever
43 De La Soul / 3 Feet High and Rising
42 Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel / The Best Years of Our Lives
Starsailor’s debut album, Love Is Here, will be reissued in October for its 25th anniversary.
Co-produced with Steve Osbourne, the 2001 album features an impressive five top 40 hit singles including ‘Alcoholic’ and ‘Good Souls’ which were number 10 and 12 respectively.
For the reissue, the album has been remastered by Geoff Pesche at Abbey Road. A 2CD deluxe edition offers an interesting selection of bonus tracks (20 in total) including previously unreleased David Kosten mixes of some album tracks, unheard demos and BBC live sessions and recordings. The LP version offers the remastered audio on translucent orange vinyl.
Love Is Here will be reissued on 2 October 2026 via Parlophone.
The pre-order window for Roxy Music’s 1973 masterpiece, For Your Pleasure, on SDE exclusive blu-ray, closes today.
The SDE blu-ray is stunning: It includes a Dolby Atmos Mix of the original album by Bob Clearmountain, alongside 5.1, Stereo and Atmos Instrumentals (also by Clearmountain). Additionally, in a best-of-both-worlds type scenario, it also offers a Steven Wilson dedicated 5.1 Mix of For Your Pleasure and a flat transfer of the 1973 stereo mix from a copy of the original EQ’d production tapes captured at stunning 192 kHz / 24 bit resolution (a 48/24 is also available).
Audio streams on the For Your Pleasure SDE exclusive blu-ray:
For Your Pleasure – Bob Clearmountain 2026 Dolby Atmos Mix (48/24)
For Your Pleasure – Bob Clearmountain 2026 Dolby Atmos Instrumental Mix (48/24)
For Your Pleasure – Bob Clearmountain 2026 5.1 Mix (48/24)
For Your Pleasure – Bob Clearmountain2026Stereo Mix (48/24)
For Your Pleasure – Steven Wilson dedicated 5.1 Mix (96/24)
For Your Pleasure – 1973 Original Stereo Mix Flat Transfer (192/24 & 48/24)
Pre-order the SDE exclusive blu-ray only from the SDE shop
Additionally, the non-album single ‘Pyjamarama’ is included on this disc in multiple streams, including Dolby Atmos and a pair of 5.1 mixes, by Clearmountain and Wilson, respectively:
‘Pyjamarama’ – Bob Clearmountain 2026 Dolby Atmos Mix (48/24)
‘Pyjamarama’ – Bob Clearmountain 2026 Dolby Atmos Instrumental Mix (48/24)
‘Pyjamarama’ – Bob Clearmountain 5.1 Mix (48/24)
‘Pyjamarama’ – Bob Clearmountain Stereo Mix (48/24)
‘Pyjamarama’ – Steven Wilson dedicated 5.1 Mix (96/24)
‘Pyjamarama’ – Original Stereo Mix (48/24)
And even the B-side of that single, ‘The Pride and The Pain’ is available in 5.1, remixed by Steven Wilson, in addition to the original stereo.
‘The Pride and The Pain’ Steven Wilson dedicated 5.1 Mix (96/24)
‘The Pride and The Pain’ Original Stereo Mix (48/24)
On top of all that, this blu-ray features over an hour of unreleased outtakes and Peel Sessions. This is effectively CD 2 of the 2CD set, in stereo at 48/24 resolution:
Pyjamarama – studio outtake
Beauty Queen – studio outtake
Strictly Confidential – studio outtake
Editions of You studio – outtake
The Bogus Man studio – outtake
Grey Lagoons studio – outtake
For Your Pleasure – Eno Tapes
Grey Lagoons – BBC Paris Theatre, London, August 1972
Pyjamarama – Peel Session March 1973
Do The Strand – Peel Session, March 1973
Editions of You – Peel Session, March 1973
For Your Pleasure – Peel Session March 1973
The SDE exclusive blu-ray is #71 in the ongoing SDE Surround Series and is presented in the same high quality deluxe hardcover media book packaging used for the Roxy Music’s Flesh + Blood (and Avalon) and as ever, it ships with a free, collectible SDE Surround Series slipcase.
The pre-order window closes TODAY at midnight GMT. Availability after that point cannot be guaranteed. The For Your Pleasure blu-ray will be released on 6 November 2026 via UMR. Pre-order exclusive to the SDE shop using this link or the button below. There’s plenty of other products you can order this with, including the newly announced Tears For Fears Seeds of Love SDE exclusive blu-ray and Dire Straits On Every Street SDE exclusive blu-ray.
Tracklisting
For Your Pleasure Roxy Music/SDE exclusive blu-ray
FOR YOUR PLEASURE: 2026 Bob Clearmountain Dolby Atmos Mix, 2026 Bob Clearmountain Dolby Atmos Instrumental Mix, 2026 Bob Clearmountain 5.1 Mix, 2026 Bob Clearmountain Stereo Mix, Steven Wilson 5.1 Mix, 1973 Original Stereo Mix Flat Transfer (192/24 & 48/24)
Do The Strand
Beauty Queen
Strictly Confidential
Editions Of You
In Every Dream Home A Heartache
The Bogus Man
Grey Lagoons
For Your Pleasure
PYJAMARAMA: Bob Clearmountain 2026 Dolby Atmos Mix (48/24), Bob Clearmountain 2026 Dolby Atmos Instrumental Mix (48/24), Bob Clearmountain 5.1 Mix, Original Stereo Mix, Steven Wilson 5.1
Pyjamarama
THE PRIDE AND THE PAIN: Steven Wilson 5.1 Mix & Original Stereo Mix
The Pride and The Pain
Stereo bonus tracks
Pyjamarama – studio outtake
Beauty Queen – studio outtake
Strictly Confidential – studio outtake
Editions of You – studio outtake
The Bogus Man – studio outtake
Grey Lagoons – studio outtake
For Your Pleasure – Eno Tapes
Grey Lagoons – BBC Paris Theatre, London, August 1972
Pyjamarama – Peel Session March 1973
Do The Strand – Peel Session, March 1973
Editions of You – Peel Session, March 1973
For Your Pleasure – Peel Session March 1973
73 Tears For Fears / The Seeds Of Love – still available
72 Dire Straits / On Every Street – still available
71 Roxy Music / For Your Pleasure – still available
70 The Family Silver / Electric Blend – still available
69 Suede / Coming Up
68 Simple Minds / Once Upon A Time
67 Tina Turner / Private Dancer
66 Producers / Made in Basing Street
65 Thin Lizzy (1971 debut)
64 Bryan Ferry / Taxi
63 Bryan Ferry / Bête Noire
62 Roxy Music / Flesh + Blood
61 Tori Amos / In Times Of Dragons
60 Heaven 17 / The Luxury Gap
59 Heaven 17 / Penthouse and Pavement
58 Mark Knopfler and Emmylou Harris / All The Roadrunning
57 The Who / Quadrophenia
56 George Michael / Faith
55 Bryan Ferry / Boys and Girls
54 Thin Lizzy / Nightlife
53 Fine Young Cannibals (FYC) / The Raw & The Cooked
52 Tears For Fears / Songs From The Big Chair
51 Propaganda / A Secret Wish
50 Frankie Goes To Hollywood / Welcome to the Pleasuredome
49 Elton John / Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy
48 The Who / Who Are You
47 The Human League / Dare
46 Split Enz / ENZyclopedia Volumes 1 & 2
45 Mark Knopfler / Sailing to Philadelphia
44 Matt Deighton / Today Become Forever
43 De La Soul / 3 Feet High and Rising
42 Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel / The Best Years of Our Lives
Tears For Fears 1989 album TheSeeds of Love will be reissued in October across a number of formats including as an SDE exclusive blu-ray audio.
The recording sessions for the band’s third and final album in the ’80s (the last with Curt Smith until 2004’s Everybody Loves A Happy Ending) were a famously protracted affair, taking four years to complete at a reputed cost of £1m. Perfectionism was the name of the game, along with a passion for more organic sessions, which saw a switch from electronics to ‘real instruments’, the addition of world-class session musicians (Manu Katche, Pino Palladino etc), and Kansas-based singer Oleta Adams.
This all worked to stunning effect on the complex, Beatles-y lead single ‘Sowing The Seeds Of Love‘ which reached the top 5 both sides of the Atlantic and on the singles ‘Woman in Chains‘ and the fan (and band) favourite ‘Badman’s Song‘. Other highlights include the breezy Steely Dan-esque ‘Advice For The Young At Heart‘ (the third single) and the driving ‘Year of the Knife‘.
This Seeds of Love blu-ray disc features a brand new Steven Wilson Dolby Atmos Mix, an updated 5.1 mix (not the same as the one in the 2020 box set) and for the first time Steven Wilson’s stereo mix is commercially released (this was first created in 2020 and updated in 2023).
Additionally, the blu-ray includes an unreleased 2023 Miles Showell stereo remaster of The Seeds of Love(prepared for a half-speed vinyl pressing whch is part of this campaign), full instrumental versions in Atmos, 5.1 and Stereo and what Roland Orzabal called the “magical” Townhouse Live Jam Sessions from the long out-of-print box set, which include Roland singing ‘Rhythm of Life‘, a song he wrote with Nicky Holland but was never officially released by Tears For Fears (they gave it to Oleta Adams)..
TheSeeds of Love audio streams on the blu-ray (all audio is 48 kHz / 24 bit)
The Seeds of Love – Steven Wilson Atmos Mix
The Seeds of Love – Steven Wilson 5.1 Mix
The Seeds of Love – Steven Wilson Stereo Mix
The Seeds of Love – Steven Wilson Instrumental Atmos Mix
The Seeds of Love – Steven Wilson Instrumental 5.1 Mix
The Seeds of Love – Steven Wilson Instrumental Stereo Mix
The Seeds of Love – Miles Showell 2023 Remaster
The stereo only bonus tracks from the Townhouse Live Jam Sessions are as follows (all audio 48 kHz / 24 bit)
Woman in Chains 7:08
Broken 1:35
Rhythm of Life 3:11
Badman’s Song 8:19
Badman’s Song (reprise) 2:08
Standing on the Corner of the Third World 9:10
Other Seeds of Love formats in this reissue campaign include
3CD deluxe featuring discs 1-3 from the 2020 box set
2LP blue marbled vinyl edition with LP2 featuring B-sides & Demos
Half-speed mastered black vinyl LP
Steven Wilson Mix on D2C coloured vinyl
2LP blue vinyl with alt artwork and B-sides and Demos on LP 2
The Seeds of Love (Region-free) blu-ray audio is #73 in the ongoing SDE Surround Series and the fifth collaboration between SDE, Tears For Fears and Universal Music (The Tipping Point, The Hurting, Songs For A Nervous Planet & Songs From The Big Chair are the other four).
The Seeds of Love SDE exclusive blu-ray will be packaged similarly to previous editions (clear amaray case) and ships with a free, collectible SDE Surround Series slipcase.
The SDE blu-ray audio is TIME LIMITED release; the pre-order window closes at midnight GMT on 9 September 2026. Availability after that point cannot be guaranteed. We have a very limited bundle of the 2LP blue vinyl and blu-ray available, while stocks last.
The Seeds of Love is released on 16 October 2026, via UMR/Mercury. Order exclusively from the SDE shop using this link or the buttons below. Dire StraitsOn Every Street, Roxy Music’sFor Your Pleasure and The Family Silver’sElectric Blend are other SDE exclusives all still within their pre-order window (Roxy ENDS TOMORROW!).
Singer and songwriter Dolly Parton has died at the age of 80, it has been announced.
Dolly had a tremendous career spanning 60 years, initially as a songwriter in the early 1960s and then later that same decade as a performer and country music singer on The Porter Wagoner Show. She signed to RCA and Wagoner and Parton paired up successfully for a run of 12 studio albums between 1968 and 1974.
Parton’s talent as a songwriter was immense. 1973’s ‘Jolene’ saw Dolly enjoy a top 10 hit in the UK but it would be her only British hit single (the 1980 US smash ‘9 to 5’ stalled at No 47). 1974’s ‘Love is Like A Butterfly’ topped the Country charts in America but snuck into UK households via the backdoor in the late 1970s/early 80s when a version sung by Clare Torry (yes, her) was used as the theme tune for Carla Lane’s bittersweet BBC sitcom, Butterflies.
Despite a few dalliances with the mainstream pop chart – the sublime 1983 Bee Gees-penned Kenny Rogers duet, ‘Islands in the Stream’, comes to mine – it was on the US Country chart where Dolly really shone, chalking up more than 20 number one singles, including ‘I Will Always Love You’, a song made very famous by Whitney Houston in 1992 when she recorded it for the soundtrack to the film The Bodyguard.
Dolly Parton was well known for her kindness and her philanthropy, and supported many charitable efforts, particularly in the area of literacy, primarily through her Dollywood Foundation.
Her family left this statement today:
“A rhinestone life that shone bright enough for the world to see, Dolly will forever stand as an inspiration not only through her timeless music and prolific songwriting, but also her wit, warmth, and kindness that made us all feel like family. Dolly Parton’s legacy is one of love, compassion, and resilience. With a seven-decade career, she inspired multiple generations of artists and fans with her music and an unwavering commitment to making the world a better place.
Her songs will continue to resonate with people of all ages, and her philanthropic work will have a lasting impact.”
Rest in peace, Dolly Parton. Leave your tributes and messages in the comments.
Dire Straits’ sixth studio album, 1991’s On Every Street, will be reissued as an SDE exclusive blu-ray audio in October.
Six year’s after Brothers in Arms, the band released their final studio record which features the singles ‘Calling Elvis’, ‘Heavy Fuel’, ‘On Every Street’ and ‘The Bug’. It was No 1 in the UK and across many countries in Europe.
The SDE exclusive blu-ray audio features a brand new Dolby Atmos Mix by Dire Straits band member and longtime Mark Knopfler associate Guy Fletcher and a 2026 stereo remaster by Miles Showell. Miles has confirmed that this is non-limited audio and is the same high quality source used for a forthcoming vinyl version of this album. For those curious, On Every Street was originally mixed to DAT at a sample rate of 44.1 kHz. The blu-ray also features an instrumental version of the album in Dolby Atmos, the first time the album has ever been available in instrumental form (it’s a wonderful listen).
Audio streams on the On Every Street SDE blu-ray
Dolby Atmos Mix (48/24)
2026 Stereo Remaster – non-limited (48/24)
Dolby Atmos Instrumental Mix (48/24)
The On Every Street (Region-free) blu-ray audio is #72 in the ongoing SDE Surround Series and will be packaged similarly to previous editions (clear amaray case) and ships with a free, collectible SDE Surround Series slipcase. At the artist’s request, there may be some availability of this blu-ray on the Mark Knopfler store (without the slipcase).
The SDE blu-ray audio is TIME LIMITED release; the pre-order window closes at midnight GMT on 8 September 2026. Availability after that point cannot be guaranteed. Due to ongoing demand we are making available an extra 500 copies of the Brothers in Arms blu-ray
On Every Street is released on 16 October 2026, via UMR. The pre-order window for Roxy Music’s For Your Pleasure and The Family Silver’s Electric Blend are still open. Pre-order from the SDE shop using this link or the buttons below.
Tracklisting
On Every StreetDire Straits/SDE exclusive blu-ray
Dolby Atmos, Stereo, Dolby Atmos Instrumental Mix
Calling Elvis 6:26
On Every Street 5:04
When It Comes to You 5:02
Fade to Black 3:49
The Bug 4:18
You and Your Friend 5:59
Heavy Fuel 4:57
Iron Hand 3:09
Ticket to Heaven 4:26
My Parties 5:32
Planet of New Orleans 7:47
How Long 3:53
71 Roxy Music / For Your Pleasure – still available
70 The Family Silver / Electric Blend – still available
69 Suede / Coming Up
68 Simple Minds / Once Upon A Time
67 Tina Turner / Private Dancer
66 Producers / Made in Basing Street
65 Thin Lizzy (1971 debut)
64 Bryan Ferry / Taxi
63 Bryan Ferry / Bête Noire
62 Roxy Music / Flesh + Blood
61 Tori Amos / In Times Of Dragons
60 Heaven 17 / The Luxury Gap
59 Heaven 17 / Penthouse and Pavement
58 Mark Knopfler and Emmylou Harris / All The Roadrunning
57 The Who / Quadrophenia
56 George Michael / Faith
55 Bryan Ferry / Boys and Girls
54 Thin Lizzy / Nightlife
53 Fine Young Cannibals (FYC) / The Raw & The Cooked
52 Tears For Fears / Songs From The Big Chair
51 Propaganda / A Secret Wish
50 Frankie Goes To Hollywood / Welcome to the Pleasuredome
49 Elton John / Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy
48 The Who / Who Are You
47 The Human League / Dare
46 Split Enz / ENZyclopedia Volumes 1 & 2
45 Mark Knopfler / Sailing to Philadelphia
44 Matt Deighton / Today Become Forever
43 De La Soul / 3 Feet High and Rising
42 Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel / The Best Years of Our Lives
Amy Winehouse’s 2006 album Back to Black is being reissued for its 20th anniversary across various formats.
The album was a huge critical and commercial success, reaching No 1 In the UK, and going on to be the best-selling album of 2007. It’s now the second best selling album of this century in the UK (behind Adele’s 21). Lead single ‘Rehab’ was a transatlantic top 10 hit and Back to Black won ‘Best Pop Vocal Album’ at the 2008 Grammys, with Winehouse collecting a further four awards that night.
This 20th anniversary reissue campaign includes 3CD deluxe and 3LP clear vinyl editions which offer unreleased demos, rare B-sides and a live performance from Paradiso, Amsterdam (8 February 2007) from the Back To Black tour. The 3CD deluxe has eight more bonus tracks than the 3LP vinyl edition, so it’s good to see the label not limiting CDs to keep the formats consistent (as is sometimes the case).
The formats will include never-before-seen photos by original album photographers Mischa Richter and Alex Lake, plus new sleeve notes from producers and friends, Mark Ronson and Salaam Remi.
Other formats include a D2C zoetrope vinyl, Amazon single CD with alternate artwork (which seems to be via a slipcase) and coloured vinyl single LP.
Back to Back will be reissued on 23 October 2026 via UMR/Island, a few days short of the album’s original release date, which was 27 October 2006. More pre-order links coming.
Sheryl Crow will release, Pick You Up, a new studio album, in November.
Written and produced with Jeff Trott (who had minimal involvement with 2024’s commercially disappointing Evolution), the album was originally conceived as a six-track EP before the new single ‘Freedom Bus’ was added, which tipped it over into an album (just about).
Crow says: “Each of these songs are a commentary on being human and wanting connection. There is a lot of chaos all around us and I definitely find myself feeling alone. My wish is that whoever hears these songs feels the hope I feel when I sing them!”
While it may be a short album, at least they’ve kept the price low, with both standard black and Amazon exclusive coloured vinyl currently only £17.99 in the UK. A ‘galaxy blue vinyl’ version is available via indies (not quite as cheap) and there’s obviously a CD edition (and a tape).
In other Sheryl Crow news, her superb self-titled 1996 album has finally been made available on vinyl for the first time, although this is part of Universal Music’s audiophile-esque ‘Vinylphyle’ series, and therefore, at the time of writing, US-only (although international shipping is available). You can order it here.
Pick You Up will be released on 20 November 2026, via Crow’s own Old Green Barn Productions.
