Neil Young confirms no more of the big Archives II box will be produced

But cheaper box is coming next year

After some confusion over whether Neil Young was going to produce more of his Archives Volume II box set to satisfy demand, the Canadian singer-songwriter has confirmed that there would be no more beyond the initial run of 3,000 units that sold out in 24 hours, ten days ago.
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Rolling Stone magazine in Germany offers exclusive Neil Young 7″ single

Two classic Neil Young tracks on exclusive vinyl single

The new issue of Rolling Stone magazine in Germany comes with an exclusive Neil Young seven-inch single.
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Out This Week / on 30 October 2020

Joni Mitchell / Archives Volume 1: The Early Years (1963-1967) CD, Vinyl, Box Set

Joni Mitchell opens her vaults for the first time for the Joni Mitchell Archives, a new series of box set releases that will span the next few years and start NEXT MONTH with a five-disc box set, Archives – Volume 1 and two associated vinyl releases.


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Depeche Mode by Anton Corbijn


Legendary Dutch photography and artist Anton Corbijn has created Depeche Mode by Anton Corbijn, a new book which offers an illustrated history of Depeche Mode drawing on 500 photographs from Corbijn’s personal archives, accrued over three decades in collaboration with “the world’s biggest cult band”.
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Tom Petty / Wildflowers & All The Rest deluxe editions unboxing video

SDE examines the 4CD and 7LP vinyl deluxe editions

SDEtv unboxes the recent Tom Petty Wildflowers & All The Rest deluxe editions. Watch the video…
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Cat Stevens / Tea for the Tillerman and Mona Bone Jakon super deluxe editions

Enormous 50th anniversary box sets for each album

Cat StevensMona Bone Jakon and Tea for the Tillerman albums will both be reissued as extensive super deluxe edition box sets in December.
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The Best of Suede: Beautiful Ones 1992-2018 unboxing video

See the 4CD and 6LP white vinyl packages unboxed

SDEtv takes a close look at the CD and vinyl deluxe editions of the recently released The Best of Suede: Beautiful Ones 1992-2018. Watch the video…
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Paul McCartney / McCartney III: official details of Paul’s new solo album

“A stripped, self-produced solo work marking the opening of a new decade”

Paul McCartney will release McCartney III, a new solo album, in December.
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Paul McCartney expected to announce ‘McCartney III’ very soon

Rumours and teases suggest a third ‘one-man-band’ album is on the way

Paul McCartney is expected to announce a new solo album imminently, which is very likely to be called McCartney III – a follow-up to his 1970 and 1980 albums, which in both cases, saw Paul retreat from band situations and record almost entirely alone, playing all the instruments himself.
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Ultravox’s 40th anniversary of Vienna unboxing video

See the deluxe edition unboxed

Chrysalis reissued Ultravox‘s Vienna album recently for a 40th anniversary celebration. SDEtv takes a look at both the 5CD+DVD deluxe box set and the 2LP vinyl reissue…
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Elvis Costello says that CD is a medium that has seen its day

“It’s Armed Forces day now, it’s victory over CD”

Elvis Costello will issue a vinyl-only super deluxe edition box set of his 1979 album Armed Forces in next month and has defended the lack of a CD version, saying that the compact disc “really is demonstrably inferior to vinyl, as a sonic storage system”.
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Out This Week / on 23 October 2020

Thin Lizzy / Rock Legends 6CD+DVD box set

Thin Lizzy / Rock Legends box set CD, DVD

To celebrate 50 years of Thin Lizzy Universal Music are releasing Rock Legends, a 6CD+DVD box set that features an astonishing 74 unreleased tracks.


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