ChartWatch
The 9 October was such a big day for physical music releases, now the dust has settled, it’s interesting to see which sets had the biggest impact the UK albums chart.
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Author: Paul Sinclair
Neil Young / Archives Vol. II now available to pre-order
10CD box set limited to 3000 units and will ship in November
Neil Young‘s long awaited Archives Vol. II box set was made available to pre-order late in the day, yesterday.
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ABBA / Happy New Year blue vinyl
Happy New Year, again.
ABBA will release their Super Trouper album track ‘Happy New Year’ as a special limited coloured vinyl seven-inch single in December.
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Order a signed Sophie Ellis-Bextor CD
Grab an exclusive signed CD for £9.99
Sophie Ellis-Bextor’s first ever greatest hits is coming next month and you can pre-order a SIGNED copy of Songs From The Kitchen Disco on CD.
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John Lennon / Gimme Some Truth CD and vinyl sets unboxed
Watch the unboxing video
The newly released Gimme Some Truth set features the best of John Lennon, newly remixed in both stereo and surround sound. SDEtv looks at the 2CD+blu-ray deluxe and the 4LP vinyl box, which both contain 36 tracks of audio. Watch the video…
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John Lennon / Gimme Some Truth deluxe edition reviewed
SDE reviews the new John Lennon compilation
I think it’s fair to say that the time honoured ‘greatest hits’ is not really a concept that fans get overly excited about. Hit packages are, after all, aimed squarely at non-fans; those whole only want to dip their toe in the shallow water of success and not dive deep down to the murkiness of studio albums and, potentially, have to endure ‘filler’ between the hits.
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The Kinks / Lola 50th anniversary
Lola versus Powerman and The Moneygoround, Part One, The Kinks‘ 1970 album, will be reissued as a 50th anniversary deluxe box set in December.
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James / Live in Extraordinary Times
New live album • Signed CD and vinyl packages • Box set includes DVD
This December, James will release a Live in Extraordinary Times, a collection of live recordings from their 2018-2019 Living in Extraordinary Times tour.
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Prime Day Deals
Amazon Prime Day (actually two days now) is offering some great deals on physical music. The one fairly obvious proviso is that you need to be a Prime member in the country where you are buying the item(s). Peruse the list below – which will be regularly updated – for great deals.
UK: David Bowie / The Mercury Demos vinyl box – £46 £55
Once £90, the Mercury Demos box is down to £46. It’s still only one record though!
Bob Marley / The Complete Island Recordings CD box, plus vinyl reissues
New good value 11 CD box, plus half-speed mastered vinyl
UMC/Island will in December issue The Complete Island Recordings, a new 11CD Bob Marley box set that features all nine Bob Marley & The Wailers studio albums recorded for Island Records.
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Black Sabbath / Paranoid 5LP vinyl super deluxe unboxing video
Watch SDE unbox the 5LP vinyl super deluxe
Black Sabbath‘s 1970 album Paranoid was reissued last week as a 5LP vinyl super deluxe edition. SDEtv lifts the lid and takes a look inside. Watch the unboxing video…
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Wham! Japanese Singles Collection
Forthcoming CD+DVD set features exclusive audio & video
Sony Music Japan will release a Wham! Japanese Singles Collection: Greatest Hits CD+DVD set next month that offers some interesting and exclusive content for the rarities-starved George Michael/Wham! fan.
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Out This Week / on 16 October 2020
Tom Petty / Wildflowers reissue CD, Vinyl
Warner Records reissue an expanded version of Tom Petty’s album Wildflowers, across many formats.
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This Week’s Box Set and Reissue Deals
UK: David Bowie / Glastonbury 2000 4LP vinyl – £29.99
Sade’s new ‘This Far’ vinyl set unboxed
Out today – Watch the unboxing video!
SDE looks at This Far, the new Sade 6LP vinyl box set that offers brand new half-speed masters, courtesy of Miles Showell at Abbey Road. But how does the packaging hold up? Watch the SDEtv unboxing video and find out…
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In Their Own Words: Tears For Fears on the story of The Seeds of Love
Finally out today is the reissue of Tears For Fears‘ 1989 album The Seeds of Love. Back in 2015, I had the pleasure and privilege of interviewing all the major players involved in the album and, from those conversations, built the ‘story’ of the album using only the words of the band, producers, co-writers and collaborators. This features in the booklet that comes with the 4CD+blu-ray super deluxe edition of The Seeds of Love, but below is an exclusive extract, giving you a flavour of quite how candid all the participants were and offering the most detailed picture to date of what when on behind the scenes and why the album took so long to make….
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Chris Rea / Era 1: Rarities 1978-1984
3CD early years package
ERA 1 (As, Bs and Rarities 1978-1984) is a new Chris Rea rarities compilation that brings together his early work in a triple-CD package.
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Dire Straits / The Studio Albums 1978-1991 CD set / unboxing video
Watch this video on the eve of release
The Dire Straits Studio Albums box is finally issued on CD, seven years after the original vinyl box was released. SDEtv takes a look with a new unboxing video…
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Focus / 50 Years: Anthology 1970-1976
9CD+2DVD box set
50 Years: Anthology 1970-1976 is a forthcoming box set that contains the complete work of Dutch rock group Focus between 1970 and 1976.
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The Who / Who seven-inch box
New deluxe features 2020 live tracks
Later this month The Who will release a two-CD deluxe edition of last year’s very well received WHO album.
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