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Richard and Linda Thompson / Hard Luck Stories (1972-1982) CD
Universal Music release Hard Luck Stories (1972-1982) a new Richard and Linda Thompson 8CD box set that features remastered versions of all six studio albums and previously unreleased recordings.
300-only coloured vinyl live album with name-in-the-artwork opportunity
SDE favourite, Joan As Police Woman, will release a full live album of her 2018 Damned Devotion tour and fans quick off the mark can secure only one of 300 2LP coloured vinyl pressings which affords you the opportunity to get your name in the artwork!
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Remastered 4CD set with plenty of bonus material
Sigue Sigue Sputnik‘s 1986 debut Flaunt It will be released as a four-CD deluxe set in October.
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Another bonus track to whet your appetite
With just over a month until Tears For Fears‘ The Seeds of Love box set is finally released, here’s an opportunity to listen to one of the many bonus tracks: an early instrumental mix of the lead single ‘Sowing the Seeds of Love’.
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Exclusive vinyl picture disc, 2LP silver vinyl and cassette tape
Oasis will issue a limited edition 2LP vinyl picture disc edition of their 1995 album (What’s The Story) Morning Glory? to mark its 25th anniversary.
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Signed CD of new album
Actor and musician Matt Berry‘s eighth studio album is called Phantom Birds, and a signed copy of the CD edition is available to pre-order in the UK right now.
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a-ha‘s fourth album, East of the Sun West of the Moon will be issued on vinyl, for the first time in 30 years, next month. The limited edition 180g purple vinyl pressing is for National Album Day.
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Rhino will next month issue Crooked Piece of Time: The Atlantic and Asylum Albums 1971-1980, a seven-CD box set featuring the 1970s output of the late American country/folk singer-songwriter John Prine.
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Six-LP vinyl box • Half-speed mastered • No CD set and no bonus material
Sony will next month release This Far, a Sade vinyl box set that collects the band’s six studio albums.
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ABBA‘s 1980 album Super Trouper will be reissued as a 40th anniversary 2LP half-speed mastered pressing next month, along with the now traditional singles box and seven-inch picture discs.
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Last of the psychedelic albums reissued on vinyl
Status Quo‘s second album Spare Parts is being reissued as a limited 2LP coloured vinyl pressing which will feature both mono and stereo versions of the album.
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Career-spanning package due out next month
After weeks of being ‘currently unavailable’ the Bob Mould Distortion 24CD box set that comes with a SIGNED print is now available to pre-order via Amazon Germany.
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Legendary sessions newly mixed and curated
Elvis Presley‘s 1970 sessions in Nashville are gathered for release in a new four-CD set, From Elvis in Nashville.
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Signed CD and vinyl available
British electronica band Faithless return with a new album All Blessed next month, and fans have the opportunity to pick up signed CDs and vinyl.
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The Rolling Stones / Goats Head Soup reissue CD, Vinyl, Box Set, Blu-ray
Arguably the first properly ‘good’ Rolling Stones box set. The Goats Head Soup 3CD+blu-ray super deluxe features a brand new stereo mix, a 5.1 surround (and Dolby Atmos) mix, a disc of rarities and alternate mixes and the much desired ‘Brussels Affair’ concert.
UK: Queen / The Studio Collection 18LP coloured vinyl box – £315 £380
VERY good price for what is an amazing box set. All 15 albums half-speed mastered by Bob Ludwig and pressed on coloured vinyl. Comes with a 108-page hardcover book.
UK: ABBA / The Studio Albums 8LP coloured vinyl box – £105 £125
26-disc megabox celebrates ‘In The Court of the Crimson King’
King Crimson will release their long awaited ‘1969’ box set in October, which features a forensic examination of their live and studio activities in that year and includes 20 CDs, two DVDs and four blu-ray audio discs!
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First listen to previously unreleased audio
Tears for Fears are today making available, via streaming platforms, the original demo of ‘Rhythm of Life’ a song written by Nicky Holland and Roland Orzabal during the The Seeds of Love sessions but ultimately not included on the album.
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Having last year released an anthology of Kiki Dee‘s time on Rocket Records, Edsel now turn their gaze to the 1960s with The Fontana and Motown Years, a new three-CD set available in limited quantities (500 units) with a signed print.
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40th anniversary edition • Box Set • 3LP • 2CD
Motörhead‘s 1980 album, Ace of Spades, is being reissued in October as a vinyl-heavy 7LP+10″+DVD box set that offers a remastered album, live performances and rarities as well as a 5.1 mix of the album.
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