Phil Collins‘ 1985 album No Jacket Required is the latest album to be confirmed for National Album Day.
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John Lennon / Gimme Some Truth: remixed ‘best of’ with surround sound
2CD+blu-ray and 4LP formats lead new offering
Universal Music will release a new John Lennon collection in October called Gimme Some Truth which features newly remixed audio, and, in deluxe form, 5.1 surround sound and Dolby Atmos versions of 36 tracks.
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The London Boys: US Suede compilation now available to pre-order
‘The London Suede’ 2CD and 2LP sets
The recently announced Beautiful Ones: Best of Suede 1992 – 2018 is now available to pre-order in America as ‘The Best of The London Suede‘
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Out This Week / on 28 August 2020
Peter Gabriel / Plays Live 2LP vinyl Vinyl
Peter Gabriel completes his classic live albums reissues on vinyl with a multi-disc half-speed mastered version of Growing Up Live. This comes with a hi-res download card.
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Prefab Sprout / Steve McQueen pic disc
1985 album reissued for National Album Day
Prefab Sprout‘s 1985 album Steve McQueen will be issued as a vinyl picture disc for this year’s National Album Day.
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XTC / Nonsuch 2LP vinyl
2LP vinyl • 200g pressing • XTC-approved
XTC‘s 1992 album Nonsuch receives a vinyl reissue next month.
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Gene / ‘The Albums’ unboxed
Unboxing video of the new vinyl and CD box sets
Out today is Gene‘s The Albums box sets. Watch SDE lift the lid on both the nine-CD edition (which features a large amount of bonus material) and the 8LP coloured vinyl set, which is available in limited quantities with a signed print.
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Tom Petty / Wildflowers reissue
Seven physical formats for the 1994 album
Warner Records will reissue an expanded version of Tom Petty’s album Wildflowers in October, across many formats.
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The Doors / Morrison Hotel 50th anniversary deluxe edition
The Doors fifth studio album, Morrison Hotel, will be reissued in October for its 50th anniversary.
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Dead Or Alive / Invincible 9CD box set
Post-1990 era revisited with albums and bonus tracks
Following a series of Dead Or Alive coloured vinyl reissues, Demon Music will issue Invincible a nine-CD box set which feature five albums and 60 additional mixes.
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Thin Lizzy / Rock Legends box set
Almost 100 tracks, mostly unreleased!
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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Liberty at 30: In Conversation with Duran Duran producer Chris Kimsey
SDE talks to Chris Kimsey about Duran Duran’s ill-fated 1990 album
“I don’t mind dealing with pressure – I can help people with that pressure – but I can’t help people write brilliant songs if they’re not there.” – Chris Kimsey
Thirty years ago on this very day, Duran Duran released their sixth studio album, Liberty. It was their first long-player of the 1990s and the first with an official new line-up that saw drummer Sterling Campbell and guitarist Warren Cuccurullo confirmed as full members of the band.
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New compilation: ‘Beautiful Ones: The Best of Suede 1992 – 2018’
Demon Music are releasing a new Suede compilation called Beautiful Ones: The Best of Suede 1992-2018 which will be available as a 4CD, 6LP vinyl and 2LPs packages. Limited signed editions are available.
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Tears For Fears / The Seeds of Love reissue coming in October
The wait is finally over! 4CD+blu-ray box set of the 1989 album
The reissue of Tears For Fears‘ 1989 album The Seeds of Love is officially confirmed today after literally years of hints, rumours and whispers, along with a fairly large dose of frustration from fans who were left disappointed when the TFF reissue bandwagon ground to a halt in 2014, after The Hurting and Songs From The Big Chair box sets in consecutive years.
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Tim Bowness / Late Night Laments
New album, due out at the end of the month
No-Man’s Tim Bowness returns with a new solo album, Late Night Laments, at the end of this month.
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Out This Week / on 21 August 2020
Gene / The Albums box set CD, Vinyl
Nineties British group Gene see all their albums reissued in a limited 8LP coloured vinyl box set – with signed print – and via a nine-CD box set, which includes an extensive amount of bonus material.
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Saturday Deluxe / 15 August 2020
Almost two years ago, Blondie announced that a ‘Complete Studio Recordings’ box set with albums, rarities and some unreleased material would be released in “the fall of 2019”. There was even an image to promote it – see below:
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This Week’s Box Set and Reissue Deals
UK: Richard and Linda Thompson / Hard Luck Stories 8CD box – £56 £70
Forthcoming package of remastered albums and unreleased material down significantly in price during the pre-order period. This is out on 11 September.
Picturesque Matchstickable Messages From The Status Quo: 2LP coloured vinyl
180g 2LP vinyl • Mono & Stereo Mixes • Limited to 2000 • Coloured vinyl
Status Quo‘s 1968 album, Picturesque Matchstickable Messages From The Status Quo is being reissued as a limited edition 2LP coloured vinyl set which will offer both mono and stereo versions of the band’s debut.
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Elvis Costello releases a new album called ‘Hey Clockface’
Costello follows up 2018’s acclaimed Look Now
Elvis Costello returns with a new album, Hey Clockface, in October.
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