UK: David Bowie / Conversation Piece 5CD deluxe – £63
Author: Paul Sinclair
Out This Week / on 7 August 2020
Guns N’ Roses’ Greatest Hits issued on vinyl for the first time
2004 compilation includes vinyl-only bonus track
Guns N’ Roses Greatest Hits album (first issued in 2004) will be released on vinyl for the first time in September, with a limited splatter vinyl available for those who are quick off the mark.
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The Replacements / Pleased to Meet Me
3CD+LP deluxe edition
The Replacements‘ 1987 studio album Pleased to Meet Me will be reissued as a deluxe edition in October.
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All formats of Paul McCartney’s ‘Flaming Pie’ reissue unboxed by SDE
1997 album reissued today
Paul McCartney‘s latest ‘Archive Collection’ reissue is out today. Flaming Pie comes in five physical formats, including a 3LP package, a 5CD+2DVD deluxe edition and a massive Collector’s Edition. Grab a cup of tea (and maybe a biscuit) and enjoy this 40-minute unboxing video which examines all formats in detail, with commentary.
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Lou Reed / New York deluxe edition
Deluxe edition of the 1989 album • 3CD+DVD+2LP set
Lou Reed‘s 1989 album New York will be reissued as an expansive deluxe edition in September, with significant bonus content.
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Tasmin Archer / Sweet Little Truths – The EMI Years 1992-1996
3CD anthology • Remastered albums • Rarities and remixes
Cherry Pop will release Sweet Little Truths: The EMI Years 1992-1996 a new Tasmin Archer anthology that brings together both her albums for the the label and rounds up B-sides, remixes and live material.
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Howard Jones / Cross That Line reissue
3CD+DVD deluxe • Coloured vinyl
Howard Jones‘ 1989 Cross That Line will be reissued as a four-disc deluxe edition in October.
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Pre-order a signed CD of Rumer’s album
British singer-songwriter Rumer (aka Sarah Joyce) will release Nashville Tears: The Songs of Hugh Prestwood, her fifth studio album, next month. SIGNED CD copies can be pre-ordered.
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Out This Week / on 31 July 2020
Peter Green dies aged 73
Fleetwood Mac co-founder Peter Green has died aged 73.
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Fleetwood Mac / 1969 to 1974
8CD box set with bonus tracks • 4LP vinyl package
Rhino will soon issue Fleetwood Mac 1969 to 1974 a new 8CD box set that covers a five-year timeframe and several different band line-ups of the band, from founding members Fleetwood, Green, McVie and Spencer; to later additions like Danny Kirwan, Christine McVie, Dave Walker, Bob Welch, and Bob Weston.
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Chris Frantz / Remain in Love
Signed copies of the memoir available
Chris Frantz’ Talking Heads memoir Remain in Love was issued earlier this week and signed editions are available to order via Waterstones in the UK.
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Kylie Minogue / Disco
Kylie’s new album • Plenty of exclusive formats
Kylie Minogue will release a new album, Disco, in November.
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Mansun / Closed For Business 24CD+DVD anniversary box set
25th anniversary mega-box • 24CD+DVD • Signed by Paul Draper
Kscope will later this year issue Closed For Business an enormous Mansun box set to mark 25 years since the band emerged onto the UK rock/pop scene. The 24CD+DVD collection features an enormous amount of audio/video content and comes with three books, art prints, postcards and a lyric sheet SIGNED by frontman Paul Draper.
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This Week’s Box Set and Reissue Deals
UK: John Lennon-Yoko Ono / Imagine hardcover book – £8.75 £35
Crazy price for this wonderful hardcover book that was issued in late 2018 to coincide with the reissue of John Lennon‘s Imagine. Even though there were more ‘deluxe’ editions, don’t let that put you offer. This is 320 pages of largely unpublished photos and testimony from Yoko and key players who were there.
Out This Week / on 24 July 2020
PJ Harvey / To Bring You My Love
1995 album reissued in original and demo form
PJ Harvey‘s third album To Bring You My Love is reissued on vinyl in September in both original form and as a collection of demos.
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Paul McCartney offers free download of the original ‘Beautiful Night’
Paul McCartney has released a ‘Beautiful Night EP’ on streaming platforms and today also makes available an early version of his 1997 single as a free download.
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Cyndi Lauper / True Colors limited coloured vinyl
Limited to 2500 units • ‘Flame’ coloured vinyl • Numbered
Cyndi Lauper‘s 1986 album True Colors will be reissued next month on limited 180g coloured vinyl.
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