With the super deluxe reissue imminent, SDE spoke to Simple Minds frontman Jim Kerr about the band’s 1989 album Street Fighting Years. “We sort of disappeared up our own arses, to tell you the truth…” he tells SDE editor, Paul Sinclair.
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Author: Paul Sinclair
Mick Fleetwood & Friends celebrate Peter Green & Fleetwood Mac box set
Tonight Mick Fleetwood will take to the stage in central London with an all-star cast to honour the early years of Fleetwood Mac and its founder, Peter Green. This one-of-a-kind concert will be recorded and film and issued as a special super deluxe edition box set later in the year.
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Out This Week / on 28 February 2020
The Allman Brothers Band: 50th Anniversary Collection / Trouble No More
Universal Music release Trouble No More, a 50th anniversary Allman Brothers Band box set. It’s available as a five-CD package or an extravagant 10LP box set.
Madonna Live at the London Palladium
“Why did you wait so long?”
I’m being quizzed at the bar at the London Palladium by a stranger just prior to Madonna’s Madame X show. I have just admitted that the last time I saw Madonna play live was in 1987, for her Who’s That Girl tour and this woman (with VIP lanyard around her neck) is wondering why.
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This Week’s Box Set and Reissue Deals
UK: Rush / 2112 2CD+DVD deluxe – £13 £20
2016 deluxe reissue featuring covers on CD 2 (including Steven Wilson doing ‘A Passage to Bangkok’) and a DVD with newly restored video and audio of the Capitol Theatre concert in 1976.
George Michael’s Symphonica vinyl reissue pushed back to later in 2020?
In December, SDE speculated about whether George Michael‘s Symphonica album would be reissued early this year, thanks to some telltale early pre-order listings.
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Suzanne Vega / An Evening of New York Songs and Stories
Only 200 red vinyl • Signed • Guitar and production by Gerry Leonard
Suzanne Vega will release a new album, An Evening of New York Songs and Stories in May.
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Prince / The Rainbow Children and One Nite Alone reissues on CD and vinyl
Sony Legacy will release Prince‘s 2001 studio album The Rainbow Children and One Nite Alone (from 2002) on CD and vinyl at the end of next month, along with various One Nite Alone live variants.
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Mark Lanegan / new album, Straight Songs Of Sorrow, due in May
Mark Lanegan will release a new album Straight Songs Of Sorrow in May.
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Matthew Sweet & Susanna Hoffs / The Best of Under The Covers 2CD or 2LP
Matthew Sweet and Susanna Hoffs‘ Under The Covers albums were issued between 2006 and 2013 in three volumes and saw the pair reinterpret their favourite songs from the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s respectively. They are a hell of a lot of fun and now ‘the best’ of all three are gathered together for a new double-disc collection.
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New David Bowie Record Store Day release announced
Never before heard 1974 live recordings
Parlophone have announced a second David Bowie release for this year’s Record Store Day. It’s an album of unheard recordings of Bowie in concert in late 1974 as he transformed his theatrical Diamond Dogs tour into a soul revue.
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Ace of Base / All That She Wants: The Classic Albums 4LP coloured vinyl box
Mega selling Swedish pop group Ace of Base‘s first four studio albums are reissued in a new coloured vinyl box set called All That She Wants: The Classic Albums.
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Fans bemoan MIX-up on Neneh Cherry Raw Like Sushi 3CD reissue
Neneh Cherry fans who paid up to £45 for the three-CD reissue of the Raw Like Sushi album are unhappy with a mistake on CD 3 that repeats the same track.
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Joan As Police Woman / Cover Two
Brooklyn’s Joan As Police Woman follows up her 2009 covers album (called simply, Cover) with Cover Two, another ten-track diversion into the interpretation of other artists’ work.
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SDEtv: Neneh Cherry / Raw Like Sushi three-CD 30th anniversary set unboxed
SDE unboxes the recent Neneh Cherry Raw Like Sushi three-CD reissue, and asks is this set really worth the £40 price-tag? Watch the unboxing video below…
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Out This Week / on 21 February 2020
Bruce Springsteen / Vinyl reissues Vinyl
Sony’s Legacy Recordings reissue five Bruce Springsteen albums on vinyl. These albums were mostly originally released early in the new millennium and the selection includes the two studio albums The Rising (2002) and Devils & Dust (2005).
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3-for-2 Physical Music Deal in the US
Amazon in the USA are today price-matching local competitor Target with an outstanding 3-for-2 offer. You can buy three music box sets and get the third for nothing, regardless of the price-tag, so you could walk away with a FREE The Beatles Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band super deluxe edition, for example.
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SDEtv: Bryan Ferry / Live at the Royal Albert Hall 1974 / Limited edition box
SDE unboxes the new Bryan Ferry Live at the Royal Albert Hall 1974 limited edition box set which was issued last week. Watch the unboxing video below…
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This Week’s Box Set and Reissue Deals
UK: Marillion / Script For A Jester’s Tear (4CD+blu-ray) – £23.99
Fantastic pre-order price for this 5-disc extravaganza. Includes new stereo mix, 5.1 mix, live concert and even better all the audio is available in hi-res on the blu-ray audio. American Marillion fans should be aware that this price equates to around $26 + shipping, compared to the $50 price via Amazon US. Effectively half-price!
New editions of Chris Heath’s Pet Shop Boys books available in March
Chris Heath’s two classic Pet Shop Boys books, Literally (1989) and Pet Shop Boys versus America (1991), are being reprinted in new hardback editions, with a limited number of copies signed by Neil and Chris.
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