ABBA‘s Live at Wembley Arena concert – first issued back in 2014 as part of the group’s 40th anniversary celebrations – is being made available again as a 3LP vinyl set.
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Author: Paul Sinclair
They Might Be Giants / Flood 30th anniversary vinyl picture disc
Brooklyn-based duo They Might Be Giants are celebrating the 30th anniversary of their third album Flood, with a groovy vinyl picture disc.
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Jethro Tull / Standalone ‘Stormwatch’
Steven Wilson’s stereo remix available on expanded CD or vinyl LP
Steven Wilson‘s stereo remix of Jethro Tull‘s 1979 album Stormwatch will be released on CD and vinyl in April.
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Cat Stevens / Collected 2LP vinyl
2LP purple vinyl limited to 2000 units
Music On Vinyl continue their Collected series next month with a 2LP selection of music from Cat Stevens pressed on limited edition 2LP purple vinyl.
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Simon and Garfunkel / Bridge Over Troubled Water limited gold vinyl
Sony are issuing Simon and Garfunkel‘s 1970 album Bridge Over Troubled Water as a limited gold-coloured vinyl pressing next month.
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Out This Week / on 24 January 2020
Depeche Mode / Mode CD
A literal ‘black celebration’ of Depeche Mode‘s career with all albums across 14 CDs and four CDs of bonus material. Not cheap. SDEtv unboxing video will be up in the next few days.
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Saturday Deluxe: Format Wars
SDE editor Paul Sinclair explores the BPI’s latest report into UK music consumption in 2019
Last week in the SDE Newsletter (subscribe here!) I wrote an exclusive editorial entitled ‘format wars’ which articulated my views on the so-called ‘vinyl revival’ and particularly the marginalisation of the CD format in mainstream music media. This gathered quite a bit of interest and comment, so I’m publishing it here on SDE in an expanded (but not remastered!) version, with some ‘bonus’ thoughts.
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David Bowie / I Can’t Read ’97
Another previously unreleased track issued for ‘Is It Any Wonder?’ EP
The second instalment of David Bowie‘s previously announced Is It Any Wonder? streaming EP is a previously unreleased version of ‘I Can’t Read’.
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Status Quo deluxe editions
In March, Universal Music will reissue a trio of Status Quo albums first released in the late 80s and early 1990s. These new CD editions offer a generous amount of bonus material.
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Simple Minds / Street Fighting Years four-CD super deluxe edition
Universal Music will reissue Simple Minds‘ 1989 album Street Fighting Years in March across various formats, including a four-CD super deluxe edition box set.
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Rory Gallagher / Check Shirt Wizard: Live in ’77 / 2CD or 3LP sets
A new live set from the late Irish blues guitarist and songwriter Rory Gallagher is on the way in March. Check Shirt Wizard: Live in ’77 is culled from four shows (London, Brighton, Sheffield and Newcastle) and features 20 previously unreleased live performances.
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The Allman Brothers Band / Trouble No More: 50th Anniversary Collection
Universal Music will release a 50th anniversary Allman Brothers Band box set in February. Trouble No More – named after the Muddy Waters song the band first jammed to – will be available as a five-CD package or an extravagant 10LP box set.
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The Strokes / Is This It ltd white vinyl LP
German retailer JPC are listing a limited edition white vinyl pressing of The Strokes‘ debut Is This It, to be released next month.
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This Week’s Box Set and Reissue Deals
FRANCE: Neneh Cherry / Raw Like Sushi 3CD deluxe edition – €21
With less than two weeks to the release date, this French deal is a fantastic price. It equates to around £18. The same set is £45 in the UK!!
Thin Lizzy / Vinyl reissues
Universal Music will continue with their Thin Lizzy vinyl reissue campaign by re-releasing three classic albums, Nightlife, Fighting and Jailbreak.
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Out This Week / on 17 January 2020
Pale Saints / The Comforts of Madness CD, Vinyl
Late ’80s British indie band Pale Saints see their 1989 debut album The Comforts of Madness expanded and reissued on CD and vinyl formats.
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Bruce Springsteen / vinyl reissues
Sony’s Legacy Recordings will reissue five Bruce Springsteen albums on vinyl next month. 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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Saturday Deluxe / 11 January 2020
Neil Peart
We must start this week’s Saturday Deluxe with the sad news that Neil Peart – drummer and lyricist for Rush – has died aged 67.
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Paul Young and The Royal Family / Live at Rockpalast 1985 2LP coloured vinyl
Music On Vinyl will issue a 1985 Paul Young concert as a limited edition 2LP coloured vinyl pressing next month. SIGNED copies of Paul Young and The Royal Family Live at Rockpalast 1985 will be available exclusively from the SDE shop.
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Morrissey / I Am Not A Dog On A Chain
Morrissey will release a new album, I Am Not A Dog On A Chain, in March.
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