Paul Young dropped by SDE last week to sign copies of Music On Vinyl’s reissue of his classic 1983 debut No Parlez.
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Out This Week / on 25 October 2019
Duran Duran: Deep Cuts
In a new feature, SDE curates a playlist from a popular artist. This inaugural collection of tracks digs beneath the surface of Duran Duran‘s output, ignoring virtually everything on their current concert set lists (and best ofs like 1989’s Decade or 1998’s Greatest) and instead digs deep into their catalogue for a hit-free selection, spotlighting high quality album tracks, B-sides and a few should-have-been-singles!
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This Week’s Box Set and Reissue Deals
UK: Yazoo / Four Pieces 4LP vinyl box – £46
This averaged around £70-80 for a long time, but the 4LP Yazoo set – which contains both albums remastered, a LP of remixes and an LP of radio sessions – is now the cheapest it has been at just £46.
Frank Zappa / Hot Rats Sessions box
Frank Zappa‘s second album Hot Rats is being reissued for its 50th anniversary and formats include a 6CD box set full of previously unreleased sessions.
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Did It Again: BMG ‘improve’ the Kylie hits set you bought three months ago
In a move that even Paul McCartney might have considered as ‘overdoing it’ BMG have announced a new triple-disc version of Kylie Minogue‘s Step Back In Time hits compilation little over THREE MONTHS after they issued ten different physical variants the first time around.
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The Beatles / The Singles Collection
Apple Corps and Universal Music will issue The Singles Collection in November, a new Beatles box set that gathers all of their seven-inch vinyl single releases together in one box set.
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Depeche Mode / MODE 18CD box set
Sony will issue a new 18CD Depeche Mode box set called simply MODE, in November.
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Queens of the Stone Age vinyl reissues
Four Queens of the Stone Age albums will be reissued as deluxe vinyl releases in November.
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Underworld / Drift Series 1 box
Underworld‘s ‘Drift’ project kicked off a year ago with Rick Smith and Karl Hyde aiming to create and publish music and film episodically for 52 weeks. The idea was to capture”one year inside the minds of Underworld”. The fruits of that labour are now being issued as a seven-disc box set and a special highlight ‘sampler’ editions.
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Out This Week / on 18 October 2019
Saturday Deluxe / 12 October 2019
National Album Day – what does it mean to you?
Today is ‘National Album Day‘. Not sure exactly what this means or what we are supposed to ‘do’ since I would presume that, like myself, most SDE readers already love albums and don’t need reminding that albums are a great art form (when done well).
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Nick Laird-Clowes / Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love signed vinyl LP
The Dream Academy‘s Nick Laird-Clowes has been composing music for films and documentaries for two decades and his score for Nick Broomfield’s 2019 Leonard Cohen documentary Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love will be released on vinyl LP in December. Nick is signing copies exclusively for SDE.
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SDEtv / Mel & Kim: Singles – unboxed!
Out today is Cherry Red’s new Mel & Kim seven- CD singles box set. SDE takes a look with this unboxing video…
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NOW 4 to be issued on CD in Nov
1984 compilation Now That’s What I Call Music 4 is to be reissued as a two-CD set in November.
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INXS / Live Baby Live: Wembley Stadium
Wembley show’s audio remixed for new 2CD or 3LP sets • Concert film restored to Ultra HD 4K for theatrical run with Dolby Atmos soundtrack
The soundtrack to INXS‘ Live Baby Live Wembley Stadium show, on 13 July 1991, has been newly remixed and will be issued on 3LP vinyl and 2CD in November.
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Paul McCartney to issue new seven-inch picture disc for Black Friday
Paul McCartney is to release a physical single for this year’s Black Friday/RSD.
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Moloko / Statues limited edition 2LP blue ‘marbled’ vinyl
Moloko‘s final album, Statues, will be issued as a limited 2LP coloured vinyl pressing in November.
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SDEtv / Stray Cats: Runaway Boys 4LP vinyl box set – unboxed
BMG issued a new vinyl box set recently featuring the early output of US rockabilly band Stray Cats. SDE now lifts the lid off Runaway Boys to see what’s on offer. Watch the unboxing video, below…
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Dollar / Ultimate Dollar 7-disc box
6CD+DVD box set • Remastered • New ‘vintage’ remixes
A new box set Ultimate Dollar offers albums, rarities and videos from early 80s pop duo Dollar.
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