NOW Yearbook Vault ’82

Seven months after the last announcement, NOW Music have confirmed a new Vault release (a Yearbook sub-brand) focusing on 1982.

A reminder that the Vault is concerned with ‘lesser compiled’ singles. Tracks that were perhaps not big hits, or indeed not hits at all. Or maybe they achieved success in the US but not in the UK.

4CD deluxe of NOW Yearbook: Vault ’82

There’s plenty of big names represented in this new 1982 release including The Cure (‘The Hanging Garden’), The Police (‘Secret Journey’), Paul McCartney (‘Tug of War’), The Who (Athena’), Steve Winwood (‘Valerie’, which stalled at No 51 in ’82 but reached the top 20 in 1987), Elton John (Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny)), Culture Club (‘I’m Afraid of Me’), Grace Jones (‘The Apple Stretching’), Level 42 (‘Are You Hearing (What I Hear)?’), XTC (‘Ball and Chain’), Mike Oldfield (‘Five Miles Out’), Marillion (‘Market Square Heroes’), Bruce Springsteen (Atlantic City), John Mellencamp (‘Hurts So Good’), Michael McDonald (‘I Keep Forgettin’ (Every Time You’re Near)’ which only reached No 43 in the UK, remarkably) and many more! Full track listings are below.

The usual formats are available: 4CD deluxe with hardcover book and 28 page booklet, 3LP coloured vinyl (yellow in this case) and standard 4CD in a card sleeve.

NOW Yearbook Vault ’82 will be released on 16 January 2026.

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Now Yearbook / Vault 1982

Now Yearbook – Vault ’82 Various Artists / 4CD set

    • CD 1
      1. The Cure – The Hanging Garden
      2. Bauhaus – Spirit
      3. David Sylvian & Ryuichi Sakamoto – Bamboo Houses
      4. The Police – Secret Journey
      5. The Who – Athena
      6. Steve Winwood – Valerie
      7. Paul McCartney - Tug Of War
      8. Elton John – Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny)
      9. Elvis Costello & The Attractions – Man Out Of Time
      10. The Clash – Know Your Rights
      11. Stiff Little Fingers – Listen
      12. Theatre Of Hate – Do You Believe In The Westworld?
      13. Gang Of Four – I Love A Man In A Uniform
      14. XTC – Ball And Chain
      15. The Pale Fountains – Thank You
      16. The Teardrop Explodes – Tiny Children
      17. Spandau Ballet – She Loved Like Diamond
      18. Kim Wilde – Child Come Away
      19. Bananarama - Cheers Then
      20. Siouxsie And The Banshees – Il Est Ne Le Divin Enfant
    • CD 2
      1. Culture Club – I’m Afraid Of Me
      2. Bow Wow Wow – See Jungle! (Jungle Boy)
      3. The Belle Stars – Iko Iko
      4. Haysi Fantayzee – Holy Joe
      5. Toyah – Ieya 1982
      6. Hazel O’Connor – Calls The Tune
      7. The Beat– Save It For Later
      8. The Boomtown Rats – House On Fire
      9. UB40 – So Here I Am
      10. Fun Boy Three – Summertime
      11. Grace Jones – The Apple Stretching
      12. Monsoon – Shakti (The Meaning Of Within)
      13. Fashion – Love Shadow
      14. Classix Nouveaux – Because You’re Young
      15. Blue Zoo – I’m Your Man
      16. The Mood – Don’t Stop
      17. A Flock Of Seagulls – Space Age Love Song
      18. Visage – Pleasure Boys
      19. Blancmange - Feel Me
      20. Zaine Griff – Flowers
    • CD 3
      1. Afrika Bambaataa & The Soul Sonic Force – Planet Rock
      2. George Clinton – Loopzilla
      3. Dazz Band – Let It Whip
      4. Earth, Wind & Fire – I’ve Had Enough
      5. Odyssey – Magic Touch
      6. Kool & The Gang – Take My Heart (You Can Have It If You Want It)
      7. Imagination – In The Heat Of The Night
      8. Shakatak – Streetwalkin’
      9. Mari Wilson – Beat The Beat
      10. Blue Rondo A La Turk – Klactoveesedstein
      11. Level 42 – Are You Hearing (What I Hear)?
      12. Men At Work – Who Can It Be Now?
      13. Bill Wyman - A New Fashion
      14. Mike Oldfield – Five Miles Out
      15. Gillan - Restless
      16. Marillion – Market Square Heroes
      17. Pete Townshend – Uniforms (Corp D’Esprit)
      18. Chris Rea – Loving You
      19. Joan Armatrading – No Love
    • CD 4
      1. Bruce Springsteen – Atlantic City
      2. Billy Joel – Allentown
      3. John Mellencamp – Hurts So Good
      4. Rick Springfield – Don’t Talk To Strangers
      5. Huey Lewis & The News – Do You Believe In Love
      6. Daryl Hall & John Oates – Did It In A Minute
      7. Michael McDonald – I Keep Forgettin’ (Every Time You’re Near)
      8. Aretha Franklin – Jump To It
      9. The Go-Go’s – Vacation
      10. The Waitresses – I Know What Boys Like
      11. The Motels – Only The Lonely
      12. The B-52’s – Mesopotamia
      13. The Cars – Since You’re Gone
      14. Quarterflash – Harden My Heart
      15. Asia – Heat Of The Moment
      16. REO Speedwagon – Keep The Fire Burnin’
      17. Survivor – American Heartbeat
      18. Journey – Open Arms
      19. Neil Diamond – Heartlight
      20. Willie Nelson – Always On My Mind
      21. Mike Post – Theme From “Hill Street Blues” (Feat. Larry Carlton)

Pink Floyd / Wish You Were Here 50, unboxed

Watch, as SDEtv unboxes the 50th super deluxe edition box set of Pink Floyd’s 1975 album Wish You Were Here, which is released today. The video also looks back at the Immersion box from 2011.

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Wish You Were Here Pink Floyd / 50th anniversary

    • Wish You Were Here original 5-track album in the following audio streams
      1. 2025 Dolby Atmos Mix
      2. 2011 5.1 Surround Mix
      3. 1975 Stereo Mix
      4. 1975 4.0 Quad Mix
      Bonus audio (stereo)
      1. Wine Glasses
      2. Have a Cigar (Alternate Version)
      3. Wish You Were Here (featuring Stéphane Grappelli)
      4. Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Early Instrumental Version, Rough Mix) *
      5. The Machine Song (Roger’s Demo) *
      6. The Machine Song (Demo #2, Revisited) *
      7. Wish You Were Here (Take 1) *
      8. Wish You Were Here (Pedal Steel Instrumental Mix) *
      9. Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Pts. 1-9, New Stereo Mix) *
      Live Bootleg (stereo)
      1. Raving and Drooling (Live from the Los Angeles Sports Arena, 1975) *
      2. You’ve Got To Be Crazy (Live from the Los Angeles Sports Arena, 1975) *
      3. Shine On You Crazy Diamond (1-5) (Live from the Los Angeles Sports Arena, 1975) *
      4. Have a Cigar (Live from the Los Angeles Sports Arena, 1975) *
      5. Shine on You Crazy Diamond (6-9) (Live from the Los Angeles Sports Arena, 1975) *
      6. Speak to Me (Live from the Los Angeles Sports Arena, 1975) *
      7. Breathe (In The Air) (Live from the Los Angeles Sports Arena, 1975) *
      8. On the Run (Live from the Los Angeles Sports Arena, 1975) *
      9. Time (Live from the Los Angeles Sports Arena, 1975) *
      10. The Great Gig in the Sky (Live from the Los Angeles Sports Arena, 1975) *
      11. Money (Live from the Los Angeles Sports Arena, 1975) *
      12. Us and Them (Live from the Los Angeles Sports Arena, 1975) *
      13. Any Colour You Like (Live from the Los Angeles Sports Arena, 1975) *
      14. Brain Damage (Live from the Los Angeles Sports Arena, 1975) *
      15. Eclipse (Live from the Los Angeles Sports Arena, 1975) *
      16. Echoes (Live from the Los Angeles Sports Arena, 1975) *
      Videos (concert Screen Films)
      1. Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Part I)
      2. Shine On You Crazy Diamond
      3. Welcome To The Machine
      4. Storm Thorgerson Short Film, 2000

George Michael / Faith SDE exclusive blu-ray

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George Michael’s classic 1987 debut album Faith is being reissued early next year with formats including an SDE exclusive blu-ray audio with a Dolby Atmos Mix and 13 bonus tracks.

Faith’s commercial success was incredible. It topped the charts in over 10 countries, including the UK and the USA, and spawned four Billboard Hot 100 No 1 singles (‘Faith’, ‘Father Figure’, ‘One More Try’ and ‘Monkey’). It won album of the year at the Grammy Awards in early 1989 and has sold a reported 25 million copies worldwide.

As with the Wham! SDE blu-rays of 2024, the Dolby Atmos Mix (and 5.1 mix) has been created by the album’s original engineer, Chris Porter. The following audio streams are included on the Faith SDE exclusive blu-ray (the stereo mix is newly mastered).

  • Dolby Atmos Mix (48/24)
  • 5.1 Surround Mix (48/24)
  • Stereo Mix (48/24)

Additionally, the blu-ray features 13 stereo bonus tracks, including the 13 minute Monogamy Mix and 7″ mix of ‘I Want Your Sex’, the radio edit version of Shep Pettibone’s ‘Hard Day’ remix, the instrumental version of ‘Father Figure’ and two commercially unreleased promo-only versions of ‘Monkey’. The 7″ version of ‘I Want Your Sex’ (and the Monogamy Mix) is featured on a Faith reissue for the first time.

Stereo bonus tracks included on the blu-ray

  1. I Want Your Sex (Monogamy Mix) 13.12
  2. Hard Day (Shep Pettibone Remix) 9.05
  3. Faith (Instrumental) 3.08
  4. Father Figure (Instrumental) 5:38
  5. Monkey (Extended Version) 8.09
  6. Kissing A Fool (Instrumental) 4:34
  7. I Want Your Sex (7” Version) 4.45
  8. Hard Day (Radio Edit) 4:12
  9. Monkey (7” Edit) 4:48
  10. Monkey (A’Capella) 3:46
  11. Monkey (Extra Beats) 3:44
  12. Monkey (Instrumental) 5:35
  13. Monkey (Dub Version) 5:20

Other formats in this reissue campaign include a CD, a single LP black vinyl edition, and 2LP black and coloured (red and black marbled) vinyl editions of Faith with a single bonus track: The Monogamy Mix of ‘I Want Your Sex’ on side four. The vinyl and 2LP sets are pressed on BioVinyl at Optimal and come in gatefold sleeve with printed inners.

The red and black 2LP vinyl edition of Faith

This Faith SDE exclusive blu-ray audio is #56 in the ongoing SDE Surround Series and will be released on 20 February 2026, via Sony Music. It will be packaged similarly to previous editions (in a clear amaray case) and ships with a free, collectible SDE Surround Series slipcase. Please note: this blu-ray will be shipping without shrink-wrap.

Do not miss out. This product is a limited edition and has a 14 day pre-order window, which closes on 24 December 2025. Availability cannot be guaranteed after that date. Pre-order via the SDE using this link or the buttons below.

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George Michael / Faith SDE exclusive blu-ray with Dolby Atmos Mix

Faith George Michael / SDE exclusive blu-ray

    • FAITH in Dolby Atmos, 5.1 Surround and Stereo
      1. Faith
      2. Father Figure
      3. I Want Your Sex (Parts I & II)
      4. One More Try
      5. Hard Day
      6. Hand to Mouth
      7. Look at Your Hands
      8. Monkey
      9. Kissing a Fool
      10. A Last Request (I Want Your Sex Part III)
      Stereo Bonus Tracks
      1. I Want Your Sex (Monogamy Mix) 13.12
      2. Hard Day (Shep Pettibone Remix) 9.05
      3. Faith (Instrumental) 3.08
      4. Father Figure (Instrumental) 5:38
      5. Monkey (Extended Version) 8.09
      6. Kissing A Fool (Instrumental) 4:34
      7. I Want Your Sex (7” Version) 4.45
      8. Hard Day (Radio Edit) 4:12
      9. Monkey (7” Edit) 4:48
      10. Monkey (A’Capella) 3:46
      11. Monkey (Extra Beats) 3:44
      12. Monkey (Instrumental) 5:35
      13. Monkey (Dub Version) 5:20

Tori Amos / Strange Little Girls reissue

Tori Amos’ covers album Strange Little Girls is being reissued early next year to mark the record’s 25th anniversary

The album was originally released in 2001 (between To Venus and Back and Scarlett’s Walk) and saw Tori tackle 12 tracks written and originally performed by men, reinterpreted from a female point of view. Tracks included Depeche Mode’s ‘Enjoy The Silence’, 10cc’s ‘I’m Not In Love’, Lloyd Cole and the Commotions’ ‘Rattlesnakes’, Neil Young’s ‘Heart of Gold’ and The Beatles‘ ‘Happiness Is A Warm Gun’.

Tori created a distinct female persona for each track and was photographed as such, giving the album a striking visual identity.

The 2026 reissue sees audio remastered and the track count upped to 16, since the album now features a couple of B-sides from back in the day (David Bowie’s ‘After All’ and Alice Cooper’s ‘Only Women Bleed’) and two previously unreleased tracks: covers of Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Growin’ Up’ and Elvis Costello’s ‘Hoover Factory’.

The re-release has new cover art (the ‘Rattlesnakes’ version) and is available as a 2CD set (with poster) and is also released on vinyl for the first time (as a 2LP set).

Strange Little Girls will be issued by Rhino on 20 February 2026.

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Tori Amos / Strange Little Girls 25th anniversary reissue

Strange Little Girls Tori Amos / 25th anniversary reissue

    • LP 1 – 2026 remaster
      Side A
      1. New Age [Originally By The Velvet Underground]
      2. ’97 Bonnie & Clyde [Originally By Eminem]
      3. Strange Little Girl [Originally By The Stranglers]
      4. Enjoy The Silence [Originally By Depeche Mode]
      Side B
      1. I’m Not In Love [Originally By 10cc]
      2. Rattlesnakes [Originally By Lloyd Cole & The Commotions]
      3. Time [Originally By Tom Waits]
      4. Heart Of Gold [Originally By Neil Young]
    • LP 2 – 2026 remaster
      Side C
      1. I Don’t Like Mondays [Originally By The Boomtown Rats]
      2. Happiness Is A Warm Gun [Originally By The Beatles]
      3. Raining Blood [Originally By Slayer]
      4. Real Men [Originally By Joe Jackson]
      Side D
      1. Growing Up [Previous Unreleased Originally By Bruce Springsteen]**
      2. Hoover Factory [Previous Unreleased Originally By Elvis Costello]**
      3. After All [B-Side Originally By David Bowie]*
      4. Only Women Bleed [B-Side Originally By Alice Cooper]*
      *Non-Album B-Side
      **Previously Unreleased

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Pink Floyd / Wish You Were Here 50th anniversary reissue

Pink Floyd / Wish You Were Here CD, Vinyl, Box Set, Blu-ray

Pink Floyd’s 1975 album Wish You Were Here gets the full 50th anniversary treatment, with a whole suite of physical products available, most of which include unreleased studio and live audio.


Gary Numan / Telekon (45th anniversary)

Gary Numan’s 1980 album is reissued as a 2LP vinyl set and on CD, with four previously unreleased tracks.

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T. Rex / The Studio Albums 1970-1977

8CD T. Rex box set features the “complete collected official studio releases”. Includes standalone singles and complete lyrics in the booklet.

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Bill Wyman / Treasury (8CD signed box)

This limited edition Bill Wyman box set collections six solo albums, 30 non-album tracks, extended versions and B-sides for a total of 107 tracks. Bonus disc of demos of 12 unreleased songs. Comes with a print signed by Bill Wyman.

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Every format of Paul McCartney’s WINGS collection, unboxed!

Watch as SDEtv unboxes every format of Paul McCartney’s WINGS collection. Released last month, WINGS is offered in 12-track or 32-track editions, across four vinyl editions, two CD versions and on blu-ray. Read David Quantick’s take on WINGS in his SDE review.

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WINGS Paul McCartney and Wings /

    • WINGS blu-ray audio. All tracks below in Dolby Atmos (48/24), 5.1 (48/24) and 96/24 stereo
      1. Band on the Run (stereo version: 2010 Remaster)
      2. Hi, Hi, Hi (stereo version: 2018 Remaster)*
      3. Silly Love Songs (stereo version: 2014 Remaster)*
      4. Letting Go (stereo version: 2014 Remaster)
      5. Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five (stereo version: 2010
        Remaster)
      6. Live and Let Die (stereo version: 2018 Remaster)
      7. Mamunia (stereo version: 2010 Remaster)
      8. Junior’s Farm (stereo version: 2014 Remaster)*
      9. Helen Wheels (stereo version: 2022 Remaster)
      10. Some People Never Know (stereo version: 2018 Remaster)*
      11. Let ’Em In (stereo version: 2014 Remaster)*
      12. Get on the Right Thing (stereo version: 2018 Remaster)
      13. Jet (stereo version: 2010 Remaster)
      14. My Love (stereo version: 2018 Remaster)
      15. Call Me Back Again (stereo version: 2014 Remaster)
      16. Getting Closer (stereo version: 2022 Remaster)*
      17. Listen to What the Man Said (stereo version: 2014 Remaster)
      18. I’ve Had Enough (stereo version: 2022 Remaster)*
      19. Love Is Strange (stereo version: 2018 Remaster)*
      20. London Town (stereo version: 2022 Remaster)*
      21. Arrow Through Me (stereo version: 2016 Remaster)*
      22. Venus and Mars/Rock Show (stereo version: 2022 Remaster)
      23. She’s My Baby (stereo version: 2014 Remaster)*
      24. Bluebird (stereo version: 2010 Remaster)
      25. Deliver Your Children (stereo version: 2022 Remaster)*
      26. Let Me Roll It (stereo version: 2010 Remaster)
      27. Mull of Kintyre (stereo version: 2016 Remaster)*
      28. Wild Life (stereo version: 2018 Remaster)*
      29. C Moon (stereo version: 2018 Remaster)*
      30. With a Little Luck (stereo version: 2018 Remaster)*
      31. Soily (from One Hand Clapping) (stereo version: 2024)
      32. Goodnight Tonight (stereo version: 2016 Remaster)*
      *First time in Dolby Atmos

NOW Yearbook 1991 – Extra

NOW That’s What I Call Music have announced a companion 3CD ‘Extra’ edition for Yearbook 1991.

CD 1 offers singles from artists such as Queen, Pet Shop Boys, OMD, Simply Red, a-ha, Sting, Alison Moyet, Kylie Minogue, Bananarama and many more.

The hits continue on the second disc with Brian May’s advert soundtrack ‘Driven By You’ and also cuts from Seal, Rain Tree Crow (Japan by any other name), Siouxsie and the Banshees, Electronic, Simple Minds, Ned’s Atomic Dustbin, Chris Rea, Roxette and Cher.

The final disc offers more Pet Shop Boys and Kylie and includes a run of dance-pop cuts from Martika and Banderas, with a few club hits from N-Joi and C+C Music Factory. Omar and Kenny Thomas also feature alongside Take That, New Kids On The Block and Rick Astley. Scroll down for full tracklistings!

NOW Yearbook 1991 – Extra will be released on 9 January 2026.

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Yearbook 1991 – Extra Various Artists / 3CD set

    • CD 1
      1. Queen – Innuendo
      2. Pet Shop Boys – DJ Culture
      3. Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark – Pandora’s Box
      4. Simply Red – Something Got Me Started
      5. Level 42 – Guaranteed
      6. Belinda Carlisle – Do You Feel Like I Feel?
      7. Voice Of The Beehive – Monsters And Angels
      8. a-ha – Move To Memphis
      9. Sting – Mad About You
      10. Oleta Adams – Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me
      11. Alison Moyet – This House
      12. Julee Cruise – Rockin’ Back Inside My Heart
      13. Praise – Only You
      14. Bananarama – Long Train Running
      15. Kim Appleby – G.L.A.D.
      16. Tina Turner – Nutbush City Limits (The 90’s Version)
      17. Sonia – Only Fools (Never Fall In Love)
      18. Jason Donovan – Happy Together
      19. Cathy Dennis – Too Many Walls
      20. Kylie Minogue – If You Were with Me Now (with Keith Washington)
    • CD 2
      1. Brian May – Driven By You
      2. Cher – Save Up All Your Tears
      3. Roxette – Fading Like A Flower (Every Time You Leave)
      4. Extreme – Hole Hearted
      5. Chris Rea – Auberge
      6. Chesney Hawkes – I’m A Man Not A Boy
      7. Michael Bolton – When A Man Loves A Woman
      8. Paul Young – Don’t Dream It’s Over
      9. Seal – Future Love Paradise
      10. Rain Tree Crow – Blackwater
      11. Siouxsie And The Banshees – Kiss Them For Me
      12. Electronic – Get The Message
      13. Midge Ure – Cold Cold Heart
      14. The Wonder Stuff – The Size Of A Cow
      15. The Mock Turtles – Can You Dig It?
      16. Ned’s Atomic Dustbin – Happy
      17. James – Sound
      18. Simple Minds – Stand By Love
      19. Deacon Blue – Your Swaying Arms
    • CD 3
      1. Pet Shop Boys – Was It Worth It?
      2. Cathy Dennis – Everybody Move
      3. Martika – Martika’s Kitchen
      4. Banderas – This Is Your Life
      5. Kylie Minogue – Word Is Out
      6. Danii Minogue – Love And Kisses
      7. N-Joi – Anthem
      8. C+C Music Factory featuring Freedom Williams – Things That Make You Go Hmmm
      9. Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam – Let The Beat Hit ‘Em
      10. Karyn White – Romantic
      11. Gloria Estefan – Remember Me With Love
      12. Omar – There’s Nothing Like This
      13. Kenny Thomas – Outstanding
      14. ABC – Love Conquers All
      15. Take That – Promises
      16. Rick Astley – Cry for Help
      17. Bros – Are You Mine?
      18. New Kids On The Block – If You Go Away
      19. Monty Python – Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life

Remembering… The Beatles Anthology

Paul Sinclair recalls 1995 and his ‘Compressed Anthology’ promo video!

It’s hard to convey just how exciting The Beatles Anthology was back in 1995. The Beatles had split up in early 1970 and we’d endured a quarter of a century with no outtakes or unheard recordings being made officially available from the archive. Even in 1987-88, when the studio albums were reissued on CD there were no bonus tracks at all, just the albums. Perhaps surprising, when you consider how common extra tracks are in the modern era and how record labels were using bonus tracks (normally 12-inch remixes or B-sides) as a carrot for fans on early CDs.

That’s not to say Capitol and EMI didn’t do their best to exploit the catalogue with compilations such as Rock ‘n’ Roll Music (1976), Love Songs (1977), Rarities (1978/80), 20 Greatest Hits (1982) and oddities such as the Reel Music compilation and ‘The Beatles’ Movie Medley’ single, which feels as tacky now as it did back then (both 1982). The problem was, while occasionally a mono or stereo rarity might slip out, EMI did not have permission to use any unreleased recordings and it wasn’t until the end of the 1980s that lawsuits and other legal matters were resolved in a way that encouraged the band to open up the vaults for what became The Beatles Anthology.

In 1995 I was living in Bayswater in London and my friend and flatmate Aubrey (RIP) had just started working the “the media” and somehow managed to blag a preview VHS of episode 1 of Anthology about a week before the programme was broadcast. This added to our excitement, even if much the narrative was very familiar indeed, if you were any kind of Beatles fan and had read any of the books, with the predictable growing-up-in-Liverpool stories and much time devoted to Hamburg (whilst a spoof, ‘The Rutles’ did all this just as well 17 years earlier!).

I was much more excited about the release of the three planned volumes of albums than the actual documentary, if truth be told, but of course while Anthology 1 was issued at the same time as the TV programmes, we had to wait until March 1996 for Anthology 2 and the best part of a whole year for Anthology 3 (October 1996). So any bits of unheard audio used in the documentary from later periods (such as the ‘laughing’ take of Revolver’s ‘And Your Bird Can Sing’) was quite a big deal at the time of broadcast.

It’s also easy to forget just how rare some of the footage was. In a post Peter Jackson, The Beatles Get Back era, the rooftop footage from the Let It Be film is ever present, familiar, and easily accessible, but there was no way to view this in 1995 unless you owned a dodgy bootleg VHS of Let It Be that was invariably awful quality. The film had been commercially unavailable since Betamax versions floated around in the marketplace in the early 1980s. So at the beginning of episode one of The Beatles Anthology series, when we get a mini-history of the band set to ‘In My Life’, seeing even the briefest of sneak peeks from Let It Be was very exciting.

Coverage in the ‘Culture’ section of The Sunday Times on 12 November 1995. Click to enlarge.

I videotaped all six episodes when they were shown in the UK on ITV. It was annoying that we had to endure adverts during the original broadcast in Britain, but The Beatles have always known their own commercial value and while the BBC always felt like the best fit, presumably it all came down to pounds, shillings and pence and the commercial network got the gig.

I was working in a post-production facility (called Sunrise Post Productions) in the West End of London in 1995 (in Sackville Street, coincidentally just around the corner from Savile Row) and this was a time when non-linear video tape editing was just starting to happen in the broadcast and film industry. Where I worked was equipped with what was at the time state-of-the-art Avid Media Composers and Avid Film Composers (the latter supported 24 frames per second). My job was to take care of bookings for the facility, but my lovely boss (Ray Nunney) gave me the keys to the place and let me come in at the weekend and use all the equipment! This was amazing because, as I say, it was long before non-linear editing had hit home computers and there would be simply no other way to do this.

So I carted in my VHS player from Bayswater on the No 23 Routemaster bus (I think it was an S-VHS model) and using all of my VHS tapes from the telly and some CDs and decided I’d teach myself how to using the machines and start to learn about video/film editing. The idea was to create a kind of mini-promo film of the series using the footage and the band’s music. Just for fun.

I can’t remember how long this took me. Probably quite a few weekends – it likely dragged into early 1996 –  but it felt fantastically creative and I still have the original Betacam tape and VHS onto which I outputted the finished edit almost 30 years ago. They’ve sat in a box in the loft all that time. It only ever got one ‘public’ airing, when my friend Aubrey sneakily played it in a VHS rental shop where he had a short-lived job for a few months in early 1996! Needless to say no one noticed.

However, I had completely forgotten that in 2011 I put what I had called ‘Compressed Anthology’ up on YouTube. Never promoted and never mentioned, but it has been there. With all the Anthology anniversary chatter it occurred to me very recently that I had vague memories of uploading it. I was sure it must have been blocked, but no, it is still there, although seemingly only visible in some territories.

Anyway, below is the video created by 25 year old me. Sorry if you can’t view this, due to YouTube restrictions, but I’m hoping most of you can. Here we are 30 years later (further away from Anthology than Anthology originally was from 1970) and it’s rewarding that I have a platform where I can share it amongst fans who might enjoy the video. Watch it below (stay to the very end).

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‘Compressed Anthology’ as edited by Paul Sinclair in late 1995 / early 1996

The Alan Parsons Project / I Robot super deluxe, unboxed

Watch as SDEtv explores the recent super deluxe edition box set of The Alan Parsons Project’s 1977 album, I Robot.
Pre-order the standalone blu-ray edition from the SDE shop using this link or the button below (it’s released on 12 December).

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I Robot The Alan Parsons Project / Box Set

    • CD 1
      1. I Robot
      2. I Wouldn’t Want To Be Like You
      3. Some Other Time
      4. Breakdown
      5. Don’t Let It Show
      6. The Voice
      7. Nucleus
      8. Day After Day (The Show Must Go On)
      9. Total Eclipse
      10. Genesis Ch.1. V.32
      11. US Radio Commercial For I Robot
      12. I Robot (Boules Experiment)
      13. I Robot (Hilary Western Soprano Vocal Rehearsal)
      14. Extract 1 From The Alan Parsons Project Audio Guide
      15. Extrac2 From The Alan Parsons Project Audio Guide
      16. I Wouldn’t Want To Be Like You (Backing Track Rough Mix)
      17. Some Other Time (Complete Vocal by Jaki Whitren)
      18. Breakdown (Early Demo Of Backing Riff)
      19. Extract 3 From The Alan Parsons Project Audio Guide
      20. Breakdown (The Choir)
      21. Don’t Let It Show (Eric Woolfson Demo)
      22. Day After Day (Early Stage Rough Mix)
      23. Genesis Ch1. V.32 (Choir Session)
      24. The Naked Robot
    • CD 2
      1. I Robot (Outtake and Rough Mix)
      2. I Robot (Experimental Lead Guitar Part With Guide Count)
      3. I Robot (John Leach Kantele Takes)
      4. I Robot (Ian Bairnson Rhythm Electric Guitar)
      5. I Robot (Choir Takes)
      6. I Robot (Early Mix Before Choir)
      7. I Robot (Single Edit)
      8. I Wouldn’t Want To Be Like You (Slower Backing Outtake)
      9. I Wouldn’t Want To Be Like You (Eric Woolfson Keyboard Take)
      10. I Wouldn’t Want To Be Like You (Ian Bairnson Electric Rhythm Guitar)
      11. I Wouldn’t Want To Be Like You (Early Mix Of Backing Track)
      12. I Wouldn’t Want To Be Like You (Lenny Zakatek Alternative Vocal)
      13. Some Other Time (Eric Woolfson Piano Take)
      14. Some Other Time (Ian Bairnson Acoustic Guitar Takes)
      15. Some Other Time (Ian Bairnson Lead Electric Guitar Takes)
      16. Some Other Time (Rough Mix With Jaki Whitren Alternative Lyrics and Ad libs)
    • CD 3
      1. Breakdown (Eric Woolfson Keyboard Part)
      2. Breakdown (Projectron And Bass)
      3. Breakdown (Ian Bairnson Acoustic Guitar Takes)
      4. Breakdown (Ian Bairnson Electric Guitar Harmony Solo)
      5. Breakdown (Strings, Brass & Horns Take)
      6. Breakdown (Rough Mix and Alternative Backing Track Outtake)
      7. Breakdown (Rough Mix Of Backing Track)
      8. Don’t Let It Show (Eric Woolfson Piano Takes)
      9. Don’t Let It Show (Eric Woolfson Organ Take)
      10. Don’t Let It Show (Recorder & Horns Outtake in Key Of D)
      11. Don’t Let It Show (String Section Take)
      12. Don’t Let It Show (Woodwind Take In Key Of D)
      13. Don’t Let It Show (Backing Track Early Rough Mix)
      14. Don’t Let It Show (Rough Mix With Alternative Orchestra Score)
      15. Don’t Let It Show (Extended End Section)
      16. The Voice (Rough Mix With Extra Strings and Alan Parsons Vocoder)
      17. The Voice (Backing Track Rough Mix)
      18. Nucleus (Experimenting With Sound Effects)
      19. Nucleus (Talking Sound Effects)
      20. Nucleus (Stuart Tosh Drum Take With Delay)
      21. Nucleus (Projectron Only)
    • CD 4
      1. Day After Day (The Show Must Go On) (BJ Cole Steel Outtake)
      2. Day After Day (The Show Must Go On) (Synth Experiments)
      3. Day After Day (The Show Must Go On) (Eric Woolfson Celeste Take)
      4. Day After Day (The Show Must Go On) (Ian Bairnson Acoustic Guitar Take)
      5. Day After Day (The Show Must Go On) (BJ Cole Pedal Steel Take)
      6. Day After Day (The Show Must Go On) (Backing Vocals)
      7. Day After Day (The Show Must Go On) (Backing Track)
      8. Day After Day (The Show Must Go On) (Single Edit)
      9. Total Eclipse & Nucleus (Choral Experiments)
      10. Total Eclipse (Choir Only)
      11. Genesis Ch.1 V.32 (Alan Parsons Demo)
      12. Genesis Ch.1 V.32 (Everything But The Choir)
      13. Genesis Ch.1 V.32 (Ian Bairnson Acoustic Guitars)
      14. Genesis Ch.1 V.32 (Strings Only)
      15. Genesis Ch.1 V.32 (Backing Singers & Choir Take)
      16. Alan Parsons Spacey Vibraphone
      17. Eric’s Jupiter (Start Of Gemini Idea)
      18. Taking It All Away (Eric Woolfson Songwriting Diary First Version)
      19. I Robot Radio Adverts
    • 2LP vinyl (45RPM)
      Side one
      1. I Robot
      2. I Wouldn’t Want To Be Like You
      Side two
      1. Some Other Time
      2. Breakdown
      3. Don’t Let It Show
      Side three
      1. The Voice
      2. Nucleus
      3. Day After Day (The Show Must Go On)
      Side four
      1. Total Eclipse
      2. Genesis Ch.1. V.32
    • blu-ray
      1. 2025 Alan Parsons Dolby Atmos Mix
      2. 2025 Alan Parsons 5.1 Surround Sound Mix
      3. Original album remastered in stereo by Miles Showell 2025
      4. I Wouldn’t Want To Be Like You (video)
      5. Eric Woolfson Interview Footage

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The Cure / The Show of a Lost World

The Cure’s 2024 concert at London’s Troxy venue is being released, in full, on blu-ray and DVD.

The Show of a Lost World is described as being a “recut, remixed and remastered film” of the 1 November, 2024 performance, when the band unveiled the new album by performing it in full, in front of 3,000 fans.

The concert film was directed by Nick Wickham and there is a new surround sound mix by Robert Smith, which may not be a good thing, since the Atmos Mix of the studio album was not rated highly by fans.

There is also no 4k version of this blu-ray, which is irritating since there’s no way it wasn’t filmed in 4k and you cannot rule out a future 4k edition hitting the marketplace.

The Show of a Lost World will be released on 13 December 2025, via Polydor. A DVD edition is also available.

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Show of a Lost World The Cure / Blu-ray

    • Audio Specs: Dolby Atmos, 5.1 Dolby TrueHD Surround, 2.0 Uncompressed LPCM Stereo (96/24)
      1. Alone
      2. And Nothing Is Forever
      3. A Fragile Thing
      4. Warsong
      5. Drone:Nodrone
      6. I Can Never Say Goodbye
      7. All I Ever Am
      8. Endsong
      9. Plainsong
      10. Pictures of You
      11. High
      12. Lovesong
      13. Burn
      14. Fascination Street
      15. A Night Like This
      16. Push
      17. In Between Days
      18. Just Like Heaven
      19. From The Edge Of The Deep Green Sea
      20. Disintegration
      21. At Night
      22. M
      23. Secrets
      24. Play For Today
      25. A Forest
      26. Lullaby
      27. The Walk
      28. Friday I’m In Love
      29. Close To Me
      30. Why Can’t I Be You?
      31. Boys Don’t Cry

Out This Week / on 28 November 2025

Neil Young / Tonight's The Night 50th anniversary

Neil Young / Tonight's The Night 50 CD, Vinyl

Neil Young’s sixth studio album, Tonight’s The Night, is reissued for its 50th anniversary. Includes six bonus tracks.


The Doors / Live in Copenhagen

This is a previously unreleased Doors concert (in its entirety) from 17 September 1968. It features performances of ‘Break on Through (To The Other Side)’, ‘Light My Fire’, and ‘Hello, I Love You’, among others.

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Chris Rea / The Christmas Album

This 8-track compilation brings together songs from Chris Rea’s back catalogue that have a festive theme. It includes two versions of the classic tailback classic, ‘Driving Home For Christmas’.

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Tangerine Dream / Rubycon (50th anniversary)

Tangerine Dream’s 1975 album is reissued for its half-century. The 5CD set features a remastered version of the album along with an extended introduction version of ‘Rubycon’ mixed by Steven Wilson. The other four discs host a complete Rainbow concert (from October 1974) and a complete Royal Albert Hall concert from April 1975.

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Frankie Goes To Hollywood SDE blu-ray – update

As hopefully most of you who have ordered the Frankie Goes To Hollywood Welcome to the Pleasuredome SDE exclusive blu-ray know by now, it has been subject to manufacturing delays.

As per the original message, we were hoping to start shipping Frankie around about now, but unfortunately it’s going to take a few weeks longer than planned. Shipping will start the week commencing 8 December 2025.

I know this is disappointing, but I can only reiterate that we are very sorry for this delay, especially as I know many of you are waiting for Propaganda, the Frankie box set, or some other titles that have been ordered at the same time.

Thanks for your patience. I mean it. This situation pains me because it’s a great product and we want you to have it as soon as possible. When shipping starts it will take a at least three or four days to get through all the pre-orders so don’t panic if you know people who have received a despatch email and you haven’t. We’ll work through them all as quickly as we can once the stock arrives.

If you haven’t ordered this blu-ray but are interested, you can order at the SDE shop using this link or the button below.

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David Bowie / Station to Station 50th anniversary

David Bowie’s 1976 album Station to Station will be reissued across two vinyl formats for its 50th anniversary, early next year.

The album features the transatlantic top 10 hit ‘Golden Years’, as well as the singles ‘TVC 15’ and ‘Stay’ (US only). Station to Station was first issued on CD in 1984 (by RCA) before a 1991 Rykodisc expanded CD offered a newly remastered version of the album with two bonus tracks (live versions of ‘Word on a Wing’ and ‘Stay’). The 2010 box set features a much criticised 5.1 mix by Harry Maslin (the original co-producer) on DVD.

Vinyl picture disc of Station to Station uses the original black and white cover photo

The 50th anniversary campaign offers a vinyl picture disc of Station to Station and a half-speed mastered black vinyl edition. The latter has been cut by John Webber at AIR Studios.

The picture disc and half-speed mastered vinyl of Station to Station will be released on 23 January 2026, via Parlophone.

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Station to Station David Bowie / 50th anniversary

    • Side one
      1. Station to Station – 10:08
      2. Golden Years – 4:03
      3. Word on a Wing – 6:00
      Side two
      1. TVC 15 – 5:29
      2. Stay – 6:08
      3. Wild Is the Wind – 5:58

Phil Collins / The Singles 2LP coloured vinyl

Phil Collins‘ compilation The Singles is being reissued as a 2LP set on coloured vinyl, ostensibly to mark Phil’s 75th birthday.

Originally released back in 2016 as a 3CD, 2CD and 4LP sets (the latter now very sought after), a 2LP edition followed two years later.

The 3CD version featured 45 tracks, the two-CD and 4LP vinyl packages 33 tracks apiece and the 2LP version 19 tracks. The new release is coloured vinyl with one LP magenta coloured and the other a green vinyl pressing.

The Singles will be released on 30 January 2026 via Rhino.

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The Singles Phil Collins / 2LP coloured vinyl

    • LP 1
      Side A
      1. In The Air Tonight
      2. I Missed Again
      3. You Can’t Hurry Love
      4. Against All Odds
      5. Easy Lover
      Side B
      1. Sussudio
      2. One More Night
      3. Separate Lives
      4. A Groovy Kind Of Love
      5. Two Hearts
    • LP 2
      Side A
      1. Another Day In Paradise
      2. I Wish It Would Rain Down
      3. Something Happened On The Way To Heaven
      4. Do You Remember?
      Side B
      1. Both Sides Of The Story
      2. Dance Into The Light
      3. True Colors
      4. Can’t Stop Loving You
      5. (Love Is Like A) Heatwave

China Crisis / Autumn in the Neighbourhood

China Crisis’ last studio album, 2015’s Autumn In The Neighbourhood, is being reissued as an expanded edition for its 10th anniversary.

The vinyl edition features the original 12 track album and is pressed on pressed on ‘Cloudy Sky Blue’ vinyl at Seabass Vinyl in Scotland. The expanded CD version offers 10 bonus tracks including demos and live cuts.

The band’s seventh album was originally released on CD via PledgeMusic and sold at concerts. In 2020 a vinyl edition first appeared via Stardumb Records. This new edition is from Last Night From Glasgow.

Some copies of this may already shipped but the wider release is on 5 December 2025.

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Autumn in the Neighbourhood China Crisis /

      1. Smile (What Kind Of Love Is This)
      2. Down Here On Earth
      3. Autumn In The Neighbourhood
      4. Because My Heart
      5. Bernard
      6. Tell Tale Signs
      7. Everyone You Know
      8. Joy And The Spark
      9. Being In Love
      10. Fool
      11. My Sweet Delight
      12. Wonderful New World
      Bonus Tracks
      1. Fall
      2. Being In Love (Demo)
      3. Because Because Because
      4. Autumn (Demo)
      5. My Sweet Delight (Live Bethesda, North Wales)
      6. Roses
      7. Down Here (Dutch Master)
      8. How To Live And Love
      9. Fool (Demo)
      10. Bernard (Live Bethesda, North Wales)

Howard Jones / Live at the Marquee

A previously unreleased live performance by Howard Jones will be released on CD and vinyl early next year.

Live at the Marquee documents a performance from 20 September 1983 at London’s Marquee club and the audio has been newly remixed by Howard. The gig happened a few days prior to Jones making his debut on Top of the Pops.

It’s available as a single CD with a booklet featuring rare and previously unseen photos and as a 2LP set pressed on transparent yellow vinyl (the photos appear on the inner sleeve of the vinyl edition).

Live at the Marquee will be released on 20 January 2025 via Cherry Red.

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Live at the Marquee Howard Jones /

      1. Tao Te Ching
      2. Bounce Right Back
      3. What Can I Say?
      4. Natural
      5. Hunt The Self
      6. Pearl In The Shell
      7. Change The Man
      8. Equality
      9. What Is Love?
      10. Dreams Of A Better Place
      11. New Song
      12. Conditioning
      13. Human’s Lib

Out This Week / on 21 November 2025

The Beatles / Anthology Collection CD, Vinyl

The Beatles Anthology is back with a newly added Anthology 4. Initially exclusive to the 8CD and 12LP boxes, Anthology 4 was later announced as a standalone offering (likely due to negative feedback from fans).

Roxy Music / SHM ‘Paper Sleeve’ Japan CD reissues

Three studio and two live Roxy Music albums are reissued as Japanese SHM-CD as vinyl replica / ‘paper sleeve’ editions. Order this special 5CD bundle from the SDE shop.


The Smashing Pumpkins / Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness

New 30th anniversary, 4CD edition of The Smashing Pumpkins’ 1995 album which features ‘Bullet with Butterfly Wings’, ‘1979’, ‘Zero’ and ‘Tonight, Tonight’.

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