Edsel have promised to correct a few audio errors on the Heaven 17 Play To Win CD box set after fans highlighted instances where incorrect mixes or versions of tracks were used. Continue reading “Edsel to fix Heaven 17 box set errors”
Author: Paul Sinclair
King Crimson / Heaven & Earth box
24-disc box set featuring CDs, blu-ray and DVD-As • Combo CD+DVD-A sets of two studio albums also available
King Crimson will release another one of their mega box sets in May. Heaven & Earth is the seventh in their ongoing series and focuses on the period from December 1997 to August 2008.
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Fleetwood Mac / Before The Beginning 1968-1970: Rare Live & Demo Sessions
Two live recordings featuring Peter Green’s Fleetwood Mac have been found and are being released officially on CD and vinyl as Before The Beginning 1968-1970.
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Ian Brown / Unfinished Monkey Business
Ian Brown‘s 1998 album Unfinished Monkey Business gets a welcome vinyl reissue later this month.
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Grateful Dead / Aoxomoxoa 50th anniversary edition
The Grateful Dead‘s 1969 album Aoxomoxoa is being reissued as an expanded 50th anniversary edition in June.
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Out This Week / on 5 April 2019
David Bowie / Spying Through A Keyhole box set Vinyl, Box Set
Spying Through A Keyhole is a seven-inch vinyl box set that features nine previously unreleased David Bowie demos from the era in which Space Oddity was conceived.
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Saturday Deluxe / 30 March 2019
Fantastic week here at SDE HQ, the highlight of which was undoubtedly Martyn Ware and Glenn Gregory popping in to sign 450 SDE Heaven 17 interview booklets.
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Sting / My Songs
As predicted by SDE back in January Sting has announced his next album, My Songs, which sees him rework (or ‘reimagine’) songs from his back catalogue as a solo artist and with The Police.
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Michael Nesmith / Loose Salute reissued on limited edition clear vinyl
Michael Nesmith‘s 1970 album Loose Salute is being reissued on limited edition clear vinyl in May.
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New international retailers to feature on the SDE price comparison widget
Three new retailers from across the globe
I’m pleased to announce that with immediate effect a few new retailers will be available on the SDE price comparison tool, commonly referred to as ‘the widget’. We are looking to support our global readership and in this instance these retailers are from the UK, Canada and Australia.
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Martyn and Glenn from Heaven 17 sign the SDE interview booklets
Martyn Ware and Glenn Gregory from Heaven 17 dropped by SDE this morning to sign the limited edition SDE interview booklets.
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Win a Manic Street Preachers box set
Courtesy of our friends at Sony Music, we have a copy of the Manic Street Preachers This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours 20th Anniversary Collectors’ Edition to give away. This is the three-CD set that features the remastered album, demos and live rehearsals and remixes and B-sides, all packaged in a 32-page hardcover book. Enter below and good luck!
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Out This Week / on 29 March 2019
Heaven 17 / Play to Win box set CD, Vinyl
Synthpop legends Heaven 17‘s Virgin Records recordings are brought together in Play To Win: The Virgin Years, a large format 10CD deluxe set which features all five albums issued in the 1980s, along with over 100 bonus tracks, including demos, B-sides, non-album singles and remixes. It will also be released as a 5LP coloured vinyl box set.
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Scott Walker dies aged 76
Scott Walker has died aged 76, it has been confirmed. He first came to fame in the 1960s as part of The Walker Brothers with massive hit singles such as ‘Make It Easy On Yourself’ and ‘The Sun Ain’t Gonna Shine Anymore’ but went on to enjoy success as a solo artist, influencing future generations of musicians in the process.
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This Week’s Box Set and Reissue Deals
UK: Heaven 17 / Play to Win: The Virgin Albums 5LP coloured vinyl – £59
Down from £95! Make sure you order the SDE interview booklet too. It’s SIGNED by both Martyn Ware and Glenn Gregory.
Erasure / Wild 2CD deluxe
Erasure‘s 1989 album Wild! will be reissued as a two-CD deluxe edition at the end of March.
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King Crimson to celebrate the 50th anniversary of their debut
Steven Wilson remixes of In The Court of the Crimson King (again)
King Crimson‘s debut album In The Court of the Crimson King will be reissued for its 50th anniversary this year and 5.1 maestro Steven Wilson has newly remixed it for both surround sound and stereo.
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Popol Vuh / The Essential Album Collection, Vol. 1 / 6LP vinyl box set
Remastered albums & Herzog soundtracks • CDs also available
BMG are issuing some key works of German electronic avant-garde band Popol Vuh next month. The Essential Album Collection, Vol. 1 – a 6LP vinyl box set – is on the way, as well as some standalone remastered CD releases.
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Kiefer Sutherland / Reckless & Me exclusive signed CD edition
Hollywood actor Kiefer Sutherland‘s venture into music is relatively recent with his debut album Down in a Hole issued as recently as 2016. He now follows that up with Reckless & Me which is available as an exclusive signed edition from Amazon in the UK.
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Norah Jones / Begin Again
Norah Jones will release a new album, Begin Again next month.
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