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Pet Shop Boys / Agenda EP CD, Vinyl
The Pet Shop Boys return with a new four-track EP, Agenda. The song title are arguably better than the songs, but the boys commitment to physical formats and value for money (none of these four tracks will be on the next album) is to be applauded.
Congratulations to Robin Pullen who wins the Manic Street Preachers ‘This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours’ 3CD deluxe edition that was up for grabs in our recent competition!
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Vans launch their David Bowie collaboration
California shoe manufacturers Vans yesterday launched their new David Bowie ‘Off The Wall’ range in the UK with a collection of footwear that draws “inspiration from some of Bowie’s most influential works”.
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Amazon France have a good (ongoing) deal which offers you €10 off a €50 spend. Unlike previous deals this isn’t a one time only affair, you can do it three times!
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First time on vinyl • Clear vinyl pressing
Almost 22 ago, Terry Hall followed up his debut solo album Home with 1997’s Laugh an album which featured collaborations with the likes of Stephen Duffy and Damon Albarn. It is released on vinyl for the first time next month.
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Watch as ex-Mansun frontman Paul Draper unboxes the recent super deluxe reissue of the band’s 1998 album SIX. Continue reading “Watch Paul Draper unbox Mansun’s SIX deluxe 3CD+DVD reissue”
Blancmange / The Blanc Tapes 6LP vinyl set – £42
UK: If you’re happy forgoing the signed editions, the newly announced Blancmange vinyl set is an incredible price for a 6LP package, via Amazon UK. This is out in May.
Listen to Houses in Motion from A Certain Ratio‘s forthcoming box set ACR:BOX.
Continue reading “Listen to A Certain Ratio’s cover of Talking Heads’ Houses in Motion”
More 12″ box sets • Seven records in ‘Masses’, five in ‘Black Celebration’.
Depeche Mode continue with their 12-inch vinyl box set reissue campaign with packages around the singles pulled from their fifth and six albums Black Celebration and Music For The Masses.
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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”
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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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.
Continue reading “Fleetwood Mac / Before The Beginning 1968-1970: Rare Live & Demo Sessions”
Ian Brown‘s 1998 album Unfinished Monkey Business gets a welcome vinyl reissue later this month.
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The Grateful Dead‘s 1969 album Aoxomoxoa is being reissued as an expanded 50th anniversary edition in June.
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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.
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.
Continue reading “Saturday Deluxe / 30 March 2019”
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‘s 1970 album Loose Salute is being reissued on limited edition clear vinyl in May.
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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 Ware and Glenn Gregory from Heaven 17 dropped by SDE this morning to sign the limited edition SDE interview booklets.
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