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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Big Country / The Crossing 2LP reissue
Scottish rock band Big Country’s debut album The Crossing is being reissued as an expanded 2LP set in April.
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Ian Broudie / Tales Told reissue
First time on vinyl • Remastered • bonus 7″ single • Expanded CD
Ian Broudie‘s 2004 solo album Tales Told has been remastered and will be reissued with bonus tracks on CD and vinyl in May.
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Ronnie Lane / Just For A Moment: Music 1973-1997 / six-CD box set
6CD deluxe set • Plethora of bonus material including unreleased audio • 2LP ‘best of the box’ and single CD also available
Just For A Moment: Music 1973-1997 is a forthcoming six-CD box set that focuses on the solo career of Faces/Small Faces legend Ronnie Lane.
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Stephen Duffy / I Love My Friends deluxe vinyl and CD reissue
LP+7″ • 2CD set includes unreleased demos • SIGNED sets available
Stephen Duffy‘s 1997 album I Love My Friends will be reissued in May by Pete Paphides’ new label Needle Mythology on vinyl and double CD.
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Exclusive: Music journalist Pete Paphides launches new reissue label
Inaugural releases: Stephen Duffy and Ian Broudie reissues • Paphides discusses the new initiative with SDE • SIGNED exclusives on the SDE shop
SDE can exclusively reveal that music journalist and broadcaster Pete Paphides has started a new record label called ‘Needle Mythology’ that will offer high quality vinyl reissues of albums that have been previously unavailable on the format. Titles from Ian Broudie and Stephen Duffy are confirmed, with bonus tracks available on both. Expanded CD editions are also available.
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£5 off Deal in the UK today only
Amazon in the UK are running a special promotion today that offers £5 off any purchase that totals £25 or more. So effectively, up to 20 percent off if you are careful with your shopping basket!
You need to use the code BIGTHANKS and follow the terms and conditions, the main ones being that the items have to total £25 and the item must be sold by Amazon and not a third party seller. The code can only be used once and below are some SDE suggestions as to how to get the best out of your spend (all prices AFTER the discount):
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Be Bop Deluxe / Futurama super deluxe
English prog rock band Be Bop Deluxe‘s 1975 album Futurama is being reissued by Esoteric as a 4-disc expanded box set in April.
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Out This Week / on 22 March 2019
John and Yoko / The Wedding Album CD, Vinyl
John Lennon and Yoko Ono‘s 1969 album is more pop-cultural moment than great album, but as pop-cultural moments go, it’s a big one. This new vinyl box is ‘a near precise replica of the 1969 pressing and includes souvenirs of John and Yoko’s nuptials: photographs, a copy of the couple’s marriage certificate, both Lennon’s and Ono’s drawings, a picture of a slice of wedding cake, and more. The record is pressed on white vinyl.
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This Week’s Box Set and Reissue Deals
ITALY: Paul McCartney and Wings / Wildlife super deluxe – €99 (or £85)
Save over £35 on the UK price
Nick Cave & Warren Ellis / The Assassination of Jesse James vinyl
Nick Cave and Warren Ellis‘ soundtrack to Andrew Dominik’s 2007 film The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford will be issued on vinyl for the first time next month.
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A Certain Ratio / ACR:BOX
This May, A Certain Ratio will issue ACR:BOX, a new 7LP or 4CD collection that features A-sides, B-sides, alternate versions and unreleased material.
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