Dead Or Alive‘s 1985 album “Youthquake” will be reissued on limited edition purple vinyl next month.
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Pete Burns: The Last Interview / Special printed ‘keepsake’ edition
I spoke to Pete Burns of Dead or Alive in September 2016 to discuss the forthcoming Dead Or Alive box set Sophisticated Boom Box MMXVI. Sadly, Pete died aged just 57, not much more than a month later, before the interview was published. That conversation would be his very last interview (Classic Pop spoke to Pete before SDE) and in response to reader demand we are publishing it as a printed ‘keepsake’ edition, similar to the previous Paul McCartney and Roxy Music publications.
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Out This Week / on 7 September 2018
Soft Cell / Keychains and Snowstorms CD, DVD, Book
Keychains and Snowstorms is a new 10-disc Soft Cell box set that “tells the definitive story of one of electronic music’s most thrilling and pioneering acts”. The 9CD+DVD package features a wealth of material – 50 percent of which the label claim is unreleased – including 12-inch mixes remastered, B-sides remastered, new extended/reworked versions, early versions and demos, radio sessions, live recordings and more.
Sheryl Crow / Live at the Capitol Theatre: 2017 Be Myself Tour
Sheryl Crow will issued Live at the Capitol Theatre in November, an audio-visual combo package that celebrates the final show of her 2017 Be Myself Tour.
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Lennon v McCartney: How John eclipsed his old rival Paul with the Imagine box
Eight years into Paul McCartney‘s sloth-like reissue campaign and Yoko Ono has just announced a box set from his old bandmate and songwriting partner that eclipses any of McCartney s deluxe editions.
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The League of Gentlemen’s Vinyl Cuts
British comedy TV series The League of Gentlemen is celebrated in November by Demon Records. The label have worked with creators Mark Gatiss, Steve Pemberton, Reece Shearsmith and Jeremy Dyson to produce a lavish 12LP coloured vinyl box set that features some stunning illustrations by horror legend Graham Humphreys.
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Saturday CD box set Deals in the UK
In a special ‘Saturday Deals’ post, SDE highlights some massively reduced box sets available in the UK right now. For a change, these are mostly CD box sets from the likes of Roxy Music, Brian Eno, Pete Townshend, Soundgarden, Def Leppard and more!
Guns N’ Roses / Appetite for Destruction 4CD+blu-ray super deluxe – £84
Was £140! With VAT deducted that’s a US dollar price of $90. Includes 5.1 mix.
Mott The Hoople / Mental Train: The Island Years 1969-1971
Universal Music will, in November, issue Mental Train: The Island Years 1969-1971, a new six-disc Mott The Hoople box set which delivers everything the band recorded during their time at Island Records including many bonus tracks and unreleased material.
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Mike + The Mechanics / Living Years deluxe 30th anniversary edition
BMG will issue a 30th anniversary deluxe edition of Mike + The Mechanics 1988 album Living Years, in November.
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Fan power! Pre-orders open for the 3CD edition of Yazoo’s ‘Four Pieces’
You spoke, they listened. BMG and Yazoo responded to the minor furore about the lack of a CD edition of the forthcoming Four Pieces release and quickly moved to ensure that this package (which includes remastered albums, remixes and unreleased BBC sessions) would be available on CD.
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The Cranberries / Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can’t We? reissue
A 25th anniversary edition of The Cranberries‘ debut album Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can’t We? will be released in October across a number of formats including a four-disc box set
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This Week’s Box Set and Reissue Deals
USA: The Band / Music From Big Pink super deluxe – $67 (or £52)
Includes 2018 stereo mix, 2LP vinyl, blu-ray with new 5.1, and 7″ single.
Win a UK SUBS signed 30CD bundle
SDE is giving away two recent CD box sets by British punk legends U.K. SUBS! One lucky winner will receive both The Albums A-M and The Albums N-Z. With 15 CDs in each package that’s a tremendous 30CD bundle.
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Jethro Tull / This Was: The 50th Anniversary Edition / 3CD+DVD deluxe
Jethro Tull‘s 1968 debut album, This Was, will be reissued as a 3CD+DVD deluxe edition in November with stereo and surround mixes by Steven Wilson and rare recordings.
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Out This Week / on 31 August 2018
Depeche Mode / Archive 12-inch boxes Vinyl, Box Set
In August, Sony will issue two new Depeche Mode vinyl box sets that feature the 12-inch singles issued for their first two albums, Speak & Spell and A Broken Frame.
Paul McCartney offers Spotify fans an exclusive physical product
Paul McCartney has emailed his ‘biggest’ Spotify fans to offer those who use the streaming platform an exclusive physical product.
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Deal alert / Guns N Roses mega-box
Save at least £100 on the massive Guns N’ Roses ‘Locked N’ Loaded’ Appetite For Destruction box set, with this deal via Amazon Germany.
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T. Rex: Gold / new compilation
T.Rex Gold is a new, improbably priced, three-CD compilation that brings together the greatest hits of Marc Bolan & T.Rex. It’s available as a double vinyl set, too.
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Thompson Twins / Close to the Bone
The Thompson Twins‘ sixth album Close To The Bone will be reissued as a limited edition white vinyl pressing at the end of August.
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Deal alert / John Lennon: Imagine box
Well it didn’t take long, but Amazon in the UK have now reduced the mighty John Lennon Imagine six-disc box set down to a superb price.
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