Universal Music will release follow up 2016’s Complete Studio Recordings with Alive… Through The Years, an 11CD box set of live music from Dutch rockers Golden Earring.
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More Felt deluxe reissues on CD & vinyl
The final five albums • More CD box sets and gatefold vinyl
Cherry Red continue their reissue campaign for British indie band Felt as the band’s final five albums scheduled to be reissued as CD box sets and on vinyl in September.
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Camouflage / Voices and Images 30th anniversary deluxe editions
2CD deluxe • Very limited 3LP signed vinyl
Voices and Images, the 1988 of debut of German new wave band Camouflage will be reissued as an expanded 30th anniversary deluxe edition in October.
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Ben Volpeliere-Pierrot talks Curiosity Killed The Cat, hits and Andy Warhol
Next month, a brand new four-CD Curiosity Killed The Cat box set called Misfits: The Mercury Years 1986-1990 will be released. Curated by SDE’s own Paul Sinclair, it features newly mastered versions of both albums, along with two extra CDs of remixes and demos including many unheard songs from the early days. SDE caught up with frontman Ben Volpeliere-Pierrot recently and asked him about his time with the band…
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Brooklyn Bowie exclusives now available online with worldwide shipping
The David Bowie Is exhibition reached the end of the road last month in Brooklyn. The exclusive vinyl records – ‘Time’/’The Prettiest Star’ silver vinyl seven-inch and David Bowie Live in Berlin [1978] orange vinyl – were only available to visitors who turned up in person at Brooklyn Museum, which of course created a burgeoning resale market on sites like eBay. The good news, if you’ve been after these, is that they are now available online via the Brooklyn Museum website, and they will ship overseas!
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Out This Week / on 17 August 2018
Miles Davis / Bitches Brew SACD CD
Miles Davis‘ genre-busting 1970 classic Bitches Brew is issued as a multi-channel SACD which features the QUAD mix on the multi-channel layer, and a hi-res stereo 2018 remaster “derived from the original analog masters” on the stereo layer.
Human League / Secrets 2LP deluxe
After the Record Store Day white vinyl, the Human League‘s 2001 album Secrets will be reissued on black vinyl in September.
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Steve Hackett / Broken Skies – Outspread Wings 1984 – 2006
Steven Hackett will follow up 2015’s (now out of print) Premontions anthology with Broken Skies – Outspread Wings, a new eight-disc package that spans the years 1984-2006.
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Bob Seger and The Last Heard / Heavy Music: Complete Cameo Recordings
Complete Cameo-Parkway Recordings 1966-67 on CD and vinyl
American singer-songwriter Bob Seger‘s early work as Bob Seger and The Last Heard is brought together by ABKCO for a new single album collection called Heavy Music: The Complete Cameo Recordings 1966-1967.
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Suede / 2LP black vinyl
When Suede‘s 1993 debut was reissued for its 25th anniversary back in March, there was no vinyl edition, although a 2LP set pressed on silver/grey vinyl eventually emerged for Record Store Day, in April. Next month, that same edition will emerge on black vinyl and be widely available.
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Saturday Deluxe / 11 August 2018
Bluetooth Ache
The fight to control the music in the holiday hire car
There’s nothing like being on holiday and having the whole family together in a rental car to bring to the fore ‘discussions’ about music. This happened to me recently as my eldest daughter (15) was grumpily decreeing that she didn’t want to listen to “old man’s music” and insisting that she ‘pairs’ mum’s phone (which had some of her favourite artists on it) via bluetooth to the vehicle’s audio system, so we can listen to her stuff. No way, Jose. I’m the driver, I’m in charge (and no one else can work out how to use the stereo anyway!).
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Paul McCartney / Egypt Station deluxe 2LP coloured vinyl edition
Here’s a look at the deluxe coloured 2LP vinyl edition of Paul McCartney‘s forthcoming album Egypt Station.
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Status Quo / Ain’t Complaining 3CD set
Next month, Universal Music will issue a three-CD deluxe edition of Status Quo‘s 1988 album Ain’t Complaining.
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Miles Davis / Bitches Brew SACD
Sony Music in Japan have just released a multi-channel hybrid SACD (Super Audio CD) of Miles Davis‘ genre-busting 1970 classic Bitches Brew.
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Suede reveal details of Blue Hour box
Six-disc box set of the forthcoming album
When Suede announced their new album, The Blue Hour, at the end of April, the band promised to reveal the details of what was in the box set edition ‘at a later date’. That later date has arrived and those details are now available…
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This Week’s Box Set and Reissue Deals
FR: U2 / Songs Of Experience super deluxe box – €48 or £39
Matt Berry / Television Themes
Here’s one of those albums where all you have to do is take a look at the cover and you know you want it! I refer to Matt Berry‘s forthcoming Television Themes.
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Flock of Seagulls / Competition winner!
Congratulations to SDE reader Paul Price who was randomly selected as the winner of the A Flock Of Seagulls competition. Paul wins the limited edition SIGNED five-CD bundle of the band’s new album Ascension. Thanks to everyone who entered and look out for more great SDE competitions soon.
Longbranch/Pennywhistle to be issued as standalone CD and vinyl editions
Glenn Frey’s and JD Souther’s Longbranch / Pennywhistle album from 1969 will be issued as standalone CD and vinyl editions in September.
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Whitesnake / Unzipped: new ‘unplugged’ & acoustic six-disc box set
Rhino will issue Unzipped, a new Whitesnake super deluxe edition box set, later this year, that focuses on ‘unplugged’ and acoustic-based performances recorded over the last 20 years or so. This 5CD+DVD package includes rare and unreleased studio and live recordings, acoustic demos, concert videos, interviews and more.
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