Holding the Music in Your Hands ®
A set of unreleased recordings by The Who from the second of two nights played at Bill Graham’s legendary, but short-lived, venue in the Lower East Side of Manhattan. Available on 2CD or 3LP vinyl. 
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Madonna‘s first greatest hits set, 1990’s The Immaculate Collection will be reissued on double vinyl in June.
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Rhino continue their rather good 12-inch Dance series with 90s Remix, a new three-CD set that focuses on on dance acts or pop tracks remixed by ‘name’ dance remixers.
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While one cannot help sensing a collective groan from diehard fans at the announcement of vinyl reissues of all the Sony-controlled Eurythmics studios albums, the label have taken the job seriously and seem keen to make a good impression on the band and fans alike.
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The just announced Eric Clapton set Life in 12 Bars is now available to pre-order as a 4LP vinyl package, in some territories.
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a-ha‘s 1991 compilation Headlines and Deadlines: The Hits of a-ha is to be reissued on vinyl in June.
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June will see the release of Days (1988 – 1991) a five-disc Kirsty MacColl box set that summarises her time with Virgin Records
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As well as the triple CD deluxe edition (announced yesterday) The Cure have confirmed that the Mixed Up and Torn Down remix compilations (being issued as picture discs for RSD) will both be released on black vinyl in June.
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A new Eric Clapton documentary Life In 12 Bars (Directed by Oscar-winner, Lili Fini Zanuck) has prompted a new two-CD (and 4LP vinyl) soundtrack which spans Clapton’s long career and includes selections from many of the acts he worked with, including The Yardbirds, John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers, Cream, The Beatles (!), and Blind Faith.
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This June, The Cure will release a three-CD deluxe edition of their 1990 remix album Mixed Up.
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Sting and Shaggy have collaborated a new studio album called 44/876.
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With Neil Finn all set to join Fleetwood Mac on their forthcoming tour, SDE thinks there is some song ‘synergy’ to be exploited and the back catalogues of both ‘Mac’ and the House of the Crowded can be creatively fused, Brundlefly fashion. With that in mind, we recommend the follow ten songs for the tour setlist:
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In news that should probably be filed alongside ‘Neil Finn joins Fleetwood Mac’, Sony are soon to release Graceland: The Remixes, a new edition of Paul Simon‘s classic 1986 album, with every track ‘reimagined’ by well known remixes. Oh yes…
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Check out this new unboxing video that shows off the fine physical attributes of the new coloured vinyl box set of the ‘Complete Recordings’ of Howard Shore‘s score for The Lord of The Rings: The Fellowship of The Rings soundtrack.
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The Orb will release a new album No Sounds Are Out Of Bounds in June.
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In a surprise announcement, Fleetwood Mac have confirmed that guitarist and songwriter Lindsey Buckingham has left the band and Mike Campbell from Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and Crowded House’s Neil Finn will step in to replace him on their forthcoming tour.
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Is it possible to be bored of an album before it comes out? They announced their 13th long-player, Resistance Is Futile, and put it on their webstore back in November 2017, and thus the Manic Street Preachers have subjected fans to what feels like the longest album pre-order campaign in history. It’s finally out. Thank God!
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R.E.M. / Automatic For The People 2CD box – £6.99
The Cranberries second album, No Need To Argue, is being reissued as a coloured vinyl pressing next month.
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OPPO Digital call it a day
Sad news for fans of hi-fi separates and physical formats (such as CD, SACD and blu-ray audio) as OPPO Digital announced this week that they “will gradually stop manufacturing new products”.
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