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Pink Floyd / Wish You Were Here 50th anniversary reissue

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Box set, 3LP vinyl, 2CD, coloured vinyl and standalone blu-ray

Pink Floyd’s 1975 album Wish You Were Here is getting the full 50th anniversary treatment in December, with a whole suite of physical products available for pre-order, most of which include unreleased studio and live audio.

Released exactly 50 years ago today, the album was the follow-up to 1973’s The Dark Side of the Moon and famously embraced themes of absence, isolation and transience. It’s only a five-track album, but ‘Shine On You Crazy Diamond‘ (split across two tracks) accounts for more than 50 percent of the 44 minute running time. Everything is iconic on this record, from ‘Have A Cigar‘ – Roger Waters’ scathing indictment of the music industry, sung by Roy Harper – with the infamous line “Oh by the way, which one’s Pink”, to the industrial throbbing soundscapes of ‘Welcome to the Machine‘. The title track was one of four songs played at Live 8, in 2005.

Wish You Were Here 50th anniversary super deluxe box (click to enlarge)

All of the formats of the 2025 reissue features six previously unreleased alternate versions and demos, except the single vinyl LP (which is available on ‘flame’ coloured vinyl). These rarities include two demos of ‘The Machine Song’ (which would become ‘Welcome to the Machine’), Take 1 of ‘Wish You Were Here’ and a new stereo mix of the entirety of ‘Shine On You Crazy Diamond’ (Parts 1-9).

‘Wine Glasses’, ‘Have a Cigar (Alternate Version)’ and ‘Wish You Were Here (featuring Stéphane Grappelli)’ are repeated from the 2011 reissue.

The Wish You Were Here 50th anniversary formats are as follows:

  • 2CD+4LP+7″+blu-ray super deluxe box set
  • 2CD deluxe
  • 3LP deluxe
  • single LP ‘flame’ coloured vinyl
  • Standalone blu-ray audio

The 2CD and 3LP editions feature the album plus the nine bonus tracks discussed above and the box set features the same content (but the three LPs are exclusive on CLEAR vinyl) and adds an exclusive fourth clear vinyl LP: Live At Wembley 1974, plus a replica Japanese seven-inch single of ‘Have A Cigar’ b/w ‘Welcome To The Machine’. The bonus Wembley LP only features two tracks: ‘Shine On You Crazy Diamond’ and ‘You’ve Got To Be Crazy’, which means ‘Raving and Drooling’ from the same gig remains exclusive to the 2011 reissue. So while there’s some exclusivity around the formats (clear vinyl, Wembley on vinyl) there is no exclusive audio in the box set. Everything is available somewhere else. If you are wondering about ‘memorabilia’ (marbles?), the box comes with a hardcover book with unseen photographs, a comic book tour programme and a Knebworth poster.

The standalone blu-ray (click image to pre-order from the SDE shop)

The blu-ray in the box set is fantastic, in terms of content, and is identical to the standalone blu-ray. It features the album in the following audio streams, including a brand new Dolby Atmos Mix, by James Guthrie.

  • 2025 Dolby Atmos Mix
  • 2011 5.1 Surround Mix
  • 1975 Stereo Mix
  • 1975 4.0 Quad Mix

Additionally, the blu-ray offers the 9 bonus tracks from the 2CD and 3LP, in hi-res stereo. But most interestingly, exclusive to the blu-ray (and digital), is something called Live Bootleg. This is 16 live recordings captured by the renowned bootlegger Mike Millard at Pink Floyd’s Los Angeles Sports Arena concert on 26 April 26 1975, meticulously restored and remastered by Steven Wilson! The Blu-ray Disc also repeats the 1975 concert films and Storm Thorgerson’s Short Film (from 2000) from the 2011 DVD and blu-ray.

Wish You Were Here will be reissued on 12 December 2025, via Sony Music. Consider supporting SDE by pre-ordering the standalone blu-ray of Wish You Were Here from the SDE shop. Other format links will appear below, shortly once available.

Tracklisting

Wish You Were Here Pink Floyd / 50th anniversary

    • Wish You Were Here original 5-track album in the following audio streams
      1. 2025 Dolby Atmos Mix
      2. 2011 5.1 Surround Mix
      3. 1975 Stereo Mix
      4. 1975 4.0 Quad Mix
      Bonus audio (stereo)
      1. Wine Glasses
      2. Have a Cigar (Alternate Version)
      3. Wish You Were Here (featuring Stéphane Grappelli)
      4. Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Early Instrumental Version, Rough Mix) *
      5. The Machine Song (Roger’s Demo) *
      6. The Machine Song (Demo #2, Revisited) *
      7. Wish You Were Here (Take 1) *
      8. Wish You Were Here (Pedal Steel Instrumental Mix) *
      9. Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Pts. 1-9, New Stereo Mix) *
      Live Bootleg (stereo)
      1. Raving and Drooling (Live from the Los Angeles Sports Arena, 1975) *
      2. You’ve Got To Be Crazy (Live from the Los Angeles Sports Arena, 1975) *
      3. Shine On You Crazy Diamond (1-5) (Live from the Los Angeles Sports Arena, 1975) *
      4. Have a Cigar (Live from the Los Angeles Sports Arena, 1975) *
      5. Shine on You Crazy Diamond (6-9) (Live from the Los Angeles Sports Arena, 1975) *
      6. Speak to Me (Live from the Los Angeles Sports Arena, 1975) *
      7. Breathe (In The Air) (Live from the Los Angeles Sports Arena, 1975) *
      8. On the Run (Live from the Los Angeles Sports Arena, 1975) *
      9. Time (Live from the Los Angeles Sports Arena, 1975) *
      10. The Great Gig in the Sky (Live from the Los Angeles Sports Arena, 1975) *
      11. Money (Live from the Los Angeles Sports Arena, 1975) *
      12. Us and Them (Live from the Los Angeles Sports Arena, 1975) *
      13. Any Colour You Like (Live from the Los Angeles Sports Arena, 1975) *
      14. Brain Damage (Live from the Los Angeles Sports Arena, 1975) *
      15. Eclipse (Live from the Los Angeles Sports Arena, 1975) *
      16. Echoes (Live from the Los Angeles Sports Arena, 1975) *
      Videos (concert Screen Films)
      1. Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Part I)
      2. Shine On You Crazy Diamond
      3. Welcome To The Machine
      4. Storm Thorgerson Short Film, 2000

Tom Petty’s Wildflowers issued as an audiophile ‘One-Step’ vinyl edition

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Tom Petty’s 1994 album Wildflowers, was subject to an extensive reissue campaign back in late 2020, but the interest in the album continues with the release, today, on blu-ray of the Somewhere You Feel Free: The Making of Wildflowers documentary (details here) and the news that Wildflowers will be reissued as a special 2LP One-Step vinyl release in October, via Because Sounds Matters and Warner Records.

Limited to 6,000 numbered copies, this pressing has been cut directly from the original master tapes by engineer Chris Bellman, overseen by Petty’s longtime audio engineer Ryan Ulyate and cut for a true all-analog presentation with exceptional clarity and depth. Housed inside a high quality, uniquely designed and numbered slipcase, the enclosed LP packaging will feature a double-pocket gatefold tip-on jacket.

The details are summarised below:

  • Audio Source: Original Analog Master Tapes
  • Vinyl Compound: Neotech VR900-D2 180g High Performance Vinyl
  • Vinyl Mastering: Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering
  • One-Step Process: Dorin Sauerbier at Record Technology, Inc.
  • Pressing: Record Technology, Inc.
  • Packaging & Print: Stoughton Printing Company

Sadly, these are only available in America, via Petty’s US store (although they will ship worldwide) but SDE has a copy to give away to a lucky reader!

To enter the competition, please leave a comment below. The competition will close at midnight BST on 26 September and we’ll get in touch with the winner once the random draw has been made.

Somewhere You Feel Free: The Making of Wildflowers is released on blu-ray today.

*THIS COMPETITION IS NOW CLOSED* The winner will be announced shortly.

Prince / Around the World in a Day reissue

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Prince’s 1985 album Around the World in a Day is being reissued across a number of formats to mark the album’s 40th anniversary.

This was Prince’s seventh studio album and it features the hit singles ‘Raspberry Beret’, ‘Paisley Park’, ‘Pop Life’ and ‘America’. These weren’t released across all territories and were received differently, when they were. For example ‘Pop Life’ was a top 10 hit in the US but stalled at No 60 in the UK. Similarly, ‘Raspberry Beret’ reached No 2 in America but peaked at No 25 in the UK, where ‘Paisley Park’ did moderately better (No 18 in the UK, not released in the US). The album didn’t reach number one in Britain either, where despite all his critical success, Prince would have to wait for 1988’s Lovesexy before the commercial validation of topping the UK album chart.

Limited blue marble vinyl edition of Around The World in a Day

The audio for this reissue campaign has been newly remastered in by Bernie Grundman and 2CD and 3LP deluxe editions feature bonus remixes, including the near 22-minute version of ‘America’. Bonus tracks are not identical across both deluxe sets: The 3LP vinyl features nine tracks while the 2CD features 13.

All other formats all feature the remastered 9-track album. These are limited blue marbled vinyl LP, black vinyl and single CD. Around in the World in a Day has been remixed in Dolby Atmos, but disappointingly, a Blu-ray Audio version is not part of this reissue campaign. Hopefully, one may emerge later.

Around the World in a Day is reissued on 21 November 2025, via Rhino.

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Tracklisting

Around the World in a Day Prince and the Revolution /

    • CD 1: Around The World In A Day (2025 Remaster)
      1. Around The World In A Day (3:25)
      2. Paisley Park (4:41)
      3. Condition Of The Heart (6:46)
      4. Raspberry Beret (3:31)
      5. Tamborine (2:46)
      6. America (3:40)
      7. Pop Life (3:42)
      8. The Ladder (5:26)
      9. Temptation (8:21)
      Bonus track
      1. America (12” Version) (21:46)
    • CD 2: B-Sides & Bonus Tracks (2025 Remaster)
      1. Raspberry Beret (New Mix) (a.k.a. Extended Remix) (6:36)
      2. She’s Always In My Hair (7” Version) (3:25)
      3. She’s Always In My Hair (New Mix) (6:32)
      4. Paisley Park (Remix) (6:53)
      5. Pop Life (Fresh Dance Mix) (6:16)
      6. Pop Life (Extended Version) (9:07)
      7. Hello (7” Version) (3:24)
      8. Hello (Fresh Dance Mix) (6:12)
      9. Girl (7” Version) (3:57)
      10. Girl (12” Version) (7:36)
      11. 4 The Tears In Your Eyes (We Are The World Album Version) (2:45)
      12. 4 The Tears In Your Eyes (The Hits/The B-Sides Version) (3:23)

Last chance to order The Human League Dare blu-ray audio

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Quick pre-order at the SDE shop

With all the recent blu-ray activity, here’s a timely reminder that the pre-order window for The Human League Dare SDE exclusive blu-ray is about to close.

The blu-ray audio of this classic synth-pop album, features Dolby Atmos, 5.1 and Instrumental Mixes (in Atmos and 5.1) of the album, as well as the original 1981 stereo mix, and 15 rare bonus tracks (in stereo).

This is a region-free blu-ray and is #47 in the SDE Surround Series. It will be packaged in a clear amaray case and ships with a free, collectible SDE Surround Series slipcase.

The pre-order window will close in the next 24 hours. Availability after that cannot be guaranteed. Pre-order from the SDE shop using the link below.

Tracklisting

The Human League / Dare SDE exclusive Blu-ray Audio

Dare The Human League / SDE exclusive blu-ray audio

    • DARE in Dolby Atmos, 5.1, Dolby Atmos Instrumental, 5.1 Instrumental & 1981 Original Stereo Mix
      1. The Things That Dreams Are Made Of
      2. Open Your Heart
      3. The Sound of the Crowd
      4. Darkness
      5. Do or Die
      6. Get Carter
      7. I Am the Law
      8. Seconds
      9. Love Action (I Believe in Love)
      10. Don’t You Want Me
      BONUS TRACKS in stereo
      – A & B-Sides
      1. Boys and Girls
      2. Tom Baker
      3. Love Action (I Believe in Love) – single version
      4. Hard Times
      5. Non Stop
      – Remixes Early Versions
      1. The Sound of the Crowd (complete)
      2. Hard Times / Love Action
      3. Open Your Heart / Non Stop
      4. Don’t You Want Me (ext. dance mix)
      5. Do Or Die Dub (special edit)
      6. Darkness (early version)
      7. I Am The Law (early version)
      – Instrumentals
      1. The Sound of the Crowd
      2. Hard Times / Love Action
      3. Open Your Heart / Non Stop

49 Elton John / Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy

48 The Who / Who Are You – Still available

47 The Human League / Dare  – Still available

46 Split Enz / ENZyclopedia Volumes 1 & 2

45 Mark Knopfler / Sailing to Philadelphia 

44 Matt Deighton / Today Become Forever

43 De La Soul / 3 Feet High and Rising 

42 Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel / The Best Years of Our Lives

41 Mike Oldfield / Hergest Ridge

40 Claudi Brücken / Night Mirror

39 Elton & Brandi / Who Believes In Angels?

38 Dire Straits / Brothers in Arms

37 INXS / Listen Like Thieves

36 Roxy Music / Avalon

35 Envy of None / Stygian Waves

34 Bryan Ferry / Retrospective

33 Simple Minds / Sparkle in the Rain

32 Simple Minds / New Gold Dream

31 Elton John / Diamonds

30 The Who / Who’s Next

29 Thompson Twins / Into The Gap 

28 Tears For Fears / Songs For A Nervous Planet

27 Thin Lizzy / 1976

26 Bronski Beat / The Age of Consent

25 Tori Amos / Unrepentant Geraldines

24 Ultravox / Lament

23 Crowded House / Gravity Stairs

22 Luther Vandross / Never Too Much

21 Keane / Hopes and Fears

20 Wham! / Make It Big

19 Wham! / Fantastic

18 Mark Knopfler / One Deep River

17 Paul Young / No Parlez

16 Def Leppard / Diamond Star Halos

15 Soft Cell / Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret

14 Trevor Horn / Echoes – Ancient and Modern

13a Duran Duran / Danse Macabre De Luxe

13 Duran Duran / Danse Macabre

12 ABC / The Lexicon of Love

11 Suede / Suede

10 Mike Oldfield / Tubular Bells

9 Tears For Fears / The Hurting

8 Bob Dylan / Time Out Of Mind (2022 Remix)

7 Ten Years After / A Space in Time

6.5 Various Artists / Concert For George

6. Orbital / Optical Delusion

5 Brian Eno / ForeverAndEverNoMore

4 Shakespears Sister / Hormonally Yours

3 Gilbert O’Sullivan / Driven

2 xPropaganda / The Heart is Strange

1 Tears For Fears / The Tipping Point

War Child announce vinyl box set of 1995 charity album ‘Help’

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War Child, the specialist charity for children affected by conflict, are to celebrate 30 years of their landmark album HELP with a special seven-inch vinyl box set reissue.

Recorded in a single day in 1995, the album raised over £1.25 million, and enabled War Child to provide vital support to thousands of children caught in the Bosnian conflict. The album features the album features a stellar line-up with tracks from artists such as Oasis and Friends, The Boo Radleys, The Stone Roses, Radiohead, Orbital, Portishead, Massive Attack, Suede, The Charlatans vs. The Chemical Brothers, Stereo MCs, Sinéad O’Connor, Manic Street Preachers, Blur, The Smokin’ Mojo Filters (Paul McCartney, Paul Weller and Noel Gallagher) and many more. Artwork was by John Squire and the album was mastered by Brian Eno.

The vinyl box set features 10 seven-inch singles with the contribution by each artist on each side of the singles. It will also include three postcards of never-before-seen images taken at the Abbey Road session in 1995 by photographer Lawrence Watson.

It’s priced at £110 and can be ordered via the War Child website. It’s released on 17 October 2025.

Tracklisting

War Child Various Artists / seven-inch box set

    • Disc 1
      1. Oasis – Fade Away
      2. The Boo Radleys – Oh Brother
    • Disc 2
      1. The Stone Roses – Love Spreads
      2. Radiohead – Lucky
    • Disc 3
      1. Orbital – Adnan
      2. Portishead – Mourning Air
    • Disc 4
      1. Massive Attack – Fake the Aroma
      2. Suede – Shipbuilding
    • Disc 5
      1. The Charlatans & The Chemical Brothers – Time For Livin’
      2. Stereo MC’s – Sweetest Truth (Show No Fear)
    • Disc 6
      1. Sinéad O’Connor – Ode to Billy Joe
      2. The Levellers – Searchlights
    • Disc 7
      1. Manic Street Preachers – Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head
      2. Terrorvision – Tom Petty Loves Veruca Salt
    • Disc 8
      1. The Massed Pipes And Drums Of The Children’s Free Revolutionary Volunteer Guard & The One World Orchestra – The Magnificent
      2. Planet 4 Folk Quartet – Message To Crommie
    • Disc 9
      1. Terry Hall & Salad – Dream A Little Dream
      2. Neneh Cherry & Trout – 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    • Disc 10
      1. Blur – Eine Kleine Lift Musik
      2. The Smokin’ Mojo Filters – Come Together

The Jimi Hendrix Experience / Bold As Love box sets

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The Jimi Hendrix Experience’s 1967 studio album Axis: Bold As Love is explored, expanded, remastered and remixed in forthcoming vinyl and CD box sets called Bold As Love.

4CD+blu-ray and 5LP vinyl+blu-ray editions offer original stereo and mono mixes of Axis: Bold As Love, remastered from the original mixes by the album’s producer Chas Chandler and original engineer Eddie Kramer.

4CD+blu-ray version of Bold As Love

Additionally the boxes include 40 alternative versions, unreleased studio takes, demos, live tracks and television appearances, 28 of which are previously unreleased. These are spread over two CDs or three vinyl LPs.

Finally, Kramer and engineer Chandler Harrod recently created a brand new immersive Dolby Atmos mixes of the entire 13 song album, which features on the blu-ray that comes with both versions of the Bold As Love box set.

Axis: Bold As Love will be released on 7 November 2025 via Sony’s Legacy Recordings division.

Tracklisting

Bold As Love The Jimi Hendrix Experience / Box sets

    • CD 1: Original Stereo Mix
      1. EXP 
      2. Up From The Skies 
      3. Spanish Castle Magic 
      4. Wait Until Tomorrow 
      5. Ain’t No Telling
      6. Little Wing
      7. If 6 Was 9
      8. You Got Me Floatin’
      9. Castles Made Of Sand
      10. She’s So Fine                                                                                              
      11. One Rainy Wish                                            
      12. Little Miss Lover 
      13. Bold As Love 
    • CD 2: Original Mono Mix
      1. EXP 
      2. Up From The Skies 
      3. Spanish Castle Magic 
      4. Wait Until Tomorrow 
      5. Ain’t No Telling
      6. Little Wing
      7. If 6 Was 9
      8. You Got Me Floatin’
      9. Castles Made Of Sand
      10. She’s So Fine                                                                                            
      11. One Rainy Wish                                             
      12. Little Miss Lover 
      13. Bold As Love 
    • CD 3:
      1. Mr. Bad Luck [Take 6]*                                                         
      2. She’s So Fine [Take 4]*                                                          
      3. Burning Of The Midnight Lamp [Take 30]* 
      4. The Stars That Play With Laughing Sam’s Dice [Paramount Studios]*                                       
      5. Burning Of The Midnight Lamp [Instrumental]*                                                     
      6. The Stars That Play With Laughing Sam’s Dice [Instrumental]* 
      7. Stone Free/Up From The Skies [Demo]* 
      8. Up From The Skies [Take 2]*                                                           
      9. Ain’t No Telling [Demo]* 
      10. Ain’t No Telling [Take 12]*
      11. Little Miss Lover [Demo]*
      12. One Rainy Wish [Take 1]*  
      13. You Got Me Floatin’ [Take 1]*
      14. Untitled Guitar Experiment*   
      15. Bold As Love [Take 19]*   
      16. Castles Made Of Sand [Take 16]*
      17. Wait Until Tomorrow [Take 2]*                                                           
      18. Spanish Castle Magic [Take 2]*   
      19. Little Wing [Take 2]*                                                         
      20. Untitled Instrumental #1 [Take 3]*                                                          
      21. Burning Of The Midnight Lamp [Original Mono Mix]                                      
      22. The Stars That Play With Laughing Sam’s Dice [Original Mono Mix] 
      *previously unreleased
    • CD 4:
      1. Little Miss Lover [Alternate Version]*                                         
      2. Spanish Castle Magic [Take 4]*                 
      3. Wait Until Tomorrow [Take 14]*
      4. Castles Made Of Sand [Backwards Guitar]*   
      5. One Rainy Wish [Alternate Version]*                                        
      6. Untitled Instrumental #2 [Take 1]*    
      7. Burning Of The Midnight Lamp [Dee Time]  
      8. Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band [Sweden 9/5/67] 
      9. Fire [Sweden 9/5/67]  
      10. The Wind Cries Mary [Sweden 9/5/67]        
      11. Foxey Lady [Sweden 9/5/67]     
      12. Hey Joe [Sweden 9/5/67] 
      13. I Don’t Live Today [Sweden 9/5/67]                                             
      14. Burning of The Midnight Lamp [Sweden 9/5/67]         
      15. Purple Haze [Sweden 9/5/67]  
      16. Burning Of The Midnight Lamp [Top Of The Pops]                                                        
      17. Purple Haze [Hoepla]*    
      18. Foxey Lady [Hoepla]*   
      *previously unreleased
    • Blu-ray
      1. Axis: Bold As Love in Dolby Atmos

Little Feat / The Last Record Album

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Little Feat’s fifth studio album, The Last Record Album, is being reissued for its 50th anniversary.

The title and cover of the 1975 album references Peter Bogdanovich’s 1971 film The Last Picture Show and features eight tracks, including ‘All That You Dream’, ‘Long Distance Love’ and ‘Mercenary Territory’.

The reissue expands the album massively on CD with a 4CD box set on offer with a new remaster of the long-player, 12 demos/outtakes on CD 2 and then two discs of live material from the Orpheum Theatre in Boston just two weeks after the release of the album. The 2LP vinyl reissue pairs the remastered album with the 12 demos/outtakes.

The Last Record Album will be reissued on 24 October 2025, via Rhino.

Tracklisting

Little Feat / The

The Last Record Album Little Feat /

    • CD 1: 2025 Remaster
      1. Romance Dance
      2. All That You Dream
      3. Long Distance Love
      4. Day Or Night
      5. One Love Stand
      6. Down Below the Borderline
      7. Somebody’s Leavin’
      8. Mercenary Territory
    • CD 2: Hotcakes, Outtakes, Rarities
      1. Down Below the Borderline (Demo)
      2. Rockin’ Shoes 1 & 2 (Demo)
      3. Fool On The Avenue (Demo)*
      4. All That You Dream (Alternate Version)*
      5. Mercenary Territory (Alternate Version)*
      6. Long Distance Love (Alternate Version)*
      7. Romance Dance (Alternate Version)*
      8. High Roller (2025 Remaster)
      9. Day Or Night (Instrumental) [Rough Mix]*
      10. Front Page News (Outtake)
      11. Long Distance Love (Rough Mix)*
      12. All That You Dream (Single Version)
      *Previously Unreleased
    • CD 3: Hellzapoppin’: Live at the Orpheum Theatre, Boston, MA 10/31/75
      1. Two Trains *
      2. Skin It Back *
      3. Fat Man In The Bathtub *
      4. Walkin’ All Night *
      5. A Political Blues *
      6. Oh Atlanta *
      7. On Your Way Down*
      8. Day Or Night*
      9. All That You Dream *
      *Previously unreleased
    • CD 4: Hellzapoppin’: Live at the Orpheum Theatre, Boston, MA 10/31/75
      1. Romance Dance *
      2. Long Distance Love *
      3. Medley: Cold Cold Cold / Dixie Chicken . Tripe Face Boogie / Bag Of Reds / Tripe Face Boogie (Reprise)*
      4. Willin’ *
      5. Teenage Nervous Breakdown *
      6. Spanish Moon *
      *Previously Unreleased

Paul McCartney announces WINGS, a new compilation featuring 32 Wings tracks

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Quick pre-order • Blu-ray Audio with Atmos Mixes • 3LP vinyl • 2CD & more

Paul McCartney has today announced WINGS, a new Wings ‘best of’ that will be available across a number of formats including a McCartney and SDE-exclusive blu-ray audio with Dolby Atmos Mixes.

Unlike the Wingspan compilation from 2001, this new collection sticks strictly to songs from Wings albums (and Wings non-album singles) and so doesn’t include any solo hits adjacent to this era (such as ‘Another Day’ or ‘Coming Up’) or anything from 1971’s Ram (credited to Paul and Linda McCartney), despite ‘Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey’ being a US No 1 hit single in September 1971.

The 32 tracks on 3LP, 2CD and blu-ray audio formats all feature songs from the seven Wings studio albums (Wild Life, Red Rose Speedway, Band on the Run, Venus and Mars, At the Speed of Sound, London Town and Back to the Egg) along with non-album hits such as ‘Hi Hi Hi’, ‘Junior’s Farm’, ‘Live and Let Die’, ‘Mull of Kintyre’ and ‘Goodnight Tonight’. Additionally, the curio that is ‘Soily’ – a superb McCartney rocker that doesn’t exist as a proper studio recording –  is included on WINGS, in its One Hand Clapping guise. As well as the formats mentioned above, a 12-track single CD and single LP offering will be available.

The McCartney & SDE Exclusive WINGS blu-ray audio, pictured with 16-page booklet

The Macca & SDE-exclusive Blu-ray Audio is likely to be the format that most excites SDE readers and McCartney fans. For the first time, tracks are available in Dolby Atmos on a physical product. The mixes are by Giles Martin and Steve Orchard. 14 of them have been available in recent times on streaming, but 17 of them are unheard in this format, including tracks from un-reissued latter albums, such as ‘With A Little Luck’, ‘London Town’ and ‘I’ve Had Enough’ (from 1978’s London Town) and ‘Getting Closer’ and ‘Arrow Through Me’ (from 1979’s Back to the Egg). 7 out of the 10 tracks from the US version of Band on the Run also feature on this compilation.

Blu-ray Audio audio streams summary

  • Dolby Atmos Mix (48/24)
  • 5.1 Surround Mix (48/24)
  • Hi-Res Stereo Mixes (96/24)

This blu-ray audio is presented as a ‘softpack’ with a 16-page booklet. It’s a McCartney and SDE exclusive product and is not available anywhere outside the SDE shop and McCartney’s online store. It probably goes without saying that supporting SDE with your purchase really helps with our ability to bring you future blu-rays exclusives by McCartney or Wings, or anyone else!

WINGS will be released on 7 November 2025, via Capitol/Ume. Pre-order your copy of this limited edition product from the SDE shop using this link or the button below.

Tracklisting

WINGS Paul McCartney and Wings /

    • WINGS blu-ray audio. All tracks below in Dolby Atmos (48/24), 5.1 (48/24) and 96/24 stereo
      1. Band on the Run (stereo version: 2010 Remaster)
      2. Hi, Hi, Hi (stereo version: 2018 Remaster)*
      3. Silly Love Songs (stereo version: 2014 Remaster)*
      4. Letting Go (stereo version: 2014 Remaster)
      5. Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five (stereo version: 2010
        Remaster)
      6. Live and Let Die (stereo version: 2018 Remaster)
      7. Mamunia (stereo version: 2010 Remaster)
      8. Junior’s Farm (stereo version: 2014 Remaster)*
      9. Helen Wheels (stereo version: 2022 Remaster)
      10. Some People Never Know (stereo version: 2018 Remaster)*
      11. Let ’Em In (stereo version: 2014 Remaster)*
      12. Get on the Right Thing (stereo version: 2018 Remaster)
      13. Jet (stereo version: 2010 Remaster)
      14. My Love (stereo version: 2018 Remaster)
      15. Call Me Back Again (stereo version: 2014 Remaster)
      16. Getting Closer (stereo version: 2022 Remaster)*
      17. Listen to What the Man Said (stereo version: 2014 Remaster)
      18. I’ve Had Enough (stereo version: 2022 Remaster)*
      19. Love Is Strange (stereo version: 2018 Remaster)*
      20. London Town (stereo version: 2022 Remaster)*
      21. Arrow Through Me (stereo version: 2016 Remaster)*
      22. Venus and Mars/Rock Show (stereo version: 2022 Remaster)
      23. She’s My Baby (stereo version: 2014 Remaster)*
      24. Bluebird (stereo version: 2010 Remaster)
      25. Deliver Your Children (stereo version: 2022 Remaster)*
      26. Let Me Roll It (stereo version: 2010 Remaster)
      27. Mull of Kintyre (stereo version: 2016 Remaster)*
      28. Wild Life (stereo version: 2018 Remaster)*
      29. C Moon (stereo version: 2018 Remaster)*
      30. With a Little Luck (stereo version: 2018 Remaster)*
      31. Soily (from One Hand Clapping) (stereo version: 2024)
      32. Goodnight Tonight (stereo version: 2016 Remaster)*
      *First time in Dolby Atmos

NOW Yearbook 1976 – Extra

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NOW Music will release Yearbook 1976 – Extra, a companion 3CD set next month.

The first of the three discs opens with Queen’s ‘You’re My Best Friend’, follows it up with Elton John’s classic ‘Bennie And The Jets’, and continues with Paul McCartney & Wings hit ‘Let ‘Em In’. Other artists on this CD include ELO, 10cc, Bryan Ferry and many more.

The second CD features tracks from many more electric artists, including Tavares, Gloria Gaynor, Diana Ross, Demis Roussos, The Wurzels (oh yes), Paul Nicholas and Mike Oldfield.

The last disc features more Elton (‘Pinball Wizard’), Roxy Music, Status Quo, Thin Lizzy, The Sensational Alex Harvey Band, Sweet and more. Full tracklisting, below.

NOW Yearbook 1976 was released at the end of August. This companion ‘Extra’ 3CD set is out on 10 October 2025.

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Tracklisting

Yearbook 1976 – Extra Various Artists /

    • CD 1
      1. Queen – You’re My Best Friend
      2. Elton John – Bennie And The Jets
      3. Paul McCartney & Wings – Let ‘Em In
      4. Electric Light Orchestra – Evil Woman
      5. 10cc – Art For Art’s Sake
      6. Bryan Ferry – The Price Of Love
      7. Andy Fairweather Low – Wide Eyed And Legless
      8. Kiki Dee – Loving And Free
      9. Neil Diamond – If You Know What I Mean
      10. Johnny Nash – Wonderful World
      11. Johnny Wakelin – In Zaire
      12. KC & The Sunshine Band – (Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty
      13. Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons – Silver Star
      14. Jimmy James & The Vagabonds – I’ll Go Where Your Music Takes Me
      15. The Trammps – That’s Where The Happy People Go
      16. Barry White – Baby We Better Try To Get It Together
      17. The Stylistics – Sixteen Bars
      18. Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes featuring Teddy Pendergrass – Wake Up Everybody
      19. The Manhattans – Hurt
      20. Gladys Knight & The Pips – So Sad The Song
    • CD 2
      1. Donna Summer – Could It Be Magic
      2. Tavares – Don’t Take Away The Music
      3. Tina Charles – Dance Little Lady Dance
      4. The Real Thing – Can’t Get By Without You
      5. Gloria Gaynor – How High The Moon
      6. Diana Ross – I Thought It Took A Little Time (But Today I Fell In Love)
      7. Johnnie Taylor – Disco Lady
      8. Billy Ocean – Stop Me (If You’ve Heard It All Before)
      9. The Drifters – Hello Happiness
      10. Bay City Rollers – I Only Wanna Be With You
      11. Marmalade – Falling Apart At The Seams
      12. Hot Chocolate – Man To Man
      13. David Essex – If I Could
      14. Dana – Never Gonna Fall In Love Again
      15. Barry Manilow – I Write The Songs
      16. Demis Roussos – When Forever Has Gone
      17. Elvis Presley – Hurt
      18. Simon May – The Summer Of My Life
      19. The Wurzels – I Am A Cider Drinker (Paloma Blanca)
      20. Rick Dees And His Cast Of Idiots – Disco Duck
      21. Paul Nicholas – Grandma’s Party
      22. Mike Oldfield – In Dulce Jubilo
    • CD 3
      1. Elton John – Pinball Wizard
      2. Roxy Music – Both Ends Burning
      3. Status Quo – Rain
      4. Thin Lizzy – Jailbreak
      5. The Sensational Alex Harvey Band – Boston Tea Party
      6. Sweet – The Lies In Your Eyes
      7. Smokie – Something’s Been Making Me Blue
      8. Be Bop Deluxe – Ships In The Night
      9. Boz Scaggs – Lowdown
      10. Daryl Hall & John Oates – Sara Smile
      11. Hook – If Not You
      12. Don Williams – I Recall A Gypsy Woman
      13. Gallagher And Lyle – I Wanna Stay With You
      14. Frankie Valli – Fallen Angel
      15. David Ruffin – Walk Away From Love
      16. The Stylistics – Funky Weekend
      17. The Spinners – The Rubberband Man
      18. Barry White – Don’t Make Me Wait Too Long
      19. Brass Construction – Movin’
      20. Ohio Players – Love Rollercoaster
      21. Osibisa – Sunshine Day

Out This Week / 12 September 2025

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David Bowie / I Can't Give Everything Away 2002-2016

David Bowie / I Can't Give Everything Away 2002-2016

The sixth and final David Bowie ‘Era’ box set is released this week. I Can’t Give Everything Away 2002-2016 documents the last fourteen years of David’s musical endeavours and adventures.

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Led Zeppelin / Physical Graffiti 50th anniversary 3LP vinyl


Foghat / Fool For The City

Blondie / No Exit reissue

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Blondie’s 1999 album No Exit will be reissued next month as 2CD and 2LP vinyl editions.

The album was their first for 17 years at the time and features what was, frankly, a surprise UK number one single in ‘Maria’ along with its less successful follow-up, ‘Nothing Is Real But The Girl’.

The new 2CD deluxe edition features a remastered version of the standard 14-track album on the first disc while CD 2 offers Japan-only bonus track ‘Hot Shot’ (with additional production and mix by David Wrench) along with a selection of seven remixes (from the many that were issued back in the day).

First time on vinyl for Blondie’s No Exit

The 2LP edition is actually the first time the album has appeared on vinyl. The album is spread over three sides with the fourth side reserved for ‘Hot Shot’ and three remixes. Both formats feature new sleeve notes and “mastering and sound restoration” is by Jessica Thompson.

These expanded formats find no place for tracks recorded at the Lyceum Theatre in November 1998 which appeared on CD 2 of a European deluxe edition of the album and on various CD singles. The radio edit of ‘Maria’ is another notable omission.

No Exit will be reissued by BMG on 31 October 2025.

Tracklisting

No Exit Blondie /

    • CD 1
      1. Screaming Skin (2025 Remaster)
      2. Forgive and Forget (Pull Down the Night) (2025 Remaster)
      3. Maria (2025 Remaster)
      4. No Exit (2025 Remaster)
      5. Double Take (2025 Remaster)
      6. Nothing Is Real But the Girl (2025 Remaster)
      7. Boom Boom in the Zoom Zoom Room (2025 Remaster)
      8. Night Wind Sent (2025 Remaster)
      9. Under the Gun (For Jeffrey Lee Pierce) (2025 Remaster)
      10. Out In the Streets (2025 Remaster)
      11. Happy Dog (For Caggy) (2025 Remaster)
      12. The Dream’s Lost On Me (2025 Remaster)
      13. Divine (2025 Remaster)
      14. Dig Up the Conjo (2025 Remaster)
    • CD 2
      1. Hot Shot (David Wrench Mix)
      2. Maria (Ether Dub Mix)
      3. Nothing Is Real But the Girl (Boilerhouse Lounge Mix)
      4. No Exit feat. Coolio & Loud Allstars (Urban Version Main Mix)
      5. Maria (Talvin Singh Rhythmic Remix Edit)
      6. Nothing Is Real But the Girl (Danny Tenaglia Heart Of Trance Mix)
      7. Forgive and Forget (Pull Down the Night) (Ben’s Mix)
      8. Maria (White Trash Mix)

Matt Deighton’s Today Become Forever SDE blu-ray, unboxed!

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Out today, is #44 in the SDE Surround Series, Matt Deighton’s 2023 album Today Become Forever on exclusive blu-ray audio in Dolby Atmos, 5.1, Stereo and Instrumental Mix. There’s also a bonus track and four videos. Check out the unboxing video below and be sure to get your order in if you don’t want to miss out on a copy of this blu-ray.

Elton John / Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy SDE exclusive blu-ray

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Quick pre-order • SDE Exclusive • Atmos, 5.1, Stereo & 17 bonus tracks

Elton John’s 1975 studio album Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy will be reissued across a number of formats for its 50th anniversary, including as an SDE exclusive blu-ray audio with a immersive Dolby Atmos Mix.

His ninth record in six years, Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy was a concept album devised with Elton’s longtime collaborator and lyricist Bernie Taupin, telling the chronological story of the early years of Elton (‘Captain Fantastic’) and Bernie’s (‘the Brown Dirt Cowboy’) musical careers in London as they struggled to break through.

Produced by Gus Dudgeon, it features the single “Someone Saved My Life Tonight” and was the first album in history to debut at #1 on the US Billboard 200. It sold 1.4 million copies in its first four days and remained at the top of the chart for 7 weeks. 

Greg Penny has created brand new Dolby Atmos and 5.1 mixes of Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy which feature on the blu-ray alongside the original album in hi-res 96/24 and 17 bonus tracks, in stereo.

Audio streams summary:

  • Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy – Dolby Atmos Mix (48/24)
  • Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy – 5.1 Mix (48/24)
  • Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy – Original 1975 Mix in Stereo (96/24)
  • 17 Bonus Tracks in Stereo (96/24)

Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy blu-ray audio is #49 in the exclusive SDE Surround Series and will be packaged similarly to previous editions in the series, shipping with a free, collectible SDE Surround Series slipcase. Additionally, to satisfy demand, we are making available a small quantity of Elton John’s Diamonds: The Ultimate Greatest Hits Collection on blu-ray audio. #31 in the SDE Surround Series, this features 48 landmark hits in Dolby Atmos and sold out quickly, early in 2025.

Other 50th anniversary formats of Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy includes a superb looking deluxe 2LP coloured vinyl set (with bonus tracks) and a 2CD edition (which features the same 17 bonus tracks as on the blu-ray).

Do not miss out. The SDE blu-ray is a limited edition and has a 10-day pre-order window, which closes on 16 September 2025. Availability cannot be guaranteed after that date. 

This Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy blu-ray audio is released on 24 October 2025 via UMR.

Tracklisting

Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy Elton John / 50th anniversary

    • Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy IN DOLBY ATMOS & 5.1
      1. Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy
      2. Tower of Babel
      3. Bitter Fingers
      4. Tell Me When the Whistle Blows
      5. Someone Saved My Life Tonight
      6. (Gotta Get a) Meal Ticket
      7. Better Off Dead
      8. Writing
      9. We All Fall in Love Sometimes
      10. Curtains
      Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy + Bonus tracks IN STEREO
      1. Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy
      2. Tower of Babel
      3. Bitter Fingers
      4. Tell Me When the Whistle Blows
      5. Someone Saved My Life Tonight
      6. (Gotta Get a) Meal Ticket
      7. Better Off Dead
      8. Writing
      9. We All Fall in Love Sometimes
      10. Curtains
      – BONUS TRACKS
      1. Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds
      2. One Day At A Time
      3. Philadelphia Freedom
      4. House Of Cards
      5. Tell Me When The Whistle Blows – Session Demo
      6. Captain Fantastic Take 1 – Session Demo
      7. Writing – Session Demo
      8. We All Fall In Love Sometimes – Session Demo
      9. Captain Fantastic Take 2 – Session Demo
      10. Bitter Fingers – Session Demo
      11. Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy (Captain Fantastic Live, 2005)
      12. Bitter Fingers (Captain Fantastic Live, 2005)
      13. Tell Me When The Whistle Blows (Captain Fantastic Live, 2005)
      14. Someone Saved My Life Tonight (Captain Fantastic Live, 2005)
      15. (Gotta Get A) Meal Ticket (Captain Fantastic Live, 2005)
      16. Better Off Dead (Captain Fantastic Live, 2005)
      17. We All Fall In Love Sometimes / Curtains (Captain Fantastic Live, 2005)

48 The Who / Who Are You – Still available

47 The Human League / Dare  – Still available

46 Split Enz / ENZyclopedia Volumes 1 & 2

45 Mark Knopfler / Sailing to Philadelphia 

44 Matt Deighton / Today Become Forever

43 De La Soul / 3 Feet High and Rising 

42 Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel / The Best Years of Our Lives

41 Mike Oldfield / Hergest Ridge

40 Claudi Brücken / Night Mirror

39 Elton & Brandi / Who Believes In Angels?

38 Dire Straits / Brothers in Arms

37 INXS / Listen Like Thieves

36 Roxy Music / Avalon

35 Envy of None / Stygian Waves

34 Bryan Ferry / Retrospective

33 Simple Minds / Sparkle in the Rain

32 Simple Minds / New Gold Dream

31 Elton John / Diamonds

30 The Who / Who’s Next

29 Thompson Twins / Into The Gap 

28 Tears For Fears / Songs For A Nervous Planet

27 Thin Lizzy / 1976

26 Bronski Beat / The Age of Consent

25 Tori Amos / Unrepentant Geraldines

24 Ultravox / Lament

23 Crowded House / Gravity Stairs

22 Luther Vandross / Never Too Much

21 Keane / Hopes and Fears

20 Wham! / Make It Big

19 Wham! / Fantastic

18 Mark Knopfler / One Deep River

17 Paul Young / No Parlez

16 Def Leppard / Diamond Star Halos

15 Soft Cell / Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret

14 Trevor Horn / Echoes – Ancient and Modern

13a Duran Duran / Danse Macabre De Luxe

13 Duran Duran / Danse Macabre

12 ABC / The Lexicon of Love

11 Suede / Suede

10 Mike Oldfield / Tubular Bells

9 Tears For Fears / The Hurting

8 Bob Dylan / Time Out Of Mind (2022 Remix)

7 Ten Years After / A Space in Time

6.5 Various Artists / Concert For George

6. Orbital / Optical Delusion

5 Brian Eno / ForeverAndEverNoMore

4 Shakespears Sister / Hormonally Yours

3 Gilbert O’Sullivan / Driven

2 xPropaganda / The Heart is Strange

1 Tears For Fears / The Tipping Point

Bruce Springsteen / Nebraska ’82: Expanded Edition

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Bruce Springsteen’s 1982 album Nebraska is expanded and remastered for new 4CD+blu-ray and 4LP+blu-ray deluxe editions.

With identical track listings, these two editions gather unheard material including, on Discs 1 & 2, the fabled ‘Electric Nebraska’ sessions with the E-Street Band and solo home and studio recordings.

Disc 3 features Bruce Springsteen performing the whole of Nebraska live, and in sequence, at the Count Basie Theatre, Red Bank, NJ. This was recorded on 22 April this year and was filmed.

The final disc features a new remaster of the original Nebraska album and both box sets come with a blu-ray of the aforementioned, Count Basie Theatre live performance.

Nebraska ’82: Expanded Edition will be released on 24 October 2025, (was 17 October), via Sony/Columbia.

Tracklisting

Nebraska ’82: Expanded Edition Bruce Springsteen /

    • CD / LP 1 – Solo Outtakes
      1. Born In the U.S.A. – Demo Version – 1982
      2. Losin’ Kind – Nebraska Outtakes
      3. Downbound Train – Nebraska Outtakes
      4. Child Bride – Nebraska Outtakes
      5. Pink Cadillac – Nebraska Outtakes
      6. The Big Payback – Single B-side – 1982
      7. Working on the Highway – Nebraska Outtakes
      8. On the Prowl – Nebraska Outtakes
      9. Gun in Every Home – Nebraska Outtakes
    • CD 2 / LP 2 – Electric Nebraska
      1. Nebraska – Electric Nebraska
      2. Atlantic City – Electric Nebraska
      3. Mansion On the Hill – Electric Nebraska
      4. Johnny 99 – Electric Nebraska
      5. Downbound Train – Electric Nebraska
      6. Open All Night – Electric Nebraska
      7. Born in the U.S.A. – Electric Nebraska
      8. Reason to Believe – Electric Nebraska

       

    • CD 3 / LP 3 – Nebraska (Count Basie Theatre, Red Bank, NJ)
      1. Nebraska – Count Basie Theatre, Red Bank, NJ
      2. Atlantic City – Count Basie Theatre, Red Bank, NJ
      3. Mansion On the Hill – Count Basie Theatre, Red Bank, NJ
      4.  Johnny 99 – Count Basie Theatre, Red Bank, NJ
      5. Highway Patrolman – Count Basie Theatre, Red Bank, NJ
      6. State Trooper – Count Basie Theatre, Red Bank, NJ
      7. Used Cars – Count Basie Theatre, Red Bank, NJ
      8. Open All Night – Count Basie Theatre, Red Bank, NJ
      9. My Father’s House – Count Basie Theatre, Red Bank, NJ
      10. Reason to Believe – Count Basie Theatre, Red Bank, NJ
    • CD 4 / LP 4 – Nebraska (2025 Remaster)
      1. Nebraska
      2. Atlantic City
      3. Mansion On the Hill
      4. Johnny 99
      5. Highway Patrolman
      6. State Trooper
      7. Used Cars
      8. Open All Night
      9. My Father’s House
      10. Reason to Believe
    • Blu-ray (in both editions)
      1. Nebraska as performed at Count Basie Theatre, Red Bank, NJ

Last chance to pre-order the Split Enz ‘ENZyclopedia’ blu-ray

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Quick pre-order at the SDE shop

The pre-order window for the Split Enz ENZyclopedia Volumes 1 & 2 SDE exclusive blu-ray closes TODAY.

The blu-ray features the band’s 1975 studio album Mental Notes and 1976’s Second Thoughts in the following audio streams, along with three bonus videos.

  • MENTAL NOTES – 1975 Original Stereo Mix Remastered [96/24 bit]
  • SECOND THOUGHTS – Michael Carpenter Dolby Atmos Mix [48/24 bit]
  • SECOND THOUGHTS – Michael Carpenter 5.1 Mix [48/24 bit]
  • SECOND THOUGHTS – 2025 Eddie Rayner Stereo Mix [96/24 bit]
  • SECOND THOUGHTS – 1976 Original Stereo Mix Remastered [96/24]
  • MUSIC VIDEOS – Sweet Dreams, Lovey Dovey, Late Last Night

ENZyclopedia Volumes 1 & 2 release is a region-free blu-ray audio and is #46 in the ongoing SDE Surround Series. The pre-order ends today. Secure your copy by ordering at the SDE shop using the link below. The Human League’s Dare and The Who’s Who Are You SDE exclusive blu-rays are both still orderable, at this moment in time. Browse here.

ENZyclopedia Volumes 1 & 2 on SDE blu-ray will be released on 14 November 2025, via Chrysalis.

Tracklisting

ENZcyclopedia Volumes 1 & 2 Split Enz / SDE exclusive blu-ray

    • MENTAL NOTES
      – 1975 Original Stereo Mix Remastered [96/24 bit]
      1. Walking Down A Road
      2. Under The Wheel
      3. Amy (Darling)
      4. So Long For Now
      5. Stranger Than Fiction
      6. Time For A Change
      7. Maybe
      8. Titus
      9. Spellbound
      10. Mental Notes
      SECOND THOUGHTS
      – Michael Carpenter Dolby Atmos Mix [48/24 bit]
      – Michael Carpenter 5.1 Mix [48/24 bit]2025
      – Eddie Rayner Stereo Mix [96/24 bit]
      – 1976 Original Stereo Mix Remastered [96/24 bit]
      1. Late Last Night
      2. Walking Down A Road
      3. Titus
      4. Lovey Dovey
      5. Sweet Dreams
      6. Stranger Than Fiction
      7. Time For A Chan
      8. Matinee Idyll (129)
      9. The Woman Who Loves You1
      10. Mental Notes (1976 Stereo Mix Only)
      MUSIC VIDEOS
      1. Sweet Dreams
      2. Lovey Dovey
      3. Late Last Night

1 Tears For Fears / The Tipping Point

2 xPropaganda / The Heart is Strange

3 Gilbert O’Sullivan / Driven

4 Shakespears Sister / Hormonally Yours

5 Brian Eno / ForeverAndEverNoMore

6. Orbital / Optical Delusion

6.5 Various Artists / Concert For George

7 Ten Years After / A Space in Time

8 Bob Dylan / Time Out Of Mind (2022 Remix)

9 Tears For Fears / The Hurting

10 Mike Oldfield / Tubular Bells

11 Suede

12 ABC / The Lexicon of Love

13 Duran Duran / Danse Macabre

13a Duran Duran / Danse Macabre De Luxe

14 Trevor Horn / Echoes – Ancient and Modern

15 Soft Cell / Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret

16 Def Leppard / Diamond Star Halos

17 Paul Young / No Parlez

18 Mark Knopfler / One Deep River

19 Wham! / Fantastic

20 Wham! / Make It Big

21 Keane / Hopes and Fears

22 Luther Vandross / Never Too Much

23 Crowded House / Gravity Stairs

24 Ultravox / Lament

25 Tori Amos / Unrepentant Geraldines

26 Bronski Beat / The Age of Consent

27 Thin Lizzy / 1976

28 Tears For Fears / Songs For A Nervous Planet

29 Thompson Twins / Into The Gap 

30 The Who / Who’s Next

31 Elton John / Diamonds

32 Simple Minds / New Gold Dream

33 Simple Minds / Sparkle in the Rain

34 Bryan Ferry / Retrospective

35 Envy of None / Stygian Waves

36 Roxy Music / Avalon

37 INXS / Listen Like Thieves

38 Dire Straits / Brothers in Arms

39 Elton & Brandi / Who Believes In Angels?

40 Claudi Brücken / Night Mirror

41 Mike Oldfield / Hergest Ridge

42 Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel / The Best Years of Our Lives

43 De La Soul / 3 Feet High and Rising

44 Matt Deighton / Today Become Forever

45 Mark Knopfler / Sailing to Philadelphia

46 Split Enz / ENZyclopedia Volumes 1 & 2

47 The Human League / Dare

48 The Who / Who Are You

Box Set and Reissue Deals for Sep 2025

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Bruce Springsteen / Tracks II: The Lost Albums – CD box 7CD box

€179

Deal Over!

Elvis Costello / King of America and Other Realms 2CD – £7 2CD deluxe

£7

Deal Over!

Bruce Springsteen / Nebraska 4CD+blu-ray – $37 4CD+blu-ray deluxe

$37 was $80

Deal Over!

Incredible pre-order price in the US for the forthcoming 4CD+blu-ray deluxe of Bruce Springsteen’s Nebraska.

Paul McCartney / One Hand Clapping 2LP vinyl – £15 2LP vinyl

€20

Deal Over!

Excellent price for the 2LP version of Macca’s One Hand Clapping.

Madonna / Finally Enough Love – 50 Number Ones 6LP rainbow 6LP rainbow coloured vinyl

£75

Deal Over!

This was £129 when it first was launched, so £75 is a good price!

Bruce Springsteen / Nebraska 4CD+blu-ray – £35 4CD+blu-ray

£35

Deal Over!

Newly announced Bruce Springsteen Nebraska reissue is a great price on Amazon in the UK

Peter Gabriel / I/o 2CD+blu-ray – £8 2CD+blu-ray

£10

Deal Over!

Giveaway price for Peter Gabriel’s amazing comeback album. Each stereo mix is on CD and both feature on the blu-ray (48/24) alongside a Dolby Atmos Mix.

Oasis / Definitely Maybe 30th anniversary 2CD set

Oasis / Definitely Maybe 30th anniversary 2CD set 2CD deluxe

£8

Deal Over!

Fantastic price and worth picking up for CD 2 and those Monnow Valley Versions and Sawmills Outtakes.

Oasis / Knebworth 1996

Oasis / Knebworth 1996 2CD – £9 2CD

£9

Deal Over!

The Alan Parsons Project / Tales of Mystery and Imagination – Half speed clear vinyl £24 Half-speed clear vinyl

£26

Deal Over!

Jethro Tull / The Zealot Gene – deluxe box 2CD+Blu-ray+3LP

£75

Deal Over!

Decent price for this great content box set.

The Who / Who Are You SDE exclusive blu-ray audio

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Quick pre-order • Steven Wilson Atmos, 5.1, stereo • Instrumentals • Bonus Tracks & more

Who Are You, The Who’s eighth studio album, is being reissued across a number of formats, including an SDE exclusive standalone blu-ray audio, in October.

Released in August 1978, the album was a commercial success, peaking at No 2 on the US Billboard 200 chart, where only the soundtrack to the Grease prevented it from hitting the top spot in the USA. The record also reached No 6 in the UK album charts.

Who Are You was the band’s final studio album to feature Keith Moon, who died just three weeks after it was released. The album showcased some of Pete Townshend’s most complicated arrangements, with multiple layers of synthesizer and strings, including songs envisaged for his Townshend’s never realised Lifehouse project.

The first single from the album, the eponymous Who Are You, was a transatlantic top 20 hit and has become over the years a staple in the band’s setlist and decades later gained new audiences when used at the theme tune to US TV’s CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.

Formats in the reissue campaign include a 7CD+blu-ray box set, a 4LP vinyl box, a 2CD edition and various vinyl versions. The box set features previously unreleased Glyn Johns mixes (rejected by the band), early run-throughs, sessions and outtakes, plus unreleased tracks from Shepperton studio rehearsals, live recordings and more. Full track listing below.

The SDE blu-ray offers Who Are You mixed in Dolby Atmos, 5.1 Surround Sound and as a new stereo mix, all by Steven Wilson. It also includes 7 bonus tracks.

Additionally, this blu-ray exclusively features instrumental mixes of the album and all the bonus tracks. These instrumentals do not feature on the blu-ray in the box set!

The audio streams of Who Are You on the SDE-exclusive blu-ray are as follows:

  • Who Are You – Steven Wilson Dolby Atmos mix (48/24)
  • Who Are You – Steven Wilson 5.1 mix (96/24)
  • Who Are You – Steven Wilson Stereo mix (96/24)
  • Who Are You – Steven Wilson Stereo Instrumentals (96/24)
  • Who’s Are You – Original 1978 Stereo mix (96/24)

The following 7 bonus tracks are available newly remixed in stereo (only) by Steven Wilson, not in Atmos etc. as previously mentioned in error (apologies).

  1. Guitar and Pen (Pete Vox)
  2. Love is Coming Down (Alternate Take)
  3. Who Are You (Lost Verse Mix)
  4. New Song (Pete Vox)
  5. Love is Coming Down (Orchestra Free)
  6. Had Enough (Orchestra Free)
  7. Who Are You (Alternate Take, Pete Vox)

It will be packaged similarly to previous editions and ships with a free, collectible SDE Surround Series slipcase. We have also made a small quantity of the previously out-of-print Who’s Next SDE exclusive blu-ray available (No 30 in the SDE Surround Series) which you can buy as a bundle with Who Are You.

The Who Are You (Region-free) blu-ray audio is #48 in the ongoing SDE Surround Series and will released on 31 October 2025. This is a TIME LIMITED release. It available to pre-order for two weeks only. The pre-order window closes on 16 September 2025. Availability after that point cannot be guaranteed. 

Tracklisting

Who Are You The Who / SDE exclusive Blu-ray Audio

    • WHO ARE YOU – Steven Wilson Dolby Atmos, 5.1, Stereo, Stereo Instrumentals
      & Original 1978 Stereo Mix. All previously unreleased except the original stereo mix,
      1. New Song
      2. Had Enough
      3. 905
      4. Sister Disco
      5. Music Must Change
      6. Trick of the Light
      7. Guitar and Pen
      8. Love is Coming Down
      9. Who Are You
      BONUS TRACKS -Stereo-only
      1. Guitar and Pen (Pete Vox)*
      2. Love is Coming Down (Alternate Take)*
      3. Who Are You (Lost Verse Mix)*
      4. New Song (Pete Vox)*
      5. Love is Coming Down (Orchestra Free)*
      6. Had Enough (Orchestra Free)*
      7. Who Are You (Alternate Take, Pete Vox)*
      *previously unreleased

Tracklisting

Who Are You The Who / 7CD+blu-ray box

    • CD 1: Who Are You – remastered
      1. New Song
      2. Had Enough
      3. 905
      4. Sister Disco
      5. Music Must Change
      6. Trick Of the Light
      7. Guitar And Pen
      8. Love Is Coming Down
      9. Who Are You
    • CD 2: Glyn Johns Mix
      All tracks previously unreleased
      1. New Song (Glyn Johns mix)
      2. Had Enough (Glyn Johns mix
      3. 905 (Glyn Johns mix)
      4. Sister Disco (Glyn Johns mix)
      5. Trick of The Light (Glyn Johns mix)
      6. Guitar and Pen (Glyn Johns mix)
      7. Who Are You (Glyn Johns mix)
      8. Trick of The Light (Single Version Edit – Glyn Johns mix
      9. Guitar and Pen ( Glyn Johns Alt mix)
      10. Who Are You (Glyn Johns Single edit)
      11. New Song (Pete Vocal – Steven Wilson mix)
      12. Sister Disco (Lost Guitar Mix- Steven Wilson mix)
      13. Had Enough (No Orchestra- Steven Wilson mix)
      14. Guitar and Pen (Pete Guide Vocal- Steven Wilson mix)
      15. Love Is Coming Down (No Orchestra- Steven Wilson mix)
      16. Who Are You (Early Run Through -Pete Vox- Steven Wilson mix)
    • CD 3: Sessions & Demos
      1. Who Are You (Lost Verse Mix)
      2. Guitar and Pen (Olympic 78 Mix)
      3. Love Is Coming Down (Early Run Through)
      4. Empty Glass (Session Out Take)
      5. No Road Romance (Session Out Take)
      6. Trick of the Light (Unused Olympic Edit) Previously Unreleased
      7. Who Are You (Clean Radio Edit)
      8. 905 (John Entwistle Demo) Previously Unreleased
      9. Had Enough – John Entwistle Demo Previously Unreleased
      10. Back On the Road (John Entwistle Demo)
      11. Wild Horses (John Entwistle Demo)
      12. Trick of the Light (John Entwistle Demo) Previously Unreleased
      13. Good Time Coming (John Entwistle Demo) Previously Unreleased
      14. Who Are You (John and Cyrano’s mix from The Kids Are Alright)
    • CD 4: Shepperton 1977
      1. Are You (Early version recorded live in Toronto, 1976) Previously Unreleased
      2. The Kids Are Alright (Shepperton Studios) Previously Unreleased
      3. Run, Run, Run (Shepperton Studios) Previously Unreleased
      4. Spoonful / Smokestack Lightning (Shepperton Studios) Previously Unreleased
      5. I Saw Her Standing There (Shepperton Studios Previously Unreleased
      6. Instrumental Jam (Shepperton Studios) Previously Unreleased
      7. Who Are You (Knocking It into Shape 1 – Shepperton Studios) Previously Unreleased
      8. Who Are You (Knocking It into Shape 2 – Shepperton Studios) Previously Unreleased
      9. Baba O’Riley (Shepperton Studios) Previously Unreleased
      10. Shakin’ All Over (Shepperton Studios) Previously Unreleased
      11. Bell Boy – Shepperton Studios Previously Unreleased
      12. Won’t Get Fooled Again (Shepperton Studios) Previously Unreleased
      13. Barbara Ann (Shepperton Studios) Previously Unreleased
      14. I Saw Her Standing There 2 (Shepperton Studios) Previously Unreleased
      15. Drowned (Shepperton Studios) Previously Unreleased
    • CD 5: Shepperton 1978/9
      1. Baba O’Riley (Shepperton for The Kids Are Alright 1978) Previously Unreleased
      2. My Wife (Shepperton for The Kids Are Alright 1978) Previously Unreleased
      3. My Generation (Shepperton for The Kids Are Alright 1978) Previously Unreleased
      4. Join Together (Shepperton for The Kids Are Alright 1978) Previously Unreleased
      5. Who Are You (Shepperton for The Kids Are Alright 1978) Previously Unreleased
      6. Won’t Get Fooled Again (Shepperton for The Kids Are Alright 1978) Previously Unreleased
      7. Sister Disco (Shepperton Tour Rehearsal 1979) Previously Unreleased
      8. Music Must Change (Shepperton Tour Rehearsal 1979) Previously Unreleased
      9. Won’t Get Fooled Again (Shepperton Tour Rehearsal 1979) Previously Unreleased
      10. Who Are You (Shepperton Tour Rehearsal 1979) Previously Unreleased
    • CD 6: Live USA 1979 – Part One
      1. Substitute Previously Unreleased
      2. I Can’t Explain Previously Unreleased
      3. Baba O’Riley Previously Unreleased
      4. The Punk and the Godfather Previously Unreleased
      5. Boris the Spider Previously Unreleased
      6. Sister Disco Previously Unreleased
      7. Behind Blue Eyes Previously Unreleased
      8. Music Must Change Previously Unreleased
      9. Drowned Previously Unreleased
      10. Who Are You Previously Unreleased
      11. 15 Previously Unreleased
      12. Pinball Wizard Previously Unreleased
      13. See Me, Feel Me Previously Unreleased
    • CD 7: Live USA 1979 – Part Two
      1. Long Live Rock Previously Unreleased
      2. My Generation Previously Unreleased
      3. I Can See for Miles Previously Unreleased
      4. Trick Of the Light Previously Unreleased
      5. Sparks Previously Unreleased
      6. Won’t Get Fooled Again Previously Unreleased)
      7. Jam /Take A Fool Like You Previously Unreleased
      8. How Can You Do It Alone Previously Unreleased
      9. Magic Bus Previously Unreleased
      10. Summertime Blues Previously Unreleased
      11. Dancing in the Street / Dance It Away Previously Unreleased
      12. The Real Me Previously Unreleased
    • Blu-ray
      WHO ARE YOU – Steven Wilson Dolby Atmos, 5.1, Stereo & Original 1978 Stereo Mix
      1. New Song
      2. Had Enough
      3. 905
      4. Sister Disco
      5. Music Must Change
      6. Trick of the Light
      7. Guitar and Pen
      8. Love is Coming Down
      9. Who Are You
      BONUS TRACKS – Steven Wilson Stereo Mix
      1. Guitar and Pen (Pete Vox)*
      2. Love is Coming Down (Alternate Take)*
      3. Who Are You (Lost Verse Mix)*
      4. New Song (Pete Vox)*
      5. Love is Coming Down (Orchestra Free)*
      6. Had Enough (Orchestra Free)*
      7. Who Are You (Alternate Take, Pete Vox)*
      *previously unreleased

1 Tears For Fears / The Tipping Point

2 xPropaganda / The Heart is Strange

3 Gilbert O’Sullivan / Driven

4 Shakespears Sister / Hormonally Yours

5 Brian Eno / ForeverAndEverNoMore

6. Orbital / Optical Delusion

6.5 Various Artists / Concert For George

7 Ten Years After / A Space in Time

8 Bob Dylan / Time Out Of Mind (2022 Remix)

9 Tears For Fears / The Hurting

10 Mike Oldfield / Tubular Bells

11 Suede

12 ABC / The Lexicon of Love

13 Duran Duran / Danse Macabre

13a Duran Duran / Danse Macabre De Luxe

14 Trevor Horn / Echoes – Ancient and Modern

15 Soft Cell / Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret

16 Def Leppard / Diamond Star Halos

17 Paul Young / No Parlez

18 Mark Knopfler / One Deep River

19 Wham! / Fantastic

20 Wham! / Make It Big

21 Keane / Hopes and Fears

22 Luther Vandross / Never Too Much

23 Crowded House / Gravity Stairs

24 Ultravox / Lament

25 Tori Amos / Unrepentant Geraldines

26 Bronski Beat / The Age of Consent

27 Thin Lizzy / 1976

28 Tears For Fears / Songs For A Nervous Planet

29 Thompson Twins / Into The Gap 

30 The Who / Who’s Next

31 Elton John / Diamonds

32 Simple Minds / New Gold Dream

33 Simple Minds / Sparkle in the Rain

34 Bryan Ferry / Retrospective

35 Envy of None / Stygian Waves

36 Roxy Music / Avalon

37 INXS / Listen Like Thieves

38 Dire Straits / Brothers in Arms

39 Elton & Brandi / Who Believes In Angels?

40 Claudi Brücken / Night Mirror

41 Mike Oldfield / Hergest Ridge

42 Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel / The Best Years of Our Lives

43 De La Soul / 3 Feet High and Rising

44 Matt Deighton / Today Become Forever

45 Mark Knopfler / Sailing to Philadelphia

46 Split Enz / ENZyclopedia Vols 1 & 2

47 The Human League / Dare

48 The Who / Who Are You

Yes / Fly From Here – Return Trip

Posted on by Paul Sinclair

Fly From Here – Return Trip – Yes’ alternative take on their Fly From Here album of 2011 is being reissued on CD, vinyl and Blu-ray Audio with a Dolby Atmos Mix.

The alternative version of the album was released in 2018 and features the classic ‘Drama’ era line- up who were reunited to create a new version featuring all new vocals from Trevor Horn plus new instrumental parts, alongside a more organic mix highlighting Chris Squire’s unique voice and bass contributions as well as additional parts from Steve Howe and Geoff Downes. 

The 2LP and CD versions offer some bonus instrumental mixes, but the Blu-ray edition features a new Atmos mix by Richard Whittaker as well as 5.1, Stereo, Atmos Instrumental, 5.1 Instrumental, Stereo instrumental and Original Stereo mixes!!

The blu-ray can be pre-ordered from the SDE shop using this link or the buttons below.

Fly From Here – Return Trip will be released on 28 November 2025 via Spirit of Unicorn Music.

Tracklisting

Fly From Here – Return Trip Yes / Blu-ray Audio

    • Fly From Here – Return Trip in Atmos, 5.1, Stereo, Atmos Instrumental, 5.1 Instrumental, Stereo Instrumental & Original Stereo Mix
      1. Overture
      2. Pt I – We Can Fly
      3. Pt II – Sad Night at The Airfield
      4. Pt III – Madman at The Screens
      5. Pt IV – Bumpy Ride
      6. Pt V – We Can Fly Reprise
      7. The Man You Always Wanted Me to Be
      8. Life On a Film Set
      9. Hour Of Need
      10. Solitaire
      11. Don’t Take No for an Answer
      12. Into The Storm

Tracklisting

Fly From Here – Return Trip Yes /

      1. Overture
      2. Pt I – We Can Fly
      3. Pt II – Sad Night at The Airfield
      4. Pt III – Madman at The Screens
      5. Pt IV – Bumpy Ride
      6. Pt V – We Can Fly Reprise
      7. The Man You Always Wanted Me to Be
      8. Life On a Film Set
      9. Hour Of Need
      10. Solitaire
      11. Don’t Take No for an Answer
      12. Into The Storm
      BONUS TRACKS – INSTRUMENTAL VERSIONS
      1. Overture
      2. Pt I – We Can Fly
      3. Pt II – Sad Night at The Airfield
      4. Pt III – Madman at The Screens
      5. Pt IV – Bumpy Ride
      6. Pt V – We Can Fly Reprise

Blur / The Great Escape 2LP reissue

Posted on by Paul Sinclair

Blur will reissue their 1995 album The Great Escape on 2LP vinyl, in December.

The 2LP set will be pressed on coloured vinyl (one LP is yellow, one turquoise) and has all-new front cover artwork (touch of Duran’s Paper Gods, going on there!).

The first LP is the album while the second features the B-sides from the various singles released at the time. This is a gatefold package with a gloss UV finish.

The Great Escape will be reissued on 12 December 2025, via Parlophone.

Tracklisting

The Great Escape Blur / 30th anniversary 2LP vinyl

    • LP 1: The Great Escape
      Side A
      1. Stereotypes
      2. Country House
      3. Best Days
      4. Charmless Man
      5. Fade Away
      6. Top Man
      7. The Universal
      Side B
      1. Mr Robinson’s Quango
      2. He Thought Of Cars
      3. It Could Be You
      4. Arnold Same
      5. Globe Alone
      6. Dan Abnormal
      7. Entertain Me
      8. Yuko And Hiro
    • LP 2: The Great Escape B-sides
      Side A
      1. One Born Every Minute
      2. Ultranol*
      3. Tame
      4. No Monsters In Me*
      5. To The End (La Comedie) (featuring Françoise Hardy)*
      Side B
      1. The Horrors
      2. Ludwig*
      3. A Song*
      4. St. Louis*
      5. The Man Who Left Himself
      6. Eine Kleine Lift Musik

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