Author: Paul Sinclair

The Lord of The Rings: Fellowship of The Ring blu-ray box available in the UK

Posted on by Paul Sinclair

The forthcoming Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of The Ring 3CD+blu-ray audio box set is now available to order from the UK.
Continue reading “The Lord of The Rings: Fellowship of The Ring blu-ray box available in the UK”

Deal alert / Various Artists: Concert for George / 2CD + 2 x Blu-ray

Posted on by Paul Sinclair

Time to take advantage of a fabulous price in the USA for the 2CD+2xBlu-ray combo pack of Concert for George which is released this Friday.
Continue reading “Deal alert / Various Artists: Concert for George / 2CD + 2 x Blu-ray”

Fatboy Slim / You’ve Come A Long Way Baby 20th anniversary reissue

Posted on by Paul Sinclair

No bonus audio • ‘Meal Deal’ deluxe set delivered in pizza box

BMG will issue a 20th anniversary edition of Fatboy Slim‘s 1998 album You’ve Come A Long Way Baby as in March.
Continue reading “Fatboy Slim / You’ve Come A Long Way Baby 20th anniversary reissue”

Richie Blackmore’s Rainbow / Memories in Rock II / 2CD+DVD or 3LP vinyl

Posted on by Paul Sinclair

2CD+DVD set • coloured triple vinyl • new studio recording

Guitar legend Ritchie Blackmore brought his new Rainbow line-up to the UK last year for three concerts (in London, Glasgow and Birmingham) and those performances feature on Memories in Rock II a new live album that also features the first new Rainbow studio recording in over 20 years.
Continue reading “Richie Blackmore’s Rainbow / Memories in Rock II / 2CD+DVD or 3LP vinyl”

Deal alert / The Rolling Stones Blue & Lonesome deluxe box edition

Posted on by Paul Sinclair

Great time to grab the snazzy deluxe box set edition of The Rolling Stones’ 2016 album Blue & Lonesome, since it’s available at a great price right now in the UK.
Continue reading “Deal alert / The Rolling Stones Blue & Lonesome deluxe box edition”

Out This Week / on 23 February 2018

Posted on by Paul Sinclair

Various Artists / Concert For George

First time on vinyl for the 2002 celebration of the life and music of George Harrison. It’s on four LPs and for the first time includes the entire concert on an audio format. Combo packs also available and the 2CD+2blu-ray set is particularly cheap in the USA. Read more
Continue reading “Out This Week / on 23 February 2018”

Steve Miller Band / Complete Albums Volume 1: 1968-1976 / 9LP vinyl box

Posted on by Paul Sinclair

Last year’s Ultimate Hits offering was the initial project that marked the start of a new Steve Miller Band licensing deal with Capitol Records/UMe and this continues in May with Vinyl Box Set Volume 1 (1968-1976), a set that brings together the group’s first nine studio albums in a 9LP vinyl box.
Continue reading “Steve Miller Band / Complete Albums Volume 1: 1968-1976 / 9LP vinyl box”

The Who Live at the Fillmore East 1968

Posted on by Paul Sinclair

Universal Music will issue The Who Live at the Fillmore East 1968 in April, a set of unreleased recordings from the second of two nights played at Bill Graham’s legendary, but short-lived, venue in the Lower East Side of Manhattan.
Continue reading “The Who Live at the Fillmore East 1968”

Saturday Deluxe / 17 February 2018

Posted on by Paul Sinclair

a-ha vs Simple Minds

I went to two gigs in London this week – a-ha and Simple Minds – and they made for an interesting comparison.

‘An Acoustic Evening With a-ha’ sounded promising but also faintly ludicrous, considering they were playing London’s O2 Arena – not exactly known for its intimacy – but against all the odds the Norwegian trio managed to stage a superb show based on the track listing and arrangements on last year’s MTV Unplugged album.
Continue reading “Saturday Deluxe / 17 February 2018”

Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring – The Complete Recordings

Posted on by Paul Sinclair

5LP coloured vinyl box • New 3CD+blu-ray audio package

Howard Shore‘s complete score for Peter Jackson’s 2001 epic adventure, The Lord of The Rings: The Fellowship of The Ring, will be issued on vinyl for the first time in April and reissued as a CD box set which comes with a blu-ray audio disc with surround sound.
Continue reading “Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring – The Complete Recordings”

David Bowie / CHANGESTWOBOWIE to be reissued on CD and vinyl LP

Posted on by Paul Sinclair

David Bowie‘s 1981 compilation CHANGESTWOBOWIE will be reissued on CD and vinyl in April, along with a limited silver vinyl pressing of Aladdin Sane, the latter celebrating its 45th anniversary.
Continue reading “David Bowie / CHANGESTWOBOWIE to be reissued on CD and vinyl LP”