Author: Paul Sinclair

SDEtv / Black Sabbath: The Ten Year War / 8LP vinyl set video unboxing

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Lavish limited edition Black Sabbath vinyl set, unboxed

This Friday, BMG issue a new limited edition Black Sabbath vinyl box set called The Ten Year War which features the first eight Sabbath albums pressed on coloured vinyl and re-mastered from the original tapes (by Andy Pearce). The hefty (and pricey) set also includes two two rare seven-inch singles, a crucifix-shaped USB stick with high-res audio of the eight albums and various printed material. Watch the SDE unboxing video of The Ten Year War below:
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SDEtv: George Michael / Listen Without Prejudice unboxing video

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Video unboxing of all three physical formats

Out last Friday (and apparently heading for number one in the UK album charts!) is the reissue of George Michael‘s 1990 album, Listen Without Prejudice. It’s available as a 3CD+DVD box set, two-CD edition and 180g vinyl LP. SDE has taken a look at all formats and you can watch the unboxing video below…
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Out This Week / on 27 October 2017

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ABBA / The Album (half-speed mastered vinyl, 7″ box etc) 

ABBA‘s 1977 album gets a 40th anniversary reissue with a double half-speed mastered vinyl release, a seven-inch box set of singles (on coloured vinyl) and individual vinyl picture discs. Read more
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Phil Collins / Take A Look At Me Now / 8CD box with single disc remasters

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Single disc remasters • In a box • No bonus tracks • Great price

After the deluxe reissue campaign of 2016, Warners will gather all eight remastered Phil Collins‘ studio albums and issue them in a great value Take A Look At Me Now box set.
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Sweet / Sensational Sweet: Chapter One: The Wild Bunch / 9-disc box set

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Albums • Bonus tracks • BBC Sessions • Live concert • & more

The classic era of British glam rock band Sweet is celebrated next month as Sony issue Sensational Sweet (Chapter 1: The Wild Bunch), a new box set which features a “complete collection of their music” from 1971 – 1978, including 30 previously unreleased tracks.
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Black Sabbath / The End

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Black Sabbath call time on their career by releasing their last show

The End is a celebration of Black Sabbath’s final hometown concert at Birmingham’s Genting Arena on 4th February, 2017. This farewell show is out in November in six physical formats, including a five-disc deluxe box set.
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Eric Stewart on 10cc, Paul McCartney and his new two-disc Anthology

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Stewart’s solo work is less well known, with much of it out of print or simply unavailable on CD at all. Cherry Red encouraged Stewart to curate a two-CD Anthology which was released in the summer. SDE caught up with him a few weeks ago to discuss the project and his new book Things I Do For Love…
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The Pound is Sinking: New price for Paul McCartney vinyl reissues

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Coloured vinyl reissues are back (for now)

Those elusive coloured vinyl limited editions of eight of Paul McCartney/Wings albums reappeared today in the UK after being unavailable for 12 days.
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The Hit Factory: The Ultimate Collection

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New Stock Aitken Waterman set • 3CDs • bonus disc of remixes

The Hit Factory: Ultimate Collection is a new three-CD various artists collection of songs produced by Stock Aitken Waterman.

This is a 50-track collection with the usual suspects all present and correct including Kylie Minogue, Rick Astley, Bananarama, Mel & Kim, Jason Donovan and Dead Or Alive.
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Out This Week / on 20 October 2017

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George Michael / Listen Without Prejudice reissue - super deluxe box set

George Michael / Listen Without Prejudice, Vol 1 

Finally. After the small matter of delays due to the production of the Freedom documentary (on UK TV’s Channel 4 tonight) and then the rather larger issue of untimely death of George Michael, the reissue of Listen Without Prejudice is here, a year late. This now becomes last GM archival release that he was alive to influence. Read more
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