OMD’s 1985 album Crush, will be reissued for its 40th anniversary in October.
The band’s sixth album features the singles ‘So In Love,’ and ‘Secret’, with the former reaching the top 30 of the charts on both sides of the Atlantic.
The album will be reissued as a 2CD deluxe edition featuring seven previously unreleased tracks newly mixed from the multi-tracks. These include four unheard songs. Additionally there’s B-sides and remixes.
The 40th anniversary re-release of Crush has been a wonderful opportunity for us to re-assess the album. 1985 was a period of great intensity with constant touring and time pressure in the studio, but we created a powerful collection of songs and lyrical themes. In hindsight, we made a much better album than we knew at the time. Two hit singles ‘So in Love’ and ‘Secret’ remain live set constants to this day.
Andy McCluskey
The 2LP vinyl edition also features the seven unreleased tracks, but not the B-sides. The standard extended mix of ‘So In Love’ is also omitted. Both formats include rare photos and comprehensive notes by journalist and author Jason Draper in conversation with Andy McCluskey.
Crush will be reissued on 10 October 2025, via UMR / Virgin.
Richard Hawley’s third studio album is reissued for its 20th anniversary. Half-speed mastered vinyl and 2CD deluxe. Bonus disc on the latter features single versions, B-sides, previously unreleased acoustic versions and a live cut of ‘I Sleep Alone’ recorded at Sheffield City Hall. Zoetrope vinyl also available, if you are that way inclined.
CD edition and a new vinyl version due later this year
Madonna’sVeronica Electronica EP, or mini-album, or whatever you want to call it, was released yesterday on ‘silver’ coloured vinyl and Warners have just announced a CD version for later this year.
This Ray of Light remix project was shelved back in 1998, thanks to the success of the album and singles at the time, but has finally emerged this week. When it was announced in June there were plenty of grumbles about the lack of CD version and it appears that Warner Music has listened and has now scheduled a CD version (in gatefold CD wallet). The bad news is that you have to wait until October for it.
They have also decided to press another vinyl edition. This time Veronica Electronica will be pressed on “ultra clear” vinyl, rather than silver. However, it will come in the same silver printed mylar jacket (it’s not clear whether they will use this for the CD) which looks great in the flesh.
Veronica Electronica will be released on CD and re-released on vinyl on 10 October, via Warner Music. The Amazon UK links are not live yet, in case you are wondering.
XTC’s1979 album Drums and Wires is being reissued in September as a new CD+blu-ray edition with a new Dolby Atmos Mix from Steven Wilson, an updated 5.1 Mix (originally created in 2014) and a host of other extras.
The CD features the original 2014 Steven Wilson stereo mix of the album, with minor revisions for 2025, along with singles and additional tracks. The Blu-ray features:
2025 Dolby Atmos versions of the album and additional tracks
2014 5.1 Mix of the album (with minor revisions for 2025) and additional tracks
96/24 LPCM Stereo of album and additional tracks
1979 original mix/master of full album in 96/24 plus additional tracks
A vast amount of additional material including all available demo, rehearsal & pre-album sessions recordings
Back of the CD+blu-ray lays out the content
Steven has again worked his magic and offered a new perspective of our ground-breaking 1979 album, expanding the audio picture through 360° and revealing details previously overlooked. The whole album shimmers with a sonic gloss that’s brought it to the 21st century with no loss of historic integrity; the songs are as strong today as they were 46 years ago. Immerse yourself, but be prepared for the closing maelstrom that is ‘Complicated Game’…you may never recover.
Dave Gregory
Interestingly, Steven Wilson has stated that “during the remix process it became apparent that the masters of ‘Officer Blue‘ [a B-side] and ‘That is the Way‘ were both slowed down significantly for the original release. It’s not uncommon for tracks to be slightly speeded up during mastering to make them sound sprightlier, but no one could remember why, in this case, the tracks were slowed down. For the 2025 mixes, in consultation with Colin Moulding – songwriter of both titles – the decision was made to include B-side ‘Officer Blue’ as the band recorded it, at the correct speed for the first time”.
Steven added that “In the case of ‘That is the Way’ – it being a key album track – the new mix has been slowed down to match the familiar album version but additionally, a bonus version is included which has no adjustment to the pitch and is exactly as the band recorded it”.
The album was originally produced by Steve Lillywhite but 2025 & 2014 material is mixed & produced by Steven Wilson. This CD+blu-ray set is presented in ‘paper sleeve’ / mini-LP CD / vinyl replica packaging with booklet including photos & album lyrics.
In addition to this format, Steven’s 2014 mix (with the minor revisions) is available for the first time on vinyl – a 200g LP pressing at that.
Drums and Wires will be released by APE records on 26 September 2025. You can pre-order both the CD+blu-ray and the vinyl LP from the SDE shop, via this link or the buttons below. A specially-priced bundle is also available.
Tracklisting
Drums and WiresXTC/
CD: 2014 Steven Wilson Mix
Making Plans For Nigel
Helicopter
Day In Day Out
When You’re Near Me I Have Difficulty
Ten Feet Tall Orig album
Roads Girdle the Globe
Real By Reel
Millions
That Is The Way
Outside World
Scissor Man
Complicated Game
Chain Of Command
Limelight
Life Begins at the Hop
Ten Feet Tall (Electric)
Wait ’til your Boat Goes Down
Complicated Game (Out-take)
That Is The Way (Original Pitch)
Chain Of Command (Alt Take)
Blu-ray
2025 Dolby Atmos Mix / 5.1 Mix / Stereo Mix.
The original mix of the album is also included plus instrumentals, demos etc.
NOW Music will next month head back to the 1970s to issue Yearbook ’76 as a 4CD set and 3LP coloured vinyl package.
Both editions (as usual there’s two CD versions: deluxe hardcover book and standard card sleeve) feature tracks from the likes of Queen (‘Somebody to Love’), Fleetwood Mac (‘Say You Love Me’), ELO (‘Livin’ Thing’), Wings (‘Silly Love Songs’), 10cc (‘I’m Mandy Fly Me’), Elton John and Kiki Dee (‘Don’t Go Breaking My Heart’), Thin Lizzy (‘The Boys Are Back in Town’), The Who (‘Squeeze Box’), Paul Simon (’50 Ways to Leave Your Lover’), Dolly Parton, Donna Summer (‘Love to Love You Baby’) and more.
Those big tracks are only half the story, however, as you’ll also find songs Barry White, Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, Demis Roussos, Brotherhood of Man, Showaddywaddy, Hot Chocolate, The Wurzels, Bay City Rollers, Eric Carmen, The Walker Brothers, Johnny Mathis, Neil Diamond, Billy Ocean, Joan Armatrading, Diana Ross, Daryl Hall & John Oates, Marvin Gaye and many more. Full tracklistings are below.
The 4CD sets feature 84 tracks, in total, while the coloured vinyl 3LP set delivers 47 tracks across its three lime green vinyl records. The deluxe 4CD set includes the usual 28-page booklet with notes on each song.
NOW Yearbook ’76 will be released on 29 August 2025.
1973 album finally reissued • Remastered • CD • Various coloured vinyl
Buckingham Nicks, the only studio album by Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks as a duo, will be reissued for the first time in September.
Released in 1973, the 10-track album was recorded at Sound City Studios in Los Angeles and was produced by Keith Olsen. Famously, in late 1974, Mick Fleetwood visited Sound City while scouting studios to record Fleetwood Mac’s next album and Olsen played him ‘Frozen Love’. This resulted in an offer from Mick for Buckingham to join Fleetwood Mac, which of course happened but Lindsey insisted that Stevie Nicks come too!
Buckingham Nicks will be available on CD – for the first time – and on ‘baby blue’ coloured vinyl, an Amazon exclusive yellow coloured vinyl and a Rhino exclusive High Fidelity pressing. The audio has been sourced from the original analog master tapes for its CD and vinyl release (remastered by Chris Bellman).
Buckingham Nicks will be released on 19 September via Rhino.
The 2021 Tom Petty documentary, Somewhere You Feel Free – The Making of Wildflowers, will be released on blu-ray, in September.
In early 2020, a collection of 16mm film was discovered in Petty’s archive, including unseen footage captured during the making of his 1994 album Wildflowers. The 90-minute film shows Tom at work with producer Rick Rubin, and also includes interviews with Rubin, Mike Campbell and Benmont Tench, and Petty’s daughter Adria.
The film is currently actually on Youtube in its entirety (I imagine that may well get taken down soon) but the blu-ray will include 30 minutes of bonus content featuring outtakes from the documentary and four promotional videos from 2020.
Somewhere You Feel Free – The Making of Wildflowers will be released on 12 September 2025, via Warner Records.
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Somewhere You Feel Free - The Making of Wildflowers - blu-ray
Rock legend Ozzy Osbourne has died at the age of 76.
The Osbourne family released the following statement: “It is with more sadness than mere words can convey that we have to report that our beloved Ozzy Osbourne has passed away this morning. “He was with his family and surrounded by love. We ask everyone to respect our family privacy at this time.”
‘The Prince of Darkness’ performed his final concert with Black Sabbath just over two weeks ago, on 5 July, and the venue was appropriate: Villa Park in Birmingham, Osbourne’s hometown! He needed to be seated for the show due to the Parkinson’s disease he was diagnosed with in 2019.
Ozzy was lead vocalist on eight Black Sabbath albums from 1970 to 1978 and in 1980 kicked off his solo career with Blizzard of Ozz. He released 12 more studio albums and found time for a 2013 Sabbath studio album called 13.
Ozzy went on to achieve a wider celebrity status, beyond music fans, early in the Millennium thanks to the reality show The Osbournes, which became a massive hit for MTV and ran for three years (between 2002 and 2005).
SDE exclusive blu-ray with Dolby Atmos, Instrumentals & Hi-Res Stereo • Plus 2LP clear vinyl edition • Quick Pre-order at the SDE shop
Mark Knopfler’s second solo album, Sailing to Philadelphia, is being reissued on standalone vinyl for the first time in September and will also be released as an SDE exclusive blu-ray featuring a Dolby Atmos Mix.
Issued in September 2000, the 60-minute album includes purposeful lead single ‘What It Is‘, the fine storytelling of the title track (a duet with James Taylor), ‘The Last Laugh’ which features additional vocals from Van Morrison and ‘Silvertown Blues’ (which was the third and final single from the album). The album also features guest appearances from Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook of Squeeze.
A new 2LP clear vinyl pressing will be available, while the blu-ray features a Dolby Atmos Mix by Guy Fletcher, an exclusive instrumental version of the album, also in Atmos, as well as the original stereo mix. Both formats feature 14 songs, based on the original UK CD tracklisting, which featured ‘Do America’ (omitted from the International release) and ‘One More Matinee’ (missing from the US release).
Audio streams on the Sailing to Philadelphia SDE exclusive blu-ray:
Dolby Atmos Mix (48/24)
Dolby Atmos Instrumental Mix (48/24)
Original Stereo Mix (48/24)
This Sailing to Philadelpha release is a region-free blu-ray audio and is #45 in the ongoing SDE Surround Series. It will be packaged similarly in a clear amaray case and ships with a FREE, collectible SDE Surround Series slipcase.
Mark Knopfler talks about the song ‘Sailing to Philadelphia’ to Brian Johnson in 2021
Here’s the now traditional reminder as to why these exclusive SDE blu-rays come recommended:
It’s the only way to enjoy the Dolby Atmos mix of the album via a physical product
You don’t need to sign-up to a streaming service such as Tidal or Apple Music to hear the spatial audio mix
The Atmos Mix on the Blu-ray is not compressed due to streaming bandwidth restrictions. The Dolby Atmos version on a Blu-ray is encoded in Dolby TrueHD Atmos has a bit rate 10 times higher (up to 8000 kbits/s) compared to streaming’s Dolby Digital Plus (768 kbits/s)
You own the product, you are not renting it from a digital service provider
The Blu-ray audio is an excellent format for music and you don’t want to see it die off
Supporting SDE with these initiatives has lead to many similar collaborations with labels/artists and we are keen to bring you more in the future!
Sailing to Philadelphia SDE exclusive blu-ray (images are for illustrative purposes only. Final product/design may vary.
The Sailing to Philadelpha blu-ray is a limited edition and has a 14 day pre-order window, which closes on Tuesday 5 August 2025. Availability cannot be guaranteed after that date. The vinyl is also described as ‘limited’. Pre-order from the SDE shop using this link or via the buttons below. 2LP+blu-ray bundles are available.
This Sailing to Philadelphia SDE exclusive blu-ray and 2LP clear vinyl will be released on 26 September 2025 via UMR/Mercury.
Tracklisting
Sailing to Philadelphia Mark Knopfler/SDE exclusive blu-ray
What It Is 4:57
Sailing to Philadelphia (featuring James Taylor) 5:29
Who’s Your Baby Now 3:05
Baloney Again 5:09
The Last Laugh (featuring Van Morrison) 3:22
Do America (4.11)
Silvertown Blues 5:32
El Macho 5:29
Prairie Wedding 4:26
Wanderlust 3:52
Speedway at Nazareth 6:23
Junkie Doll 4:34
Sands of Nevada 3:56
One More Matinee 3:57
LP 1
Side A
What It Is
Sailing To Philadelphia
Who’s Your Baby Now
Side B
Baloney Again
The Last Laugh
Do America
Silvertown Blues
LP 2
Side C
El Macho
Prairie Wedding
Wanderlust
Side D
Speedway At Nazareth
Junkie Doll
Sands Of Nevada
One More Matinee
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
Terry Hall’s second album, Laugh, will be reissued in September.
Released in 1997, this was the follow up to Home which had been issued three years earlier. Much of Laugh was co-written with former Smiths guitarist Craig Gannon and includes further collaborations with Stephen Duffy, Damon Albarn and Sean O’Hagan (of The High Llamas).
This new version is released as a 2CD set with alternate cover sleeve, in seven-inch packaging, with a bonus CD featuring seven tracks. These are the same bonus tracks that were included back in 2009 when Edsel also issued a 2CD set of the album, although they have been newly remastered by Phil Kinrade for this release. Actually, this 2025 version offers one track less, because it omits the interview (originally on the ‘Ballad of a Landlord’ single) that featured on the deluxe set 16 years ago. Pete Paphides contributes notes.
The new 2CD edition of ‘Laugh’
There’s also a black vinyl edition of Laugh available (Demon actually released the album on vinyl back in 2019, three years before Hall’s death) and a ‘Dinked’ 2LP set pressed on red vinyl, with the bonus tracks.
Laugh will be reissued on 19 September 2025, via Demon.
SDEtv explores the newly released, Japan-only, SHM-CD expanded editions from Sting. Five albums: The Dream of the Blue Turtles, …Nothing Like The Sun, The Soul Cages, Ten Summoner’s Tales and Brand New Day. All of them include a generous amount of bonus tracks. Watch the unboxing video!
These limited editions are out now and can be ordered from CD Japan
Expanded set offer demos, ‘Chic’ version of ‘I Don’t Want A Lover’ & more
Texas’ 1989 album Southside, will be reissued as a 2CD deluxe set and on coloured vinyl, in September.
Their debut features the top 10 hit ‘I Don’t Want A Lover’ which for 8 years remained their only sizeable hit in the UK until 1997’s ‘Say What You Want’.
The 2CD deluxe offers the first physical release of the ‘Southside Demos’ which were issued digitally in 2020. These six tracks were recorded in Glasgow between February and December of 1987 and sit alongside another previously unreleased offering which is ‘I Don’t Want A Lover’ as produced by Bernard Edwards! This early version also features Tony Thompson of Chic on drums and was recorded at Burbank Studios in LA in summer 1987. It’s an interesting listen (see below).
The CD reissue also features six tracks recorded Live at The Paradiso, Amsterdam in 1989 (four of these were released digitally as ‘Southside Covers’, five years ago).
The album will also be reissued on white vinyl, which offers the CD album track ‘Faith’ on vinyl LP for the first time. The record has been cut from the original analogue tapes at Abbey Road.
Southside will be reissued on 5 December 2025 (was September), via PIAS.
In October, Cherry Red will release Extended Stimulation: Pop Adventures on the Dancefloor 1983-1988, a new various artists 4CD set featuring 12-inch mixes from those six years.
Highlights include the Latin Rascals Mix of Duran’s 1986 single ‘Notorious’, The Ollie North Mix of When In Rome’s ‘The Promise’, the extended version of Electronic’s ‘Getting Away With It’ and a nice run of ZTT releases at the end of CD 4 (Act, Propaganda and the single issued by Glenn Gregory and Claudia Brücken). There’s also a few dub mixes included from the likes of Belouis Some, Nick Kamen and Jermaine Stewart.
After being unavailable on CD for almost 40 years, the Phil Harding Promo Remix of Nik Kershaw’s ‘Nobody Knows’ makes it second appearance on the format in the space of six months, having first appeared on The MCA Years box set in late February.
The four CDs are packaged in a clamshell box and this set will be released on 24 October 2025 (was 26 September), via Cherry Red.
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Extended Stimulation - 12 inch pop adventures on the dancefloor - 4CD set
De La Soul’s hip-hop classic from 1989 is the latest release in the SDE Surround Series. It features the album in Dolby Atmos, 5.1 and stereo along with six bonus tracks. Last copies available before this goes out of stock, like recent releases from Dire Straits and Mike Oldfield.
The first five Roxy Musicstudio albums (Roxy Music, For Your Pleasure, Stranded, Country Life, Siren) are released as Japan SHM-CDs (compatible with all CD players). Each are presented as vinyl replica CDs with the usual exacting standards from Japan including OBI-strip, extra booklet with Japanese lyrics, ‘rice paper’ sleeve for disc protection and re-sealable outer clear sleeve. Special 5CD bundle available from the SDE shop.
Joni Mitchell / Hejira (MoFi Ultradisc One Step)
Not a bad price in the UK for this 2LP Mobile Fidelity Ultradisc pressing of Joni Mitchell’s 1976 album, her offbeat homage to freedom.
John WilliamsThe Anthology – Vol.1 1969-1990 is a limited edition 22CD box set, the first of three volumes that brings together a collection of John’s music for film and the concert stage.
It includes his scores for classic films such as Jaws, Star Wars, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Superman: The Movie, Raiders of the Lost Ark, E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, Empire of the Sun, Born on the Fourth of July and Home Alone.
The disc sleeves feature original artwork and the list of albums included is listed below. The Anthology – Vol.1 1969-1990 will be released on 18 July 2025 via Sony Music Classical.
Annie Lennox’s 2009 ‘best of’, The Annie Lennox Collection, is being reissued on vinyl next month.
The 14-track selection features songs from her four studio albums issued to that point, alongside two exclusive recordings: a cover of Ash’s ‘Shining Light’ and a her version of Keane’s ‘Closer Now’ which she retitled ‘Pattern of My Life’.
The Collection was issued on vinyl at the time, but has been out of print for ages and commands high prices on the resale market. The price of the reissue at the time of writing on Amazon UK is particularly attractive!
Annie’s fourth studio album, 2007’s Songs of Mass Destruction is also reissued on vinyl alongside, The Collection. This single LP reissue will be released on the same day.
The Annie Lennox Collection and Songs of Mass Destruction will be reissued on 22 August 2025, via Sony.
Despite being a massive fan, for whatever reason it has been over 20 years since I’ve seen Neil Young play live (in 2002 at Brixton Academy, supporting his rather forgotten Are You Passionate? album) so I was very pleased to get the opportunity to see Young last night as he headed a bill at BST Hyde Park that included Van Morrison and Cat Stevens.
Thanks to long bar queues, annoyingly I missed the first song, which I later found out was the brilliant ‘Ambulance Blues’ from what is probably my favourite Neil Young album, On The Beach (argh!) but thankfully there were loads of highlights to come in a setlist that had many more classics that he played in Brixton all those years ago.
On a scorching summer’s evening Neil performed ‘Cinnamon Girl’, ‘Old Man’, ‘The Needle and the Damage Done’, ‘Southern Man’, ‘Harvest Moon’, ‘After The Gold Rush’, ‘When You Dance I Can Really Love’ and many more. The Canadian musician turns 80 in November, but despite this voice sounds great and still retains his range and if it sounds a little more fragile than the old days, it’s fine, since fragility has always been an important element of his singing.
Unlike other aging rockers, Neil clearly has not had any ‘work’ done and so he doesn’t look like some privileged millionaire musician, but with his cap, baggy T-shirt, jeans, and big white sideburns, rather more like someone who has worked hard his entire life running an auto repair shop in some dusty state in America.
The band were fantastic (dress code: dishevelled) with guitarist Micah Nelson giving off strong Kurt Cobain/Johnny Greenwood vibes, bass player Corey McCormick (who didn’t get the memo because he looks fit and healthy, like a Brat Pitt stunt double), Anthony LoGerfo on drums and legendary organist Spooner Oldham (a sprightly 82 year old).
Neil let the songs do the talking with just a few friendly words here and there between numbers and played for around two hours. The was nothing from the latest album Talkin’ to the Trees and those who skipped off early to avoid the crowds missed the encore of ‘Throw Your Hatred Down’ (from 1995’s Mirrorball) and a rousing ‘Rockin’ in the Free World’. The latter went on for ages, with at least three false endings, and either stopped around 10.30 by the band’s choice or the plug being pulled via the curfew – it wasn’t exactly clear!
Neil Young and the Chrome Hearts continue their Love Earth World Tour in Paris tomorrow night ending the European leg before hitting North America in August.
Jeff Lynne cancels BST Hyde Park
Sadly, ELO legend Jeff Lynne has CANCELLED the band’s appearance at BST Hyde Park – he was due to headline tomorrow.
Lynne sustained a hand injury in a London taxi accident and therefore couldn’t play guitar during last weekend’s Birmingham show (part of ELO’s Over and Out tour). The Manchester show this week was then cancelled at the last minute (with fans seated and ready to go) and now, perhaps inevitably, Lynne is not well enough to take to the Oak Stage tomorrow night in London. The following statement has been issued:
Jeff Lynne is heartbroken to report that he will not be able to perform at tomorrow’s BST Hyde Park show. Jeff has been battling a systemic infection and is currently in the care of a team of doctors who have advised him that performing is simply not possible at this time nor will he be able to reschedule. The legacy of the band and his longtime fans are foremost in Jeff’s mind today — and while he is so sorry that he cannot perform, he knows that he must focus on his health and rehabilitation at this time.
I was sad to read the news of the death of musician Luis Jardim earlier this week. Fans of Trevor Horn, or music released under his ZTT, label will likely be familiar with the name of the Portuguese percussionist, bass player and producer because he features on some very well known records including ABC’s The Lexicon of Love, Frankie Goes To Hollywood’sWelcome to the Pleasuredome and Grace Jones’Slave to the Rhythm.
Luis Jardim was 75 when he died. Rest in peace.
Fleetwood Mac Blu-ray Audio
Fleetwood Mac’s self-titled 1975 album (the first to feature Lindsay Buckingham and Stevie Nicks) will be issued on Blu-ray Audio, next month.
The disc will feature a Dolby Atmos Mix by Chris James (who did immersive mixes of Prince’sDiamonds and Pearls and Purple Rain) the old 5.1 mix (by Ken Caillat and Claus Trelby) and a stereo mix.
It’s out on 8 August 2025 and you can order via the SDE shop using this link, or via the button below.
Last ‘era’ box set • 18LP vinyl • 13CD • Features Heathen, Reality, The Next Day and Blackstar
A decade after Five Years was announced, Parlophone will release the sixth and finalDavid Bowie ‘Era’ box set. I Can’t Give Everything Away 2002-2016 documents the last fourteen years of David’s musical endeavours and adventures.
Despite releasing nothing for around nine years of this period, Bowie still managed to put out four studio albums – Heathen (2002), Reality (2003), The Next Day (2013) and Blackstar (2016) – and as these 13CD and 18LP vinyl box sets demonstrate, there’s plenty of additional live material and non-album tracks available to fill things out.
As well as those four records on CD and vinyl, the I Can’t Give Everything Away box sets include:
MONTREUX JAZZ FESTIVAL (2CDs or 4LPs) – Previously unreleased and recorded on the 18 July 2002. Amongst the 31 tracks are an almost full performance of 1977’s Low. This is also exclusive to the box set.
A REALITY TOUR (2CDs or 3LPs) – Released before, but this is resequenced to “better reflect the set lists of the Dublin shows”. The vinyl version of the album is pressed in transparent blue, as per the original.
RE:CALL 6 (3CDs or 4LPs) – 41 non-album / alternative versions / b-sides and soundtrack songs including some ‘SACD’ only stereo mixes from Heathen. Exclusive to the box.
13CD version of I Can’t Give Everything Away (click image to enlarge)
On LP, The Next Day is actually the 17-track deluxe version (to fill out four sides of vinyl) while the CD edition sticks to the 14-track version. Fear not though, because the three ‘missing’ tracks (‘So She’, ‘Plan’ and ‘I’ll Take You There’) are added to The Next Day Extra E.P. on CD (which is 10 tracks compared to the vinyl version’s seven).
The 4-track No Plan E.P. is also included. This features Bowie’s last three released recordings: No Plan, Killing A Little Time and When I Met You, which were first debuted on stage by the cast of Lazarus. With a running time of 18 minutes (which includes a repetition of the 6 minute album version of ‘Lazarus’) eyebrows might be raised at this being giving this its own disc when the three unique tracks could perhaps have been squeezed onto Re:Call 6. Especially on vinyl where side two of No Plan is ‘etched’.
Re:Call 6 does a good job of rounding up random tracks and includes David Gilmour’s live version of ‘Arnold Layne’ that Bowie sings on, which was issued as a single in 2006 (reaching No 19 in the UK charts).
As mentioned, the Montreux Jazz Festival is exclusive to the box and it’s worth pointing out that the other exclusives in previous boxes (The Gouster, Lodger 2017 Mix, Never Let Me Down 2018 and Dance) have never been issued separately, so the label have kept to their word – so far!
Like the previous ’90s set Brilliant Adventures, I Can’t Give Everything Away 2002-2016 is massive 18 LPs on vinyl (the first three were 13LPs, Loving The Alien was 15LP and Brilliant Adventure was 18LP). These vinyl sets are lovely but it does rather show up the limitations of the format when it requires seven records to deliver two live shows.
Also, actual studio albums take up only five of the 18 records in I Can’t Give Everything Away, which is around 28 percent of the content. If you include Toy, Brilliant Adventures had 61 percent studio albums (11 out of 18 LPs), Loving the Alien 30 percent (5 out of 15), A New Career in a New Town and Who Can I Be Now? both 38 percent (5 out of 13) and Five Years 54 percent (7 out of 13). Depending on your point of view, you could say this means more ‘padding’ than ever, or more welcome bonus material. It’s not really Parlophone’s fault that Bowie only made four albums in this period but if they’d skipped A Reality Tour (issued as a 3LP set in 2016) and squeezed the No Plan E.P. tracks onto Re:Call 6, we’d be back down to a more manageable – and more affordable – 13LPs. On the other hand A Reality Tour is excellent, it was Bowie’s last tour, and period live shows have always been a part of these sets (think Ziggy Stardust: A Motion Picture, David Live, Glass Spider, BBC Radio Theatre).
18LP vinyl version of I Can’t Give Everything Away (click image to enlarge)
Surround sound has never been part of the ‘era’ offerings, so I don’t think anyone was expecting 5.1 or immersive audio to be part of this box set, but it’s worth noting that for the first time, studio albums in an era box got 5.1 mixes at the time of release (Heathen and Reality). Re:Call 6 nods in this direction by including some of the unique stereo versions from Heathen SACD but what of the 5.1 mixes? There is an argument that distinguishes between 5.1 mixes that were done decades after the albums came out (Ziggy, Young Americans, Station to Station) and ones that were part of the original release formats. Why shouldn’t these be included? Why is the ‘Loner Remix’ of Reality closer ‘Bring Me The Disco King’ (included in the box) more interesting/important than the 5.1 mix (which is not included). If A Reality Tour is worthy of a second re-release in less than a decade why are these surround mixes of actual studio albums being allowed to languish, out-of-print?
As ever, both box sets come with books. These are 128 pages in the CD box and 84 in the vinyl set, with previously unseen notes, drawings and handwritten lyrics from Bowie and photos. There are also “technical notes” about the albums from co-producer Tony Visconti and design notes from Jonathan Barnbrook. The CD box has Japan-style vinyl replica CDs, with the discs being gold. The vinyl box contains 180g vinyl – all black, except for A Reality Tour, which is blue.
I Can’t Give Everything Away 2002-2016 will be released on 12 September 2025, via Parlophone.
Love Is Lost (Hello Steve Reich Mix By James Murphy For The DFA)
Plan
The Informer
I’d Rather Be High (Venetian Mix)
Like A Rocket Man
Born In A UFO
I’ll Take You There
God Bless The Girl
So She
CD 9: ★ (Blackstar)
★(Blackstar)
’Tis A Pity She Was A Whore
Lazarus
Sue (Or In A Season Of Crime)
Girl Loves Me
Dollar Days
I Can’t Give Everything Away
CD 10: No Plan E.P.
Lazarus
No Plan
Killing A Little Time
When I Met You
CD 11: Re:Call 6
Slow Burn (Single Edit)
Wood Jackson
When The Boys Come Marching Home
Safe
Sunday (Moby Remix)
A Better Future (Remix By Air)
Slip Away (SACD Mix)
Slow Burn (SACD Mix)
I’ve Been Waiting For You (SACD Mix)
5:15 The Angels Have Gone (SACD Mix)
A Better Future (SACD Mix)
Safe (SACD Mix)
Everyone Says ‘Hi’ (Radio Edit)
CD 12: Re:Call 6
Sunday (Tony Visconti Mix)
Everyone Says ‘Hi’ (Metro Remix Radio Edit)
Heathen (The Rays) (Live In Berlin, 22/09/02)
Hop Frog — Lou Reed Featuring David Bowie
Saviour — Kristeen Young Featuring David Bowie
Isn’t It Evening (The Revolutionary) — Earl Slick Featuring David Bowie
Bring Me The Disco King (Loner Mix) — David Bowie Featuring Maynard James Keenan And John Frusciante (Taken From The Underworld Motion Picture Soundtrack)
New Killer Star (Radio Edit)
Love Missile F1-11
Fly
Queen Of All The Tarts (Overture)
Never Get Old (Single Edit)
Waterloo Sunset
Rebel Rebel (2003 Re-Record) (Taken From The Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle Motion Picture Soundtrack)
New Killer Star (Sessions @ AOL Live Version, 23/09/03)
CD 13: Re:Call 6
Days (Live)
5:15 The Angels Have Gone (Live)
Rebel Never Gets Old (Radio Mix)
(She Can) Do That — David Bowie With BT (Taken From The Stealth Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Life On Mars? (Live At Fashion Rocks, 08/09/05)
Wake Up (Live At Fashion Rocks, 08/09/05) — David Bowie With Arcade Fire
Five Years (Live At Fashion Rocks, 08/09/05) — David Bowie With Arcade Fire
Arnold Layne (Live At The Royal Albert Hall, 29/05/06) — David Gilmour Featuring David Bowie
Love Is Lost (Hello Steve Reich Mix By James Murphy For The DFA Edit)
Sue (Or In A Season Of Crime) (2014 Version)
’Tis A Pity She Was A Whore (2014 Version)
Lazarus (Radio Edit)
I Can’t Give Everything Away (Radio Edit)
Tracklisting
Era Box 6David Bowie/18LP box set
LP 1: Heathen
Side 1
Sunday
Cactus
Slip Away
Slow Burn
Afraid
Iʼve Been Waiting For You
Side 2
I Would Be Your Slave
I Took A Trip On A Gemini Spaceship
5:15 The Angels Have Gone
Everyone Says ʻHiʼ
A Better Future
Heathen (The Rays)
LP 2: Montreux Jazz Festival
Side 1
Sunday
Life On Mars?
Ashes To Ashes
Cactus
Side 2
Slip Away
China Girl
Starman
I Would Be Your Slave
LP 3: Montreux Jazz Festival
Side 3
I’ve Been Waiting For You
Stay
Changes
Fashion
Side 4
Fame
I’m Afraid Of Americans
5:15 The Angels Have Gone
‟Heroes”
LP 4: Montreux Jazz Festival
Side 5
Heathen (The Rays)
Everyone Says ‟Hi”
Hallo Spaceboy
Side 6
Let’s Dance
Ziggy Stardust
Warszawa
LP 5: Montreux Jazz Festival
Side 7
Speed Of Life
Breaking Glass
What In The World
Sound And Vision
Art Decade
Side 8
Always Crashing In The Same Car
Be My Wife
A New Career In A New Town
Subterraneans
LP 6: Reality
Side 1
New Killer Star
Pablo Picasso
Never Get Old
The Loneliest Guy
Looking For Water
She’ll Drive The Big Car
Side 2
Days
Fall Dog Bombs The Moon
Try Some, Buy Some
Reality
Bring Me The Disco King
LP 7: A Reality Tour
Side 1
Rebel Rebel
New Killer Star
Reality
Fame
Cactus
Sister Midnight
Side 2
Afraid
All The Young Dudes
Be My Wife
China Girl
The Loneliest Guy
The Man Who Sold The World
Fantastic Voyage
LP 8: A Reality Tour
Side 3
Hallo Spaceboy
Sunday
Under Pressure
Life On Mars?
Battle For Britain (The Letter)
Side 4
Fall Dog Bombs The Moon
Ashes To Ashes
The Motel
Loving The Alien
Breaking Glass
Never Get Old
LP 9: A Reality Tour
Side 5
Changes
I’m Afraid Of Americans
‟Heroes”
Bring Me The Disco King
Side 6
Slip Away
Heathen (The Rays)
Five Years
Hang On To Yourself
Ziggy Stardust
LP 10: The Next Day
Side 1
The Next Day
Dirty Boys
The Stars (Are Out Tonight)
Love Is Lost
Side 2
Where Are We Now?
Valentine’s Day
If You Can See Me
I’d Rather Be High
LP 11: The Next Day
Side 3
Boss Of Me
Dancing Out In Space
How Does The Grass Grow?
(You Will) Set The World On Fire
Side 4
You Feel So Lonely You Could Die
Heat
So She
Plan
I’ll Take You There
LP 12: The Next Day Extra E.P.
Side 1
Atomica
Love Is Lost (Hello Steve Reich Mix By James Murphy For The DFA)
The Informer
Side 2
I’d Rather Be High (Venetian Mix)
Like A Rocket Man
Born In A UFO
God Bless The Girl
LP 13: ★ (Blackstar)
Side 1
★ (Blackstar)
’Tis A Pity She Was A Whore
Lazarus
Side 2
Sue (Or In A Season Of Crime)
Girl Loves Me
Dollar Days
I Can’t Give Everything Away
LP 14: No Plan E.P.
Side 1
Lazarus
No Plan
Killing A Little Time
When I Met You
Side 2
Etching (no audio)
LP 15: Re:Call 6
Side 1
Slow Burn (Single Edit)
Wood Jackson
When The Boys Come Marching Home
Safe
Sunday (Moby Remix)
Side 2
A Better Future (Remix By Air)
Slip Away (SACD Mix)
Slow Burn (SACD Mix)
I’ve Been Waiting For You (SACD Mix)
5:15 The Angels Have Gone (SACD Mix)
LP 16: Re:Call 6
Side 3
A Better Future (SACD Mix)
Safe (SACD Mix)
Everyone Says ‘Hi’ (Radio Edit)
Sunday (Tony Visconti Mix)
Everyone Says ‘Hi’ (Metro Remix Radio Edit)
Side 4
Heathen (The Rays) (Live In Berlin, 22/09/02)
Hop Frog — Lou Reed Featuring David Bowie
Saviour — Kristeen Young Featuring David Bowie
Isn’t It Evening (The Revolutionary) — Earl Slick Featuring David Bowie
Bring Me The Disco King (Loner Mix) — David Bowie Featuring Maynard James Keenan And John Frusciante (Taken From The Underworld Motion Picture Soundtrack)
LP 17: Re:Call 6
Side 5
New Killer Star (Radio Edit)
Love Missile F1-11
Fly
Queen Of All The Tarts (Overture)
Never Get Old (Single Edit)
Waterloo Sunset
Side 6
Rebel Rebel (2003 Re-Record) (Taken From The Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle Motion Picture Soundtrack)
New Killer Star (Sessions @ AOL Live Version, 23/09/03)
Days (Live)
5:15 The Angels Have Gone (Live)
Rebel Never Gets Old (Radio Mix)
(She Can) Do That — David Bowie With BT (Taken From The Stealth Motion Picture Soundtrack)
LP 18: Re:Call 6
Side 7
Life On Mars? (Live At Fashion Rocks, 08/09/05)
Wake Up (Live At Fashion Rocks, 08/09/05) — David Bowie With Arcade Fire
Five Years (Live At Fashion Rocks, 08/09/05) — David Bowie With Arcade Fire
Arnold Layne (Live At The Royal Albert Hall, 29/05/06) — David Gilmour Featuring David Bowie
Love Is Lost (Hello Steve Reich Mix By James Murphy For The DFA Edit)
