US label Nonesuch will reissue a two-CD 25th anniversary edition of k.d. lang‘s second album Ingénue.
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The Doors / Light My Fire 50th anniversary limited seven-inch vinyl
In July, Rhino will celebrate the 50th anniversary of The Doors‘ Light My Fire, by issuing a limited edition replica of the Japanese version of the 1967 seven-inch single.
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The Cure RSD vinyl to get wider release
The two Cure albums issued as vinyl picture discs on Record Store Day this year are to be issued as black vinyl pressings later this month.
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Out This Week / on 9 June 2017
Lindsey Buckingham / Christine McVie (new album)
We’ll forgive the boring album title and dodgy cover, since this new album from Fleetwood Mac legends Lindsey Buckingham and Christine McVie is close to being an FM long-player minus Stevie Nicks. Sounds promising. 
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Arcade Fire / Everything Now
The band’s fifth album. Limited coloured vinyl variant available.
Arcade Fire return in July with a new album, Everything Now.
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Howard Jones / Best: 1983-2017
New 3CD compilation offers career overview
Cherry Red have recently acquired the Warners back catalogue of Howard Jones and in July will put out their first release, a three-CD compilation called Best 1983-2017.
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Pet Shop Boys update fans on reissues
Perhaps conscious that they’ve been mentioning the forthcoming reissues since February 2015 (see my wittily titled ‘Tennant Extra‘ post) the Pet Shop Boys yesterday made a point of updating fans about the current status of the project…
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Samantha Fox / Play It Again, Sam: The Fox Box / four-disc collection
Early eighties glamour model Samantha Fox launched a musical career in 1986 that was surprisingly successful, for about four years. Her first single Touch Me (I Want Your Body) was a top ten hit virtually everywhere (including America) and reached number one in six countries. She had seven further top 40 hits in the UK and more success stateside. Cherry Red are preparing a 2CD+2DVD box set for July release, called Play It Again, Sam: The Fox Box.
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Fairport Convention / Come All Ye: The First Ten Years: seven CD box
Universal will issue a seven-CD Fairport Convention box set in July that features ‘key album tracks’, non-album singles, radio sessions and previously unreleased live recordings from all of the classic line-ups
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Roy Orbison / A Love So Beautiful: With The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Sony’s Legacy Recordings is to release A Love So Beautiful, a new Roy Orbison compilation that sets the American singer-songwriter’s vocals to London’s Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
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Paul Simon / The Concert in Hyde Park
Sony’s Legacy Recordings will issue The Concert In Hyde Park next month Paul Simon‘s 2012 concert performed at London’s Hard Rock Calling festival.
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Out This Week / on 2 June 2017
U2 / The Joshua Tree (reissue)
U2 have another go at reissuing The Joshua Tree. This 30th anniversary set includes the album played live at Madison Square Garden, a discs of remixes and B-sides/rarities. Both CD and vinyl sets come with big hardcover book and Anton Corbijn prints.
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Gregg Allman dies aged 69
It has just been announced that Gregg Allman has died at the age of 69.
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20 Superb German Deals – today only
Fantastic deals – today only – as Amazon Germany price-matches a local competitor. Grab in demand box sets from The Beatles, Paul McCartney, U2, Kraftwerk, Pink Floyd and more at the best prices you will have seen to date. The Sgt. Pepper super deluxe is £70! Peter Gabriel vinyl under £10, and you can save almost £40 on the Flowers in the Dirt box. Read on for twenty great deals…
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Sainsbury’s launch more coloured vinyl
UK retailer Sainsbury’s are will be stocking three new limited edition coloured vinyl records from today. Artists include Kylie Minogue, T.Rex and Ian Dury….
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Sought after Paul McCartney rarity emerges in new 10cc box set
This July, Universal will issue Before During After – The Story of 10cc, a new 10cc four-CD box set curated with input from the band to “detail each and every chapter of their musical story”. The box features the band together and apart and therefore features work from artists like Paul McCartney, the Art of Noise, Wax and Godley and Creme.
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Deal alert / Pink Floyd: The Early Years 1971 Reverber/ation three-disc set
Excellent price on Amazon Germany right now for the Pink Floyd Early Years three-disc set 1971: Reverber/ation.
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SDEtv / The Beatles: Sgt. Pepper super deluxe edition – video unboxing
In this unboxing video, SDE Editor Paul Sinclair shows you around the brand new, 50th anniversary super deluxe edition box set of The Beatles‘ legendary 1967 album Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band…
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It’s so cool… True Romance soundtrack reissued on coloured vinyl and box set
The soundtrack to Tony Scott’s brilliant 1993 film True Romance is being issued on vinyl for the first time and will be available as part of a deluxe box set but also separately in limited quantities.
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OMD / The Punishment of Luxury
OMD will release a new album, The Punishment Of Luxury, in September.
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