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Howard Jones / Dream Into Action: The Farmyard Sessions

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The ‘Farmyard Sessions’ of Howard Jones second album Dream Into Action will be released as a 2LP coloured vinyl set next month, to mark the 40th anniversary of the 1985 long-player.

These are early versions of album tracks and singles from Dream into Action, so called because they were recorded at Rupert Hine’s ‘Farmyard Studios’ in Buckinghamshire.

This 2LP set contains all 16 tracks from the bonus CD included in the long out-of-print super deluxe edition of Dream Into Action that was released in 2018 (watch the SDEtv unboxing video, here). Four extra tracks (all on side four) make this a 20-track compilation, with 17 on vinyl for the first time.

This limited edition is pressed on 140g 2LP orange vinyl and features previously unseen images from the original photo session with photographer Simon Fowler.

Dream Into Action: The Farmyard Sessions will be released on vinyl on 22 August 2025, via Cherry Red.

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Howard Jones / Dream into Action: The Farmyard Sessions 2LP vinyl

Dream into Action: The Farmyard Sessions Howard Jones / 2LP orange vinyl

    • LP 1
      Side 1
      1. Things Can Only Get Better (Early Version) +*
      2. Dream Into Action (Early Version) +*
      3. No One Is To Blame (Early Version) +*
      4. Look Mama (Early Version) +*
      5. Assault And Battery (Early Version) +*
      Side 2
      1. Automaton (Robot Man) Instrumental +*
      2. Is There A Difference? (Early Version) +*
      3. Elegy (Early Version) +*
      4. Specialty (Early Version) + *
      5. Why Look For The Key? Early Version) +*
      6. Hunger For The Flesh (Early Version)+*
      + Farmyard Sessions
      * Previously unreleased on vinyl
    • LP 2
      Side 3
      1. Like To Get To Know You Well
        (Alternative Mix)
      2. Things Can Only Get Better (Remixed)*
      3. No One Is To Blame (TV Mix)*
      4. Things Can Only Get Better (Radio Mix)*
      5. You Jazzy Nork!
      Side 4
      1. No One Is To Blame (Lambs & Planes Mix)*
      2. Like To Get To Know You Well (Demo in HJ front Room)*
      3. Look Mama (UK Extended Mix)
      4. No One Is To Blame (Remake)*
      * Previously unreleased on vinyl

Oasis / Complete Studio Album Collection

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The band must be big fans of the film Everything Everywhere All at Once, because just six days after announcing a 3LP version of (What’s The Story) Morning Glory? (in five variants!) and two months after announcing the vinyl reissue of Time Flies, Oasis have today announced 14LP and 8CD editions of a career-spanning box called Complete Studio Album Collection.

This features their seven studio albums – 1994’s Definitely Maybe to 2008’s Dig Out Your Soul – as well as the 1998 B-sides compilation The Masterplan. On CD this is an 8CD set and on vinyl it’s a 14LP package.

Amazon has gold vinyl LP and gold CD exclusives for this title – everywhere else is stocking standard black vinyl and normal CDs.

Complete Album Collection is being released on 22 August 2025, via Big Brother Recordings.

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Oasis / Complete Studio Album Collection 8CD or 14LP vinyl box sets

Complete Studio Album Collection Oasis / 8CD box set

    • 8CD set
      Albums included:
      1. Definitely Maybe
      2. (What’s The Story) Morning Glory?
      3. Be Here Now
      4. The Masterplan
      5. Standing on the Shoulder of Giants
      6. Heathen Chemistry
      7. Don’t Believe The Truth
      8. Dig Out Your Soul

       

Bangles / Watching The Sky

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Albums and remixes

The Bangles three ’80s albums for Columbia Records are brought together in Watching The Sky, a new 4CD box set which also offers bonus tracks (mostly remixes).

The albums in question are the hit-free debut All Over The Place (1984), its follow-up, Different Light from 1986 (which features ‘Manic Monday’ and ‘Walk Like an Egyptian’, amongst others) and Everything from 1988 which boasted another enormous hit in Eternal Flame.

The first two albums in this set offer a handful of bonus tracks but it’s the fourth CD that delivers in this area, with 20 single versions and remixes from the era. SDE contributor John Earls has written the sleeve notes for the booklet which is included as part of this set.

Watching The Sky will be released on 26 September 2025, via Cherry Red.

Tracklisting

Bangles / Watching the Sky 4CD box set

Watching the Sky Bangles / 4CD box set

    • CD 1: All Over the Place
      1. Hero Takes a Fall
      2. Live
      3. James
      4. All About You
      5. Dover Beach
      6. Tell Me
      7. Restless
      8. Going Down to Liverpool
      9. He’s Got a Secret
      10. Silent Treatment
      11. More Than Meets the Eye
      Bonus tracks
      1. Going Down to Liverpool – Single Edit
      2. Hero Takes a Fall – Remix
      3. Where Were You When I Needed You – B-Side
    • CD 2: Different Light
      1. Manic Monday
      2. In A Different Light
      3. Walking Down Your Street
      4. Walk Like an Egyptian
      5. Standing In the Hallway
      6. Return Post
      7. If She Knew What She Wants
      8. Let It Go
      9. September Gurls
      10. Angels Don’t Fall in Love
      11. Following
      12. Not Like You

      Bonus tracks

      1. Following – Single Edit
      2. Walking Down Your Street – Remix
      3. Manic Monday – Extended
      4. Walking Down Your Street / James – Live Medley
    • CD 3: Everything
      1. In Your Room
      2. Complicated Girl
      3. Bell Jar
      4. Something To Believe In
      5. Eternal Flame
      6. Be With You
      7. Glitter Years
      8. I’ll Set You Free
      9. Watching The Sky
      10. Some Dreams Come True
      11. Make A Play for Her Now
      12. Waiting For You
      13. Crash And Burn
    • CD 4: Bonus Tracks
      1. Getting Out of Hand – Single
      2. Call On Me – Single
      3. The Real World – Bangles
      4. I’m In Line – Bangles
      5. Want You – Bangles
      6. Mary Street – Bangles
      7. How Is the Air Up There? – Bangles
      8. Bangles Hit Medley Mix – B-Side
      9. What I Meant to Say – B-Side
      10. Hazy Shade of Winter (From Less Than Zero) –  7″ Version
      11. In Your Room – 7″ Remix
      12. Hazy Shade of Winter (From Less Than Zero) –  7″ Dub Mix
      13. Walk Like an Egyptian – Extended Dance Mix
      14. If She Knew What She Wants – Extended Remix
      15. Walking Down Your Street – Extended Remix
      16. Hazy Shade of Winter (From Less Than Zero) –  Purple Haze Mix
      17. In Your Room – 12″ Extended Version
      18. Walk Like an Egyptian – A Cappella Mix
      19. In Your Room – 12″ Instrumental
      20. Hazy Shade of Winter (From Less Than Zero) –  Shady Haze Version

Out This Week / on 11 July 2025

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Sting / Dream of the Blue Turtles expanded japanese reissue UICY-16304

Sting / Japan only Expanded Editions CD

Five of Sting’s early solo studio albums, including classics such as The Dream of the Blue Turtles and …Nothing Like The Sun, are released, only via Japanese retailers. These expanded, multi-disc sets feature many bonus tracks.

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Bronski Beat / Forbidden Fruit: The Age of Consent Remixed

Following on from last year’s 40th Anniversary editions of Bronski Beat’s The Age of Consent, London Records announce Forbidden Fruit – The Age Of Consent Remixed an album that features new reworks from the likes of Gareth Jones, Kinky Roland and more, alongside exclusive extended versions of the 2024 remixes by Superchumbo (ft Neil Tennant) and The Knocks (ft Perfume Genius).

Falco / Falco 3 reissue

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3CD • 3LP vinyl • Cassette • Vinyl

Falco’s 1985 album Falco 3, will be reissued for its 40th anniversary in October.

The Austria singer’s third album features the international hit ‘Rock Me Amadeus’ which was number one virtually everywhere – including the UK and USA – as well as ‘Vienna Calling’ and ‘Jeanny’ which also did very well.

There was two versions of Falco 3, the original European version released in 1985 and the ‘International’ version issued in UK, USA and Japan and a few other countries. The latter replaced the standard album versions of ‘Rock Me Amadeus’ and Vienna Calling with 12-inch versions (the ‘Salieri Version’ and ‘Metternich Arrival Mix’, respectively) and uses a photo of Falco on the front cover, rather than the red ‘autograph’ version.

The 3CD deluxe edition of Falco 3 (click image to enlarge)

The reissue will be available as a 3CD deluxe edition, a 3LP vinyl version, cassette and two different vinyl LP versions (European and International versions). Audio has been remastered and there’s new sleeve notes by Michael Rager.

Sony Music Austria are choosing to drip-feed the tracklisting over the next few weeks but the deluxe editions will include the original twelve-inch and seven-inch versions, demos, rough mixes, live tracks etc. There will be 37 tracks on the 3CD version, 23 on the 3LP, 16 tracks on the cassette (which includes some 12-inch mixes) and the LP versions are 10 tracks. Nine tracks on CD for the first time and there’s one unreleased version.

Falco 3 will be reissued on 24 October 2025 (was 10 October), via Sony Music Austria.

3LP vinyl box set of Falco 3 (click image to enlarge)

Tracklisting

Falco 3 Falco /

    • CD 1
      1. Rock Me Amadeus
      2. America
      3. Tango the Night
      4. Munich Girls
      5. Jeanny
      6. Vienna Calling
      7. Männer des Westens – Any Kind Of Land
      8. Nothin’ Sweeter Than Arabia
      9. Macho Macho
      10. It’s All over Now, Baby Blue
    • CD 2
      1. Rock Me Amadeus – Salieri Version
      2. Rock Me Amadeus – Extended Version
      3. Rock Me Amadeus – 12′ American Edit
      4. Urban Tropical – Extended Version
      5. Vienna Calling – Metternich Arrival Mix
      6. Vienna Calling – Tourist Version
      7. Jeanny – Extended Version
      8. Jeanny – 12′ English Version
      9. Männer des Westens – Any Kind Of Land – Extended Version
      10. TBC
    • CD 3
      1. Rock Me Amadeus – The American Edit
      2. Rock Me Amadeus – Canadian Version
      3. Rock Me Amadeus – Canadian/American ’86 Mix/Edit
      4. Rock Me Amadeus – Salieri Version Edit
      5. Urban Tropical
      6. Vienna Calling – The New ’86 Edit/Mix
      7. Vienna Calling – The ‘Vienna Girls’ Sax Mix Max
      8. Vienna Calling – Midnight Train To Vienna/Mean Wien Mix
      9. Jeanny – Special Edited Radio Version
      10. Jeanny – ‘Girl Is Missing’ English Version
      11. Jeanny – English Special Radio Edit
      12. Männer des Westens – Any Kind Of Land – Single Edit
      13. TBC
      14. Without You – Demo Version
      15. Flyin’ High – Live 1985, Graz-Liebenau
      16. Without You – Live 1985, Wien – Rathausplatz
      17. Rock Me Amadeus – Live 1985, Wien – Rathausplatz

NOW Yearbook 1997 – Extra

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Well priced 3CD set with 60 singles from 1997

NOW Music have announced the companion Yearbook ’97 – Extra, which offers 60 singles from 1997 across three CDs.

CD 1 kicks off with the single remix of George Michael’s ‘Star People’ followed by the Pet Shop Boys excellent ‘A Red Letter Day’ (the last single from the underrated Bilingual album). There are also contributions from Sheryl Crow (Tomorrow Never Dies), Spice Girls (‘Who Do You Think You Are’) and Simply Red (Night Nurse) amongst many others.

The second disc switches from pure pop of the first CD to a more ‘indie’ groove with songs from the likes of Radiohead (‘Karma Police’), Suede (Lazy), Ash (‘A Life Less Ordinary’) and Supergrass (‘The Sun Hits The Sky’).

The final CD has significant North America representation, including tracks from Whitney Houston (‘I Believe In You And Me’), Jon Bon Jovi (‘Midnight In Chelsea’), Celine Dion (‘Call The Man’), En Vogue (‘Whatever’), Backstreet Boys (‘Anywhere For You’) and more.

NOW Yearbook ’97 – Extra will be released on 8 August 2025.

Tracklisting

Now That's What I Call Music / Yearbook '97 - Extra 3CD set

NOW Yearbook ’97 – Extra Various Artists / 3CD

    • CD 1
      1. George Michael – Star People ’97
      2. Pet Shop Boys – A Red Letter Day
      3. Sheryl Crow – Tomorrow Never Dies
      4. Lisa Stansfield – The Real Thing
      5. Rosie Gaines -Closer Than Close
      6. LL COOL J – Phenomenon
      7. Spice Girls – Who Do You Think You Are
      8. Hanson – Where’s The Love
      9. 911 – Party People… Friday Night
      10. Backstreet Boys – As Long As You Love Me
      11. Boyzone – Isn’t It A Wonder
      12. Kavana – I Can Make You Feel Good
      13. Louise – Let’s Go Round Again
      14. Dannii Minogue – Everything I Wanted
      15. Eternal – Don’t You Love Me
      16. M People – Just For You
      17. Lighthouse Family – Raincloud
      18. Simply Red – Night Nurse
      19. UB40 – Tell Me Is It True
      20. Shaggy & Marsha – Piece Of My Heart
    • CD 2
      1. Radiohead – Karma Police
      2. Electronic – Second Nature
      3. Suede – Lazy
      4. Robbie Williams – Lazy Days
      5. Ash – A Life Less Ordinary
      6. Supergrass – Sun Hits The Sky
      7. Paul Weller – Brushed
      8. Ocean Colour Scene – Travellers Tune
      9. The Lightning Seeds – Sugar Coated Iceberg
      10. Space – Dark Clouds
      11. Republica – Drop Dead Gorgeous
      12. Suzanne Vega – No Cheap Thrill
      13. Alisha’s Attic – Indestructible
      14. Finley Quaye – Sunday Shining
      15. Faithless – Reverence
      16. Orbital – Satan
      17. Apollo 440 – Ain’t Talkin’ ‘Bout Dub
      18. Reef – Come Back Brighter
      19. Faith No More – Ashes To Ashes
      20. Terrorvision – Easy
    • CD 3
      1. Whitney Houston – I Believe In You And Me
      2. Toni Braxton – I Don’t Want To
      3. Céline Dion – Call The Man
      4. Jon Bon Jovi – Midnight In Chelsea
      5. ABC – Stranger Things
      6. Mark Owen – Clementine
      7. Sean Maguire – Today’s The Day
      8. Cathy Dennis – Waterloo Sunset
      9. Spice Girls – Mama
      10. Damage – Love Guaranteed
      11. Shola Ama – You’re The One I Love
      12. En Vogue – Whatever
      13. Blackstreet – Don’t Leave Me
      14. Gina G – Ti Amo
      15. No Mercy – Please Don’t Go
      16. North & South – I’m A Man Not A Boy
      17. OTT – Let Me In
      18. Backstreet Boys – Anywhere For You
      19. Boyzone – Baby Can I Hold You
      20. Wet Wet Wet – Yesterday

Oasis reissue (What’s The Story) Morning Glory? for its 30th anniversary

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3LP and CD editions. 2014 remaster. Five bonus tracks.

It was inevitable that Oasis would reissue their best-selling second album (What’s The Story) Morning Glory? for its 30th anniversary this year and that has indeed been announced, for release in October.

The 3CD set issued back in 2014 included B-sides, demos, live material and so on. This new reissue uses the same remaster as 12 years ago but the bonus material is confined to new ‘unplugged’ versions of five tracks: ‘Cast No Shadow’, ‘Morning Glory’, ‘Wonderwall’, ‘Acquiesce’ and ‘Champagne Supernova’.

These new unplugged versions were produced and mixed by Noel Gallagher and Callum Marinho from the original master recordings at Noel’s studio, Lone Star Sound, in London. In other words, they are not new recordings. Noel has gone back to the multi-tracks and created them from Liam’s original vocals, removing music and adding acoustic instrumentation, where necessary.

Both single CD and 3LP variants feature the album, plus the five unplugged tracks. Revised artwork is by original sleeve designer Brian Cannon and there’s new sleeve notes, as well.

(What’s The Story) Morning Glory? will be reissued on 3 October 2025 via Big Brother Recordings.

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Oasis / (What's The Story) Morning Glory? 30th anniversary reissue

(What’s The Story) Morning Glory? Oasis / 30th anniversary

      1. Hello
      2. Roll With It
      3. Wonderwall
      4. Don’t Look Back In Anger
      5. Hey Now!
      6. [Untitled]
      7. Some Might Say
      8. Cast No Shadow
      9. She’s Electric
      10. Morning Glory
      11. [Untitled]
      12. Champagne Supernova
      Additional Tracks:
      1. Cast No Shadow (Unplugged)
      2. Morning Glory (Unplugged)
      3. Wonderwall (Unplugged)
      4. Acquiesce (Unplugged)
      5. Champagne Supernova (Unplugged)

Phil Collins / No Jacket Required 40th anniversary reissue

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Phil Collins’ 1985 album No Jacket Required is being reissued as a 4LP vinyl box set and on blu-ray audio with a new Dolby Atmos Mix by Steven Wilson.

Collins’ third solo album features the hit singles ‘Sussudio’, ‘One More Night’, ‘Don’t Lose My Number’ and ‘Take Me Home’. Produced by Collins and Hugh Padgham, the album reached number one in many countries around the world including the United Kingdom and the United States. 

The 4LP vinyl edition includes all 13 bonus tracks from the 2016 ‘Take A Look at Me Now’ 2CD deluxe of the album and adds nine more, including a couple of tracks from Live Aid and Collins performing ‘One More Night’ on BBC TV’s Wogan chat show, from 1985.

Frustratingly, although it’s not particularly a surprise, none of the extended remixes of the singles are included (for the second time of asking) but bizarrely the ‘Medley Mega Mix’ of ‘Sussudio’/’Don’t Lost My Number’/’You Can’t Hurry Love’ (from a limited edition double A-side 12-inch of ‘Take Me Home’) does get the nod and features on the 4LP vinyl box set! Go, as they say, figure…

Steven Wilson has remixed No Jacket Required in Atmos for this blu-ray

Possibly more interesting for SDE readers is the fact that for its 40th anniversary No Jacket Required is being issued on blu-ray audio with an immersive Dolby Atmos Mix created by Steven Wilson. Wilson has also created a dedicated 5.1 mix and a new stereo mix. Additionally the album includes a hi-res stereo version of the original 1985 mix. This is the 10-track version of the album. CD bonus track ‘We Said Hello Goodbye’ has not been remixed for immersive audio.

Audio streams on the No Jacket Required blu-ray

  • No Jacket Required – Steven Wilson Dolby Atmos Mix (48/24)
  • No Jacket Required – Steven Wilson dedicated 5.1 Mix (48/24)
  • No Jacket Required – Steven Wilson Stereo Mix (48/24)
  • No Jacket Required – Original 1985 Stereo Mix (48/24)

The Atmos Mix has been approved by original co-producer Hugh Padgham.

These are the only two physical editions of the reissue. There’s no CD version. The artwork for both reverts to the original cover, abandoning the updated ‘Take a Look at Me Now’ visuals from 2016, although the vinyl has ‘(Fully Tailored)’ appended to the title.

This No Jacket Required blu-ray will be released on 12 September 2025, via Warner Music. Order the blu-ray from the SDE shop using this link or the button below. 4LP links coming soon (it’s over £100).

Tracklisting

Phil Collins / No Jacket Required (Fully Tailored) 40th anniversary reissue

No Jacket Required (Fully Tailored) Phil Collins / 4LP vinyl

    • LP 1: Original Album (2016 remaster)
      Side A
      1. Sussudio
      2. Only You Know And I Know
      3. Long, Long Way To Go
      4. I Don’t Wanna Know
      5. One More Night

      Side B:

      1. Don’t Lose My Number
      2. Who Said I Would
      3. Doesn’t Anybody Stay Together Anymore
      4. Inside Out
      5. Take Me Home
    • LP 2
      Side A
      1. Sussudio (Live Berlin, 1990)
      2. Don’t Lose My Number (Live Bercy, Paris 1997)
      3. Who Said I Would (Live Dallas, 1985)
      4. Long, Long Way To Go (Live Bercy, Paris 1997)
      Side B
      1. Only You Know And I Know (Live 1994)
      2. Easy Lover (Live Bercy, Paris 1997)
      3. Inside Out (Live Berlin, 1990)
    • LP 3
      Side A
      1. Doesn’t Anybody Stay Together Anymore
      2. (Live Berlin, 1990)
      3. One More Night (Live Berlin, 1990)
      4. Take Me Home (Live Berlin, 1990)
      Side B
      1. One More Night (Live on Wogan, 1985)
      2. Long, Long Way To Go (feat. Sting) (Live At Live Aid, Wembley Stadium, 13th July 1985)
      3. Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now) (Live Dallas, 1985)
      4. Sussudio (Live In Paris, 7/21/1998)
    • LP 4
      Side A
      1. Only You Know And I Know (Demo)
      2. One More Night (Demo)
      3. Take Me Home (Demo)
      4. Sussudio (Demo)
      Side B
      1. The Man With The Horn
      2. I Like The Way
      3. We Said Hello Goodbye
      4. Medley Mega Mix (Sussudio / Don’t Lose My Number / You Can’t Hurry Love)
      5. Separate Lives

Tracklisting

Phil Collins / No Jacket Required blu-ray audio with Steven Wilson Dolby Atmos MIx

No Jacket Required Phil Collins / Blu-ray audio

    • No Jacket Required in Dolby Atmos, 5.1, new stereo and original stereo
      1. Sussudio
      2. Only You Know And I Know
      3. Long, Long Way To Go
      4. I Don’t Wanna Know
      5. One More Night
      6. Don’t Lose My Number
      7. Who Said I Would
      8. Doesn’t Anybody Stay Together Anymore
      9. Inside Out
      10. Take Me Home

Out This Week / on 4 July 2025

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Claudia Brucken / Night Mirror Blu-ray

Claudia Brücken – of Propaganda and xPropaganda fame – releases her fourth studio album, Night Mirror. The new album will be available across various formats, including an SDE-exclusive blu-ray audio which features a David Kosten Dolby Atmos Mix.

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The Sisters of Mercy / First and Last and Always (4LP vinyl)

The Sisters of Mercy’s debut album is reissued as a 4LP red and black marbled vinyl box set. It includes the original album alongside the three EPs that preceded its release: ‘Body & Soul’, ’Walk Away’ and ‘No Time To Cry’. There’s no CD version.

Marillion anniversary vinyl picture discs on the way

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Marillion will release a pair of albums as vinyl picture discs, in September. The albums in question are 1985’s Misplaced Childhood and from a decade later, Afraid of Sunlight. The long-players celebrate 40th and 30th anniversaries, respectively.

Misplaced Childhood was, of course, a major commercial success with it hit singles Kayleigh and Lavender and went to No 1 in the UK. The concept album is loosely based on Fish’s childhood. The single LP vinyl picture disc uses the 2017 remastering of this record.

Afraid of Sunlight was the band’s eighth studio outing and their fourth to feature lead vocalist Steve Hogarth. The days of hit singles were gone (although ‘Beautiful’ was a minor hit in the UK) and this was the first album not to reach the top 10 of the UK album chart but Afraid of Sunlight has become one of the band’s most acclaimed albums. This is a 2LP vinyl picture and audio is the 2019 Michael Hunter remix. Unlike Misplaced Childhood, this album wasn’t issued on picture disc at the time of its original release.

Both Misplaced Childhood and Afraid of Sunlight will be released on 5 September 2025, via Rhino.

Tracklisting

Marillion / Misplaced Childhood 40th anniversary vinyl picture disc

Misplaced Childhood Marillion / 40th anniversary picture disc

    • Side A
      1. Pseudo Silk Kimono (2017 Remaster)
      2. Kayleigh (2017 Remaster)
      3. Lavender (2017 Remaster)
      4. Bitter Suite: Brief Encounter / Lost Weekend / Blue Angel / Misplaced Rendezvous / Windswept Thumb (2017 Remaster)
      5. Heart of Lothian (2017 Remaster)
      Side B
      1. Waterhole (Expresso Bongo) (2017 Remaster)
      2. Lords of the Backstage (2017 Remaster)
      3. Blind Curve: Vocal Under a Bloodlight / Passing Strangers / Mylo / Perimeter Walk / Threshold (2017 Remaster)
      4. Childhood’s End? (2017 Remaster)
      5. White Feather (2017 Remaster)

Tracklisting

Marillion / Afraid of Sunlight 30th anniversary 2LP picture disc

Afraid of Sunlight Marillion / 30th anniversary picture disc

    • LP 1
      Side A
      1. Gazpacho (2019 Michael Hunter Remix)
      2. Cannibal Surf Babe (2019 Michael Hunter Remix)
      3. Beautiful (2019 Michael Hunter Remix)
      Side B
      1. Beautiful (2019 Michael Hunter Remix)
      2. Afraid of Sunrise (2019 Michael Hunter Remix)
    • LP 2
      Side A
      1. Out of This World (2019 Michael Hunter Remix)
      2. Afraid of Sunlight (2019 Michael Hunter Remix)
      Side B
      1. Beyond You (2019 Michael Hunter Remix)
      2. King (2019 Michael Hunter Remix)

Simple Minds / Once Upon A Time 40th anniversary box set

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After confirming the reissue back in January, Simple Minds have today announced that they will release a 40th anniversary 5CD set of their 1985 album Once Upon a Time, in October.

This new box set is effectively a repackaged version of the out-of-print 2015 super deluxe but without the DVD (which included a 5.1 mix and promo videos). That means the content is as follows:

  • CD 1 – The Album
  • CD 2 – B-sides & Rarities
  • CD 3 – B-sides / Extended Mixes
  • CD 4 – Live In The City Of Light (Live From Le Zenith, Paris ’86)
  • CD 5 – Live In The City Of Light (Live From Le Zenith, Paris ’86)

Unlike the ‘ruby red’ vinyl LP reissue which is the only other physical format, the version of Once Upon a Time on CD 1 of the box set doesn’t feature ‘Don’t You (Forget About Me)’, although that is included on CD 2 in standard and extended mix variants. The box does feature the new artwork with the red on the front comes with a 36-page booklet with rare photos, interviews, and a track-by-track guide.

The ruby red vinyl edition is packaged in a gatefold sleeve and now features Don’t You (Forget About Me) as the last track on the first side, making the album nine tracks instead of eight.

To celebrate 40 years, the album is now available as a ruby red vinyl in a gatefold sleeve, which includes ‘Don’t You (Forget About Me)’ on the tracklist for the first time ever. The gatefold spread features Anton Corbijn’s famous photo of the band taken at Live Aid in 1985.

Hindsight is a glorious thing! 40 years on and it now feels right for Simple Minds to have ‘Don’t You (Forget About Me)’ included in this classy new nine track edition of Once Upon A Time.

Jim Kerr

Both formats of Once Upon a Time will not be released until 17 October 2025, which is exactly four days short of the exact 40 year anniversary.

Tracklisting

Simple Minds / Once Upon A Time 40th anniversary edition 5CD box set

Once Upon A Time Simple Minds / 40th anniversary edition

    • CD 1
      1. Once Upon a Time
      2. All The Things She Said
      3. Ghost Dancing
      4. Alive And Kicking
      5. Oh Jungleland
      6. I Wish You Were Here
      7. Sanctify Yourself
      8. Come A Long Way
    • CD 2 – B-sides & Mixes
      1. Don’t You (Forget About Me) – 7″ Single
      2. A Brass Band in African Chimes – 7″ Single
      3. Don’t You (Forget About Me) – 12″ Single
      4. A Brass Band in African Chimes – – Extended Version
      5. Alive And Kicking – Edit
      6. Alive And Kicking – Instrumental
      7. Up On the Catwalk – Live (Barrowlands, Ballroom, Glasgow: 5th January 1985
      8. Alive And Kicking – 7″ Remix / Edit
      9. Alive And Kicking – 12″ Remix
      10. Alive And Kicking – Kevorkian 12″ Remix
      11. Sanctify Yourself – Edit
      12. Sanctify Yourself – Instrumental
      13. Sanctify Yourself – Alternative Edit
    • CD 3: B-sides / Extended Mixes
      1. Street Hassle – Live – Ahoy, Rotterdam: 3rd December 1985
      2. Love Song -Live – Ahoy, Rotterdam: 3rd December 1985
      3. Sanctify Yourself – Extended Mix
      4. Sanctify Yourself – Dub Version
      5. All The Things She Said – Edit
      6. Promised You a Miracle – US Remix
      7. All The Things She Said – Extended Version
      8. Don’t You (Forget About Me) – Live- Ahoy, Rotterdam: 3rd December 1985
      9. Ghost Dancing – 12″ Remix
      10. Ghost Dancing – Instrumental
      11. Oh Jungleland – 12″ Remix
      12. Oh Jungleland – Instrumental
    • CD 4: Live In the City of Light – Live From Le Zenith, Paris 1986
      1. Ghost Dancing
      2. Big Sleep
      3. Waterfront
      4. Promised You a Miracle
      5. Someone Somewhere (In Summertime)
      6. Oh Jungleland
      7. Alive And Kicking
    • CD 5: Live In the City of Light – Live From Le Zenith, Paris 1986
      1. Don’t You (Forget About Me)
      2. Once Upon a Time
      3. Book Of Brilliant Things
      4. East At Easter
      5. Sanctify Yourself
      6. Love Song / Sun City / Dance to The Music
      7. New Gold Dream

Suede / Sci-Fi Lullabies reissues, unboxed

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Watch, as SDEtv unboxes the recent vinyl and CD reissues of Suede’s classic 1997 B-sides compilation, Sci-Fi Lullabies.

Tracklisting

Sci-Fi Lullabies Suede / 3CD deluxe

    • CD 1
      1. My Insatiable One
      2. To the Birds
      3. Where the Pigs Don’t Fly
      4. He’s Dead
      5. The Big Time
      6. High Rising
      7. The Living Dead
      8. My Dark Star
      9. Killing of a Flash Boy
      10. Whipsnade
      11. Modern Boys
      12. Together
      13. Bentswood Boys
      14. Europe Is Our Playground
    • CD 2
      1. Every Monday Morning Comes
      2. Have You Ever Been This Low?
      3. Another No One
      4. Young Men
      5. The Sound of the Streets
      6. Money
      7. W.S.D
      8. This Time
      9. Jumble Sale Mums
      10. These Are the Sad Songs
      11. Sadie
      12. Graffiti Women
      13. Duchess
    • CD 3
      1. The Sadness in You, the Sadness in Me
      2. Dawn Chorus
      3. Let Go
      4. Crackhead
      5. Cheap
      6. Simon
      7. What Violet Says
      8. Still Waiting
      9. Manipulation
      10. You Don’t Know Me
      11. Days Like Dead Moths
      12. Since You Went Away
      13. Heroin
      14. Leaving
      15. God’s Gift
      16. There Is No Me If There Is No You
      17. Darkest Days
      18. The Prey
      19. Blinded

Out This Week / on 27 June 2025

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Mike Oldfield / Hergest Ridge Vinyl, Blu-ray

Mike Oldfield’s 1974 album Hergest Ridge – his follow up to Tubular Bells – is reissued as a 2LP vinyl edition and on SDE exclusive blu-ray audio.

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Anthony Phillips / Radio Clyde 1978

Remastered and expanded version of this Anthony Phillips collection, recorded for Radio Clyde in 1978. Containing two unreleased bonus tracks and a new notes.


The Pale Fountains / The Complete Virgin Years (4CD box set)

The Pale Fountains were formed in Liverpool in 1980. This box includes their two albums released on Virgin: Pacific Street (1984) and …From Across the Kitchen Table (1985). It also features B-sides, mixes, and some previously unreleased material. Notes by John Earls.

Spandau Ballet / Everything is Now: Vol 1 – The Early Years 1978-1982

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Spandau Ballet will release a ‘early years’ 9-disc box set in September that focuses on their first two albums.

Everything is Now: Vol 1 – The Early Years 1978-1982 will feature six CDs, one blu-ray and two vinyl records and will include a 44-page book with photos and a new commentary from the whole band.

The content breaks down as follows:

  • LP 1 – Journeys to Glory
  • LP 2 – Diamond
  • CD 1 – Journeys to Glory – singles, remixes & versions
  • CD 2 – Diamond – singles, remixes & versions
  • CD 3 – Diamond – 12-inch remixes for 1981 box set
  • CD 4 – BBC Session 1981 / BBC In Concert Bournemouth 1982
  • CD 5 – BBC In Concert Paris Theatre 1982
  • CD 6 – Demos
  • Blu-ray – Singles in Atmos, Videos, TV footage

The first two CDs offer a comprehensive roundup of remixes, while CD 3 offers further 12-inch mixes from the Diamond 4×12-inch box set that was released in 1982. That box had some unique mixes.

The 1981 BBC Session from CD 4 dates from 15 March that year, 9 days after the release of Spandau Ballet’s debut album, Journeys to Glory. Conversely, the 1982 In Concert from Bournemouth dates from 19 April ’82, around five weeks after follow-up Diamond was released. The Paris Theatre ‘In Concert’ from CD 5 was recorded 12 days earlier, an illustration of how busy the band were at the time, trying to promote their new album.

Everything Is Now – Vol 1: The Early Years 1978-1982 (click image to enlarge)

CD 6 features three Gentry demos recorded at Halligan Studios in London’s Holloway Road in “mid-1979” and four Arista demos recorded on 31 August 1980 at Pathways Studios in Islington. So only seven demos on this disc.

Steven Wilson has mixed the singles in Atmos, but not the whole albums. So six tracks: ‘To Cut A Long Story Short’, ‘The Freeze’, ‘Muscle Bound’, ‘Chant No. 1 (I Don’t Need This Pressure On)’, ‘Paint Me Down’ and ‘Instinction’. These are available on the blu-ray in Atmos, Stereo and as stereo instrumentals. As well as the music videos, the blu-ray includes rare live footage from NYC’s Underground Club (1981) and a 1982 appearance on BBC TV’s Old Grey Whistle Test.

Gary Kemp explains the title of the box: “I was having a conversation with Spandau’s manager and lifelong friend Steve Dagger. We were talking about my kids who are constantly listening to and streaming old music, making discoveries like Steely Dan or The Zombies. On TikTok and social media old tracks are getting reinvented. Our streaming is going up and up for people of all ages. Dagger said, ‘The thing is everything is now.’ I said, ‘That’s the title.’ It isn’t the past anymore. It’s in constant re-evaluation and people are discovering it.”

Everything Is Now: Vol 1 – The Early Years 1978-1982 will be released on 10 October 2025 (was 12 September), via Parlophone

Tracklisting

Spandau Ballet / Every Is Now: Vol 1: The Early Years 1978-1982 9-disc box set

Everything Is Now – Vol 1: The Early Years 1978-1982 Spandau Ballet / 9-disc box set

    • LP 1: Journeys to Glory (1981)
      Side One
      1. To Cut A Long Story Short [3:20]
      2. Reformation [4:54]
      3. Mandolin [4:07]
      4. Muscle Bound [5:06]
      Side Two
      1. Age Of Blows [4:09]
      2. The Freeze [4:35]
      3. Confused [4:38]
      4. Toys [5:48]
    • LP 2: Diamond (1982)
      Side One
      1. Chant No 1 [4:05]
      2. Instinction [4:48]
      3. Paint Me Down [3:44]
      4. Coffee Club [5:30]
      Side Two
      1. She Loved Like Diamond [2:55]
      2. Pharaoh [6:35]
      3. Innocence And Science [4:15]
      4. Missionary [7:15]
    • CD 1: JOURNEYS TO GLORY ERA SINGLES, REMIXES & VERSIONS
      7 inch A-Sides
      1. To Cut A Long Story Short (7” A-side) [3:22]
      2. The Freeze (7″ Version A-side) [3:32]
      3. Muscle Bound (7″ Version A-side) [3:58]
      4. Glow (7″ Version AA-side) [3:49]
      7 inch B-Sides
      1. To Cut A Long Story Short (Version) [3:22]
      2. The Freeze (Version 7” B-side) [4:23]
      12 inch A-Sides & B-Sides
      1. To Cut A Long Story Short (Mix 1 A-side) [6:32]
      2. To Cut A Long Story Short (Version) (Mix 2) [3.59]
      3. The Freeze (12” A-side) [4:36]
      4. The Freeze (Special Mix 12” B-side) [6:33]
      5. Glow (12″ Version) [8:11]
      6. Muscle Bound (12” B-side) [4.51]
    • CD 2: DIAMOND ERA SINGLES, REMIXES & VERSIONS
      7 inch A-Sides
      1. Chant No 1 (7” A-side) [4:07]
      2. Paint Me Down (7” A-side) [3:13]
      3. She Love Like Diamond (7” A-side) [2:52]
      4. Instinction (7” Trevor Horn Version) [3:34]
      7 inch B-Sides
      1. Feel The Chant (Short – 7” B-side) [4:04]
      2. Man With Guitar (B-Side of Paint Me Down) [2:52]
      3. Gently (B-Side of Intinction) [4:00]
      4. She Loved Like Diamond (Instrumental B-side) [2:56]
      12 inch A-Sides & B-Sides
      1. Chant No.1 (I Don’t Need This Pressure On) (Extended Mix – 12” A-side) [5:52]
      2. Feel The Chant (Long – 12” B-side) [5:49]
      3. Paint Me Down (12″ A-side) [7:05]
      4. Re Paint (12” B-side) [6:53]
    • CD 3: DIAMOND – 12” REMIX SINGLES BOX SET
      1. Chant No. 1 (I Don’t Need This Pressure On) (Remix) [8:04]
      2. Instinction (Remix) [6:59]
      3. Paint Me Down (Remix) [6:25]
      4. Coffee Club (Remix) [6:49]
      5. She Loved Like Diamond (Remix) [3:41]
      6. Pharaoh (Remix) [6:37]
      7. Innocence And Science (Remix) [4:28]
      8. Missionary (Remix) [7:02]
    • CD 4: BBC SESSION 1981 / BBC IN CONCERT BOURNEMOUTH 1982
      BBC Session – Studio B15, March 15, 1981
      1. The Freeze [4:41]
      2. Mandolin [4:07]
      3. Muscle Bound [4:52]
      4. Glow [4:14]
      BBC In Concert Bournemouth, April 19, 1982
      1. The Freeze [5:13]
      2. She Loved Like Diamond [3:10]
      3. To Cut A Long Story Short [3:52]
      4. Glow [5:13]
      5. Paint Me Down [4:45]
      6. Instinction / Chant No. 1 (I Don’t Need This Pressure On) [6:10]
      7. (Medley: Instinction [5:46] / Chant No. 1 (I Don’t Need This Pressure On) [1:24]  
    • CD 5: BBC IN CONCERT PARIS THEATRE, LONDON 1982
      Produced by Jeff Griffin
      1. Instinction (Version 1) [5:28]
      2. The Freeze [5:11]
      3. She Loved Like Diamond [2:59]
      4. To Cut A Long Story Short [3:46]
      5. Pharoah [6:07]
      6. Glow [5:11]
      7. Muscle Bound [4:56]
      8. Confused [4:07]
      9. Paint Me Down [4:56]
      10. Coffee Club [6:38]
      11. Chant No. 1 (I Don’t Need This Pressure On) [6:56]
      12. Instinction (Version 2) [4:28]
      13. Chant No. 1 (I Don’t Need This Pressure On) (Reprise) [1:22]
    • CD 6: DEMOS
      1. Toys (Gentry Demo) [4:20]
      2. Age Of Blows (Gentry Demo) [3:47]
      3. Eyes (Gentry Demo) [5:27]
      4. To Cut A Long Story Short (Arista Demo) [3:42]
      5. The Freeze (Arista Demo) [4:56]
      6. Confused (Arista Demo) [4:10]
      7. Reformation (Arista Demo) [4:59]
    • Blu-ray
      DOLBY ATMOS, STEREO & INSTRUMENTAL REMIXES BY STEVEN WILSON
      1. To Cut A Long Story Short
      2. The Freeze
      3. Muscle Bound
      4. Chant No. 1 (I Don’t Need This Pressure On)
      5. Paint Me Down
      6. Instinction
      MUSIC VIDEOS
      1. To Cut A Long Story Short
      2. The Freeze
      3. Muscle Bound
      4. Chant No. 1 (I Don’t Need This Pressure On)
      5. Paint Me Down
      6. She Loved Like Diamond
      7. Instinction
      OLD GREY WHISTLE TEST, BBC TV 1982
      1. She Loved Like Diamond
      2. Coffee Club
      LIVE AT THE UNDERGROUND CLUB, NYC, USA MAY 6, 1981 – DURATION: 56mins 25secs
      1. Intro by Jim Fouratt
      2. The Freeze
      3. Mandolin
      4. Reformation
      5. Chant No. 1 (I Don’t Need This Pressure On)
      6. Toys
      7. Age Of Blows
      8. Muscle Bound
      9. Confused
      10. To Cut A Long Story Short
      11. Glow
      EXTRAS
      1. HMS Belfast footage

Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel / The Best Years of Our Lives SDE blu-ray, unboxed

Posted on by Paul Sinclair

Watch, as SDEtv ‘unboxes’ the new Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel The Best Years of Our Lives SDE exclusive blu-ray and the 2CD+DVD deluxe edition. Both are released on Friday 20 June, 2025.

There’s a small amount of cancellation/contingency stock of this exclusive blu-ray left. You can secure your copy by ordering from the SDE shop using this link or the button below.

Tracklisting

The Best Years of Our Lives Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel / SDE exclusive blu-ray

    • 2025 Alan Parsons Dolby Atmos Mix*
      2025 Alan Parsons 5.1 Mix (96/24)*
      2025 Alan Parsons Stereo Mix (96/24)*
      2025 Alan Parsons Stereo Instrumental Mix* (96/24)
      1975 Original Stereo Mix (Non-limited 2025 Remaster by Miles Showell) (96/24)
      1. Introducing “The Best Years”
      2. The Mad, Mad Moonlight
      3. Mr Raffles
      4. It Wasn’t Me
      5. Panorama
      6. Make Me Smile (Come Up And See Me)
      7. Back To The Farm
      8. 49th Parallel
      9. The Best Years Of Our Lives
      10. Another Journey (B-side)
      Live at Hammersmith 1975 (96/24 stereo)
      1. The Mad, Mad Moonlight
      2. Hideaway
      3. Panorama
      4. Sweet Dreams
      5. Sebastian
      6. Mr Raffles
      7. Back To The Farm
      8. 49th Parallel
      9. Death Trip
      10. Judy Teen
      11. Mr Soft
      12. The Best Years Of Our Lives
      13. Make Me Smile (Come Up And See Me)
      14. Tumbling Down

Ultravox / Lament clamshell deluxe, unboxed

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Watch, as SDEtv unboxes the recently reformatted Lament deluxe edition, from Ultravox. The 7CD+DVD set is now packaged in a more compact clamshell box but retains the same audio and video content as before

Tracklisting

Lament Ultravox / 7CD+DVD clamshell box set

    • CD 1: Lament 1984 Analog Master
      1. White China
      2. One Small Day
      3. Dancing With Tears In My Eyes
      4. Lament
      5. Man of Two Worlds
      6. Heart of The Country
      7. When The Time Comes
      8. A Friend I Call Desire
    • CD 2: Lament Steven Wilson Stereo Mix
      1. White China
      2. One Small Day
      3. Dancing With Tears In My Eyes
      4. Lament
      5. Man of Two Worlds
      6. Heart of The Country
      7. When The Time Comes
      8. A Friend I Call Desire
      9. Easterly
      10. Building
      11. Love’s Great Adventure
    • CD 3: Lament Extended Remix Album
      1. White China [Extended Re-Mix] 9.02
      2. One Small Day [Extended Re-Mix] 8.46
      3. Dancing With Tears In My Eyes [Blank & Jones so8os Reconstruction] 6.00
      4. Lament [Moby Remix] 4.26
      5. Man of Two Worlds [Extended Re-Mix] 8.05
      6. Heart of The Country [Extended Re-Mix] 8.14
      7. When The Time Comes [Steven Wilson 12” Re-Mix] 7.20
      8. A Friend I Call Desire [Steven Wilson 12” Re-Mix] 8.12
    • CD 4: Single Mixes/B-sides/Rarities
      1. One Small Day [U.S. Single Edit] 4.39
      2. Easterly 3.48
      3. Dancing With Tears In My Eyes [Single Version] 4.10
      4. Building 3.11
      5. One Small Day [U.S. Club Version] 7.44
      6. Lament [Single Version] 4.18
      7. Heart of The Country [Instrumental] 4.26
      8. Love’s Great Adventure 3.06
      9. White China [Live at Hammersmith Odeon June 1984] 3.46
      10. Man of Two Worlds [Instrumental] 4.31
      11. White China [Rough Mix, Sep ’83]* 3.51
      12. Lament [Backing Track, Sep ’83]* 5.18
      13. Man of Two Worlds [Monitor Mix, Aug ’83]* 4.45
      14. Dancing With Tears In My Eyes [Piano Version]* 3.20
      15. Love’s Great Adventure [Work In Progress]* 3.09
      16. Threads [Version 1] 1.04
      17. Threads [Version 2: Love’s Great Adventure Theme] 1.11
      18. Rivets 0.57
    • CD 5: Lament – The 1984 Extended Remixes
      1. One Small Day [Special Re-Mix]
      2. One Small Day [Special Extra Re-Mix Extra]
      3. White China [Special Re-Mix]
      4. Dancing With Tears In My Eyes [Special Re-Mix]
      5. Dancing With Tears In My Eyes [Extended]
      6. Lament [Extended Version]
      7. Heart of The Country [Unedited Special Re-Mix]*
      8. Love’s Great Adventure [Extended Version]
      9. One Small Day [Final Mix]
    • CD 6: SET MOVEMENTS: Hammersmith 1984 [Pt.I]
      1. Man of Two Worlds*
      2. Passing Strangers*
      3. We Stand Alone*
      4. New Europeans*
      5. I Remember (Death In The Afternoon)*
      6. Visions In Blue*
      7. Heart of The Country*
      8. Western Promise*
      9. Vienna*
    • CD 7: SET MOVEMENTS: Hammersmith 1984 [Pt.II]
      1. Reap The Wild Wind*
      2. We Came to Dance*
      3. White China*
      4. One Small Day*
      5. Hymn*
      6. The Voice*
      7. Lament*
      8. Dancing With Tears In My Eyes*
      9. All Stood Still*
    • DVD (Audio only)
      Lament/B-sides: Steven Wilson Mixes
      1. DTS 24/96 5.1 Surround Mix
      2. DOLBY AC3 5.1 Surround Mix
      3. 24/96 LPCM Stereo
      Lament/B-Sides
      1. Original 1984 Mixes: 24/96 LPCM Stereo Mix.

       

Elton John / Live from the Rainbow Theatre, with Ray Cooper

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Despite being announced as a Record Store Day release for April this year, Elton John’s 1977 live show at London’s Rainbow Theatre (with Ray Cooper) is being given a full retail release, next month.

Normally in this situation the RSD releases would be coloured vinyl, or similar, and then perhaps a black vinyl would follow, but in this instance the RSD release was black vinyl and so is this full retail version. We have to presume they are identical!

However, this time around Live from the Rainbow Theatre, with Ray Cooper is being issued on CD as well, so that is definitely welcome. In fact, the CD offers a bonus track not on the vinyl: ‘Goodbye’.

A new CD version offers a bonus track

These performances on this live album were the first of 233 Elton-and-Ray only shows that would follow and featured the live debut of ‘Roy Rogers’, ‘Cage The Songbird’, ‘Idol’ and ‘I Feel Like A Bullet (In The Gun Of Robert Ford)’.

Live from the Rainbow Theatre, with Ray Cooper is being released on 25 July 2025, via UMR.

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Tracklisting

Elton John / Live from the Rainbow Theatre with Ray Cooper

Live from the Rainbow Theatre with Ray Cooper Elton John /

      1. The Greatest Discovery
      2. Border Song
      3. Cage The Songbird
      4. Where To Now St. Peter?
      5. Ticking
      6. Better Off Dead w/Ray Cooper
      7. Sweet Painted Lady
      8. Tonight w/Ray Cooper
      9. Idol w/Ray Cooper
      10. I Feel Like A Bullet (In The Gun Of Robert Ford) w/Ray Cooper
      11. Roy Rogers
      12. Dan Dare (Pilot Of The Future)
      13. Goodbye

Out This Week / on 20 June 2025

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Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel / The Best Years of Our Lives CD, Vinyl, Blu-ray

Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel’s 1975 album The Best Years of Our Lives will is reissued on SDE exclusive blu-ray audio. #42 in the SDE Surround Series, this features Alan Parsons’ Dolby Atmos, 5.1, Stereo and Instrumental mixes and bonus tracks.

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John Mayall / The Second Generation: Live Music 1968 – 1992

A limited-edition 30CD box set capturing over two decades of John Mayall’s pioneering Blues performances. It comes with a 120-page hardback book with introduction and contributions from Gaz Mayall, plus many previously unseen photos.

Gorillaz / Tomorrow Comes Today (white and blue vinyl)

Gorillaz‘ Tomorrow Comes Today is reissued for its 25th anniversary. This is pressed on 140g white and blue 12-inch vinyl. Side 1 includes the singles Rock The House and Tomorrow Comes Today, while Side 2 offers a rare English-language version of ‘Latin Simone’ alongside ’12D3′.

Sting expanded deluxe editions up for pre-order in Japan

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Five of Sting’s early solo studio albums, including classics such as The Dream of the Blue Turtles and …Nothing Like The Sun, have appeared online via Japanese retailers. These expanded, multi-disc sets feature many bonus tracks.

The albums in question are:

  • The Dream of the Blue Turtles (1985)
  • …Nothing Like The Sun (1987)
  • The Soul Cages (1991)
  • Ten Summoner’s Tales (1993)
  • Brand New Day (1999)

All of these are 2CD sets, except for The Dream of the Blue Turtles and Brand New Day which are both 3CD packages. For reasons unknown, 1996’s Mercury Falling does not appear to be part of this reissue campaign.

The bonus tracks match the streaming expanded editions, which have been available for the last few years. The extras are a mixed bag; there’s lots of welcome B-sides/extra tracks from the original singles (or 12-inches) but there’s also quite a few remixes included that were done much later. So for example, with The Dream of the Blue Turtles we do get original B-sides, ‘Another Day’ (from ‘If You Love Someone Set Them Free’) and ‘The Ballad of Mac The Knife’ (from ‘Moon Over Bourbon Street’) and the original Jellybean and William Orbit remixes of ‘If You Love Someone Set Them Free’ but the compilers have decided to include a further EIGHT remixes of ‘If You Love Someone Set Them Free’ including four ‘Soulpower’ variants that date from 1991. Meanwhile the B-side of ‘Russians’, which was ‘Gabriel’s Message’ isn’t included!

Similarly, …Nothing Like The Sun includes three dj MONK remixes of ‘Fragile’. These are universally awful and were created in 2001, 14 years after the original album. Sting’s excellent ‘We Work The Black Seam ’93’ could, maybe should, have been included on the bonus disc of The Dream of the Blue Turtles but they’ve aligned it with Ten Summoner’s Tales, presumably because it first appeared on the US CD single of ‘I Ever Lose My Faith in You’. Full tracklistings are below.

Putting to one side nitpicking on bonus tracks, the bigger question is why are these happening in only in Japan, in a rather under-the-radar fashion? There’s no mention of them on Sting’s official channels. Can we expect these to get a wider release later on, and if so, will North America and UK/Europe choose to something different with Sting’s catalogue?

Time will tell. Until then, if you wish to order these from Japan there’s some links below. They are all SHM-CDs (compatible with all CD players) but don’t appear to be ‘paper sleeve’ type presentations. These are all released relatively soon, on 11 July 2025.

Tracklisting

Sting / Dream of the Blue Turtles expanded japanese reissue UICY-16304

The Dream of the Blue Turtles expanded edition Sting /

    • CD 1
      1. If You Love Somebody Set Them Free
      2. Love Is The Seventh Wave
      3. Russians
      4. Children’s Crusade
      5. Shadows In The Rain
      6. We Work The Black Seam
      7. Consider Me Gone
      8. The Dream Of The Blue Turtles
      9. Moon Over Bourbon Street
      10. Fortress Around Your Heart
    • CD 2
      1. Another Day
      2. The Ballad Of Mac The Knife
      3. If You Love Somebody Set Them Free (Dance Mix)
      4. If You Love Somebody Set Them Free (William Orbit Mix)
      5. If You Love Somebody Set Them Free (Soulpower Mix)
      6. If You Love Somebody Set Them Free (Soulpower Radio Mix)
      7. If You Love Somebody Set Them Free (Soulpower Hip Hop Mix)
      8. If You Love Somebody Set Them Free (Soulpower House Mix)
      9. If You Love Somebody Set Them Free (Soulpower Deep Dub)
    • CD 3
      1. If You Love Somebody Set Them Free (Brothers In Rhythm Soundtrack Version)
      2. If You Love Somebody Set Them Free (Brothers In Rhythm Edit)
      3. If You Love Somebody Set Them Free (Tom Stephan Remix)
      4. Love Is The Seventh Wave (New Mix)
      5. Love Is The Seventh Wave (Special Single Version)
      6. Moon Over Bourbon Street (Cornelius Mix – New 2003 Acoustic Version)
      7. Fortress Around Your Heart (Hugh Padgham Remix)

Tracklisting

Sting / ...Nothing Like The Sun expanded japanese reissue UICY-16290

…Nothing Like The Sun expanded edition Sting / Japan only

    • CD 1
      1. The Lazarus Heart
      2. Be Still My Beating Heart
      3. Englishman In New York
      4. History Will Teach Us Nothing
      5. They Dance Alone (Cueca Solo)
      6. Fragile
      7. We’ll Be Together
      8. Straight To My Heart
      9. Rock Steady
      10. Sister Moon
      11. Little Wing
      12. The Secret Marriage
    • CD 2
      1. Conversation With A Dog
      2. If You There
      3. Up From The Skies
      4. Someone To Watch Over Me
      5. Ghost In The Strand
      6. Englishman In New York (Ben Liebrand Mix)
      7. Englishman In New York (Ben Liebrand Mix Edit)
      8. Fragile (dj MONK’s Extended Vocal Remix Version)
      9. Fragile (dj MONK’s Radio Edit Version)
      10. Fragile (dj MONK’s Hard Rain Dub Version)
      11. Fragile (Bedroom Rockers Remix Version)
      12. We’ll Be Together (Extended Mix)
      13. We’ll Be Together (Alternate Version)
      14. We’ll Be Together (Instrumental)

Tracklisting

Sting / The Soul Cages expanded edition japanese reissue UICY-16292

The Soul Cages expanded edition Sting / Japan only

    • CD 1
      1. Island Of Souls
      2. All This Time
      3. Mad About You
      4. Jeremiah Blues (Part 1)
      5. Why Should I Cry For You
      6. Saint Agnes And The Burning Train
      7. The Wild Wild Sea
      8. The Soul Cages
      9. When The Angels Fall
    • CD 2
      1. I Miss You Kate
      2. Come Down In Time
      3. Tempted (Live)
      4. Ne Me Quitte Pas (Live)
      5. Oo La La Hugh
      6. Mad About You (Original Remix)
      7. Mad About You (Remix Edit)
      8. Mad About You (12″ Remix)
      9. Mad About You (Italian Version)
      10. Why Should I Cry For You? (Spanish Version)
      11. Why Should I Cry For You? (Extended Mix)
      12. The Soul Cages (Edit)
      13. All This Time (Edit)

Tracklisting

Sting / Ten Summoner's Tales expanded edition japanese reissue UICY-16294

Ten Summoner’s Tales expanded edition Sting / Japan only

    • CD 1

      1. Prologue (If I Ever Lose My Faith In You)
      2. Love Is Stronger Than Justice (The Munificent Seven)
      3. Fields Of Gold
      4. Heavy Cloud No Rain
      5. She’s Too Good For Me
      6. Seven Days
      7. Saint Augustine In Hell
      8. It’s Probably Me
      9. Everybody Laughed But You
      10. Shape Of My Heart
      11. Something The Boy Said
      12. Epilogue (Nothing ‘Bout Me)
    • CD 2
      1. We Work The Black Seam (1993 Version)
      2. January Stars
      3. If I Ever Lose My Faith In You (Miracle Of Science Mix)
      4. If I Ever Lose My Faith In You (Hoax Mix)
      5. It’s Probably Me (Alternate Version)
      6. Nothing ‘Bout Me (Remix)
      7. Nothing ‘Bout Me (Remix With Horn Intro)
      8. Love Is Stronger Than Justice (The Munificent Seven) (Edit)
      9. Seven Days (Radio Edit)
      10. Nothing ‘Bout Me (Edit With Fade)
      11. Shape Of My Heart (Live At Villa Manin, Codroipo, Italy, 1993)
      12. Love Is Stronger Than Justice (The Munificent Seven) (Live At Villa Manin, Codroipo, Italy, 1993)
      13. It’s Probably Me (Live At Villa Manin, Codroipo, Italy, 1993)
      14. Purple Haze (Live At The Hague, Netherlands, 1991)
      15. Ain’t No Sunshine (Live At The Buddle Arts Centre, Newcastle, England, 1991)

Tracklisting

Sting / Brand New Day expanded edition japanese reissue UICY-16296

Brand New Day expanded edition Sting / Japan only

    • CD 1
      1. A Thousand Years
      2. Desert Rose
      3. Big Lie Small World
      4. After The Rain Has Fallen
      5. Perfect Love…Gone Wrong
      6. Tomorrow We’ll See
      7. Prelude To The End Of The Game
      8. Fill Her Up
      9. Ghost Story
      10. Brand New Day
    • CD 2
      1. The Windmills Of Your Mind
      2. End Of The Game
      3. Desert Rose (Demo Version)
      4. Fill Her Up (Original Version)
      5. Brand New Day (Edit)
      6. A Thousand Years (Bill Laswell Remix)
      7. A Thousand Years (Escape Club Remix)
      8. A Thousand Years (Escape Club Remix Edit)
      9. A Thousand Years (Nitin Sawhney Mix)
      10. Desert Rose (Filter Dub Mix)
      11. Desert Rose (Radio Edit)
      12. Desert Rose (Melodic Club Mix)
      13. Desert Rose (Melodic Club Mix Radio Edit)
    • CD 3
      1. After The Rain Has Fallen (Tin Tin Out Mix)
      2. After The Rain Has Fallen (Tin Tin Out Radio Edit)
      3. Perfect Love…Gone Wrong (LISA m-flo Mix)
      4. Brand New Day (Cornelius Mix)
      5. Brand New Day (Murlyn Mix)
      6. Brand New Day (Murlyn Radio Mix)
      7. A Thousand Years (Live At The Universal Amphitheater, 1999)
      8. Desert Rose (Live At The Universal Amphitheater, 1999)
      9. After The Rain Has Fallen (Live At The Universal Amphitheater, 1999)
      10. Perfect Love…Gone Wrong (Live At The Universal Amphitheater, 1999)

Matt Deighton / ‘Today Become Forever’ SDE exclusive blu-ray

Posted on by Paul Sinclair

Quick pre-order link

Matt Deighton’s 2023 album, Today Become Forever, is the next release in the SDE Surround Series. This is a Blu-ray Audio featuring Dolby Atmos, 5.1 and stereo mixes, which is limited to just 1,000 units.

For those unfamiliar with Matt Deighton, he is a superb singer, songwriter and guitarist who first came to prominence in the 1990s in the group Mother Earth. Signed to Acid Jazz, they released three studio albums before disbanding in 1996. Matt then went on the road as Paul Weller’s guitarist on 1997’s Heavy Soul tour and remained with The Weller band until late 1999 when he joined Oasis (!) as replacement guitarist for Noel Gallagher who had taken a sabbatical from the newly reunited band.

As well as this, over the years and decades Matt Deighton has released a number of solo albums and collaborations most of which garnered critical acclaim. His 1995 album Villager is often hailed as a British folk classic and 2001’s The Common Good was part produced by John Leckie and features performances from drummer Steve White, Mick Talbot, Paul Weller, Marco Nelson and others. 2017’s Kids Steal Feelings was a collaboration with Squeeze legend Chris Difford and the making of the excellent Doubtless Dauntless, from 2018, was documented in the Sky Arts film Overshadowed. Matt’s most recent release is The Instant Garden, an album recorded with Dr. Robert of The Blow Monkeys.

Today Become Forever was originally issued on CD and vinyl in 2023 and features three tracks produced by the legendary Ken Scott (‘High Time (Figured It Out)’, ‘Snow Lit Lovers’ and ‘When All Heaven Breaks Loose’. Other numbers include the epic opener ‘A Song That’s On My Mind’, the poppy ‘Anhedonia’ and the acoustic lilt of ‘Letting Go’.

The SDE exclusive blu-ray will be the second release on SDE Records and is #44 in the ongoing SDE Surround Series. It will feature the album in Dolby Atmos (mixed by Tim Burns) alongside a 5.1 mix, a Hi-Res Stereo version, and exclusive instrumental version as well as a previously unreleased track from the Today Become Forever sessions, called ‘Satisfiction’. Matt supplied this and it was newly mixed by Tim Burns.

The SDE exclusive blu-ray of Today Become Forever features the following content:

  • Dolby Atmos Mix
  • 5.1 Surround Mix (48/24)
  • Hi-Res Stereo Mix (96/24)
  • Hi-Res Stereo Instrumental Mix (96/24)
  • Bonus track: ‘Satisfiction’ (in Atmos, 5.1 & Stereo)
  • HD Video: Three filmed-in-the-studio promo clips

This region-free blu-ray is available to pre-order from today and ships with the free SDE Surround Series slipcase. 500 copies will ship with an art card signed by Matt Deighton.

It is impossible to imagine fans of Nick Drake and John Martyn not falling in love with him

The Sunday Times

Today Become Forever will be released on 5 September 2025, by SDE Records. If this is your first exposure to this amazing artist, you have a lot of catching up to look forward to, but for now make sure you secure you copy of this exclusive release today, by pre-ordering only via the SDE shop, using this link or the button below.

Tracklisting

Today Become Forever Matt Deighton / SDE exclusive blu-ray

    • Today Become Forever in Dolby Atmos, 5.1 Surround, Hi-res Stereo (96/24) and Hi-Res Stereo instrumental
      1. A Song That’s On My Mind
      2. High Time (Figured It Out)
      3. Stringless Heart
      4. Ruthless Grin
      5. Letting Go
      6. Anhedonia
      7. Snow Lit Lovers
      8. When All Heaven Breaks Loose
      9. Somewhere to Climb To
      Previously unreleased bonus track
      1. Satisfiction
      In the studio promo videos
      1. Ruthless Grin
      2. Letting Go
      3. Somewhere to Climb To

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