Author: Paul Sinclair

Out This Week / on 11 November 2016

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Pink Floyd / The Early Years 1965-1972 box set

Pink Floyd / The Early Years (27-disc box)

This giant journey through Pink Floyd‘s Early Years is probably the most expensive music box set you’ve ever pre-ordered. However the depth and reach of the material which features unreleased tracks, BBC Radio Sessions, remixes, outtakes and alternative versions, live and TV performances and original quad mixes is undoubtedly impressive. In total, over 25 hours of audio and video performance. Read more

Bob Dylan / The 1966 Live Recordings (36CD box set)

Someone on the SDE facebook page asked (presumably rhetorically) of this set “Who has got the time to listen to 36 CDs?”. The answer to that question is that you have the rest of your life, which is hopefully a long time! This Bob Dylan box set contains “every known recording from his legendary 1966 tour” and is an important historical document that will be treasured by many. Read more
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Saturday Deluxe / 5 November 2016

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Lloyd Cole finished three months on the road last night (his ‘Classic Songbook Tour’) with an intimate, acoustic set at London’s Union Chapel, where he played “just old songs” including virtually everything from the 1984’s Rattlesnakes…
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Bob Marley and the Wailers / Live! / expanded 3LP set with two full shows

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Bob Marley & the Wailers‘ 1975 Live! album is to be reissued as a triple vinyl deluxe package featuring the complete sets from both July ’75 shows at the London Lyceum.
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Rush / 2112 super deluxe edition

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A mere four years after the last reissue of the album (which included a super deluxe comic book edition with CD and 5.1 surround sound blu-ray audio) Canadian rock band Rush are preparing an even more ‘super’ deluxe edition of their 1976 album 2112 for a December release.
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Merci! Great French DEALS: today only

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Bob Dylan / The Live 1966 Recordings 36CD set – £80 (€89.99) – CLICK TO BUY

Great DEALS today over on Amazon France where to celebrate being voted “best French retailer” they are offering €10 off any spend more than €50…
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Demon to replace 10 discs on error-strewn Dead Or Alive box set

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Dead Or Alive / Sophisticated Boom Box MMXVI 19-disc box set

Demon Music have investigated the errors on the recently issued Dead Or Alive box set and will replace more than half the discs in the Sophisticated Boom Box to fans who request replacements….
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Crowded House reissue producer talks to SDE about the new 2CD sets

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Kiwi studio engineer and friend of Crowded House, Jeremy Ansell, has been researching and cataloguing the band’s archive for over 10 years. With the new deluxe reissues finally imminent, Jeremy spoke to SDE’s Paul Sinclair last month about the process of putting these new sets together and the patience and pragmatism required to deliver the finished products…

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Out This Week / on 4 Nov 2016

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Crowded House / Woodface 2CD deluxe edition

Crowded House / Deluxe Editions (2CD sets)

All of Crowded House‘s albums are reissued as two-CD deluxe editions with enhanced packaging. Read more

Queen  / On Air

An archival release that brings together six Queen radio sessions recorded for the BBC between February 1973 and October 1977s. Available on 2CD, 6CD, or 3LP.  Read more
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