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Out This Week / on 21 October 2016

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Various Artists / Lazarus Original Cast Recording

Never has an ‘original cast recording’ for a musical been so anticipated. This album contains David Bowie‘s last three recordings from the Blackstar sessions as well as Michael C Hall and the New York Cast performing songs from throughout David’s career. Read more

Prince Sign O' The Times / vinyl reissue

Prince / Sign O’ The Times (vinyl reissue)

The vinyl reissues continue with probably Prince‘s masterpiece. Sprawling, but full of superb songs, expect the packaging for the 1987 double album to be an exact replica of the original, with inserts and stickers. Read more
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Saturday Deluxe / 15 October 2016

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Oasis / Be Here Now reissue and box set

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Confusion reigns this morning with the Oasis Be Here Now reissue which came out yesterday. Some fans are reporting that on the demo disc (CD 3) the track Trip Inside (Be Here Now) has apparently been replaced by an unnamed instrumental, although this isn’t affecting everyone, suggesting that two versions are currently floating around in the marketplace!
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FIRST PICTURES / R.E.M. Out of Time four-disc deluxe edition

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The image above is confirmation that for the forthcoming deluxe edition of R.E.M.‘s Out Of Time, the band and their management have abandoned the square ‘lift-off lid’ box sets used for previous reissues, such as Green and Document, preferring a DVD-sized ‘casebound book’ package, favoured by acts like the Manic Street Preachers for their own deluxe sets.
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The Who / My Generation super deluxe

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Five-CD box delivers demos, mono mixes, new stereo mixes & more

The Who’s debut album My Generation will be reissued as a five-disc super deluxe edition box set in November and will feature a wealth of material, including unreleased songs, recently discovered album demos and new stereo mixes…
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Out This Week / 14 October 2016

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XTC / Skylarking (CD+blu-ray combo)

Andy Partridge continues to set the bar very high with XTC reissues that offer more content that rival sets at much lower prices. Imagine a Kate Bush Hounds of Love set like this Skylarking deluxe? Not so much a reissue, more an autopsy on the album, with the results delivered via 5.1 mixes, complete alternate version of the album, demo and ‘worktape’ sessions and more. Buy it!  Read more

Oasis / Be Here Now reissue and box set

Oasis / Be Here Now (reissue)

That awkward moment in your reissue campaign when you have to ‘celebrate’ albums that just aren’t very good. Oasis‘ third long-player Be Here Now is reissued this week. Maybe the CD of demos might reveal what could have been… or not. The usual overpriced super deluxe box is available. Read more
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Soundgarden / Badmotorfinger 25th anniversary super deluxe edition box set

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Super Deluxe quick links: Amazon US

Soundgarden‘s third studio album, 1991’s Badmotorfinger, is to be reissued as an extensive seven-disc super deluxe edition with an enormous amount of unreleased tracks, two DVDs with video material and a blu-ray audio with a 5.1 surround sound mix.
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