Sam Brown / The A&M Years 1988-1990 watch the promotional video

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As previously reported a new SDE-curated Sam Brown box set The A&M Years 1988-1990 will be issued by Caroline International in December. Check out this new promotional video for this exciting new box set (below).
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Tom Petty / The Complete Studio Albums – across two new vinyl boxes

Such is the breadth of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers studio back catalogue that the band are releasing TWO vinyl box sets to mark 40 years since their self-titled debut.
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Pete Burns tribute: The last interview

I interviewed Dead Or Alive frontman Pete Burns for SDE about a month ago, to discuss the new 19-disc box set Sophisticated Boom Box MMXVI. I was literally listening to the audio of the interview (conducted over the phone) late yesterday afternoon, when the shocking news came in of Pete’s untimely death at the age of 57.
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Out This Week / on 28 October 2016


Marc Almond / Trials of Eyeliner (10CD box)

A mammoth 10-disc Marc Almond box set curated by the man himself. The 189-track anthology spans his entire career and comes with a 64-page hardcover book. Read more


King Crimson / On (and off) The Road (1979-1982)

Many acts could learn from the care and attention King Crimson pay to the art of the deluxe music box set. This 19-disc collection presents a complete overview of the 1980s incarnation of the band and includes 5.1 mixes of studio albums, plenty of live concert records and studio sessions.  Read more
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Saturday Deluxe / 22 October 2016

SDE has just drunk five litres of undiluted ‘blackcurrant squash’ and isn’t in the mood for any monkey business.

Let’s get the show on the road and deluxe the ‘heck’ out of this Saturday morning. Coming up…. an irate, Macca-hating Phil Collins, why Sainsbury’s mistake a bit of cardboard for a ‘record shop’, and Kate Bush’s live version of King of the Mountain in full…

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“He’s little and he likes The Beatles!”. McCartney insults Collins. “He’s not worth it!” says peacemaker Townshend. 

Phil Collins revealed this week that he is sick and tired of sitting back and listening to McCartney’s clap-trap.

With a book to promote Phil Collins has revealed that he fell out with Paul McCartney back in 2002 when both men were performing at the Buckingham Palace party.
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