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Last chance to order the Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel ‘The Best Years of Our Lives’ blu-ray

Posted on May 6, 2025May 6, 2025 by Paul Sinclair

The pre-order window for the Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel The Best Years of Our Lives SDE-exclusive blu-ray is about to close.

The blu-ray audio – #42 in the ongoing SDE Suround Series – will feature brand new Dolby Atmos, 5.1, Stereo and Instrumental mixes by the original co-producer Alan Parsons! Also included is the original 1975 stereo mix, remastered and audio from Live at Hammersmith in 1975.

Audio streams on the SDE exclusive blu-ray of The Best Years of Our Lives:

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)
Live at Hammersmith 1975 (96/24 stereo)

*Only available physically on this product

The SDE exclusive blu-ray ships with the collectible SDE Surround Series slipcase

The blu-ray audio is region-free and will ship with a free and collectible SDE Surround Series slipcase and is exclusively available via the SDE shop using this link or the buttons below.

As well as the SDE exclusive blu-ray a 2CD+DVD deluxe edition (in mediabook packaging) will be available. This offers the new Alan Parsons stereo remix on CD 1, a disc of unreleased outtakes & rarities on CD 2 and rare video content on the DVD. There is also a half-speed mastered vinyl edition of the original mix of the album.

Do not miss out! The pre-order window closes today and this is the last point you can guarantee a copy of obtaining this release.

The Best Years of Our Lives blu-ray is a collaboration between SDE and Chrysalis and will be released on 27 June 2025.

Tracklisting

- 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
- CD 1: Alan Parsons Stereo Mix
  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)*
- CD 2: Outtakes & Rarities
  1. Another Journey (Early Version) *
  2. It Wasn’t Me (Outtake) *
  3. The Mad, Mad Moonlight (Rehearsal Version) *
  4. Back To The Farm (Instrumental Rehearsal) *
  5. 49th Parallel (Rehearsal) *
  6. Panorama (Vocal Run Through) *
  7. Make Me Smile (Come Up And See Me) (False Start) *
  8. Make Me Smile (Come Up And See Me) (Rough Mix) *
  9. Another Journey (Acoustic Demo) *
  10. The Best Years Of Our Lives (Rehearsal Version) *
  11. The Best Years Of Our Lives (Acoustic Demo) *
  *Previously unreleased
- DVD
  1. Between The Lines Documentary – Live at Hammersmith Odeon, 14th April 1975
  2. Star Rider – Live at Hammersmith Odeon, 14th April 1975
  3. Make Me Smile (Come Up And See Me) – Promo Video / TOTP
  4. Live at Hammersmith Odeon, 14th April 1975 – Audio
- Miles Showell 2025 Remaster
  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

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

Out This Week / on 9 May 2025

Posted on May 6, 2025May 6, 2025 by Paul Sinclair

Arcade Fire / Pink Elephant (new album)

The new album from Arcade Fire is co-produced with Daniel Lanois. 10 tracks, 42 minutes playing time.

Arcade Fire

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The Kooks: Never / Know (new album)

The Kooks’ new album includes a cover of Wings‘ ‘Arrow Through Me’. I’m in! There’s also a signed CD on Amazon.

The Kooks

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The Bluebells / Sisters reissue

Posted on May 6, 2025June 7, 2025 by Paul Sinclair

Scottish indie-pop band The Bluebells‘ 1984 album Sisters gets the full reissue treatment in June with expanded and remastered CD and vinyl editions available.

Signed to London Records, the band – according to Will Hodgkinson, who pens sleeve notes for this re-release – “were the very essence of indie – they helped define its jangling, guitar-led sound – while maintaining an accessibility that went to the heart of their working-class roots“.

The album reached a modest No 22 at the time despite delivering four UK top 40 singles, including ‘Young at Heart’, which peaked at number eight (it would reach No 1 in 1993 when re-released due to its inclusion in a VW Golf advert). Despite the success, it would be the group’s only album and they disbanded a few years later.

*Sisters* 3CD+DVD reissue (click image to enlarge)

Formats for the new reissue are a 3CD+DVD box set which offers B-sides, non-album tracks, live and extended versions, previously unreleased BBC sessions and early takes, music videos and TV performances. A 2LP vinyl edition offers the album on the first LP and highlights from the CD bonus tracks on the second. Orders of any format from the band’s official shop ship with an exclusive 5-track CD single of ‘Cath’.

Sisters is reissued on 27 June 2025, via London Records. The Bluebells will perform on the Acoustic Stage at Glastonbury Festival a day after the release date, and will tour around the UK throughout the summer and autumn.

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Tracklisting

- CD 1: The Album, Plus Bonus Tracks
  1. Everybody’s Somebody’s Fool (Alternative Version)
  2. Young At Heart
  3. I’m Falling
  4. Will She Always Be Waiting
  5. Some Sweet Day
  6. Cath (Longer Version)
  7. H.O.L.L.A.N.D.
  8. Red Guitars
  9. Syracuse University
  10. Learn To Love
  11. The Patriot Game
  12. South Atlantic Way (Full)
  13. Aim In Life
  14. Forevermore (7” Version)
  15. Sugar Bridge (7” Version)
  16. All I Am (Is Loving You) (12” Version)
  17. The Ballad Of Joe Hill
  18. Forever Yours, Forever Mine (Dub Version)
  19. Cath (US Remix)
- CD 2: B-Sides And Single Mixes
  1. Forevermore
  2. Everybody’s Somebody’s Fool (Original Album Version)
  3. Cath (12” Version)
  4. All I Ever Said
  5. Fall From Grace
  6. Sugar Bridge (Extended Version)
  7. Happy Birthday (Turn Gold)
  8. I’m Falling (US Edit)
  9. Young At Heart (Extended Version)
  10. Tender Mercy
  11. Wishful Thinking (Will She Always Be Waiting)
  12. Smalltown Martyr
  13. All I Am (Is Loving You) (7” Version)
  14. Everybody’s Somebody’s Fool (Original April ‘82 Version)
  15. Happy Birthday (Turn Gold) (Alternate Version)
  16. All I Am (Is Loving You) (Robert’s Edit)
  17. Everybody’s Somebody’s Fool (No Strings Version)
  18. Young At Heart (Club Remix)
- CD 3:
  1. Goodbye And Good Luck (Kid Jensen Session, 1981)
  2. Happy Birthday (Kid Jensen Session, 1981)
  3. Oh Dear (Kid Jensen Session, 1981)
  4. You’re Gonna Miss Me (Kid Jensen Session, 1981)
  5. Everybody’s Somebody’s Fool (Kid Jensen Session, 1982)
  6. Some Sweet Day (Kid Jensen Session, 1982)
  7. Sugar Bridge (Kid Jensen Session, 1982)
  8. Wishful Thinking (Kid Jensen Session, 1982)
  9. Learn To Love (Kid Jensen Session, 1983)
  10. Red Guitars (Kid Jensen Session, 1983)
  11. Smalltown Martyr To Love (Kid Jensen Session, 1983)
  12. Young At Heart (Kid Jensen Session, 1983)
  13. Sugar Bridge (Early Version, 1982)
  14. East Green (Early Version, 1981)
  15. Lifeboat (Live At Camden Palace, 1985)
  16. Honest John (Live At Camden Palace, 1985)
  17. Forevermore (Early Version, 1981)
  18. Cath (Live At Camden Palace, 1985)
  19. I’m Falling (Live At Camden Palace, 1985)
  20. All I Am (Is Loving You) (Live At Camden Palace, 1985)
  21. Sugar Bridge (Live At Camden Palace, 1985)
  22. Young At Heart (Live At Camden Palace, 1985)
- DVD: Promotional Videos And BBC TV Appearances
  Music Videos
  1. Cath
  2. I’m Falling
  3. Young At Heart
  4. Cath (Remix)
  5. All I Am (Is Loving You)
  The Old Grey Whistle Test
  1. Forevermore
  2. Everybody’s Somebody’s Fool
  3. Red Guitars
  Top Of The Pops
  1. I’m Falling
  2. Young At Heart
- 1. Cath – Original Album Version
  2. I’m Falling – 7” Version
  3. All I Am – 7” Version
  4. Cath – DJ Breakdown
  5. Forever Yours, Forever Mine (Evermore) (Instrumental)
- LP 1
  Side A
  1. Everybody’s Somebody’s Fool (Alternative Version)
  2. Young At Heart
  3. I’m Falling
  4. Will She Always Be Waiting
  5. Some Sweet Day
  6. Cath
  7. H.O.L.L.A.N.D.
  Side B
  1. Red Guitars
  2. Syracuse University
  3. Learn To Love
  4. The Patriot Game
  5. South Atlantic Way (Full)
  6. Aim In Life
- LP 2
  Side C
  1. Forevermore
  2. Cath (Extended Version)
  3. All I Ever Said
  4. Fall From Grace
  5. Sugar Bridge
  6. Happy Birthday (Turn Gold)
  7. Everybody’s Somebody’s Fool (Original Album Version)
  Side D
  1. Young At Heart (Extended Version)
  2. Tender Mercy
  3. All I Am (Is Loving You)
  4. The Ballad of Joe Hill
  5. Goodbye And Good Luck (BBC Session, 29th Nov ’81)
  6. Young At Heart (Club Remix)

Last chance to order the Mike Oldfield ‘Hergest Ridge’ blu-ray

Posted on May 5, 2025May 6, 2025 by Paul Sinclair

Quick pre-order at the SDE shop

The pre-order window for the Mike Oldfield Hergest Ridge SDE-exclusive blu-ray is about to close.

The blu-ray audio – #41 in the ongoing SDE Suround Series – will feature a David Kosten Dolby Atmos, 5.1 and Stereo mixes, Mike Oldfield’s 2010 mixes (in 5.1 and Stereo), the 1976 Quad Mix, the original 1974 stereo mix and the album in original demo form!

Audio streams on the Hergest Ridge SDE exclusive blu-ray:

2025 David Kosten Dolby Atmos Mix* (48/24)
2025 David Kosten 5.1 Surround Mix* (96/24)
2025 David Kosten Stereo Mix* (96/24)
2025 David Kosten Binaural Mix [Headphones only]* (48/24)
2010 Mike Oldfield 5.1 Surround Mix
2010 Mike Oldfield Stereo Mix
1976 Quad Mix
1974 Original Stereo Mix
1974 Demo

*Only available physically on this product

The blu-ray audio is region-free and will ship with a free and collectible SDE Surround Series slipcase and is exclusively available via the SDE shop using this link or the buttons below.

Do not miss out! The pre-order window closes tomorrow, on Tuesday 6 May 2025 and is the last point you can guarantee a copy of obtaining this release.

The Hergest Ridge blu-ray is a collaboration between SDE and UMR and will be released on 27 June 2025.

Tracklisting

- 2025 David Kosten Dolby Atmos Mix*
  2025 David Kosten 5.1 Surround Mix*
  2025 David Kosten Stereo Mix*
  2020 David Kosten Binaural Mix [Headphones only]*
  2010 Mike Oldfield 5.1 Surround Mix
  2010 Mike Oldfield Stereo Mix
  1976 Quad Mix
  1974 Original Stereo Mix
  1974 Demo
  1. Part One
  2. Part Two
- LP 1
  Original 1974 Mix (2025 Miles Showell Remaster
  1. Part One
  2. Part Two
- LP 2
  Mike Oldfield 2010 Stereo Mix
  1. Part One
  2. Part Two

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

Neil Young changes artwork to his new album

Posted on May 5, 2025June 9, 2025 by Paul Sinclair

Neil Young has changed the artwork to his forthcoming album, Talkin’ To The Trees, a month before its release.

The record was recorded by Neil and ‘The Chrome Hearts’, a band who consist of the following musicians: Spooner Oldham (Organ); Micah Nelson (Guitar and Vocal); Corey McCormick (Bass and Vocal); and Anthony LoGerfo (Drums).

‘Big Change’ was made available back in January and ‘Let’s Roll Again’ was issued a few days ago when the album was announced. Both see Neil in rocking, protest song mode, with the latter urging the American car industry to “protect our children” by stepping up manufacturing of electric vehicles.

Despite this direct approach, the album artwork has been changed and simplified (I would say ‘improved’) by ditching a montage image of a guitar floating high above what looks like an oil drilling rig to one that sets a close-up image of Neil holding a guitar on a white background, with the band name and album title above, in Young’s familiar handwriting.

Rejected album artwork for Talkin To The Trees

The album will be released on CD and vinyl on 13 June 2025, via Reprise Records. A clear vinyl edition is available from RSD-qualifying indie record shops (some retailers have not yet updated their listings to show the new artwork). Neil Young and The Chrome Hearts Love Earth tour will visit Europe and North America this year with the single UK date as part of BST Hyde Park on 11 July.

Neil Young & The Chrome Hearts

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Neil Young & The Chrome Hearts

Talkin to the Trees - CD edition

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Tracklisting

- 1. Family Life
  2. Dark Mirage
  3. First Fire Of Winter
  4. Silver Eagle
  5. Lets Roll Again
  6. Big Change
  7. Talkin To The Trees
  8. Movin Ahead
  9. Bottle Of Love
  10. Thankful

OMD / Junk Culture vinyl reissue

Posted on May 2, 2025June 7, 2025 by Paul Sinclair

OMD’s 1984 album Junk Culture is being reissued on vinyl, in June.

The band’s fifth studio album was a top 10 hit in the UK and features the singles ‘Locomotion’, ‘Talking Loud and Clear’ and Tesla Girls’. The new vinyl reissue is remastered from the original half-inch reels and cut at half speed by Miles Showell at Abbey Road.

There is a difference with this new reissue, however. The band have swapped out the version of ‘Tesla Girls’ for an original edit recorded at Wisseloord studios during the sessions, as Paul Humphreys explains: “The final version we did for the original album was made out of the 12-inch extended version. For this reissue, we elected to use the Wisseloord edit version as it’s the same arrangement that we play live, and I think it’s the best one. The one on the original album goes around the piano riff twice in the intro but I think this Wisseloord edit was always the definitive version“.

Junk Culture will be reissued on 20 June 2025 via UMR.

Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark

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Tracklisting

- Side A
  1. Junk Culture 4:08
  2. Tesla Girls 3:51
  3. Locomotion 3:54
  4. Apollo 3:39
  5. Never Turn Away 3:57
  Side B
  1. Love And Violence 4:41
  2. Hard Day 5:41
  3. All Wrapped Up 4:23
  4. White Trash 4:36
  5. Talking Loud And Clear 4:23

Cover art of forthcoming McCartney & Wings book revealed

Posted on May 2, 2025May 2, 2025 by Paul Sinclair

The new book about Paul McCartney, and more specifically Wings, now has some official artwork.

Announced back in February, we are told that WINGS: The Story of a Band on the Run will be “a landmark account of Paul McCartney’s triumphant musical reinvention in the 1970s and the subsequent rise of one of the decade’s most iconic bands – told by Paul and the people who were there”. The cover art features a black and white version of a photo taken by Linda McCartney in Spain, 1972 (see below).

The cover art of the new Wings book (click image to enlarge)

in America, they appear to have gone a very different route. You can see that artwork at the bottom of this post. Wings: The Story of a Band on the Run is published by Allen Lane, an imprint of Penguin Press and is edited by Ted Widmer, who also provides and introduction. The 528-page hardcover book will be published on 4 November 2025.

McCartney, Paul

Wings: The Story of a Band on the Run - The must-read autobiographical account of McCartney's musical reinvention after The Beatles

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Duran Duran / Greatest reissue

Posted on April 30, 2025June 7, 2025 by Paul Sinclair

Duran Duran’s 1998 ‘best of’ Greatest will be issued on vinyl for the first time in June.

The 19-track collection features hits from the band’s first eight albums (issued between 1981 and 1997) as well standalone singles such as Bond theme ‘A View To A Kill’ and UK number one Is ‘There Something I Should Know?’.

This compilation was released on CD, cassette, minidisc and VHS back in the day, but not vinyl. A DVD edition followed later. Greatest superseded 1989’s Decade compilation, but despite now being almost 27 years old it remains the latest official Duran ‘best of’.

The new edition is pressed on white vinyl across two LPs and has an embossed front cover. A CD version is also being made available (with an embossed cover).

Greatest will be released on 20 June 2025, via Parlophone.

Duran Duran

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Tracklisting

- 1. Is There Something I Should Know?
  2. The Reflex
  3. A View To A Kill
  4. Ordinary World (Single Version)
  5. Save A Prayer (US Single Version)
  6. Rio (US Edit)
  7. Hungry Like The Wolf
  8. Girls On Film
  9. Planet Earth (Single Version)
  10. Union Of The Snake
  11. New Moon On Monday
  12. Wild Boys
  13. Notorious
  14. I Don’t Want Your Love (Shep Pettibone 7″ Mix)
  15. All She Wants Is (45 Mix)
  16. Electric Barbarella (Edit)
  17. Serious (Edit)
  18. Skin Trade (Radio Cut)
  19. Come Undone (Edit)

Metallica / Load reissue

Posted on April 29, 2025June 9, 2025 by Paul Sinclair

Metallica’s sixth album, Load, will be reissued across a number of formats in June, including a massive super deluxe edition box set.

Produced by Bob Rock, the band’s 1996 album includes ‘Until It Sleeps’, ‘Hero of the Day’ and ‘King Nothing’. The 2025 remaster (by Reuben Cohen) features, for the first time ever, the original extended version of ‘The Outlaw Torn’ that was originally edited due to manufacturing limits.

Top of the range, in terms of the physical sets, is a super deluxe edition that includes 15 CDs, six vinyl records, four DVDs and the usual tour laminates, poster, patch, print, guitar picks, lyric sheets (in a folder) and a 128-page hardcover book.

*Load* super deluxe edition (click image to enlarge)

The big box includes an insane amount of content with 301 tracks in total with 245 previously unreleased. There’s five CDs of demos an outtakes (under a ‘Shadowcast’ moniker), a CD of B-sides and rarities, two CDs of live performances (‘Escape from the Studio ’95), a Club Shows & Rehearsals disc and then even more live material from ’96-’97 (full tracklistings for all discs are below).

There’s also a 3CD deluxe edition with 41 tracks across the three discs with CD 2 being highlights from the demos and outtakes and CD 3 being a compilation of live material. The discs are housed in a digipak with an embossed cover and this comes with a 36-page booklet.

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Tracklisting

- CD 1: Load (remastered)
  1. Ain’t My Bitch (Remastered)
  2. 2 x 4 (Remastered)
  3. The House Jack Built (Remastered)
  4. Until It Sleeps (Remastered)
  5. King Nothing (Remastered)
  6. Hero of the Day (Remastered)
  7. Bleeding Me (Remastered)
  8. Cure (Remastered)
  9. Poor Twisted Me (Remastered)
  10. Wasting My Hate (Remastered)
  11. Mama Said (Remastered)
  12. Thorn Within (Remastered)
  13. Ronnie (Remastered)
  14. The Outlaw Torn (Remastered)
- CD 2: SHADOWCAST (DISC 1)
  1. Riff Tape Intro
  2. Bitch (“Ain’t My Bitch” Riff)
  3. 2 x 4 (Riff)
  4. 2 x 4 (Riff II)
  5. Jack (“The House Jack Built” Riff)
  6. Jack (“The House Jack Built” Riff II)
  7. Load (“King Nothing” Riff)
  8. Mouldy (“Hero of the Day” Riff)
  9. Boss (“Bleeding Me” Riff)
  10. Boss (“Bleeding Me” Riff II)
  11. Believe (“Cure” Riff)
  12. Believe (“Cure” Riff II)
  13. Believe (“Cure” Riff III)
  14. Streamline (“Wasting My Hate” Riff)
  15. Streamline (“Wasting My Hate” Riff II)
  16. NC-17 (“Thorn Within” Riff)
  17. NC-17 (“Thorn Within” Riff II)
  18. Ronnie (Jam)
  19. Outlaw (“The Outlaw Torn” Riff)
  20. Streamline (“Wasting My Hate” Demo)
  21. Load (“King Nothing” Demo)
  22. 2 x 4 (Demo)
  23. Mouldy (“Hero of the Day” Demo)
  24. NC-17 (“Thorn Within” Demo)
  25. Jack (“The House Jack Built” Demo)
  26. Believe (“Cure” Demo)
  27. Dusty (“Poor Twisted Me” Demo)
  28. Ronnie (Demo)
  29. Outlaw (“The Outlaw Torn” Demo)
- CD 3: SHADOWCAST (DISC 2)
  1. Bitch (“Ain’t My Bitch” Demo)
  2. Boss (“Bleeding Me” Demo)
  3. Mama (“Mama Said” Demo)
  4. Boss (“Bleeding Me” Vocal Idea)
  5. Thorn Within (Guilty) (“Thorn Within” Vocal Idea)
  6. Egypt (“The House Jack Built” Vocal Idea)
  7. Mama (“Mama Said” Vocal Idea)
  8. The Blue and The Gray (and the Red) (“Ronnie” Vocal Idea)
  9. Poor Twizted Me (“Poor Twisted Me” Vocal Idea)
  10. F.O.B.D. (“Until It Sleeps” Vocal Idea)
  11. Bitch (“Ain’t My Bitch” Take 15)
  12. Streamline (“Wasting My Hate” Take 5)
- CD 4: SHADOWCAST (DISC 3)
  1. 2 x 4 (Take 16)
  2. NC-17 (“Thorn Within” Take 18)
  3. Believe (“Cure” Take 14)
  4. Load (“King Nothing” Take 16)
  5. Jack (“The House Jack Built” Take 16)
  6. Dusty (“Poor Twisted Me” Take 12)
  7. Ronny (“Ronnie” Take 16)
  8. Boss (“Bleeding Me” Take 9)
  9. Mouldy (“Hero of the Day” Take 16)
  10. Outlaw (“The Outlaw Torn” Take 12)
  11. Mama (“Mama Said” Take 15)
  12. F.O.B.D. (“Until It Sleeps” Take 7)
  13. Mama (“Mama Said” New Arrangement Take 7)
- CD 5: SHADOWCAST (DISC 4)
  1. Streamline (“Wasting My Hate” Original Arrangement Rough Mix)
  2. Jack (“The House Jack Built” Original Arrangement Rough Mix)
  3. Bitch (“Ain’t My Bitch” Original Arrangement Rough Mix)
  4. 2 x 4 (Original Arrangement Rough Mix)
  5. Load (“King Nothing” Original Arrangement Rough Mix)
  6. Believe (“Cure” Original Arrangement Rough Mix)
  7. 2 x 4 (Re-Edit Version 1 Rough Mix)
  8. Dusty (“Poor Twisted Me” Vocal Comp Rough Mix)
  9. NC-17 (“Thorn Within” Scratch Vocal Rough Mix)
  10. Jack (“The House Jack Built” Re-Edit Version 1 Rough Mix)
  11. Streamline (“Wasting My Hate” Edit Version 1 Rough Mix)
  12. Mouldy (“Hero of the Day” Scratch Vocal Rough Mix)
  13. F.O.B.D. (“Until It Sleeps” Rough Chorus Vocal Idea Mix)
  14. Believe (“Cure” Kirk Solo Comp 1 Rough Mix)
- CD 6: SHADOWCAST (DISC 5)
  1. Load (“King Nothing” Kirk Solo Comp 2 Rough Mix)
  2. Bitch (“Ain’t My Bitch” Original Ending Alternate Mix)
  3. Mouldy (“Hero of the Day” Instrumental Mix)
  4. Boss (“Bleeding Me” Lead Vocal Comp Rough Mix)
  5. Mama (“Mama Said” Acoustics Only Alternate Mix)
  6. Ronnie (Instrumental Rough Mix)
  7. Streamline (“Wasting My Hate” Fraze Slam Mix)
  8. Mama (“Mama Said” No Band Alternate Mix)
  9. Load (“King Nothing” Lead Vocal Comp Rough Mix)
  10. Ronnie (Vocal Comp Rough Mix)
  11. Jack (“The House Jack Built” More FX Alternate Mix)
  12. Outlaw (“The Outlaw Torn” Outlaw of Torn Vocal Tag Alternate Mix)
- CD 7: B-SIDES & RARITIES
  The Whole Motörhead-ache Mess
  1. Overkill
  2. Damage Case
  3. Stone Dead Forever
  4. Too Late Too Late
  5. The Chase is Better Than the Catch
  6. (We Are) The Road Crew/Overkill (Reprise)
  Alternate Edits
  1. Mama Said (Radio Edit)
  2. The Outlaw Torn (No More Manufacturing Limits!)
  The Remixes That Should Not Be
  1. Until It Sleeps (Herman Melville Mix)
  2. Hero of the Day (Outta B-Sides Mix)
  3. King Nothing (Tepid Mix)
  4. Hero of the Day (Unreleased Aux Mix)
  Misc. Shit
  1. Mama Said (Live on Later…with Jools Holland)
- CD 8: ESCAPE FROM THE STUDIO ’95 (DISC 1)
  1. The Ecstasy of Gold
  2. Breadfan (Live at Donington Park, Castle Donington, England – August 26th, 1995)
  3. Master of Puppets (Live at Donington Park, Castle Donington, England – August 26th, 1995)
  4. Wherever I May Roam (Live at Donington Park, Castle Donington, England – August 26th, 1995)
  5. The God That Failed (Live at Donington Park, Castle Donington, England – August 26th, 1995)
  6. Fade to Black (Live at Donington Park, Castle Donington, England – August 26th, 1995)
  7. 2 x 4 (Live at Donington Park, Castle Donington, England – August 26th, 1995)
  8. Kill/Ride Medley (Live at Donington Park, Castle Donington, England – August 26th, 1995)
  9. Bass Doodle (Live at Donington Park, Castle Donington, England – August 26th, 1995)
  10. For Whom the Bell Tolls (Live at Donington Park, Castle Donington, England – August 26th, 1995)
  11. Devil’s Dance (Live at Donington Park, Castle Donington, England – August 26th, 1995)
  12. Donington Jam (Live at Donington Park, Castle Donington, England – August 26th, 1995)
  13. Creeping Death (Live at Donington Park, Castle Donington, England – August 26th, 1995)
- CD 9: ESCAPE FROM THE STUDIO ’95 (DISC 2)
  1. Welcome Home (Sanitarium) (Live at Donington Park, Castle Donington, England – August 26th, 1995)
  2. Harvester of Sorrow (Live at Donington Park, Castle Donington, England – August 26th, 1995)
  3. Guitar Solo (Live at Donington Park, Castle Donington, England – August 26th, 1995)
  4. Nothing Else Matters (Live at Donington Park, Castle Donington, England – August 26th, 1995)
  5. Sad But True (Live at Donington Park, Castle Donington, England – August 26th, 1995)
  6. One (Live at Donington Park, Castle Donington, England – August 26th, 1995)
  7. Last Caress (Live at Donington Park, Castle Donington, England – August 26th, 1995)
  8. Seek & Destroy (Live at Donington Park, Castle Donington, England – August 26th, 1995)
  9. Enter Sandman (Live at Donington Park, Castle Donington, England – August 26th, 1995)
  10. So What (Live at Donington Park, Castle Donington, England – August 26th, 1995)
  11. 2 x 4 (Live at Astoria 2, London, England – August 23rd, 1995)
  12. Devil’s Dance (Live at Astoria 2, London, England – August 23rd, 1995)
- CD 10: CLUB SHOWS & REHEARSALS (DISC 1)
  1. Intro Jam (Live at Slim’s, San Francisco, CA – June 10th, 1996)
  2. So What (Live at Slim’s, San Francisco, CA – June 10th, 1996)
  3. Creeping Death (Live at Slim’s, San Francisco, CA – June 10th, 1996)
  4. Sad But True (Live at Slim’s, San Francisco, CA – June 10th, 1996)
  5. Ain’t My Bitch (Live at Slim’s, San Francisco, CA – June 10th, 1996)
  6. Whiplash (Live at Slim’s, San Francisco, CA – June 10th, 1996)
  7. Fade to Black (Live at Slim’s, San Francisco, CA – June 10th, 1996)
  8. King Nothing (Live at Slim’s, San Francisco, CA – June 10th, 1996)
  9. One (Live at Slim’s, San Francisco, CA – June 10th, 1996)
  10. Until It Sleeps (Live at Slim’s, San Francisco, CA – June 10th, 1996)
  11. For Whom the Bell Tolls (Live at Slim’s, San Francisco, CA – June 10th, 1996)
  12. Wherever I May Roam (Live at Slim’s, San Francisco, CA – June 10th, 1996)
- CD 11: CLUB SHOWS & REHEARSALS (DISC 2)
  1. Nothing Else Matters (Live at Slim’s, San Francisco, CA – June 10th, 1996)
  2. Enter Sandman (Live at Slim’s, San Francisco, CA – June 10th, 1996)
  3. Encore Jam (Live at Slim’s, San Francisco, CA – June 10th, 1996)
  4. Last Caress (w/ Jim Martin) (Live at Slim’s, San Francisco, CA – June 10th, 1996)
  5. Master of Puppets (Live at Slim’s, San Francisco, CA – June 10th, 1996)
  6. Overkill (Live at Slim’s, San Francisco, CA – June 10th, 1996)
  7. Motorbreath (Live at Slim’s, San Francisco, CA – June 10th, 1996)
  Poor Rehearsing Me (August ’96)
  1. Wasting My Hate (Hun Sound Rehearsal)
  2. The House Jack Built (Hun Sound Rehearsal)
  WMMS Coffee Break Concert
  1. Last Caress (Live at 100.7 WMMS Coffee Break Concert)
  2. King Nothing (Live at 100.7 WMMS Coffee Break Concert)
  3. Devil’s Dance (Live at 100.7 WMMS Coffee Break Concert)
  4. Wasting My Hate (Live at 100.7 WMMS Coffee Break Concert)
  5. Hero of the Day (Live at 100.7 WMMS Coffee Break Concert)
  6. Whiplash (Live at 100.7 WMMS Coffee Break Concert)
  7. Motorbreath (Live at 100.7 WMMS Coffee Break Concert)
- CD 12: POOR NORWEGIAN ME ’96 (DISC 1)
  1. Intro Jam (Live at Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, Norway – November 23rd, 1996)
  2. So What (Live at Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, Norway – November 23rd, 1996)
  3. Creeping Death (Live at Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, Norway – November 23rd, 1996)
  4. Sad But True (Live at Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, Norway – November 23rd, 1996)
  5. Ain’t My Bitch (Live at Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, Norway – November 23rd, 1996)
  6. Whiplash (Live at Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, Norway – November 23rd, 1996)
  7. Bleeding Me (Live at Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, Norway – November 23rd, 1996)
  8. King Nothing (Live at Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, Norway – November 23rd, 1996)
  9. One (Live at Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, Norway – November 23rd, 1996)
  10. Wasting My Hate (Live at Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, Norway – November 23rd, 1996)
  11. Bass/Guitar Doodle (Live at Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, Norway – November 23rd, 1996)
  12. Nothing Else Matters (Live at Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, Norway – November 23rd, 1996)
  13. Until It Sleeps (Live at Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, Norway – November 23rd, 1996)
  14. For Whom the Bell Tolls (Live at Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, Norway – November 23rd, 1996)
- CD 13: POOR NORWEGIAN ME ’96 (DISC 2)
  1. Wherever I May Roam (Live at Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, Norway – November 23rd, 1996)
  2. Fade to Black (Live at Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, Norway – November 23rd, 1996)
  3. Seek & Destroy/Fight Fire with Fire (Live at Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, Norway – November 23rd, 1996)
  4. Encore Jam (Live at Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, Norway – November 23rd, 1996)
  5. Last Caress (Live at Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, Norway – November 23rd, 1996)
  6. Master of Puppets (Live at Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, Norway – November 23rd, 1996)
  7. Enter Sandman (Live at Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, Norway – November 23rd, 1996)
  8. Encore Jam #2 (Live at Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, Norway – November 23rd, 1996)
  9. Am I Evil? (Live at Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, Norway – November 23rd, 1996)
  10. Motorbreath (Live at Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, Norway – November 23rd, 1996)
  11. Bleeding Me (Birmingham, England Rehearsal)
  12. Until It Sleeps (Birmingham, England Rehearsal)
  13. The House Jack Built (Birmingham, England Rehearsal)
- CD 14: POOR TOURING ME ’96 – ’97 (DISC 1)
  1. Intro Jam (Live at Rosemont Horizon, Chicago, IL – February 9th, 1997)
  2. So What (Live at Forum København, Copenhagen, Denmark – November 26th, 1996)
  3. Creeping Death (Live at Great Western Forum, Los Angeles, CA – December 20th, 1996)
  4. Sad But True (Live at Palazzo dello Sport, Rome, Italy – September 26th, 1996)
  5. Ain’t My Bitch (Live at McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, CO – January 24th, 1997)
  6. Hero of the Day (Live at Miami Arena, Miami, FL – April 19th, 1997)
  7. Whiplash (Live at Point Theatre, Dublin, Ireland – October 9th, 1996)
  8. Bleeding Me (Live at Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, Germany, October 21st, 1996)
  9. King Nothing (Live at Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, PA – March 26th, 1997)
  10. One (Live at Saskatchewan Place, Saskatoon, SK, Canada – May 26th, 1997)
  11. 2 x 4 (Live at Sportovni Hala, Prague, Czech Republic – September 9th, 1996)
  12. Wasting My Hate (Live at Velódromo de Anoeta, San Sebastian, Spain – September 18th, 1996)
  13. Devil’s Dance (Live at Madison Square Garden, New York, NY – March 10th ,1997)
- CD 15: POOR TOURING ME ’96 – ’97 (DISC 2)
  1. Bass/Guitar Doodle (Live at Tingley Coliseum, Albuquerque, New Mexico – January 8th, 1997)
  2. Nothing Else Matters (Live at Estádio do Restelo in Lisbon, Portugal on September 20th, 1996)
  3. Until It Sleeps (Live at Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, NV – January 10th, 1997)
  4. For Whom the Bell Tolls (Live at Prins Van Oranjehal, Utrecht, Netherlands – November 12th, 1996)
  5. Wherever I May Roam (Live at Spokane Arena, Spokane, WA – May 16th, 1997)
  6. Fade to Black (Live at Centre Molson, Montreal, QC, Canada – March 28th, 1997)
  7. Kill/Ride Medley (Live at Spodek, Katowice, Poland, September 8th, 1996)
  8. Encore Jam (Live at Riverfront Coliseum, Cincinnati, OH – April 16th, 1997)
  9. The Shortest Straw (Live at Flanders Expo, Ghent, Belgium – September 14th, 1996)
  10. Master of Puppets (Live at Barrowland, Glasgow, Scotland – October 10th, 1996)
  11. Enter Sandman (Live at The Omni, Atlanta, GA – April 22nd, 1997)
  12. Encore Jam #2 (Live at Le Dome, Marseille, France – October 2nd, 1996)
  13. Fuel (Live at Rosemont Horizon, Chicago, IL – February 9th, 1997)
  14. Breadfan (Live at Seidenstickerhalle, Bielefeld, Germany – November 11th, 1996)
  15. Overkill (Live at Earls Court, London, UK – October 12th, 1996)
- DVD 1: STUDIO SHIT + U.K. SHENANIGANS
  Studio Shit: November 1995
  1. Rehearsals at The Plant Pt. 1
  2. Writing in Lars’ Dungeon Pt. 1
  A Week and a Half in the Life of Metallica Pt. 1
  1. A Week and a Half in the Life of Metallica: Pt. 1 – London
  2. Soundcheck (Live in London, England)
  3. 2 x 4 (Live in London, England)
  4. Devil’s Dance (Live in London, England)
  A Week and a Half in the Life of Metallica Pt. 2
  1. A Week and a Half in the Life of Metallica: Pt. 2 – Castle Donington
  2. 2 x 4 (Live in Castle Donington, England)
  3. Kill/Ride Medley (Live in Castle Donington, England)
  4. Devil’s Dance (Live in Castle Donington, England)
- DVD 2: POLAR BEACH PARTY
  1. Soundcheck
  2. Backstage
  3. The Ecstasy of Gold (Live)
  4. Creeping Death (Live)
  5. Master of Puppets (Live)
  6. Wherever I May Roam (Live)
  7. Harvester of Sorrow (Live)
  8. Fade to Black (Live)
  9. 2 x 4 (Live)
  10. Bass Doodle (Live)
  11. For Whom the Bell Tolls (Live)
  12. Devil’s Dance (Live)
  13. Seek & Destroy (Live)
  14. Guitar Doodle (Live)
  15. Nothing Else Matters (Live)
  16. Sad But True (Live)
  17. One (Live)
  18. Enter Sandman (Live)
  19. So What (Live)
  A Week and a Half in the Life of Metallica: Pt. 3
  1. A Week and a Half in the Life of Metallica: Pt. 3 – Tuk
- DVD 3: POOR SWEDISH ME ’96
  1. Intro Jam (Live)
  2. Last Caress (Live)
  3. Creeping Death (Live)
  4. Sad But True (Live)
  5. Ain’t My Bitch (Live)
  6. Whiplash (Live)
  7. Bleeding Me (Live)
  8. King Nothing (Live)
  9. One (Live)
  10. Devil’s Dance (Live)
  11. Bass/Guitar Doodle (Live)
  12. Nothing Else Matters (Live)
  13. Until It Sleeps (Live)
  14. For Whom the Bell Tolls (Live)
  15. Wherever I May Roam (Live)
  16. Fade to Black (Live)
  17. Kill/Ride Medley (Live)
  18. Encore Jam (Live)
  19. So What (Live)
  20. Master of Puppets (Live)
  21. Enter Sandman (Live)
  22. Encore Jam #2 (Live)
  23. Breadfan (Live)
  24. Overkill (Live)
- DVD 4: ON THE AIR: MUSIC VIDEOS + TV APPEARANCES
  Music Videos
  1. Until It Sleeps (Official Music Video)
  2. Hero of the Day (Director’s Cut)
  3. Mama Said (Official Music Video)
  4. King Nothing (Official Music Video)
  5. Hero of the Day (U.S. Version)
  6. Hero of the Day (U.K. Version)
  7. Hero of the Day (Cowboy Footage)
  MTV Motherload (U.S. Version)
  1. MTV Motherload (U.S. Version)
  2. MTV Motherload (Euro Version)
  TV Appearances
  1. Until It Sleeps (Live on the MTV Video Music Awards)
  2. Hero of the Day (Live on Top of the Pops)
  3. Wasting My Hate (Live on Later…with Jools Holland)
  4. Mama Said (Live on Later…with Jools Holland)
  5. King Nothing (Live on Later…with Jools Holland)
  6. Last Caress/So What (Live on the MTV Europe Music Awards)
  7. Mama Said (Live on Sverige-Sovjet)
  8. King Nothing (Live on the American Music Awards)
- LP 1
  Side One
  1. Ain’t My Bitch (Remastered)
  2. 2 x 4 (Remastered)
  3. The House Jack Built (Remastered)
  4. Until It Sleeps (Remastered)
  Side Two
  1. King Nothing (Remastered)
  2. Hero of the Day (Remastered)
  3. Bleeding Me (Remastered)
- LP 2
  Side Three
  1. Cure (Remastered)
  2. Poor Twisted Me (Remastered)
  3. Wasting My Hate (Remastered)
  4. Mama Said (Remastered)
  Side Four
  1. Thorn Within (Remastered)
  2. Ronnie (Remastered)
  3. The Outlaw Torn (Remastered)
- LP 3: Mama Said (picture disc)
  Side One
  1. Mama Said (Remastered)
  Side Two
  1. Ain’t My Bitch (Live at Irvine Meadows Amphitheater, Irvine, CA – August 4th, 1996)
- LP 4: LOADAPALOOZA ’96
  Side One
  1. Intro Jam (Live at Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, CA – August 4th, 1996)
  2. So What (Live at Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, CA – August 4th, 1996)
  3. Creeping Death (Live at Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, CA – August 4th, 1996)
  4. Sad But True (Live at Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, CA – August 4th, 1996)
  Side Two
  1. Ain’t My Bitch (Live at Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, CA – August 4th, 1996)
  2. Whiplash (Live at Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, CA – August 4th, 1996)
  3. Fade to Black (Live at Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, CA – August 4th, 1996)
- LP 5: LOADAPALOOZA ’96
  Side Three
  1. King Nothing (Live at Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, CA – August 4th, 1996)
  2. One (Live at Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, CA – August 4th, 1996)
  Side Four
  1. Until It Sleeps (Live at Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, CA – August 4th, 1996)
  2. For Whom the Bell Tolls (Live at Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, CA – August 4th, 1996)
  3. Wherever I May Roam (Live at Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, CA – August 4th, 1996)
- LP 6: LOADAPALOOZA ’96
  Side Five
  1. Nothing Else Matters (Live at Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, CA – August 4th, 1996)
  2. Enter Sandman (Live at Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, CA – August 4th, 1996)
  Side Six
  1. Encore Jam (Live at Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, CA – August 4th, 1996)
  2. Last Caress (Live at Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, CA – August 4th, 1996)
  3. Master of Puppets (Live at Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, CA – August 4th, 1996)
  4. Overkill (Live at Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, CA – August 4th, 1996)

Tracklisting

- CD 1: Load (Remastered)
  1. Ain’t My Bitch (Remastered) 05:04
  2. 2 x 4 (Remastered) 05:28
  3. The House Jack Built (Remastered) 06:39
  4. Until It Sleeps (Remastered) 04:29
  5. King Nothing (Remastered) 05:28
  6. Hero of the Day (Remastered) 04:22
  7. Bleeding Me (Remastered) 08:18
  8. Cure (Remastered) 04:54
  9. Poor Twisted Me (Remastered) 04:00
  10. Wasting My Hate (Remastered) 03:57
  11. Mama Said (Remastered) 05:19
  12. Thorn Within (Remastered) 05:51
  13. Ronnie (Remastered) 05:17
  14. The Outlaw Torn (Remastered) 09:48
- CD 2: Riffs, Demos & Rough Mixes
  1. Bitch (“Ain’t My Bitch” Original Arrangement Rough Mix)
  2. 2 x 4 (Take 16)
  3. Jack (“The House Jack Built” Re-Edit Version 1 Rough Mix)
  4. F.O.B.D. (“Until It Sleeps” Rough Chorus Vocal Idea Mix)
  5. Load (“King Nothing” Take 16)
  6. Mouldy (“Hero of the Day” Instrumental Mix)
  7. Boss (“Bleeding Me” Demo)
  8. Believe (“Cure” Riff II)
  9. Dusty (“Poor Twisted Me” Take 12)
  10. Streamline (“Wasting My Hate” Original Arrangement Rough Mix)
  11. Mama (“Mama Said” Acoustics Only Alternate Mix)
  12. NC-17 (“Thorn Within” Riff)
  13. The Blue and The Gray (and The Red) (“Ronnie” Vocal Idea)
  14. Outlaw (“The Outlaw Torn” Outlaw of Torn Vocal Tag Alternate Mix)
- CD 3: Poor Touring Me
  1. Ain’t My Bitch (Live at Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, CA – August 4th, 1996)
  2. 2 x 4 (Live at Donington Park, Castle Donington, England – August 26th, 1995)
  3. The House Jack Built (Birmingham, England Rehearsal)
  4. Until It Sleeps (Live at Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, Norway – November 23rd, 1996)
  5. King Nothing (Live at Slim’s, San Francisco, CA – June 10th, 1996)
  6. Hero of the Day (Live at 100.7 WMMS Coffee Break Concert)
  7. Bleeding Me (Live in Stockholm, Sweden on November 16th, 1996)
  8. Wasting My Hate (Live at Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, Norway – November 23rd, 1996)
  9. Mama Said (Live on Sverige-Sovjet in Stockholm, Sweden on November 15th, 1996)
  10. Devil’s Dance (Live in Tuktoyaktuk, Canada on September 3rd, 1995)
  11. Fuel (Live at Rosemont Horizon, Chicago, IL – February 9th, 1997)
  12. Overkill (Live at Earls Court, London, UK – October 12th, 1996)
  13. 1Kill/Ride Medley (Live at Donington Park, Castle Donington, England – August 26th, 1995)

Tracklisting

- 1. Ain’t My Bitch (Remastered) 05:04
  2. 2 x 4 (Remastered) 05:28
  3. The House Jack Built (Remastered) 06:39
  4. Until It Sleeps (Remastered) 04:29
  5. King Nothing (Remastered) 05:28
  6. Hero of the Day (Remastered) 04:22
  7. Bleeding Me (Remastered) 08:18
  8. Cure (Remastered) 04:54
  9. Poor Twisted Me (Remastered) 04:00
  10. Wasting My Hate (Remastered) 03:57
  11. Mama Said (Remastered) 05:19
  12. Thorn Within (Remastered) 05:51
  13. Ronnie (Remastered) 05:17
  14. The Outlaw Torn (Remastered) 09:48

Tracklisting

- LP 1
  Side One
  1. Ain’t My Bitch (Remastered)
  2. 2 x 4 (Remastered)
  3. The House Jack Built (Remastered)
  4. Until It Sleeps (Remastered)
  Side Two
  1. King Nothing (Remastered)
  2. Hero of the Day (Remastered)
  3. Bleeding Me (Remastered)
- LP 2
  Side Three
  1. Cure (Remastered)
  2. Poor Twisted Me (Remastered)
  3. Wasting My Hate (Remastered)
  4. Mama Said (Remastered)
  Side Four
  1. Thorn Within (Remastered)
  2. Ronnie (Remastered)
  3. The Outlaw Torn (Remastered)

ABBA / ABBA reissue

Posted on April 29, 2025June 9, 2025 by Paul Sinclair

ABBA’s self-titled album from 1975 will be reissued in June for its 50th anniversary.

The album features the iconic singles ‘Mamma Mia’ and ‘SOS’, as well as ‘I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do’ and ‘So Long’.

The reissue formats will be familiar to fans by now, with this coming as a 2LP half-speed mastered gatefold package, pressed at 45RPM. Miles Showell at Abbey Road has been responsible for the half-speed mastering.

The four singles listed above will also be issued as individual seven-inch picture discs featuring images from the original era and complete with the original B-side. There’s also a box set of coloured vinyl seven-inch singles.

These will all be released on 13 June 2025, via UMR. The seven-inch box set is available only via D2C channels (as usual).

ABBA

ABBA - 2LP half-speed mastered vinyl

	Price gbp
JPC de	44.99	Order
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So Long - seven-inch picture disc

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I Do I Do I Do I Do I Do - seven-inch picture disc

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- LP 1
  Side A
  1. Mamma Mia
  2. Hey, Hey Helen
  3. Tropical Loveland
  Side B
  1. SOS
  2. Man In The Middle
  3. Bang-A-Boomerang
- LP 2
  Side C
  1. I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do
  2. Rock Me
  3. Intermezzo No. 1.
  Side D
  1. I’ve Been Waiting For You
  2. So Long

War / Why Can’t We Be Friends? CD box set

Posted on April 28, 2025June 2, 2025 by Paul Sinclair

Following on from the RSD 3LP vinyl (featured in the SDE video preview), Rhino will issue a 3CD deluxe edition of War’s 1975 studio album Why Can’t We Be Friends?.

The album features ‘Low Rider’, ‘So’ and of course the title track ‘Why Can’t We Be Friends?’ and this deluxe edition features the new remaster by Bernie Grundman and exactly the same bonus tracks and unedited mixes as per the 3LP vinyl collector’s edition.

Why Can’t We Be Friends? will be reissued as this 3CD deluxe set on 6 June 2025, via Rhino.

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- CD: Why Can’t We Be Friends?
  1. DON’T LET NO ONE GET YOU DOWN 3.59
  2. LOTUS BLOSSOM 3.59
  3. HEARTBEAT 7.25
  4. LEROY’S LATIN LAMENT (Medley) i LONNIE DREAMS ii THE WAY WE FEEL iii LA FIESTA iv LAMENT 6.36
  5. SMILE HAPPY 7.22
  6. SO 4.58
  7. LOW RIDER 3.11
  8. IN MAZATLAN 2.45
  9. WHY CAN’T WE BE FRIENDS?3.49
- CD 2: The Making of Why Can’t We Be Friend
  1. ZORRO (Bonus Track) 5.43
  2. DON’T LET NO ONE GET YOU DOWN (Original Unedited Mix) 6.38
  3. ROAM & RAMBLE (Bonus Track) 9.15
  4. LOW RIDER (Original Unedited Mix) 9.34
  5. SO (Unedited Remix) 9.49
- CD 3: The Making of Why Can’t We Be Friends
  1. OATMEAL BOX (Bonus Track) 5.59
  2. HEARTBEAT (Original Jam) 16.54
  3. THE MAKING OF “WHY CAN’T WE BE FRIENDS?” 22.49

Out This Week / 2 May 2025

Posted on April 28, 2025April 28, 2025 by Paul Sinclair

Now That’s What I Call An Era: The Albums 1980 > 1984

Posted on April 24, 2025May 27, 2025 by Paul Sinclair

NOW Music will issue a second volume under their ‘Now That’s What I Call An Era’ banner.

The first volume – The Sound of the Suburbs – focused on music from the late 70s, whereas this new collection – The Albums 1980 > 1984 – is concerned with music from the early part of the decade we like to call ‘the 1980s’ – but with a twist: None of the tracks were released as UK singles – they are all album tracks or ‘deep cuts’ as some people like to call them.

So… favourite artists, familiar sounds, often best-selling albums, but not the tracks you’d normally expect on compilations. From Wham!’s first album, Fantastic!, there’s ‘A Ray of Sunshine’ and from Make It Big the song ‘Hearbeat’ is selected. ‘Frankie’s First Affair’ is picked from Sade’s Diamond Life album, while from Alison Moyet’s Alf, ‘Where Hides Sleep’ is selected.

The superb title track of Paul Young’s No Parlez earns a place on merit, as does a pair of tracks from Duran Duran’s first two albums: ‘Is There Anyone Out There?’ and ‘The Chaffeur’.

In 4CD deluxe hardcover book form, The Albums 1980 > 1984 features 72 tracks in this vein, including Paul Simon’s ‘Hearts and Bones’, Frankie Goes To Hollywood’s ‘Black Night White Light’, Tears For Fears’ ‘The Hurting’, The Police’s ‘When The World Is Running Down, You Make The Best Of What’s Still Around’ and many more.

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- CD 1
  1. Wham! – A Ray Of Sunshine
  2. Haircut 100 – Lemon Firebrigade
  3. ABC – Show Me
  4. Culture Club – Black Money
  5. Eurythmics, Annie Lennox, Dave Stewart – This City Never Sleeps
  6. Alison Moyet – Where Hides Sleep
  7. Sade – Frankie’s First Affair
  8. Roxy Music – The Space Between
  9. Japan – Talking Drum
  10. Duran Duran – Anyone Out There
  11. The Human League – The Things That Dreams Are Made Of
  12. Spandau Ballet – Reformation
  13. Heaven 17 – We Live So Fast
  14. Ultravox – New Europeans
  15. Donna Summer – Protection
  16. Tina Turner – I Might Have Been Queen
  17. Bruce Springsteen – The Ties That Bind
  18. Pretenders – Mystery Achievement
- CD 2
  1. Wham! – Heartbeat
  2. Soft Cell – Secret Life
  3. Bananarama – Young At Heart
  4. Nik Kershaw – Bogart
  5. Thompson Twins – The Gap
  6. Howard Jones – Equality
  7. Bronski Beat – Junk
  8. Shalamar – Don’t Try To Change Me
  9. Imagination – All Night Loving
  10. Toyah – Jungles Of Jupiter
  11. Kim Wilde – Our Town
  12. Culture Club – Boy Boy (I’m The Boy)
  13. Mari Wilson – Are You There With Another Girl?
  14. Carmel – Tracks Of My Tears
  15. The Style Council & Tracey Thorn – The Paris Match
  16. Paul Simon – Hearts And Bones
  17. Joan Armatrading – Turn Out The Light
  18. Paul Young – No Parlez
- CD 3
  1. Duran Duran – The Chauffeur
  2. Japan – Taking Islands In Africa
  3. Tears For Fears – The Hurting
  4. Frankie Goes To Hollywood – Black Night White Light
  5. Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark – She’s Leaving
  6. Laurie Anderson – From The Air
  7. The Cure – Play For Today
  8. Joy Division – Isolation
  9. R.E.M. – Harborcoat
  10. The Psychedelic Furs – President Gas
  11. Blancmange – Game Above My Head
  12. China Crisis – Red Sails
  13. The Associates – Gloomy Sunday
  14. Adam & The Ants – Ants Invasion
  15. The Teardrop Explodes – Second Head
  16. Echo And The Bunnymen – Crystal Days
  17. The Jam – Man In The Corner Shop
  18. Aztec Camera – We Could Send Letters
  19. Nick Heyward – The Day It Rained Forever
- CD 4
  1. New Order – Age Of Consent
  2. The League Unlimited Orchestra – Hard Times
  3. Visage – Anvil Night Club School
  4. Simple Minds – New Gold Dream (81/82/83/84)
  5. Talk Talk – The Party’s Over
  6. The Fixx – Reach The Beach
  7. David Sylvian – Nostalgia
  8. Elvis Costello & The Attractions – Almost Blue
  9. The Cure – Shake Dog Shake
  10. Blondie – Angels On The Balcony
  11. Dexy’s Midnight Runners – Tell Me When My Light Turns Green
  12. The Clash – Overpowered By Funk
  13. The Police – When The World Is Running Down, You Make The Best Of What’s Still Around
  14. Grace Jones – Nightclubbing
  15. UB40 – Tyler
  16. The Selecter – Too Much Pressure
  17. The Specials – Enjoy Yourself (It’s Later Than You Think)
- LP 1 (Blue)
  Side A
  1. Wham! – A Ray Of Sunshine
  2. Haircut 100 – Lemon Firebrigade
  3. ABC – Show Me
  4. Culture Club – Black Money
  5. Eurythmics, Annie Lennox, Dave Stewart – This City Never Sleeps
  6. Alison Moyet – Where Hides Sleep
  Side B
  1. Wham! – Heartbeat
  2. Howard Jones – Equality
  3. Thompson Twins – The Gap
  4. Donna Summer – Protection
  5. Tina Turner – I Might Have Been Queen
  6. Bruce Springsteen – The Ties That Bind
  7. Blondie – Angels On The Balcony
- LP 2 (White)
  Side A
  1. Duran Duran – The Chauffeur
  2. Japan – Taking Islands In Africa
  3. Tears For Fears – The Hurting
  4. Frankie Goes To Hollywood – Black Night White Light
  5. Adam & The Ants – Ants Invasion
  6. Nick Heyward – The Day It Rained Forever
  Side B
  1. The Cure – Play For Today
  2. Joy Division – Isolation
  3. UB40 – Tyler
  4. Grace Jones – Nightclubbing
  5. The Police – When The World Is Running Down, You Make The Best Of What’s Still Around
  6. The Selecter – Too Much Pressure
  7. The Specials – Enjoy Yourself (It’s Later Than You Think)
- LP 3 (Pink)
  Side A
  1. Spandau Ballet – Reformation
  2. Ultravox – New Europeans
  3. The Human League – The Things That Dreams Are Made Of
  4. Soft Cell – Secret Life
  5. Heaven 17 – We Live So Fast
  6. Simple Minds – New Gold Dream (81/82/83/84)
  7. Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark – She’s Leaving
  Side B
  1. Pretenders – Mystery Achievement
  2. R.E.M. – Harborcoat
  3. New Order – Age of Consent
  4. Roxy Music – The Space Between
  5. David Sylvian – Nostalgia
  6. The Style Council & Tracey Thorn – The Paris Match

Soft Cell / Non-Stop Ecstatic Dancing reissue

Posted on April 24, 2025June 7, 2025 by Paul Sinclair

Soft Cell’s 1982 remix album Non-Stop Ecstatic Dancing has been expanded for reissue on 2CD and 2LP coloured vinyl, in June.

Issued just seven months after their 1981 debut Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret, the ‘mini-album’ originally comprised of six tracks, including remixes of older material and a new song, a cover of Judy Street’s 1966 single ‘What’ (the band’s last UK top 10 hit if you exclude the ’91 re-release of ‘Tainted Love’).

Non-Stop Ecstatic Dancing has been expanded before, namely in 1998 when six extended versions were appended to the album. The new 2CD set goes much further adding additional seven-inch mixes to CD 1 and then including 12 remixes on CD 2, some unreleased, some promo-only, some available previously on the 6CD box set of Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret and a few from the 2008 remix compilation, Heat – The Remixes.

A 2LP coloured vinyl edition of Non-Stop Ecstatic Dancing pairs the original album with a bonus LP of selected remixes.

Non-Stop Ecstatic Dancing will be reissued on 20 June 2025, via UMR/Mercury. The band have confirmed that a reissue of 1983’s The Art Of Falling Apart will happen later this year.

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Tracklisting

- CD 1
  1. Memorabilia (Non-Stop Ecstatic Dancing Version) – Remastered
  2. Where Did Our Love Go? (Non-Stop Ecstatic Dancing Version) – Remastered
  3. What! (Non-Stop Ecstatic Dancing Version) – Remastered
  4. A Man Could Get Lost (Non-Stop Ecstatic Dancing Version) – Remastered
  5. Chips On My Shoulder (Non-Stop Ecstatic Dancing Version) – Remastered
  6. Sex Dwarf (Non-Stop Ecstatic Dancing Version) – Remastered
  7. Tainted Dub (From Original 12″) – Remastered
  8. Torch (12″ Version) – Remastered
  9. Insecure Me? (12″ Version) – Remastered
  10. What! (12″ Version) – Remastered
  11. So (12″ Version) – Remastered
  12. Torch (7″ Version) – Remastered
  13. Insecure Me? (7″ Version) – Remastered
  14. What! (7″ Version) – Remastered
  15. So (7″ Version) – Remastered
- CD 2
  1. Memorabilia (The Hacker 808 Remix) – Previously unreleased
  2. A Man Could Get Lost (Jon Pleased Wimmin Remix) – Previously promo only
  3. Torch (MHC 2001 Remix) – Previously unreleased version
  4. Insecure Me? (Hifi Sean Remix) – Previously promo only
  5. So (Hifi Sean Baltimore Basement Dub) – Previously promo only
  6. Bedsitter (Manhattan Clique Mix) – Previously on Heat The Remixes only
  7. Tainted Love (Paul Dakeyne Remix) – Previously unreleased version
  8. Memorabilia (Wally Funk Remix) – Previously promo only
  9. Sex Dwarf (The Grid Remix) – Previously on Heat The Remixes only
  10. Bedsitter (Erasure Remix) – Previously on Keychains box set only
  11. So (The Grid Remix) – First time ever on CD
  12. Memorabilia (Daniel Miller Remix) – Previously on NSEC 6CD only
- LP 1
  Side A
  1. Memorabilia (Non-Stop Ecstatic Dancing Version) – Remastered
  2. Where Did Our Love Go? (Non-Stop Ecstatic Dancing Version) – Remastered
  3. What! (Non-Stop Ecstatic Dancing Version) – Remastered
  Side B
  1. A Man Could Get Lost (Non-Stop Ecstatic Dancing Version) – Remastered
  2. Chips On My Shoulder (Non-Stop Ecstatic Dancing Version) – Remastered
  3. Sex Dwarf (Non-Stop Ecstatic Dancing Version) – Remastered
- LP 2
  Side C
  1. Torch (12″ Version) – Remastered
  2. Insecure Me? (12″ Version) – Remastered
  3. A Man Could Get Lost (Jon Pleased Wimmin Remix) – Previously promo only
  Side D
  1. Bedsitter (Erasure Remix) – Previously on Keychains box set only
  2. What! (12″ Version) – Remastered
  3. So (12″ Version) – Remastered

Steely Dan / The Royal Scam vinyl reissue

Posted on April 23, 2025June 2, 2025 by Paul Sinclair

Steely Dan’s fifth album, The Royal Scam, will be reissued on vinyl in June.

The 1976 long-player features the tremendous ‘Kid Charlemagne’ and ‘The Fez’. Another single, ‘Haitian Divorce’ was a surprise top 20 hit in the UK, the only time the band achieved this feat.

The Royal Scam concludes Universal’s Steely Dan vinyl reissue campaign which started a few years ago. All seven albums, issued between 1972 and 1980, have been made available on black vinyl.

The Royal Scam is reissued on vinyl on 6 June 2025, via UMR.

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Tracklisting

- Side A
  1. Kid Charlemagne
  2. The Caves of Altamira
  3. Don’t Take Me Alive
  4. Sign In Stranger
  5. The Fez
  Side B
  1. Green Earrings
  2. Haitian Divorce
  3. Everything You Did
  4. The Royal Scam

What SDE bought at the ‘Record Planet’ record fair in Den Bosch

Posted on April 23, 2025April 23, 2025 by Paul Sinclair

The weekend before last, SDE was in Den Bosch in The Netherlands for Record Planet’s biannual record fair – the biggest in the world.

What’s it like, how big actually is it and what kind of bargains and collectibles can you pick up? All that and more is answered in this SDEtv video which explains where it is, how to get there (from the UK) and takes you through SDE’s purchases from 12-13 April. Enjoy and feel free to leave any questions in the comments. A year ago I published my Den Bosch Diary which will also give you a further insight into the record fair.

Mike Oldfield / Hergest Ridge on SDE exclusive blu-ray

Posted on April 22, 2025June 23, 2025 by Paul Sinclair

**Quick pre-order link. Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel’s The Best Years of Our Lives also announced on SDE exclusive blu-ray today!**

Mike Oldfield’s 1974 album Hergest Ridge – his follow up to Tubular Bells – will be issued on SDE exclusive blu-ray audio in June.

Released in August ’74, the album topped the UK charts for three weeks and like its predecessor, has two long instrumental movements: ‘Part One’ and ‘Part Two’.

Hergest Ridge was demo’d in 1974, then recorded and released in the same year. It was then remixed in Quad for the 1976 ‘Boxed’ set and in 2010 remixed again by Mike Oldfield in both 5.1 surround sound and stereo. David Kosten has recently completed new mixes in Dolby Atmos, 5.1 and stereo. Incredibly, all EIGHT of these versions of the album are included on the SDE exclusive blu-ray, with the Atmos Mix available additionally as a ‘Binaural’ version for headphones-only (compatible with all headphones).

2025 David Kosten Dolby Atmos Mix* (48/24)
2025 David Kosten 5.1 Surround Mix* (96/24)
2025 David Kosten Stereo Mix* (96/24)
2020 David Kosten Binaural Mix [Headphones only]* (48/24)
2010 Mike Oldfield 5.1 Surround Mix
2010 Mike Oldfield Stereo Mix
1976 Quad Mix
1974 Original Stereo Mix
1974 Demo

*Only available physically on this product

The blu-ray is presented in a clear amaray blu-ray case and will ship with a collectible SDE Surround Series slipcase.

This Hergest Ridge release is a region-free blu-ray audio and is #41 in the ongoing SDE Surround Series. Don’t miss out. This product is a limited edition and the pre-order window closes on 6 May 2025. Availability cannot be guaranteed after that date, so secure your copy today by pre-ordering at the SDE shop, either directly via this link or using the special SDE shop buy button below. We ship worldwide.

As well as the SDE exclusive blu-ray a half-speed mastered 2LP vinyl set is available that pairs the original 1974 mix, remastered by Miles Showell and for the first time on vinyl Mike Oldfield’s 2010 stereo mix.

This Mike Oldfield Hergest Ridge blu-ray release is a collaboration between SDE and UMR and will be released on 27 June 2025. Please note that #42 in the SDE Surround Series is also announced today: Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel’s 1975 album The Best Years of Our Lives. Two blu-ray bundles are available.

Tracklisting

- 2025 David Kosten Dolby Atmos Mix*
  2025 David Kosten 5.1 Surround Mix*
  2025 David Kosten Stereo Mix*
  2020 David Kosten Binaural Mix [Headphones only]*
  2010 Mike Oldfield 5.1 Surround Mix
  2010 Mike Oldfield Stereo Mix
  1976 Quad Mix
  1974 Original Stereo Mix
  1974 Demo
  1. Part One
  2. Part Two
- LP 1
  Original 1974 Mix (2025 Miles Showell Remaster
  1. Part One
  2. Part Two
- LP 2
  Mike Oldfield 2010 Stereo Mix
  1. Part One
  2. Part Two

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

Posted on April 22, 2025June 7, 2025 by Paul Sinclair

**Quick pre-order link. Mike Oldfield’s Hergest Ridge also announced on SDE exclusive blu-ray today!**

Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel’s 1975 album The Best Years of Our Lives will be reissued on SDE exclusive blu-ray audio, in June.

Recorded at Abbey Road and Air Studios in late 1974, and produced by Harley and Alan Parsons, the album features the UK number one single ‘Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)‘ and it’s top 20 follow-up, ‘Mr. Raffles (Man, It Was Mean)’.

Cockney Rebel (this was the first album where Harley added his name before the band) were Jim Cregan on guitar, George Ford on bass, Ducan Mackay on piano/keyboards and Stuart Elliot on drums. Tina Charles and Linda Lewis were amongst the five backing vocalists.

Alan Parsons has revisited this album and created brand new Dolby Atmos, 5.1 and Stereo mixes, as well as an instrumental mix. All four audio streams include ‘Make Me Smile’ B-side ‘Another Journey’. A non-limited Miles Showell 2025 remaster of the original mix features on this exclusive blu-ray, as does 14 tracks from a Hammersmith Odeon live performance in 1975.

Audio streams on the SDE exclusive blu-ray of The Best Years of Our Lives:

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)
Live at Hammersmith 1975 (96/24 stereo)

*Only available physically on this product

The blu-ray is presented in a clear amaray blu-ray case and will ship with a collectible SDE Surround Series slipcase.

The Best Years of Our Lives release is a region-free blu-ray audio and is #42 in the ongoing SDE Surround Series. Don’t miss out. This product is a limited edition and the pre-order window closes on 6 May 2025. Availability cannot be guaranteed after that date, so secure your copy today by pre-ordering at the SDE shop, either directly via this link or using the special SDE shop buy button below. We ship worldwide.

This Best Years of Our Lives blu-ray release is a collaboration between SDE and Chrysalis and will be released on 20 June 2025. Please note that #41 in the SDE Surround Series is also announced today. It’s another 70s classic, Mike Oldfield’s Hergest Ridge. Two-blu-ray bundles are available.

Tracklisting

- 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
- CD 1: Alan Parsons Stereo Mix
  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)*
- CD 2: Outtakes & Rarities
  1. Another Journey (Early Version) *
  2. It Wasn’t Me (Outtake) *
  3. The Mad, Mad Moonlight (Rehearsal Version) *
  4. Back To The Farm (Instrumental Rehearsal) *
  5. 49th Parallel (Rehearsal) *
  6. Panorama (Vocal Run Through) *
  7. Make Me Smile (Come Up And See Me) (False Start) *
  8. Make Me Smile (Come Up And See Me) (Rough Mix) *
  9. Another Journey (Acoustic Demo) *
  10. The Best Years Of Our Lives (Rehearsal Version) *
  11. The Best Years Of Our Lives (Acoustic Demo) *
  *Previously unreleased
- DVD
  1. Between The Lines Documentary – Live at Hammersmith Odeon, 14th April 1975
  2. Star Rider – Live at Hammersmith Odeon, 14th April 1975
  3. Make Me Smile (Come Up And See Me) – Promo Video / TOTP
  4. Live at Hammersmith Odeon, 14th April 1975 – Audio
- Miles Showell 2025 Remaster
  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

Out This Week / on 25 April 2025

Posted on April 22, 2025 by Paul Sinclair

The Cure / Mixes of a Lost World

Posted on April 21, 2025June 9, 2025 by Paul Sinclair

The Cure will release Mixes of a Lost World in June, an album of remixes of songs from last year’s acclaimed Songs of a Lost World.

Standard 2CD and 2LP editions will feature brand new remixes from the likes of Four Tet, Paul Oakenfold, Orbital and more. Both discs feature all eight tracks from the album in remixed form. Deluxe three-disc sets (3LP and 3CD) add additional remixes and reworks from Chino Moreno (Deftones), Mogwai and 65daysofstatic, among others. The third bonus disc adds all eight tracks from the album, giving you three versions of the record in remixed form.

Mixes of a Lost World 3CD deluxe edition

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- CD 1
  1. I CAN NEVER SAY GOODBYE (Paul Oakenfold ‘Cinematic’ Remix)
  2. ENDSONG (Orbital Remix)
  3. DRONE:NODRONE (Daniel Avery Remix)
  4. ALL I EVER AM (meera Remix)
  5. A FRAGILE THING (Âme Remix)
  6. AND NOTHING IS FOREVER (Danny Briottet & Rico Conning Remix)
  7. WARSONG (Daybreakers Remix)
  8. ALONE (Four Tet Remix)
- CD 2
  1. I CAN NEVER SAY GOODBYE (Mental Overdrive Remix)
  2. AND NOTHING IS FOREVER (Cosmodelica Electric Eden Remix)
  3. A FRAGILE THING (Sally C Remix)
  4. ENDSONG (Gregor Tresher Remix)
  5. WARSONG (Omid 16B Remix)
  6. DRONE:NODRONE (Anja Schneider Remix)
  7. ALONE (Shanti Celeste ‘February Blues’ Remix)
  8. ALL I EVER AM (Mura Masa Remix)
- CD 3 [deluxe only]
  1. I CAN NEVER SAY GOODBYE (Craven Faults Rework)
  2. DRONE:NODRONE (JoyCut ‘Anti-Gravitational’ Remix)
  3. AND NOTHING IS FOREVER (Trentemøller Rework)
  4. WARSONG (Chino Moreno Remix)
  5. ALONE (Ex-Easter Island Head Remix)
  6. ALL I EVER AM (65daysofstatic Remix)
  7. A FRAGILE THING (The Twilight Sad Remix)
  8. ENDSONG (Mogwai Remix)
- LP 1
  Side A
  1. 1 I CAN NEVER SAY GOODBYE (Paul Oakenfold ‘Cinematic’ Remix)
  2. ENDSONG (Orbital Remix)
  3. DRONE:NODRONE (Daniel Avery Remix)
  4. ALL I EVER AM (meera Remix)
  Side B
  1. A FRAGILE THING (Âme Remix)
  2. AND NOTHING IS FOREVER (Danny Briottet & Rico Conning Remix)
  3. WARSONG (Daybreakers Remix)
  4. ALONE (Four Tet Remix)
- LP 2
  Side A
  1. I CAN NEVER SAY GOODBYE (Mental Overdrive Remix)
  2. AND NOTHING IS FOREVER (Cosmodelica Electric Eden Remix)
  3. A FRAGILE THING (Sally C Remix)
  4. ENDSONG (Gregor Tresher Remix)
  Side B
  1. WARSONG (Omid 16B Remix)
  2. DRONE:NODRONE (Anja Schneider Remix)
  3. ALONE (Shanti Celeste ‘February Blues’ Remix)
  4. ALL I EVER AM (Mura Masa Remix)
- LP 3 (deluxe only)
  Side A
  1. I CAN NEVER SAY GOODBYE (Craven Faults Rework)
  2. DRONE:NODRONE (JoyCut ‘Anti-Gravitational’ Remix)
  3. AND NOTHING IS FOREVER (Trentemøller Rework)
  4. WARSONG (Chino Moreno Remix)
  Side B
  1. ALONE (Ex-Easter Island Head Remix)
  2. ALL I EVER AM (65daysofstatic Remix)
  3. A FRAGILE THING (The Twilight Sad Remix)
  4. ENDSONG (Mogwai Remix)

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2025 David Kosten 5.1 Surround Mix*
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2010 Mike Oldfield Stereo Mix
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1974 Original Stereo Mix
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