British Heavy Metal group Saxon will see four classic live recordings pressed on vinyl in The Vinyl Hoard, an indulgent, but collectible 8LP vinyl box.
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Author: Paul Sinclair
Jimi Hendrix / Machine Gun: The Fillmore East First Show 12/31/69
Complete first set issued for the first time on CD, SACD and 2LP
Sony’s Legacy Recordings are releasing Machine Gun: The Fillmore East First Show 12/31/69, a Jimi Hendrix live album fully documenting the debut performance with his short-lived group, the Band of Gypsys.
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Pet Shop Boys / new single Say It To Me
Just weeks after issuing a limited vinyl single version of SUPER album track Inner Sanctum, the Pet Shop Boys have announced that their third official single from their 13th studio album will be Say It To Me.
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Madness / Can’t Touch Us Now
The Nutty Boys’ new album
Madness return in October with Can’t Touch Us Now, their first new album since 2o12’s Oui Oui Si Si Ja Ja Da Da.
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Paul McCartney signs to Capitol Records
Paul McCartney is back with a major record label after signing a ‘historic’ worldwide recording agreement with Capitol Records.
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David Bowie / The Man Who Fell To Earth: 2CD+2LP deluxe box set
SDE reported just last week about the restored deluxe blu-ray version of Nicholas Roeg’s 1976 film The Man Who Fell To Earth – which of course starred David Bowie. Well, the really big news is that Universal Music will release for the first time ever, the original movie soundtrack, and it will also be available as a deluxe box set.
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Out This Week / on 19 August 2016
Sex Pistols / Live ’76 (4CD)
Four CDs and four 1976 Sex Pistols gigs in this box. Namely, the Lesser Free Trade Hall in Manchester, the ‘Midnight Special’ at Screen on the Green in Islington, Chelmsford Maximum Security Prison and the 76 Club in Burton-on-Trent. 
Madonna / Bedtime Stories (vinyl reissue)
Madonna‘s excellent 1994 album is reissued on vinyl LP. Features the US mega-hit Take A Bow, plus the Björk-penned title track.
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Saturday Deluxe / 13 August 2016
New Kate Bush photo book
Another busy week at SDE HQ! On Thursday morning I had a really interesting conversation with Italian photographer Guido Harari, who photographed Kate Bush on a number of occasions between 1982 and 1993…
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The Man Who Fell To Earth / four-disc limited collector’s edition blu-ray
Four-disc collector’s edition includes CD
Studiocanal will later this year reissue Nicholas Roeg‘s 1976 film The Man Who Fell To Earth, in a special collector’s edition that features a 40th anniversary 4K restoration and other collectible content.
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Suede / Coming Up: 20th anniversary super deluxe edition
4CD+DVD set. Limited edition comes with bonus 10-inch.
Suede’s third album Coming Up will be issued as a five-disc 20th anniversary super deluxe edition next month, with a special coloured double vinyl edition also on offer…
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Deal alert / Blur 21 box
Easily one of the best archival packages of recent years, the 21-disc Blur 21 box is today the cheapest it has been over on Amazon Germany.
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The Rolling Stones in Mono / 16LP vinyl and 15CD box sets due in September
CD and vinyl boxes for the mono studio recordings
ABKCO Records will next month release The Rolling Stones in Mono, a 15CD and 16LP box set of all mono studio recordings released by The Rolling Stones.
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The Monkees / 50th anniversary sets
Rhino continue to celebrate The Monkees‘ golden anniversary with a pair of career-spanning music collections due later this month…
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Deal alert / Steve Hackett 5CD box set
Incredible price for this forthcoming Steve Hackett box on Amazon Germany this morning…
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John Foxx / The Complete Cathedral Oceans / deluxe 5LP book set
First time on vinyl for the classic ambient trilogy
Next month Edsel will release The Complete Cathedral Oceans – all three of John Foxx’s ambient long-players in a highly limited, five-LP book package…
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Thompson Twins / Into The Gap 2LP
Weatherbox continue their Thompson Twins vinyl reissues with a double LP set of the best-selling 1984 album Into The Gap.
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Aretha’s Greatest Hits / vinyl reissue
Rhino will reissue Atlantic Records’ 1971 Aretha Franklin compilation album Aretha’s Greatest Hits, on vinyl LP in September.
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Out This Week / on 12 August 2016
Neil Young / Earth (3LP vinyl)
Neil Young vinyl and ‘value’ don’t normally go together, but this triple LP live set (with The Promise of the Real) is out on Friday and is only £25 at the moment on Amazon UK. The 2CD version came out in June.
John Williams / The Empire Strikes Back (2LP Gold vinyl)
John Williams‘ soundtracks to both The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi issued on limited gold vinyl this week.
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Deal alert / Lennon Signature box
Great deal at the moment for the 11CD John Lennon Signature box set over on Amazon Spain.
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Saturday Deluxe / 6 August 2016
With Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin announcements last week, this week was always going to struggle to ‘beat’ that, but there has been some noteworthy activity in the world of box sets and reissues. Read more below with news on Robert Palmer, George Michael, a Sam Brown exclusive, and view great photos of Robert Plant live on stage last night!
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