Less than four months after being released, T’Pau‘s Bridge of Spies 2CD+DVD deluxe appears to be out-of-print. This rather suggests caution on Universal’s part when it came to production numbers. It’s now either unavailable or a very high price, so if you get the opportunity to snag one for decent money, go for it. That deal alert in January allowing you to pick one up for £18 now looks like a bargain!
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New soundtrack label Stylotone unearths rare and classic film music
Stylotone are a new label whose remit is to preserve and unearth classic and contemporary cinema soundtracks and present them to the highest possible standards.
They have already worked with include the Estates of Bernard Herrmann, Alfred Hitchcock, Henry Mancini, Elmer Bernstein, Frank Cordell and have just announced their first wave of releases.
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Associates two-CD deluxe editions
BMG are to reissue Scottish post-punk band Associates’ first three albums as two-CD deluxe editions, along with a new double-disc anthology.
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Deal alert / Lowest price for REMTV box
R.E.M.‘s superb REMTV 6-DVD box set is an absolute giveaway price on Amazon UK right now.
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Lush / Origami RSD vinyl box
4AD will follow-up their recent five-CD Lush Chorus box with Origami, a five-LP vinyl set that exclusive for Record Store Day 2016.
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King Crimson / Live in Toronto
Live in Toronto, the first full concert release by the current line-up of King Crimson, will be issued later this month as an ‘Official Collector’s Bootleg’.
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Phil Collins / No Jacket Required and Testify deluxe editions.
Another month, another set of Phil Collins‘ reissues, as his ‘Take A Look At Me Now’ retrospective campaign enters its third stage with deluxe editions of 1985’s No Jacket Required and 2002’s Testify coming in April.
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The Replacements / The Sire Years
Having issued The Replacements‘ Twin/Tone vinyl box of last year, Rhino will this month release The Sire Years, a companion vinyl set that features all four studio albums the band recorded for the label between 1985-90.
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Billy Joel / The Bridge: 30th anniversary audiophile blue vinyl edition
Friday Music are to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Billy Joel‘s album The Bridge with a limited edition coloured vinyl edition.
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Deal alert / Wish You Were Here Immersion Edition box set
Fantastic price on Amazon Italy today for Pink Floyd‘s 2011 Wish You Were Here Immersion Edition box set.
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Don’t Stream It’s Over: Let’s make physical reissues special again
Why streaming deluxe and super deluxe editions as soon as they are released is damaging physical sales of music reissues
I was chatting to a friend of mine in the pub the other night and inevitably the conversation turned to music. I was trying to persuade him to get his old turntable out and start picking up some cheap used vinyl, when he mentioned that his 18-year old son has never bought any music, ever.
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Fleetwood Mac / In Concert 3LP box set
Rhino will next month release In Concert, a new Fleetwood Mac triple-LP collection that features 22 live recordings from the band’s 1979-80 tour.
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Saturday Deluxe / 27 Feb 2016
To Crowded House I offer love
Hooray! It looks like we’ll definitely be getting Crowded House reissues if the reports are to be believed.
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Neil Finn confirms Crowded House reissues for 2016
After the hints of last year, in an interview with Dutch newspaper Volkskrant (published yesterday) Crowded House frontman Neil Finn has confirmed reissues are definitely happening in 2016…
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Deal alert / John Lennon 9LP vinyl box
Lightning deal right now on the John Lennon “Lennon” 9LP vinyl box over at Amazon Canada.
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Hue and Cry: Live at the Union Chapel
I first saw Hue and Cry live back in 1987, when they were a support act for Madonna at Roundhay Park in Leeds when Madge was on her ‘Who’s That Girl’ tour.
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Time and Again: The Ultimate a-ha
Here’s a new image of the forthcoming a-ha compilation Time and Again: The Ultimate a-ha.
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Cars vinyl box now available in UK
The 6LP vinyl version of The Cars forthcoming box set, The Elektra Years 1978-1987, is now available to order in the UK and Europe.
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Review: Still in a Dream: A Story of Shoegaze 1988-1995 box set
Guest SDE reviewer Nico Pleimling casts his eyes downwards to review Cherry Red’s recent five-CD set, Still in a Dream: The Story of Shoegaze 1988-1995…
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