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Anthony Phillips / Private Parts & Pieces I-IV / five-CD box set

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The first four albums in Anthony Phillips‘ Private Parts & Pieces series are being collected in a new five-CD box which includes a large amount of previously unreleased bonus material.
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Secret Affair / Est 1979: 35th Anniversary 4CD box set

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Belated nod to this four-CD set collecting the work of those Mod revivalists Secret Affair, who released three albums and enjoyed five top 75 hits between 1979 and 1981 with Time For Action peaking at number 13.
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The National / A Lot of Sorrow limited edition 9LP vinyl box

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Brooklyn’s The National collaborated with Icelandic artist Ragnar Kjartansson back in 2013 on A Lot of Sorrow, a so called ‘durational performance’ where the band played their song Sorrow (from The High Violet album) live on stage (in NY’s MoMA PS1), repeatedly and continuously for six hours.

A limited edition run 9LP vinyl box set of this performance was available last month from 4AD (not any more) but can now be ordered from Amazon across the globe.
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Deal alert / Roger Waters: The Collection / 8-disc box set

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Roger Waters‘ superb Amused to Death album has just been reissued, but why not take the opportunity to pickup more or less his entire output with the 7CD+DVD ‘The Collection’ box set (issued in 2011) available at a giveaway price at the moment on Amazon France.
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FIRST PICTURES: Paul Young / Tomb of Memories: The CBS Years

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As revealed last month I’ve compiled Tomb of Memories: The CBS Years 1982-1994, a forthcoming four-CD Paul Young collection being released by Sony Music. Although it’s not out for nearly a month, SDE can bring you FIRST PICTURES of this set!
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Out This Week / on 31 July 2015

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Led Zeppelin / Presence,  In Through The Out Door and Coda deluxe reissues

The final three Led Zeppelin albums are reissued with the usual companion audio discs and expensive – but quality – super deluxe box sets. Read more

Joy Division / Vinyl reissues

The two classic Joy Division compilations Substance and Still are reissued on 180g vinyl this week by Rhino, complete with replica packaging. Read more
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Deal alert / Ocean Colour Scene: Marchin' Already super deluxe

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Britpop favourites Ocean Colour Scene followed up Moseley Shoals in 1997 with the number one album Marchin’ Already which contains three top ten hits including Hundred Mile High City.

Last year’s super deluxe is a 3CD+DVD package which contains B-sides, radio sessions, Live at Manchester Apollo on CD and the DVD of Travellers Tunes: Live at Stirling Castle. You also get a book, poster, badges etc. This is normally priced around the £30 mark, but on Amazon Germany at the time of writing it is one third of that price!
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Saturday Deluxe / 25 July 2015

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Bob Marley box confusion

Just as you’ve justified spending over £250 on the Queen vinyl box set Universal Music go and announce another lavish and expensive vinyl box. The Complete Island Recordings is a collection of Bob Marley & the Wailers studio and live albums – so that’s eleven releases and 12 vinyl records.

While you wrestle with whether you ‘need’ this box, a fresh spanner in the decision-making works is that there are TWO versions; a standard ‘rigid board’ box, and a metal box. Both replicate the design of a ‘zippo’ lighter and both contain the same records although with the metal set (known as the Collector’s Edition) you do get an anniversary slip mat and two photos.
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Keith Richards / Crosseyed Heart

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Crosseyed Heart, Keith Richards’ first studio album for over 20 years, will be released in September.

Like 1988’s Talk is Cheap and Main Offender from ’92, the songs have been co-written with drummer Steve Jordan, who also co-produced. Guitarist Waddy Wachtel also features on the album which provides a heady mix of blues, country, reggae and rock. Norah Jones duets on Illusion and you can listen to the first single Trouble below.

Crosseyed Heart is released on 18 September 2015.

Track Listings
1. Crosseyed Heart
2. Heartstopper
3. Amnesia
4. Robbed Blind
5. Trouble
6. Love Overdue
7. Nothing On Me
8. Suspicious
9. Blues in the Morning
10. Something for Nothing
11. Illusion
12. Just a Gift
13. Goodnight Irene
14. Substantial Damage
15. Lover’s Plea

Exclusive! Roger Waters / What God Wants 5.1 blu-ray audio single

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Here’s some super-exclusive news for readers of SuperDeluxeEdition. With the reissue of Roger Waters‘ superb Amused to Death album due tomorrow, Sony Music have created a very special and very exclusive 5.1 blu-ray audio single of What God Wants, Part 1!
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