Suede / “Dog Man Star” super deluxe edition 20th anniversary 7-disc box

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Suede‘s 1994 album Dog Man Star will be reissued as an expansive multi-format 20th anniversary super deluxe edition collector’s box set in October.
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Under The Bush: Top 10 Kate Bush deep cuts and hidden gems

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Kate Bush has released 10 studio albums in the last 36 years, so to celebrate her London shows – which start tonight – we thought we’d take a look at ten ‘deeper cuts’ from her catalogue, the hidden gems that the casual fan may not be aware of. The rule was one track per album… hope you enjoy the music below.


L’Amour Looks Something Like You (from The Kick Inside – 1978)

Such is Kate’s ability to stretch and distort phrases and vowels you can go decades without knowing the ‘proper’ words to some of her songs, including this effortlessly melodic mid-paced sensual tale. Who knew that she’s actually singing “Sleeping it off at a station” in the chorus. The one rather bold lyric that is clear is the one about “the feeling of sticky love inside”. L’Amour Looks Something Like You gained some prominence when it was one of four tracks featured on the On Stage EP which peaked at number 10 in the UK charts in 1979.
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Deal Alert: Paul McCartney / Venus and Mars & At The Speed of Sound

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If you were VERY quick off the mark back at the end of July you may have secured Paul McCartney‘s forthcoming Wings deluxe book sets, Venus and Mars and At The Speed Of Sound, for just under $55 dollars on the Canadian Amazon site. That deal lasted less than 24 hours before the price went up to $80 where it has remained… until now!
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Bob Dylan / The Bootleg Series Vol. 11: The Basement Tapes complete

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This November Sony/Legacy will issue volume 11 of Bob Dylan‘s enduring Bootleg Series, which in its deluxe box form is a 138 track ‘complete’ chronicle of the legendary Bob Dylan and The Band’s Basement Tapes recordings.
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Prince to release two studio albums simultaneously

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ART OFFICIAL AGE album cover

Prince will release TWO studio albums next month via his new partnership with Warner Bros. Records.

ART OFFICIAL AGE is a solo album (described as a “contemporary concoction of soul, R&B and funk”) while PLECTRUMELECTRUM features the 3RDEYEGIRL band Prince used on his live ‘Hit & Run’ tours in the UK earlier this year.
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Beatles in Mono: vinyl set unboxed

 

Pete Nash from The Beatles fan club magazine is you host as he digs in and unboxes the forthcoming Beatles in Mono vinyl box set (due out on 8 September).


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Mono 14LP vinyl box set with book

Genesis / R-Kive 3CD anthology

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A three-CD Genesis anthology collection titled R-Kive will be issued by Virgin EMI / Universal Music next month.

This 37-track set will contain material spanning 42 years and uniquely documents the band’s history with classic Genesis material compiled alongside selections from the solo careers of Tony Banks, Phil Collins, Peter Gabriel, Steve Hackett, and Mike Rutherford / Mike + The Mechanics.
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King Crimson / Starless deluxe box

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Starless is a new King Crimson box set that offers an in-depth overview of the band’s celebrated mid-1970’s live line-up at its most exploratory.

When we say ‘in-depth’ that’s what we mean since this set will contain a staggering 27 discs, made of up 23 CDs, two DVD-As and two blu-ray audio discs.
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Lisa Stansfield / The Collection 1989-2003 box set & reissues

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Edsel are reissuing all the Arista albums of British singer-songwriter Lisa Stansfield this October.

Each of the five albums, Affection (1989), Real Love (1991), So Natural (1993), Lisa Stansfield (1997) and Face Up (2001), will be issued individually as 2CD+DVD casebound book deluxe editions which will feature the remastered album, rare tracks, remixes plus videos, live footage, specially recorded interview with Lisa. The booklet for each release will boast 28-pages of photos, memorabilia, lyrics and brand new sleeve notes.
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