#RSD14 Preview / ZTT: The Re-Organization of Pop 7-inch box

 

Available only in independent record shops in the USA on 19 April 2014 – Record Store Day – Razor & Tie present Zang Tuum Tumb: The Re-Organization of Pop – A 7-inch Box Set.

This set is limited to just 1000 copies and contains the following ten seven-inch singles:
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Paul Weller / More Modern Classics

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Paul Weller will release a new compilation, More Modern Classics, in June.

The new collection spans the 1999 – 2014 era with tracks taken from the albums Heliocentric (2000), Illumination (2002), Studio 150 (2004), As Is Now (2005), 22 Dreams (2008), Wake Up The Nation (2010) and  Sonik Kicks (2012). It also features a new single Brand New Toy.
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Audio Fidelity set to repress out-of-print Kate Bush LP reissues

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Audio Fidelity will re-press Hounds Of Love on ‘marbled’ vinyl

Audio Fidelity will repress the two Kate Bush albums they previously reissued on vinyl over three years ago.

The AF vinyl pressings of Hounds of Love (1985) and The Sensual World (1989) were originally released in 2010 and have been out of print for a couple of years. It looked as if the opportunity had passed to pick up either audiophile reissue at sensible prices.
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#RSD14 Preview / T. Rex: “Tanx” red and blue coloured vinyl

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A month on from the release of the T. Rex Tanx and Zinc Alloy deluxe set comes this Record Store Day special vinyl release of the 1973 album Tanx. Cut from a brand new 2014 Tony Visconti master, this exclusive release has been pressed on dual red and blue coloured 180g vinyl.  The package also includes a large poster and download card for digital redemption of the record.
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Grace Jones / “If You Wanna Be My Lover” from Nightclubbing deluxe

 

Two days ago we previewed the Record Store Day vinyl of Grace JonesMe! I Disconnect From You. Today we bring you an audio stream of the other previously unreleased track which forms part of the Continue reading “Grace Jones / “If You Wanna Be My Lover” from Nightclubbing deluxe”

Out This Week / 14 April 2014

Suede / CD Singles box and Seven-inch vinyl box set

Suede / CD Singles box set

Limited Edition (1000 copies) 25 disc set collects all 24 Suede singles on CD and adds a bonus DVD containing all the videos. Read more


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Ian Anderson  / Homo Erraticus deluxe edition

The Jethro Tull frontman’s solo album is out today and is available in a number of formats including a luxurious four-disc deluxe. Read more


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Bee Gees / The Warner Bros. Years 1987-1991

This new Bee Gees five-CD set includes three expanded albums with remixes, edits and demos plus One For All a live concert across two-CDs. Read more
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Roger Waters / “Amused to Death” reissue: more details emerge

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Jett Galindo from the Mastering Lab recently got in touch with us to point out a few details about Roger Waters forthcoming 5.1 SACD and vinyl reissue of Amused to Death and at the same time Sony issued a press release about the reissue. We thought this was a good opportunity to clarify/discuss some of the details.

The first thing to mention is that engineer/producer James Guthrie has created a new stereo mix as well as the brand new 5.1 surround mix. The SACD will obviously contain both, but since the vinyl is being cut from the original tape masters then the new stereo mix cannot be used for the vinyl pressing.
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#RSD14 Preview / Grace Jones: “Me! I Disconnect From You” / twelve-inch

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Universal Music release a previously unreleased track from their forthcoming Grace Jones Nightclubbing reissue for Record Store Day 2014.

Me! I Disconnect From You is a cover of the opening track on the 1979 Tubeway Army album Replicas. It is one of two unreleased songs on CD 2 of the deluxe edition, the other being If You Wanna Be My Lover. Both tracks along with all the other bonus material are also available on the hi-res blu-ray audio edition of Nightclubbing.
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Picture: Rush “ReDISCovered” box

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Courtesy of the Acoustic Sounds’ Instagram feed, the man in the shorts and T-shirt is busy assembling the Rush “ReDISCovered” vinyl box set that we told you about last month.

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Suede / CD Singles box set video

 

Suede‘s CD Single box set. Out on Monday 14 April 2014. Only 1000 of these are being produced and they can be ordered via the Suede Store. There has also been some stock available from various Amazon sites (but many have now sold out).

Track  listing: CD Single Box
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Sade / “Stronger Than Pride” reissue

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Sade’s third studio album Stronger Than Pride is being reissued next month on 180g virgin vinyl with an audiophile remaster courtesy of Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio.

The 1988 record is being re-released by Audio Fidelity and is strictly vinyl only. If we keep our fingers crossed an SACD might appear, but in truth it’s probably unlikely. The same label released Kate Bush‘s Hounds Of Love and The Sensual World a few years ago, both on vinyl, but neither title made the transition to CD or SACD.

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Bryan Adams / Reckless deluxe

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Bryan Adams has announced through his website that a deluxe 30th Anniversary Edition of his 1984 album Reckless will be released by Universal Music in September.

The reissue will contain ‘exclusive expanded bonus material’ and will pre-date a Reckless 30th Anniversary UK Tour which kicks off in November.

The album was the Canadian rocker’s fourth long-player and was an enormous success, spawning six singles (including Run To You, Summer of ’69 and Heaven) all of which reached the top 20 of the Billboard Hot 100.

Reckless deluxe edition will be released on 8 September 2014.

#RSD14 Preview / Suede “Let Go”: seven-inch vinyl single

 

Our Record Store Day 2014 preview continues…

The video above highlights an Edsel Records release. Suede‘s Let Go is an exclusive seven-inch single. Interestingly, the B-side Heroin, was originally Continue reading “#RSD14 Preview / Suede “Let Go”: seven-inch vinyl single”

Suzanne Vega / Debut and Solitude Standing paper sleeve reissues

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Suzanne Vega’s 1985 eponymous debut is reissued by Culture Factory (France) in June.

Before you ask, no bonus tracks, but the packaging looks good with the full mini-LP CD/vinyl replica/paper sleeve treatment along with a Japanese-style ‘OBI’ strip. These reissued are the larger-sized vinyl replicas not the smaller ones that appear regularly in ‘original album series’-type boxes.
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#RSD14 Preview: Creedence Clearwater Revival white vinyl

 

Welcome to day one of our Record Store Day 2014 preview. On 19 April 2014, independent record stores around the globe will be selling unique releases available (in theory) ONLY on that day. Coloured vinyl, picture discs, seven-inch box sets… there are lots of exciting releases on the way. You can find a full list here.
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The The / Soul Mining: 30th anniversary deluxe vinyl box set

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This June, Sony will release a 30th Anniversary deluxe vinyl version of The The’s, 1983 album Soul Mining.

The The’s Matt Johnson personally oversaw the remastering at Abbey Road Studios and this new vinyl-only reissue takes the form of a lavish twelve-inch box set and includes an authentic reproduction of the original LP pressed on 180g vinyl, alongside an extra twelve-inch gatefold vinyl of alternative versions and remixes.
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SDE Deal Alert / ABBA: The Singles seven-inch vinyl box set

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Forget about €200 or even €300, ABBA‘s The Singles seven-inch vinyl box set – containing 40 vinyl records –  has just become available for pre-order on Amazon UK for a much cheaper price.
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