Joni MItchell/Archives Vol 4: The Asylum Years 1976-1980CD, Vinyl
The fourth volume of Joni Mitchell’s ongoing Archives series is released. ‘The Asylum Years 1976-1980’ Archives Vol. 4 features live tracks, songs from her 1979 tour and unreleased studio sessions and alternate versions of tracks from the albums Hejira, Don Juan’s Reckless Daughter and Mingus.
Moon Music is the new album from Coldplay. There’s an emphasis on Eco editions for this campaign with both CD and vinyl available with recycled elements.
Talk Talk / It’s My Life (half-speed mastered vinyl)
To mark its 40th anniversary Talk Talk’sIt’s My Life album has been cut at Half-Speed by Matt Colton at Metropolis Studios, overseen by Talk Talk drummer Lee Harris and Charlie Hollis (son of Mark).
Neil Young’s 1974 album On The Beach is being reissued on clear vinyl for its 50th anniversary.
Recorded after Tonight’s The Night, but released before, On The Beach was Young’s fifth studio album and has gained in stature over the years and is now regarded as one of Young’s best records.
It was recorded with an impressive array of musicians, including Crazy Horse’s rhythm section Billy Talbot (bass) and Ralph Molina (drums), along with other key players Ben Keith, Tim Drummond, Levon Helm), Rick Danko, Rusty Kershaw, David Crosby, Graham Nash and George Whitsell.
‘Revolution Blues’ from On The Beach
This album was out of print for a very long time, eventually being issued on CD in 2003. It’s no longer hard to get hold of and the album-only clear vinyl may be a disappointment to some, although Young can hardly be criticised for not releasing enough from his archives!
On The Beach will be reissued on 13 December 2024 (was 8 November), via Reprise.
U2’s 2004 album How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb will be reissued for its 20th anniversary in November.
The band’s eleventh studio album was a massive success, with two of its singles, ‘Vertigo’ and ‘Sometimes You Can’t Make It On Your Own’, reaching No 1 in the UK charts, and the other two (‘All Because of You’ and ‘City of Blinding Lights’) both going top five. The album went to number one virtually everywhere and won eight Grammy Awards, including ‘Album of the Year’.
5CD super deluxe of How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb (click image to enlarge)
This reissue campaign, offers two big box sets: a 5CD super deluxe or an 8LP vinyl super deluxe, that offer the same audio content: the album remastered, a companion album called How To Re-Assemble An Atomic Bomb (featuring unreleased songs), remixes and a live show from Chicago in 2005. The only other formats are a standard single CD remaster (no 2CD set) and a 2LP vinyl edition (album only).
The box sets come with hardback photo books by Anton Corbijn featuring handwritten notes by the photographer and “never-before-seen” photos and 8 prints in a folio sleeve.
How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb is re-released on 22 November 2024, via UMR.
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Songs of a Lost World is the long awaited new album from The Cure, their 14th studio release and the first in 16 years.
The album was written and arranged by Robert Smith and produced by Smith and Paul Corkett. The band is Robert Smith, Simon Gallup (bass), Jason Cooper (drums), Roger O’Donnell (keyboards) and Reeves Gabrels (guitar). You can preview ‘Alone’ from Songs of a Lost World, below.
Alone is the track that unlocked the record; as soon as we had that piece of music recorded I knew it was the opening song, and I felt the whole album come into focus. I had been struggling to find the right opening line for the right opening song for a while, working with the simple idea of ‘being alone’, always in the back of my mind this nagging feeling that I already knew what the opening line should be… as soon as we finished recording I remembered the poem ‘Dregs’ by the English poet Ernest Dowson… and that was the moment when I knew the song – and the album – were real
Robert Smith
The album is being released as a deluxe 2CD+blu-ray set which features bonus instrumentals on the second CD and a blu-ray with a Dolby Atmos Mix & Hi-Res Stereo. There’s also black vinyl, grey marble vinyl, a 2LP half-speed mastered version, standard CD and cassette.
Songs of a Lost World is released on 1 November 2024, via Polydor. No tracklisting has been issued yet.
The 3LP blue vinyl edition delivers 49 tracks across its six sides of vinyl. Full tracklistings are below. Now Yearbook 1977 will be released on 1 November 2024.
The Thompson Twins‘ 1984 album Into The Gap is being reissued for its 40th anniversary and amongst the formats is an SDE-exclusive blu-ray audio which features a David Kosten Dolby Atmos Mix and a wealth of bonus material.
Into The Gap was the Thompson Twins’ fourth album and their second as a three-piece of Tom Bailey, Alannah Currie and Joe Leeway. Like its predecessor, Quick Step & Side Kick, it was co-produced by the much missed Alex Sadkin, a brilliant mixer and producer who worked with the likes of Grace Jones, Duran Duran, Simply Red, Arcadia and more.
The album was the band’s commercial peak. The first three singles – ‘Hold Me Now‘, ‘Doctor! Doctor!‘, ‘You Take Me Up‘, were all top 5 singles in the UK with ‘Hold Me Now’ reaching No 3 in America and No 1 in the US Dance Chart. A fourth single, ‘Sister of Mercy‘ reached No 11 in Britain and ‘The Gap‘ was released as a single in the USA and Germany. Into The Gap enjoyed a three-week spell at the top of the UK charts and went top 10 in America. It would go on to sell over 5m copies worldwide, including 1m in the US.
The stereo version of the album has been remastered at Abbey Road by Frank Arkwright and David Kosten has created a brand new Dolby Atmos Mix, for the SDE-exclusive blu-ray audio. David’s forensic stereo rebuild and immersive work on Paul Young’sNo Parlez earlier this year was much-praised and you can expect the same with Into The Gap. Here’s some thoughts from David on the mix:
“Massive treat for me to work on Into The Gap in Dolby Atmos. The icing on the cake being Tom Bailey visiting my studio for a listen and to make comments during the process. The original recordings sound so good and are brilliantly produced – all recorded on analogue tape at Compass Point Studios in Nassau, and transferred to digital for me to use at incredibly high resolution. I spent around a month rebuilding the album mixes from the individual parts on the multitracks, with as many of the original nuances, pan positions, effects and mix intentions retained as possible.
And then onto mixing in Atmos – my mission was to really make use of all the speaker options, including lots of action in the centre, rear and overhead speakers, whilst maintaining the flow and integrity of the original stereo mixes. The music is often complex and multi-layered, so this was a perfect opportunity to hear all the lovely details and individual parts more clearly by opening up the tracks fully into the space.
Being a total synth nerd it was awesome to hear all those great analogue tones and finally figure out how they managed to make certain parts work by layering multiple patches. The solo in ‘Doctor Doctor’ for instance – split across different synths, now opened up both left to right and front to back. A really distinctive part of what made TT so big was the unique layering of backing vocals, shared between Tom, Alannah and Joe’s very different voices – and again here it was a no-brainer to allow these to have their own spaces around the listening space. All the percussion elements were recorded on separate tracks too, and these often worked a treat being placed around the room”. – David Kosten
There are three formats of the 40th anniversary of Into The Gap on offer: a 3CD deluxe with 30 bonus tracks, a red vinyl remaster (album-only) and the SDE-exclusive blu-ray. I’m pleased to say that the blu-ray includes all 30 bonus tracks in stereo (cassette mixes, single edits, B-sides, 12″ mixes) as well as offering the 1984 album in the following streams:
David Kosten 2024 Dolby Atmos Mix (48/24)
David Kosten 2024 5.1 Mix (96/24)
David Kosten 2024 Stereo Mix (96/24)
David Kosten 2024 Dolby Atmos Instrumental Mix (96/24)
David Kosten 2024 5.1 Instrumental Mix (96/24)
2024 Stereo Remaster (by Frank Arkwright) (96/24)
1984 Original Stereo Mix (48/24)
Plus 30 stereo bonus tracks! (48/24)
Deluxe packaging and four discs worth of content in the SDE-exclusive blu-ray (click to enlarge)
The blu-ray is presented in deluxe rigid board packaging, the same as used for Richard Wright’s Wet Dream blu-ray last year, and not the usual amaray case. However, these will ship with the collectible SDE slipcase and – don’t worry – it will look consistent on the shelf! The premium packaging and the level of content means that #29 in the SDE Surround Series has a slightly higher price tag than normal, although we are confident that this is still tremendous value for the four discs worth of content that you are getting (there’s some savings to be made if you opt for the vinyl+blu-ray bundle).
All the physical formats feature restored artwork and new sleeve notes, written by John Earls and features contributions from all three band members.
Into The Gap SDE-exclusive blu-ray will released on 6 December 2024. The 3CD and vinyl are available slightly earlier on 22 November (was 8 November).
Do not miss out. This product is a limited edition and has a 10 day pre-order window, which closes on 5 October 2024. Availability cannot be guaranteed after that date. The blu-ray is available only via the SDE shop. You can pre-order via this link or by using the buttons below. Blu-ray + vinyl bundles are available.
Echo & The Bunnymen’s 1999 studio album What Are You Going to Do with Your Life? will be reissued for its 25th anniversary, in November.
The band’s eighth album was the follow-up to their 1997 comeback album Evergreen (reissued in 2022) which saw original Bunnymen members Ian McCulloch, Will Sergeant and Les Pattison reunite in the studio for the first time in almost a decade.
After ‘Evergreen’ I was writing all this kind of stuff, and I thought, we’re just going to go in there, and half of it will be very song-orientated, and the other will be ‘Heaven Up Here’
Ian McCulloch (in 1999)
What Are You Going to Do with Your Life? featured two singles, ‘Get in The Car’ and ‘Rust’, the band’s final UK Top 40 hit.
The formats for the 25th anniversary reissue are two different vinyl editions (clear and rust orange) and a 2CD deluxe which features 25 bonus tracks, including rarities and previously unreleased tracks including live performances from The Improv Theatre in London (recorded for Radio One’s John Peel Show) and Cream in Liverpool.
What Are You Going to Do with Your Life? will be released on 29 November 2024, via London Records.
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Thin Lizzy/1976: Jailbreak & Johnny The FoxCD, Vinyl, Blu-ray
Thin Lizzy’sJailbreak and Johnny The Fox albums are brought together for this reissue aptly titled 1976. The SDE-exclusive blu-ray (#27 in the SDE Surround Series) features both albums in Atmos, 5.1, instrumental versions and more. Available again for a limited period due to cancellations/contingency stock. Order here.
XTC’s 1986 album (produced by Todd Rundgren) is reissued as a CD+blu-ray edition with the blu-ray featuring a brand new Dolby Atmos Mix by Steven Wilson. Four additional tracks and instrumentals are also in Atmos. Order via the SDE shop.
Now That’s What I Call Music’s year-by-year 12-inch series continues with NOW 12″ 80s: 1983– Part Two, a 4CD set featuring more extended mixes from the year they like to call ‘1983’.
Lots of good stuff on here, mixing familiar fare (‘Blue Monday’, ‘Owner of a Lonely Heart’ etc.) with some less obvious selections. However 1983 was such a big commercial year and of course marked the start of the Now That’s What I Call Music series, so there’s not going to be too much you don’t know (scroll down for full tracklisting).
49 tracks across the four discs and as usual these come in the card sleeves, not the deluxe hardcover books of their Yearbook cousins, which at least keeps it very cheap in price.
Now 12″ 80s: 1983 – Part Two will be released on 18 October 2024.
The pre-order window for the Tears For FearsSongs For A Nervous Planet SDE-exclusive blu-ray is about to close.
#28 in the ongoing SDE Surround Series, this blu-ray audio features four brand new studio tracks and the full live double album of 18 songs, from The Tipping Point tour. All audio is available in the following audio streams:
Steven Wilson Dolby Atmos mix (48/24)
Steven Wilson DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 mix (live tracks 96/24 – studio tracks 48/24)
Stereo ‘fold down‘ version of the Steven Wilson mix (live tracks 96/24 – studio tracks 48/24)
Standard Stereo Mix (48/24)
The fold down stereo is essentially the same as the band’s approved stereo mix, but being derived from the surround mix it has a different and less compressed mastering. Additionally, the blu-ray features exclusive instrumentals of the four new studio songs:
Say Goodbye To Mum And Dad – Steven Wilson Stereo Instrumental Mix
The Girl That I Call Home – Steven Wilson Stereo Instrumental Mix
Emily Said – Steven Wilson Stereo Instrumental Mix
Astronaut – Steven Wilson Stereo Instrumental Mix
Don’t miss out! The blu-ray audio will ship with a free and collectible SDE slipcase and is exclusively available via the SDE shop using this link or the buttons below.
The pre-order window closes on Saturday 21 September and is the last point you can guarantee a copy of this release, although as always, there may be some availability due to cancellations/contingency stock much nearer to the release date.
Tracklisting
Songs For A Nervous Planet Tears For Fears /
Steven Wilson Dolby Atmos Mix, Steven Wilson DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 mix (96/24), Steven Wilson Stereo Mix (96/24), Original Stereo Mix
Say Goodbye To Mum And Dad *
The Girl That I Call Home *
Emily Said *
Astronaut *
No Small Thing
Tipping Point
Everybody Wants To Rule The World
Secret World
Sowing The Seeds Of Love
Long, Long, Long Time
Break The Man
My Demons
Rivers of Mercy
Mad World
Suffer The Children
Woman In Chains
Badman’s Song
Pale Shelter
Break It Down Again
Head Over Heels
Change
Shout
*New Studio Tracks
Bonus tracks
Say Goodbye To Mum And Dad – Steven Wilson Instrumental Mix
The Girl That I Call Home- Steven Wilson Instrumental Mix
George Harrison’s 1973 album Living in the Material World will be reissued as a 50th anniversary edition across five different formats in November.
Harrison scored a double in America at the time, when both the album and its only single – ‘Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth)’ – topped the charts. Neither feat was managed in the UK.
The album has been remixed by Paul Hicks for this release and as usual the project is overseen and managed by Dhani and Olivia Harrison.
The super deluxe box set of Living in the Material World (click image to enlarge)
2CD and 2LP editions feature the new stereo mix and offer bonus discs with alternate takes, while a super deluxe box adds a blu-ray audio with new Dolby Atmos and 5.1 mixes (alongside a hi-res stereo version). Unfortunately, the box set also includes, rather unnecessarily, both vinyl records and a seven-inch single.
Living in the Material World will be reissued on 15 November 2024, via BMG.
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Living in the Material World - super deluxe box set - 2LP+2CD+blu-ray+seven-inch
Weezer’s self-titled debut, commonly referred to as the Blue Album will be reissued in two extensive box sets in November.
Released in 1994 and produced by Ric Oscasek of The Cars, the album features the UK top 20 hit ‘Buddy Holly’, along with the UK top 40 singles ‘Undone – The Sweater Song’ and ‘Say It Ain’t So’.
The 3CD 30th anniversary box set of the Blue Album (click to enlarge)
A 3CD deluxe set offers a remastered version of the album and 36 previously unreleased tracks including eight ‘Kitchen Tape’ demos and 22 ‘early practices’ and live recordings. Six BBC radion sessions are also included.
The box has lots of non-music ‘stuff’ in it – and is therefore expensive. It comes with a ‘weezine’ (with sleeve notes) lithographs, poster, sticker sheet, a “12-sided dice” and an enamel Bokkus pin.
The vinyl set is even more expensive. The content is spread across four vinyl LPs, a 10-inch EP and a seven-inch single. Very similar content to the CD box (lithographs, poster, etc.) but this version boasts “sweater embossed graphics along with a blue thread that’s pullable (& retractable)”. An even more expensive version ($400) of this vinyl box with an actual ‘sweater sleeve’ was available on the US Weezer shop but has sold out (100 units only!).
These 30th anniversary Blue Album box sets will be released on 1 November 2024, via UMR/Polydor.
SDEtv examines the new Bob Dylan and The Band box set which comprises 27 CDs of live performance from 1974. This is released on Friday, 20 September 2024.
Rhino is to reissue Talking Heads debut album Talking Heads 77 as a 3CD+blu-ray deluxe edition and as an expanded 2LP set.
The deluxe set features many outtakes/rarities and live tracks with the blu-ray featuring a Dolby Atmos Mix, along with 5.1 and hi-res stereo mixes. The four discs are packaged in an 80-page hardcover book with new sleeve notes written by Tina Weymouth, David Byrne, Chris Frantz and Jerry Harrison.
The 2LP vinyl is an AAA all-analogue cut and the bonus LP features the same 12 bonus tracks on CD 2 of the deluxe set.
Pre-order the 3CD+blu-ray edition from the SDE shop using this link or via the buttons below. It will be released on the 8 November 2024 via Rhino. You may be interested in adding the newly announced blu-ray audio of The Flaming Lips’Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots to your order, which is released a week before Talking Heads.
(Love Goes To) Building On Fire (Live at CBGB’s, New York, New York, 10/10/77) [Previously Unreleased]
Don’t Worry About the Government (Live at CBGB’s, New York, New York, 10/10/77) [Previously
Unreleased]
Take Me to the River (Live at CBGB’s, New York, New York, 10/10/77) [Previously Unreleased]
The Book I Read (Live at CBGB’s, New York, New York, 10/10/77) [Previously Unreleased]
New Feeling (Live at CBGB’s, New York, New York, 10/10/77) [Previously Unreleased]
A Clean Break (Live at CBGB’s, New York, New York, 10/10/77) [Previously Unreleased]
No Compassion (Live at CBGB’s, New York, New York, 10/10/77) [Previously Unreleased]
Thank You for Sending Me an Angel (Live at CBGB’s, New York, New York, 10/10/77) [Previously
Unreleased]
Who Is It? (Live at CBGB’s, New York, New York, 10/10/77) [Previously Unreleased]
Pulled Up (Live at CBGB’s, New York, New York, 10/10/77) [Previously Unreleased]
Uh-Oh Love Comes to Town (Live at CBGB’s, New York, New York, 10/10/77) [Previously Unreleased]
Psycho Killer (Live at CBGB’s, New York, New York, 10/10/77) [Previously Unreleased]
Stay Hungry (Live at CBGB’s, New York, New York, 10/10/77) [Previously Unreleased]
Blu-ray
Atmos Mix of Talking Heads: 77
5.1 Mix of Talking Heads: 77
Hi-Resolution Stereo of Talking Heads: 77
LP 1: Original Album (AAA cut from Master Tapes)
Uh-Oh, Love Comes to Town
New Feeling
Tentative Decisions
Happy Day
Who Is It?
No Compassion
The Book I Read
Don’t Worry About the Government
First Week/Last Week… Carefree
Psycho Killer
Pulled Up
LP 2: Outtakes/Alternates/Rarities
Sugar on My Tongue
I Want to Live
(Love Goes To) Building On Fire
I Wish You Wouldn’t Say That
Psycho Killer (Acoustic)
Uh-Oh Love Comes to Town (Alternate Pop Version)
New Feeling (Alternate Pop Version)
Pulled Up (Alternate Pop Version) [Previously Unreleased]
I just wanted to give everyone an update on the SDE-exclusive blu-ray of Duran Duran’sDanse Macabre De Luxe that sold out so quickly over the weekend.
First off, I appreciate the feedback around the numbering which some of you left, and I agree that it’s a good idea to number this blu-ray as ’13a’ in the series (rather than ’29’ which was as announced). This has now been changed. The original number was ’13’ so it can therefore sit next to the original if you happen to have bought last year’s edition but if you do not want to purchase the De Luxe version of Danse Macabre there will not be a gap in your sequence. The next blu-ray to be announced will be #29.
Secondly, because it sold out so quickly that has allowed us to adjust production quantities at the very last minute. We will now do a run of 2,000 units, 500 more than originally intended. These are available now, but please observe a limit of one copy per customer, and no repeat orders, if you’ve already secured your copy. Thank you!
Danse Macabre De Luxe blu-ray will be released on 25 October 2024, via SDE Records. Order only from the SDE shop using this link or the button below. Full product details on the original post.
Sony are to release The 1974 Live Recordings a massive 27-disc box set that features all professionally recorded shows from Bob Dylan and The Band’s 1974 tour.
Elvis Costello’s 1986 album King of America has been remastered and expanded for a new 6CD box set called King Of America & Other Realms which is described as “97-track musical journey” and takes in unheard demos, live performances and tracks & rarities related to other albums recorded in America later in Costello’s career.
Discs 1, 2 & 3 in this set focus on King of America with the first offering a 2024 remaster (from the original tapes) and the second home to 17 demos. It seems incredible that there’s anything left after the expanded and double CD sets of the 1990s… but there is! Specifically, there’s six previously unreleased demos cut at Red Bus Recording Studios in London, in the months prior to the King Of America sessions in Hollywood which are mixed from newly discovered multitrack tapes. The third CD offers a 17-song Royal Albert Hall concert from 1987 in London, also mixed from the multitracks.
King of America & Other Realms 6CD super deluxe (click image to enlarge)
Costello himself has compiled this set (with Steve Berkowitz) which probably explains disc 4, 5 & 6 which are “a three-disc compendium of recordings and collaborations from across the last four decades, including previously unreleased demos, outtakes and live recordings”. For example, there’s some songs from Costello and Allen Toussaint’s collaborative album, The River In Reverse, almost half of Costello’s National Ransom record from 2010 (it was recorded in Nashville and Los Angeles) along with some demos and outtakes from the same album.
King Of America & Other Realms culminates with three new recordings recorded in 2024: ‘Indoor Fireworks’ (Memphis Magnetic Version), ‘That’s Not The Part of Him You’re Leaving’ with Larkin Poe and a recent arrangement of ‘Brilliant Mistake’. The final song is ‘That Day Is Done’ a song co-written by Costello and Paul McCartney for McCartney’s 1989 album Flowers In The Dirt, performed with the gospel group The Fairfield Four (this has been available before).
The 6CD super deluxe edition box comes with a 57-page booklet, home to a 35-page essay from Costello with the usual rare photos. The bookset type package is almost album-sized, at 12” x 11.5”.
King Of America & Other Realms is released on 1 November 2024 via UMe. Single LP remasters and 2CD sets are also available.
Duran Duran are to reissue their Halloween-themed 2023 album Danse Macabre as an expanded deluxe edition with extra tracks and new formats.
This revamped edition features three new bonus tracks including a fresh version of the band’s 1983 single ‘New Moon On Monday’ (now called ‘New Moon (Dark Phase)) with Andy Taylor playing guitar, a cover of ELO’s ‘Evil Woman’ and an instrumental called ‘Masque Of The Pink Death’.
With those extras, the album now becomes a 16-track edition with the other tracks as before, including covers of songs by Siouxsie & The Banshees (‘Spellbound’), Talking Heads (‘Psycho Killer’) and Rick James (Super Freak, which is mashed with Duran’s own ‘Lonely in Your Nightmare’). The three Duran originals are all excellent: ‘Black Moonlight’ (featuring Nile Rodgers), ‘Danse Macabre’ and the Arcadia-like ‘Confession In The Afterlife’.
This new De Luxe version is released on CD and as a special 3LP deluxe vinyl box set which is available only via Duran Duran channels, initially. This features four additional instrumental/spoken word tracks not available elsewhere and comes with ‘stuff’ including board, “metal planchette”, bespoke tarot cards, 4 art prints, and a booklet.
New cover art for the blu-ray and SDE Surround Series slipcase
There’s one more format: I’m pleased to announce that we’ll be doing an SDE-exclusive blu-ray audio of Danse Macabre De Luxe which features the three new tracks. The blu-ray last year sold out very quickly (before release date) and some of you may have missed out at the time. Also, it gives us an opportunity to add some extra content, above and beyond the three extra songs.
Here’s the audio streams on the SDE-exclusive blu-ray:
Danse Macabre De Luxe (16 tracks) in Dolby Atmos (48/24)
Danse Macabre De Luxe (16 tracks) in 5.1 Surround Sound (48/24)
Danse Macabre De Luxe (16 tracks) stereo mix (96/24)
Danse Macabre De Luxe (16 tracks) Instrumentals (96/24)
The disc also includes the following HD video content
‘Danse Macabre’ (video)
‘Black Moonlight’ (video)
‘Psycho Killer’ feat. Victoria De Angelis (visualiser)
‘The Making of Danse Macabre’ (15 min documentary)
As you can see, the blu-ray boasts new cover art. The new content – not on the previous edition – is the three bonus songs, the instrumentals and the videos. As before, the stereo and Dolby Atmos mixing has been done by Bob Clearmountain.
We’ve made 2000 copies of this blu-ray which is #13a in the SDE Surround Series. Pre-order only via the SDE shop using this link or the button below. The vinyl box set can be pre-ordered via the official Duran Duran shop for 25 October delivery, or via Amazon in the US for 29 November delivery (it should appear in UK/European retailers at a later date).
Danse Macabre De Luxe CD, blu-ray and vinyl box set is released on 25 October 2024, via SDE Records.
In November, Apple Corps / Capitol / UMe will issue 1964 US Albums in Mono, an 8LP vinyl box set of Beatles’ albums compiled for U.S. release between January 1964 and March 1965 by Capitol Records and United Artists.
The seven albums (The Beatles’ Story is a double) are as follows:
Meet The Beatles!
The Beatles’ Second Album
A Hard Day’s Night (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Something New
The Beatles’ Story (2LP)
Beatles ’65
The Early Beatles
As is reasonably well known these days, Capitol rushed out many of these records which featured different track listings to any of the UK counterparts, often including what were non-album singles in the UK. This gave American audiences a similar, yet completely different, introduction to the to the Fab Four in th early part of their career. This continued until 1967 when Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band was the first album to feature an identical running order on both sides of the Atlantic.
All the albums in the new box set have been analog cut for 180-gram audiophile vinyl from their original mono master tapes. New vinyl lacquers were cut by Kevin Reeves at Nashville’s East Iris Studios. If you need more details, here you go: “These albums were cut for vinyl from the original master tapes using a completely analog signal path and with constant reference to first generation pressings of the original albums. They were made using a Studer A80 master recorder with analog preview & program paths, and an Neumann VMS70 cutting lathe originally installed in Capitol Studios in 1971. This specific all-analog cutting technique allows faithful representation of the full musical range and dynamics present on the original tapes”.
The albums also feature faithfully replicated artwork and new four-panel inserts with essays written by American Beatles historian and author Bruce Spizer. All the records in the box will be available separately, except for The Beatles’ Story
1964 US Albums in Mono will be issued on 22 November 2024 via Capitol / UMe.
