Suede / The Vinyl Collection box set

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Suede have announced The Vinyl Collection, a numbered 11xLP box set which contains new vinyl pressings of all of their studio albums to date, and also finds space for 1997 B-side compilation Sci-Fi Lullabies. The latter, and A New Morning, are issued on vinyl for the first time as part of this set, which will be limited to 1500 copies.

All LPs remastered on 180 gram vinyl except Bloodsports which is pressed on 140 gram, using the existing master. The box also comes with a an exclusive book with 2013 interviews with the band and photos.

To be honest, we hesitate to recommend a Suede box set after the shameful debacle that was the Bloodsports deluxe box set. But as if to underline how crap that was, this new box is ALL their albums on vinyl for only £30 more than the Bloodsports deluxe, which gave you one LP, a CD, a book and a USB-thingy.

The new vinyl box is available EXCLUSIVELY through a new Suede online store. The first 150 pre-orders come with a free t-shirt and a tote bag. We think you are supposed to order the ‘fan bundle’ version on the site and hope for the best (it’s the same price as the non-fan bundle version). Just to show that Suede still don’t quite ‘get it’ when it comes to selling online, potential purchasers are told that “T-shirt sizing will be random” and “cannot be specified” when purchasing. That’s all right then.

The Vinyl Collection ships ‘on or before’ 21 October and you get an instant MP3 downloads of the whole thing when you pre-order.

You can place your order the box/bundle by clicking here.

The Vinyl Collection contains:

  • • Suede
  • • Dog Man Star (Double)
  • • Coming Up
  • • Head Music (Double)
  • • A New Morning
  • • Bloodsports
  • • Sci-Fi Lullabies (Triple)

+ an exclusive book with 2013 interviews with the band and photography.

The Grateful Dead / Sunshine Daydream concert box sets

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In August 1972, the Grateful Dead travelled to the US city of Veneta, in Oregon to throw a benefit concert for Chuck and Sue Kesey’s creamery. The Kesey’s had reached out to the rock band via Chuck’s brother Ken (author of One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest) because their yoghurt making operation was low on funds. On 27 August, a stage was duly erected, tickets were printed on the fronts of the Creamery’s yogurt labels and the gig generated enough money to keep the business afloat.

The whole thing was filmed and recorded and is know as the Sunshine Daydream concert. It has become one of the most talked-about shows in the Dead’s history.

On 16 September the full concert will be issued on CD and vinyl in two separate box sets. The 3CD box comes with a DVD that includes the previously unreleased Sunshine Daydream concert film featuring remastered picture and all new stereo and 5.1 audio mixes (done by Jeffrey Norman at TRI Studios).

The audio from the complete concert has been mixed and mastered to HDCD from the original 16 track tapes by Jeffrey Norman. The 4LP box doesn’t come with the video but is pressed on heavyweight 180g vinyl.

A 3CD+Blu-ray version and some other exclusives are available direct from the Grateful Dead’s official website.

The Grateful Dead / Sunshine Daydream 3CD+DVD

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4LP Vinyl box set

 

Track listing for CD box (same tracks across 4LP):
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Happy Mondays included in new Original Album Series sets

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Rhino will issue a new spate of Original Album Series collections on 2 September 2013, including this five-CD set from The Happy Mondays. Conveniently, it includes (almost) all the band’s official studio albums, notably the acclaimed Pills ‘n’ Thrills and Bellyaches from 1990. As usual, don’t expect more than perfunctory packaging with card sleeves, and a thin card slipcase, but unarguable value as ever.
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Madonna / “Something To Remember” vinyl reissue

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Madonna‘s 1995 compilation album Something To Remember is being reissued on 2LP 180g vinyl by Warner Music on 9 September 2013.

The album – made up of mostly ballads – is a mixture of previously released material (I’ll Remember, Take A Bow, Crazy For You, Live To Tell) and a few new recordings, including the Massive Attack-produced I Want You, One More Chance and the rather fine single You’ll See, which reached the top ten almost everywhere.
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Humble Pie / Performance: Rockin’ the Fillmore: Complete Recordings

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Humble Pie (featuring Steve Marriott and Peter Frampton) recorded four albums and several singles before achieving their U.S. breakthrough with their 1971 the double-live set Performance: Rockin’ The Fillmore.

The album was drawn from four shows played over two consecutive nights at the Fillmore East, and although only seven tracks were issued, the album ran for over an hour, thanks to some lengthy interpretations, including a 24-minute rendition of Dr John’s I Walk On Gilded Splinters (later covered by Paul Weller).

Omnivore Recordings / Universal have gathered all four shows from these performances and packaged them into this ‘Complete Recordings’ four-CD box set. There is no editing, or resequencing — just the four sets as they were played on May 28 and 29, 1971. The seven tracks that comprised the original album are joined here by 15 previously unissued performances—including the never-before-heard complete first set from 28 May. In total four hours of music across four CDs.

This has been mixed and mastered from the original multi-tracks under the supervision of Peter Frampton and Jerry Shirley.

Performance – Rockin’ the Fillmore: The Complete Recordings track listing:
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OMD / “Night Cafe” 10-track CD single

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OMD will issue a special 10-track CD ‘single’ of Night Cafe from their album English Electric in September.

Night Cafe is the third 45 from the album, following Metroland and Dresden, and as well as four new remixes, this single proves to be a satisfying ’round up’ of various English Electric B-sides and non-album tracks. It includes, amongst others, the iTunes bonus track No Man’s Land, Record Store Day flipside Time Burns, and The Great White Silence from the Metroland single.

Night Cafe is released on 9 September 2013.

 Night Cafe track listing:

  • 1. Night Café
  • 2. Kill Me
  • 3. The Great White Silence
  • 4. Time Burns
  • 5. No Man’s Land
  • 6. Frontline
  • 7. Night Café (Vile Electrodes ‘B-Side the C-Side’ Remix)
  • 8. Night Café (Metroland’s Nighthawks Remix)
  • 9. Night Café (Taoyoyo Remix)
  • 10. Night Café (Sin Cos Tan Rmx)

Out This Week / 26 August 2013

Bob Dylan / Another Self Portrait (1968-1971) Bootleg Series Vol 10

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Much to recommend in this new Bob Dylan set, including the complete 1969 Isle of Wight performance with The Band, and a wealth of rarities and previously unreleased tracks from the 1970 studio recording sessions that resulted in the Self Portrait and New Morning albums. Read more


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Marc Bolan at the BBC / 6CD Box Set

Universal’s exhaustive 6CD set of Marc Bolan material recorded at the BBC, is exquisitely packaged, with the design perfectly matching The Kinks BBC set from last year. A one-CD ‘highlights’ release is also availableRead more

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Duane Allman “Skydog” retrospective 7CD box set being reissued

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When the seven-CD Duane Allman retrospective Skydog was issued in March this year, the limited edition 10,000 run sold out almost before the release date, leading to high prices ($250+) being charged for new or nearly new copies.
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Lenny Kravitz / Are You Gonna Go My Way Deluxe Edition

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Lenny Kravitz’s Are You Gonna Go My Way album from 1993 is being reissued next month as a 2CD 20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition.

The expanded reissue will feature a new remaster, and comes with 20 bonus tracks, which range from previously released B-sides to unheard work-in-progress outtakes and demos.
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ABC / Skyscraping 2CD reissue

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Skyscraping was originally issued in 1997

Cherry Pop will release an expanded 2CD edition of ABC‘s 1997 album Skyscraping on 23 September 2013.

The reissue comes with a bonus disc of non-album material, much of which was available on CD singles issued at the time.

Track listing:

Disc: 1

  • 1. Stranger Things
  • 2. Ask A Thousand Times
  • 3. Skyscraping
  • 4. Who Can I Turn To?
  • 5. Rolling Sevens
  • 6. Only The Best Will Do
  • 7. Love Is Its Own Reward
  • 8. Light Years
  • 9. Seven Day Weekend
  • 10. Heaven Knows
  • 11. Faraway

Disc: 2

  • 1. The World Spins On
  • 2. All We Need
  • 3. Stranger Things (Acoustic)
  • 4. Skydubbing
  • 5. Stranger Things (Live)
  • 6. Rolling Sevens (Radio Edit)
  • 7. The Look Of Love (Live)
  • 8. All Of My Heart (Live)
  • 9. Skyscraping (Alternate Version

The SDE Hot Product Price Watch

Nirvana / In Utero Super Deluxe Edition reissueUniversal’s Nirvana In Utero 3CD+DVD box (due 23 September) is back up to £83 in the UK having dropped under £70 at one point. The 3LP 45RPM vinyl version is particularly good value in Britain, costing £28, and producer Steve Albini rates this highly.

More details on In Utero here.


at_the_bbcThe Marc Bolan at the BBC 6CD box set had risen to just under £50 on Amazon UK but has recently dropped to £37. For those in the US it might be worth considering placing an order, because on Amazon.com you are being asked to pay $108 for the same set which is around £70 sterling.

More details on Marc Bolan Live at the BBC  here.


Chic / The 12" Singles Collection vinyl box setThe Chic 12-inch vinyl box set (released next week) was £43 a couple of weeks back but has now gone down to its lowest UK price of £28. It’s remains very expensive in the USA at $80 / £52.

More details on The 12″ Singles box here. 


All prices are correct at the time of writing.

Gary Numan / Splinter (Songs from a Broken Mind) deluxe edition

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Electronic pioneer Gary Numan releases his 20th solo album, Splinter (Songs From A Broken Mind), on 14 October and it will be available as a two-CD deluxe edition.

The album is produced by long-standing collaborator Ade Fenton, and the deluxe edition comes packaged in a CD sized bookpack with 24 pages. A 2LP 180g vinyl version is also available, which comes with an art print and a download card.
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First Pictures: Fleetwood Mac 1969 to 1972 4LP vinyl box set

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Out this week, is this rather splendid Fleetwood Mac 1969 to 1972 vinyl box set. We posted the details back in July but have now had the opportunity to take a look (and listen) close-up.
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Yes / “Close to the Edge” CD+Blu-ray including hi-res 5.1 mix + exclusives

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2013 has turned out to be a busy year for Close To The Edge, the fifth studio album from prog-rock band Yes.

Back in January it was issued as a remastered hybrid SACD by Audio Fidelity. No bonus tracks and no 5.1 mix, but respected engineer Steve Hoffman did the remastering.
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Madness / “Take It Or Leave It”

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Salvo Music will release the Madness movie Take It Or Leave It on 7 October 2013, pairing the DVD with a 26-track soundtrack CD.

The film follows the origins of the band from the mid-to-late ’70s through various line-up changes, before they eventually find success. It dates from 1981 and was largely self-financed and directed by Stiff Records’ Dave Robinson.

Take It Or Leave It has been digitally restored and contains the commentary by Madness guitarist Chris Foreman and the film’s director found on the previous standalone DVD.

The accompanying CD soundtrack album features 26 songs including singles, B-sides and album tracks. Two non-Madness songs are included (Fats Domino’s I’m Walkin’ and The Four Tops’ Reach Out I’ll Be There), both of which can be heard in the film.

King Crimson / “The Road to Red” 24-disc CD/DVD/Blu-ray box set

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Is there such as thing as ‘too much’ content in a box set? Not, it seems, if you are prog-rock specialist Panegyric Recordings, who are preparing, The Road To Red, a 24-disc box set, that attempts to comprehensively capture the essence of King Crimson‘s US tour of 1974 and the process leading to the band’s Red album released the same year.
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Tears For Fears cover Arcade Fire

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With two months to go until the release of The Hurting deluxe box setTears For Fears have today made available a brand new studio recording – a cover version of Arcade Fire’s Ready To Start, which featured on the Canadian band’s 2010 album The Suburbs. Listen to the cover version below and tell us what you think of it.

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