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FIRST PICTURES: Nilsson / The RCA Albums collection box set

Posted on July 10, 2013July 11, 2013 by Paul Sinclair

Nilsson / The RCA Albums Collection 17CD box set — 17-CD box set from RCA/Legacy

The Nilsson RCA Albums Collection is out on 29 July, and we’re delighted to bring you some pictures of this set.

If you are not aware of this release, it’s a 17-CD boxset, that includes all of Harry Nilsson’s original RCA albums (US discography), and three discs of rarities, featuring single-only releases, previously unreleased recordings, demos, radio spots, etc.

The albums have bonus material adding up to 65 tracks, of which 26 are previously unreleased. Exclusive to this box are also three new ‘sessions’ CDs. These contains a total of 58 tracks, half of which are previously unreleased. A full track listing can be found on our news post from May.

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Supertramp / Breakfast in America blu-ray audio photos

Posted on July 9, 2013September 5, 2013 by Paul Sinclair

Universal Music have started rolling out some new blu-ray audio titles under the “High Fidelity Pure Audio” banner. A number of titles will be released and each will feature PCM, Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio 96kHz/24bit audio tracks. The Rolling Stones’ GRRR! compilation received the same treatment last year.
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TALK ABOUT POP MUSIC Your views on newly announced sets

Posted on July 9, 2013July 11, 2013 by Paul Sinclair

A quick look at what YOU have been telling us about the latest releases or newly announced product in the last few weeks. These are comments left on our Facebook page, or thoughts and views posted here on this blog.

The Island Years, an 18-disc John Martyn box set is on the way…
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Peter Gabriel to release 1987 Live in Athens concert on blu-ray

Posted on July 9, 2013April 7, 2020 by Paul Sinclair

Eleven months ago we robustly criticised Peter Gabriel‘s overpriced and under-spec’d So 25th anniversary box set. Like many fans, we could not understand why Gabriel would completely ignore B-sides and remixes, and not offer the album in surround sound.
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Out This Week / 8 July 2013

Posted on July 8, 2013July 11, 2013 by Paul Sinclair

Paul Young / Remixes and Rarities 2CD compilation

This 24-track, two-CD collection was compiled by SuperDeluxeEdition for Cherry Pop. So we think it’s quite good. Arguably, the only truly essential Paul Young compilation.
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Paul Young / Interview

Posted on July 8, 2013August 4, 2020 by Paul Sinclair

Paul Young‘s new compilation Remixes and Rarities, is officially released today. The album was compiled by SuperDeluxeEdition founder and editor Paul Sinclair. The two-CD set features all of Young’s hit singles from the 1980s in their expansive twelve-inch form, along with rarities such as B-sides, and cassette only long versions. Many tracks are issued on CD for the first time.

Purchasers of Remixes and Rarities will be able to read Paul Young’s exclusive track-by-track commentary in the booklet that comes with the CDs. This was edited down from an interview with the singer conducted by Paul Sinclair back in May.

Today we bring you some further recollections from Paul Young on his first four albums that do not feature in the CD booklet. Enjoy!

SuperDeluxeEdition: You must look back on the 1983-85 period very fondly. Hit singles, hit albums, Band Aid, Live Aid – it seemed like a great period to be a pop star.

Paul Young: Yes, I think I happened along at just the right time to ride that wave. I think if I’d waited any longer I’d have missed it. I was the newest kid on the block, when it came to that Band Aid record, everyone else was more established that I was. I’d just got my first album under my belt, and I think I was working on the second. So it was great to be there in the thick of it.
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The Allman Brothers Band / Brothers and Sisters super deluxe

Posted on July 5, 2013July 5, 2013 by Paul Sinclair

The Allman Brothers Band’s 1973 album Brothers and Sisters, was the first full record to be recorded without Duane Allman, who’d been killed in a motorcycle accident in October 1971. The rock/blues outfit then suffered another terrible blow when bassist Berry Oakley was killed during the making of this record (another motorcycle accident). Lamar Williams was brought in as a replacement and plays on five of the record’s seven tracks.

Despite all the adversity, when released in August 1973, Brothers and Sisters would become The Allman Brothers Band first number one album in the US and even spawned a big hit single in the form of the guitarist Dickey Betts’ Ramblin Man’ (it reached number two). Those in the UK will also recognise another Betts composition, the instrumental Jessica, as the theme tune to Top Gear.

Universal’s new super deluxe edition of Brothers and Sisters comes packaged in a rather splendid 10-panel card wallet, with a 32-page booklet that details the making of the album with lots of archive photography.

The four disc set contains a bonus disc of rehearsals, jams and outtakes (all previously unreleased) as well as two further discs devoted to a live performance at Winterland in San Francisco in Sep 1973. Eleven of the 17 live tracks are previously unreleased.

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John Martyn / The Island Years 18-disc box set

Posted on July 5, 2013October 8, 2013 by Paul Sinclair

In September 2013, Universal Music will issue The Island Years, an 18-disc career retrospective box set anthologising the work of British singer-songwriter John Martyn.

The set will be packaged in an LP size hard-back slip case, and 17 CDs will feature all 12 of Martyn’s Island-era studio albums (recorded between 1967 and 1987) along with bonus tracks including previously unreleased mixes, outtakes and unheard songs. The complete demos for the rejected Apprentice album also feature.

In addition to the above, The Island Years boasts the audio from two complete, previously unreleased live solo concerts from 1972 and 1977 and comes complete with a DVD containing rare television performances from the Old Grey Whistle Test, Sight and Sound – In Concert and A Little Night Music. Foundations Live at the Town and Country Club – only available on an out-of-print VHS – is also included on the DVD.

As well as all this audio and video content, this set comes with a hard-back book, featuring a new essay by The Island Years compiler and researcher John Hillarby, as well as rare and previously unseen photographs.

The Island Years is released on 9 September 2013.

Sly & The Family Stone / Higher! 4CD box set with unreleased rarities

Posted on July 3, 2013July 23, 2013 by Paul Sinclair

Epic/Legacy (ie Sony) are to release Higher! a four-CD deluxe box set celebrating the music of Sly & The Family Stone.

This career-spanning package will feature 17 previously unreleased tracks, alternate versions, mono singles, demos, instrumental and live performances from concerts and TV appearances. A 104-page book comes as part of the set, and the discs and book will reside in a ten-inch square deluxe slip-case.

The book sounds excellent, featuring fully comprehensive liner notes, an illustrated timeline of Sly’s career, track-by-track annotations, rare photography, 45 rpm label and picture sleeve repros, vintage concert posters and ticket stubs from Sly & The Family Stone shows.

Higher! includes 77 tracks in total and is released on 26 August 2013. See track listing below for more details.

Purchasing notes: As well as the 4CD box set, US Amazon is offering an ‘exclusive’ (and expensive) 8LP+CD package, with the bonus CD said to contain “6 more extremely rare and previously unreleased tracks”. There is also a ‘best of the box’, 16-track, single CD ‘highlights’ edition which manages to squeeze into its running order a few of the unreleased gems. The UK box set is available for pre-order at the time of writing for a decent price of £39.

4CD Box Set

Japanese 4xBlu-Spec CD2 box set

• CANADA Pre-order: Higher!

8LP+CD Vinyl box set (bonus CD Amazon.com exclusive)

1CD ‘Highlights’ release

Higher! – Sly & The Family Stone full track listing:
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The Kinks / Muswell Hillbillies 2CD deluxe edition reissue

Posted on July 3, 2013July 3, 2013 by Paul Sinclair

Muswell Hillbillies, The Kinks‘ 1971 album, will be reissued as a two-CD deluxe edition on 29 July 2013.

The album was the band’s first for RCA records and although critically well received, it was not a commercial success. This new edition pairs the original album with a bonus disc of alternate versions, demos and live tracks. These include Kentucky Moon and Mountain Woman which featured on the previous reissue.

Muswell Hillbillies deluxe edition track listing:

Disc: 1

1. Twentieth Century Man
2. Acute Schizophrenia Paranoia Blues
3. Holiday
4. Skin And Bone
5. Alcohol
6. Complicated Life
7. Here Come The People In Grey
8. Have A Cuppa Tea
9. Holloway Jail
10. Oklahoma USA
11. Uncle Son
12. Muswell Hillbilly

Disc: 2

1. Lavender Lane
2. Mountain Woman
3. Have A Cuppa Tea (Alternate Version)
4. Muswell Hillbilly (1976 Remix)
5. Uncle Son (Alternate Version)
6. Kentucky Moon
7. Nobody’s Fool (Demo Version)
8. 20th Century Man (Alternate Instrumental Take)
9. 20th Century Man (1976 Remix)
10. Queenie
11. Acute Schizophrenia Paranoia Blues (Live At Kensington House – 1972)
12. Holiday (Live At Kensington House – 1972)
13. Skin And Bone (Live At Kensington House – 1972)

ABBA / “Ring Ring” 40th anniversary deluxe edition coming soon

Posted on July 3, 2013October 14, 2013 by Paul Sinclair

ABBA‘s 1973 debut album, Ring Ring, will be issued as a CD+DVD deluxe edition on 14 October 2013.

The original album comes with 13 bonus tracks, four of which are new to CD, while the DVD will feature some rare TV performances and the now familiar ‘International Sleeve Gallery’.

Amongst the bonus cuts are the rare original versions of the album tracks I Saw It In The Mirror and I Am Just A Girl; the 1970 recording There’s A Little Man, featuring Agnetha on backing vocals (her first contribution to a recording written and produced by Björn and Benny); Man vill ju leva lite dessemellan, a 1972 hit single for Frida featuring backing vocals by her fellow ABBA members; and En hälsning till våra parkarrangörer, a spoken-word promotion single from 1972 on which the four ABBA members talk up their 1973 tour of Sweden.

Although the DVD looks a little thin on content, in addition to the archive footage, it features a 2012 report from Swedish television where Benny tells the story of the writing and recording of Ring Ring, and he goes in-depth on the group’s creative process, isolating the different tracks on the original multi-track tape. That sounds interesting.

The package also includes a 20-page illustrated booklet featuring an extensive essay on the making of the album.

RING RING Deluxe Edition track listing:
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Demon Records issue new wave of special vinyl editions

Posted on July 2, 2013July 3, 2013 by Paul Sinclair

Deacon Blue's Raintown is one of many special limited vinyl issues in July — Deacon Blue’s Raintown is one of many special limited vinyl issues in July

Demon Records, the new vinyl-only imprint from Demon Music Group, are set to delve into their broad catalogue for some more special – and very limited – vinyl releases.

Titles issued in July 2013 include Sugar‘s Beaster (limited to 500 copies), a picture disc of Saxon‘s Dogs Of War (750 copies) and The Beat‘s Wha’ppen (750 copies).

Fans will also be clamouring for some special coloured vinyl sets, including Deacon Blue‘s classic Raintown on transparent blue vinyl (1000 copies), and Ian McCulloch‘s recent Holy Ghost album across a triple transparent yellow vinyl set (500 copies – a What Records exclusive).

All releases come with a download code to obtain an MP3 versions of the songs and most are pressed on 180g heavyweight vinyl.

Foghat: ‘Fool For The City’ (500 copies)
UK Pre-order: Fool For The City – Vinyl [VINYL]

Sugar: ‘Beaster’ (500 copies)
UK Pre-order: Beaster – Vinyl [VINYL]

Saxon: ‘Dogs Of War’ Picture Disc (750 copies)
UK Pre-order: Dogs Of War – Picture Disc Vinyl

Ian McCulloch: ‘Holy Ghosts’ 3LP yellow vinyl (500 copies)
What Records Exclusive

Deacon Blue: ‘The Hipsters’ Transparent yellow vinyl (1000 copies)
UK Pre-order: The Hipsters – Vinyl

Deacon Blue: ‘Raintown’ (1000 copies)
UK Pre-order: Raintown – Vinyl

Deacon Blue: ‘When The World Knows Your Name’ (1000 copies)
UK Pre-order: When The World Knows Your Name – Vinyl

The Beat: ‘Wha’ppen?’ (500 copies)
UK Pre-order: Wha’Ppen – Vinyl

Jim Croce: ‘I Got A Name’ (500 copies)
UK Pre-order: I Got A Name – Vinyl

Kim Wilde / “Close” 2CD track listing

Posted on July 2, 2013July 5, 2013 by Paul Sinclair

Kim Wilde has today revealed the full track listing for Universal Music’s 25th anniversary reissue of her 1988 album Close.

As we reported last week, Universal have added some extra tracks, over and above what Cherry Red were looking to release a few years ago (see the Cherry Red version here).

The two extra tracks are previously unreleased mixes of lead single Hey Mr Heartache – ‘Bonus Beats’ and ‘Acapella With Percussion’. The Shep Pettibone US 7″ mix of You Came moves to the end of CD1 (from CD2) to incorporate the additional tracks on the second disc.

Kim Wilde fans should be fairly happy with this – nothing lost from the original proposed version and a couple of previously unreleased mixes. Let us know what you think.

Close will be released on 2 September 2013.

Full Track Listing:
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“Scared To Get Happy” 5CD box set

Posted on July 2, 2013July 5, 2013 by Paul Sinclair

It’s fair to say that UK reissue label Cherry Red Records aren’t exactly renowned for deluxe packaging. For the most part their reissues tend to be delivered in those hinged double jewel cases that have a lifespan of around five minutes.

So, to give credit where it’s due, they have done a marvellous job with their new five-disc indie-fest Scared To Get Happy. It comes in the form of a soft-feel ‘book pack’ and contains an extensive 58-page booklet. Lora Findlay’s design is superb, and all in all, this is a great example of how making an effort with presentation and packaging, creates a really desirable product that is light years away from a bunch of MP3s. More details on this set can be found here.

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Out This Week / 1 July 2013

Posted on July 1, 2013July 5, 2013 by Paul Sinclair

Various Artists / The Complete Motown Singles Vol 12A

This five-CD set contains 113 remastered tracks, from Motown’s output during the first half of 1972, and will have a limited production run of 7,500.

Nile Rodgers and Chic / Up All Night: The Greatest Hits

Nile Rodgers performed a triumphant set at this year’s Glastonbury Festival, with his Chic Organisation, and even managed to get a sneaky plug in for this two-CD hits compilation!

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Fleetwood Mac / 1969-1972 vinyl box set with bonus seven-inch

Posted on July 1, 2013 by Paul Sinclair

A new vinyl box set that gathers together Fleetwood Mac‘s output from 1969 to 1972 will be issued on 19 August 2013.

The set starts with the band’s third album (their first for Warners) Then Play On (1969) and contains three further records: Kiln House (1970), Future Games (1971) and Bare Trees (1972). A bonus seven-inch replica of 1969 single Oh Well – Pt. 1 is also included.

Although these aren’t heavyweight pressings (140g), Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering cut the lacquers for all four albums and the packaging is promised to replicate the originals, including gatefolds for Then Play On and Kiln House. The five records are housed in an attractive looking black slip-case.

An expanded CD reissue of the Then Play On album will be issued on the same date, featuring four bonus tracks: parts one and two of Oh Well, The Green Manalishi (With The Two Prong Crown) and World In Harmony, which is available on CD for the first time

• UK Pre-order: Fleetwood Mac: 1969 – 1972 VINYL box
• USA pre-order: Fleetwood Mac 1969-1972 VINYL box
• GERMANY Pre-order: Fleetwood Mac 1969-1972 VINYL box
• CANADA Pre-order: Fleetwood Mac 1969-1972 VINYL box

Edsel prepare “Live From Metropolis” combo packs of eighties favourites

Posted on July 1, 2013July 1, 2013 by Paul Sinclair

Edsel Records will issue a series of releases dubbed Live From Metropolis Studios on 9 September 2013.

Iconic eighties artists Heaven 17, Belinda Carlisle, Level 42 and Spandau Ballet’s Tony Hadley have all performed intimate sets at Metropolis, the West London studio complex, in the last 18 months, which were filmed and recorded.

These new DVD+CD combo sets feature the audio and video for the full concerts, with bonus documentaries included on the DVDs.

The images above confirm that Edsel are presenting these sets in their ‘casebound book’ packaging, and they are available now for pre-order for around the £10, which is reasonably good value.

Heaven 17

Belinda Carlisle

Level 42

Tony Hadley

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Mike Oldfield / Crises 5-disc box

Posted on June 29, 2013July 4, 2013 by Paul Sinclair

Last Thursday we revealed that Mike Oldfield‘s 1983 album Crises will be reissued on 2 September as a 5-disc box set. We are now pleased to bring you the first picture of this release, which looks like a nicely designed package, complete with a hardback book.

At the time of writing this release still hasn’t been officially announced, and whether Crises will be offered as a cheaper two or three disc variant, or a new deluxe vinyl LP remains to be seen.

Five Miles Out is released as a 2CD+DVD set on the same day – more details and tracklistings can be found here.

Crises 5-disc box set

Five Miles Out 2CD+DVD

Kim Wilde / “Close” reissue pre-order

Posted on June 28, 2013July 2, 2013 by Paul Sinclair

Earlier this year we reported that Universal Music were working on the reissue of Kim Wilde’s 1988 album Close.

For a while it looked like a summer release was likely, but that has slipped back and the deluxe edition is now due on 2 September 2013.

Universal are staying tight-lipped on the track listing at this stage, but interestingly, they have confirmed to this blog that the release will have ‘more tracks’ on it in comparison to the ‘Cherry Red’ track listing, which was detailed on our earlier post. That tells us that Universal have definitely not just copied what Cherry Red would have done, had they secured the license to reissue this album.

This has also being confirmed as a two-CD set, and it is now available for pre-order.

Billy Joel / An Innocent Man SACD

Posted on June 28, 2013 by Paul Sinclair

Thirty years on from the original release, audiophile specialists Mobile Fidelity are issuing a hybrid SACD edition of Billy Joel‘s An Innocent Man.

Joel’s ninth studio album proved to be a massive commercial success, with three US top ten hits, including the UK number one Uptown Girl.

This numbered, limited edition is mastered from the original master tapes and will play on all CD players and SACD players. Mofi boast that the quality of the audio on this set “effortlessly outshines that heard on all previous editions”.

An Innocent Man Hybrid SACD is released on 2 July 2013.

An Innocent Man SACD track listing:

1. Easy Money
2. An Innocent Man
3. The Longest Time
4. This Night
5. Tell Her About It
6. Uptown Girl
7. Careless Talk
8. Christie Lee
9. Leave a Tender Moment Alone
10. Keeping the Faith

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