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Green Day / American Idiot reissue

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Green Day’s 2004 album American Idiot will be reissued for its 20th anniversary in October.

The band’s seventh record was a critical and commercial success – a concept album which features the singles ‘American Idiot’, ‘Jesus of Suburbia’, ‘Holiday’, ‘Wake Me Up When September Ends’, and ‘Boulevard of Broken Dreams’.

Two box sets share the same audio and video content, with a 4CD + 2 x blu-ray set and an 8LP vinyl + 2 x blu-ray super deluxe both offering 15 unreleased demos, a 15-song 2004 concert from Irving Plaza, NYC (9 songs previously unreleased), and 14 B-sides and bonus tracks.

4CD box set includes two blu-rays and some items of memorabilia (click image to enlarge)

The boxes are completed with two blu-rays that feature the film Heart Like A Hand Grenade, 35 minutes of Green Day live at the BBC, and a new, unreleased documentary: 20 Years of American Idiot

 The CD box comes with a 48-page book, an enamel pin set, sticker sheet, and cloth patch, whereas the vinyl box includes a 36-page book, large Green Day flag and an American Idiot red tie. David Fricke contributes sleeve notes.

A red splatter 2LP vinyl is also available via some indie retailers, such as Rough Trade (UK link, US link).

American Idiot is reissued on 25 October 2024, via Warner Records.

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The vinyl version of the box set contains 8LPs and the two blu-rays (click image to enlarge)

Tracklisting

American Idiot Green Day / 20th annniversary reissue

    • CD 1 or LPs 1 & 2 Original Album
      1. American Idiot
      2. Jesus of Suburbia: I Jesus of Suburbia. II City of the Damned. III I Don’t Care. IV Dearly Beloved. V Tales of Another Broken Home
      3. Holiday
      4. Boulevard of Broken Dreams
      5. Are We the Waiting
      6. St. Jimmy
      7. Give Me Novacaine
      8. She’s A Rebel
      9. Extraordinary Girl
      10. Letterbomb
      11. Wake Me Up When September Ends
      12. Homecoming: I. The Death of St. Jimmy. II East 12th St. III Nobody Likes You. IV Rock and Roll Girlfriend. V We’re Coming Home Again
      13. Whatsername
    • CD 2 or LPs 3 & 4 : B-Sides & Bonus Tracks – previously released
      1. American Idiot (Live)
      2. Jesus of Suburbia (Live): I Jesus of Suburbia. II City of the Damned. III I Don’t Care. IV Dearly Beloved. V Tales of Another Broken Home
      3. Holiday (Live)
      4. Are We the Waiting (Live)
      5. St. Jimmy (Live)
      6. Boulevard of Broken Dreams (Live)
      7. Favorite Son
      8. Shoplifter
      9. Governator
      10. Too Much Too Soon
      11. Are the Waiting (VH1-Storytellers)
      12. St. Jimmy (VH1-Storytellers)
      13. Give Me Novacaine (VH1-Storytellers)
      14. Homecoming (VH1-Storytellers)
    • CD 3 or LPs 5 & 6 : Demos
      1. American Idiot
      2. American Idiot (Alt. Version)
      3. Jesus of Suburbia
      4. Holiday/Blvd. Of Broken Dreams
      5. Are We We Are/St. Jimmy Opera
      6. Novacaine
      7. She’s A Rebel
      8. Radio Baghdad
      9. Cluster Bomb
      10. Wake Me Up When September Ends
      11. Homecoming (Nobody Likes You)
      12. Everyone’s Breaking Down
      13. Just Another Year
      14. Lowlife
      15. What’s Her Name
    • CD 4 or LPs 7 & 8 : Live Irving Plaza, NYC, Sept 21 ’04
      1. American Idiot (Live)
      2. Jesus of Suburbia (Live)
      3. Holiday (Live)
      4. Boulevard of Broken Dreams (Live)
      5. Are We the Waiting (Live)
      6. St. Jimmy (Live)
      7. Give Me Novacaine (Live)
      8. She’s A Rebel (Live)
      9. Extraordinary Girl (Live)
      10. Letterbomb (Live)
      11. Wake Me Up When September Ends (Live)
      12. Homecoming (Live)
      13. Whatsername (Live)
      14. Minority (Live)
      15. We Are The Champions (Live)
    • Blu-ray 1
      1. Heart Like A Hand Grenade
    • Blu-ray 2
      New Documentary
      1. 20 Years of American Idiot
      BBC Live
      1. St. Jimmy (Live)
      2. Give Me Novacaine (Live)
      3. She’s A Rebel (Live)
      4. Welcome To Paradise (Live)
      5. Wake Me Up When September Ends (Live)
      6. Jesus of Suburbia (Live)
      7. American Idiot (Live in Studio)
      8. Boulevard of Broken Dreams (Live in Studio)

John Lennon / Mind Games meditation mixes

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In case the £1350 super deluxe edition of John Lennon’s Mind Games wasn’t enough for you (or even the £130 deluxe for that matter), some new mixes of just the title track of John’s 1973 album are being released on a limited edition 3LP vinyl package.

Called the ‘Meditation Mixes’, these nine mixes see the song “radically altered, slowed down and extended” with running times ranging from 5 to over 23 minutes. We are told this allows “the musical soundtrack to wash over the listener and provide a relaxing, immersive, deep listening and meditative experience”.

Mind Games Meditation Mixes on 3LP clear vinyl (click image to enlarge)

Here’s some more blurb from the official announcement: “Four of these tracks are presented as ‘Binaural’ versions that each focus on different types of brain waves: Beta, Delta, Gamma and Theta. Named ‘Mind’, ‘Space’, ‘Spirit’ and ‘Love’, these tracks utilise the effect created when the ears hear left and right frequencies which combine to be perceived as a new frequency that can activate different brain patterns for scientifically proven therapeutic effects”.

These mixes have been produced by Sean Ono Lennon and mixed and engineered by Sam Gannon with additional recording engineered by Scott Holingsworth. None of them are available in either version of the box set and there’s no CD version either, just the 3LP vinyl which is pressed on 180g crystal clear vinyl which is packaged in a triple gatefold mirrorboard sleeve.

These Meditation Mixes of Mind Games will be released on 11 October 2024, two days after what would have been John Lennon’s 84th birthday.

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Mind Games Meditation Mixes John Lennon /

    • LP 1
      Side A
      1. Mind Games Meditation Mix – MIND (Binaural Gamma Waves 100Hz) (10:02)
      2. Mind Games Meditation Mix – MAGIC (10:58)
      Side B
      1. Mind Games Meditation Mix – SPACE (8Hz Theta Binaural) (5:42)
      2. Mind Games Meditation Mix – SEED (5:59)
      3. Mind Games Meditation Mix – YES (6:03)
    • LP 2
      Side A
      1. Mind Games Meditation Mix – SPIRIT (15Hz Beta Binaural) (5:36)
      2. Mind Games Meditation Mix – LOVE ().5Hz Delta Binaural) (12:32)
      Side B
      1. Mind Games Meditation Mix – SURRENDER (23:41)
    • LP 3
      Side A
      1. Mind Games Meditation Mix – PEACE (23:55)
      Side B (All tracks are 1.8 seconds)
      1. MANTRA 1 (0:018)
      2. MANTRA 2 (0:018)
      3. MANTRA 3 (0:018)
      4. MANTRA 4 (0:018)
      5. MANTRA 5 (0:018)
      6. MANTRA 6 (0:018)
      7. MANTAR 7 (0:018)
      8. MANTRA 8 (0:018)
      9. MANTRA 9 (0:018)

Therapy? / Troublegum 30th anniversary reissue

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Therapy?’s 1994 album Troublegum will be reissued as two different vinyl editions for its 30th anniversary.

The Northern Irish band’s second album on A&M (and their fourth overall), Troublegum was recorded at Chipping Norton Studios and RAK in London and ultimately delivered five top 30 hits, including lead single ‘Screamager’ which reached number 9 in the UK charts. In the middle of all this was the non-album single ‘Opal Mantra’, which peaked at number 18.

Lavender and grey 2LP vinyl set offers bonus tracks

The 30th anniversary reissue is a vinyl-only affair (a 3CD deluxe was issued 10 years ago for the 20th anniversary) and the two editions are as follow: a 2LP set on lavender and grey vinyl, with the bonus LP offering 14 B-sides/rarities; and a single LP pressed on ‘caramel’ coloured vinyl.

Troublegum will be reissued on 27 September 2024 via Proper Records.

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Tracklisting

Troublegum Therapy? /

    • LP 1
      Side A
      1. Knives
      2. Screamager
      3. Hellbelly
      4. Stop It You’re Killing Me
      5. Nowhere
      6. Die Laughing
      7. Unbeliever
      Side B
      1. Trigger Inside
      2. Lunacy Booth
      3. Isolation
      4. Turn
      5. Femtex
      6. Unrequited
      7. Brainsaw
    • LP 2 (deluxe only)
      Side C
      1. Pantopon Rose
      2. Breaking The Law
      3. C C Rider
      4. Evil Elvis (The Lost Demo)
      5. Nice ‘N’ Sleazy
      6. Reuters
      7. Tatty Seaside Town
      Side D
      1. Auto Surgery
      2. Totally Random Man
      3. Accelerator
      4. Speedball
      5. Bloody Blue
      6. Neck Freak (New Version)
      7. Opal Mantra

Box Set and Reissue Deals for August 2024

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Queen / The Miracle 5CD+DVD+LP 5CD+DVD+LP box set

£127 was £150

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Paul McCartney / One Hand Clapping 2LP vinyl 2LP vinyl

£36 was £45

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David Bowie / Moonage Daydream 4k steelbook 4k steelbook

£15 was £25

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Brett Morgen’s immersive David Bowie audio-visual ‘space odyssey’ in 4k. It includes the following bonus features

  • Moonage Soundscapes – Interview with Brett Morgen, David Giammarco & Paul Massey
  • Q&A at the TCL Chinese Theatre – Featuring Brett Morgen, Mark Romanek, Mike Garson & Jack Black
  • Previously unseen live performane of ‘Rock ‘n’ Roll With Me’
  • Interview featurettes with Director Brett Morgen
    • A film that is the Artist
    • More than a Musician
    • Working with the Archive

 

The Police / Synchronicity 6CD super deluxe

The Police / Synchronicity 6CD box 6CD super deluxe

$82 was $125

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Tears For Fears / New studio album: The Tipping Point

Tears For Fears / The Tipping Point vinyl LP vinyl LP

£12 was £25

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John Lennon / Mind Games deluxe edition reissue

John Lennon / Mind Games 6CD+2xblu-ray 6CD+2xblu-ray deluxe

$98 was $168

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Big reduction on the recent John Lennon box in this ‘limited time deal’ on Amazon in the US.

Yes / Fragile 4CD+blu-ray super deluxe reissue

Yes / Fragile 4CD+blu-ray+LP 4CD+blu-ray+LP

$58 was $100

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Van Halen / For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge 2CD+2LP+blu-ray 2CD+2LP+blu-ray super deluxe

$59 was $100

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Enya / A Box Full of Dreams 6LP vinyl box

Enya / A Box of Dreams 6LP set 6LP vinyl box

£99

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Porcupine Tree / Closure/Continuation 2CD+blu-ray 2CD+blu-ray large format deluxe

£35

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Porcupine Tree’s 2021 album. This deluxe edition features a blu-ray audio with three bonus tracks and all 10 songs in Dolby Atmos, 5.1, hi-res stereo. The two CDs feature the album, an instrumental version of the album and the bonus tracks in stereo.

 

Jethro Tull / The Zealot Gene 3LP+2CD+blu-ray box 3LP+2CD+blu-ray super deluxe

£37

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Marillion / Script for a Jester’s Tears 4CD+blu-ray 4CD+blu-ray deluxe

£21

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The Beach Boys / Feel Flows: The Sunflower & Surf’s Up Sessions 5CD 5CD box set

£49

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Rory Gallagher / Deuce 4CD set 50th anniversary 4CD set

£35

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Out This Week / on 16 August 2024

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Lindsey Buckingham / 20th Century Lindsey 4CD box set

Lindsey Buckingham / 20th Century Lindsey CD

Lindsey Buckingham’s three solo albums, recorded between 1981 and 1992 are collected in a new 4CD box set called 20th Century Lindsey.

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Ten Years After / Woodstock 1969

Ten Years After’s legendary Woodstock performance is issued as a standalone release. Audio has been newly restored with fresh mixes from the original two-inch multitrack tapes. Sleeve notes are by Chris Welch.

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Various Artists / NOW 80s Dancefloor: Pure Pop

NOW That’s What I Call Music’s vinyl-only series continues with this ‘Pure Pop’ collection on pink and blue coloured vinyl.

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David Sylvian / Everything and Nothing

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David Sylvian’s compilation Everything and Nothing is being released on vinyl for the first time, in October.

Released in 2000, it’s a career-spanning compilation that features key songs from David’s solo recordings, collaborations with Ryuichi Sakamoto, Robert Fripp, Mick Karn, Alesini & Andreoni, and tracks by Japan and Rain Tree Crow. 

Everything and Nothing released on vinyl for the first time (click image to enlarge)

It’s a mix of previously released, unreleased, re-recorded, non-album and alternate versions of tracks from Sylvian’s 20 years with Virgin Records, focusing entirely on vocal compositions.

Everything and Nothing was originally issued on CD, minidisc and cassette but not vinyl. To accommodate the 29 tracks, this new issue is a triple vinyl package.

Everything and Nothing will be released as a 3LP set on 4 October 2024, via UMR.

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Everything and Nothing David Sylvian /

    • LP 1
      Side A
      1. The Scent of Magnolia (5:36) David Sylvian
      2. Heartbeat (Tainai Kaiki II) – Remix (5:17) Ryuichi Sakamoto & David Sylvian
      3. Blackwater (4:22) Rain Tree Crow
      4. Albuquerque (Dobro #6) (1:22) David Sylvian
      5. Ride (8:00) David Sylvian
      Side B
      1. The Golden Way – Remix (5:54) David Sylvian, Alesini & Andreoni
      2. Ghosts – Remix (3:47) David Sylvian & Japan
      3. Pop Song (4:30) David Sylvian
      4. Every Colour You Are (4:44) Rain Tree Crow
      5. Godman (3:58) David Sylvian
    • LP 2
      Side C
      1. God’s Monkey (4:09) David Sylvian & Robert Fripp
      2. Let The Happiness In (5:37) David Sylvian
      3. I Surrender (9:24) David Sylvian
      4. Thoroughly Lost To Logic (1:17) David Sylvian
      Side D
      1. Jean The Birdman (4:12) David Sylvian & Robert Fripp
      2. Cover Me With Flowers (6:33) David Sylvian
      3. The Boy With The Gun (5:15) David Sylvian
      4. Riverman (4:56) David Sylvian
      5. Aparna & Nimisha (Dobro #5) (0:56) David Sylvian
    • LP 3
      Side E
      1. Midnight Sun (4:02) David Sylvian
      2. Orpheus (4:48) David Sylvian
      3. Some Kind of Fool – 2000 (7:31) David Sylvian & Japan
      4. Cries and Whispers (2:33) Rain Tree Crow
      5. Wanderlust (6:41) David Sylvian
      Side F
      1. Laughter and Forgetting (2:33) David Sylvian
      2. Buoy – Remix  (5:15) Mick Karn featuring David Sylvian
      3. Weathered Wall – Remix (5:43) David Sylvian
      4. Bamboo Houses – Remix (5:21) David Sylvian & Ryuichi Sakamoto
      5. Come Morning- Remix  (3:56)  David Sylvian, Alesini & Andreoni

Joni Mitchell / Archives Vol 4: The Asylum Years 1976-1980

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The fourth volume of Joni Mitchell’s ongoing Archives series will be released in October.

Subtitled ‘The Asylum Years 1976-1980’ Archives Vol. 4 features live tracks from her time in Bob Dylan’s Rolling Thunder Revue during 1975 and 1976, 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.

The 6CD version of Archives Vol. 4 The Asylum Years 1976-1980 (click image to enlarge)

Packaged in a similarly to previous sets, Vol. 4 will also include notes taken from Joni in conversation with Cameron Crowe. The music is available as a 6CD box with 100 tracks or a 4LP ‘highlights’ edition with 40 tracks.

Archives Vol 4: The Asylum Years 1976-1980 will be released on 4 October 2024, via Rhino.

Tracklisting

Archives Vol 4: The Asylum Years 1976-1980 Joni Mitchell /

    • CD 1
      Rolling Thunder Revue: Live In Niagara Falls  Convention Center, Niagara Falls, NY, November 15, 1975.
      Recorded by L.A. Johnson & Petur Hliddal
      1. Jericho
      Live at Harvard Square Theater, Cambridge, MA, November 20, 1975
      Recording supervised by Don DeVito; Mixed by Sean Brennan
      1. Introduction – Bob Neuwirth
      2. Edith and the Kingpin
      3. Don’t Interrupt The Sorrow
      Live at Music Hall, Boston, MA, November 21, 1975
      Recording supervised by Don DeVito; Mixed by Patrick Milligan​
      1. Introduction – Bob Neuwirth
      2. Harry’s House​
      Live in Bangor, Bangor, ME, November 27, 1975
      Recorded by L.A. Johnson & Petur Hliddal
      1. A Case of You
      Gordon Lightfoot’s House, Toronto, ON, Canada, November 30, 1975
      Recorded by L.A. Johnson & Petur Hliddal​
      1. Woman of Heart and Mind
      Live at Montreal Forum, Montreal, QC, Canada, December 4, 1975
      Recording supervised by Don DeVito; Mixed by Sean Brennan
      1. Introduction – Bob Neuwirth
      2. Intro to Coyote
      3. Coyote
      1976 Tour of the United States. Recorded by Stanley Johnston from PA mixes by Brian Jonathan
      Live in Madison, Dane County Coliseum, Madison, WI, February 29, 1976
      1. Help Me​
      Live at Music Hall, Boston, MA, February 19, 1976
      1. Love or Money
      2. Free Man in Paris
      3. For The Roses
      4. Cold Blue Steel and Sweet Fire
      5. Big Yellow Taxi
      6. Shades of Scarlett Conquering
      Live at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY, February 20, 1976
      1. For Free
    • CD 2
      Live at Music Hall, Boston, MA, February 19, 1976
      1. Intro to Coyote/Don Juan’s Reckless Daughter
      2. Coyote/Don Juan’s Reckless Daughter
      Live in Madison, Dane County Coliseum, Madison, WI, February 29, 1976
      1. Just Like This Train
      Live at Music Hall, Boston, MA, February 19, 1976
      1. Shadows and Light
      2. In France They Kiss on Main Street
      Live at Duke University, Cameron Stadium, Durham, NC, February 7, 1976
      1. Traveling (Hejira)
      Live at Music Hall, Boston, MA, February 19, 1976
      1. Edith and the Kingpin
      2. Talk To Me
      3. Harry’s House/Centerpiece
      4. Intro to Furry Sings the Blues
      5. Furry Sings The Blues
      6. Trouble Child
      7. Rainy Night House
      Live at Duke University, Cameron Stadium, Durham, NC, February 7, 1976
      1. Don’t Interrupt The Sorrow
      Live at Music Hall, Boston, MA, February 19, 1976
      1. Raised on Robbery
      2. The Jungle Line
      3. Twisted
    • CD 3
      Hejira Demos
      A&M Studios, Hollywood, CA, March 1976
      Recorded by Henry Lewy; Mixed by Patrick Milligan
      1. Furry Sings The Blues
      2. Traveling (Hejira)
      3. Dreamland
      4. Talk To Me
      5. Coyote/Don Juan’s Reckless Daughter
      6. Black Crow
      7. Amelia
      8. Blue Motel Room
      9. A Strange Boy
      Rolling Thunder Revue
      Tarrant County Convention Center, Fort Worth, TX, May 16, 1976
      Recording supervised by Don DeVito; Engineered by Don Meehan; Mixed by Patrick Milligan
      1. Black Cow
      2. Intro to Song For Sharon
      3. Song For Sharon
      Hejira Sessions
      A&M Studios, Hollywood, CA, Summer 1976
      Recorded & Mixed by Henry Lewy
      1. Refuge of the Roads (Early Mix with Horns)
      2. Don Juan’s Reckless Daughter (Early Rough Mix)
    • CD 4

      Don Juan’s Reckless Daughter Sessions

      A&M Studios, Hollywood, CA

      Recorded & Mixed by Henry Lewy

      1. “Save Magic” (Paprika Plains Embryonic Version)
      2. Otis and Marlena (Early Rough Mix)
      Mingus Sessions
      Electric Lady Studios, New York, NY
      Recorded & Mixed by Henry Lewy & Jerry Solomon
      1. Sweet Sucker Dance (Vocals & Drums Version – Take 5)
      2. A Chair in the Sky (Early Alternate Version – Take 6)
      3. Sweet Sucker Dance (Early Alternate Version)
      Live at Bread & Roses Festival
      Greek Theatre, Berkeley, CA, September 2 & 3, 1978
      Recorded & Mixed by Henry Lewy
      1. Introduction
      2. The Dry Cleaner From Des Moines
      3. Intro to A Chair In The Sky
      4. A Chair In The Sky
      5. Intro to Goodbye Pork Pie Hat
      6. Goodbye Pork Pie Hat
      7. Intro to The Wolf That Lives In Lindsey
      8. The Wolf That Lives In Lindsey
      Mingus Early Alternate Version
      Electric Lady Studios, New York, NY and A&M Studios,
      Hollywood, CA, 1978 & 1979
      Recorded & Mixed by Henry Lewy & Jerry Solomon
      1. A Good Suit and A Good Haircut
      2. God Must Be A Boogie Man
      3. Solo for Old Fat Girl’s Soul
      4. The Dry Cleaner From Des Moines
    • CD 5
      1. Sue and the Holy River
      Mingus Sessions A&M Studios, Hollywood, CA, 1979 Recorded & Mixed by Henry Lewy
      1. The Wolf That Lives In Lindsey
      Live at May 6 Coalition Rally Against Nuclear Power National Mall, Washington, D.C., May 6, 1979
      1. Introduction – Graham Nash
      2. Big Yellow Taxi
      1979 Tour Rehearsals SIR Rehearsal Studios, Los Angeles, CA Recorded by Joel Bernstein
      1. Jericho
      2. Help Me
      1979 Tour of the United States Live at Forest Hills Tennis Stadium Queens, NY, August 25, 1979 Recorded by Joel Bernstein from PA mix by Ed Wynne
      1. Big Yellow Taxi
      2. Just Like This Train
      3. In France They Kiss On Main Street
      4. Coyote
      5. Edith and The Kingpin
      6. Free Man In Paris
      7. Goodbye Pork Pie Hat
      8. Jaco’s Solo/ Third Stone From The Sun
      9. The Dry Cleaner From Des Moines
    • CD 6
      1. Amelia
      2. Pat’s Solo
      3. Hejira
      4. Don’s Solo
      5. Dreamland
      6. Black Crow
      7. Furry Sings The Blues
      8. Intro to God Must Be A Boogie Man
      9. God Must Be A Boogie Man
      10. Raised On Robbery
      11. Shadows and Light
      12. The Last Time I Saw Richard
      13. Why Do Fools Fall In Love
      Live in Philadelphia Robin Hood Dell West, Philadelphia, PA, August 28, 1979 Recorded by Joel Bernstein from PA mix by Ed Wynne
      1. Woodstock
      Live at Greek Theatre Los Angeles, CA, September 13, 1979 Recorded by Andy Johns & Henry Lewy; Mixed by Patrick Milligan
      1. Intro to A Chair In The Sky
      2. A Chair In The Sky

Thin Lizzy / 1976 : Jailbreak and Johnny The Fox reissue with SDE-exclusive blu-ray

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5CD+blu-ray box set • Coloured vinyl LPs • SDE blu-ray which features BOTH albums in Atmos, 5.1, stereo and more – Quick Pre-order

Next month UMR will release a Thin Lizzy box set called 1976 which celebrates the band’s two studio albums of that year: Jailbreak and Johnny The Fox. There will also be vinyl editions and a standalone SDE-exclusive blu-ray edition.

Jailbreak, released in March 1976, features the classic title track and the career-defining ‘The Boys Are Back In Town’ while Johnny The Fox, issued just six months later in October, includes the improbably funky ‘Johnny The Fox Meets Jimmy The Weed’ and the hit single ‘Don’t Believe A Word’.

Lizzy guitarist Scott Gorham has the following to say about these records: “The great thing was the writing, it was killer. I still don’t know if it was just something that happened naturally or because the pressure was on. But there are songs on these records we still play now. Songs that will always be in the Thin Lizzy set.”

The Boys Are Back in Town from Jailbreak

The 5CD+blu-ray box set includes remastered original stereo and new stereo mixes of both albums, plus two discs of outtakes. The fifth CD features a WMMS radio broadcast of Thin Lizzy Live In Cleveland from May ’76. The box set also includes a blu-ray with Atmos, 5.1, new stereo and original stereo mixes of both albums.

The box is a 10″ x 10″ presentation and comes with a 40-page hardcover book with sleeve notes by Mark Blake. There will also be two coloured vinyl editions of both albums which feature the new stereo mixes.

SDE exclusive blu-ray includes five audio streams of both albums, including exclusive instrumental mixes

However, there is also an SDE-exclusive standalone version of the blu-ray which includes everything on the blu-ray in the box set but adds exclusive instrumental versions. So both albums, with no less than 10 audio streams, as follows:

Jailbreak

  • Dolby Atmos Mix (48/24)
  • 5.1 Mix (48/24)
  • 2024 Stereo Mix (48/24)
  • Instrumental Mix (48/24)
  • Remastered Original Stereo Mix (96/24)

Johnny The Fox

  • Dolby Atmos Mix (48/24)
  • 5.1 Mix (48/24)
  • 2024 Stereo Mix (48/24)
  • Instrumental Mix (48/24)
  • Remastered Original Stereo Mix (96/24)

The new mixes have been undertaken by Richard Whittaker, overseen by legendary Lizzy Guitarist Scott Gorham and mastered by Andy Pearce. 

Don’t Believe A Word from Johnny The Fox

The SDE-exclusive blu-ray is #27 in the SDE Surround Series, is packaged in the clear amaray blu-ray case and comes with a FREE and collectible SDE-slipcase.

The SDE blu-ray is a limited edition; the pre-order window will be open for 10 days, closing on Sunday 18 August. You can pre-order only via the SDE shop using this link or the buttons below.

All formats of 1976 and the two vinyl albums are released on 27 September 2024, via UMR (The only format we’re not stocking on the SDE shop is the box set).

Johnny The Fox meets Jimmy The Weed (from Johnny The Fox)

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1976: Jailbreak and Johnny The Fox Thin Lizzy / SDE-exclusive blu-ray audio

    • Blu-ray
      Jailbreak: Dolby Atmos, 5.1, 2024 Stereo, Instrumental and Original Stereo mixes
      1. Jailbreak
      2. Angel From the Coast
      3. Running Back
      4. Romeo And the Lonely Girl
      5. Warriors
      6. The Boys Are Back in Town
      7. Fight Or Fall
      8. Cowboy Song
      9. Emerald
      Johnny The Fox: Dolby Atmos, 5.1, 2024 Stereo, Instrumental and Original Stereo mixes
      1. Johnny
      2. Rocky
      3. Borderline
      4. Don’t Believe a Word
      5. Fool’s Gold
      6. Johnny The Fox Meets Jimmy the Weed
      7. Old Flame
      8. Massacre
      9. Sweet Marie
      10. Boogie Woogie Dance

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1976: Jailbreak and Johnny The Fox Thin Lizzy / 5CD+blu-ray box set

    • CD 1
      Jailbreak – Original Mix
      1. Jailbreak
      2. Angel From the Coast
      3. Running Back
      4. Romeo And the Lonely Girl
      5. Warriors
      6. The Boys Are Back in Town
      7. Fight Or Fall
      8. Cowboy Song
      9. Emerald
      Jailbreak – New Stereo Mix
      1. Jailbreak
      2. Angel From the Coast
      3. Running Back
      4. Romeo And the Lonely Girl
      5. Warriors
      6. The Boys Are Back in Town
      7. Fight Or Fall
      8. Cowboy Song
      9. Emerald
    • CD 2: Johnny The Fox
      Johnny The Fox-Original Mix
      1. Johnny
      2. Rocky
      3. Borderline
      4. Don’t Believe a Word
      5. Fool’s Gold
      6. Johnny The Fox Meets Jimmy the Weed
      7. Old Flame
      8. Massacre
      9. Sweet Marie
      10. Boogie Woogie Dance
      Johnny The Fox- New Stereo Mix
      1. Johnny
      2. Rocky
      3. Borderline
      4. Don’t Believe a Word
      5. Fool’s Gold
      6. Johnny The Fox Meets Jimmy the Weed
      7. Old Flame
      8. Massacre
      9. Sweet Marie
      10. Boogie Woogie Dance
    • CD 3: Jailbreak Outtakes 
      1. Jailbreak TK5 – Demo
      2. Angel From the Coast – Alt Version
      3. Running Back – Demo
      4. Romeo And the Lonely Girl – Acoustic
      5. Warriors – Instrumental
      6. The Kid Is Back – TK1
      7. Fight Or Fall – Acoustic
      8. Cowboy Song – TK2 – Instrumental Demo
      9. Emerald – Alt Version
      10. Brian’s Number – TK3 – Outtake
      11. Funky Job – Outtake
      12. Emerald – John Peel BBC Session – 12/02/1976
      13. Warriors – John Peel BBC Session – 12/02/1976
      14. Cowboy Song – John Peel BBC Session – 12/02/1976
      15. Jailbreak – John Peel BBC Session – 12/02/1976
    • CD 4: Johnny The Fox Outtakes
      1. Johnny – Instrumental T2
      2. Rocky – Alt Version 2
      3. Borderline – 4 Track Demo
      4. Don’t Believe a Word – Alt Version 2
      5. Fool’s Gold – Demo
      6. Johnny The Fox Meets Jimmy the Weed -12-inch Mix
      7. Old Flame – Alt Version 2
      8. Little Big Horn
      9. Sweet Marie – Demo
      10. Boogie Woogie Dance – Instrumental Outtake
      11. Biriani Tango – Instrumental Outtake
      12. Son Of Warrior – Instrumental Outtake
      13. Jam aka Give It Up
      14. Jam – Improvised vocal off mic
      15. Don’t Believe a Word – John Peel BBC Session – 23/09/1976
      16. Johnny – John Peel BBC Session – 23/09/1976
      17. Fool’s Gold – John Peel BBC Session – 23/09/1976
      18. Johnny The Fox Meets Jimmy the Weed – John Peel BBC Session – 23/09/1976
    • CD 5: Live In Cleveland 11/05/1976 WMMS Radio Broadcast
      1. Jailbreak
      2. The Boys Are Back in Town
      3. For Those Who Love to Live
      4. Wild One
      5. Emerald
      6. It’s Only Money
      7. Romeo And the Lonely Girl
      8. Blues Boy
      9. Warrior
      10. Rosalie + Cowgirl Song
      11. Suicide
      12. Angel From the Coast
      13. Sha La La
      14. Me And the Boys
      15. The Rocker
    • Blu-ray
      Jailbreak: Dolby Atmos, 5.1, 2024 Stereo and Original Stereo mixes
      1. Jailbreak
      2. Angel From the Coast
      3. Running Back
      4. Romeo And the Lonely Girl
      5. Warriors
      6. The Boys Are Back in Town
      7. Fight Or Fall
      8. Cowboy Song
      9. Emerald
      Johnny The Fox: Dolby Atmos, 5.1, 2024 Stereo and Original Stereo mixes
      1. Johnny
      2. Rocky
      3. Borderline
      4. Don’t Believe a Word
      5. Fool’s Gold
      6. Johnny The Fox Meets Jimmy the Weed
      7. Old Flame
      8. Massacre
      9. Sweet Marie
      10. Boogie Woogie Dance

Tracklisting

Jailbreak Thin Lizzy / Silver/Grey vinyl LP

    • Side A
      1. Jailbreak
      2. Angel From the Coast
      3. Running Back
      4. Romeo And the Lonely Girl
      5. Warriors
      Side B
      1. The Boys Are Back in Town
      2. Fight Or Fall
      3. Cowboy Song
      4. Emerald

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Johnny The Fox Thin Lizzy / Red vinyl LP

    • Side A 
      1. Johnny
      2. Rocky
      3. Borderline
      4. Don’t Believe a Word
      5. Fool’s Gold
      Side B
      1. Johnny The Fox Meets Jimmy the Weed
      2. Old Flame
      3. Massacre
      4. Sweet Marie
      5. Boogie Woogie Dance

1 Tears For Fears / The Tipping Point

2 xPropaganda / The Heart is Strange

3 Gilbert O’Sullivan / Driven

4 Shakespears Sister / Hormonally Yours

5 Brian Eno / ForeverAndEverNoMore

6. Orbital / Optical Delusion

6.5 Various Artists / Concert For George

7 Ten Years After / A Space in Time

8 Bob Dylan / Time Out Of Mind (2022 Remix)

9 Tears For Fears / The Hurting

10 Mike Oldfield / Tubular Bells

11 Suede

12 ABC / The Lexicon of Love

13 Duran Duran / Danse Macabre

14 Trevor Horn / Echoes – Ancient and Modern

15 Soft Cell / Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret

16 Def Leppard / Diamond Star Halos

17 Paul Young / No Parlez

18 Mark Knopfler / One Deep River

19 Wham! / Fantastic

20 Wham! / Make It Big

21 Keane / Hopes and Fears

22 Luther Vandross / Never Too Much

23 Crowded House / Gravity Stairs

24 Ultravox / Lament

25 Tori Amos / Unrepentant Geraldines

26 Bronski Beat / The Age of Consent

Paul McCartney / One Hand Clapping gets theatrical release

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Paul McCartney’s never-issued 1974 documentary known as One Hand Clapping is getting a theatrical release in September (“an exclusive cinema event” to quote the press release).

The soundtrack was recently released in CD and vinyl audio configurations (read SDE’s review) but now David Litchfield’s original documentary (filmed on video) will be shown on the big screen and will incorporate the previously unreleased Backyard Sessions, where Paul McCartney played a few songs in the back garden of Abbey Road Studios on acoustic guitar, including ‘Blackpool” and ‘Twenty Flight Rock’ (these tracks were included on the seven-inch single which formed part of the D2C 2LP+7″ package).

Songs from One Hand Clapping film were featured on the DVDs of some of McCartney’s deluxe archive editions (notably Band on the Run and McCartney) but it has never been officially released in full.

Since this is being produced by Mercury Studios is seems more than likely that a Blu-ray/DVD release will follow. Even though, as noted, this was filmed on video, it has been scanned and restored to 4K although that seems rather pointless since the new clip of Band on the Run (above) confirms that a 4K restoration of dodgy video still looks like dodgy video.

Tickets go on sale on 16 August via the official website and screenings begin from 26 September. The screenings also boast an exclusive filmed introduction by Paul McCartney and previously unseen Polaroid photographs from the sessions.

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Paul McCartney / One Hand Clapping reissue

One Hand Clapping Paul McCartney & Wings /

    • SIDE ONE
      1. One Hand Clapping* 02:15
      2. Jet* 03:59
      3. Soily* 03:55
      4. C Moon/Little Woman Love* 03:19
      5. Maybe I’m Amazed* 04:52
      6. My Love* 04:15
      SIDE TWO
      1. Bluebird* 03:27
      2. Let’s Love* 01:09
      3. All of You* 02:04
      4. I’ll Give You a Ring* 02:03
      5. Band on the Run* 05:20
      6. Live and Let Die* 03:26
      7. Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five* 05:50
      8. Baby Face* 01:56
      ** Previously released as bonus audio on Archive Collection releases
      *Previously released 2010 Band on the Run Archive Collection DVD
    • LP 2
      SIDE ONE
      1. Let Me Roll It** 04:28
      2. Blue Moon of Kentucky 03:05
      3. Power Cut 01:33
      4. Love My Baby 01:13
      5. Let It Be 01:02
      6. The Long and Winding Road/Lady Madonna 02:10
      SIDE TWO
      1. Junior’s Farm 04:17
      2. Sally G 03:28
      3. Tomorrow 02:12
      4. Go Now 03:35
      5. Wild Life 04:30
      6. Hi, Hi, Hi 03:57
      ** Previously released as bonus audio on Archive Collection releases

Gilbert O’Sullivan / Songbook

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Gilbert O’Sullivan will release a new album Songbook, in September

The record features newly recorded versions of songs from Gilbert’s back catalogue, including classic hits such as ‘Alone Again (Naturally)’ and ‘Clair’. ‘Blue Anchor Bay’ is from 2022’s Driven (which was #3 in the SDE Surround Series) and there’s also a brand new track called ‘A Kiss is a Kiss’.

These are “paired down” versions, recorded at Lafayette, King’s Cross in late 2023 with Gilbert’s longtime friend, Bill Shanley on guitar and backing vocals.

The album is currently only available via Gilbert O’Sullivan’s online shop, but the editions with the signed art card appear to have sold out.

Songbook is released on 27 September 2024, via BMG.

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Songbook Gilbert O’Sullivan /

      1. Nothing Rhymed
      2. Clair
      3. We Will
      4. Blue Anchor Bay
      5. Happiness Is Me and You
      6. Alone Again (Naturally)
      7. What’s in a Kiss?
      8. I’ll Never Love Again
      9. Why, Oh Why, Oh Why
      10. No Matter How I try
      11. Dansette Dreams and 45s
      12. A Kiss is a Kiss
    • Vinyl LP
      Side One
      1. Nothing Rhymed
      2. Clair
      3. We Will
      4. Blue Anchor Bay
      5. Happiness Is Me and You
      6. Alone Again (Naturally)
      Side Two
      1. What’s in a Kiss?
      2. I’ll Never Love Again
      3. Why, Oh Why, Oh Why
      4. No Matter How I try
      5. Dansette Dreams and 45s
      6. A Kiss is a Kiss

Frank Zappa / Apostrophe (‘) 50th anniversary

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Frank Zappa’s 1974 album Apostrophe (‘) is being reissued in September for its 50th anniversary.

Zappa’s first Gold-selling record in the US features the songs ‘Don’t Eat The Yellow Snow’, ‘Cosmik Debris’, ‘Uncle Remus’ and ‘Stink-Foot’.

The key format so far as this reissue campaign is concerned is a 5CD+blu-ray super deluxe edition. This features the original album newly remastered by Bernie Grundman, session outtakes from the vault and two bonus concerts spanning the year of 1974. The Blu-ray contains the new remaster in hi-res formats, a brand new Dolby Atmos Mix (by Karma Auger and Erich Gobel) and Zappa’s 1974 Quadraphonic mix, which has never been reissued. In total, there’s 75 tracks.

The 5CD+blu-ray super deluxe of Apostrophe

Also included is a 52-page booklet with essays by Simon Prentis and Joe Travers, and never-before-seen images from the archive of Sam Emerson, who shot the now iconic front cover photo.

Additionally there’ll be two vinyl versions: a single LP ‘Gold Nugget’ vinyl pressing and a D2C 2LP+7″ version which sees both records pressed on white vinyl with yellow-snow splatter (cut from the original analog tape by Bernie Grundman at Bernie Grundman Mastering in 2024). The seven-inch is a reprodution of Don’t Eat The Yellow Snow (glow-in-the-dark vinyl with yellow splatter).

Apostrophe (‘) will be released on 13 September 2024 via UMR.

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Frank Zappa / Apostrophe 50th anniversary reissue

Apostrophe Frank Zappa / 50th anniversary

    • CD 1: Original 1974 Album – 2024 Remaster + Album Session Bonus Tracks
      1. Don’t Eat The Yellow Snow
      2. Nanook Rubs It
      3. St. Alfonzo’s Pancake Breakfast
      4. Father O’Blivion
      5. Cosmik Debris
      6. Excentrifugal Forz
      7. Apostrophe
      8. Uncle Remus
      9. Stink-Foot
      10. Don’t Eat The Yellow Snow (Basic Tracks/Alternate Take)
      11. Nanook Rubs It (Basic Tracks/Outtake)
      12. Nanook Rubs It (Session Outtake)
      13. Cosmik Debris (Basic Tracks – Take 3)
      14. Excentrifugal Forz (Mix Outtake)
      15. Apostrophe (Mix Outtake)
      16. Uncle Remus (Mix Outtake)
      17. Apostrophe (Unedited Master/2024 Mix)
      18. Uncle Remus (Piano and Vocal Mix 2024)
    • CD 2: Bonus Concert 1 – Colorado Springs, CO 1974
      1. Show start/Band Intros
      2. Village Of The Sun
      3. Echidna’s Arf (Of You)
      4. Don’t You Ever Wash That Thing?
      5. Babbette
      6. Approximate
      7. Cosmik Debris
      8. Pygmy Twylyte
      9. The Idiot Bastard Son
      10. Cheepnis
      11. Montana
      12. Dupree’s Paradise Intro
    • CD 3 – Bonus Concert 1 – Colorado Springs, CO 1974 (Continued)
      1. Dupree’s Paradise
      2. Is There Anything Good Inside Of You?
      3. Florentine Pogen
      4. Kung Fu
      5. Penguin In Bondage
      6. T’Mershi Duween
      7. The Dog Breath Variations
      8. Uncle Meat
      9. RDNZL
      10. Medley: King Kong/Chunga’s Revenge/Son Of Mr. Green Genes
    • CD 4: Early 1974 Bonus Live Track + Bonus Concert #2 – Dayton, Ohio, Hara Arena 20 November, 1974
      1. Tush Tush Tush (A Token Of My Extreme)
      2. Stink-Foot
      3. RDNZL
      4. Village Of The Sun
      5. Echidna’s Arf (Of You)
      6. Don’t You Ever Wash That Thing?
      7. Penguin In Bondage
      8. T’Mershi Duween
      9. The Dog Breath Variations
      10. Uncle Meat
      11. Building A Girl
    • CD 5: Dayton, OH Show (Continued) + Bonus
      1. Dinah-Moe Humm
      2. Camarillo Brillo
      3. Pygmy Twylyte
      4. Room Service
      5. Tush Tush Tush (End Vamp)
      6. Don’t Eat The Yellow Snow
      7. Nanook Rubs It
      8. St. Alfonzo’s Pancake Breakfast
      9. Father O’Blivion
      10. Apostrophe TV Ad
      11. Don’t Eat The Yellow Snow- Single Edit
      12. Goteborg GTR
      13. Approximate
      14. …the poodle bites…
    • Blu-ray Audio
      2024 Stereo Remaster + Dolby Atmos Mix + 1974 Quad Mix
      1. Don’t Eat The Yellow Snow
      2. Nanook Rubs It
      3. St. Alfonzo’s Pancake Breakfast
      4. Father O’Blivion
      5. Cosmik Debris
      6. Excentrifugal Forz
      7. Apostrophe
      8. Uncle Remus
      9. Stink-Foot

Saturday Deluxe / 3 August 2024

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Rough Trade upset fans with Flip Vinyl initiative

Music fans have poured scorn on Rough Trade’s newly touted ‘Flip Vinyl’ initiative (announced yesterday) that sees the legendary indie retailer entice collectors to “swap your pre-loved records for cash” via a collaboration with German outfit Flip Vinyl (described by RT as “one of the fastest-growing second-hand vinyl buyers in Germany”).

In theory it’s a good idea. You simply sell your records via the Rough Trade website in the same way you normally buy them, by adding them to your shopping cart and completing the transaction. You then print off a free postage label and pop the package into your local Evri Parcelshop collection point and get paid five days.

The problem is, the sums being offered are but a fraction of the item’s true value, and people have been quick to point this out on social media. By way of example, Rough Trade will pay you just £10.06 for the 8LP Nirvana Nevermind super deluxe box set. Since this box set was only released little over a year ago, Rough Trade still have this on sale. They are selling it new for £189.99!

David Bowie’s Five Years 13LP box set from 2015 is now extremely rare and has been out-of-print for a long time. So much so that the cheapest copy from a UK seller on Discogs is currently £800, and even that has “shelf wear”. The median price on Discogs is £626. However, Rough Trade’s Flip Vinyl portal is offering you an insanely low £9.28 for the same item! That’s about 1.5 percent of Discogs median price.

FlipVinyl will only pay you £9 for a vinyl box set worth many hundreds of pounds

By way of comparison, a good second-hand record shop should give you somewhere between 30 and 50 percent of the item’s true retail value, depending on a number of factors including condition and how rare/valuable the item is. You are not, of course, getting the ‘full value’ but fans accept this because clearly the record shop needs to made money by selling it on and it’s a relatively easy way to shift vinyl or CDs (compared to going the eBay or Discogs route).

This FlipVinyl initiative has been described by fans on social media as “insulting”, “indefensible”, “pure profiteering”, and “an absolute rip-off”. In fact, Rough Trade felt compelled to follow up and defend the scheme yesterday with this tweet:

“Please note! We appreciate this service won’t be suitable for everyone’s needs i.e. those seeking to maximise collectible items. However for anyone looking to trade casually for a quick turn-around i.e. to make space, then this could well be a great solution.”

This did little to change anyone’s opinion and in fact rather poured fuel on the flames. Surely RT will feel compelled to have a serious rethink, or simply ditch this idea that has so antagonised their core audience.

Update: 16.00 BST 3 Aug: Rough Trade have announced they are suspending the FlipVinyl service “to reassess” and say “they understand and appreciate these criticisms”.

Chartwatch

It’s so quiet at the moment, in terms of releases (and reissues), that Eminem’s new album The Death of Slim Shady (Coup De Grâce) remains at number one in the UK for a third week, with a paltry 10,757 sales! And according to Music Week, of those 10k+ sales only 105 units were actually physical sales (all cassettes!). Remarkable.

Blur’s Live at Wembley Stadium album entered the UK charts at number 6 but The Police’s Synchronicity reissue only went in at 30, which is slightly disappointing for what is a great reissue (see the SDEtv unboxing). Having clearly agreed to the project and supplied all those very cool demos, Sting did zero promotion which can’t have helped. With less than 3,500 copies of all formats sold, the concern here is that future Police box set plans will be scaled down or cancelled, because the demand is not there. Let’s hope not!

Fleetwood Mac / Mirage Tour ’82

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Rhino will release Mirage Tour ’82, live recordings from Fleetwood Mac’s two sold-out shows at The Forum in 1982, in September.

This 22-track live collection features six previously unreleased recordings from the 21 October 1982 show, including Landslide’, ‘Don’t Stop’, and ‘Never Going Back Again’.

The other songs were recorded at the 22 October show and have appeared on various releases through the years, including recent-ish Live super deluxe edition (2021), the Mirage super deluxe from 2016 and originally on the 1983 concert video Mirage Live.

Mirage Tour ’82 is being released as a 2CD set and a triple vinyl package with both having all 22 tracks. It’s out on 20 September 2024, via Rhino.

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Mirage Tour ’82 Fleetwood Mac /

    • CD 1
      1. Second Hand News
      2. The Chain
      3. Don’t Stop *
      4. Dreams *
      5. Oh Well *
      6. Rhiannon
      7. Brown Eyes
      8. Eyes Of The World
      9. Gypsy
      10. Love In Store
      11. Not That Funny
      *previously unreleased
    • CD 2
      1. Never Going Back Again *
      2. Landslide *
      3. Tusk
      4. Sara *
      5. Hold Me
      6. You Make Loving Fun
      7. I’m So Afraid
      8. Go Your Own Way
      9. Blue Letter
      10. Sisters Of The Moon
      11. Songbird
      *previously unreleased

Depeche Mode / Spirit: The 12″ Singles

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Depeche Mode’s 12-inch vinyl box sets continue in September with a box devoted to their 2017 studio album, Spirit.

There were three singles from the band’s 14th studio album. There were ‘Where’s the Revolution’, ‘Going Backwards’ and ‘Cover Me’.

Where’s The Revolution was originally released as a 5-track CD single and a 9-track 2 x 12″ vinyl. The latter is repeated for the first two records in this seven record box set. The same is true with ‘Going Backwards’ and ‘Cover Me’ – this box repeats the original 2 x 12″ releases but doesn’t include some remixes and radio versions from the CD singles.

The big draw for fans is the final disc which includes five songs from the ‘Highline Sessions’ recorded live in New York on 3 August 2016. It includes David Bowie’s ‘Heroes’ and two songs from Spirit: ‘So Much Love and Poison Heart’.

But that aside, there is little to recommend or excite here and after six years, this now limping dog of a reissue campaign has come to the end of its life, with label and fans surely just going through the motions at this point.

Spirit: The 12″ Singles is packaged in the usual way and includes a poster and a download code. It’s released on 20 September 2024, via Sony.

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Spirit: The 12″ Singles Depeche Mode /

    • Disc 1: Where’s The Revolution (12BONG 47)
      Side A
      1. Where’s the Revolution (Autolux Remix)
      2. Where’s the Revolution (Pearson Sound Remix)
      Side B
      1. Where’s the Revolution (Algiers Click Farm Remix)
      2. Where’s the Revolution (Simian Mobile Disco Remix)
      3. Where’s the Revolution (Pearson Sound Beatless Remix)
    • Disc 2: Where’s The Revolution (12BONG 47)
      Side C
      1. Where’s the Revolution (Simian Mobile Disco Dub)
      2. Where’s the Revolution (Terence Fixmer Spatial Mix)
      Side D
      1. Where’s the Revolution (Patrice Bäumel Remix)
      2. Where’s the Revolution (Ewan Pearson Kompromat Dub)
    • Disc 3: Going Backwards (12BONG 48)
      Side A
      1. Going Backwards (Chris Liebing Mix)
      2. Going Backwards (Solomun Club Remix)
      Side B
      1. Going Backwards (The Belleville Three Deep Bass Dub)
    • Disc 4: Going Backwards (12BONG 48)
      Side C
      1. Going Backwards (Chris Liebing Burn Slow Mix)
      2. Going Backwards (Point Point Remix)
      Side D
      1. You Move (Latroit Remix)
      2. Poison Heart (Soulsavers Re-Work)
    • Disc 5: Cover Me (12BONG 49)
      Side A
      1. Cover Me (Ellen Allien U.F.O. RMX)
      2. Cover Me (I Hate Models Cold Lights Remix)
      Side B
      1. Cover Me (Nicole Moudaber Remix)
      2. So Much Love (Kalli Remix)
    • Disc 6: Cover Me (12BONG 49)
      Side C
      1. Cover Me (Erol Alkan White Light Rework)
      2. Cover Me (Texas Gentlemen Remix)
      Side D
      1. Cover Me (Warpaint Steez Remix)
      2. Cover Me (Josh T. Pearson Choose Hellth Remix)
    • Disc 7: The Highline Sessions (12BONG 50)
      Side A
      1. Going Backwards (Highline Sessions Version)
      2. So Much Love (Highline Sessions Version) – previously unreleased
      3. Poison Heart (Highline Sessions Version) – previously unreleased
      Side B
      1. The Worst Crime (Highline Sessions Version)
      2. Heroes (Highline Sessions Version)

The Police / Synchronicity – all formats ‘unboxed’

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Watch as SDEtv unboxes all formats of the reissue of The Police’s 1983 album, Synchronicity.

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Synchronicity The Police /

    • CD 1
      1.  Synchronicity I
      2. Walking In Your Footsteps
      3. O My God
      4.  Mother
      5. Miss Gradenko
      6. Synchronicity II
      7. Every Breath You Take
      8. King Of Pain
      9. Wrapped Around Your Finger
      10. Tea In The Sahara
      11. Murder By Numbers
    • CD 2 (Bonus)
      1. Truth Hits Everybody (Remix)
      2. Man In A Suitcase (Live At The Variety Arts Theatre, Los Angeles, USA / 16th January 1981)
      3. Someone To Talk To
      4. Message In A Bottle (Live At The Gusman Cultural Center, Miami, USA / 26th October 1979)
      5. I Burn For You
      6. Once Upon A Daydream
      7. Tea In The Sahara (Live At The Omni, Atlanta, USA / 3rd November 1983)
      8. Every Breath You Take (Backing Track)
      9. Roxanne (Backing Track)
      10. Wrapped Around Your Finger (Live At The Omni, Atlanta, USA / 3rd November 1983)
      11. Every Bomb You Make
      12. Walking On The Moon (Live At The Omni, Atlanta, USA / 3rd November 1983)
      13. Hole In My Life (Live At The Omni, Atlanta, USA / 3rd November 1983)
      14. One World (Not Three) (Live At The Omni, Atlanta, USA / 3rd November 1983)
      15. Invisible Sun (Live At The Omni, Atlanta, USA / 2nd November 1983)
      16. Murder By Numbers (Live At The Omni, Atlanta, USA / 2nd November 1983)
      17. Walking In Your Footsteps (Derangement)
      18. Tea In The Sahara (Derangement)
    • CD 3 (Unreleased Part 1)
      1. Synchronicity I (Demo)
      2. Synchronicity I (Alternate Mix)
      3. Synchronicity I (Instrumental)
      4. Walking In Your Footsteps (Alternate Version)
      5. Walking In Your Footsteps (Alternate Mix)
      6. O My God (Demo)
      7. O My God (Outtake)
      8. O My God (OBX Version)
      9. O My God (Alternate Mix)
      10. Mother (Alternate Version)
      11. Mother (Instrumental)
      12. Miss Gradenko (Alternate Mix)
      13. Synchronicity II (Demo)
      14. Synchronicity II (Outtake)
      15. Synchronicity II (Extended Version)
      16. Synchronicity II (Alternate Mix)
      17. Synchronicity II (Instrumental)
    • CD 4 (Unreleased Part 2)
      1. Every Breath You Take (Demo)
      2. Every Breath You Take (Outtake)
      3. Every Breath You Take (Alternate Mix)
      4. King Of Pain (Demo)
      5. King Of Pain (Alternate Version)
      6. King Of Pain (Alternate Mix)
      7. Wrapped Around Your Finger (Demo)
      8. Wrapped Around Your Finger (Alternate Mix)
      9. Wrapped Around Your Finger (Instrumental)
      10. Tea In The Sahara (Demo)
      11. Tea In The Sahara (Alternate Mix)
      12. Murder By Numbers (Demo)
      13. I’m Blind (Demo)
      14. Loch
      15. Ragged Man
      16. Goodbye Tomorrow
      17. Truth Hits Everybody (Remix) (Outtake)
      18. Three Steps To Heaven
      19. Rock And Roll Music
    • CD 5 (Live Part 1 – Unreleased)) Live At The Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, California, USA / 10th September 1983)
      1. Synchronicity I
      2. Synchronicity II
      3. Walking In Your Footsteps
      4. Message In A Bottle
      5. Walking On The Moon
      6. O My God
      7. De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da
      8. Wrapped Around Your Finger
      9. Tea In The Sahara
      10. Spirits In the Material World
    • CD 6 Live Part 2 – Unreleased)) Live At The Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, California, USA / 10th September 1983)
      1. Hole In My Life
      2. Invisible Sun
      3. One World (Not Three)
      4. King Of Pain
      5. Don’t Stand So Close To Me
      6. Murder By Numbers
      7. Every Breath You Take
      8. Roxanne
      9. Can’t Stand Losing You

Good news and bad news for Nik Kershaw fans

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Some of you will be aware that The MCA Years, the Nik Kershaw 10CD+DVD box that was officially announced back in May, has been delayed.

It was supposed to come out last week, but has now been pushed back to the end of August. That’s the bad news.

The good news is that after absorbing the fan feedback left on SDE, the label (Cherry Red) have added five tracks to the box. They are:

  • ‘Nobody Knows’ (Phil Harding Promo Remix)
  • ‘Dancing Girls’ (DJ Edit)
  • ‘Don Quixote’ (Single Edit)
  • ‘Radio Musicola’ (Single Edit)
  • ‘Radio Musicola’ Acetate Floor Remix

There was a lot of disappointment over the lack of the Phil Harding remix of ‘Nobody Knows’ in particular, so these last minute additions I’m sure will be very welcome. At this point I don’t know exactly where these extras will end up on the box (which discs), but there are definitely being added.

Don’t forget that I interviewed Nik for this release last year and in the accompanying booklet he tells his ‘MCA story’ with anecdotes and recollections from this era.

The MCA Years will be released on 21 February 2025 (was 30 August 2024), via Cherry Red.

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The MCA Years Nik Kershaw / 10CD+DVD box set

    • CD 1: Human Racing
      1. Dancing Girls
      2. Wouldn’t It Be Good
      3. Drum Talk
      4. Bogart
      5. Gone To Pieces
      6. Shame On You
      7. Cloak And Dagger
      8. Faces
      9. I Won’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me
      10. Human Racing
    • CD 2: The Riddle
      1. Don Quixote
      2. Know How
      3. You Might
      4. Wild Horses
      5. Easy
      6. The Riddle
      7. City Of Angels
      8. Roses
      9. Wide Boy
      10. Save The Whale
    • CD 3: Radio Musicola
      1. Radio Musicola
      2. Nobody Knows
      3. L.A.B.A.T.Y.D.
      4. What The Papers Say
      5. Life Goes On
      6. Running Scared
      7. James Cagney
      8. Don’t Let Me Out of My Cage
      9. When A Heart Beats
      10. Violet To Blue
    • CD 4: The Works
      1. One Step Ahead
      2. Elisabeth’s Eyes
      3. Take My Place
      4. Wounded Knee
      5. Cowboys And Indians
      6. One World
      7. Don’t Ask Me
      8. Burning At Both Ends
      9. Lady On The Phone
      10. Walkabout
    • CD 5: B-sides
      1. Dark Glasses
      2.  She Cries
      3. Monkey Business
      4. So Quiet
      5. Don’t Lie (featuring Sheri Kershaw)
      6. One Of Our Fruit Machines Is Missing (Instrumental)
      7. When I Grow Up
      8. My Friend John
    • CD 6: Extended Mixes
      1. Wouldn’t It Be Good – Special Extended Mix
      2. Dancing Girls – Special Extended Version
      3. I Won’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me – Extended Remix by Simon Boswell
      4. Human Racing – Re-mix By Simon Boswell
      5. Drum Talk – Special Extended Version
      6. Faces – Re-mix By Simon Boswell
      7. Bogart – Extended 12″ Remix
      8. I Won’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me – Extended Dance Mix
      9. The Riddle – Extended 12” Remix
    • CD 7: Extended Mixes
      1. Wide Boy – Special Extended Mix
      2. Don Quixote – Extra Special Long Mix
      3. Wild Horses – Extended Mix
      4. When A Heart Beats – Extended Mix
      5. Radio Musicola – Extended Version
      6. Nobody Knows – Extended Mix
      7. James Cagney – Extended Mix
      8. One Step Ahead – Industrial Mix
      9. Elisabeth’s Eyes – Extended Version
    • CD 8: Mixes
      1. I Won’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me – 7” Remix by Simon Boswell
      2. Wide Boy – 7” Remix by Gary Langan
      3. James Cagney – Edited Version
      4. Dancing Girls – Remixed Version
      5. Dancing Girls – Special Hi- Energy Remix
      6. Drum Talk – Special Hi- energy Remix
      7. Wouldn’t It Be Good – Remix
      8. Elisabeth’s Eyes – Club Dub
      9. Shame On You – Additional Brass Mix
      10. Nobody Knows – Phil Harding Promo Remix
      11. Dancing Girls – DJ Edit
      12. Don Quixote – Single Edit
      13. Radio Musicola – Single Edit
      14. Radio Musicola – Acetate Floor Remix
    • CD 9: Live at Hammersmith Odeon Dec ’84
      1. Roses
      2. Know How
      3. Dancing Girls
      4. Bogart
      5. City Of Angels
      6. Cloak And Dagger
      7. Wild Horses
      8. Gone To Pieces
      9. Save The Whale
      10. The Riddle
    • CD 10: Live at Hammersmith Odeon Dec ’84
      1. Shame On You
      2. Wide Boy
      3. Human Racing
      4. Drum Tal
      5. Wouldn’t It Be Good
      6. Faces
      7. I Won’t Let The Sun Go Down
      8. Don Quixote
      9. You Might
      10. Progress
    • DVD
      Videos
      1. Wouldn’t It Be Good
      2. I Won’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me – Original
      3. I Won’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me
      4. Dancing Girls
      5. Wide Boy
      6. Nobody Knows
      7. Human Racing
      8. The Riddle
      9. Don Quixote
      10. When A Heart Beats
      11. Radio Musicola
      12. Elizabeth’s Eyes
      13. One Step Ahead
      Live at Hammersmith Odeon 1984
      1. Roses
      2. Know How
      3. Bogart
      4. Cloak & Dagger
      5. Wild Horses
      6. Gone To Pieces
      7. Save The Whale
      8. The Riddle
      9. Wide Boy
      10. Wouldn’t It Be Good
      11. Drum Talk
      12. I Won’t Let The Sun Go Down

Phil Manzanera / 50 Years of Music

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50 Years of Music is a forthcoming 11CD deluxe set that charts the solo career of Roxy Music guitarist, record producer and musical collaborator, Phil Manzanera.

This new collection brings together all of Manzanera’s 10 solo albums, with bonus tracks. These discs feature contributions from the likes of Brian Eno, David Gilmour, Neil and Tim Finn, Andy Mackay, Robert Wyatt, Eddie Jobson, Godley & Creme and John Wetton.

50 Years of Music is an 11CD deluxe set

Long-players include Phil’s 1975 debut Diamond Head, the Orwell-inspired Listen Now from 1977, K-Scope, with the Finn brothers in 1978 and 1982’s Primitive Guitars that reflects Phil’s Latin and psychedelic roots, as well as having one foot on the dance floor.

Southern Cross from 1990 sees Manzanera explore his Cuban childhood (he spent time in South America and Hawaii with his Colombian mother and English father) and 1999’s Vozero was part one of what was known as ‘the white album trilogy’, with Phil singing as well as songwriting. 2004’s 6PM and 50 Minutes from 2005 completed this trilogy.

The last disc in this collection is a bonus disc of rarities, called Rare Two (it’s a follow-up to 2000’s Rare One). This features demos, live tracks and rarities, including PM 1 which is an early version of Pink Floyd’s One Slip (from 1987’s A Momentary Lapse of Reason) that Phil wrote with David Gilmour.

This deluxe set is presented as a 10” x 10” rigid board slipcase which contains three folio wallets which hold the 11 CDs. Also included is a 100-page hardcover book with photos, handwritten notes, tape boxes, scribbles, clippings, alternate artwork, lyrics and so on. The audio has been remastered by Barry Grint at London Air Studios.

50 Years of Music will be released on 1 November 2024, via UMR.

Tracklisting

50 Years of Music Phil Manzanera /

    • CD 1: Diamond Head (1975)
      1. Frontera
      2. Diamond Head
      3. Big Day
      4. The Flex
      5. Same Time Next Week
      6. Miss Shapiro
      7. East Of Echo
      8. Lagrima
      9. Alma
      Bonus Tracks
      1. Carhumba (previously released on 2011 re-issue)
      2. Corazon Y Alma (previously released on 2011 re-issue)
    • CD 2: Listen Now (801) (1977)
      1. Listen Now
      2. Flight 19
      3. Island
      4. Law and Order
      5. Rude Awakening
      6. Que?
      7. City Of Light
      8. Initial Speed
      9. Postcard Love
      10. That Falling Feeling
      Bonus Tracks
      1. Blue Gray Uniform (Demo @ PSL Studios) (previously only available on 2015 Japanese re-issue)
      2. Remote Control (Demo @ PSL Studios Psychedelic Version) (previously only available on 2015 Japanese re-issue)
      3. Island (Secret Fingers Remix) (previously only available on 2015 Japanese re-issue)
      4. Listen Now (Velvet Season and The Hearts of Gold Remix) (previously only available on 2015 Japanese re-issue)
    • CD 3: K-Scope (1978)
      1. Remote Control
      2. Cuban Crisis
      3. Hot Spot
      4. Numbers
      5. Slow Motion TV
      6. Gone Fishing
      7. N-Shift
      8. Walking Through Heavens Door
      9. You Are Here
      Bonus Tracks
      1. Remote Control (Live 801 Tour 1977) (previously available on 2000 reissue)
      2. It Don’t Matter To Me (Demo @ PSL Studios Manzanera) (previously available on 2000 reissue)
      3. Out Of The Blue (Live 801 Tour 1977) (previously available on 2000 reissue)
      4. Walking Through Heaven’s Door (ZSOU Remix) (previously only available on 2015 Japanese re-issue)
    • CD 4: Primitive Guitars (1982)
      1. Criollo
      2. Caracus
      3. La Nueva Ola
      4. Botaga
      5. Ritmo de Los Angeles
      6. Europe 701
      7. Impossible Guitar
      8. Big Dome
      9. Europe 80-1
      Bonus Tracks
      1. Impossible Guitars (Theo Parrish Feat. Duminie Deporres Remix) (previously only available on 2015
      2. Japanese re-issue)
      3. Caracas (Daniele Baldelli and Marco Dionigi Mental Remix) (previously only available on 2015 Japanese re-
      4. issue)
      5. Criollo (Kenji Takimi and Tomoki Kanda 'Being Borings' Remix) (previously only available on 2019 Japanese re-issue)
      6. Big Dome (Cos_Mes Remix) (previously only available on 2015 Japanese re-issue)
    • CD 5: Southern Cross (1990)
      1. Million Reason Why
      2. Tambor
      3. The Great Leveller
      4. Astrud
      5. Southern Cross (Instrumental)
      6. Blood Brothers
      7. Guantanamera
      8. The Rich and The Poor
      9. Dance Break This Trance
      10. Verde
      11. Fridel
      12. Vanceremos
      Bonus Tracks
      1. Southern Cross (Live in Havana Moncada Manzanera Live at the Karl Marx)
      2. (Previously Unreleased)
      3. Astrud (Live In Havana Moncada Manzanera Live at the Karl Marx) (Previously Unreleased)
    • CD 6: Vozero (1999)
      1. Vozero
      2. Mystic Moon
      3. Verdadero
      4. Tuesday
      5. Rayo De Bala
      6. The Art Of Conversation
      7. Vida
      8. Golden Sun
      9. Mundo Con Paz
      10. Hymn
      11. La Vida Moderna
      12. Tropical
    • CD 7: 6PM (2004)
      1. Broken Dreams
      2. Green Spikey Cactus
      3. Love Devotion
      4. Wish You Well
      5. 6PM
      6. Waiting For The Sun To Shine
      7. Manzra
      8. Cissbury Ring
      9. Porlock
      10. Shoreline
      11. Always You
      12. Sacred Days
      Bonus Track
      1. For You (previously only available on 2016 Japanese reissue)
    • CD 8: 50 Minutes Later (2005)
      1. Revolution
      2. Technicolor UFO
      3. That's All I know
      4. 50 Minutos Mas Trade
      5. Desaparecido
      6. Dusza
      7. One Step
      8. Swimming
      9. Bible Black
      10. Til The End Of The Line
      11. Enotonik Bible Black (Mainstream Version)
    • CD 9: Firebird V11 (2008)
      1. Fortunately I Had One With Me
      2. Cartagena
      3. Firebird
      4. Mexican Hat
      5. Firebird V11
      6. A Few Minutes
      7. After Magritte
      Bonus Track
      1. Cartagena (Live at Ronnie Scott’s) (Previously Unreleased)
    • CD 10: The Sound Of Blue (2015)
      1. Magdelena
      2. 1960 Caracas feat Sónia Bernado
      3. The Sound Of Blue
      4. Rose Mullion Head
      5. Halmstad
      6. Tramuntana
      7. High Atlas
      8. Mi Casa
      9. In Conversation with Andy Mackay
      10. No Church In The Wild feat Sónia Bernado
      Bonus Track
      1. High Atlas (Live in Tokyo with Hotei) (Previously Unreleased)
    • CD 11: The Manzanera Archives RARE TWO
      1. Que Fera Fera demo with Nfaly Kouyarte (Previously Unreleased)
      2. Spanish (Previously Unreleased)
      3. The Unknown Zone (previously only available as a download 2009)
      4. Demo PM 1 (One Slip) Pink Floyd (Previously Unreleased)
      5. Tre Amore (Previously Unreleased)
      6. Chan Chan (previously only available on Japan Live CD)
      7. Otra Vuelta (Previously Unreleased)
      8. All the While (Live at Hospital Club, London) (Previously Unreleased)
      9. Impossible Guitars (Live at Frejus with Roxy Music) (Previously Unreleased)
      10. Bala de Plata (Live at The CCK Buenos Aires) (Previously Unreleased)
      11. East of Asteroid (Live at Ronnie Scott’s) (Previously Unreleased)
      12. El Vlaje Demo (Previously Unreleased)

Out This Week / on 2 August 2024

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Def Leppard / Just Like 73 Vinyl

Def Leppard release a brand new, one-off single called ‘Just Like 73’.

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Howard Jones / Live at the O2

Howard Jones Live at the O2 features 12 tracks including ‘New Song’, ‘What Is Love?’, ‘Hide & Seek’, ‘Pearl In the Shell’, ‘Like to Get to Know You Well’, ‘Things Can Only Get Better’ and Howard’s cover version of Kajagoogoo’s ‘Too Shy’ (with Nick Beggs on bass). Vinyl edition available exclusively via Cherry Red.

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Bryan Ferry / Retrospective: Selected Recordings 1973-2023

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BMG will release Retrospective: Selected Recordings 1973-2023 a new Bryan Ferry 5CD deluxe set that brings together his classic output with Island Records, Polydor, Virgin/E.G., and BMG, spanning a period of over 50 years..

This deluxe edition has themed CDs with the first offering a 20-track ‘Best Of‘, the second (‘Compositions‘) looks at album tracks and deep cuts, the third disc (‘Interpretations‘) shines a spotlight on Ferry’s cover versions while the fourth CD showcases music by that retro-jazz ensemble called ‘The Bryan Ferry Orchestra‘ (mostly taken from 2012’s The Jazz Age and Bitter-Sweet from 2018). The final disc (‘Rare and Unreleased‘) features 16 rarities and includes four previously unreleased tracks.

5CD deluxe set with 100-page hardcover book

This is a large format 9″ x 9″ presentation, tastefully (as ever) art-directed by Bryan Ferry. The outer slipcase holds a 100-page hardcover book, featuring photos from across Ferry’s career. SDE has been told that this edition is extremely limited, but despite this, the price may raise a few eyebrows.

As well as the deluxe edition there are single CD and 2LP vinyl editions which both offer the 20-track ‘best of’ which is CD 1 of this five disc set (a clear vinyl 2LP set is available via indie shops, such as Rough Trade in the UK).

Retrospective: Selected Recordings 1973-2023 will be released on 25 October 2024, via BMG.

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Bryan Ferry / Retrospective: Selected Recordings 1973-2023

Retrospective: Selected Recordings 1973-2023 Bryan Ferry /

    • CD1: The Best Of Bryan Ferry
      1. A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall
      2. These Foolish Things
      3. The “In” Crowd
      4. Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
      5. Casanova
      6. Let’s Stick Together
      7. Sign Of The Times
      8. Slave To Love
      9. Don’t Stop The Dance
      10. Windswept
      11. Kiss And Tell
      12. As Time Goes By
      13. Your Painted Smile
      14. I Put A Spell On You
      15. Which Way To Turn
      16. Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door
      17. Make You Feel My Love
      18. You Can Dance
      19. Love Letters
      20. Johnny And Mary
    • CD2: Compositions
      1. Can’t Let Go
      2. Tokyo Joe
      3. This Island Earth
      4. Love Me Madly Again
      5. Limbo
      6. When She Walks In The Room
      7. Boys And Girls
      8. Zamba
      9. Chain Reaction
      10. Bete Noire
      11. I Thought
      12. The Only Face
      13. Valentine
      14. Loop De Li
      15. Reason Or Rhyme
    • CD3: Interpretations
      1. The Price of Love
      2. Shame Shame Shame
      3. Hold On (I’m Coming)
      4. Just One Look
      5. The Girl Of My Best Friend
      6. What Goes On
      7. That’s How Strong My Love Is
      8. You Go To My Head
      9. Where Or When
      10. The Way You Look Tonight
      11. One Night
      12. Simple Twist Of Fate
      13. Positively 4th Street
      14. Song To The Siren
      15. Fooled Around and Fell In Love
    • CD 4: The Bryan Ferry Orchestra
      1. Virginia Plain
      2. Do The Strand
      3. While My Heart Is Still Beating
      4. This Island Earth
      5. Bitter-Sweet
      6. Dance Away
      7. Zamba
      8. Reason Or Rhyme
      9. Avalon
      10. Back To Black
      11. Limbo
      12. Young & Beautiful
      13. Love Is The Drug
      14. Sign Of The Times
      15. Chance Meeting
    • CD 5: Rare and Unreleased
      1. Feel The Need
      2. Mother Of Pearl (Horoscope Version)
      3. Don’t Be Cruel
      4. I Don’t Want To Go On Without You
      5. I Forgot More Than You’ll Ever Know
      6. Crazy Love
      7. Whatever Gets You Through The Night
      8. Bob Dylan’s Dream
      9. He’ll Have To Go
      10. A Fool For Love**
      11. Lowlands Low
      12. Is Your Love Strong Enough
      13. Sonnet 18
      14. She Belongs To Me**
      15. Oh Lonesome Me**
      16. Star (with Amelia Baratt)**
      **Previously unreleased”