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Congratulations to John Myers who has won the Elvis Prince From Another Planet deluxe set. We will be in touch with John shortly for shipping details!
Remember there is a prize to be won every day until Christmas Day! We will announce tomorrow’s prize (Day 20) here at 8am…
If you haven’t entered yet, you can do so by following the instructions here.
We have already given away one of these superb Elvis Prince From Another Planet sets in recent weeks, and are very happy to offer up another set as the prize in day 19 of our Christmas Advent Competition. This deluxe set contains two live sets from Madison Square Garden in 1972 across two CDs, plus a DVD with concert footage, and a documentary. You can read a full review here.
The winner of this prize will be announced at 8pm (GMT) tonight. Check back here later to see if you’ve been lucky. If you haven’t entered to be in the prize draw yet, you can do so here. Good luck to everyone.
The music industry seems very confused at the present time about what to do with, and how to market, high resolution (hi-res) audio. We thought it might be interesting to examine some of the issues surrounding hi-res, but before we do that, let’s answer an important question: what exactly is hi-res audio?
Continue reading “High Resolution Blues: how the industry is failing with hi-res audio”
Congratulations to Victoria Thurgood who has won the Bee Gees Mythology set. We will be in touch with Victoria shortly for shipping details!
Remember there is a prize to be won every day until Christmas Day! We will announce tomorrow’s prize (Day 19) here at 8am…
If you haven’t entered yet, you can do so by following the instructions here. If you enter a surname as well as your first name it will avoid any confusion regarding the winners. Thanks!
Our Christmas Advent Competition continues, and today (day 18) we have a copy of the Bee Gees‘ Mythology box set to be won. This is the recently reissued and repackaged version of the 2010 set. Mythology contains four discs, each spotlighting a different Gibb brother, including one dedicated to Andy. There is more information on this set here.
The winner of this prize will be announced at 8pm (GMT) tonight. Check back here later to see if you’ve been lucky. If you haven’t entered to be in the prize draw yet, you can do so here. Good luck to everyone.
Congratulations to Ruth Dunkin who has won the T.Rex Electric Warrior Deluxe Edition. Ruth, we will be in touch shortly for shipping details!
Remember there is a prize to be won every day until Christmas Day! We will announce tomorrow’s prize (Day 18) here at 8am…
If you haven’t entered yet, you can do so by following the instructions here. If you enter a surname as well as your first name it will avoid any confusion regarding the winners. Thanks!
Sony Music are releasing a Blue Oyster Cult box set on 4 February next year. Eleven of the American rock band’s studio albums are included in The Complete Columbia Albums Collection (ending with 1988’s Imginos), alongside three live releases, a live DVD and two bonus CDs of rarities and live radio performances.
Many of the discs retain the bonus tracks from previous releases and the set also includes newly mastered versions of On Your Feet or on Your Knees, Fire of Unknown Origin, The Revölution by Night, Mirrors, Cultösaurus Erectus, Extraterrestrial Live, Club Ninja and Imaginos.
There is also a download card for four live concert broadcasts (early problems with this code have been resolved). Liner notes are by guitarist/writer Lenny Kaye.
Although it’s been available in North America and Canada for a few weeks, anyone interested in this set would do well to put in an early pre-order with Amazon in the UK since the prize at the time of writing is less than £55.00 which is very competitive.
Blue Oyster Cult – The Columbia Albums Collection
In a new feature, we ask a musician or ‘pop star’ to review a current reissue or box set. Here, Blow Monkeys frontman, Dr. Robert (aka Robert Howard), writes exclusively for SuperDeluxeEdition and reveals a lifelong fascination with Marc Bolan, as he reviews the super deluxe edition box set of T. Rex‘s The Slider. This is what he had to say…
It’s an expensive sumptuous box set this. Beautifully put together with nice little touches like rosettes, sew-on badges, demos, b’sides, outtakes and TOTP’s appearances. Any true Bolan fanatic would have heard and seen most of this stuff before… albeit expertly remastered. The new and interesting thing for me is the interview Bolan biographer Mark Paytress conducts with producer Tony Visconti.
Continue reading “STAR REVIEW: Dr. Robert on “The Slider” super deluxe box by T. Rex”
Marvin Gaye followed up his classic What’s Going On album with a mostly instrumental, orchestral jazz-soul soundtrack, for the forgotten 1972 blaxploitation film Trouble Man.
Released in late 1972, the soundtrack album, perhaps surprisingly, was a hit at the time, thanks largely to the high charting of the title track as a single.
This new expanded version from Hip-o Select was released in North America last month and gets a European issue on 28 January 2013. Not only did Gaye create the music for the soundtrack, he also recorded the score, which is released for the first time on this CD. Alongside this sits many unreleased soundtrack performances, including alternate takes and rare vocals. The expanded content sits across two CDs. The original album was just 13 tracks, but this new expanded edition contains a total of 42 tracks (19 of which are the score).
Trouble Man / 40th Anniversary Expanded Edition
Disc One
Disc Two
***Previously unreleased Film Band Bonus Track
Our Christmas Advent Competition continues, and today (day 17) we have the deluxe edition T.Rex‘s Electric Warrior to give away. This two-CD set contains many bonus tracks including single A and B-sides and a plethora of unheard demos.
The winner of this T.Rex set will be announced at 8pm (GMT) tonight. Check back here later to see if you’ve been lucky. If you haven’t entered to be in the prize draw yet, you can do so here. Good luck to everyone.
Congratulations to Evan Kent who was the name randomly selected as the winner of both Propaganda CDs. Evan, we will be in touch shortly for shipping details!
Remember there is a prize to be won every day until Christmas Day! We will announce tomorrow’s prize (Day 17) here at 8am…
If you haven’t entered yet, you can do so by following the instructions here. If you enter a surname as well as your first name it will avoid any confusion regarding the winners. Thanks!
The Christmas Advent Competition continues, and today (day 16) we have a double bill of Propaganda CDs – both released in 2012 – to giveaway. Wishful Thinking was the remix accompaniment to A Secret Wish, and in this reissued form comes with six bonus tracks (five previously unreleased). The second offering is Noise And Girls Come Out To Play (aka A Compact Introduction To) which is a Propaganda ZTT-era ‘greatest hits’ with nine of the tracks unique mixes or versions.
One winner will get both CDs, and the victor will be announced at 8pm (GMT) tonight. Check back here later to see if you’ve been lucky. If you haven’t entered to be in the prize draw yet, you can do so here. Good luck to everyone.
Congratulations to Barry Grayshon who was the name randomly selected as the winner of The Jam‘s The Gift Deluxe Edition. Barry, we will be in touch shortly for shipping details!
Remember there is a prize to be won every day until Christmas Day! We will announce tomorrow’s prize (Day 16) here at 8am…
If you haven’t entered yet, you can do so by following the instructions here. If you enter a surname as well as your first name it will avoid any confusion regarding the winners. Thanks!
Struggling for last minute ideas for ‘that’ special person in your life. Too much music, too much choice, too many formats?! Here’s our music Christmas shopping guide, to help navigate the choppy waters of buying music for friends and family…
These are recommendations based on our reviews and experience of these sets. We’ve provided UK and US amazon links after each item and kept prices in pounds, for simplicity. There may be some variance in US pricing.
On-a-budget (£5 – 20)
Splashing out (£20-70)
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Splashing out (£20 – 70)
On-a-budget (£5 – 20)
Splashing out (£20-£70)
On-a-budget (£5 – 20)
Splashing out (£20-£70)
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Splashing out (£20-£70)
Day 15 of our Christmas Advent Competition and today’s prize is the recent 2CD Deluxe Edition of The Gift – The Jam‘s final album reissued with 19 bonus tracks including 9 previously unreleased demos.
As usual, the winner will be announced at 8pm (GMT) tonight. Check back here later to see if you’ve been lucky. If you haven’t entered to be in the prize draw yet, you can do so here. Good luck to everyone.
The Christmas spirit has gone to our head, and we have selected TWO winners tonight, both of whom win the Green Day Studio Albums 1990-2009 box set. So congratulations to José David and “DogFacedBoy” who were the two names that were randomly selected as the winners of these box sets. Well done to both of you. We have your email addresses and will be in touch for shipping details!
Remember there is a prize to be won every day until Christmas Day! We will announce tomorrow’s prize (Day 15) here at 8am…
If you haven’t entered yet, you can do so by following the instructions here. If you enter a surname as well as your first name it will avoid any confusion regarding the winners. Thanks!
Day 14 of our Christmas Advent Competition and the prize on offer today is an eight CD Green Day box set. The Studio Albums 1990 – 2009 contains all their albums housed in card vinyl replica wallets, collected in a clam-shell box.
As usual, the winner will be announced at 8pm (GMT) tonight. Check back here later to see if you’ve been lucky. If you haven’t entered to be in the prize draw yet, you can do so here. Good luck to everyone.
Congratulations to Jason Judge who has been randomly selected as the winner of today’s prize in our Christmas Advent Giveaway. Jason wins the Smashing Pumpkins Mellon Collie 2CD remaster. We will be contacting Jason soon to get some details in order to send this great prize!
Remember there is a prize to be won every day until Christmas Day! We will announce tomorrow’s prize (Day 14) here at 8am…
If you haven’t entered yet, you can do so by following the instructions here. If you enter a surname as well as your first name it will avoid any confusion regarding the winners. Thanks!
Day 13 of our Christmas Advent Competition will not be unlucky for someone. The prize on offer today is the brand new 2012 2CD remaster of The Smashing Pumpkins Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness. This set includes notes from Billy Corgan and unseen illustrations.
As usual, the winner will be announced at 8pm (GMT) tonight. Check back here later to see if you’ve been lucky. If you haven’t entered to be in the prize draw yet, you can do so here. Good luck to everyone.
Congratulations to David Wilkinson who has been randomly selected as the winner of today’s prize in our Christmas Advent Giveaway. David wins the Fleetwood Mac 25 Years: The Chain 4CD set. We will be contacting David soon to get some details in order to send this great prize!
Remember there is a prize to be won every day until Christmas Day! We will announce tomorrow’s prize (Day 13) here at 8am…
If you haven’t entered yet, you can do so by following the instructions here. If possible please enter your surname as well, to avoid confusion regarding the winners. Thanks.
