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Soft Cell / Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret reissue

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Soft Cell’s debut album Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret will be reissued in October across a number of formats including a 6CD box set with many previously unreleased tracks.

Initially released in November 1981, the 10-track song cycle, in the words of Marc Almond, “Tells a story of a bored ordinary bloke seething with his life wanting more and looking for excitement and adventure in a red neon lit Soho world of red-light cabarets, prostitutes and sex dwarves, looking back at his youth and wondering what happened.” The album was massively influential and paved the way for countless synth-based music duos, notably the Pet Shop Boys. It contains three top five singles in ‘Tainted Love’ (a No 1 and the best-selling UK single of 1981), ‘Bedsitter’ and ‘Say Hello Wave Goodbye’.

“The album was the other side of the coin of Margaret Thatcher’s Britain: I never felt it was
political at the time, but it seems it now. Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret was the secret seedy life that went on behind the mask of Conservative Britain” Marc Almond

Marc Almond

The 6CD box set offers 96 tracks in total, 40 of which are previously unreleased. Content includes new and old 12-inch mixes (including Dave Ball’s 2018 studio reworkings), BBC Radio One sessions, early versions (including a Daniel Miller-produced version of ‘Tainted Love’), instrumentals and live performances including from the band’s O2 show in 2021.

The 6CD box set edition of Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret

The box set is presented as al 10” x 10” package and includes an essay on the story of the album by Adrian Thrills, including new interviews with Marc and Dave, album and single sleeve scans and more.

Additionally, there’s a 2LP vinyl version (in black and coloured variants) which adds a bonus LP of single versions (A-sides and B-sides).

Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret will be reissued on 1 December 2023 (was 20 October, then 10 November) via UMR/EMI.

Tracklisting

Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret Soft Cell / 6CD box set

    • CD 1: 2023 Remaster + Singles, B-Sides & Edits
      1. Frustration 04:12
      2. Tainted Love 02:35
      3. Seedy Films 05:05
      4. Youth 03:21
      5. Sex Dwarf 05:47
      6. Entertain Me 03:00
      7. Chips On My Shoulder 04:06
      8. Bedsitter 03:36
      9. Secret Life 03:37
      10. Say Hello, Wave Goodbye 05:34
      Bonus tracks
      1. Memorabilia (Single Version) 04:49
      2. A Man Could Get Lost (Single Version) 03:17
      3. Persuasion (Edit of 12” Single B-Side) 03:36 *
      4. Where Did Our Love Go? (Single B-Side) 03:14
      5. Facility Girls (Single B-Side) 02:23
      6. Fun City (Edit of 12” Single B-Side) 04:24
      7. Torch (Single Version) 04:08
      8. Insecure Me (Single B-Side) 04:40
      9. What! (Single Version) 02:51
      10. …So (Single B-Side) 03:49
      *Previously unreleased
    • CD 2: Full-Length Versions & New Remixes
      1. Frustration (Extended Version) 06:02 *
      2. Tainted Love (2021 10" Extended Version) 05:05
      3. Seedy Films (2023 Extended Version) 05:16 *
      4. Youth (2018 ‘Wasted On The Young’ Extended Version) 05:41
      5. Sex Dwarf (2023 Extended Version) 05:45 *
      6. Entertain Me (2023 Extended Version) 06:05 *
      7. Chips On My Shoulder (2018 Extended Version) 06:16
      8. Bedsitter (1981 Original 12” Mix) 07:52
      9. Secret Life (2018 Extended Version) 05:20
      10. Say Hello, Wave Goodbye (2018 Dave Ball ‘Lateral Mix’) 07:07
      11. A Man Could Get Lost (2023 Extended Version) 05:08 *
      12. Memorabilia (Daniel Miller 2023 Remix) 05:16
      13. Memorabilia (The Hacker 2023 Remix) 06:37
      *Previously unreleased
    • CD 3: Curios, Rarities, Sessions & Alternate Mixes
      1. Frustration (Original ‘Mutant Moments’ Version) 03:32
      2. Tainted Love (New 2023 Version) 03:01 *
      3. Seedy Films (Richard X Remix) 05:20
      4. Youth (Dave Ball ‘Warhol Funeral’ Mix) 03:05 *
      5. Sex Dwarf (Live On BBC ‘Old Grey Whistle Test’ 4th February 1982) 05:16
      6. Entertain Me (Richard Skinner Session, Radio 1, 26th July 1981) 03:45
      7. Chips On My Shoulder (Live From ‘The Oxford Road Show’ 22nd January 1982) 03:28 *
      8. Bedsitter ((Richard Skinner Session, Radio 1, 26th July 1981) 03:34
      9. Secret Life (George Demure Remix) 05:10
      10. Say Hello, Wave Goodbye (Live From ‘The Oxford Road Show’ 22nd January 1982) 04:33 *
      11. A Man Could Get Lost (Live at Leeds Warehouse, 16th July 2018) 03:30 *
      12. Torch (Live from ‘Top Of The Pops 2’, 28th January 2002) 04:05 *
      13. Tainted Love/Where Did Our Love Go (US Radio Edit) 04:01 *
      14. Seedy Films (Richard Skinner Session, Radio 1, 26th July 1981) 03:58
      15. Youth (Live On BBC ‘Old Grey Whistle Test’ 4th February 1982) 03:15 *
      16. Chips On My Shoulder (Richard Skinner Session, Radio 1, 26th July 1981) 04:20
      17. Tainted Love (Live from ‘Top Of The Pops’ 1981 Reunion, 2001) 03:14 *
      18. Bedsitter (‘Flexipop’ Version) 03:45 *
      19. Memorabilia (2023 Dub Mix) 5:44 *
      20. Tainted Love (Aborted 1981 Studio Take) 1:07 *
      *Previously unreleased
    • CD 4: Instrumentals & Bonus Demos
      1. Frustration (Instrumental) 04:15 *
      2. Tainted Love (Instrumental) 03:01 *
      3. Seedy Films (Instrumental) 05:10 *
      4. Youth (Instrumental) 03:25 *
      5. Sex Dwarf (Instrumental) 05:15 *
      6. Entertain Me (Instrumental) 02:57 *
      7. Chips On My Shoulder (Instrumental) 04:09 *
      8. Bedsitter (Instrumental) 03:39 *
      9. Secret Life (Instrumental) 04:03 *
      10. Say Hello, Wave Goodbye (Single B-Side Instrumental) 03:54
      11. A Man Could Get Lost (Original Daniel Miller Instrumental Version) 03:30 *
      12. Torch (Instrumental) 04:12 *
      13. What! (Instrumental) 03:11 *
      14. Insecure Me (Instrumental) 03:12 *
      15. Tainted Love (Original 1981 Daniel Miller Demo) 02:47
      16. Seedy Films (Original 1981 Demo) 04:02 *
      17. Sex Dwarf (Original 1981 Demo) 06:53 *
      18. Chips On My Shoulder (Original Demo) 03:50 *
      19. Secret Life (Original 1981 Demo) 03:39 *
      20. Say Hello, Wave Goodbye (Original 1981 Demo) 04:39 *
      *Previously unreleased
    • CD 5: The 1981 / 1982 12” Mixes & B Sides
      1. Tainted Love/Where Did Our Love Go? (Original 12″ Version) 08:57
      2. Memorabilia (Original 12″ Version) 07:47
      3. Torch (Original 12″ Version) 08:28
      4. What! (Original 12″ Version) 06:09
      5. Tainted Dub (Original Version) 09:14
      6. Persuasion (Original 12″ Version) 07:35
      7. Facility Girls (Original 12″ Version) 07:16
      8. Fun City (Original Version) 07:33
      9. Insecure Me (Original 12″ Version) 08:16
      10. …So (Original 12″) 08:29
      *Previously unreleased
    • CD 6: Live In Concert, London 2021 & 2018
      1. Frustration (Live at Eventim Apollo London, November 2021)
      2. Tainted Love (Live at Eventim Apollo London, November 2021)
      3. Seedy Films (Live at Eventim Apollo London, November 2021)
      4. Youth (Live at Eventim Apollo London, November 2021)
      5. Sex Dwarf (Live at Eventim Apollo London, November 2021)
      6. Entertain Me (Live at Eventim Apollo London, November 2021)
      7. Chips On My Shoulder (Live at Eventim Apollo London, November 2021)
      8. Bedsitter (Live at Eventim Apollo London, November 2021)
      9. Secret Life (Live at Eventim Apollo London, November 2021)
      10. Say Hello, Wave Goodbye (Live at Eventim Apollo London, November 2021)
      11. Torch (Live at Eventim Apollo London, November 2021)
      12. Memorabilia (Live at Eventim Apollo London, November 2021)
      13. Insecure Me (Live at 02 Arena London, 30 September 2018
      14. What! (Live at 02 Arena London, 30 September 2018
      15. Tainted Love/Where Did Our Love Go? (Live at 02 Arena London, 30 September 2018
      *Previously unreleased

Tracklisting

Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret Soft Cell / 2LP vinyl

    • LP 1
      Side A
      1. Frustration 04:12
      2. Tainted Love 02:35
      3. Seedy Films 05:05
      4. Youth 03:21
      5. Sex Dwarf 05:47
      Side B
      1. Entertain Me 03:00
      2. Chips On My Shoulder 04:06
      3. Bedsitter 03:36
      4. Secret Life 03:37
      5. Say Hello, Wave Goodbye 05:34
    • LP 2

      Side C

      1. Memorabilia (Single Version) 04:49
      2. A Man Could Get Lost (Single Version) 03:17
      3. Persuasion (Edit of 12” Single B-Side) 03:36
      4. Where Did Our Love Go? (Single B-Side) 03:14
      5. Facility Girls (Single B-Side) 02:23
      6. Say Hello, Wave Goodbye (Single B-side, Instrumental) 03:54

      Side D

      1. Fun City (Edit of 12” Single B-Side) 04:24
      2. Torch (Single Version) 04:08
      3. Insecure Me (Single B-Side) 03:10
      4. What! (Single Version) 02:51
      5. …So (Single B-Side) 03:49

Pink Floyd announce standalone blu-ray of The Dark Side of the Moon

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Pink Floyd have announced ‘breakout’ versions of the 50th anniversary edition of The Dark Side Of The Moon, including a blu-ray audio with the new Dolby Atmos Mix.

New CD and vinyl editions are also available, but it’s the blu-ray that will be most of interest to audiophile fans since the Dolby Atmos Mix is finally ‘unlocked’ from the expensive box set released earlier this year.

In fact, arguably, the standalone product is an improvement on what is in the box, since it brings together Dolby Atmos, 5.1 mix (24/96) and the (very) hi-res stereo mix (24/192). In the super deluxe edition these were split across two discs.

The standalone blu-ray audio of The Dark Side of the Moon (click image to enlarge)

This blu-ray audio (no video) features the following audio streams: 

  • Dolby Atmos Mix
  • 5.1 Surround Mix (24/96)
  • Remastered Stereo Mix (24/192)

The spatial audio mixes are by James Guthrie. This is presented in a softpack die-cut gatefold with yet another variation of the famous front cover. Commemorative postcards, stickers and a 24-page booklet are included.

The Dark Side Of The Moon blu-ray is released on 13 October 2023, via Warner Records. You can pre-order the blu-ray from the SDE shop via this link or using the buttons below (newly announced SDE-exclusive Duran Duran blu-ray included for your convenience).

Tracklisting

The Dark Side Of The Moon Pink Floyd / standalone blu-ray audio

    • Dolby Atmos Mix, 5.1 Surround Mix (24/96), Remastered Stereo Mix (24/192)
      1. Speak to Me
      2. Breathe (In the Air)
      3. On the Run
      4. Time
      5. The Great Gig in the Sky
      6. Money
      7. Us and Them
      8. Any Colour You Like
      9. Brain Damage
      10. Eclipse

Steven Wilson / The Harmony Codex

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The Harmony Codex, Steven Wilson’s seventh album, will be released in September.

Described as “a genre-spanning collection that opens up like a musical puzzle box” the 10-track album runs for over 60 minutes and sees Wilson deliver lengthier, and perhaps more musically complex songs than on his previous album, The Future Bites, with four of the numbers clocking in at between seven and 11 minutes. While not technically a concept album (there’s no obvious overriding narrative arc) it has that kind of vibe.

The 2CD+blu-ray hardcover book deluxe edition

The album will be released across the usual formats, the best of which is the 3-disc deluxe edition which returns to the 100-page hardcover book format last seen on 2017’s To The Bone. This 2CD+blu-ray set offers a second CD which offers a a 77-minute “reimagining” of the album, including contributions from the likes of Tears For Fears‘ Roland Orzabal, Manic Street Preachers, Mikael Åkerfeldt (Opeth) and Interpol.

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The blu-ray in the deluxe package offers the expected Dolby Atmos, 5.1 and hi-res stereo but adds instrumentals (in the same three audio streams) which are not included in the standalone blu-ray (both blu-rays also include two videos). The Carl Glover-designed hardback book features Hajo Mueller’s stunning artwork, meticulously created over an 18 month period in close collaboration with Steven during the making of the album.

The album is also available as a 2LP set, with a ‘coke-bottle’ coloured vinyl exclusive to the official shop. CD (in a jewel case) and cassette editions also available. The official store also has a series of special bundles (the previously offered signed prints appear to have sold out).

The Harmony Codex will be released on 29 September 2023, via Virgin/SW Records. You can preview the first single, ‘Economies of Scale’, below.

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Steven Wilson / New album The Harmony Codex

The Harmony Codex Steven Wilson /

    • CD 1
      1. Inclination (7.15)
      2. What Life Brings (3.40)
      3. Economies of Scale (4.17)
      4. Impossible Tightrope (10.42)
      5. Rock Bottom (4.25)
      6. Beautiful Scarecrow (5.21)
      7. The Harmony Codex (9.50)
      8. Time is Running Out (3.57)
      9. Actual Brutal Facts (5.05)
      10. Staircase (9.26)
    • CD 2: Harmonic Distortion
      1. Codex Theme #7
      2. Economies of Scale – Manic Street Preachers remix
      3. Codex Theme #9
      4. Inclination – Faultline remix
      5. Impossible Tightrope – alternate version
      6. Codex Theme #6 4
      7. Beautiful Scarecrow – Meat Beat Manifesto Excursion 1
      8. Codex Theme #8
      9. Time is Running Out – Mikael Åkerfeldt version
      10. Staircase – Interpol Remix
      11. Codex Theme #3
      12. What Life Brings – Aug 22 mix by Roland Orzabal
      13. The Harmony Codex – long take
      14. Staircase – Radiophonic Workshop rem
    • Blu-ray
      1. High Resolution Stereo (96/24)
      2. 5.1 Mix (96/24)
      3. Atmos (48/24)
      4. Stereo Instrumentals (96/24) *
      5. 5.1 Instrumentals (96/24) *
      6. Atmos Instrumentals (48/24) *
      7. ECONOMIES OF SCALE video (Directed by Charlie Di Placido)
      8. THE HARMONY CODEX video (Directed by Crystal Spotlight/Miles Skarin)
      * exclusive to this edition

Box Set and Reissue Deals for September 2023

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Joni MItchell / Archives Vol 3

Joni Mitchell / Archives Vol 3 5CD set

£67 was £79

Deal Over!

Welcome price drop for the recent Joni Mitchell 5CD box set.

Thin Lizzy / Live and Dangerous 8CD box 8CD

£69 was 82

Deal Over!
Blondie / Against the Odds 8CD box set

Blondie / Against the Odds 1974-1982 8CD

£68

Deal Over!

Great price in the UK. Watch the SDEtv unboxing video here.

Burt Bacharach & Elvis Costello / The Songs of Bacharach & Costello 2CD set

£13

Deal Over!

David Bowie / Divine Symmetry: 5CD set

£67 was £100+

Deal Over!

Fantastic price for last year’s ‘Journey to Hunky Dory’ deluxe set. Watch the SDEtv unboxing video here.

George Harrison / All Things Must Pass 50th anniversary

George Harrison / All Things Must Pass 5LP vinyl box 5LP vinyl box

£50

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Prince / Diamonds and Pearls 7CD+blu-ray 7CD+blu-ray super deluxe

$128 was $160

Deal Over!

Helpful drop in the price of the Prince 7CD+blu-ray Diamonds and Pearls super deluxe in America. No action necessary if you’ve already pre-ordered from Amazon US but if you haven’t then worth considering. For those in the UK this works out at around £140 all in, shipped to the UK which is £20 cheaper than the current UK price of £160.

The Complete Fun Boy Three box set 5CD+DVD

Fun Boy Three / The Complete Fun Boy Three 5CD+DVD 5CD+DVD

£27 was £36

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Joni Mitchell / The Asylum Albums 1972-1975 – 5LP 5LP vinyl box

£70 was £108

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Joni Mitchell vinyl box with newly remastered versions of For the Roses (1972), Court and Spark (1974), the double live album Miles of Aisles (1974), and The Hissing of Summer Lawns (1975). All four were remastered by Bernie Grundman.

Paul McCartney & Wings / Wild Life 3CD+DVD deluxe edition 3CD+DVD deluxe

$104 was $150

Deal Over!

Great price for the lavish Wings Wild Life deluxe edition!

Nirvana/ Nevermind 5CD set

Nirvana / Nevermind 5CD deluxe 5CD super deluxe

$64 was $150

Deal Over!

Great deal on the 30th anniversary 5CD super deluxe edition of Nirvana’s Nevermind.

The Beatles / Let It Be 5LP vinyl super deluxe box set

The Beatles / Let It Be 5LP box 5LP vinyl

$62 was $200

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Bargain basement prices for the 5LP vinyl box set of The Beatles’ Let It Be.

Stevie Nicks / Complete Studio Albums & Rarities box set

Stevie Nicks / Complete Studio Albums & Rarities 10CD set 10 CD box set

£28 was £94

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Arguably, overpriced to begin with, that doesn’t mean that £28 is not a bargain for this 10CD Stevie Nicks box set!

OMD / Bauhaus Staircase

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Eighties synth-pop legends OMD return with a new album called Bauhaus Staircase.

The 12-track long-player is their first since 2017’s The Punishment of Luxury and is said to be “the band’s most explicitly political record” and the crowning achievement of their “desire to be both Stockhausen and ABBA – born from the impetus to kickstart new explorations during lockdown when, as Andy McCluskey admits: “I rediscovered the creative power of total boredom”.


You can preview the title track, above. Andy says “The song is a metaphor for strength and artist passion in the face of criticism and adversity. When times are hard, there is a tendency for Governments to look at cutting funding for creativity, just at the moment when the arts are most needed to nourish our souls. It seems appropriate that the song and its eponymous album were created during Covid Lockdown.”

The album is being issued on CD and as a special 2CD deluxe which offers every track as a demo (including a bonus second demo of the title track). Various coloured vinyl versions are also available.

Bauhaus Staircase will be released on 27 October 2023 via 100%

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Architecture and Morality - The Singles 3 x 12-inch singles

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Bauhaus Staircase OMD /

    • CD
      1. Bauhaus Staircase
      2. Anthropocene
      3. Look at You Now
      4. G.E.M.
      5. Where We Started
      6. Veruschka
      7. Slow Train
      8. Don’t Go
      9. Kleptocracy
      10. Aphrodite’s Favourite Child
      11. Evolution of Species
      12. Healing
    • Bonus CD on deluxe
      1. Baushaus Staircase (2.7 Demo – Andy 30th Aug 2020)
      2. Anthropocene Demo (A Haven for Lost Souls 1.1 – Paul’s Track April 2020)
      3. Look at You Now Demo (Zimmer Frame for Andy) [Paul 28th Feb 2021]
      4. G.E.M. Demo (Culture War – Andy 6th March 2021)
      5. Where We Started Demo (Stadium 6.0) [Andy 26th May 2020]
      6. Veruschka 2 Demo (2nd December 2020)
      7. Slow Train Demo 1.3 (Dec 2020)
      8. Don’t Go Demo (14th Nov 2018)
      9. Kleptocracy Demo (When I Was Young) [Andy 14th March 2021]
      10. Aphrodite’s Favourite Child Demo (B Side Choir) [Fotonovela 2011]
      11. Evolution of Species (2.5 Ruff)
      12. Healing Demo (Water April 9th 2020)
      13. Bauhaus Staircase Demo (Andy 20th July 2020)

Out This Week / on 1 September 2023

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Jethro Tull / The Broadsword and the Beast 40th anniversary edition

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Jethro Tull’s 1982 album The Broadsword and the Beast is reissued as an impressive 5CD+3DVD ‘Monster Edition’ box set. A 4LP version is also available.

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Prince / Diamonds and Pearls reissue confirmed – full details!

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7CD+blu-ray box • 12LP+blu-ray box • 4LP • 2CD • 2LP • CD • Blu-ray Audio with Atmos Mix > quick link

Prince’s 1991 album Diamonds and Pearls will be reissued in October across a number of formats, including a 7CD+Blu-ray super deluxe, a 12LP+blu-ray super deluxe and a standalone blu-ray with Dolby Atmos Mix of the studio album (not in either box).

The album was recorded largely with the New Power Generation, who were: Sonny Thompson (vocals & bass), Damon Dickson (vocals & percussion), Rosie Gaines (vocals & keyboards), Michael Bland (drums), Kirk Johnson (vocals & percussion), Tony M (vocals), Levi Seacer, Jr. (bass, guitar & vocals), and Tommy Barbarella (keyboards). Diamonds and Pearls spawned a collection of big hit singles ‘Gett Off’, ‘Cream’, and the iconic title track, and the laid back ‘Money Don’t Matter 2 Night’. Diamonds and Pearls remains Prince’s best-selling album, in the UK.

The 7CD+blu-ray super deluxe edition (click image to enlarge)

The box set editions offer the album remastered (on CD or 2LP vinyl), a CD (or 2LPs) of single remixes and edits (including the legendary promo-only ‘Damn Near 10 Min’ remix of ‘Gett Off’), three CDs (5LPs) of ‘Vault’ songs , all 33 of which are previously unreleased, and a live concert from January 1992 at Prince’s Minneapolis club, Glam Slam, which served as a preview of the Diamonds and Pearls tour (2CDs or 3LPs). This has been newly mixed from the 24-track master tape.

The blu-ray included with both 7CD and 12LP vinyl super deluxe editions includes the Glam Slam concert shot in high definition with sound mixed to Dolby Atmos, 5.1 or stereo. It also features Prince & The New Power Generation’s performance at The Special Olympics at the Metrodome in Minneapolis in July 1991 along with the soundcheck for that same performance (again, sound is Dolby Atmos, 5.1 or stereo). Finally the Blu-ray is completed by the inclusion of the Diamonds And Pearls Video Collection, originally released on VHS and LaserDisc in 1993. This is stereo-only.

‘Alice Through The Looking Glass’ is a ‘vault’ track included on the super deluxe edition box sets

The box set editions offer 75 audio tracks with 47 of them previously unreleased. Both formats come with a 120-page hardcover book which features unseen photos and essays.

The only way to own the new Dolby Atmos Mix of the Diamonds and Pearls album is to buy the limited edition blu-ray audio, which is available to pre-order now from the SDE shop. Alongside the Atmos Mix is the remastered stereo version of the album.

The reissue is also available as 2CD and 4LP sets (album & remixes/edits) and as single CD and 2LP editions with the latter being available pressed as a standard black vinyl edition or pressed on clear ‘diamond’ vinyl.

Diamonds and Pearls will be reissued on 27 October 2023 via Warner Records. Pre-order the blu-ray audio via the SDE shop using this link or the button below. The blu-ray is released on 24 November. A reminder that there is no longer any extra charges for shipping to the EU.

TECHNICAL NOTES: This blu-ray audio requires a blu-ray player. Decoding the Dolby Atmos mix requires a Dolby Atmos-certified soundbar or a Dolby Atmos-compatible AV Receiver/Amp. The Dolby Atmos mix will ‘fold down’ to 5.1 or stereo if a Dolby Atmos decoder is not detected.

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The 12LP+blu-ray super deluxe edition of Diamonds and Pearls (click image to enlarge)

Tracklisting

Diamonds and Pearls Prince / 7CD+blu-ray super deluxe edition

    • CD 1: DIAMONDS AND PEARLS (REMASTERED)
      1. Thunder
      2. Daddy Pop
      3. Diamonds And Pearls
      4. Cream
      5. Strollin’
      6. Willing And Able
      7. Gett Off
      8. Walk Don’t Walk
      9. Jughead
      10. Money Don’t Matter 2 Night
      11. Push
      12. Insatiable
      13. Live 4 Love
    • CD 2: SINGLE MIXES & EDITS (REMASTERED)
      1. Gett Off (Damn Near 10 Min.)
      2. Gett Off (Houstyle)
      3. Violet The Organ Grinder
      4. Gangster Glam
      5. Horny Pony
      6. Cream (N.P.G. Mix)
      7. Things Have Gotta Change (Tony M Rap)
      8. Do Your Dance (KC’s Remix)
      9. Insatiable (Edit)
      10. Diamonds And Pearls (Edit)
      11. Money Don’t Matter 2 Night (Edit)
      12. Call The Law
      13. Willing And Able (Edit)
      14. Willing And Able (Video Version)
      15. Thunder (DJ Fade)
    • CD 3: VAULT I
      1. Schoolyard
      2. My Tender Heart
      3. Pain
      4. Streetwalker
      5. Lauriann
      6. Darkside
      7. Insatiable (Early Mix – Full Version)
      8. Glam Slam ’91
      9. Live 4 Love (Early Version)
      10. Cream (Take 2)
      11. Skip To My You My Darling
      12. Diamonds And Pearls (Long Version)
      All previously unreleased
    • CD 4: VAULT II
      1. Daddy Pop (12″ Version)
      2. Martika’s Kitchen
      3. Spirit
      4. Open Book
      5. Work That Fat
      6. Horny Pony (Version 2)
      7. Something Funky (This House Comes) (Band Version)
      8. Hold Me
      9. Blood On The Sheets
      10. The Last Dance (Bang Pow Zoom And The Whole Nine)
      11. Don’t Say U Love Me
      All previously unreleased
    • CD 5: VAULT III
      1. Get Blue
      2. Tip O’ My Tongue
      3. The Voice
      4. Trouble
      5. Alice Through The Looking Glass
      6. Standing At The Altar
      7. Hey U
      8. Letter 4 Miles
      9. I Pledge Allegiance To Your Love
      10. Thunder Ballet
      All previously unreleased
    • CD 6 & 7: LIVE AT GLAM SLAM, 1992
      1. Thunder
      2. Daddy Pop
      3. Diamonds And Pearls
      4. Willing And Able
      5. Jughead
      6. The Sacrifice Of Victor
      7. Nothing Compares 2 U
      8. Thieves In The Temple
      9. Sexy M.F.
      10. Insatiable
      11. Cream/Well Done/I Want U/In The Socket (Medley)
      12. 1999/Baby I’m A Star/Push (Medley)
      13. Gett Off
      14. Gett Off (Houstyle)
      All tracks previously unreleased
    • Blu-ray
      Live at Glam Slam 1992: Minneapolis, Minnesota, January 11, 1992 (Stereo, 5.1 Dolby True HD, Dolby Atmos)
      1. Thunder
      2. Daddy Pop
      3. Diamonds And Pearls
      4. Willing And Able
      5. Jughead
      6. The Sacrifice Of Victor
      7. Nothing Compares 2 U
      8. Thieves In The Temple
      9. Sexy M.F.
      10. Insatiable
      11. Cream/Well Done/I Want U/In The Socket (Medley)
      12. 1999/Baby I’m A Star/Push (Medley)
      13. Gett Off
      14. Gett Off (Houstyle)
      Special Olympics, Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minneapolis July 1991 – Soundcheck 19 July 1991 (Stereo, 5.1 Dolby True HD, Dolby Atmos)
      1. Let’s Go Crazy/Baby I’m A Star/Push (Medley)
      All tracks previously unreleased
      SHOW – JULY 20, 1991
      (Stereo, 5.1 Dolby True HD, Dolby Atmos)
      1. Diamonds And Pearls
      2. Let’s Go Crazy/Baby I’m A Star/Push (Medley)
      All tracks previously unreleased
      Diamonds and Pearls Video Collection (stereo-only)
      1. Introduction
      2. Thunder (Live)
      3. Gett Off
      4. Cream
      5. Diamonds And Pearls
      6. Dr. Feelgood (Live)
      7. Call The Law
      8. Willing And Able
      9. Jughead (Live)
      10. Insatiable
      11. Strollin’
      12. Money Don’t Matter 2 Night
      13. Live 4 Love (Live)

Tracklisting

Diamonds and Pearls Prince / 12LP+blu-ray super deluxe edition

    • LP 1: DIAMONDS AND PEARLS (REMASTERED)
      Side A
      1. Thunder
      2. Daddy Pop
      3. Diamonds And Pearls
      Side B
      1. Cream
      2. Strollin’
      3. Willing And Able
      4. Gett Off
    • LP 2: DIAMONDS AND PEARLS (REMASTERED)
      Side A
      1. Walk Don’t Walk
      2. Jughead
      3. Money Don’t Matter 2 Night
      4. Push
      Side B
      1. Insatiable
      2. Live 4 Love
    • LPs 3: SINGLE MIXES & EDITS (REMASTERED)
      Side A
      1. Gett Off (Damn Near 10 Min.)
      2. Gett Off (Houstyle)

      Side B

      1. Violet The Organ Grinder
      2. Gangster Glam
      3. Horny Pony
      4. Cream (N.P.G. Mix)
    • LP 4: SINGLE MIXES & EDITS (REMASTERED)
      Side A
      1. Things Have Gotta Change (Tony M Rap)
      2. Do Your Dance (KC’s Remix)
      3. Insatiable (Edit)
      4. Diamonds And Pearls (Edit)
      Side B
      1. Money Don’t Matter 2 Night (Edit)
      2. Call The Law
      3. Willing And Able (Edit)
      4. Willing And Able (Video Version)
      5. Thunder (DJ Fade)
    • LP 5: Vault I
      Side A
      1. Schoolyard
      2. My Tender Heart
      3. Pain
      Side B
      1. Streetwalker
      2. Lauriann
      3. Darkside
      All previously unreleased
    • LP 6: Vault I (continued)
      Side A
      1. Insatiable (Early Mix – Full Version)
      2. Glam Slam ’91
      3. Live 4 Love (Early Version)
      Side B
      1. Cream (Take 2)
      2. Skip To My You My Darling
      3. Diamonds And Pearls (Long Version)
      All previously unreleased
    • LP 7: Vault II
      Side A
      1. Daddy Pop (12″ Version)
      2. Martika’s Kitchen
      3. Spirit
      4. Open Book
      Side B
      1. Work That Fat
      2. Horny Pony (Version 2)
      3. Something Funky (This House Comes) (Band Version)
      4. Hold Me
      All previously unreleased
    • LP 8: Vault II (continued) & Vault III
      Side A:  Vault II (continued)
      1. Blood On The Sheets
      2. The Last Dance (Bang Pow Zoom And The Whole Nine)
      3. Don’t Say U Love Me
      Side B: Vault III
      1. Get Blue
      2. Tip O’ My Tongue
      3. The Voice
      4. Trouble
      All previously unreleased
    • LP 9: Vault III (continued)
      Side A
      1. Alice Through The Looking Glass
      2. Standing At The Altar
      3. Hey U
      4. Letter 4 Miles
      Side B
      1. I Pledge Allegiance To Your Love
      2. Thunder Ballet
      All previously unreleased
    • LP 10: LIVE AT GLAM SLAM, 1992
      Side A
      1. Thunder
      2. Daddy Pop
      3. Diamonds And Pearls
      Side B
      1. Willing And Able
      2. Jughead
      3. The Sacrifice Of Victor
      All tracks previously unreleased
    • LP 11: LIVE AT GLAM SLAM, 1992
      Side A
      1. Nothing Compares 2 U
      2. Thieves In The Temple
      3. Sexy M.F.
      Side B
      1. Insatiable
      2. Cream/Well Done/I Want U/In The Socket (Medley)
    • LP 12: LIVE AT GLAM SLAM, 1992
      Side A
      1. 1999/Baby I’m A Star/Push (Medley)
      2. Gett Off
      3. Gett Off (Houstyle)
      Side B

      Etching

    • Blu-ray
      Live at Glam Slam 1992: Minneapolis, Minnesota, January 11, 1992 (Stereo, 5.1 Dolby True HD, Dolby Atmos)
      1. Thunder
      2. Daddy Pop
      3. Diamonds And Pearls
      4. Willing And Able
      5. Jughead
      6. The Sacrifice Of Victor
      7. Nothing Compares 2 U
      8. Thieves In The Temple
      9. Sexy M.F.
      10. Insatiable
      11. Cream/Well Done/I Want U/In The Socket (Medley)
      12. 1999/Baby I’m A Star/Push (Medley)
      13. Gett Off
      14. Gett Off (Houstyle)
      Special Olympics, Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minneapolis July 1991 – Soundcheck 19 July 1991 (Stereo, 5.1 Dolby True HD, Dolby Atmos)
      1. Let’s Go Crazy/Baby I’m A Star/Push (Medley)
      All tracks previously unreleased
      SHOW – JULY 20, 1991
      (Stereo, 5.1 Dolby True HD, Dolby Atmos)
      1. Diamonds And Pearls
      2. Let’s Go Crazy/Baby I’m A Star/Push (Medley)
      All tracks previously unreleased
      Diamonds and Pearls Video Collection (stereo-only)
      1. Introduction
      2. Thunder (Live)
      3. Gett Off
      4. Cream
      5. Diamonds And Pearls
      6. Dr. Feelgood (Live)
      7. Call The Law
      8. Willing And Able
      9. Jughead (Live)
      10. Insatiable
      11. Strollin’
      12. Money Don’t Matter 2 Night
      13. Live 4 Love (Live)

Tracklisting

Diamonds and Pearls Prince / 2CD or 4LP sets

    • CD 1 / LPs 1 & 2: DIAMONDS AND PEARLS (REMASTERED)
      1. Thunder
      2. Daddy Pop
      3. Diamonds And Pearls
      4. Cream
      5. Strollin’
      6. Willing And Able
      7. Gett Off
      8. Walk Don’t Walk
      9. Jughead
      10. Money Don’t Matter 2 Night
      11. Push
      12. Insatiable
      13. Live 4 Love
    • CD 2 / LPs 3 & 4: SINGLE MIXES & EDITS (REMASTERED)
      1. Gett Off (Damn Near 10 Min.)
      2. Gett Off (Houstyle)
      3. Violet The Organ Grinder
      4. Gangster Glam
      5. Horny Pony
      6. Cream (N.P.G. Mix)
      7. Things Have Gotta Change (Tony M Rap)
      8. Do Your Dance (KC’s Remix)
      9. Insatiable (Edit)
      10. Diamonds And Pearls (Edit)
      11. Money Don’t Matter 2 Night (Edit)
      12. Call The Law
      13. Willing And Able (Edit)
      14. Willing And Able (Video Version)
      15. Thunder (DJ Fade)

Now Millennium 2002-2003

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Now That’s What I Call Music continue their post-millennium pop exploration with Now Millennium 2002-2003.

This compilation is available as an 84-track 4CD in both deluxe hardcover book and standard card sleeve guise (echoing the presentation of the Yearbooks). There’s also a 2LP coloured vinyl edition (30-tracks) pressed on blue and white vinyl.

The deluxe hardcover book 4CD edition of Now Millennium 2002-2003

The selection includes George Michael, Robbie Williams, Coldplay, Oasis, Elton John, Christina Aguilera, Will Young, Dido, Kylie Minogue, R.E.M., Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Britney Spears, t.A.T.u., The Black Eyed Peas and many more.

Now Millenium 2002-2003 will be released on 29 September 2023.

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Now millennium 2002-2003 - 2LP coloured vinyl

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Tracklisting

Now Millennium 2002-2003 Various Artists / 4CD

    • CD 1
      1. George Michael – Freeek! (Radio Edit)
      2. Elvis Presley vs. JXL – A Little Less Conversation (JXL Radio Edit Remix)
      3. Girls Aloud – Sound Of The Underground
      4. Britney Spears – Overprotected (Radio Edit)
      5. Kylie Minogue – In Your Eyes
      6. Nelly & Kelly Rowland – Dilemma
      7. Mary J. Blige – No More Drama (Radio Edit)
      8. Missy Elliott – Work It
      9. P!NK – Just Like A Pill
      10. Appleton – Fantasy (Album Version)
      11. Sugababes – Round Round
      12. Holly Valance – Kiss Kiss
      13. Las Ketchup – The Ketchup Song (Aserejé) (Spanglish Version)
      14. Sophie Ellis-Bextor – Murder On The Dancefloor (Album Version)
      15. Anastacia – One Day In Your Life (European Version)
      16. Blazin’ Squad – Crossroads (Radio Edit)
      17. Atomic Kitten – The Last Goodbye
      18. A1 – Caught In The Middle
      19. Ronan Keating – If Tomorrow Never Comes (Album Version)
      20. Daniel Bedingfield – If You’re Not The One
      21. Céline Dion – A New Day Has Come (Radio Remix)
    • CD 2
      1. Robbie Williams – Feel
      2. Coldplay – In My Place
      3. Oasis – Stop Crying Your Heart Out
      4. Doves – There Goes The Fear (Radio Edit)
      5. X-Press 2 feat. David Byrne – Lazy
      6. Liberty X – Just A Little
      7. Brandy – What About Us?
      8. Christina Milian – AM To PM (Radio Edit)
      9. Puretone – Addicted To Bass
      10. A Touch Of Class – Around The World (La La La La La) (Radio Version)
      11. DJ Sammy & Yanou feat. Do – Heaven
      12. Jamiroquai – Love Foolosophy (Radio Edit)
      13. Vanessa Carlton – A Thousand Miles
      14. The Calling – Wherever You Will Go
      15. Avril Lavigne – Complicated
      16. Busted – What I Go To School For
      17. Westlife – World Of Our Own
      18. Blue – One Love
      19. Gareth Gates – Anyone Of Us (Stupid Mistake)
      20. Will Young – Evergreen
    • CD 3
      1. Elton John – Are You Ready For Love (’79 Version Radio Edit)
      2. Room 5 featuring Oliver Cheatham – Make Luv (Radio Version)
      3. Junior Senior – Move Your Feet
      4. Dannii Minogue – I Begin To Wonder
      5. Girls Aloud – Jump
      6. Electric Six – Danger! High Voltage
      7. t.A.T.u. – All The Things She Said
      8. Christina Aguilera – Beautiful
      9. Justin Timberlake – Cry Me A River
      10. The Black Eyed Peas – Shut Up (Radio Edit)
      11. Blazin’ Squad – Flip Reverse (Radio Edit)
      12. Lisa Maffia – All Over
      13. Mis-Teeq – Scandalous (Stargate Radio Edit)
      14. Emma – Free Me
      15. Shania Twain – Forever And For Always (Pop Red Edit)
      16. Delta Goodrem – Born To Try (Radio Edit)
      17. Katie Melua – The Closest Thing To Crazy
      18. Will Young – Leave Right Now
      19. Westlife – Mandy
      20. S Club 7 – Say Goodbye
      21. Gareth Gates – Spirit In The Sky – With Special Guests ‘The Kumars’
    • CD 4
      1. Evanescence – Bring Me To Life
      2. Avril Lavigne – Sk8er Boi
      3. Good Charlotte – Lifestyles Of The Rich & Famous
      4. The Darkness – I Believe In A Thing Called Love (Single Version)
      5. Stacie Orrico – Stuck
      6. Amy Studt – Misfit
      7. Annie Lennox – Pavement Cracks (Radio Edit)
      8. Dido – White Flag
      9. Kylie Minogue – Slow
      10. Sugababes – Hole In The Head (Radio Edit)
      11. Rachel Stevens – Sweet Dreams My LA Ex (Original Radio Edit)
      12. Tomcraft – Loneliness (UK Radio Edit)
      13. Fatman Scoop & Crooklyn Clan – Be Faithful
      14. 50 Cent – In Da Club (Single Version)
      15. Blu Cantrell feat. Sean Paul – Breathe (Rap Version)
      16. Big Brovaz – Favourite Things (Radio Edit)
      17. Lemar – Dance (With U) (Radio Edit)
      18. John Mayer – No Such Thing
      19. Stereophonics – Maybe Tomorrow
      20. The Coral – Pass It On
      21. R.E.M. – Bad Day
      22. Radiohead – There, There

No more extra charges for SDE shop customers in the EU

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We are pleased to announce that, going forward, any music fans in the European Union who order items from the SDE shop will no longer have to pay any import VAT or associated ‘handling charges’ on their order, so long as the order value (not including shipping) is less than €150.

This change has come about because we have signed up to the IOSS scheme (International One Stop Shop) which tells customs at the point the goods enter your country that the VAT has been paid (this info is also sent electronically). The package will have an IOSS logo on it (or our IOSS number) and no extra charges should be incurred. It should also speed up the process of getting your order to your front door.

We’ve been working in the background for the last few months to bring this initiative to fruition and we’re delighted that our friends and customers in Europe will no longer incur these extra charges. The only thing to bear in mind is that if the ‘consignment’ value is more than €150 (value of goods before shipping) then the charges will be levied, as before.

The SDE shop opened in 2016 as way to bring interesting and exclusive product to SDE readers directly. The first example of this was the SDE-curated Sam Brown box set (The A&M Years 1988-1990) which was signed by Sam. In the last 20 months or so, it has been the only place to buy the SDE Surround Series of blu-ray audios with spatial audio and other content.

Brian Eno / Top Boy soundtrack

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Brian Eno’s music from the Netflix series Top Boy will be released on CD and limited vinyl formats in September.

The first two seasons of the British crime drama series originally aired on Channel 4, in 2011 and 2013 respectively. Netflix later reviewed it and seasons four and five were shown in 2019 and 2022. A fifth and final season is due to start on 7 September, 2023.

This official release (“Score from the Original Series”) is the first time any music from the ongoing drama has been issued. This 19-track selection includes two cuts that were not actually used in any episode of the series (so far), including ‘Cutting Room I’ which you can preview below.

Talking about his work on this project, Brian Eno says: “From the beginning of Top Boy, I was given the freedom to work in the way I prefer, making music and atmospheres and then giving it to the film makers to use as they saw fit.  I try to absorb the idea of what a piece is about and from that I produce a lot of music, and say, ‘Here it is. Use it as you wish.’ If you’d been scoring it in the conventional Hollywood way, the temptation would be to up the excitement factor, up the danger factor, all the time. But Top Boy is really about children in a pretty bad situation. So I explored the internal world of the children, not just what’s happening to them in the external world. Quite a lot of the music was deliberately naive, it was sort of simple. The melodies were simple, not really sophisticated, or grown-up.”

2LP edition pressed on ‘crystal clear’ vinyl (click image to enlarge)

This score by Eno is being released in two formats and both are interesting. The CD edition is made in Japan and is a four-panel wallet with OBI and booklet. This is an ‘UHQCD’ (which stands for Ultra High-Quality CD) but don’t worry, they’re compatible with all CD players.

The 2LP vinyl edition is available in two variants: silver-coloured vinyl and ‘crystal clear’ vinyl. The former is available via Brian Eno’s shop and Music On Vinyl’s ‘At The Movies’ store (limited to 500 units), while the latter should be widely available at the usual places.

Top Boy (Score from the Original Series) will be released on 29 September 2023, via Music On Vinyl and Beat Records.

Tracklisting

Brian Eno / Top Boy (Score from the Original Series) Japan CD edition

Top Boy (Score from the Original Series) Brian Eno /

      1. Top Boy Theme
      2. But Not This Way
      3. Damp Bones
      4. Cutting Room I
      5. Floating On Sleep’s Shore
      6. Beauty and Danger
      7. Beneath The Sea
      8. Afraid Of Things
      9. Waiting in Darkness
      10. The Fountain King
      11. Washed Away In Morocco
      12. Overground
      13. Watching The Watcher
      14. Sweet Dark Section
      15. Sky Blue Alert
      16. Delirious Circle
      17. Cutting Room II
      18. Dangerous Landscape
      19. The Good Fight

Tracklisting

Top Boy (Score from the Original Series) Brian Eno /

    • LP 1
      Side A
      1. Top Boy Theme
      2. But Not This Way
      3. Damp Bones
      4. Cutting Room I
      5. Floating On Sleep’s Shore
      Side B
      1. Beauty and Danger
      2. Beneath The Sea
      3. Afraid Of Things
      4. Waiting In Darkness
      5. The Fountain King
      6. Washed Away In Morocco
    • LP 2
      Side C
      1. Overground
      2. Watching The Watcher
      3. Sweet Dark Section
      4. Sky Blue Alert
      Side D
      1. Delirious Circle
      2. Cutting Room II
      3. Dangerous Landscape
      4. The Good Fight

The Alan Parsons Project vinyl box will not be repressed

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Cooking Vinyl have confirmed that their Alan Parsons Project Complete Albums Collection vinyl box set from last year will not be repressed.

The 11LP collection includes the 10 original studio albums plus The Sicilian Defence which was originally recorded in 1979 and was previously unreleased until it was offered in the 11CD box in 2014.

All albums have been half-speed mastered at Abbey Road and cut from hi-res files transferred from the best available analogue master tapes (digital master tapes for all albums from 1983 onwards). Everything has been approved by Alan Parsons.

The box comes with a 60-page 12″x 12″ hardcover book which feature lyrics, new sleeve notes and an essay from Miles Showell about the half-speed mastering. This package also comes with a large A1 poster.

The Complete Albums Collection can be ordered via the official Alan Parsons Project online shop or via the usual channels (see widget below). It still seems relatively easy to get hold of, but it was limited to 1500 copies and once they’re gone, they’re gone!

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Tracklisting

The Complete Albums Collection The Alan Parsons Project / 11LP vinyl box set

    • LP 1: Tales Of Mystery And Imagination Edgar Allan Poe (1976 Version)
      1. A Dream Within A Dream
      2. The
      3. The Tell-Tale Heart
      4. The Cask Of Amontillado
      5. (The System Of) Doctor Tarr And Professor Fether
      6. The Fall Of The House Of Usher (Instrumental)
        (i) Prelude
        (ii) Arrival
        (iii) Intermezzo
        (iv) Pavane
        (v) Fall
      7. To One In Paradise
    • LP 2: I Robot
      1. I Robot (Instrumental)
      2. I Wouldn’t Want To Be Like You
      3. Some Other Time
      4. Breakdown
      5. Don’t Let It Show
      6. The Voice
      7. Nucleus (Instrumental)
      8. Day After Day (The Show Must Go On)
      9. Total Eclipse
      10. Genesis CH.1 V.32 (Instrumental)
    • LP 3: Pyramid
      1. Voyager (Instrumental)
      2. What Goes Up
      3. The Eagle Will Rise Again
      4. One More River
      5. Can’t Take It With You
      6. Pyramania
      7. Hyper-Gamma-Spaces (Instrumental)
      8. Shadow Of A Lonely Man
    • LP 4: Eve
      1. Lucifer (Instrumental)
      2. You Lie Down With Dogs
      3. I’d Rather Be A Man
      4. You Won’t Be There
      5. Winding Me Up
      6. Damned If I Do
      7. Don’t Hold Back
      8. Secret Garden
      9. If I Could Change Your Mind
    • LP 5: The Turn Of A Friendly Card
      1. May Be A Price To Pay
      2. Games People Play
      3. Time
      4. I Don’t Wanna Go Home
      5. The Gold Bug (Instrumental)
      6. The Turn Of A Friendly Card
        (i) The Turn Of A Friendly Card (Part One)
        (ii) Snake Eyes
        (iii) The Ace OF Swords (Instrumental)
        (iv) Nothing Left To Lose
        (v) The Turn Of A Friendly Card (Part Two)
    • LP 6: Eye In The Sky
      1. Sirius (Instrumental)
      2. Eye In The Sky
      3. Children Of The Moon
      4. Gemini
      5. Silence And I
      6. You’re Gonna Get Your Fingers Burned
      7. Psychobabble
      8. Mammagamma (Instrumental)
      9. Step By Step
      10. Old And Wise
    • LP 7: Ammonia Avenue
      1. Prime Time
      2. Let Me Go Home
      3. One Good Reason
      4. Since The Last Goodbye
      5. Don’t Answer Me
      6. Dancing On A Highwire
      7. You Don’t Believe
      8. Pipeline (Instrumental)
      9. Ammonia Avenue
    • LP 8: Vulture Culture
      1. Let’s Talk About Me
      2. Separate Lives
      3. Days Are Numbers (The Traveller)
      4. Sooner Or Later
      5. Vulture Culture
      6. Hawkeye (Instrumental)
      7. Somebody Out There
      8. The Same Old Sun
    • LP 9: Stereotomy
      1. Stereotomy
      2. Beaujolais
      3. Urbania (Instrumental)
      4. Limelight
      5. In The Real World
      6. Where’s The Walrus? (Instrumental)
      7. Light Of The World
      8. Chinese Whispers (Instrumental)
      9. Stereotomy Two
    • LP 10: Gaudi
      1. La Sagrada Familia
      2. Too Late
      3. Closer To Heaven
      4. Standing On Higher Ground
      5. Money Talks
      6. Inside Looking Out
      7. Paseo De Gracia (Instrumental)
    • LP 11: The Sicilian Defence
      1. P-K4
      2. P-QB4
      3. Kt-KB3
      4. …Kt-QB3
      5. P-Q4
      6. PxP
      7. KtxP
      8. Kt–B3
      9. Kt–QB3
      10. P–Q3

Prince ‘Diamonds and Pearls’ reissue teased by official channels

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Official Prince channels have very recently posted teasers of what can surely only be a reissue of the purple one’s 1991 album Diamonds and Pearls which was recorded with the New Power Generation.

On X (formerly twitter) the post even specifies the date saying “So you’ve been wanting more music? Stay tuned for our Announcement on 8/24…”. This is accompanied by an alternate version of the album cover photo.

The Diamonds and Pearls album features some big hit singles including ‘Cream’, Prince’s fifth, and final, US number one; and the title track and ‘Gett Off’, which were top five singles in the US and UK respectively.

It remains to be seen what formats will be offered when a reissue is announced, but the 2020 Sign ‘O’ The Times reissue was extremely generous, being offered in 8CD and 13LP vinyl super deluxe editions, both with DVDs.

What do you want to see in a Diamonds and Pearls reissue? Leave a comment.

Neil and Tim’s ‘Finn’ reissue finally available on CD

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Neil and Tim Finn’s 1995 collaborative album Finn will finally be reissued on CD in October, 15 months after Needle Mythology put out the 2LP vinyl set.

Released in close collaboration with Tim and Neil, the newly-expanded Finn comes with an entire album The Finn Demos, which gathers together 10 songs from 1989’s legendary Murchison St sessions, remastered by Miles Showell at Abbey Road Studios. Convening at Neil’s new Melbourne apartment with a view to making an album together, Tim and Neil embarked on an intensely productive period, writing several songs that would briefly result in Tim joining Crowded House for the resulting Woodface album. Tracks include  ‘It’s Only Natural’, ‘Catherine Wheels’, ‘Weather With You’, featuring a whole extra verse, and the previously unreleased ‘Four Stepping in 3/4 Time’.

The official shop offers the 2CD set with a free enamel badge

The 2CD set comes packaged in a card sleeve and if you order it from the official shop you get a free Finn enamel badge! Various bundles are available along with the original vinyl release.

Finn is reissued on CD on 20 October 2023 via Needle Mythology.

Finn Shop Highlights

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Neil and Tim Finn / FINN 2LP vinyl

FINN Neil and Tim Finn / 2CD edition

    • CD 1: FINN
      Side 1
      1. Only Talking Sense
      2. Eyes Of The World
      3. Mood Swinging Man
      4. Last Day Of June
      5. Suffer Never
      6. Angel’s Heap
      7. Niwhai
      8. Where Is My Soul
      9. Bullets In My Hairdo
      10. Paradise (Wherever You Are)
      11. Kiss The Road Of Rarotonga
    • CD 2: FINN demos
      1. Catherine Wheels (Demo)
      2. Prodigal Son (Demo)
      3. Four-Stepping In 3/4 Time (Demo) *
      4. There Goes God (Demo)
      5. It’s Only Natural (Demo)
      6. Weather With You (Demo)
      7. Strangeness And Charm (Demo)
      8. Four Seasons In One Day (Demo)
      9. In Love With It All (Demo)
      10. How Will You Go (Demo)

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Supergrass / Life On Other Planets CD, Vinyl

Supergrass’ 2002 album is expanded and reissued with 3CD and LP+10″ deluxe sets.

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Gerry Rafferty / City to City

Released in 1978, City to City was Gerry Rafferty’s second solo album. It features the classic ‘Baker Street’, a top five single in both the USA and the UK. This vinyl reissue sees the album newly remastered, at half-speed, by Miles Showell at Abbey Road Studios

Alanis Morissette / The Collection (2LP vinyl)

Alanis Morissette’s 2005 ‘best of’ is released on vinyl for the first time. This collection spans the decade between 1995 and 2005 and features the expected hits plus a few interesting soundtrack selections and a cover of Seal’s smash single ‘Crazy’. UK indie version pressed on limited ‘transparent grape’ coloured vinyl!

Belinda Carlisle / Kismet

Belinda Carlisle issues a five-song EP that features new songs written by Diane Warren. The vinyl version is pressed on purple vinyl.

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Joni Mitchell / Archives, Vol. 3: The Asylum Years 1972-1975

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Joni Michell’s archive campaign continues in October with Archives, Vol. 3: The Asylum Years 1972-1975 which is available as a 5CD box set or a 4LP vinyl collection.

This latest volume includes early demos and alternate versions from sessions from For The Roses (1972), Court & Spark (1974), and The Hissing Of Summer Lawns (1975); historic live show recordings, including the entirety of Mitchell’s 1972 return to Carnegie Hall and a gig with her Court And Spark backing band Tom Scott & the L.A. Express; and tracks from sessions cut alongside James Taylor, Graham Nash, and Neil Young.

The 5CD edition of Archives, Vol 3: The Asylum Years 1972-1975 (click image to enlarge)

The 5CD box set includes a generous 96 tracks in total, while the 4LP vinyl edition offers ‘highlights’ with 40 tracks across eight sides of vinyl. Full tracklistings are below.

Both boxes come with an accompanying book featuring photos and a conversation about this period between Joni Mitchell and longtime friend Cameron Crowe.

Archives, Vol. 3: The Asylum Years 1972-1975 will be released on 6 October 2023 via Rhino.

Front cover of the ‘highlights’ 4LP vinyl box set (click image to enlarge)

Tracklisting

Archives, Vol 3: The Asylum Years 1972-1975 Joni Mitchell /

    • CD 1
      Graham Nash David Crosby Session
      Wally Heider Studios, Hollywood, CA, Dec. 13, 1971
      1. Cold Blue Steel And Sweet Fire
      2. For The Roses
      For The Roses Demos
      A&M Studios, Hollywood, CA, late 1971 / early 1972
      1. Banquet
      2. Lesson In Survival
      3. Like Veils Said Lorraine
      4. See You Sometime
      Live at Carnegie Hall
      New York City, NY, Feb. 23, 1972
      1. This Flight Tonight
      2. Electricity
      3. Cold Blue Steel And Sweet Fire
      4. Big Yellow Taxi
      5. Blue
      6. For Free
      7. Banquet
      8. All I Want
      9. Intro to A Case Of You
      10. A Case Of You
      11. Intro to Carey
      12. Carey
      13. Lesson In Survival
      14. Woodstock
      15. Intro to You Turn Me On I’m A Radio
      16. You Turn Me On I’m A Radio
      17. Intro to For The Roses
      18. For The Roses
    • CD 2
      Live at Carnegie Hall [cont.]
      New York City, NY, Feb. 23, 1972
      1. Both Sides Now
      2. My Old Man
      3. Intro to The Circle Game
      4. The Circle Game
      For The Roses Early Sessions
      Wally Heider Studios, Hollywood, CA, Apr. 16-21, 1972
      1. Medley: Bony Moronie/Summertime Blues/You Never Can Tell – with James Taylor
      2. Electricity – with James Taylor
      3. You Turn Me On I’m A Radio – with Neil Young & The Stray Gators
      4. See You Sometime (early version with bass & drums)
      5. You Turn Me On I’m A Radio (early version with bass & drums)
      Live at Royal Festival Hall
      London, England, May 5, 1972
      1. Intro to Judgement Of The Moon And Stars (Ludwig’s Tune)
      2. Judgement Of The Moon And Stars (Ludwig’s Tune)
      For The Roses Sessions
      A&M Studios, Hollywood, CA, Jul-Aug, 1972
      1. Blonde In The Bleachers (alternate guitar mix)
      2. Let The Wind Carry Me (piano/vocal mix)
      3. Barangrill (guitar/vocal mix)
      4. Cold Blue Steel And Sweet Fire (sax guide vocal)
      5. Sunrise Raga
      6. Twisted (early alternate version)
      James Bay Benefit Concert
      Paul Sauvé Arena, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Apr. 15, 1973
      1. Intro to Big Yellow Taxi
      2. Big Yellow Taxi
    • CD 3
      Court And Spark Demos
      A&M Studios, Hollywood, CA, Summer 1973
      1. Piano Suite: a. Down To You, b. Court And Spark, c. Car On A Hill, d. Down To You
      2. People’s Parties
      3. Help Me
      4. Just LIke This Train
      5. Raised On Robbery
      6. Trouble Child
      Wild Tales [Graham Nash] Session
      Rudy Records Studios, San Francisco, CA, Aug. 25, 1973
      1. Raised On Robbery (early working version)
      2. Raised On Robbery – with Neil Young & The Santa Monica Flyers
      Court And Spark Sessions
      A&M Studios, Hollywood, CA, Sep.-Oct., 1973
      1. People’s Parties (early alternate take)
      2. Trouble Child (early alternate take)
      3. Car On A Hill (early alternate take)
      4. Down To You (alternate version)
      5. The Same Situation (alt vocal/piano mix)
      6. Bonderia
      Live at Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
      Los Angeles, CA, Mar. 3, 1974
      1. Introduction
      2. This Flight Tonight – with Tom Scott & The L.A. Express
      3. You Turn Me On I’m A Radio – with Tom Scott & The L.A. Express
      4. Free Man In Paris – with Tom Scott & The L.A. Express
      5. The Same Situation – with Tom Scott & The L.A. Express
      6. Just Like This Train – with Tom Scott & The L.A. Express
    • CD 4
      Live at Dorothy Chandler Pavilion [cont.] Los Angeles, CA, Mar. 3, 1974
      1. Rainy Night House – with Tom Scott & The L.A. Express
      2. Woodstock – with Tom Scott & The L.A. Express
      3. Cactus Tree
      4. Big Yellow Taxi
      5. Intro to People’s Parties
      6. People’s Parties
      7. All I Want
      8. A Case Of You
      9. Intro to For The Roses
      10. For The Roses
      11. Cold Blue Steel And Sweet Fire – with Tom Scott
      12. Blue
      13. For Free – with Tom Scott
      14. Trouble Child – with Tom Scott & The L.A. Express
      15. Help Me – with Tom Scott & The L.A. Express
      16. Car On A Hill – with Tom Scott & The L.A. Express
    • CD 5
      Live at New Victoria Theatre
      London, England, Apr. 22, 1974
      1. Intro to Jericho
      2. Jericho
      Live at Wembley Stadium
      London, England, Sep. 14, 1974
      1. Woman Of Heart And Mind
      The Hissing Of Summer Lawns Demos – A&M Studios, Hollywood, CA, 1975
      1. In France They Kiss On Main Street
      2. Edith And The Kingpin
      3. Don’t Interrupt The Sorrow
      4. Shades Of Scarlet Conquering
      5. The Boho Dance
      6. Harry’s House
      7. Dreamland
      The Hissing Of Summer Lawns Sessions – A&M Studios, Hollywood, CA, 1975
      1. In France They Kiss On Main Street (alternate version)
      2. The Jungle Line (guitar/alternate vocal)
      3. Edith And The Kingpin (alternate version)
      4. Don’t Interrupt The Sorrow (alternate version)
      5. Shades Of Scarlet Conquering (alternate version)
      6. The Boho Dance (alternate version)
      7. Dreamland (early alternate band version)

King Crimson / Larks’ Tongues in Aspic: Complete Recording Sessions

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50th anniversary edition of King Crimson’s classic 1973 album • The Complete Recording Sessions · Dolby Atmos ·2023 Mixes

King Crimson’s 1973 album Larks’ Tongues in Aspic is to be reissued for its 50th anniversary in an all encompassing four-disc set that includes brand new Steven Wilson Dolby Atmos, 5.1 and stereo mixes and “the complete recordings of every session recorded for the album”.

This set comprises two blu-ray audio discs and two CDs. The first blu-ray contains Steven Wilson’s brand new Dolby Atmos Mix which is described as “more expansive than the earlier mixes as released in 2012, while still retaining and enhancing the core power of the original material”. Since Wilson’s Atmos process involves going back to the multi-track tapes and first building a new stereo mix and then a 5.1 surround mix, we are presented with three brand news mixes for this product.

While Steven was working on this aspect of the material Alex R. Mundy and David Singleton were mixing every single take of the original studio sessions. These unreleased early takes are presented not as traditionally blended pieces, but with maximum separation, with the idea being to mimic “the experience of sitting in the studio with the individual elements being performed around you”.

David Singleton’s ‘Elemental mixes’ apply this same approach to the main album takes to give a fresh view on the familiar, with the focus often falling in unusual places, some originally hidden, some unused. Four of the album’s core tracks feature: extended mixes of ‘Larks’ 1’ and ‘Talking Drum’ along with ‘Easy Money’ and ‘Larks’ 2’. This material is also on the first blu-ray alongside Wilson’s three mixes and some instrumental mixes.

Thanks to the capacity of the blu-ray audio format, the second blu-ray disc contains the complete recordings of every session recorded for the album. As stated, all of this material has been newly mixed from the original performances and is presented on disc for the first time in hi-res 24/96 stereo. This second blu-ray also includes the original stereo mixes of the album and David Singleton’s audio documentary of the album recording Keep That One, Nick. These are the sole previously released elements in this package (both were included in the 2012 box set).

As if all that’s not enough, there’s two CDs. The first includes the 2023 stereo mix and instrumentals of the album and the second offers the elemental mixes and selected master reels.

In terms of packaging these four discs come in two gatefold sleeved editions with a new booklet with new notes by King Crimson biographer Sid Smith. All of this slots into a rigid outer slipcase. In other words, this sounds consistent with the 2019 In The Court of the Crimson King 3CD+blu-ray offering.

Additionally, there’s a 2LP vinyl version, with LP 1 being Steven Wilson’s 2023 stereo mix and the second record featuring David Singleton’s four ‘Elemental’ mixes.

Larks’ Tongues in Aspic will be reissued on 20 October 2023 via Panegyric. Full tracklistings below. You can pre-order both editions via the SDE shop using this link or the buttons (‘pre-order’) below.

TECHNICAL NOTES: This blu-ray audio requires a blu-ray player. Decoding the Dolby Atmos mix requires a Dolby Atmos-certified soundbar or a Dolby Atmos-compatible AV Receiver/Amp. The Dolby Atmos mix will ‘fold down’ to 5.1 or stereo if a Dolby Atmos decoder is not detected.
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Tracklisting

Larks’ Tongues in Aspic King Crimson / 2 x blu-ray + 2CD set

    • Blu-ray 1
      All previously unreleased:
      Larks’ Tongues in Aspic – 2023 mixes.
      Dolby Atmos, DTS HD-MA 5.1 Surround, LPCM 24.96 Stereo
      1. Larks’ Tongues in Aspic, Part One
      2. Book of Saturday
      3. Exiles
      4. Easy Money
      5. The Talking Drum
      6. Larks’ Tongues in Aspic, Part Two
      Elemental Mixes (24/96 Stereo)
      1. Larks’ Tongues in Aspic, Part One
      2. Easy Money
      3. The Talking Drum
      4. Larks’ Tongues in Aspic, Part Two
      Instrumental Mixes (24/96 Stereo)
      1. Book of Saturday
      2. Exiles
      3. Easy Money
    • Blu-ray 2

      All previously unreleased except *

      Original Masters (24/96 Stereo) *
      30th Anniversary Master
      1. Larks’ Tongues in Aspic, Part One
      2. Book of Saturday
      3. Exiles
      4. Easy Money
      5. The Talking Drum
      6. Larks’ Tongues in Aspic, Part Two
      The Session Reels
      1. ‘Keep That One, Nick’ * (David Singleton audio documentary)
      Complete Recording Sessions (24/96 Stereo)
      January 16th, 1973
      1. Larks’ I – Takes 1 to 10
      2. Larks’ I – Takes 12 to 18 & 20 to 22
      3. Larks’ II – Take 1
      4. Book Of Saturday – Take 1
      5. Book Of Saturday – Take 1 Overdubs & 2nd Main Vocal Take
      January 17th, 1973
      1. Larks’ I – Edit 2 Takes 1 to 11
      2. Larks’ I – Edit 2 Take 12 & Overdubs
      3. Larks’ I – 4/4 Section Remake Takes 1 to 4
      4. Larks’ I – 4/4 Section Remake Takes 5 to 9 & 11 to 17
      5. Larks’ I – 2nd Edit Takes 1 to 6
      6. Larks’ I – 2nd Edit Take 1 with Overdubs
      January 18th, 1973
      1. Larks’ I – Bill Drum Check
      2. Larks’ I – Jamie Drum Check
      3. Larks’ II – Takes 1 & 2
      January 19th, 1973
      1. Larks’ I – 7/8 Section Remake Takes 1 to 5
      2. Larks’ I – 4/4 Section Remake Takes 1 to 9
      January 20th, 1973
      1. Larks’ I – 4/4 Section 2nd Remake Takes 10 to 20
      January 21st, 1973
      1. Larks’ I – 4/4 Section 2nd Remake Takes 21 to 26
      January 23rd, 1973
      1. Easy Money – Takes 1 to 9
      2. Easy Money – Takes 10 & 11
      3. Jamie Various Atmosphere Takes
      4. Jamie More Atmosphere Takes
      January 24th, 1973
      1. Easy Money – Remake Takes 1 to 6
      2. Easy Money – Remake Takes 7 to 9
      3. Intermezzo Takes 1 to 6
      4. Intermezzo Takes 7 to 16
      5. Intermezzo Takes 19 to 25
      January 25th, 1973
      1. The Talking Drum – Takes 1 to 3
      2. The Talking Drum – Take 3 (Complete)
      3. Larks’ I – 2nd Edit Takes 1 to 5
      4. Larks’ I – Final Edit Remake Non Takes
      January 26th, 1973
      1. Exiles – Takes 1 to 3
      2. Exiles – Takes 5 & 6
      3. Exiles – Master Reel Take 4 Backing
      4. Exiles – Master Reel Take 4 Overdubs 1
      5. Exiles – Master Reel Take 4 Overdubs 2
      6. Exiles – Master Reel Take 4 Vocal Overdubs
      January 30th, 1973
      1. The Talking Drum – Remake Takes 1 to 6
      2. Larks’ I – Master Bass Drums Percussion 4/4 section
      3. Larks’ I – Master Bass Drums Percussion 7/8 section
      4. Larks’ I – Master Guitar 4/4 Section Pass 1
      5. Larks’ I – Master Guitar 4/4 Section Pass 2
      6. Larks’ I – Master Guitar 4/4 Section Pass 3
      7. Larks’ I – Master Guitar and Violin 7/8 Section
      8. Larks’ I – Master Intermezzo Part 1
      9. Larks’ I – Master Intermezzo Part 1 Overdubs
      10. Larks’ I – Master Intermezzo Part 2
      11. Larks’ I – Master Introduction David & Jamie
      12. Larks’ I – Master Introduction Overdubs
      13. Larks’ I – Master Last Section Newspaper Readings
      14. Larks’ I – Master Lead Guitar Overdubs
      15. Larks’ I – Master Opening Bass, Drums, Guitar, Percussion
      16. Larks’ I – Master Opening Violin and Guitar
      17. Larks’ I – Master Last Section Violin And Guitar
      January 31st, 1973
      1. Easy Money – Master Ambient Overdubs to the End
      2. Easy Money – Master Backing Track to the End
      3. Easy Money – Master Intro Backing Track
      4. Easy Money – Master Intro Jamie Overdubs
      5. Easy Money – Master Intro Vocal Overdubs
      6. Easy Money – Master Vocal Overdubs to the End
      7. The Talking Drum – Master Reel Backing Track
      8. The Talking Drum – Master Reel Overdubs
      9. Larks’ II – Master Reel Backing Track
      10. Larks’ II – Master Reel Overdubs
      11. Larks’ II – Master Reel Violin Solos
      February 1st, 1973
      1. Book Of Saturday – Takes 1 to 3 & 5 to 10
      2. Book Of Saturday – Master Reel Bass Pass 1, Guitar, Violin
      3. Book Of Saturday – Master Reel Guide Vocals, Guitar, Violin Overdubs
      4. Book Of Saturday – Master Reel Bass Pass 2, Vocals with Vocal Overdubs
    • CD 1
      CDs: All material newly mixed/released
      Larks’ Tongues in Aspic (2023 Mix and Instrumentals)
      1. Larks’ Tongues in Aspic, Part One
      2. Book of Saturday
      3. Exiles
      4. Easy Money
      5. The Talking Drum
      6. Larks’ Tongues in Aspic, Part Two
      7. Book of Saturday
      8. Exiles
      9. Easy Money
    • CD 2
      Larks’ Tongues in Aspic (Elemental Mixes and Selected Master Reels)
      1. Larks’ Tongues in Aspic, Part One
      2. Easy Money
      3. The Talking Drum
      4. Larks’ Tongues in Aspic, Part Two
      5. Exiles – Master Reel Take 4 Backing
      6. Book Of Saturday – Master Reel Guide Vocals, Guitar, Violin Overdubs
      7. Book Of Saturday – Master Reel Bass Pass 2, Vocals with Vocal Overdubs

NOW presents Classic Soul / 5LP vinyl

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NOW That’s What I Call Music continue their occasional vinyl-only ‘NOW Presents…’ series with Now Presents… Classic Soul a 5LP collection pressed on black vinyl that presents 85 solid gold hits from the 1960s and 70s.

NOW presents Classic Soul is a 5LP black vinyl box set

This set is chock-a-block with ludicrously great songs from artists such as Aretha Franklin, Dionne Warwick, Marvin Gaye, Four Tops, Wilson Pickett, Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, Otis Redding, Bill Withers, The Delfonics, The Temptations, Minnie Riperton, Timmy Thomas, Jackson 5 and many more!

Now Presents… Classic Soul is a ‘strictly limited’ edition (the previous Electronic set was limited to 1200 and 1970s was 1000 units. This new 5LP set will be released on 22 September 2023.

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NOW Presents… Classic Soul [VINYL]

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NOW presents Classic Soul Various Artists / 5LP vinyl box

    • LP 1
      SIDE A
      1. Aretha Franklin – I Say A Little Prayer
      2. Dionne Warwick – Walk On By
      3. Marvin Gaye – I Heard It Through The Grapevine
      4. Stevie Wonder – I Was Made To Love Her
      5. The Drifters – Save The Last Dance For Me
      6. The Temptations – My Girl
      7. Smokey Robinson & The Miracles – The Tracks Of My Tears
      8. Otis Redding – (Sittin’ On) the Dock Of The Bay
      9. Jimmy Ruffin – What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted
      SIDE B
      1. The Supremes – Stop! In The Name Of Love
      2. The Ronettes – Be My Baby
      3. The Marvelettes – Please Mr. Postman
      4. The Velvelettes – He Was Really Sayin’ Somethin’
      5. Martha Reeves & The Vandellas – (Love Is Like A) Heat Wave
      6. Four Tops – Reach Out I’ll Be There
      7. Sam & Dave – Soul Man
      8. Arthur Conley – Sweet Soul Music
      9. Eddie Floyd – Knock On Wood
      10. Wilson Pickett – In The Midnight Hour
    • LP 2
      SIDE A
      1. Ike & Tina Turner – River Deep – Mountain High
      2. Jackson 5 – I Want You Back
      3. Stevie Wonder – Uptight (Everything’s Alright)
      4. Barrett Strong – Money (That’s What I Want)
      5. Four Tops – I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch)
      6. Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons – The Night
      7. Frank Wilson – Do I Love You (Indeed I Do)
      8. Gloria Jones – Tainted Love
      9. Booker T. & The M.G.’s – Green Onions
      SIDE B
      1. Ben E. King – Stand By Me
      2. Percy Sledge – When A Man Loves A Woman
      3. Otis Redding – Try A Little Tenderness
      4. Mary Wells – My Guy
      5. Dionne Warwick – Don’t Make Me Over
      6. Brook Benton – Rainy Night In Georgia
      7. Dinah Washington – Mad About The Boy
      8. James Brown – It’s A Man’s Man’s Man’s World
      9. Nina Simone – Feeling Good
    • LP 3
      SIDE A
      1. Aretha Franklin – Respect
      2. Fontella Bass – Rescue Me
      3. Freda Payne – Band Of Gold
      4. Smokey Robinson & The Miracles – The Tears Of A Clown
      5. Martha Reeves & The Vandellas – Dancing In The Street
      6. The Supremes – Baby Love
      7. The Toys – A Lover’s Concerto
      8. The Drifters – On Broadway
      9. Ann Peebles – I Can’t Stand The Rain
      10. Erma Franklin – Piece Of My Heart
      SIDE B
      1. The Temptations – Papa Was A Rollin’ Stone
      2. Sly & The Family Stone – Family Affair
      3. Curtis Mayfield – Move On Up
      4. Isaac Hayes – Theme From “Shaft”
      5. Edwin Starr – War
      6. Marlena Shaw – California Soul
      7. William DeVaughn – Be Thankful For What You Got, Part 1
      8. The Spinners – Could It Be I’m Falling In Love
    • LP 4
      SIDE A
      1. Marvin Gaye – What’s Going On
      2. Al Green – Let’s Stay Together
      3. Bill Withers – Ain’t No Sunshine
      4. Billy Paul – Me And Mrs. Jones
      5. Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes – If You Don’t Know Me By Now
      6. The Stylistics – You Make Me Feel Brand New (Let’s Put It All Together Version)
      7. The Delfonics – Didn’t I (Blow Your Mind This Time)
      8. Timmy Thomas – Why Can’t We Live Together
      SIDE B
      1. Roberta Flack – Killing Me Softly With His Song
      2. Minnie Riperton – Lovin’ You
      3. Deniece Williams – Free
      4. The Three Degrees – When Will I See You Again
      5. Gladys Knight & The Pips – Midnight Train To Georgia
      6. The Floaters – Float On
      7. Jackson 5 – I’ll Be There
    • LP 5
      SIDE A
      1. Diana Ross – Ain’t No Mountain High Enough
      2. Barry White – You’re The First, The Last, My Everything
      3. Earth, Wind & Fire – Fantasy
      4. The Isley Brothers – Summer Breeze, Pt. 1
      5. The Tymes – Ms. Grace
      6. The O’Jays – Love Train
        7. George McCrae – Rock Your Baby
      7. Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes – Don’t Leave Me This Way
      SIDE B
      1. Commodores – Three Times A Lady
      2. Rose Royce – Wishing On A Star
      3. Peaches & Herb – Reunited
      4. Heatwave – Always And Forever
      5. Gladys Knight & The Pips – Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me
      6. George Benson – The Greatest Love Of All
      7. Marvin Gaye – Let’s Get It On

Stevie Nicks / Complete Studio Albums & Rarities vinyl set – unboxed!

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SDEtv takes a look at the recent Stevie Nicks box set in limited edition 16LP vinyl guise.

Complete Studio Albums & Rarities is out now as a 10CD box set or a limited 16LP clear vinyl. The vinyl edition is only available via Rhino D2C channels (UK link and USA link).

Kylie Minogue’s debut reissued on coloured vinyl

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Kylie Minogue’s 1988 debut album, Kylie, is being reissued on vinyl to mark the 35th anniversary of the original release.

The album features the UK chart-topper ‘I Should Be So Lucky’ and three other hit singles (‘Got To Be Certain’, ‘The Locomotion’ and ‘Je Ne Sais Pas Porquoi’) all of which got to No 2 in the UK.

This neon pink vinyl gatefold is one of two vinyl editions that are being made available (click image to enlarge)

The Kylie album was, of course, produced by Stock Aitken Waterman and spent six weeks at the top of the British album charts.

This reissue features remastered audio and will be available in a neon pink gatefold vinyl edition and also an acquamarine clear version which is exclusive to the official Kylie shop.

Kylie will be re-released on 24 November 2023 via BMG.

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The acquamarine clear version is exclusive to the Kylie shop (click image to enlarge)

Tracklisting

Kylie Kylie Minogue / 35th anniversary vinyl reissue

    • Side A
      1. I Should Be So Lucky
      2. The Loco-Motion
      3. Je Ne Sais Pas Pourquoi
      4. It’s No Secret
      5. Got To Be Certain
      Side B
      1. Turn It Into Love
      2. I Miss You
      3. I’ll Still Be Loving You
      4. Look My Way
      5. Love At First Sight

Marc Almond / Tenement Symphony reissue

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Massively comprehensive 6CD+DVD deluxe set of Almond’s 1991 album

Marc Almond’s 1991 album Tenement Symphony will be reissued as a 6CD+DVD deluxe edition in October.

After 1990’s excellent Enchanted spawned just one top 40 single, the Trevor Horn-produced Tenement Symphony delivered three, including ‘Days of Pearly Spencer’, Almond’s last top 10 hit in the UK (it reached No 4).

Not that the album was anything other than a creative endeavour; listening to the record was supposed to be like looking through the windows of different rooms in a tenement building and with narrative songs about disparate characters residing therein. The album also saw Marc work with his old mucker Dave Ball, from Soft Cell. They co-wrote three songs (‘Meet Me in My Dream’, ‘I’ve Never Seen Your Face’ and ‘My Hand Over My Heart’).

This forthcoming reissue goes above and beyond when it comes to bonus material. The first CD features the album and six B-sides, and then there is FIVE additional CDs of remixes, edits, demos and so forth. One of those five discs is devoted to live material –  including some ‘time shifting’ performances from 2000 and 2016 – but there’s also a CD completely made up of live cuts from 1992.

The label claim 34 audio tracks that have never been commercially released, which is insane, and to top things off, there’s also a DVD with promo videos and BBC TV appearances.

If this is all too much for you, there’s a 2CD set which simply is discs one and two from the deluxe. A 2LP transparent blue vinyl edition spreads the album over two and a bit sides and fills out the space with B-sides and a few remixes.

Tenement Symphony will be released on 6 October 2023 via Cherry Red imprint SFE.

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Marc Almond

Tenement Symphony - 6CD+DVD deluxe edition

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Marc Almond / Tenement Symphony 6CD+DVD reissue

Tenement Symphony Marc Almond / 6CD+DVD deluxe

    • CD 1: Tenement Symphony + B-sides
      1. Prelude
      2. Jacky
      3. What Is Love?
      4. Trois Chansons De Bilitis – Extract
      5. The Days Of Pearly Spencer
      6. My Hand Over My Heart
      7. Meet Me In My Dream
      8. Beautiful Brutal Thing
      9. I’ve Never Seen Your Face
      10. Vaudeville & Burlesque
      11. Champagne
      12. Bruises
      13. Deadly Serenade
      14. Deep Night (7” Mix)
      15. A Love Outgrown
      16. Night And No Morning
      17. Money For Love (Ennio Mix)
    • CD 2: Bonus Tracks & Remixes
      1. Jacky (Youth 7” Remix)
      2. My Hand Over My Heart (Single Mix)
      3. The Days Of Pearly Spencer (The German 7” Mix)
      4. What Is Love? (7” Edit)
      5. Like A Prayer
      6. Jacky (Youth 12” Remix)
      7. My Hand Over My Heart (Grit And Glitter Mix)
      8. Dancing In A Golden Cage
      9. Deep Night (12” Mix)
      10. Money For Love (Fiddle Mix)
      11. Jacky (Alpine Dub)
      12. My Hand Over My Heart (John Coxon 12” Mix)
      13. Dancing In A Golden Cage (Reflection In A Golden Eye)
    • CD 3: Tenement Symphony – Further LIstening
      1. My Hand Over My Heart (Special Radio Edit)
      2. What Is Love? (Larrabee 5th Mix)
      3. Jacky (12” Phil Harding Dub)
      4. Deadly Serenade (Acoustic Mix)
      5. Beautiful Brutal Thing (7” Remix)
      6. Dancing In A Golden Cage (Mr B’s Supa Dub)
      7. My Hand Over My Heart (No Strings)
      8. Champagne (Early Version)
      9. Meet Me In My Dream (Rough Mix)
      10. What Is Love? (Larrabee Echo Mix)
      11. Beautiful Brutal Thing (12” Techno Remix)
      12. My Hand Over My Heart (John Coxon Dub Mix)
      13. Champagne (Backing Track with Piano)
    • CD 4: Tenement Symphony – Live 1992
      1. Jacky (Live At Liverpool Philharmonic Hall, 1992)
      2. Meet Me In My Dream (Live At Liverpool Philharmonic Hall, 1992)
      3. Champagne (Live At Liverpool Philharmonic Hall, 1992)
      4. Vaudeville & Burlesque (‘As Live’ Video Soundtrack, Twelve Years Of Tears, 1992)
      5. I’ve Never Seen Your Face (‘As Live’ Video Soundtrack, Twelve Years Of Tears, 1992)
      6. Beautiful Brutal Thing (‘As Live’ Video Soundtrack, Twelve Years Of Tears, 1992)
      7. Champagne (‘As Live’ Video Soundtrack, Twelve Years Of Tears, 1992)
      8. Jacky (‘As Live’ Video Soundtrack, Twelve Years Of Tears, 1992)
      9. The Days Of Pearly Spencer (‘As Live’ Video Soundtrack, Twelve Years Of Tears, 1992)
      10. My Hand Over My Heart (‘As Live’ Video Soundtrack, Twelve Years Of Tears, 1992)
      11. Meet Me In My Dream (Twelve Years Of Tears, Live 1992)
    • CD 5: Tenement Symphony – Live & Demos
      1. Jacky (Live At The Union Chapel, 2000)
      2. The Days Of Pearly Spencer (Live At Leicester Cathedral, 2000)
      3. Champagne (Live At Leicester Cathedral, 2000)
      4. Night And No Morning (Live At Leicester Cathedral, 2000)
      5. Jacky (Live At The Lokerse Festival, 2000)
      6. My Hand Over My Heart (Live At The Lokerse Festival, 2000)
      7. The Days of Pearly Spencer (Live At The Lokerse Festival, 2000)
      8. Jacky (Live At The Playhouse Theatre, 2016)
      9. The Days Of Pearly Spencer (Cowboy Version Demo)
      10. What Is Love? (Demo)
      11. Jacky (Demo)
      12. My Hand Over My Heart (Orchestral Sections Demo)
      13. The Days Of Pearly Spencer (Demo)
    • CD 6: Tenement Dancehall… Plus!
      1. What Is Love? (12” Larrabee Vocal Mix)
      2. Jacky (12″ Phil Harding & Ian Curnow Remix)
      3. What Is Love? (Moody Vocal Mix)
      4. Beautiful Brutal Thing (12” Remix)
      5. What Is Love? (Moody Vocal Mix #2)
      6. Jacky (Backing Track)
      7. My Hand Over My Heart (Backing Track)
      8. The Days of Pearly Spencer (Backing Track)
      9. What Is Love? (Backing Track)
    • DVD: Promo Videos and BBC TV Appearances
      NTSC Region 0
      1. Jacky (Promo Video)
      2. My Hand Over My Heart (Promo Video)
      3. The Days Of Pearly Spencer (Promo Video)
      4. Jacky (Wogan 7/9/91)
      5. The Days Of Pearly Spencer (Bruce’s Guest Night 17/4/92)
      6. The Days Of Pearly Spencer (Pebble Mill 28/4/92)
      7. The Days Of Pearly Spencer (Top Of The Pops 30/4/92)
      8. The Days Of Pearly Spencer (Good Morning Summer 5/7/95)