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Peter Cox / Seaglass

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Signed clear vinyl LP exclusively via SDE

Go West’s Peter Cox returns with Seaglass, his first solo album in 10 years.

The album features the singles ‘Too Far Gone’ and ‘She Wants Magic’ and benefits from the production skills of a certain Gary Stevenson, producer of the Go West’s self-titled debut album and all those great early hits such as ‘We Close Our Eyes’ and ‘Call Me’. Stevenson has also worked with ABC and Rick Astley.

‘Too Far Gone’ from Seaglass

Seaglass sees Cox return to Chrysalis Records, the label that launched Go West, and the long-player will coincide with Peter’s solo tour in May. Tickets are available here.

The album will be widely available on CD but SDE is exclusively offering you the chance to secure a very limited 140g clear vinyl pressing which is personally SIGNED by Peter – don’t miss out and get your order in!

Seaglass will be released on 12 May via Chrysalis Records. You can order the signed clear vinyl LP by visiting the SDE shop directly via this link or by using the ‘buy button’ (‘add to cart’) below. We aren’t selling the CD but see the widget below for purchasing options.

‘She Wants Magic’ from Seaglass

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Peter Cox of Go West / Seaglass

Seaglass Peter Cox /

      1. Too Far Gone
      2. She Wants Magic
      3. 17 Again
      4. Dream Burning Down
      5. November
      6. Things We Never Did
      7. Don’t Let The Devil In
      8. Brave New World
      9. Jupiter
      10. Confident

ABBA / Ring Ring 50th anniversary reissue

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ABBA haven’t finished their 40th anniversary reissues yet (we are still waiting for The Visitors) but that hasn’t stopped them celebrating the 50th anniversary of their debut Ring Ring with a series of special vinyl editions.

A new 2LP vinyl edition has been half-speed mastered at Abbey Road by Miles Showell and is pressed on 180g black vinyl while all five singles are available as seven-inch picture discs in die-cut sleeves.

Ring Ring is reissued as a 2LP half-speed mastered edition (click image to enlarge)

Finally, a seven-inch box set features five singles from the album pressed on different coloured vinyl (transparent red, transparent yellow, white, blue and red). These come in the usual lift-off lid box with sleeves incorporating “classic band imagery” from the era.

All these vinyl editions of Ring Ring will be released on 19 May 2023 via UMR/Polydor.

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Ring Ring ABBA /

    • LP 1
      Side A
      1. Ring, Ring – Swedish Version
      2. Another Town, Another Train
      3. Disillusion
      Side B
      1. People Need Love
      2. I Saw It In The Mirror
      3. Nina, Pretty Ballerina
    • LP 2
      Side C
      1. Love Isn’t Easy (But It Sure Is Hard Enough)
      2. Me And Bobby And Bobby’s Brother
      3. He Is Your Brother
      Side D
      1. Ring Ring – English Version
      2. I Am Just A Girl
      3. Rock’N’Roll Band

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People Need Love ABBA /

    • Side A
      1. People Need Love
      Side B
      1. Merry-Go Round

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Ring Ring (English Version) ABBA /

    • Side A
      1. Ring Ring (English)
      Side B
      1. She’s My Kind Of Girl

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Ring Ring (Swedish Version) ABBA /

    • Side A
      1. Ring Ring (Swedish)
      Side B
      1. Ah, vilka tider

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Love Isn’t Easy (But It Sure Is Hard Enough) ABBA /

    • Side A
      1. Love Isn’t Easy (But It Sure Is Hard Enough)
      Side B
      1. I Am Just A Girl

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He Is Your Brother ABBA /

    • Side A
      1. He is Your Brother
      Side B
      1. Santa Rosa

Now Yearbook ’78

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The Now That’s What I Call Music team move their focus back on to the late 1970s with a NOW Yearbook ’78, the ninth in the ongoing series that now spans from 1978 to 1986.

The release is available in the usual formats, that is deluxe 4CD hardcover book (with 28-pages of track commentary and a quiz), 3LP coloured vinyl and then a standard 4CD set in an eight-panel card sleeve.

The CD formats contain 85 tracks over the four discs and mix classics from the likes of ELO, Rod Stewart, Gerry Rafferty, ABBA, Wings, Kate Bush, Olivia Newton-John (and John Travolta!) and Patti Smith with songs from artists who emerged in the post-punk era, such as The Boomtown Rats, The Undertones, Buzzcocks, Blondie, The Clash, Elvis Costello and the Attractions and Ian Dury and the Blockheads.

Tickled pink: The 4CD deluxe hardcover book edition of NOW Yearbook 78 (click image to enlarge)

It’s 1978, so naturally disco is embraced, with CD 3 focusing on songs from artists such as Chic, Tavares, Baccara, Sheila and B Devotion, The Three Degrees, Eruption, and Voyage. The final CD offers a pick ‘n’ mix selection of pop smashes of this year from Bill Withers, John Paul Young, Andrew Gold, Dollar, Brotherhood of Man, David Soul, Elkie Brooks and more! Full tracklistings are below.

The 3LP version is pressed on bright pink vinyl and naturally offers a smaller, but still generous, selection of 46 tracks. Like the CD editions, this is available directly from the NOW store. Both the vinyl and deluxe hardcover book editions are limited.

NOW Yearbook 1978 will be released on 28 April 2023.

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Various Artists

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Now Yearbook ’78 Various Artists /

    • CD 1

      1. Electric Light Orchestra – Mr. Blue Sky
      2. Gerry Rafferty – Baker Street
      3. Rod Stewart – Da Ya Think I’m Sexy?
      4. ABBA – Take A Chance On Me
      5. Boney M. – Rivers Of Babylon
      6. 10cc – Dreadlock Holiday
      7. Althea and Donna – Uptown Top Ranking
      8. Donna Summer – MacArthur Park
      9. Chaka Khan – I’m Every Woman
      10. Yvonne Elliman – If I Can’t Have You
      11. Chic – Everybody Dance
      12. Odyssey – Native New Yorker
      13. Rose Royce – Wishing On A Star
      14. Commodores – Three Times A Lady
      15. Marshall Hain – Dancing In The City
      16. Clout – Substitute
      17. Bonnie Tyler – It’s A Heartache
      18. Suzi Quatro – If You Can’t Give Me Love
      19. Wings – With A Little Luck
      20. Kate Bush - The Man With The Child In His Eyes
    • CD 2
      1. The Boomtown Rats – Rat Trap
      2. The Undertones – Teenage Kicks
      3. Buzzcocks – Ever Fallen In Love (With Someone You Shouldn’t’ve)
      4. Siouxsie and The Banshees – Hong Kong Garden
      5. The Rezillos – Top Of The Pops
      6. Blondie – Hanging On The Telephone
      7. Elvis Costello and The Attractions – (I Don’t Want To Go To) Chelsea
      8. The Clash – (White Man) In Hammersmith Palais
      9. The Jam – Down In The Tube Station At Midnight
      10. Ian Dury and The Blockheads – What A Waste
      11. Patti Smith – Because The Night
      12. The Cars – My Best Friend’s Girl
      13. The Motors – Airport
      14. City Boy – 5.7.0.5.
      15. Sweet – Love Is Like Oxygen
      16. Elton John – Part-Time Love
      17. Billy Joel – Movin’ Out (Anthony’s Song)
      18. The Who – Who Are You
      19. Foreigner – Cold As Ice
      20. Joe Walsh – Life’s Been Good
      21. Blue Oyster Cult – (Don’t Fear) The Reaper
      22. Justin Hayward – Forever Autumn
    • CD 3
      1. Chic – Le Freak
      2. A Taste Of Honey – Boogie Oogie Oogie
      3. Tavares – More Than A Woman
      4. Alicia Bridges – I Love The Nightlife (Disco ‘Round)
      5. Dan Hartman – Instant Replay
      6. Michael Zager Band – Let’s All Chant
      7. Raffaella Carrà – Do It Do It Again (A Far L’Amore Comincia Tu)
      8. Baccara – Sorry, I’m A Lady
      9. Sheila and B Devotion – Singin’ In The Rain
      10. Voyage – From East To West
      11. Donna Summer – I Love You
      12. The Three Degrees – Givin’ Up Givin’ In
      13. Eruption – I Can’t Stand The Rain
      14. Dee D. Jackson – Automatic Lover
      15. Sarah Brightman and Hot Gossip – I Lost My Heart To A Starship Trooper
      16. Crown Heights Affair – Galaxy Of Love”
      17. Gladys Knight and The Pips – Come Back And Finish What You Started
      18. Hot Chocolate – Every 1’s A Winner
      19. Earth, Wind and Fire – Fantasy
        20 Heatwave – Always And Forever
      20. Rose Royce – Love Don’t Live Here Anymore
    • CD 4
      1. Blondie – Denis
      2. Olivia Newton-John – Hopelessly Devoted To You
      3. John Travolta – Sandy
      4. Darts – The Boy From New York City
      5. Bill Withers – Lovely Day
      6. John Paul Young – Love Is In The Air
      7. Barry Manilow – Copacabana
      8. Renaissance – Northern Lights
      9. Scott Fitzgerald and Yvonne Keeley – If I Had Words
      10. Boney M. – Brown Girl In The Ring
      11. Brotherhood Of Man – Figaro
      12. Co-Co – Bad Old Days
      13. Dollar – Shooting Star
      14. Andrew Gold – Never Let Her Slip Away
      15. Dean Friedman w/ Denise Marsa – Lucky Stars
      16. The Manhattan Transfer – Walk In Love
      17. David Soul – Let’s Have A Quiet Night In
      18. Crystal Gayle – Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue
      19. Elkie Brooks – Don’t Cry Out Loud
      20. David Essex – Oh What A Circus
      21. Brian and Michael – Matchstalk Men And Matchstalk Cats And Dogs
      22. Father Abraham – Smurf Song

The Moody Blues / To Our Children’s Children’s Children

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The Moody Blues’ fifth album, To Our Children’s Children’s Children, will be reissued as a 4CD+blu-ray deluxe edition with new spatial audio and stereo mixes, in addition to rarities and live performances.

Issued in November 1969, the album was the first on the band’s on own label, Threshold Records and had a space exploration theme (inspired by the July 1969 moon landing). The one and only single ‘Watching and Waiting’ wasn’t a hit but the album performed well on both sides of the Atlantic, peaking at No. 2 in the UK.

The box set features a remaster of the original stereo mix of To Our Children’s Children’s Children along with new stereo and 5.1 surround mixes by Stephen W. Tayler, who has also created new stereo and 5.1 mixes of the band’s December 1969 Royal Albert Hall show (stereo mix is on CD 4 while the 5.1 mix is on the blu-ray). CD 2 in this package features B-sides and rarities, including a BBC Radio One Sunday Concert.

To Our Children’s Children’s Children will be reissued as this expanded 4CD+blu-ray deluxe edition on 12 May 2023, via UMR.

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The Moody Blues / To To Our Children's Children's Children 4CD+blu-ray 50th anniversary box set

To Our Children’s Children’s Children The Moody Blues / 50th anniversary edition

    • CD 1: To Our Children’s Children’s Children – The original album re-mastered
      1. Higher and Higher
      2. The Eyes of a Child – Part One
      3. Floating
      4. The Eyes of a Child – Part Two
      5. I Never Thought I’d live to be a Hundred
      6. Beyond
      7. Out and In
      8. Gypsy
      9. Eternity Road
      10. Candle of Life
      11. Sun is Still Shining
      12. I Never Thought I’d Live to be a Million
      13. Watching and Waiting
    • CD 2: B-sides / Alternative Versions
      1. Candle of Life (single version) – B-side of single – Released as Threshold TH4 in April 1970
      2. Gypsy (alternate version)
      3. Sun is Still Shining (extended version)
      4. Candle of Life (alternate version)
      5. Gypsy (BBC Radio One – David Symonds’ Sunday Concert 17th December 1969)
      6. The Sunset (BBC Radio One – David Symonds’ Sunday Concert 17th December 1969)
      7. Never Comes the Day (BBC Radio One – David Symonds’ Sunday Concert 17th December 1969)
      8. Are You Sitting Comfortably (BBC Radio One – David Symonds’ Sunday Concert 17th December 1969)
      9. The Dream (BBC Radio One – David Symonds’ Sunday Concert 17th December 1969)
      10. Have You Heard / The Voyage / Have you Heard (BBC Radio One – David Symonds’ Sunday Concert 17th December 1969)
      11. Nights in White Satin (BBC Radio One – David Symonds’ Sunday Concert 17th December 1969)
      12. Legend of a Mind (BBC Radio One – David Symonds’ Sunday Concert 17th December 1969)
    • CD 3: Live at the Royal Albert Hall, 12th December 1969 – The new stereo mix
      1. Gypsy
      2. The Sunset
      3. Dr. Livingstone I Presume
      4. Never Comes the Day
      5. Peak Hour
      6. Tuesday Afternoon
      7. Are You Sitting Comfortably
      8. The Dream
      9. Have You Heard / The Voyage / Have you Heard
      10. Nights in White Satin
      11. Legend of a Mind
      12. Ride My See Saw
    • CD 4: To Our Children’s Children’s Children” – The new stereo mix
      1. Higher and Higher
      2. The Eyes of a Child – Part One
      3. Floating
      4. The Eyes of a Child – Part Two
      5. I Never Thought I’d live to be a Hundred
      6. Beyond
      7. Out and In
      8. Gypsy
      9. Eternity Road
      10. Candle of Life
      11. Sun is Still Shining
      12. I Never Thought I’d Live to be a Million
      13. Watching and Waiting
    • Blu-ray
      To Our Children’s Children’s Children: New 5.1 Surround Sound mix, 96 kHz / 24-bit new stereo mix, 96 kHz / 24-bit original stereo mix
      1. Higher and Higher
      2. The Eyes of a Child – Part One
      3. Floating
      4. The Eyes of a Child – Part Two
      5. I Never Thought I’d live to be a Hundred
      6. Beyond
      7. Out and In
      8. Gypsy
      9. Eternity Road
      10. Candle of Life
      11. Sun is Still Shining
      12. I Never Thought I’d Live to be a Million
      13. Watching and Waiting – Live at the Royal Albert Hall, 12th December 1969
      Live at the Royal Albert Hall, 12th December 1969 – The new 5.1 Surround Sound mix
      1. Gypsy
      2. The Sunset
      3. Dr. Livingstone I Presume
      4. Never Comes the Day
      5. Peak Hour
      6. Tuesday Afternoon
      7. Are You Sitting Comfortably
      8. The Dream
      9. Have You Heard / The Voyage / Have you Heard
      10. Nights in White Satin
      11. Legend of a Mind
      12. Ride My See Saw

T. Rex / Whatever Happened to the Teenage Dream? (1973)

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Demon Music continue with their year-themed Marc Bolan / T. Rex releases with CD and vinyl box sets focused on 1973 called Whatever Happened to the Teenage Dream?

The 4CD and 5LP sets include the Tanx and Zinc Alloy albums, along with the non-album hit singles & B-sides, including ‘Children Of The Revolution’, ‘Solid Gold Easy Action”, ‘20th Century Boy’ and ‘The Groover’ as well demos and outtakes from both albums. The sets also focus on Marc’s initial forays into the world of soul music and highlights from the unfinished album he wrote and produced for the American singer ‘Sister’ Pat Hall.

The 5LP orange vinyl edition with an A4 print is available via the artist shop (click to enlarge)

Both box sets feature a brand new 16,000-word essay by Mark Paytress, detailing Bolan’s life through this eventful period along with many previously unpublished photos taken by Keith Morris, as well as ephemera from the era.

The 5LP vinyl edition is pressed on orange vinyl and the official artists shop offers A4 prints of Tony Visconti’s score for ‘Whatever Happened To the Teenage Dream’ (note: these are not signed).

The 4CD version of Whatever Happened to the Teenage Dream? (click to enlarge)

Additionally there’s a single LP ‘Songwriter’ version of this release and two seven-inch picture discs (20th Century Boy and ‘The Groover’ both limited to just 1000 units.

All formats of Whatever Happened to the Teenage Dream? will be released on 26 May 2023.

Tracklisting

Whatever Happened to the Teenage Dream T. Rex /

    • CD 1: Tanx
      1. Tenement Lady
      2. Rapids
      3. Mister Mister
      4. Broken-Hearted Blues
      5. Shock Rock
      6. Country Honey
      7. Electric Slim And The Factory Hen
      8. Mad Donna
      9. Born To Boogie
      10. Life Is Strange
      11. The Street And Babe Shadow
      12. Highway Knees
      13. Left Hand Luke And The Beggar Boys
      Bonus 45 Cuts
      1. Children Of The Revolution
      2. Jitterbug Love
      3. Sunken Rags
      4. Solid Gold Easy Action
      5. Xmas Riff
      6. 20th Century Boy
      7. Free Angel
    • CD 2: ZINC ALLOY AND THE HIDDEN RIDERS OF TOMORROW / A CREAMED CAGE IN AUGUST
      1. Venus Loon
      2. Sound Pit
      3. Explosive Mouth
      4. Galaxy
      5. Change
      6. Nameless Wildness
      7. Teenage Dream [single version]
      8. Liquid Gang
      9. Carsmile Smith And The Old One
      10. You’ve Got To Jive To Stay Alive – Spanish Midnight
      11. Interstellar Soul
      12. Painless Persuasion v The Meathawk Immaculate
      13. The Avengers (Superbad)
      14. The Leopards Featuring Gardenia & The Mighty Slug
      Bonus 45 cuts
      1. The Groover
      2. Midnight
      3. Truck On (Tyke)
      4. Sitting Here
      5. Satisfaction Pony
    • CD 3: PRIVATE NUMBERS
      Tanx Era
      1. Jitterbug Love
      2. Electric Slim And The Factory Hen [alias You Got The Look]
      3. Highway Knees
      4. Mad Donna
      5. Mister Mister
      6. Country Honey
      7. Rapids
      8. Life Is Strange
      9. The Street & Babe Shadow
      10. Darling
      11. Free Angel
      12. Left Hand Luke And The Beggar Boys
      Zinc Alloy Era
      1. Change
      2. Galaxy
      3. Carsmile Smith & The Old One
      4. Spanish Midnight
      5. Sitting There [Sitting Here]
      6. Gardenia & The Mighty Slug
      7. The Groover
      8. Dance In The Midnight
      9. Saturation Syncopation
      10. Delanie
      11. Saturday Night
      12. Till Dawn
      13. Stand By Me
    • CD 4: LOOK TO YOUR SOUL
      T. REX
      1. Hope You Enjoy The Show
      BIG CARROT
      1. Black Jack
      2. Squint Eye Mangle
      T. REX – ZINC ALLOY OUTTAKES
      1. The Avengers (Superbad)
      2. Look To Your Soul
      3. Down Home Lady
      4. All My Love
      SISTER PAT HALL
      1. When I Was A Child
      2. Ghetto Baby
      3. Sailors Of The Highway
      4. Jitterbug Love
      5. High
      6. City Port
      7. Sunken Rags
      8. Do Your Thing
      9. Tell Me
      T. REX
      1. Sky Church Music
      2. Teenage Dream [Top Of The Pops version]

Tracklisting

Whatever Happened to the Teenage Dream T. Rex /

    • LP 1: Tanx
      SIDE A
      1. Tenement Lady
      2. Rapids
      3. Mister Mister
      4. Broken-Hearted Blues
      5. Shock Rock
      6. Country Honey
      7. Electric Slim And The Factory Hen
      SIDE B
      1. Mad Donna
      2. Born To Boogie
      3. Life Is Strange
      4. The Street And Babe Shadow
      5. Highway Knees
      6. Left Hand Luke And The Beggar Boys
    • CD 2: ZINC ALLOY AND THE HIDDEN RIDERS OF TOMORROW/A CREAMED CAGE IN AUGUST

      SIDE A

      1. Venus Loon
      2. Sound Pit
      3. Explosive Mouth
      4. Galaxy
      5. Change
      6. Nameless Wildness
      7. Teenage Dream [single version]
      SIDE B
      1. Liquid Gang
      2. Carsmile Smith And The Old One
      3. You’ve Got To Jive To Stay Alive – Spanish Midnight
      4. Interstellar Soul
      5. Painless Persuasion v The Meathawk Immaculate
      6. The Avengers (Superbad)
      7. The Leopards Featuring Gardenia & The Mighty Slug
    • LP 3: HITS AND FLIPS: THE SINGLES
      SIDE A
      1. Children Of The Revolution
      2. Jitterbug Love
      3. Sunken Rags
      4. Solid Gold Easy Action
      5. Xmas Riff
      6. 20th Century Boy
      7. Free Angel
      SIDE B
      1. The Groover
      2. Midnight
      3. Truck On (Tyke)
      4. Sitting Here
      5. Satisfaction Pony
      6. Black Jack [by Big Carrot]
      7. Squint Eye Mangle [by Big Carrot]
    • LP 4: PRIVATE NUMBERS
      SIDE A: TANX ERA
      1. Jitterbug Love
      2. Electric Slim And The Factory Hen [alias You Got The Look]
      3. Highway Knees
      4. Mad Donna
      5. Mister Mister
      6. Country Honey
      7. Rapids
      8. Life Is Strange
      9. The Street & Babe Shadow
      10. Darling
      11. Free Angel
      12. Left Hand Luke And The Beggar Boys
      SIDE B: ZINC ALLOY ERA
      1. Change
      2. Galaxy
      3. Spanish Midnight
      4. The Groover
      5. Dance In The Midnight
      6. Saturation Syncopation
      7. Delanie
      8. Saturday Night
      9. Till Dawn
    • LP 5: LOOK TO YOUR SOUL
      SIDE A
      T. REX
      1. Hope You Enjoy The Show
      2. Look To Your Soul
      3. Down Home Lady
      SISTER PAT HALL
      1. When I Was A Child
      2. Ghetto Baby
      3. Sailors Of The Highway
      4. City Port
      5. Jitterbug Love
      SIDE B
      1. High
      2. Sunken Rags
      3. Do Your Thing
      4. Tell Me
      T. REX
      1. Sky Church Music
      2. Teenage Dream [Top Of The Pops version]

Marillion / Seasons End deluxe edition

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Marillion’s fifth studio album, Seasons End, is being reissued as multi-disc CD and vinyl deluxe editions, in May.

The 1989 album was the first with vocalist Steve Hogarth, who replaced Fish, and it includes the single ‘Hooks in You’ which reached No. 30 in September 1989.

Both deluxe editions feature new cover art and the 3CD+blu-ray version offers a new stereo remix of Seasons End by Michael Hunter and the 2022 ‘Live in Leicester’ Sunday night concert from the Marillion Weekend, which included the album performed in it’s entirety. 

The 3CD+blu-ray deluxe edition of Seasons End (click image to enlarge)

The blu-ray in this set is packed with content and features a 5.1 mix of the album, B-sides and bonus tracks (including demos), a ‘Bootleg Mix’ of the 1990 concerts in Montreal, an 85-minute making-of-the-album documentary called Seasons Change, the full From Stoke Row To Ipanema documentary, the Rock Steady live performance and the promotional videos for ‘Hooks In You’, ‘Easter’, and ‘The Uninvited Guest’. Phew!

A 5LP vinyl deluxe edition offers the stereo remix and the 2022 concert across 10 sides of vinyl.

Seasons End will be reissued on 19 May 2023. The band’s official site is offering signed A4 prints with orders of this reissue.

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Seasons End - 3CD+blu-ray deluxe

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Marillion / Seasons End deluxe edition

Seasons End Marillion /

    • CD 1: 2023 MICHAEL HUNTER REMIX
      1. The King Of Sunset Town
      2. Easter
      3. The Uninvited Guest
      4. Seasons End
      5. Holloway Girl
      6. Berlin
      7. After Me
      8. Hooks In You
      9. The Space
    • CD 2: Live in Leicester 2022
      1. The King Of Sunset Town
      2. Easter
      3. The Uninvited Guest
      4. Seasons End
      5. Holloway Girl
      6. Berlin
      7. After Me
      8. The Release
      9. Hooks In You
      10. The Space
    • CD 3: Live in Leicester 2022
      1. Gaza
      2. The Leavers
    • Blu-ray
      1. Seasons End (2023 Remix) – 48/24 Stereo LPCM
      2. Seasons End (2023 Remix) – DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
      3. Seasons End (2023 Remix) – 48/24 5.1 LPCM
      4. Strings Groove (Dalnagar Castle August 1988)
      5. Strings Groove With Synths (Dalnagar Castle August 1988)
      6. Amsterdam (The Space Demo, 1989)
      7. Easter (Demo, 1989)
      8. Hooks In You (Early Version 1989)
      9. At The End Of The Day (The Release Early Version, 1989)
      10. Sunset Town (M8 Idea, h Dictaphone, 1989)
      11. The Uninvited Guest (12″ Mix)
      12. The Bell in the Sea
      13. The Release
      14. The King Of Sunset Town (Demo)
      15. Holloway Girl (Demo)
      16. Seasons End (Demo)
      17. The Uninvited Guest (Demo)
      18. Berlin (Demo)
      19. Bell In The Sea (Demo)
      20. Seasons Change (Documentary)
      21. From Stoke Row To Ipanema
      22. Rock Steady Concert Film
      23. Montreal Bootleg (Le Spectrum, 2nd / 3rd February 1990)
      24. Hooks In You (Promo Video)
      25. Easter (Promo Video)
      26. The Uninvited Guest (Promo Video)

Duran Duran to record a new album with Andy Taylor

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Duran Duran have announced “a special new music project”, set for release later this year, which will feature “extended Duran Duran family and friends, old and new”, most notably the band’s former guitarist Andy Taylor who is terminally ill with stage 4 prostate cancer.

There’s clearly a sense of urgency around what would be an emotional reunion and Simon Le Bon is set to fly out to Andy’s home in Ibizia to record with his former bandmate.

While the band didn’t use the word ‘album’ in the post on their socials yesterday, John Taylor recently told The Mirror that “We’re working on an album right now that is going to be coming out at the end of the year and [Andy Taylor] is playing guitar. There’s a lot of cover songs on the album, songs meaningful to us when we were kids. So having him be a part of that project is great.”

Andy Taylor left Duran Duran after contributing a few guitar parts to 1986’s Notorious album. He rejoined the band in 2001 in preparation for what became 2004’s Astronaut and worked on the follow-up, Reportage, until he departed once again. Reportage was shelved and the Timbaland-produced Red Carpet Massacre was issued to a lukewarm reception in 2007. Since that time, Dom Brown has contributed guitar to Duran Duran recordings and performed on stage with the band but he has never been recognised as an official member. Brown didn’t play on 2021’s Future Past (Blur’s Graham Coxon was brought in) but continues to tour with the band.

There were rumours that Duran Duran planned to ‘finish’ Reportage with Andy in the near future, before the guitarist went public with his cancer diagnosis at the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame last November. It’s conceivable that some of that material could end up as part of this new record, but that remains to be seen.

If this new album is indeed released in 2023 (not a given, going by previous proclamations), at worst it will be only 26 months since Future Past and would therefore be Duran Duran’s quickest follow up to a studio album since 1988’s Big Thing was issued less than two years after Notorious.

Talking Heads / Stop Making Sense 2LP vinyl reissue

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The full audio of Talking Heads classic 1984 concert film, Stop Making Sense, will be issued on vinyl for the first time in August.

Directed by Jonathan Demme, Stop Making Sense presented a retrospective of the band up to that point, with a performance that weaves together songs from all their studio albums at that time.

While it focuses mainly on music by Talking Heads but does include a few songs recorded outside the band: ‘Genius Of Love’ by Weymouth and Frantz’s side-project Tom Tom Club and ‘What A Day That Was’ and ‘Big Business’ from Byrne’s 1981 album, The Catherine Wheel.

The Stop Making Sense 2LP vinyl reissue

Today, David Byrne says it’s interesting that this album was – for many people – an introduction to Talking Heads: “We had done a live album before this, but coupled with the film, and with the improved mixes and sound quality, this record reached a whole new audience. As often happens, the songs got an added energy when we perform them live and were inspired by having an audience. In many ways, these versions are more exciting than the
studio recordings, so maybe that’s why a lot of folks discovered us via this record.”

The film itself will be going back to cinemas globally this year and this new 2LP set includes the previously unreleased tracks ‘Cities’ and ‘Big Business/I Zimbra’.

The vinyl reissue replicates the booklet from the original and includes additional pages with never-seen-before photos and brand new notes written by Chris, David, Jerry and Tina.

Stop Making Sense is reissued on 2LP vinyl on 18 August 2023, via Rhino. That’s a painful US/UK price differential.

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Talking Heads / Stop Making Sense 2LP reissue

Stop Making Sense Talking Heads / 2LP vinyl

    • LP 1
      Side A
      1. Psycho Killer
      2. Heaven
      3. Thank You for Sending Me an Angel
      4. Found a Job
      5. Slippery People
      6. Cities *
       Side B
      1. Burning Down the House
      2. Life During Wartime
      3. Making Flippy Floppy
      4. Swamp
      * Previously Unreleased
    • LP 2
       Side C
      1. What a Day That Was
      2. This Must Be the Place (Naïve Melody)
      3. Once in a Lifetime
      4. Big Business/I Zimbra *
      Side D
      1. Genius of Love
      2. Girlfriend is Better
      3. Take Me to the River
      4. Crosseyed and Painless
      * Previously Unreleased

Out This Week / on 24 March 2023

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Pink Floyd / The Dark Side of the Moon 50th anniversary box set editions

Pink Floyd / The Dark Side of the Moon CD, Vinyl, Box Set, Blu-ray, DVD

An SDE Reader Rating of 1.4 (out of 5) suggests that fans aren’t impressed by this 50th anniversary Dark Side of the Moon box set, although the separate release of Live at Wembley Empire Pool on CD and vinyl offers much better value.

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Come On Feel The Lemonheads 30th anniversary reissue

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The Lemonheads’ 1993 album Come On Feel The Lemonheads will be reissued for its 30th anniversary in May.

The album was the follow-up to 1992’s It’s A Shame About Ray and features the singles ‘Into Your Arms’, ‘It’s About Time’ and ‘Big Gay Heart’.

The reissue offers a selection of alternative/acoustic tracks and covers and curiosities on the bonus LP or CD. Both the 2CD and 2LP sets are available as deluxe ‘bookback’ (hardcover book) editions, as well as standard offerings.

The deluxe 2CD ‘bookback’ edition of Come On Feel The Lemonheads (click to enlarge)

Rough Trade in the UK have two special vinyl editions a 2LP black vinyl with a strawberry ‘Scratch N Sniff’ sleeve and a 2LP yellow and red vinyl edition.

Come On Feel The Lemonheads will be reissued on 19 May 2023, via Fire Records.

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The Lemonheads / Come On Feel The Lemonheads 30th anniversary reissue

Come On Feel The Lemonheads The Lemonheads /

    • LP 1 / CD 2
      Side A
      1. The Great Big No
      2. Into Your Arms
      3. It’s About Time
      4. Down About it
      5. Paid to Smile
      6. Big Gay Heart
      7. Style
      8. Rest Assured

      Side B

      1. Dawn Can’t Decide
      2. I’ll do it Anyway
      3. Rick James Style
      4. Being Around
      5. Favorite T
      6. You Can Take it With You
      7. The Jello Fund ( + Lenny – hidden track)
    • LP 2 / CD 2
      Side C – Alternative & Acoustic
      1. Big Gay Heart (Demo)
      2. Being Around (Alternative)
      3. Into Your Arms (Acoustic)
      4. Down About It (Acoustic)
      5. Deep Bottom Cove
      6. Acoustic Rick James Style
      7. It’s About Time (Acoustic)

      Side D – Covers & Curiosities

      1. Miss Otis regrets
      2. Learning the Game
      3. Little Black Egg
      4. Streets of Baltimore (Acoustic)
      5. Frying Pan
      6. He’s on the Beach
      7. Favorite T (Live in Session)

Now That’s What I Call Music 14

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The Now That’s What I Call Music team will reissue NOW 14 as a 2CD set next month, around 34 years after the original release.

This March 1989 compilation is something of a mish-mash and documents the changing music scene in the UK in the late 1980s with Yazz, S’Express, Inner City, Tone Loc and Neneh Cherry representing a new wave of artists which could be loosely grouped in the dance/hip-hop/house/acid house genres.

There’s still room for old school acts however with Simple Minds’ UK number one ‘Belfast Child’ included along with contributions from Status Quo, Roy Orbison, Gene Pitney (with Marc Almond, of course) and the decidedly unhip Michael Ball singing Andrew Lloyd Webber’s ‘Love Changes Everything’!

Climie Fisher, Brother Beyond and Level 42 deliver some hits from the second tier while Duran Duran have their last top 10 single of the 1980s with the club-oriented ‘All She Wants Is’. Elsewhere, Fine Young Cannibals step up to the big time with ‘She Drives Me Crazy’ and Sam Brown makes here mark with the excellent ‘Stop’.

There are two songs missing from what was originally a 32-track compilation. They are Phil ‘no-you-can’t-license-my-song’ Collins’ US number one ‘Two Hearts’ (from the Buster soundtrack) and another American chart-topper, INXS’ ‘Need You Tonight’, which wasn’t a No 2 hit in Britain until it was re-released in November 1988, in case you are wondering about the dates. Yes, incredibly, ‘Need You Tonight’ was a flop in the UK first time around…

Now That’s What I Call Music 14 will be reissued as a 2CD set on 14 April 2023.

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Now That’s What I Call Music 14 Various Artists /

    • CD 1
      1. Marc Almond & Gene Pitney – Something’s Gotten Hold Of My Heart
      2. Erasure – Stop!
      3. Bananarama – Help! (feat. Lananeeneenoonoo)
      4. Hue & Cry – Looking For Linda
      5. Yazz – Fine Time
      6. Kim Wilde – Four Letter Word
      7. Sam Brown – Stop
      8. Roy Orbison – You Got It
      9. Fine Young Cannibals – She Drives Me Crazy
      10. Status Quo – Burning Bridges (On And Off And On Again)
      11. Then Jerico – Big Area
      12. Morrissey – The Last Of The Famous International Playboys
      13. Poison – Every Rose Has Its Thorn
      14. Simple Minds – Belfast Child
    • CD 2
      1. Neneh Cherry – Buffalo Stance
      2. Inner City – Good Life
      3. S’Express – Hey Music Lover
      4. Living In A Box – Blow The House Down
      5. The Style Council – Promised Land
      6. Adeva – Respect
      7. Tone loc – Wild Thing
      8. Natalie Cole – I Live For Your Love
      9. Robin Beck – First Time
      10. Paula Abdul – Straight Up
      11. Samantha Fox – I Only Wanna Be With You
      12. Brother Beyond – Be My Twin
      13. Climie Fisher – Love Like A River
      14. Duran Duran – All She Wants Is
      15. Level 42 – Tracie
      16. Andrew Lloyd Webber, Michael Ball – Love Changes Everything

Pre-order window for Tears For Fears The Hurting blu-ray is about to close

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40th anniversary Blu-ray Audio • Quick pre-order link

After almost 10 days of activity, the pre-order window for the SDE-exclusive Blu-ray Audio of Tears For Fears’ 1983 album The Hurting is about to close.

After 11.59pm (GMT) on Friday 17 March (tomorrow!) the product will no longer be available for pre-order and future availability can not be guaranteed.

So if you have been hesitating for any reason, now is the time to secure this limited edition product in case you miss out. As a reminder, it includes:

  • A 2023 Dolby Atmos Mix of The Hurting (by Steven Wilson)
  • A 2023 DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 Mix of The Hurting (by Steven Wilson)
  • The 1983 mix of The Hurting in hi-res stereo as remastered by Miles Showell for the half-speed mastered vinyl
  • A hi-res 2023 stereo instrumental mix of The Hurting (by Steven Wilson)
  • Two previously unreleased bonus tracks: ‘Mad World’ (Mike Howlett Version) and ‘Watch Me Bleed’ (Mike Howlett Version). Both newly mixed to hi-res stereo by Steven Wilson.

This product is not available anywhere else. It is No.9 in the ongoing SDE Surround Series and ships with a collectible SDE slipcase.

Pre-order at the SDE shop, either directly via this link or using the special SDE shop buy button (‘add to cart’) below. We ship worldwide (the tracked service to USA for blu-ray is £8, for example) and a specially-priced Blu-ray+Vinyl LP bundle is also available.

The Hurting 40th anniversary Blu-ray Audio will be released on 12 May 2023, via Virgin/UMR.

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.
EU SHIPPING NOTES: If you are ordering from the EU please be aware that that goods may be subject to import VAT when they arrive from the UK. The prices the SDE shop charge you do not include VAT

Tracklisting

The Hurting Tears For Fears /

    • ‘The Hurting’ in Dolby Atmos, DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (96/24), stereo &  Instrumental Mix (96/24)
      1. The Hurting
      2. Mad World
      3. Pale Shelter
      4. Ideas As Opiates
      5. Memories Fade
      6. Suffer The Children
      7. Watch Me Bleed
      8. Change
      9. The Prisoner
      10. Start Of The Breakdown
      Previously unreleased bonus tracks
      1. Mad World (Mike Howlett Version)
      2. Watch Me Bleed (Mike Howlett Version)

Gary Crowley’s Punk & New Wave Vol. 2

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Gary Crowley returns to curate a second volume of Punk & New Wave, his well-received 2017 various artists collection.

Co-compiled with Jim Lahat, the pair have once again mined their respective record collections for more gems from the likes of big names such as The Clash, Ramones, The Jam, The Cure and The Slits and lesser known bands such as Limit, Gary Valentine, The Wardens, Basement 5 and The Limps. Many of these incredibly rare tracks appearing here for the very first time on CD. Full tracklisting for all formats is below.

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These songs are collected together in a 4CD media book (limited Amazon-exclusive signed edition available) and a massive 6LP lift-off-lid box set (all of these include a signed print). Both of of these formats contain 77 tracks and come with a 32-page booklet, including extensive and track-by- track sleevenotes by Crowley and Lahat alongside anecdotes from the likes of Viv Albertine (The Slits), Damian O’Neill (The Undertones), Glen Matlock, Gary Valentine, Mike Sweeney (Salford Jets) and more. A 28-track 2LP vinyl package is also available. The audio has been newly mastered by Phil Kinrade at Alchemy Mastering.

Gary Crowley’s Punk and New Wave Vol. 2 is released on 19 May 2023 (was 26 May) via Edsel/Demon Records.

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Gary Crowley’s Punk & New Wave Vol. 2 Various Artists /

    • CD 1

      Gary Crowley's Punk & New Wave Vol. 2

      1. The Clash – 1-2 Crush On You
      2. Ramones – Suzy Is A Headbanger
      3. The Slits – So Tough
      4. The Undertones – There Goes Norman
      5. The Users – Sick Of You
      6. X-Ray Spex – Warrior In Woolworths
      7. Leyton Buzzards – I’m Hanging Around
      8. The Dole – New Wave Love
      9. The Heartbreakers – One Track Mind
      10. The Limit – My World At Night
      11. The Art Attacks – I Am A Dalek
      12. Devo – Uncontrollable Urge
      13. Penetration – Future Daze
      14. Magazine – I Love You, You Big Dummy
      15. Rich Kids – Hung On You
      16. The Flys – Love And A Molotov Cocktail
      17. The Rezillos – Somebody’s Gonna Get Their Head Kicked In Tonight
      18. The Members – Phone In Show
      19. Poet And The Roots – Dread Beat An’ Blood
    • CD 2
      1. The Jam – Away From The Numbers
      2. Siouxsie And The Banshees – Desert Kisses
      3. Golinski Brothers – Bloody
      4. The Piranhas – Tension
      5. Liquid Stone – Here Comes The Weekend (Mono)
      6. The Trend – Teenage Crush
      7. Mo-Dettes – Paint It Black
      8. The Pleasers – The Kids Are Alright
      9. Zounds – Demystification
      10. Stiff Little Fingers – Barbed Wire Love
      11. Athletico Spizz 80 – No Room
      12. The Chefs – 24 Hours
      13. Shake – Dream On
      14. Altered Images – Love And Kisses
      15. The Only Ones – Out There In The Night
      16. Killing Joke – Tension
      17. The Disco Zombies – Drums Over London
      18. The Times – Red with Purple Flashes
      19. The Limps – Someone I Can Talk To
    • CD 3
      1. The Cure – Play For Today
      2. Nervebreakers – My Girlfriend Is A Rock
      3. Newtown Neurotics – Hypocrite
      4. Dolly Mixture – Side Street Walker
      5. The Cigarettes – They’re Back Again, Here They Come
      6. Gary Valentine – The First Ones
      7. Generation X – Trying For Kicks (Winstanley Mix)
      8. The Boys – Jimmy Brown
      9. The Boyfriends – I’m In Love Today
      10. The Dils – Sound of the Rain
      11. Silent Noise – I’ve Been Hurt (So Many Times Before)
      12. The Skunks – Earthquake Shake
      13. Rachel Sweet – New Rose
      14. The Distractions – It Doesn’t Bother Me
      15. The Wardens – Do So Well
      16. Joe Public – Hotel Rooms
      17. Clive Pig And The Hopeful Chinamen – Happy Birthday Sweet 16
      18. Basement 5 – Silicon Chip
      19. Pearl Harbor and the Explosions – Drivin’
    • CD 4
      1. The Psychedelic Furs – We Love You
      2. XTC – Radios In Motion
      3. Suicide – Ghost Rider
      4. The Stranglers – Tank
      5. The Raincoats – No Side To Fall In
      6. The City Limits – Morse Code Messages
      7. Department S – Monte Carlo or Bust (early version)
      8. The Chords – Something’s Missing
      9. Dislocation Dance – Rosemary
      10. The Barracudas – I Want My Woody Back
      11. The Cosmopolitans – Party Boy
      12. Wah! Heat – Better Scream
      13. The Oral Exciters – It’s Tonight
      14. The Subterraneans – My Flamingo
      15. The Salford Jets – Gina
      16. The Photos – All I Want
      17. The Professionals – Just Another Dream
      18. The Farmers Boys – I Think I Need Help
      19. Moving England – Moving Back
      20. Bow Wow Wow – Golly! Golly! Go Buddy!

Def Leppard / Drastic Symphonies

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Orchestral reworkings with Royal Philharmonic • Physical Atmos Mix

Def Leppard will release a new album called Drastic Symphonies in May in collaboration with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.

Recorded at Abbey Road Studios, the band have drastically “deconstructed and reimagined” some of their biggest hits. The tracks include new vocal and guitar recordings as well as the fresh arrangements.

The album will be available on 2LP vinyl, CD and a special CD+blu-ray edition with the Blu-ray Audio element featuring the album in Dolby Atmos, DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and PCM stereo. The Blu-ray also offers a bonus track not on the other formats (‘Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad’). The Atmos Mix is by Richard Whittaker.

This CD+blu-ray isn’t an SDE-exclusive, however there’s a couple of reasons to consider pre-ordering from the SDE shop. The first is that this is a limited edition and we’ll have a guaranteed stock allocation and the second is that I’m hoping to add Steven Wilson’s Atmos Mix of Diamond Star Halos to the SDE-exclusive blu-ray schedule later this year, so anyone who chooses to support SDE and orders Drastic Symphonies from the SDE shop will get priority if/when that happens (via early notification). You can use the ‘buy button’ below (‘add to cart’) as a quick way to order via SDE.

Drastic Symphonies is released on 19 May 2023 via UMR.

Tracklisting

Drastic Symphonies Def Leppard /

    • CD 1
      1. Turn To Dust
      2. Paper Sun
      3. Animal
      4. Pour Some Sugar on Me (Stripped version)
      5. Hysteria
      6. Love Bites
      7. Goodbye For Good This Time
      8. Love
      9. Gods Of War
      10. Angels (Can’t Help You Now)
      11. Bringin’ On The Heartbreak
      12. Switch 625
      13. Too Late for Love
      14. When Love & Hate Collide
      15. Kings Of the World
    • Blu-ray with Atmos Mix
      1. Turn To Dust
      2. Paper Sun
      3. Animal
      4. Pour Some Sugar on Me (Stripped version)
      5. Hysteria
      6. Love Bites
      7. Goodbye For Good This Time
      8. Love
      9. Gods Of War
      10. Angels (Can’t Help You Now)
      11. Bringin’ On The Heartbreak
      12. Switch 625
      13. Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad (Atmos Bonus Track)
      14. Too Late for Love
      15. When Love & Hate Collide
      16. Kings Of the World

Matt Berry / Kill The Wolf reissue

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Kill The Wolf at Ten

Matt Berry’s 2013 album Kill The Wolf is being reissued for its 10th anniversary.

Berry’s second long-player for Acid Jazz developed the sounds from his label-debut Witchazel, and added elements of progressive music, ‘70s pop and psychedelic experimentation. Tracks include ‘Gather Up’, ‘Medicine’ and ‘Devil Inside Me’.

‘Medicine’ from Kill The Wolf

Ten years ago there was a limited edition box set of the album which included (among other things) a CD of ‘The Wolf Outtakes’. Only 300 copies were pressed making this something of a desirable collector’s item. The 12 tracks from this disc are now included on an expanded CD edition and for the first time on vinyl on the bonus LP of a 2LP set (pressed on blood-splatter vinyl, aping the original). In fact, the vinyl set outdoes the CD by including 15 bonus tracks with three additional numbers pulled for the original Kill The Wolf EP (‘Ukenwhistle’, ‘On A High’ and ‘An Electric Hero’).

The Kill The Wolf reissue will be released on 9 June via Acid Jazz.

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Kill The Wolf Matt Berry / 10th anniversary edition

    • LP 1
      Side 1
      1. Gather Up
      2. Devil Inside Me
      3. Fallen Angel
      4. Medicine
      5. Wolf Quartet*
      6. Solstice
      Side 2
      1. October Sun
      2. The Signs
      3. Knock Knock
      4. Bonfire
      5. Village Dance
      6. Farewell Summer Sun
    • LP 2
      Side 3
      1. The Dawn
      2. Devil Inside Me (Walk With Samuel)
      3. Fire Chant
      4. You That I See
      5. Early Knock
      6. To The Floor
      7. Wolf Quartet
      Side 4
      1. Ukenwhistle
      2. Venison Sketch
      3. On A High
      4. October
      5. Honkly Knock
      6. An Electric Hero
      7. Food Chain Blues
      8. Sea Chant

Snow Patrol / Final Straw 20th anniversary reissue

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Formats add unreleased demos, B-sides, unheard session track + live cuts

Snow Patrol will reissue their third album, Final Straw, for its 20th anniversary.

The 2003 album was the band’s “last throw of the dice” as they strived for a commercial breakthrough and as it turned out, it really delivered! Final Straw spawned four top 30 singles in the UK, including the top 5 ‘Run’ and has been certified 6 x Platinum in the UK.

The 20th anniversary reissue is available in two formats, both expanded. A 2CD deluxe edition includes B-sides, demos and a previously unreleased track ‘Tired’ appended to the album on CD 1. The second disc offers six previously unreleased demos and the 11 Final Straw tracks performed for their DVD concert film, Live at Somerset House, in 2004.

The 2LP set is pressed on gold-coloured vinyl and comes in a metallic sleeve (click image to enlarge)

A 2LP vinyl edition pressed on gold coloured vinyl includes the B-sides, all the demos and the unreleased track on the second LP, but omits the live cuts. This gatefold vinyl record comes in a “metallic effect” sleeve, which means what would normally be white on the front cover become silver (Shakespears Sister did something similar for the Hormonally Yours reissue of 2022).

Mike Nielsen’s 5.1 mix, from the 2004 SACD, is consigned to history, although it wouldn’t surprise me to see a Dolby Atmos upgrade on streaming when this is released.

Talking of which, they are splitting the release of the formats. The 2CD set of Final Straw comes out on 7 April, while the vinyl is released on 4 August 2023, both via Polydor/UMR.

Update 30/3.23: CD moves to 4 August as well now!

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Final Straw Snow Patrol / 20th anniversary edition

    • CD 1
      1. HOW TO BE DEAD
      2. WOW
      3. GLEAMING AUCTION
      4. WHATEVER’S LEFT
      5. SPITTING GAMES
      6. CHOCOLATE
      7. RUN
      8. GRAZED KNEES
      9. WAYS & MEANS
      10. TINY LITTLE FRACTURES
      11. SOMEWHERE A CLOCK IS TICKING
      12. SAME
      13. STEAL (SPITTING GAMES B-SIDE)
      14. STRONGER THAN BEFORE (DEMO)
      15. BY HEART (DEMO)
      16. WE CAN RUN AWAY NOW THEY’RE ALL DEAD AND GONE
      17. TIRED *PREVIOUSLY COMMERCIALLY UNRELEASED
      18. POST PUNK PROGRESSION (RUN B-SIDE)
    • CD 2
      1. CHOCOLATE (DEMO)*
      2. RUN (DEMO)*
      3. GLEAMING AUCTION (DEMO)*
      4. SOMEWHERE A CLOCK IS TICKING (DEMO)*
      5. GRAZED KNEES (DEMO)*
      6. SPITTING GAMES (DEMO)*
      7. WOW (LIVE AT SOMERSET HOUSE)
      8. GLEAMING AUCTION (LIVE AT SOMERSET HOUSE)
      9. SPITTING GAMES (LIVE AT SOMERSET HOUSE)
      10. HOW TO BE DEAD (LIVE AT SOMERSET HOUSE)
      11. CHOCOLATE (LIVE AT SOMERSET HOUSE)
      12. SAME (LIVE AT SOMERSET HOUSE)
      13. SOMEWHERE A CLOCK IS TICKING (LIVE AT SOMERSET HOUSE)
      14. WAYS & MEANS (LIVE AT SOMERSET HOUSE)
      15. RUN (LIVE AT SOMERSET HOUSE)
      16. POST PUNK PROGRESSION (LIVE AT SOMERSET HOUSE)
      17. TINY LITTLE FRACTURES (LIVE AT SOMERSET HOUSE)
      *PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED

Rush / Signals 40th anniversary

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Rush’s 1982 album Signals will be reissued for its (belated) 40th anniversary in April. The record features the single ‘New World Man’ which was number one in Canada and a top 30 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US.

There’s only two physical formats for this campaign, the first is a vinyl picture disc of the Hugh Syme-reworked front cover artwork and the second is a seven-disc super deluxe edition box set.

The Signals vinyl picture disc

Both formats use the 2015 remaster, which up until this point was unreleased on CD. The box set is high on visual concepts but fairly low on actual audio. The album is repeated on CD and half-speed mastered black vinyl and there’s four seven-inch singles with reworked artwork, three with lenticular sleeves.

A Blu-ray Audio disc offers brand new Dolby Atmos and 5.1 surround mixes by Richard Chycki plus the 48/24 stereo remaster, with new animated visualisers for each song. Additionally, there’s two bonus music videos for ‘Subdivisions’ and ‘Countdown’.

The 7-disc super deluxe edition of Signals

Beyond that, there’s other ‘stuff’ including a 40-page hardcover book with new song illustrations and unreleased photos from the Signals Tour, four Signals Tour band lithos, Hugh’s original album cover sketch litho and a double-sided 24″ x 24″ poster featuring Hugh’s new art on one side and an outtake photo from the original album cover shoot on the other side.

Signals will be reissued on 28 April 2023, via UMR/EMI.

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Signals Rush /

    • Disc One – Signals vinyl LP
      SIDE ONE
      1. SUBDIVISIONS
      2. THE ANALOG KID
      3. CHEMISTRY
      4. DIGITAL MAN
      SIDE TWO
      1. THE WEAPON
      2. NEW WORLD MAN
      3. LOSING IT
      4. COUNTDOWN
    • Disc Two – Signals CD
      1. SUBDIVISIONS
      2. THE ANALOG KID
      3. CHEMISTRY
      4. DIGITAL MAN
      5. THE WEAPON
      6. NEW WORLD MAN
      7. LOSING IT
      8. COUNTDOWN
    • Disc Three – 7″ single #1
      1. SUBDIVISIONS
      2. RED BARCHETTA (LIVE)
    • Disc Four – 7″ single #2
      1. COUNTDOWN
      2. NEW WORLD MAN
    • Disc Five – 7″ single #3
      1. NEW WORLD MAN
      2. VITAL SIGNS (LIVE)
    • Disc Six – 7″ single #4
      1. THE WEAPON (SINGLE EDIT)
      2. DIGITAL MAN
    • Disc Seven – blu-ray audio

      DOLBY ATMOS* / DOLBY TRUEHD 5.1* / PCM STEREO

      1. SUBDIVISIONS
      2. THE ANALOG KID
      3. CHEMISTRY
      4. DIGITAL MAN
      5. THE WEAPON
      6. NEW WORLD MAN
      7. LOSING IT
      8. COUNTDOWN

      BONUS VIDEOS:

      DOLBY TRUE HD 5.1* / PCM STEREO

      1. SUBDIVISIONS
      2. COUNTDOWN
      * PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED

Out This Week / on 17 March 2023

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U2 / Songs of Surrender CD, Vinyl, Box Set

U2 release Songs of Surrender, a collection of acoustic & re-imagined recordings from their back catalogue. This release is available over five different physical formats and LOADS of coloured vinyl editions!

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Inspiral Carpets / The Complete Singles

This newly remastered Inspiral Carpets singles collection includes all of their biggest hits, features collaborations with Mark E. Smith & John Cooper Clarke. It’s available on 2LP vinyl but the 3CD package has the advantage of a bonus disc of remixes

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The Black Crowes / Shake Your Money Maker Live

This live album is culled from The Black Crowes 2021-22 tour. It includes the best performances from the tour of each track off the original album and all their hits, live. The record also includes two bonus tracks: covers of ‘It’s Only Rock n’ Roll (But I Like It)’ by The Rolling Stones and ‘Rock and Roll’ by The Velvet Underground.

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Yes / Mirror to the Sky

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Legendary prog rockers Yes will release a new studio album called Mirror to the Sky, in May.

This relatively prompt follow-up to 2021’s The Quest is the band’s 23rd studio outing and “is a very important album for the band” according to guitarist Steve Howe. “We kept the continuity in the approach we established on The Quest, but we haven’t repeated ourselves. That was the main thing,” he adds. “As Yes did in the seventies from one album to another, we’re growing and moving forward”.

You can judge for yourself by checking out ‘Cut From The Stars’ from Mirror to the Sky, below.

‘Cut From The Stars’ from Mirror to the Sky

If you are wondering who Yes are these days, the band consists of longest serving member and guitarist Steve Howe, keyboard wizard Geoff Downes, vocalist Jon Davison, Billy Sherwood on bass and Jay Schellen behind the drum kit.

Mirror To The Sky will be available in five physical formats:

  • A 2LP blue vinyl+2CD+blu-ray deluxe edition with poster
  • A 2CD+blu-ray deluxe (10″ book)
  • A 2LP gatefold black vinyl
  • A 2CD digipak presentation
  • A CD in a jewel case

The blu-ray, where available, features the album in pristine 5.1 surround sound, as well as Dolby Atmos (a first for any Yes album), instrumental and hi-res stereo mixes. Roger Dean – who else? – has contributed artwork.

Mirror to the Sky will be released on 19 May 2023 via InsideOut Music.

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Mirror to the Sky Yes /

    • CD 1
      1. Cut From The Stars 05:27
      2. All Connected 09:02
      3. Luminosity 09:04
      4. Living Out Their Dream 04:45
      5. Mirror to the Sky 13:53
      6. Circles of Time 04:59
    • CD 2
      1. Unknown Place 08:15
      2. One Second Is Enough 04:04
      3. Magic Potion 04:08
    • Blu-ray
      1. Dolby Atmos Mix
      2. 5.1 Mix
      3. Hi-Res Stereo Mix
      4. Instrumental Mix

Depeche Mode / New song ‘My Cosmos Is Mine’

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Depeche Mode have released a second song/single from their forthcoming album Memento Mori.

‘My Cosmos Is Mine’ is a rather brooding number with a light industrial undercurrent and with some undeniably Violator vibes! Take a listen below.

The album Memento Mori is released on 24 March 2023, via Sony Music. What do you think of My Cosmos Is Mine? Leave a comment, below.

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Memento Mori Depeche Mode /

      1. My Cosmos Is Mine
      2. Wagging Tongue
      3. Ghosts Again
      4. Don’t Say You Love Me
      5. My Favourite Stranger
      6. Soul With Me
      7. Caroline’s Monkey
      8. Before We Drown
      9. People Are Good
      10. Always You
      11. Never Let Me Go
      12. Speak To Me