NOW Music will release Yearbook ’72– Extra, a 3CD companion to the main Yearbook ’72 that was released last week.
It features 61 songs including sizeable hits from Elton John, T. Rex, Paul Simon, Rod Stewart, The Kinks, Hot Chocolate, Michael Jackson, Al Green, The Supremes, Bill Withers, Sly & The Family Stone, The New Seekers, Elvis Presley, The Moody Blues, The Hollies, Slade, Mungo Jerry and more.
As usual, this ‘Extra’ is presented in a six-panel card sleeve and is only available on CD – there’s no vinyl edition.
NOW Yearbook ’72– Extra will be released on 3 July 2026 (was 19 June).
Thin Lizzy’s eponymous debut album will be reissued in July across a number of formats, including a 3CD+blu-ray box set, 4LP vinyl box, 2LP variants and as a limited edition SDE exclusive blu-ray.
Originally released on 30 April 1971 Thin Lizzy’s debut featured the original line up of Philip Lynott (Bass and Vocals) Eric Bell (Guitar) and Brian Downey (Drums).
The album was followed by the New Day EP in August 71 both of which feature on the new box set alongside non-album tracks, outtakes, BBC sessions and brand-new mixes. This includes a new Richard Whittaker stereo mix of both album and EP, Sounds of the Seventies and John Peel Sessions and (on CD3) outtakes and alternates.
Like previous Lizzy box sets, this is presented as in 10-inch package with a 40-page booklet with extensive liner notes by Mojo’s Mark Blake.
Blu-ray available as a standalone product exclusively via SDE
The 4LP set also offers a selection of new mixes, BBC Sessions and outtakes, while both with exclusive artwork and two double LP coloured vinyl sets offer the original mix on LP 1 and the new Richard Whittaker Stereo Mix on LP 2.
The SDE exclusive blu-ray is No 65 in the SDE Surround Series. It offers 2026 mixes of the album and New Day EP (+ ‘Beggar’s Song’) in Dolby Atmos, 5.1, Stereo and Binaural – in both vocal and instrumental versions. There is no pre-order window for this SDE blu-ray release – it’s limited to 1,000 units. It comes in clear amaray blu-ray case and ships with a collectible SDE Surround Series slipcase.
Thin Lizzy will be released on 10 July 2026, via Fontana/UMR. You can order the SDE exclusive blu-ray from the SDE shop using this link. Due to constant demand, we are organising a limited run repress of the 1976: Jailbreak and Johnny The Fox from 2024 which is available bundled with the new release.
The pre-order window for the two Bryan Ferry albums on SDE blu-ray – 1987’s classic Bête Noire and 1993’s follow-up, Taxi, closes today.
Both releases feature Bob Clearmountain Dolby Atmos and 5.1 mixes alongside hi-res original stereo mixes. Additionally, each offers a generous selection of bonus tracks (stereo-only) including remixes of the various singles.
This region-free blu-ray audio of Bête Noire features the following audio streams:
Bête Noire 2025 Dolby Atmos Mix (48/24)
Bête Noire 20255.1 Mix (48/24)
Bête Noire 1987 Original Stereo Mix (Bob Ludwig 1999 remaster) (48/24)
Additionally, it features 12 bonus tracks (stereo-only) comprising remixes and edits from the original singles
Limbo – Brooklyn Mix 3.59
The Right Stuff – 12″ Dance Mix 6.37
Bête Noire – Instrumental 5.06
Kiss And Tell – 7″ Edit 4.08
Limbo – Latin Mix 4.23
The Right Stuff – Brooklyn Mix 4.29
Limbo – Latin Mix 12″ Version 6.41
Kiss And Tell – Dance Mix 7.09
The Right Stuff – Dub Mix 6.08
Limbo – Brooklyn Mix 12″ Version 8.40
Kiss And Tell – Dub Mix 5.41
The Right Stuff – Johnson Somerset Mix 8.54
Bête Noire is #63 in the ongoing SDE Surround Series and comes packaged in the same deluxe hardcover media-book packaging used for the Roxy Music’sAvalon and it ships with a free, collectible SDE Surround Series slipcase.
Taxi on SDE exclusive blu-ray
As with Bête Noire, the region-free blu-ray audio features a Dolby Atmos Mix by Bob Clearmountain. It also includes a 5.1 Mix and the original 1993 mix in hi-res stereo.
Audio streams on the Taxi SDE exclusive blu-ray:
Taxi 2025 Dolby Atmos Mix (48/24)
Taxi 20255.1 Mix (48/24)
Taxi 1993 Original Stereo Mix (Bob Ludwig 1999 remaster)(48/24)
Additionally, it features 11 bonus tracks (stereo-only) comprising remixes and edits from the original singles. These remixes are actually very good and it’s worth noting that the ‘Sub Aqua Mix’ and instrumental version of ‘I Put A Spell On You’ are released physically, for the first time, on this blu-ray. ‘Are You Lonesome Tonight?’ was featured on the soundtrack of Honeymoon in Vegas (and was a Japan bonus track on the original album). This blu-ray is effectively the only expanded version of Taxi ever released!
I Put A Spell On You (Single Mix) – 3.55
I Put A Spell On You (Single Mix Long Version) 5.11
I Put A Spell On You (Sub Aqua Mix) 5.47
I Put A Spell On You (Yage Mix) 5.18
I Put A Spell On You (Haunted House Mix) 7.27
I Put A Spell On You (Yage Mix Long Version) 10.00
I Put A Spell On You (Council House Mix) 5.54
I Put A Spell On You (Instrumental) 5.09
Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow (Single Mix Long Version) 6.07
Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow (Single Mix Edit) 4.12
Are You Lonesome Tonight? 5.09
The blu-ray is #64 in the ongoing SDE Surround Series and comes packaged in the same deluxe hardcover mediabook packaging used for the Roxy Music’s Avalon and ships with a free, collectible SDE Surround Series slipcase.
Both titles will be released on blu-ray on 17 July 2026, via BMG and are available exclusively via the SDE shop using this link or the buttons below. Availability can only be guaranteed until midnight tonight.
The Beatles have announced an “official destination for Beatles fans” in central London, with plans to convert their former HQ – 3 Savile Row, where they finished recording Let It Be and famously gave their final public (ish) performance, on the rooftop – into a ticketed experience.
The Beatles at 3 Savile Row will open the building and offer “seven floors of never-seen-before material from Apple Corps’ extensive archives”, rotating exhibitions, a fan shop (naturally), and the recreation of the original studio where Let it Be was recorded. Most excitingly, the press release suggests that, yes, fans will be able to get up onto the roof to “tread in the bands footsteps as they relive the iconic rooftop concert” (cue health and safety officers rubbing their hands together).
All this is the brainchild of new Apple CEO Tom Greene who says “Every single day, fans are taking pictures of the outside of 3 Savile Row – but next year they can go in and explore all seven floors of the iconic building, including the rooftop where even the railings remain the same from that famous day in 1969”.
It’s a great idea, and what Greene says is true. I used to work around the corner from Savile Row in the mid-90s (in Sackville Street) and remember clearly the various Beatles walking tours that used to come past our door having just visited 3 Savile Row (I’d hear them, because the tour guide would have a radio playing Beatles hits).
The Fab Four acquired what was a Georgian Townhouse in Savile Row (a street in West London most famous for its bespoke tailoring establishments) in the summer of 1968. In it, each of them had their own office and of course there was the basement studio where Let It Be was completed. This was put together somewhat on-the-fly and a new one was constructed in 1971 which was subsequently used by various artists, including Marc Bolan, until it closed in 1975. The Beatles sold the building in October 1976. American fashion retailer Abercrombie and Fitch bought it although whether Apple have now re-acquired the premises 50 years after selling it, is not clear.
The Beatles at 3 Savile Row is due to launch in 2027. You can register here for more information.
Regular / longtime SDE readers may recall that I spent a long weekend in Berlin in 2016 ‘doing’ the various record shops and enjoying some of the cultural aspects of the city including a visit to Hansa Studios.
Well, I’m back in this wonderful city – for a bit – and intend to do the same again, perhaps revisiting some of the haunts to see if a) they are still there and b) see if they are any good. But there’s always new record shops to discover and that is what today’s Saturday Deluxe is about.
Unlike London, Berlin is still full of weird and wonderful second hand record shops. A few nights ago, I was out for an evening stroll and came across a place called ‘Silver Disc’ which is in Wrangelstraße, north of Görlitzer Park, to the East of Kreuzberg.
Silver Disc at night
It looked quite good and, according to the sign, it specialised in CDs, DVDs, Blu-rays and Games, which seemed refreshing considering vinyl tends to be the dominant format in second-hand record shops. There was even a laserdisc hanging from the ceiling in the shop window (I have a working laserdisc player and collect them). Anyway, I made a mental note to come back the next day.
Which is what I did. The shop was fairly big; done out in typical record shop style with posters on the wall and things hanging from the ceiling. There were quite a few racks of vinyl in the entrance area, which surprised me slightly (they aren’t ‘silver discs’ after all). Someone behind a counter (presumably the owner) was busy tapping into his computer. No acknowledgement or ‘hallo’ (a foreshadowing, as it turned out).
Anyway, I headed towards the CD section about halfway back and spotted a Crowded House promo CD called Full House that I’d never seen before. I noticed there was no price on it, but there looked to be a sticker of some kind and thought maybe I’d missed a sign telling customers that all CDs which such a sticker were ‘X’ price. I kept hold of the CD because I thought I’d probably buy it, assuming the cost was reasonable and it was then, as I headed towards the rear of the establishment, that I saw the sign. It read:
“The CDs on the black racks do not have prices. These are currently determined on the Internet. So please ask at the counter.”
You what? You are expected to browse around without knowing the price of anything? This has an enormously negative impact on the browsing experience. You see things that look interesting but without the reference point of how much they actually cost, it was like all the joy was sucked out of the experience.
Despite this being an unwelcome development, I noticed loads of yellow buckets of vinyl on the floor at the back of the shop. There was quite a few of them and they were all backbreakingly low. Anyway, I made the effort to flick through many of them. It was solid, but unremarkable fare; lots of 80s stuff, maxi singles… that kind of thing. For example, a came across a copy of Curiosity Killed The Cat’sKeep Your Distance, a 12-inch single of Rebecca Storm singing ‘The Show’ which was the theme tune from Central TV’s Stephanie Beacham drama ‘Connie’! You get the idea. I was thinking these were likely to be around maximum €4 each, maybe 3 for €10 – that kind of thing.
To be fair, the selection was peppered with the odd semi-decent item. A spotted a German 12-inch of Pet Shop Boys’ ‘Suburbia’ and put to one side a VG copy of XTC’sBlack Sea, along with a Sting 10-inch. But mostly it was all unremarkable.
I asked the guy at the counter how much the vinyl was. With some degree of impatience he told me they “don’t have time” to go through it all and I’d have to bring it up and he’d tell me the price. Okay, so the same as the CDs then…
Despite this ludicrous system, I persevered. I had the Crowded House CD, the Sting 10-inch single and XTC. I’m thinking if it’s in the €20 ballpark, I’m game.
So, I take these items up to the counter and the guy does that thing of ignoring me while he continues tapping away at his computer. There’s no one else in the shop at this point. I’m starting to wonder if he’s seen me, but eventually, he turns to me as I hand over the items. Now I’m expecting him to glance at them, scratch his head and say something like “Call it €18” but no, he picks up XTC and starts to examine it very closely. A few minutes go by and he’s still looking at this vinyl record. Holding it up to the light, inspecting it. He’s now starting to tap in his computer. I’m getting bored and take a photo of the shop; “NO PHOTOS!” the owner says angrily. “Oops, sorry”, I say.
Inside Silver Disc (before I realised you weren’t allowed to take photos)
Meanwhile, a local is now waiting at the counter with a few things in hand and like me he’s starting to wonder what’s taking so long. I’m not joking when I say about five minutes has passed and he’s still looking at XTC (we haven’t even got to Sting or Crowded House). I can no longer hold my tongue: “Come on, mate… What’s taking so long?”. He’s irritated: “I need to check… everything in the buckets is premium vinyl” (it really isn’t). He repeats that they “don’t have time” to go through and price the records beforehand. Meanwhile he’s looking at Black Sea like it’s some treasured ancient artefact. “Just tell me how much you are going to charge me!? I feel like I’ve been standing here for half an hour…”
He loses it and scoffs loudly to a colleague, saying something in German, but I can hear the phrase “half an hour!!” in the mix. Suddenly he says: “No, I’m not selling these items to you”. It’s all going pear-shaped… “Your system is ridiculous” I say. “Keeping me waiting around while you decide how much you are going to charge and checking online…”. “FUCK YOU!” he shouts, “FUCK YOU!”.
Jesus. Obviously, I leave the premises.
I’m not sure how the whole thing deteriorated so quickly, but here’s a proprietor who can’t be bothered to price up his stock when it comes in so customers know what they are expected to pay. He wants to do that on YOUR time. He’s also a dealer who does not have the skills to look at items and quickly determine a price (even though he must have some idea, because a seller must have been paid at some point). Either that or he’s so desperate not to inadvertantly give anyone a bargain he insists on going on “The Internet” and try and “determine” the price. Probably by looking on eBay at ‘completed’ (but not sold) listings and Discogs.
What’s the point of going into a physical shop with its limited stock if the prices are going to be identical to online, where you can get almost anything?
Needless to say, being told to fuck off is my worst second-hand record shop experience to date. Not sure how it can get any worse, but I’ll keep an open mind. Have you ever had such an experience, or do you know of shops that indulge in these same ‘check the internet’ practises? Leave a comment.
Stay tuned for more Berlin record shop updates. I should emphasis that there are lots of lovely shops and shop-owners here, too!
Bronski Beat’s second album, 1986’s Truthdare Doubledare, is to be reissued in July.
Jimmy Somervile had left and was replaced by John Foster as the band enjoyed another major hit single courtesy of ‘Hit That Perfect Beat’ which was featured in the film Letter to Brezhnev.
The album is remastered and reissued as a 3CD deluxe set which features BBC Sessions, remixes and more, while even the single CD edition still adds five bonus tracks. The LP version is available in purple vinyl and as a store exclusive picture disc and includes one bonus track.
Truthdare Doubledare will be released on 3 July 2026 via London Records.
Bronski Beat shop highlights (first 500 orders come with a bonus CD single)
The Rolling Stonesnew studio album is called Foreign Tongues and will be released in July.
It contains 14 songs recorded at London’s Metropolis Studios with superstar producer-of-choice, Andrew Watt.
The album features some special guests, including Steve Winwood, Paul McCartney, The Cure’s Robert Smith and Chad Smith of the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Charlie Watts also makes an appearance, captured during one of his final recording sessions. The lead single is ‘In The Stars’ which you can hear below.
In terms of formats, the album is available on CD or as a 2LP set. Both formats also come in box set with a blu-ray audio that features a Dolby Atmos, 5.1 and Hi-Res Stereo Mix of Foreign Tongues. There will undoubtedly be various retail vinyl exclusives. The album’s cover art was created by Nathaniel Mary Quinn.
Foreign Tongues will be released on 10 July 2026, via Polydor. The CD+blu-ray box set edition can be pre-ordered from the SDE shop. There’s actually a CD single for ‘In The Stars’, as well!
The Happy Mondays’ 1990 album Pills ’n’ Thrills and Bellyaches will be reissued across multiple formats in August.
The album features the top 5 singles ‘Step On’ and ‘Kinky Afro’ and was the embodiment of the euphoric spirit of the ‘Madchester’ movement with its blend of indie rock, acid house rhythms and funk grooves.
Audio has been remastered “from the Factory Records master tapes” and the reissue comes in the following formats
5LP vinyl with 60-page hardcover book (includes poster & slipmat)
4CD super deluxe with 60-page softcover book
2CD set
Numerous single LP versions (coloured/black vinyl, picture disc, ‘Dinked’ edition)
Cassette
The 5LP and 4CD versions comprise the remastered album (disc one), Madchester Rave On / Hallelujah Eps (disc two), Baby Bighead Bootleg (Live at Elland Road) (LPs 3 & 4 or CD 3) and finally LP 5 and CD 4 features “classic” and new remixes (nine in total).
5LP super deluxe (click image to enlarge)
The 2CD version offers the remastered album and remixes on the second disc, although this time you get 12 remixes (not nine). Single vinyl LP and cassette is obviously just the remastered album.
The packaging for both big sets looks great with the 5LP and 4CD editions coming in hardcover book editions which slide into a rigid board outer slipcase. The 2CD is more of a standard 6-panel card sleeve affair.
Pills ’n’ Thrills and Bellyaches will be released on 21 August 2026, via London Records.
James Morrison’s 2006 debut is reissued in 2026. The UK chart-topping album features the hit single ‘You Give Me Something’ which was co-written by Eg White (from Eg and Alice). The new CD edition features four bonus acoustic tracks.
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James Morrison
Undiscovered - Amazon exclusive signed coloured vinyl
Following the 2LP vinyl edition for Record Store Day, XTC’s 17 April 1981 gig at Emerald City in New Jersey will be released once again as Live Boots – Official Bootleg but this time as a 2CD set, in June.
Dave Gregory recalls this as “Gig 11 on a 19-date U.S. tour, planned to promote the living daylights out of our Black Sea album, this night was a return to a hot venue we’d previously visited in January 1980 as part of the gruelling Drums & Wires campaign…. XTC at that time was a performing machine capable of creating megawatts of excitement.”
Andy Partridge says: “We were tighter than a firefly’s fundament that night, even more astounding was the adrenaline-soaked speed we took every song at”.
This is apparently the first of a planned series of XTC official bootleg releases which draws from the band’s archives “with minimal audio restoration undertaken” by cutting engineer Jason Mitchell working with Andy Partridge.
Live Boots – Official Bootleg will be issued as a 2CD, set via APE, on 19 June 2026.
Snow Patrol’s fourth studio album, Eyes Open, is being reissued for its 20th anniversary.
The 2006 album features the transatlantic top 10 single ‘Chasing Cars’, alongside ‘You’re All I Have’, ‘Set the Fire to the Third Bar’ and three other singles.
The 2CD deluxe edition features 8 bonus tracks on the first CD (B-sides and standalone single ‘Signal Fire’) and a selection of live tracks and remixes on the second disc.
The 2LP set is pressed on gold coloured vinyl and offers the 19 tracks on CD 1 across four sides of vinyl. Both formats offer new sleeve notes by Gary Lightbody.
Watch as SDEtv unboxes the SDE blu-ray of Tori Amos’ new studio album In Times of Dragons, which is released today. The exclusive blu-ray offers a Dolby Atmos Mix, 5.1 Mix, Stereo Mix and Atmos and Stereo Instrumentals of the record. Final copies available via the SDE shop using this link or the button below.
David McAlmont and Bernard Butler’s collaborative 1995 album The Sound of McAlmont & Butler will be reissued in September in vinyl and CD anniversary editions.
The album will now be available as a 2LP set with a view to offering enhanced audio with mastering handled by Bernard Butler’s longtime studio partner, George Shilling. The double is actually a blue/green coloured vinyl offering and 1000 units are available signed across various retailers.
2LP set pressed on blue/green vinyl
A 2CD expanded edition is also available (with the remastered album) and it includes a bonus disc of demos, single versions and sessions, including multiple versions of the singles ‘Yes’ and ‘You Do’. This is also available as a limited signed edition (500-only).
The bonus disc on the 2026 double CD is identical to the bonus CD in the out-of-print 20th anniversary 2LP+2CD+DVD set from 2015 except for the fact that the new disc is missing the two BBC Radio 1 Simon Mayo Sessions (‘You Do’ and ‘Walk On’). However this new 2CD set is very well priced.
The Sound of McAlmont & Butler is reissued on 18 September 2026 via Demon Music.
SIGNED EDITIONS
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The Sound of McAlmont and Butler - Signed 2CD deluxe edition
Bryan Ferry’s 1987 studio album Bête Noire and its follow-up, 1993’s Taxi, are now available to pre-order – for a limited time only – on SDE exclusive blu-ray audio.
Both releases feature Bob Clearmountain Dolby Atmos and 5.1 mixes alongside hi-res original stereo mixes. Additionally, each offers a generous selection of bonus tracks (stereo-only) including remixes of the various singles.
Bête Noire was Ferry’s seventh studio album and it’s a masterclass in moody sophistication, blending art-pop, jazz-tinged balladry and late-’80s electronic textures into a rich, cinematic whole. It features collaborations with some of the era’s finest musicians, including guitarist Johnny Marr (who co-wrote lead single ‘The Right Stuff’). Other highlights include the sultry ‘Kiss and Tell’ and the atmospheric ‘Limbo’, both of which showcase Ferry’s ability to fuse romance and intrigue with sonic elegance.
Patrick Leonard (known for his work with Madonna and, later, Roger Waters) co-produced and penned five songs with Ferry. Curiously, the singles from the album rather underperformed in the UK at the time, although ‘Kiss and Tell’ reached No 31 in the US charts and remains Bryan’s only top 40 hit, Stateside.
This region-free blu-ray audio of Bête Noire features the following audio streams:
Bête Noire 2025 Dolby Atmos Mix (48/24)
Bête Noire 20255.1 Mix (48/24)
Bête Noire 1987 Original Stereo Mix (Bob Ludwig 1999 remaster) (48/24)
Additionally, it features 12 bonus tracks (stereo-only) comprising remixes and edits from the original singles
Limbo – Brooklyn Mix 3.59
The Right Stuff – 12″ Dance Mix 6.37
Bête Noire – Instrumental 5.06
Kiss And Tell – 7″ Edit 4.08
Limbo – Latin Mix 4.23
The Right Stuff – Brooklyn Mix 4.29
Limbo – Latin Mix 12″ Version 6.41
Kiss And Tell – Dance Mix 7.09
The Right Stuff – Dub Mix 6.08
Limbo – Brooklyn Mix 12″ Version 8.40
Kiss And Tell – Dub Mix 5.41
The Right Stuff – Johnson Somerset Mix 8.54
Bête Noire is #63 in the ongoing SDE Surround Series and comes packaged in the same deluxe hardcover media-book packaging used for the Roxy Music’sAvalon and as ever, it ships with a free, collectible SDE Surround Series slipcase.
Taxi on SDE exclusive blu-ray
Bryan Ferry’seighth solo album, Taxi, was originally released in 1993, and saw Ferry continue in his rich vein of sophisticated and contemporary cover versions of classic rock, pop and soul songs, forging his reputation as a superb interpreter of the popular song.
Co-produced with Robin Trower, the album peaked at No 2 in the UK and contains the top 20 single ‘I Put a Spell On You’. Two further singles – ‘Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow’ and ‘Girl of My Best Friend’ were released.
As with Bête Noire, the region-free blu-ray audio features a Dolby Atmos Mix by Bob Clearmountain. It also includes a 5.1 Mix and the original 1993 mix in hi-res stereo.
Audio streams on the Taxi SDE exclusive blu-ray:
Taxi 2025 Dolby Atmos Mix (48/24)
Taxi 20255.1 Mix (48/24)
Taxi 1993 Original Stereo Mix (Bob Ludwig 1999 remaster)(48/24)
Additionally, it features 11 bonus tracks (stereo-only) comprising remixes and edits from the original singles. These remixes are actually very good and it’s worth noting that the ‘Sub Aqua Mix’ and instrumental version of ‘I Put A Spell On You’ are released physically, for the first time, on this blu-ray. ‘Are You Lonesome Tonight?’ was featured on the soundtrack of Honeymoon in Vegas (and was a Japan bonus track on the original album). This blu-ray is effectively the only expanded version of Taxi ever released!
I Put A Spell On You (Single Mix) – 3.55
I Put A Spell On You (Single Mix Long Version) 5.11
I Put A Spell On You (Sub Aqua Mix) 5.47
I Put A Spell On You (Yage Mix) 5.18
I Put A Spell On You (Haunted House Mix) 7.27
I Put A Spell On You (Yage Mix Long Version) 10.00
I Put A Spell On You (Council House Mix) 5.54
I Put A Spell On You (Instrumental) 5.09
Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow (Single Mix Long Version) 6.07
Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow (Single Mix Edit) 4.12
Are You Lonesome Tonight? 5.09
The blu-ray is #64 in the ongoing SDE Surround Series and comes packaged in the same deluxe hardcover mediabook packaging used for the Roxy Music’s Avalon and ships with a free, collectible SDE Surround Series slipcase.
Remember, Dolby Atmos Mixes on blu-ray offer much higher quality than their streaming counterparts – they are not compressed as on streaming platforms. Encoded in Dolby TrueHD Atmos it has a bit rate 10 times higher (up to 8000 kbits/s) than streaming’s Dolby Digital Plus (768 kbits/s).
Bête Noire and Taxi will released on blu-ray on 17 July 2026, via BMG (there are no other formats being released). This opportunity is TIME LIMITED; It available to pre-order until midnight GMT on 12 May 2026. Availability after that point cannot be guaranteed.
Secure your copies of bothtitles by ordering the specially priced bundle. Despite the challenges with US Tariffs and the increasing costs of international shipping, we are doing our best to make this affordable to our friends and customers Stateside and so have tweaked postage so that there is no shipping premium for ordering the bundle – it’s a £10 flat fee (approximately $13.50).
Order only via the SDE shop using via this link or the buttons below.
Joan As Police Woman is releasing Real Life Evolution in June, a studio album that features ‘re-imagined’ versions of every song from Real Life, her 2006 debut.
These new versions have been developed over the years and decades through “countless nights on stage” and Joan Wasser (who is Joan As Police Woman) says “Music has saved my life. I am a devotee. It’s not something I can even choose or not choose, it’s just what it is. The album Real Life holds the key to my whole life. At the time I felt compelled to get it all into one record because I couldn’t imagine a world where I’d make another. Now twenty years later (and twelve albums into my career) the dream continues to unfold”.
Real Life Evolution is available on vinyl and CD and you can head to Joan’s Bandcamp page for an exclusive red marble vinyl version. Joan As Police Woman has a couple of dates in Joe’s Pub in NYC in the middle of June and will be touring the UK/Europe in November, to mark the album’s 20th anniversary (details here).
Real Life Evolution is released on 12 June 2026, via Reveal Records. I interviewed Joan back in 2018 when the Damned Devotion was released.
Watch, as SDEtv unboxes the new 2CD deluxe edition of Eg and Alice’s 1991 album 24 Years Of Hunger. Last copies available via the SDE shop using this link or the button below.
Tracklisting
24 Years of HungerEg and Alice/2CD deluxe edition
CD 1: 24 Years of Hunger
Rockets
In A Cold Way
Mystery man
And I Have Seen Myself
So High, So Low
New Year’s Eve
Indian
Doesn’t Mean That Much To Me
Crosstown
IOU
I Wish
CD 2: Lonely Road: Demos & Remixes
Here Come The Rockets (Demo)*
Highway (Demo 1)*†
Lonely For Too Long (See What I Mean) (Demo)* †
Indian (Demo)*
Bobby & Holly
Shadow (Demo)* †
New Year’s Eve (Demo)*
Lazy Woman
Under My Spell (Demo)* †
Running To America (Demo)* †
Crazy Bastard (Demo)* †
Teenage Cinema Problem (Demo)* †
Highway (Demo 2)* †
It Doesn’t Mean That Much To Me (7” Version)
It Doesn’t Mean That Much To Me (Jesus Loves You Mix)
As previously reported, Duran Duran are releasing a new single called ‘Free to Love’, and it’s out today!
The track features Nile Rodgers and was originally recorded during the Danse Macabre sessions. Nick Rhodes told Classic Pop that the song “just sat on ice for maybe a year-and-a-half. I finally said: ‘I really want to finish that track”. I made a shape for the song, sent it to everyone and they all came back going: ‘Let’s do it’.”
Nick added: “Simon really nailed that song. His lyrics are spot on for the times we’re going through. We need something to lift people’s spirits and that’s ‘Free to Love’s intention”.
It is 10 years to the day that we lost Prince and to mark the occasion NPG Records (in partnership with Sony’s Legacy Recordings) is making available an unreleased vault track called ‘With This Tear’.
The song was recorded in November 1991 (just over a month after Diamonds and Pearls was released) and has been newly mixed and mastered by Chris James, the former Prince engineer who has been creating new stereo and Atmos mixes in the last few years (SDE spoke to Chris last year about his Purple Rain Atmos Mix).
The song is all Prince: Produced, arranged, composed by him and he plays all the instruments. He offered the song to Céline Dion, who recorded and released her own version in 1992.
The Estate say that this track “is the beginning of a number of unreleased Prince recordings scheduled for release this year, as part of a never before released Prince album project”.
What do you think of ‘With This Tear’? Leave a comment.
