Out This Week / 17 June 2013

The Moody Blues / Timeless Flight – 4CD version

If your pockets aren’t quite deep enough for the massive 17-disc super deluxe Timeless Flight box set, then this 4CD ‘highlights’ set might be for you. It’s around £35 and still includes a healthy selection of singles, key album tracks, alternate mixes, and live cuts.

• • UK order: Timeless Flight
• • USA Order: Timeless Flight
• • CANADA Order: Timeless Flight
• • GERMANY order: Timeless Flight

Showaddywaddy / Complete Studio Recordings 1973-1987

Showaddywaddy were massive in the UK in the 1970s, after almost winning New Faces in 1973 (the Pop Idol of its day). The band were known for dressing as teddy boys and most of their many hits were covers of classics from the 1950s and early ’60s. This 10CD box set from Demon Music, consists of the band’s entire studio output, including all the albums and all the single A and B-sides. It even finds space for some unreleased mixes and rarties. 139 tracks in total!

• • UK Order: The Complete Studio Recordings 1973 – 1987
• • US Order: Complete Studio Recordings 1973 – 1987
• • CANADA Order: Complete Studio Recordings 1973 – 1987

Peabo Bryson & Roberta Flack / Born To Love expanded

Born To Love, the 1983 collaboration between Peabo Bryson and Roberta Flack, is reissued this week as a one-CD expanded edition. The album’s best known track is global hit Tonight, I Celebrate My Love and this new version of the LP adds a three bonus tracks.

• • UK Order: Born To Love – Expanded Edition
• • USA Order: Born to Love – Expanded Edition
• • CANADA order: Born to Love – Expanded Edition
• • GERMANY Order: Born to Love – Expanded Edition

The Blow Monkeys and Dr. Robert / Halfway To Heaven

A three disc set which features a new Blow Monkeys hits collection (including a track from the recent Feels Like A New Morning), a best of Dr. Robert’s solo material, and a complete 1984 Hammersmith Palais gig.