Out This Week / 19 May 2014
Oasis / Definitely Maybe (various formats)
The first of the Oasis ‘Chasing The Sun’ reissues arrives today in the shape of their 1994 debut Definitely Maybe. Great value three-CD package sits alongside a pricey box super deluxe edition box set.
Deep Purple / Made in Japan (CD and Vinyl box sets)
Lavish reissue for Deep Purple‘s Made in Japan with many buying options including the five-disc box picture above and a nine-LP box.
R.E.M. / Unplugged: 1991-2001 The Complete Sessions (2CD)
One of the most desirable (and now expensive) RSD vinyl sets comes to CD. R.E.M.’s Unplugged is the complete sessions across two discs.
Roy Orbison / Mystery Girl (CD+DVD)
25 years on, Roy Orbison’s posthumous 1989 album is a fine record and has been tastefully reissued with unheard demos and a DVD with a documentary.
Coldplay / Ghost Stories (new album)
Sixth studio album from Coldplay is out today on CD and vinyl.
Billy Joel / A Matter of Trust: The Road to Russia (2CD+Blu-ray)
An audio-visual deluxe set which commemorates Billy Joel‘s historic 1987 Russian tour. Available as 2CD+Blu-ray or 2CD+DVD.
The Doors / Weird Scenes Inside The Gold Mine (2CD)
Another RSD vinyl arrives on CD, this time The Doors‘ 1972 compilation which includes some non-album edits and a couple of rare-ish B-sides.
Various Artists / Extended 80s (3CD)
This TV-advertised compilation of ’80s twelve inch mixes has a few surprises including a previously unreleased remix of Peter Gabriel‘s Sledgehammer.
Various Artists / Frozen (Deluxe Edition Soundtrack)
Lavish, but expensive, three vinyl set of the enormously popular Frozen soundtrack which features the Oscar-winning Let It Go.
By Paul Sinclair
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