Out This Week / 22 December 2014

T Rex / The Vinyl Collection (box set)

An eight-LP black vinyl T. Rex box set is finally released today. A coloured vinyl limited edition is also available via the T Rex store. 

Daft Punk  / Alive 2007 (vinyl box set)

Four-LP vinyl box from Daft Punk that includes a triple vinyl version of Alive 2007 plus a vinyl pressing of the Alive 1997 album. Also comes with various other goodies. 

Bob Dylan / Japanese blu-spec CD2 releases

Some classic Bob Dylan albums reissued this week in Japan on the blu-spec CD2 format which is compatible with all CD players. Titles include Time Out Of Mind, Love and Theft and Modern Times. All boast the usual detailed Japanese vinyl replica packaging.

• • UK Order (Amazon) Bob Dylan Blu-spec CD2 releases
• • European Order (JPC.de) Bob Dylan Blu-spec CD2 releases 

Kinks / vinyl reissues

Kinks, Kinda Kinks, Kinks Kontroversy, Something Else and Face to Face all reissued on vinyl this week with further albums to follow in the new year.

• • UK Order: Kinks vinyl reissues
• • USA Order Kinks vinyl reissues

 Lenny Kraviz / Strut (box set)

Deluxe numbered box version of Lenny Kravitz’s latest album comes with a book, art prints, 180-Gram Vinyl and CD. This was £20 on Amazon for a few days back in early October but the misprice was corrected quickly and it’s now significantly more than that.

• • UK Order: Strut (Deluxe Edition)
• • USA Order: Strut (Deluxe Edition)