Out This Week / 9 June 2014
The Who / Quadrophenia Live in London (5-disc box set)
The round metal Who box offers 2CD+DVD+Blu-ray of the 2013 concert and as a bonus you get the full Quadrophenia album in hi-res 5.1 on Pure Audio.
Soundgarden / Superunknown (5-disc super deluxe edition)
Soundgarden fans are in for a treat with this generous set that includes a blu-ray with 5.1 surround sound. It’s also at a great price on Amazon UK at the moment.
The Doors / Weird Scenes Inside The Gold Mine (2LP vinyl)
The limited Record Store Day 2LP vinyl reissue of this Doors compilation is now widely available, except presumably on standard black rather than orange vinyl.
Roy Orbison / Mystery Girl deluxe (2LP vinyl set)
Roy Orbison‘s beautiful final record was reissued as a CD+DVD set last month and this 2LP version includes some of the bonus audio.
Suzanne Vega / Vinyl replica reissues
Suzanne Vega‘s memorable 1985 debut and ’87 follow-up are both reissued in attractive paper sleeve (or vinyl replica) packaging.
Various Artists / Motown 7s Box (Seven-inch vinyl box)
Volume 2 of this Motown seven-disc vinyl collection is out today with some improvements to packaging. It’s a numbered limited edition set.
Suede / Live at the Royal Albert Hall (vinyl set)
This 3LP set of Suede‘s 2010 Royal Albert Hall gig follows the 2CD+DVD reissue of a few weeks back and is limited to just 1000 copies.
By Paul Sinclair
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