Out This Week / on 15 July 2016
Peter Gabriel / 45RPM vinyl reissues
The second and presumably final batch of Peter Gabriel half-speed mastered vinyl reissues are out this week. So, Us and Up are the three albums.
Manic Street Preachers / Everything Must Go (‘Baby Blue’ vinyl LP)
HMV may have had the UK exclusive (which sold out in a day) but you can easily buy this blue vinyl copy of the Manic Street Preachers Everything Must Go from a retailer in Germany who ships worldwide. Released at the end of this week.
XTC / Skylarking and English Settlement (deluxe vinyl)
Andy Partridge issues two XTC albums on double 200g, 45RPM vinyl with luxury packaging, on his APE label.
Nina Simone / The Phillips Years (7LP vinyl)
Seven LP Nina Simone vinyl box that features ‘Nina Simone In Concert’ (’64), ‘Broadway-Blues-Ballads’ (’64), ‘I Put A Spell On You’ (’65), ‘Pastel Blues’ (’65), ‘Let It All Out’ (’66), ‘Wild Is The Wind’ (’66) and ‘High Priestess Of Soul’ (’67). Comes with download code for MP3s. CD version also available.
Björk / Vulnicura Live
A ‘Luxury Edition’ box set is coming in September, but for now Björk‘s Vulnicura Live is available on 2LP and CD.
Belly / Star (2LP vinyl)
Belly‘s 1993 debut, which features Feed The Tree, is reissued by 4AD on double vinyl.
By Paul Sinclair
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