NewsOut This Week / on 16 June 2023
Reissues and releases
Pet Shop Boys / Smash: The Singles 1985-2020 CD, Vinyl, Blu-ray
New Pet Shop Boys ‘best of’ that includes new 2023 remasters and 55 singles. 3CD+2 x blu-ray is the pick of the formats. Disappointing artwork from the normally reliable combo of Farrow and PSBs.
Dannii Minogue / Neon Nights CD, Vinyl, DVD
Dannii Minogue’s 2003 album Neon Nights is for its 20th anniversary across a number of physical formats, including a remarkable 7CD box set edition.
Various Artists / NOW 80s Alternative CD, Vinyl
A new Now That’s What I Call Music compilation which shines a spotlight on the diverse ‘alternative’ music scene of the 1980s. 4CD or 2LP coloured vinyl.
Elton John / Vinyl reissues
Elton John’s 1988 album Reg Strikes Back (which features the hit single ‘I Don’t Wanna Go On With You Like That’) is one of five albums reissued on vinyl this week. The others are 21 at 33 (1980), Jump Up! (1982), Ice On Fire (1985) and Leather Jackets (1986). These are all remastered and faithful to the original track listing, packaging and cut at Abbey Road Studios.
Yusuf / Cat Stevens: King of a Land (new album)
This new 12-track album by Yusuf / Cat Stevens is described (by the record label) as “an epic body of work” which has been “more than a decade in the making”.
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By Paul Sinclair
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