Out This Week / on 13 November 2020

Elton John delves into his archives for deep cuts and rarities for a new 8CD box set called Elton: Jewel Box.

Sony Music Japan release a Wham! Japanese Singles Collection: Greatest Hits CD+DVD set that offers some interesting and exclusive content for the rarities-starved George Michael/Wham! fan.

50 Years: Anthology 1970-1976 is a new box set that contains the complete work of Dutch rock group Focus between 1970 and 1976.

Derek and The Dominoes 1970 album Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs is being reissued for its 50th anniversary as a deluxe 4LP vinyl set and across two CDs.

Elvis Costello returns with a new album, Hey Clockface. The CD was issued a couple of weeks ago but vinyl is released on Friday.

Legendary Dutch photography and artist Anton Corbijn has put together Depeche Mode by Anton Corbijn, a new book which offers an illustrated history of Depeche Mode drawing on 500 photographs from Corbijn’s personal archives accrued over three decades in collaboration with “the world’s biggest cult band”. Despite the £750 price tag, all 1986 copies have sold out.

Sophie Ellis-Bextor‘s first greatest hits features original studio recordings, a new version of ‘Groovejet (If This Ain’t Love)’, a BBC session of ‘True Faith’, a live version of ‘Do You Remember The First Time?’ and the brand new single ‘Crying at the Discotheque’.

The Cranberries‘ second album No Need to Argue has been remastered and expanded for a double CD and 2LP vinyl release.

UMC issue Film Music 1976-2020, a new Brian Eno compilation that brings together 17 tracks from Eno’s most recognisable film and television work, spanning five decades.