Out This Week / on 17 November 2023

Columbia and Sony’s Legacy Recordings issue The Complete Budokan 1978 a new 4CD or 8LP vinyl box that marks the 45th anniversary of Bob Dylan’s 1978 world tour and includes two complete shows from Tokyo’s Nippon Budokan Hall (February 28 and March 1, 1978). Watch SDEtv unbox the 4CD version.

Arther Baker’s Dance Masters series continues in November, asthe spotlight turns to another remix legend, one of the originators of the form, John Luongo.

The 8CD box set edition of Neil Young’s first Archives release – first issued in 2009 – is reissued.

This PWL / Stock Aitken Waterman compilation features a collection of 24 extended mixes on the 3CD set and across both 2LP packages. However SDE is excited to be offering an exclusive STEREO-ONLY blu-ray audio edition with all 24 selections plus two bonus tracks! This is limited to 1000 units worldwide and won’t last long, so secure your copy here.

“Life is unfair. Kill yourself or get over it.” Not advice SDE would necessarily endorse, but a memorable line from ‘Child Psychology’, the first single from Black Box Recorder’s debut album. This vinyl-only reissue of the 1999 album see England Made Me reissued and features a bonus 10-inch single with B-sides and extra tracks. If you don’t know this record, then this is a must-have. Luke Haines has withdrawn support for this reissue, naturally.

Bryan Ferry’s ninth solo studio album Mamouna is reissued on CD and vinyl with both the 3CD and 2LP deluxe sets offering the previously unreleased Horoscope album. Unreleased recordings is quite a big deal for a Bryan Ferry reissue.

BMG follow up this years The Kinks The Journey release and continue the 60th anniversary celebrations, with Part 2, which will be available as a 2CD or 2LP package.

Six months after the initial announcement and after multiple delays, it looks like these R.E.M. vinyl reissues will finally be released this week!