Out This Week / on 20 January 2017
Mike Oldfield / Return to Ommadawn (new album)
Mike Oldfield‘s 26th studio album is a follow-up to 1975’s Ommadawn and is available as a CD+DVD edition with a 5.1 surround sound mix.
Pink Floyd / The Final Cut (vinyl)
The Pink Floyd vinyl reissue campaign ends with The Final Cut (from 1983) and A Momentary Lapse of Reason (from 1987).
T. Rex / The Slider (2LP coloured vinyl)
T. Rex‘s 1972 album is issues as a double sliver/red vinyl package with Rabbit Fighter: The Alternate Slider on the bonus LP.
Paul Weller / debut and Wild Wood (vinyl reissues)
I’ve been playing both of these albums a lot lately and have decided that Paul Weller‘s 1992 debut is his best solo album, although Wild Wood comes very close. Grab these via today’s DEAL ALERT if it’s still available!
Visage / The Wild Life: The Best Of Extended Versions and Remixes
This 11-track Visage remix collection has been available via the band’s own site for a while, but now gets a wider release.
Fairground Attraction / The First Of A Million Kisses (2CD deluxe)
Fairground Attraction‘s one and only proper album features the hit single Perfect. This deluxe rounds up all the B-sides and extra tracks and includes nine previously unreleased recordings.
Status Quo / Don’t Stop (expanded edition)
Demon reissue a few Status Quo long-players this week, including Don’t Stop, their 1996 covers album which comes with four bonus tracks.
Dusty Springfield / Dusty In Memphis (vinyl LP)
180g vinyl reissue of Dusty Springfield‘s classic 1969 album. 1988 compilation The Silver Collection is also issued on vinyl.
Yardbirds / Live at the BBC (2CD set)
Rare BBC archive recordings (43 of them) restored and remastered from the 1965-68 era with Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page in the various Yardbirds line-ups.
Eurythmics / Greatest Hits (2LP vinyl)
The original Eurythmics greatest hits (from 1991) reissued (by Sony, not MOV) on 2LP vinyl. It’s been out before but this isn’t a bad price for a double and you get the full 18-track version.
- • UK Order: Greatest Hits (2LP)
- • USA Order: Greatest Hits (2LP)
- • GERMANY Order: Greatest Hits (2LP)
Howard Shore / The Fly (soundtrack on vinyl)
Howard Shore‘s score to David Cronenberg’s memorably 1986 remake of The Fly is reissue on “Teleporter Fog Green” vinyl. Comes with a lenticular cover.
- • UK Order: The Fly (coloured vinyl)
- • USA Order: The Fly (coloured vinyl)
- • CANADA Order: The Fly (coloured vinyl)
By Paul Sinclair
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