Out This Week / on 22 April 2016

Jethro Tull / Aqualung deluxe repackage

Excellent repackage of the 40th anniversary set. Includes hi-res stereo mixes, flat transfers, 5.1 mixes, Quad mix and improved remastering – at a great price.  

Siouxsie and the Banshees / Classic Album Selection Vol 2 (6CD box)

A speedy follow-up to the volume one box, this Siouxsie and the Banshees Classic Album Selection Volume Two gathers up the remainder of their studio output from the years 1985 – 1995. 

Sandy Denny / I’ve Always Kept A Unicorn (2CD)

Sandy Denny performing stripped down arrangements of songs with Strawbs, Fairport Convention, Fotheringay, The Bunch and from her four solo albums.  Includes three rare demos recordings.

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Suggs / The Lone Ranger (2CD deluxe)

Cherry Red reissue the Madness frontman’s first solo album (originally issued in 1995) with a wealth of remixes on the bonus disc.

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Bert Jansch / Avocet (vinyl LP)

Bert Jansch‘s meditative paean to British birds was originally issued in 1979. Earth Recordings did reissue this as a lovely limited edition vinyl sleeve with inserts. Unfortunately they have sold out, but the vinyl LP in standard sleeve is now available as an alternative. CD version is here.

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Various Artists / 70 Hits of the 70s

There is clearly still a market for this kind of compilation and why not, considering that this Rhino 3CD set has a decent enough track listing (Kate Bush, Fleetwood Mac, Gerry Rafferty, Foreigner etc.) and delivers each CD quality track for 10p –  better than an iTunes MP3 for 79p.

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Primal Scream / Screamadelica live (blu-ray)

This performance of the classic album was filmed in November 2010 at London’s Olympia. It was the first time that Primal Scream had performed the whole record live.

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