Out This Week / on 26 November 2021

This David Bowie ‘era’ box set covers most of the 1990s and sees a revitalised Bowie produce some of his most interesting work outside of the 1970s, including The Buddha of Suburbia and Outside. Brilliant Adventures is an 11CD box set or a 18LP vinyl box and includes an unreleased album called Toy, which is also available separate as a 3CD or 6 x 10″ box set.

Joyride was Roxette’s third album and went on to sell 11m copies world wide. The title track was an enormous number one hit virtually everywhere. This reissue is offered as a single coloured vinyl LP and three-CD and 4LP vinyl box set.

Howard Jones at the BBC is a new five-CD box set that features a wealth of BBC Sessions and live concert broadcasts that focuses on the classic, early part of Jones’ career. This is a great addition to Cherry Red’s fine reissue programme.

Comic actor Matt Berry is a fine musician and songwriter and after ten years with Acid Jazz, the label are issuing Gather Up, a career-spanning box set. As well as the four-CD set or signed 5LP vinyl package, a 2LP ‘highlights’ is also available.

Shed Seven’s 1996 album, A Maximum High, is reissued for its 25th anniversary as a special multi-format box set and as a triple coloured vinyl set. Signed copies still available.

BMG follow-up their 2019 vinyl box of music by German electronic avant-garde band Popol Vuh with a second volume: Acoustic & Ambient Spheres.

Australian band The Church‘s fifth album Starfish is reissued as an ‘all analogue’ 2LP vinyl set, in high quality packaging. The 1988 album was a surprise commercial success, particularly in America where it went gold and first single ‘Under The Milky Way’ climbed into the top 30 hit of the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.

BMG continue their coloured vinyl Slade reissue series with a limited edition of Slade In Flame pressed on yellow and red splatter vinyl.

Deep Purple will issue this ‘criminal’ covers album across a number of formats, including 12-inch vinyl box, 2LP or CD and blu-ray or DVD.

The Dave Clark Five’s US debut is reissued (and rejigged slightly) on limited edition white vinyl.