Out This Week / on 29 April 2022
Reissues and releases
Madness / Wonderful (vinyl issue)
Madness’ full line-up returned for 1999’s Wonderful which is released on vinyl for the first time this week.
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Roger Chapman / Moth To A Flame: The Recordings 1979-1981
Five-CD Roger Chapman box with newly remastered audio features the albums Chappo, Live in Hamburg and Mail Order Magic. Includes 25 bonus tracks drawn from studio outtakes, live recordings and BBC Radio ‘In Concert’.
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Also out this week will be the new album by Archive, “Call To Arms & Angels”.
The so far released 3 tracks on streaming sites and the reviews from music journalists who already could listen to the complete double album sound really promising.
Especially interesting for readers of this site might be the limited triple cd deluxe edition which currently is out of order on Amazon.de but still available via jpc.de:
https://www.jpc.de/jpcng/poprock/detail/-/art/archive-call-to-arms-angels/hnum/10827628
Read upon the initial announcement that there was to be a digital download of the Atmos mix of the Rush but I have not seen or heard of it since. Or were they conflating it with the streamable Atmos mix on Apple Music?
Would love to get all the Rush Blu-rays currently buried with too much vinyl in the Rush boxed sets.
Fade To Grey: The Singles Collection by Visage is available to pre order today from Rubellan Remasters in Canada. It is a vinyl only release and is available in two different colour variations. This edition features Beat Boy and Love Glove as extra tracks. Actual release date is May 13th I think. Scott always does a superb job on his releases.
A CD version came out in 2020 but is long sold out.
Looking forward to this. Agreed he does a superb job. I do wish he would stop with the coloured vinyl though – I always worry that it might affect the sound quality (probably a leftover prejudice from my early days of buying vinyl).
The CD edition was the Dance Mixes, this vinyl edition is the standard Singles version. As for vinyl quality, I bought the blue and white edition of Three Into One by Ultravox last year, worse new pressing I have ever heard, very loud clicks and pops all over the place. After sending that back to the ebay seller for a refund, I decided to order a green and black edition directly from Rubellan, sounded absolutely superb. I have ordered one of each colour of the Visage LP just in case.
Interesting. I went for the green and black Ultravox and it was indeed a good pressing. I went for the Smoke blue Visage album so I’ll have to see how that turns out.
Madness is only £16.84 at amazon UK…The widget shows 16.84 at amazon.de, but 24.21 at UK. Maybe it will catch up later…
Also this Friday :
Röyksopp “Profound Mysteries” (with 10 short films from various creators).
Is there a special edition with the films? I didn’t find one!
I didn’t spot a physical edition with the shorts films. They will be on:
https://royksopp.com/profound-mysteries/red/
Maybe my post was confusing. On the other hand, they also say, “A vinyl edition is also planned; more on that soon,” suggesting that it’s not all done yet.
I should have written: *with 10 short films in accompaniment, these without physical release announced for the moment.*
https://linktr.ee/royksopp
Also out this week:
Willie Nelson A Beautiful Time released by Sony Music Calalog (Sony Music).
Theaudience is (re-)scheduled to May 30th.
Also out this week
Alpha games by bloc party.
Zeit by Rammstein.
American Synthpop-Duo “Iris have also a nice Artbook Re-Release of their great album “Wrath” out on Friday…
https://de.dependent.de/Artists/Iris/IRIS-Wrath-Book-2-CD.html
Is there a standard vinyl LP version of the Rush album? Can only see the 5 LP and SDE?
….and why are Amazon UK (apparently) not selling the 3CD edition?
And there you can find it, it’s not cheap.
HMV are selling it for £16.99.
No use for us non-UK folk….
It’s actually on AmazonUK now….for £26.44!!
They had it up for pre sale months ago and then suddenly it became “unavailable” and it has since disappeared. I’m guessing they either sold out their quota or that they now can’t get it
I’ve long thought “Wonderful” to be sorely underrated. This may be circumstantial, given that it is part of neither their initial run nor part of the more sustained reunion that started with “The Liberty Of Norton Folgate”. I hope this vinyl edition brings it a bit more attention.
I seem to recall I bought it on release played it a few times but didn’t really get into it. I’ll have to give it another try – particularly as I have been picking up their stuff on vinyl recently (really glad the ‘The Madness’ album got a vinyl reissue).
I agree with your comment. This is my favorite Madness album, and my kids agree, listening to the hits and then coming back for this one.
Just wish they’d reissue that Mad Not Mad CD/DVD edition :(
… and the 2CD version of “The Madness” (1988) too…
What a busy friday ! Sparks, Norah Jones, Pink Floyd… I’d like to add the release, on CD, of the Albert Ayler boxset that has just been made available on vinyl for RSD. This time, it will be much cheaper. For 50 €, you get an essential part of the history of free jazz.
Oh, and I forgot the Live at El Mocambo by the Rolling Stones ! Has it been delayed ?
Stones has always been 13 May.
The Ayler set is looking quite expensive in the UK – £60-65 for a 4CD set. But, like you say – it’s Albert and therefore, essential.
You can find it in France for a cheaper price. 46 € on fnac.com
https://www.fnac.com/SearchResult/ResultList.aspx?Search=albert+ayler+revelations&SCat=0%211&sft=1&sa=1
Thank you! :-)
Oh! Thank you.
Don’t know if shipping from the US is a deal-breaker, but…
https://www.amazon.com/Revelations-Complete-Fondation-Maeght-Recordings/dp/B09TB7SMY7
…or perhaps you could dm me, and we’ll figure something out!
(Can we do that, Paul?)
And there’s also the original release series boxset by Neil Young ! Oh, well, so many great things…
Dear Mr. Remi
What is the title of the Albert Ayler box-set?
It is called Revelations – The Complete ORTF 1970 Fondation Maeght Recordings.
Yes, I saw the link. Thanks :)
Unfortunately my order with Amazon for the Rush box set has now been delayed until 6th May, yet another delay. It was out in the US two weeks ago and quality issues have been reported.
Yes…got mine 2 weeks ago and it’s gorgeous, but alas my red barchetta was wrecked :-(… LOL! They are deciding what to do when I balked at returning the whole set for that minor piece…Music is amazing (live set excellent)!!
Agreed about the live set. Up there with R30 for best officially-released Rush concert. Certainly better than Exit… Stage Left, which always sounded flat.