Out This Week / on 30 June 2017

The Beach Boys / 1967 Sunshine Tomorrow (2CD)

Kudos to Capitol/Universal who cram an incredible amount of archive material into this new Beach Boys set. Content includes a new stereo mix of Wild Honey, 30 previously unreleased outtakes/alternate mixes and shelved live album Lei’d In Hawaii. 

Various Artists / C88 (3CD set)

Another well-curated triple disc set from Cherry Red that offers some obscure (and not-so-obscure) indie-pop from the late eighties.  

The Cure / Greatest Hits & Acoustic Hits (vinyl LP)

The 18-track Cure Greatest Hits album from 2001 is issued on black vinyl for the first time (having been issued as a vinyl picture disc for RSD earlier this year). The companion Acoustic Hits gets the same treatment.

Bryan Adams  / Wembley 1996  Live (2CD)

This was issued on DVD last year, but now Eagle Rock are putting out a 2CD audio-only version of Bryan Adams‘ Wembley Stadium gig from 27 July 1996.

• • UK Order: Wembley 1996 Live
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Elton John / Tumbleweed Connection (vinyl LP)

Universal continue with their Elton John vinyl reissues with his third long-player, 1970’s Tumbleweed Connection. All tracks remastered from the original analogue tapes by Bob Ludwig, with vinyl cutting by Sean Magee at Abbey Road Studios.

• • UK Order: Tumbleweed Connection (vinyl LP)
• • USA Order: Tumbleweed Connection (vinyl LP)
• • GERMANY Order: Tumbleweed Connection (vinyl LP)

Various Artists / Canada 150 – A Celebration Of Music

Issued to celebrate Canada’s 150th anniversary, A Celebration Of Music is available as a six-CD super deluxe edition that comes complete with a ‘coffee table’ book or cheaper and more shelf-friendly two and single disc editions. 

The Stylistics / 5 Classic Albums (box set)

Five albums from The Stylistics collected in this no frills, good value five-CD box set.

• • UK Order: 5 Classic Albums
• • USA Order: 5 Classic Albums

Gil Scott-Heron / The Revolution Will Not Be Televised (vinyl LP)

Vinyl LP reissue of Gil Scott-Heron’s 1974 compilation The Revolution Will Not Be Televised which features tracks from his first three albums for the Flying Dutchman label. The CD edition offers eight bonus tracks.

• • UK Order: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised (vinyl LP)
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Status Quo / In Search Of The Fourth Chord (2LP coloured vinyl)

Status Quo‘s 2007 album saw the band back together with producer Pip Williams for the first time in over a decade. This new deluxe gatefold 2LP edition of In Search Of The Fourth Chord is pressed on orange vinyl and offers the two bonus tracks from the original CD.

• • UK Order: In Search Of The Third Chord (2LP vinyl)
• • GERMANY Order: In Search Of The Third Chord (2LP vinyl)