Out This Week / on 7 August 2015

The Pretenders / Vinyl box set

After a few delays, this 9LP vinyl box set is released, featuring The Pretenders‘ eight Warners albums issued between 1979 and 1999. A couple, including Viva El Amor!, have never been issued on vinyl before. 

Elvis / Today (Legacy reissue)

40th double-disc anniversary of Elvis Presley‘s 1975 features an alternative mix of the album sans overdubs plus a bonus disc full of selected live cuts 

David Bowie / Heathen (blue vinyl)

Another week, another David Bowie release. This time Heathen is reissued on 180g blue vinyl with a special ‘tri-fold’ sleeve. 

Patti Smith / Horses (vinyl reissue)

One of those albums destined to be continually discovered and appreciated by the ‘next’ generation Patti Smith‘s sublime Horses is reissued on 180g vinyl. Easter also reissued.

• • UK Order: Horses 180g vinyl
• • USA Order: Horses 180g vinyl
• • GERMANY Order: Horses 180g vinyl

The Lilac Time / Prussian Blue (limited single)

SDE will always try to highlight when artists make the effort to release a physical single. That’s exactly what The Lilac Time have done with this 12-inch EP which features a new mix of Prussian Blue from their No Sad Songs album. Save a couple of quid by picking up at Amazon Italy.

• UK Order: Prussian Blue
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• GERMANY: Prussian Blue 

Slade / Slade in Flame (CD+DVD deluxe)

Salvo issue a smart double pack which features the remastered soundtrack and “remastered” DVD of the highly acclaimed Slade in Flame film.

• • UK Order: Slade in Flame (CD+DVD)
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Rage Against The Machine / vinyl reissue

Rage Against The Machine‘s superb self-titled debut is reissued on vinyl this week. Check out the price in Spain for a great deal.

• • UK Order: Rage Against the Machine vinyl LP
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• • GERMANY Order: Rage Against the Machine vinyl LP

Jesus and Mary Chain / Live at Barrowlands (deluxe set)

Delayed from last week, The Jesus and Mary Chain‘s ‘homecoming’ gig at Barrowlands last November is presented here as a double vinyl and CD deluxe set with a 40-page hardback book. 

Alexander O’Neal / Hearsay

At the time of release, this was probably the best getting-ready-to-go-out-on-a-Saturday-night album EVER and Alexander O’Neal‘s Hearsay is chock full of hits and great memories. This week it’s reissued as a ‘Tabu Classic’ with groovy packaging and a great price.

• • UK Order: Hearsay
  
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• • GERMANY Order: Hears