To mark the 25th anniversary of their debut, 3 Loop Music are to reissue British indie/alt-rock band Curve‘s first two albums – Doppelgänger and Cuckoo – as two-CD deluxe editions.
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Results, the 1989 Liza Minnelli album produced by the Pet Shop Boys and Julian Mendelsohn, is to be reissued as a 3CD+DVD deluxe set in August.
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Hue and Cry will release a new album Pocketful Of Stones, in September which is being made available as a SIGNED five-disc, ‘strictly limited run’ box set.
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As we wait in anticipation of the Prince Purple Rain reissue, which is due on Friday this week, one lucky fan in America took delivery of his 3CD+DVD expanded edition from Best Buy yesterday! He immediately made an unboxing video (as you do) which will give SDE readers a feel for the packaging and presentation. Click ‘MORE’ to view the video…
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Edsel will issue Sold Book Of Rock, a massive 14-disc Saxon deluxe set in August, that delivers an enormous amount of audio and video material and comes as an exclusive edition (500 only) signed by Biff Byford.
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Amazon in the UK have a listing for a vinyl reissue of The Style Council‘s unreleased final album Modernism: A New Decade.
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There is something of a glut of 10cc related releases in the coming weeks. We have the two-CD Eric Stewart Anthology due in mid-July, the Before, During and After four-CD box set a week later, and now Body Of Work 1978-1988, a five-disc Godley & Creme box set scheduled for release in September.
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Following last year’s reissue of Fuzzy Logic, BMG will release a 20th anniversary deluxe edition of Super Furry Animals‘ second album, Radiator next month.
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Over three years ago, Warner Bros. Records announced a deal with Prince that would “see the release of long-awaited, previously unheard material”. Finally, this week, with the Purple Rain reissue, we see the first fruits of this agreement, although the artist is now dead and one wonders if the trumpeted “exclusive global licensing partnership that covers every album released from 1978 into the nineties” is still valid, given the situation with Prince’s estate. 
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In a new feature, SDE Editor Paul Sinclair broadcast live from the SDE sofa earlier on today (via Facebook) to spotlight recent releases and answer SDE readers’ questions.
Topics discussed include The Smiths, Sheryl Crow, Iggy Pop, Evan Dando, Lindsey Buckingham and Christine McVie, Pink Floyd, Tears For Fears and more. Click MORE to watch a video replay (exactly as broadcast – running time is 60 mins).
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Warners have today issued a 12-inch vinyl and seven-inch picture disc of The Queen is Dead, the title track of The Smiths‘ 1986 album.
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Calling all patriotic Canadians… Universal Music Canada will issue Canada 150: A Celebration of Music at the end of this month; a multi-format release issued on the eve of Canada’s sesquicentennial (yes, that’s a word – it means 150th anniversary), which includes a six-CD super deluxe edition that comes complete with a ‘coffee table’ book.
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Universal/Virgin EMI are to issue audiophile two-LP half-speed vinyl mastered editions of four classic Brian Eno albums.
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After the limited run of 500 signed Blancmange Blanc Tapes box sets sold out in a matter of hours, Demon Music have been under some pressure by fans to produce some more. With label and band management delighted at the overwhelmingly positive response, they’ve relented and some more are now available to pre-order, but read on for important details…
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Cherry Red will issue a new Eric Stewart/10cc Anthology next month.
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Sony’s Legacy Recordings is to release Tapestry: Live at Hyde Park, a CD+DVD combo package of Carole King‘s concert in London’s Hyde Park last summer, that saw the legendary singer-songwriter perform her classic Tapestry album in full.
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A triple vinyl box set featuring a trio of collaborations between former Ultravox frontman John Foxx and ambient/avant garde music composer Harold Budd, will be issued in September.
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Out last week, was Lindsey Buckingham / Christine McVie, the new album by Lindsey Buckingham and Christine McVie. Despite the clumsy title with Mick Fleetwood on drums/percussion and John McVie taking care of bass duties, it’s hard to think of this album as anything other than a Fleetwood Mac studio album, minus Stevie Nicks. But if we do that will our expectations be too high? SDE takes a look at the album, track-by-track…
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In July, Sony will issue Boney M. Complete, a new nine-LP vinyl box that brings together all the studio albums from the massively popular band.
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Three of the long anticipated Pet Shop Boys reissues will finally emerge next month as Parlophone reissue multi-disc ‘Further Listening’ editions of the albums Nightlife, Release and Fundamental. These effectively kick off a year of reissues under the ‘Catalogue: 1985-2012’ banner.
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