September 24, 2017 by Paul Sinclairtags: Bob Dylan, Cream, Crowded House, deals, george harrison, Humble Pie, Kate Bush, King Crimson, kraftwerk, Led Zeppelin, Paul Weller, R.E.M., t-rex, The Beatles, The Doors, U2
Mon 25 Sep 6pm: New deals – Fleetwood Mac, Bowie, REM & more!
Bit of a price-matching war going on today between Amazon and HMV in the UK and the customer is the winner, as you can grab some superb recent box sets from the likes of The Beatles, The Doors, Led Zeppelin, Crowded House, Cream (and more) at superb prices. Amazon UK accept international orders of course, and for those outside the EU, these deals are even better, since 20 percent VAT is deducted!
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September 25, 2017 by Paul Sinclairtags: 1990s, Beverly Skeete, Bill Wyman, Georgie Fame, The Rolling Stones
4LP vinyl box • 500-only come with print SIGNED by Bill Wyman
After Bill Wyman left The Rolling Stones he put together a new band called Bill Wyman’s Rhythm Kings a ten-piece band that featured many guest appearances from big-name artists but featured a core line-up of Georgie Fame, Beverley Skeete, Albert Lee, Terry Taylor and Wyman himself. Demon Records are issuing, My King and Queen, a new 4LP vinyl box of studio recordings, an exclusive edition of which features a print signed by Bill Wyman (limited to 500 copies).
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September 25, 2017 by Paul Sinclairtags: abba, Belinda Carlisle, benny andersson, chris rea, david bowie, David Gilmour, Depeche Mode, Gentle Giant, Luke Haines, Michael Jackson, neil finn, nilsson, Slade, The Auteurs, The Rolling Stones
David Bowie / A New Career In A New Town 1977 – 1982 (vinyl & CD box set)
“There’s Old Wave. There’s New Wave. And There’s David Bowie.” If David Bowie hadn’t recorded anything in the 1970s after Station To Station he’d still have had an incredible run of albums that few could match. But in 1977 he casually released Low and Heroes and then in 1979 completed his so-called Berlin Trilogy with Lodger. Live album Stage was issued in between, in 1978 (the only year in the decade that Bowie didn’t issue a studio album). David signed off his golden years, with Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) – arguably just as good as the other three. This ushered in a few years of big hits including Ashes To Ashes, Fashion and Under Pressure (with Queen). All of the above (and more) have been newly remastered and are included in this new box set which is available on 11CD and 13LP vinyl. As before, nothing unreleased, but this is a box set to rule them all. 
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September 24, 2017 by Paul Sinclairtags: deals, george harrison, The Beatles
Mega-deal right now in the UK for George Harrison‘s The Vinyl Collection 18LP box set.
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September 23, 2017 by Paul Sinclairtags: 1980s, Albert Hammond, gary langan, Marillion, Michael Jackson, morrissey, Saturday Deluxe, The Rolling Stones, The Smiths
Albert Hammond (not the one in The Strokes) wows London audience
Well, it’s been a busy old week here at SDE and I admit I’ve been guilty of burning the candle at both ends with various things going on in the evening during the last five days.
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September 23, 2017 by Paul Sinclairtags: 1980s, bonnie tyler, remixes
Cherry Red continue their occasional ‘Remixes and Rarities’ series with a Bonnie Tyler two-CD collection that features hard-to-find tracks from across the Welsh songstress’ career…
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September 22, 2017 by Paul Sinclairtags: 1980s, 1990s, new music, Pretenders
BMG will issue a two-CD ‘special edition’ of the Pretenders 2016 album Alone, next month.
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September 22, 2017 by Paul Sinclairtags: 1980s, art of noise, spandau ballet, trevor horn
Sony’s Legacy Recordings reissue of Spandau Ballet‘s 1986 album Through The Barricades is released today. The double-disc set features a comprehensive remaster, bonus tracks, and a 50-minute documentary on the making of the album (and videos) on DVD. SDE caught up with songwriter Gary Kemp to discuss the reissue and also spoke to Gary Langan, who co-produced the album…
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September 22, 2017 by Paul Sinclairtags: new music, SDEtv, tori amos
The packaging and presentation of Tori Amos‘ new album Native Invader doesn’t get the basics right and the so-called deluxe edition is a lazy effort, argues SDE Editor, Paul Sinclair, in this video analysis…
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September 21, 2017 by Paul Sinclairtags: 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, Bob Dylan
Columbia Records/Legacy Recordings will release in November, Trouble No More, the 13th volume of Bob Dylan‘s celebrated ‘Bootleg Series’, as a nine-disc deluxe edition, featuring a wealth of unreleased material.
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September 21, 2017 by Paul Sinclairtags: coloured vinyl, new music, OMD, SDEtv
Check out this SDEtv unboxing video of the four-disc super deluxe edition of OMD‘s new album The Punishment of Luxury...
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September 21, 2017 by Paul Sinclairtags: 1980s, morrissey, new music, The Smiths
HMV and indie retailers offering exclusive green vinyl
If the vaguely ludicrous number of variations of Morrissey‘s new album Low In High School on his official store wasn’t enough, it turns out there is an ‘indies-only’ GREEN vinyl pressing (not available in Moz’s shop).
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September 20, 2017 by Paul Sinclairtags: 1970s, sex pistols
The out-of-print 2012 super deluxe edition of the Sex Pistols‘ 1977 album Never Mind The Bollocks Here’s The Sex Pistols is being reissued and reformatted (for the album’s 40th anniversary) into a cheaper more compact edition and will be released next month.
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September 20, 2017 by Paul Sinclairtags: 1980s, deals, metallica
Superb pre-order price on Amazon Italy today for the Metallica Master Of Puppets box set…
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September 20, 2017 by Paul Sinclairtags: 1980s, 1990s, debbie gibson
We Could Be Together, the forthcoming 13-disc Debbie Gibson deluxe set has had some last minute additional video and audio added after some fans petitioned Demon Music for extra content…
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September 19, 2017 by Paul Sinclairtags: morrissey, new music, The Smiths
Hear the new single • Pre-order the new album
Morrissey will release his new album Low In High School on in November.
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September 18, 2017 by Paul Sinclairtags: Arcade Fire, david bowie, janis ian, neil finn, out this week, spandau ballet, The Rolling Stones, van morrison, various artists, Wet Wet Wet
Wet Wet Wet / Popped In Souled Out (5-disc super deluxe)
“He would swear by his mouth almighty…” Wet Wet Wet‘s fine 1987 debut – whose singles were all over UK radio at the time – gets a pleasingly comprehensive five-disc super deluxe edition. Remastered album, expanded Memphis Sessions, B-sides & remixes, a disc of unreleased recordings and a DVD with videos and TV appearances. Very good indeed.
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September 18, 2017 by Paul Sinclairtags: 1980s, 35th anniversary, alan parsons project
Great price on Amazon Italy for the forthcoming Alan Parsons Project Eye In The Sky super deluxe edition box set.
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September 16, 2017 by Paul Sinclairtags: 1990s, 25th Anniversary, R.E.M.
3CD+blu-ray super deluxe • Brand new 5.1 mix in Dolby Atmos
This November, Concord Music’s Craft Records imprint will reissue a 25th anniversary super deluxe edition of R.E.M.‘s 1992 album Automatic For The People.
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