April 24, 2018 by Paul Sinclairtags: 1970s, coloured vinyl, soundtracks

A reinterpretation of Claudio Simonetti’s Goblin‘s score for George Romero’s 1978 cult horror zombie flick Dawn Of The Dead is being issued as a highly limited fan bundle which includes all sorts of goodies.
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April 23, 2018 by Paul Sinclairtags: 1980s, coloured vinyl, haysi fantayzee

Limited • yellow vinyl • bonus tracks on second LP • no CD version
Demon Records will reissue quirky ’80s pop act Haysi Fantayzee’s one and only album, Battle Hymns For Children Singing as a special coloured double vinyl pressing which includes extra tracks on the bonus LP.
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April 23, 2018 by Paul Sinclairtags: 1980s, vinyl, zz top

ZZ Top are set to release a new vinyl box set in June. Cinco No. 2: The Second Five LPs feature five albums recorded between 1979 and 1990, including Eliminator and Afterburner.
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April 23, 2018 by Paul Sinclairtags: Neil Young, out this week, plenty, rainbow, ritchie blackmore, steven wilson, The Cranberries, The Human League, Tim Bowness, van morrison

Neil Young / Roxy: Tonight’s The Night Live
This Neil Young double live album remains RSD exclusive until Friday when it receives a wider release. The Record Store Day version does at least have an exclusive photo print.
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April 23, 2018 by Paul Sinclairtags: Joan as police woman, Live

Anyone expecting last night’s Joan As Police Woman show at London’s Royal Festival Hall to offer a balance between new material and old favourites would have been disappointed. With Damned Devotion (issued in February) Joan Wasser has probably made the best album of her career to date, and she knows it, because she played the whole thing in its entirety. Yes, there were occasional flashes from the past, but the evening was all about the new record.
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April 20, 2018 by Paul Sinclairtags: rsd18, various artists

SDE completes its Record Store Day Previews with one final mega-video with many different releases, including Eurythmics, Madonna, Prince, Steven Wilson, Pink Floyd, Bruce Springsteen, Arcade Fire and more. Enjoy and enjoy the day tomorrow!
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April 20, 2018 by Paul Sinclairtags: 1960s, 1980s, 1990s, coloured vinyl, The Creation

Demon Records will issue a Creation Theory in a new four-LP vinyl box set that charts the chaotic and haphazard career of sixties English rock band The Creation.
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April 20, 2018 by Paul Sinclairtags: 1980s, prince, Sinead O'Connor

+ Great vault find – Official store only ships from US • $$ ker-ching
The Prince Estate in collaboration with Warner Bros. Records has released the original version of Nothing Compares 2 U as recorded by Prince in 1984.
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April 19, 2018 by Paul Sinclairtags: 1970s, rsd18, sparks

More Record Store Day 2018 previews on SDE. Today we take a brief look at Sparks The Best & The Rest Of The Island Years 74-78, which is pressed on double red vinyl.
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April 19, 2018 by Paul Sinclairtags: various artists

Warner Music in France have so far issued three volumes of their California Groove series, multi-disc various artist sets that celebrate Californian music. Seven years after the release of the last volume comes Californian Groove IV the biggest and most extravagant release to date.
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April 19, 2018 by Paul Sinclairtags: Humble Pie, rsd18, vinyl

Immediate Records are issuing a late-in-the-day ‘surprise’ Humble Pie Record Store Day release on Saturday, that sees the band paid a debt to the English town of Southsea, by making the release available exclusively via just one record shop in that area!
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April 19, 2018 by Paul Sinclairtags: 1970s, black sabbath, vinyl

Ten 1970’s seven-inch singles in rare/unreleased sleeves
June sees the release of The Supersonic Years: The Seventies Singles Box Set a new limited edition Black Sabbath seven-inch vinyl box set.
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April 18, 2018 by Paul Sinclairtags: 1980s, Soft Cell

9CD+DVD box is a treasure-trove for Soft Cell fans
In September, Universal Music will release Keychains and Snowstorms”, a new 10-disc Soft Cell box set that “tells the definitive story of one of electronic music’s most thrilling and pioneering acts”.
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April 18, 2018 by Paul Sinclairtags: 1980s, rsd18, Soft Cell, video

The Record Store Day 2018 previews continue on SDE with a look at this Soft Cell clear vinyl 12-inch that features new remixes of Say Hello Wave Goodbye.
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April 18, 2018 by Paul Sinclairtags: 1980s, Live, tears for fears

Tears For Fears have announced that they have been forced to postpone their 2018 UK and Ireland tour.
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April 18, 2018 by Paul Sinclairtags: 1980s, 1990s, coloured vinyl, Kirsty MacColl

CLEAR and PINK vinyl pressings of the two Virgin albums
As mentioned, when SDE told you about the new Kirsty MacColl Days 1988-1991 box set, the two albums Kirsty recorded for Virgin Records – Kite and Electric Landlady – will both be reissued as special coloured vinyl pressings in June.
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April 17, 2018 by Paul Sinclairtags: coloured vinyl, rsd18, SDEtv, The Human League, video

More Record Store Day 2018 previews on SDE, with a video unboxing of Demon Music’s 2LP white vinyl release of the Human League‘s Secrets…
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April 17, 2018 by Paul Sinclairtags: Pink Floyd, Surround

Roger Waters has confirmed that a 5.1 surround sound mix of Pink Floyd‘s 1977 album Animals is being prepared for release.
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April 17, 2018 by Paul Sinclairtags: deals

Lisa Stansfield / The Collection 1989-2003 – £37.67
Lowest ever price for the 18-disc box set. Contains Affection (1989), Real Love (1991), So Natural (1993), Lisa Stansfield(1997) and Face Up (2001) – as 2CD+DVD casebound book deluxe editions, as well as 3CD remix compilation called People Hold On… The Remix Anthology

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April 17, 2018 by Paul Sinclairtags: 1970s, alan parsons project, cockney rebel

Remastered • analogue cut vinyl • CD digipacks • no bonus material
Cockney Rebel‘s two albums, The Human Menagerie and The Psychomodo, are to be reissued on CD and vinyl, in May.
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