Tag Archives: The Beatles

John and Yoko’s ‘Wedding Album’ faithfully recreated on WHITE vinyl

Faithful recreation of the original packaging • White vinyl • 50th anniversary 

Secretly Canadian (in partnership with Chimera Music) has announced today – on Yoko Ono’s 86th birthday – a limited WHITE vinyl edition of John Lennon and Yoko Ono‘s Unfinished Music No. 3: Wedding Album (1969).
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Paul McCartney unveils Egypt Station ‘Traveller’s Edition’ box set

Super Deluxe Edition of Egypt Station • Pre-order open tomorrow

It’s strangely in keeping with its theme of travel and trains (at least for those of us in the UK) that Paul McCartney‘s Egypt Station box set arrives so late. The fact that a box set was in production was clear from day one, but details of this ‘traveller’s edition’ super deluxe have only just been announced and the set itself won’t be shipping until May, eight months after the album was released. Read on to find out the details of this limited set…
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Peter Jackson to revamp The Beatles ‘Let It Be’ film from original footage

Oscar-winning director Peter Jackson, best known for his Lord of the Rings and Hobbit movies, is collaborating with The Beatles to produce a new film from the 55 hours of footage originally filmed by Michael Lindsay-Hogg for what turned into ‘the intimate bioscopic experience’ that was 1970’s Let It Be motion picture.
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This Week’s Box Set and Reissue Deals

UK: Pink Floyd / Early Years 1969 Dramatis/ation 2CD+DVD+Blu-ray £21.28

Lowest EVER price for this fantastic four-disc set.


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Out This Week / on 9 November 2018

The Beatles / The ‘White Album’ 50th anniversary super deluxe edition


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The Beatles / New ‘Glass Onion’ video

A week prior to the reissue of The Beatles‘ ‘White Album’, Apple Corps and Universal Music have commissioned a fantastic new video for ‘Glass Onion’ which gives fans the opportunity to hear the new 2018 stereo remix and enjoy some rare footage and images of the Fab Four.
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SDEtv / John Lennon: Imagine super deluxe unboxing and book comparison

SDEtv / John Lennon: Imagine super deluxe unboxing and book comparison

Watch an unboxing video of the new John Lennon Imagine super deluxe edition box set and the Imagine John Yoko standalone book.
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Geoff Emerick dies aged 72

Legendary recording engineer Geoff Emerick, best known for his work with The Beatles, died yesterday, aged 72.
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The Beatles / The ‘White Album’ 50th anniversary super deluxe edition

New stereo remix • 6CD+blu-ray box set • 5.1 surround mix • Esher demos • Three CDs of unreleased sessions/outtakes • 4LP vinyl set

The Beatles‘ 1968 self-titled double album, universally known as the ‘White Album’ will be reissued for its 50th anniversary in November across four physical editions, including a seven-disc super deluxe edition.
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Lennon v McCartney: How John eclipsed his old rival Paul with the Imagine box

Eight years into Paul McCartney‘s sloth-like reissue campaign and Yoko Ono has just announced a box set from his old bandmate and songwriting partner that eclipses any of McCartney s deluxe editions.
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John Lennon’s Imagine reissued as comprehensive six-disc box set

John Lennon / Imagine reissue 5 october 2018

4CD+2x blu-ray box set • 135-tracks • New 5.1 surround • Vintage Quad mix • track-by-track ‘audio montages’ • Raw Studio Mixes

In October, Universal Music will reissue John Lennon‘s 1971 Imagine album across a number of physical formats as Imagine – The Ultimate Collection. The most exciting of these is a new six-disc (four CDs and two blu-ray audio discs) super deluxe edition box set that is ‘remixed and remastered’ and contains all manner of outtakes, sessions, demos, alternate takes, surround mixes, and more. 135 tracks in total.
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John Lennon’s Imagine album: 2018 reissue campaign, explained

John Lennon's Imagine album: 2018 reissue plans, explained

Six-disc audio box • Imagine film restored for cinema • Three editions of Imagine John Yoko book • Gimme Some Truth doc back on blu-ray/DVD

A reissue of John Lennon‘s 1971 Imagine album has long been rumoured for 2018, but is it actually happening and is there anything else going on? Let SDE explain…
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Deal alert / The Beatles Sgt. Pepper six-disc super deluxe edition box set

Best ever price, for the best box set of 2017 – The BeatlesSgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band super deluxe edition.
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Out This Week / on 6 July 2018

Roger Waters / Is This The Life We Really Want? (limited green vinyl)

Roger Waters‘ US+THEM tour continues to win plaudits and to mark the European leg – concerts this week in Manchester, Birmingham and London – Sony/Columbia are issuing this limited double green vinyl edition of last year’s superb Is This The Life We Really Want? Read more
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Paul McCartney confirms The Beatles’ White Album 50th anniversary release

Reissue confirmed • Demos will form part of the content

In an interview with DIY Magazine about his new album Egypt Station (published yesterday), Paul McCartney confirmed what was rumoured to be happening – a 50th anniversary reissue of The Beatles’ ‘White Album’.
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McCartney’s new album, Egypt Station

New album announced • Few details • ‘Deluxe’ coloured vinyl is £50  

Paul McCartney‘s new album is titled Egypt Station and will be issued in September.

His 17th studio solo long-player has been produced by Greg Kurstin (except for one Ryan Tedder track) and contains 14 songs, including the ‘double A-side single’ combo of I Don’t Know and Come on to Me. A physical release of this ‘single’ hasn’t been confirmed and isn’t looking particularly likely.
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Imagine John Yoko: New official John Lennon ‘Imagine’ book announced

A new book about the making of John Lennon‘s 1971 album Imagine – personally compiled and curated by Yoko Ono – will be released in October. Imagine John Yoko is billed as the ‘definitive inside story’ of the making of the album, which is told in ‘revelatory’ detail.
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The Beatles: Yellow Submarine / Eleanor Rigby seven-inch picture disc

This July, Universal Music and Apple Corps will issue a special anniversary seven-inch picture disc of The Beatles‘ 1966 single Yellow Submarine.
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Deal alert / The Beatles: Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band / 2CD deluxe

If you didn’t pick up last year’s Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band box set, then the 2CD set is probably the next best option, especially since there has been a big price drop in the UK.
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Eric Clapton / Life in 12 Bars

Includes four previously unreleased tracks and two alternate mixes

A new Eric Clapton documentary Life In 12 Bars (Directed by Oscar-winner, Lili Fini Zanuck) has prompted a new two-CD (and 4LP vinyl) soundtrack which spans Clapton’s long career and includes selections from many of the acts he worked with, including The Yardbirds, John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers, Cream, The Beatles (!), and Blind Faith.
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