It’s been a while. The last time I saw Adam Ant ‘live’ on stage was on 4 October 1984 at Central London’s BBC TV Centre. I was in the studio audience for Top Of The Pops (another story, for another day) and he was leaping around miming to Apollo 9, his fourth solo single. I’m not sure too many people would consider that song a highlight in his pop career, but for me it had that special significance, so I’m really glad it was included in the setlist last night as Adam took to the stage at the Royal Albert Hall.
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Month: May 2017
Deal alert / Ian Dury: The Vinyl Collection / 8LP box set
Superb deal on The Vinyl Collection, an 8LP vinyl box that brings together the albums of the brilliant Ian Dury.
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Raiders of the Lost Ark / 2LP vinyl
Concord Music will issue an expanded double vinyl edition of John Williams‘ classic score to Steven Spielberg’s 1981 film Raiders Of The Lost Ark.
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Deal alert / Always: The Very Best of Erasure / three-CD deluxe
Superb price right now for celebratory 2015 triple CD edition of Always – The Best Of Erasure.
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Stax 60: new releases due to celebrate iconic soul label’s anniversary
Concord Music Group and Rhino have teamed up for a joint campaign to celebrate 60th anniversary of iconic soul label, Stax Records.
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Evan Dando / Baby I’m Bored reissue
A month after issuing a limited double black vinyl book edition of Baby I’m Bored, Fire Records will reissue Evan Dando‘s first – and so far only – solo studio album as a two-CD deluxe edition and a double yellow vinyl package.
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Simple Minds / Acoustic in Concert
Eagle Rock will release Simple Minds‘ Acoustic in Concert this week, a live document of a special show the band recorded for BBC Radio 2’s In Concert series.
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Out This Week / on 19 May 2017
Jethro Tull / Songs From The Wood (deluxe edition)
Another great Jethro Tull reissue as Parlophone issue a five-disc deluxe edition of 1977’s Songs From The Wood. This is stupendous value and the DVD includes a Steven Wilson 5.1 surround mix, quad mixes and flat transfers!
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Saturday Deluxe / 13 May 2017
Sgt. Pepper Photos
With the 50th anniversary reissue of The Beatles‘ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band less than two weeks away, SDE would like to direct your attention to a fascinating project.
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Steven Wilson on creating a 5.1 mix of Marillion’s Misplaced Childhood
Steven Wilson gives SDE an insight into his 5.1 process
Steven Wilson has kindly answered a few questions SDE put to him with regards to his 5.1 mix of Marillion‘s Misplaced Childhood. This new mix features on the 4CD+blu-ray edition of the forthcoming reissue…
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Lee Brilleaux: Rock ‘n’ Roll Gentleman / four-CD Dr Feelgood anthology
Parlophone will issue Lee Brilleaux: Rock ‘n’ Roll Gentlemen in July, a four-CD anthology that celebrates his ‘musical journey’ with Dr. Feelgood.
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Deal alert / T’Pau: The Virgin Anthology
Fantastic price right now in the UK for the recent T’Pau The Virgin Anthology four-CD deluxe book set.
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The Cars / Candy-O expanded reissue
Candy-O and Panorama both expanded on CD and 2LP vinyl
The Cars‘ second album, 1979’s Candy-O will be reissued as an expanded edition this July, alongside its follow-up Panorama.
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The Cars / Panorama expanded reissue
Candy-O and Panorama both expanded on CD and 2LP vinyl
The Cars‘ 1980 album Panorama will be reissued in July as as an expanded edition with previously unreleased bonus tracks.
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David Bowie ‘Cracked Actor: Live in Los Angeles 74’ to be issued on CD
In a not-very-surprising move, Parlophone will issue the Record Store Day David Bowie live album Cracked Actor (Live in Los Angeles ’74) on CD next month.
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David Bowie’s Hunky Dory and Ziggy Stardust reissued on gold vinyl
Parlophone are issuing two “very strictly limited edition” gold vinyl versions of David Bowie‘s The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars and Hunky Dory.
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Blondie to play intimate London gig
Blondie continue the promotion of their new album Pollinator by announcing a London show in a couple of weeks’ time at a tiny North London venue…
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Pink Floyd / Their Mortal Remains / SDE V&A exhibition preview
Roger Water’s hand-drawn Bedford van
The V&A’s new Pink Floyd exhibition, Their Mortal Remains, opens to the public in a few days, but SDE gathered with some of the world’s press yesterday and enjoyed an exclusive preview….
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Kraftwerk 3-D The Catalogue blu-ray box set available once more in UK
Kraftwerk‘s ‘top of the range’ four-disc blu-ray box set edition of 3-D The Catalogue, which delivers 436 minutes of video/audio in a 12-inch deluxe book edition is now once more available to pre-order at a great price.
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Steven Wilson / New album: To The Bone
Steven Wilson will release To The Bone, his fifth studio album, in August. It will be available across a number of formats including a five-disc deluxe hardcover book edition.
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