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The Beach Boys / “Made in California” box set: details and track listing

Paul Sinclair — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:09:27 +0000

Made In California The Beach Boys’ box set originally planned for last autumn as part of the band’s 50th anniversary celebrations, will be released on 19 August 2013. This six-CD set attempts to provide a career overview, and in addition … continue reading »

Dr. Feelgood / “Taking No Prisoners” five-disc Gypie-era box set

Paul Sinclair — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:00:17 +0000

Taking No Prisoners is a new 4CD+DVD set from EMI that celebrates the four year period where Dr. Feelgood had guitarist John ‘Gypie’ Mayo in their line-up. Wilko Johnson had left in early 1977 and in April that year the … continue reading »

Vangelis / Blade Runner SACD

Paul Sinclair — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:47:04 +0000

If you were frustrated when US label Audio Fidelity only put out their recent issue of the sublime Vangelis Blade Runner soundtrack on red vinyl, then so, it seems, were many. So, good old ‘public demand’ has persuaded the audiophile … continue reading »

Elton John / “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road” 40th anniversary set coming

Paul Sinclair — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:45:11 +0000

A 40th anniversary deluxe edition reissue of Elton John‘s 1973 classic Goodbye Yellow Brick Road will be released later this year. Via his website, Elton John has asked his fans to “to help us make this edition as special as … continue reading »

Out This Week / 17 June 2013

Paul Sinclair — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:15:08 +0000

The Moody Blues / Timeless Flight – 4CD version If your pockets aren’t quite deep enough for the massive 17-disc super deluxe Timeless Flight box set, then this 4CD ‘highlights’ set might be for you. It’s around £35 and still … continue reading »

Echo And The Bunnymen / Crocodiles 2LP Hardback Book

Paul Sinclair — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 14:40:01 +0000

Vinyl specialists Weatherbox will release a 180g remastered hardback book 2LP edition of Echo and the Bunnymen‘s 1980 debut album Crocodiles on 8 July 2013. The first vinyl record will feature the original Crocodiles LP and the bonus vinyl contains … continue reading »

Elvis at Stax deluxe edition

Paul Sinclair — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 13:46:45 +0000

Elvis Presley‘s last major studio sessions from 40 years ago, are commemorated in a deluxe edition called Elvis at Stax to be released by RCA/Legacy on 5 August 2013 (6th in the US). Presley spent 12 days at Stax Recording … continue reading »

Johnny Hates Jazz / Interview

Paul Sinclair — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 15:48:26 +0000

It’s a balmy May afternoon and Johnny Hates Jazz (songwriter, Clark Datchler and producer/engineer Mike Nocito) are meeting SuperDeluxeEdition in a West London recording studio, to talk about Magnetized, their rather splendid new album. The pair are looking slim and relaxed, … continue reading »

The Smashing Pumpkins / The Aeroplane Flies High deluxe box

Paul Sinclair — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 15:53:03 +0000

The Smashing Pumpkins’ singles box from 1996, The Aeroplane Flies High, is to be reissued as a 6CD+DVD deluxe box on 22 July 2013. Additionally, the set will make its vinyl debut with a five LP set also being available. The Aeroplane Flies … continue reading »

The Style Council / Classic Album Selection 6CD box set

Paul Sinclair — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 15:32:37 +0000

Universal Music will release a Style Council Classic Albums Selection box set on 15 July 2013. The six-CD set will include all five Style Council albums (including the unreleased-until-1998 Modernism: A New Decade) as well as the mini-LP that gathered up … continue reading »