Out This Week / 19 May 2014

Oasis / Definitely Maybe (various formats)

The first of the Oasis ‘Chasing The Sun’ reissues arrives today in the shape of their 1994 debut Definitely Maybe. Great value three-CD package sits alongside a pricey box super deluxe edition box set. 

Deep Purple / Made in Japan  (CD and Vinyl box sets) 

Lavish reissue for Deep Purple‘s Made in Japan with many buying options including the five-disc box picture above and a nine-LP box. 

R.E.M. / Unplugged: 1991-2001 The Complete Sessions  (2CD) 

One of the most desirable (and now expensive) RSD vinyl sets comes to CD. R.E.M.’s Unplugged is the complete sessions across two discs. 

Roy Orbison / Mystery Girl (CD+DVD)

25 years on, Roy Orbison’s posthumous 1989 album is a fine record and has been tastefully reissued with unheard demos and a DVD with a documentary. 

Coldplay / Ghost Stories (new album)

Sixth studio album from Coldplay is out today on CD and vinyl.

• • UK Order: Ghost Stories
• • USA Order: Ghost Stories

Billy Joel / A Matter of Trust: The Road to Russia (2CD+Blu-ray)

An audio-visual deluxe set which commemorates Billy Joel‘s historic 1987 Russian tour. Available as 2CD+Blu-ray or 2CD+DVD.

The Doors / Weird Scenes Inside The Gold Mine  (2CD)

Another RSD vinyl arrives on CD, this time The Doors‘ 1972 compilation which includes some non-album edits and a couple of rare-ish B-sides. 

Various Artists  / Extended 80s (3CD)

This TV-advertised compilation of ’80s twelve inch mixes has a few surprises including a previously unreleased remix of Peter Gabriel‘s Sledgehammer.

Various Artists  / Frozen (Deluxe Edition Soundtrack)

Lavish, but expensive, three vinyl set of the enormously popular Frozen soundtrack which features the Oscar-winning Let It Go.