Out This Week / 23 February 2015
Led Zepellin/ Physical Graffiti reissue
Physical Graffiti, Led Zeppelin‘s sixth studio album is reissued across familiar formats including the pictured top-of-the-range super deluxe edition box set.
David Bowie / Young Americans 40th anniversary pic disc
Once of David Bowie‘s very best singles is reissued on its 40th birthday as this limited edition seven-inch vinyl picture disc.
Pat Travers / Feelin’ Right: The Polydor Albums
Seven Pat Travers studio albums (newly remastered) from his Polydor era are collected on this four-CD set plus 1978 live set Live! Go For What You Know.
Various Artists / Blank & Jones present So80s 9
Three-CD set of original twelve-inch mixes from the 1980s, with many new to CD. Great line-up of artists including Fleetwood Mac, Sade, John Waite, The Cure, Duran Duran and New Order.
Uriah Heep / Live at Koko London 2014
Deluxe 2CD+DVD set of the English rock band’s London gig from March 2014. Also available as standalone blu-ray.
Yngwie Malmsteen / Now Your Ships Are Burned: The Polydor Years
Great value 4CD Malmsteen set which includes five studio albums issued between 1984-1990 and Trial By Fire: Live in Leningrad – all newly remastered.
The Orb / History of the Future – Part 2
The Orb follow-up their 2013 set with another four-disc box, this time focusing on their independent label activity.
Dr. Feelgood / I’m A Man: Best of Wilko Johnson Years
Single CD round-up of the Canvey Island band’s first line-up, aka the Wilko Johnson era.
Kiki Dee‘s first two albums on Elton John’s Rocket Records label are reissued in this good value 2-for-1 package. Loving And Free was produced by Elton and includes some John/Taupin originals. Comes with eight bonus tracks.
I ordered so80s 9 from Germany so have had it for about ten days. I won’t comment on the music as that is down to everyone’s personal taste. That said, personally I miss having a mixed cd in the package, but that’s just me. Am pleased to see the essay comes in English now too; it’s great to be able to share B&J’s enthusiasm. I’m disappointed though that the slit for the booklet isn’t big enough, and although I was very careful, I still managed to rip the packaging when I first tried to put the booklet away. Yet, the booklet went away happily for the first 7 (?) volumes of the series :(