Out This Week / 10 November 2014

Tears For Fears / Songs From The Big Chair (reissue)

The highly anticipated six-disc super deluxe edition of Tears For Fears‘ 10-million selling Songs For The Big Chair ticks all the boxes; b-sides, remixes, live tracks, unreleased versions, radio sessions, videos, full length period documentary, TV Appearances, 5.1 surround mix, 2014 stereo mix and 8,000 words from the band themselves in the booklet. Do deluxe editions get any better? 

Pink Floyd / The Endless River (various formats)

The latest (and last?) Pink Floyd album The Endless River is predominantly an instrumental affair and a tribute to keyboard player Rick Wright who died in 2008. It’s available in many formats and is apparently the most pre-ordered album in Amazon UK’s history. 

Bryan Adams / Reckless (4-disc Super Deluxe Edition)

Bryan Adams‘ album from 1984 is packed with classic singles including Summer of ’69 and Run To You. This super deluxe includes seven previously unreleased demos, a BBC In Concert live recording from the era, a DVD with videos AND a blu-ray audio with a 5.1 surround sound mix. 

Queen  / Forever (2CD deluxe edition)

Queen compilation that includes unreleased music including an outtake from 1984’s The Works and Michael Jackson duet There Must Be More to Life Than This.  

ABBA  / Gracias Por La Musica (Deluxe Edition)

ABBA‘s 1980 Spanish language album Gracias Por La Musica is reissued as a CD+DVD deluxe edition with bonus tracks and footage of TV appearances and promos. 

Lisa Stansfield / Album reissues & box set

All of Lisa Stansfield‘s Arista albums expanded to deluxe three-disc sets including 1989’s smash hit Affection. A brand new remix anthology is also released and everything can be purchased as part of a smart box set. 

Todd Rundgren / At The BBC 1972-1982 (3CD+DVD box)

Four-disc Todd Rundgren box that compiles all of the surviving radio and television broadcasts in the BBC archive transmitted in the UK between 1972 and 1982. 

ABBA / Gold (3CD Steelbook)

More ABBA. This time the Gold compilation is back (again) in flashy metal ‘steebook’ packaging.  This is the 3CD version with the B-sides on the final disc. 

Ghostbusters  ‘Stay Puft’ white vinyl

A lavish and expensive white vinyl Ghostbusters twelve-inch that is – believe it or not – marshmallow scented. Only 3000 of these and you get, 3D lenticulars and certificate of authenticity. 

Foo Fighters / Sonic Highways (new album)

Dave Grohl returns with the eighth studio album from the Foo Fighters. Each track on the record was recorded in a different US city. Also available on vinyl.

• • UK Pre-order: Sonic Highways
• • USA pre-order: Sonic Highways

Whitney Houston / Live: Her Greatest Performances

This two disc set (CD and DVD) shines a light on the live performances of Whitney Houston over the years including spots on The Brit Awards, Grammy Awards, The Superbowl and David Letterman.

• • UK Order: Live: Her Greatest Performances (CD/DVD)
• • USA Order: Live: Her Greatest Performances (CD/ DVD)