Out This Week / 16 March 2015

Simple Minds / Sparkle in the Rain (box set)

The 1984 Simple Minds album expanded across four CDs along with a DVD featuring a Steven Wilson 5.1 surround mix. 

Roxy Music / The Complete Studio Albums (vinyl box)

All Roxy Music’s eight albums pressed on 180g vinyl and mastered at half-speed at Abbey Road Studios. The box also comes with an MP3 download code. 

Mark Knopfler  / Tracker (new album)

The new album from the ex-Dire Straits frontman. Tracker is available as this numbered limited edition box set. 

Bjork / Vulnicura  (new album)

Considered by many to be the Icelandic singer’s best work since Verspertine, Vulnicura is available on 2LP vinyl and as a limited edition CD with special packaging. 

Banarama / Megarama: The Mixes

New three-CD Bananarama collection of 36 rare and unreleased remixes, none of which appeared on the album reissues from a few years back 

T. Rex / Singles box set (vinyl box)

26 seven-inch singles in this new T. Rex box that is limited to just 1000 copies worldwide. 

Basia / London Warsaw New York (deluxe reissue)

25th anniversary deluxe edition of the Polish jazz/pop singer’s second album which repeated the success (especially in America) of her debut. 

ELO / Out of the Blue – Live at Wembley (Blu-ray)

This ELO great value “SD Blu-ray” not only includes the legendary 1978 gig, but masses of other content from the 1970s including a German TV appearance and the Discovery video album from ’79. 

Rush / 2112 Vinyl Hologram Edition

Universal Music continue with their 12 Months of Rush anniversary celebrations and this week sees the reissue of 2112 on LP pressed on 200gram vinyl that features a hand-drawn hologram of the “Red Star of the Federation” in the album’s dead wax runout of side two. Apparently, to reveal the spinning hologram, fans need to shine a light directly above the turntable while playing!

• • UK Order: 2112 Hologram Edition [VINYL]
• • USA Order: 2112 (Hologram Edition LP)
• • GERMANY Order: 2112 (Limited Edition) [Vinyl LP]

The Farm / Complete Studio Recordings 1983-2004 (box)

Get on the groovy train with this new 7CD box set featuring Liverpudlian band The Farm. All the albums, plus the three ‘R’s – rarities, radio sessions and remixes. 

Various Artists / Live at Knebworth (Blu-ray)

This region-free blu-ray features three hours of uncompressed stereo and DTS-HD Master Audio surround sound from the star-studded Knebworth concert of 1990. Features Phil Collins, Paul McCartney, Pink Floyd, Eric Clapton and many more. Notable for being the last live appearance of Curt and Roland from Tears For Fears before the split. 

Jame Brown / I’m Real (2CD deluxe)

The Godfather of Soul’s last proper studio album is remastered and expanded with a bonus disc of remixes. 

Various Artists / Formel Eins (3-disc)

Fans of eighties remixes might want to check out this new three-CD collection released in Germany this week. 

The Cars / Heartbeat City (Mobile Fidelity vinyl)

A Mobile Fidelity 180g audiophile vinyl reissue of The Cars 1984 album. This is a numbered limited edition and features the classics, Drive, Hello Again and Why Can’t I Have You.

• • UK Order: Heartbeat City [VINYL]