Out This Week / on 1 February 2019

The Specials / Encore (new album)
The Specials return with their first new music for 37 years. The album was produced by Specials founding members Terry Hall, Lynval Golding and Horace Panter alongside Danish musician / producer Torp Larsen. The CD version includes a bonus disc of live performances.
Johnny Mathis / I Love My Lady (CD edition)
Johnny Mathis‘ infamous 1981 album with Chic’s Nile Rodgers was shelved by the record company and only issued in full for the first time in 2017 as part of the massive (and expensive) Voice of Romance box set. It is now available as a standalone CD (no vinyl).
Amazon says The Cardigans vinyl is out 5th Feb? Is this right?
HMV says 1st Feb but also they are sold out so not sure I trust HMV?
We’ve got our stock at the SDE shop and will be shipping tomorrow!
Of course! Thanks.
Appallingly lazy LP cover from The Specials. Great single though!
Everyone seems perfectly content to forget that The Specials released an album of new material in 1998, “Guilty Till Proved Innocent”.
Plus they released, what, four albums of covers between the early 90s and early 00s
White Lies release their fifth album (called FIVE) on Friday. Link:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/FIVE-White-Lies/dp/B07HF8NJC9/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1548708899&sr=1-1&keywords=white+lies+five
Related to The Specials release, last week The Beat feat. Ranking Roger released a new album, Public Confidential.
This is what I’d like to see for further Phil Collins releases this year and next
Tarzan & Brother Bear remasters… with bonus tracks
B-sides and remixes set
Live album from current tour
Plays Well With Others Vol 2
Blu-Ray box set with all the concert videos/DVD’s
Promo videos set
New album??
The Johnny Mathis CD apparently also has some bonus mixes which weren’t on the version in the box set.
What mixes might those be? I only see the eight song version…
The Johnny Mathis album was issued on LP last year by Sony for RSD
When six out of seven original members of The Specials got back together in 2009 it really was a big deal. Its a real shame that they didn’t produce any new music while Brad was alive and Roddy and Neville were in the band.
David Holmes’ Unloved release the follow up to their 2016 debut this week:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Heartbreak-UNLOVED/dp/B07HGNRJ2H