NewsOut This Week / on 14 June 2024
Reissues and releases
David Bowie / Rock 'n' Roll Star! CD, Blu-ray
Rock ‘n’ Roll Star! is a David Bowie 5CD+blu-ray deluxe set that celebrates his Ziggy Stardust album. It features demos, BBC radio sessions, singles, live tracks, outtakes (and more!) and offers 29 unreleased tracks.
Paul McCartney & Wings / One Hand Clapping CD, Vinyl
Paul McCartney’s live-in-the-studio sessions from 1974 are officially released in their entirety for the first time.
Seal / Seal II CD, Vinyl
Seal’s 1994 album is reissued as a 2CD+blu-ray and on 2LP vinyl. The former is available via the SDE shop.
Bruce Springsteen / Born in the USA Vinyl
Bruce Springsteen’s 1984 album is reissued on red vinyl for its 40th anniversary.
Little Feat / Feats Don't Fail Me Now CD, Vinyl
50th anniversary edition of Little Feat’s 1974 album reissued as a 3CD deluxe and 2LP vinyl.
Various Artists Vinyl
Now That’s What I Call Music follow up their 2020 vinyl box set of Yearbook ‘Extras’ from 1980-1984 with a second 5LP vinyl volume which covers the same period.
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New John Cale Album POPtical Illusions out Friday. Love the two singles Shark Shark and How We See The Light.His last album, Mercy was one of his strongest, most cohesive releases. Looking forward to this…and One Hand Clapping.
That Seal is only £28 from Amazon US and that’s with the postage included. I wonder if anybody knows if i bought it from there whether or not i would be hit with import duty taxes or not ?
Police – Synchronicity 6 x CD box set Japan issue SHM £29 on eBay 16th August delivery from Amazon as of now (Tuesday 11th June),!!! Presumably this is meant to be the price for the 2 x CD SHM edition. I wonder if Amazon will honour the pre-order price once it is spotted, I can’t believe this is the ‘actual’ price for a Japanese 6 cd set? It has the ‘number 1 best selling box set’ tag on it, I wonder why!
https://amzn.to/4ccHY6a
Thanks! I ordered. I wouldn’t of bought it otherwise.
I once ordered Porcupine Tree’s In Absentia for 99 cents and I got it! But when I told others, the orders were cancelled.
I ordered it but i can see the cancellation emails coming soon as i think they have realised their error as it’s currently unavailable now. I remember the days when you bought something from a shop and the wrong price was on it that they had to honour that price because it was their mistake. Nowadays they just make pricing errors galore and get away with it.
I think it may depend upon the law in the country you are in. I took a law course many years ago, and the ruling here was that when you took the item up to the counter you were making an offer to buy at the sticker price, however the retailer could still refuse your offer (should the sticker price be wrong).
I don’t think it’s ever been true that they had to honour it. The law, which I was forced to learn at college 40 years ago, stated that the price was an “invitation to treat”, meaning they made the offer, you choose whether or not to accept it, but the contract only becomes final once money has changed hands. That’s the brief explanation. Some shops would and still do honour an incorrect price rather than upset the customer, but they don’t have to and can pull out as long as they haven’t taken payment.
That explains something.a fee years ago jimi Hendrix west coast Seattle boy cd box set was listed on Amazon for under £20 so I ordered it.instant email reply saying that it would be sent when available.went on for about 6 months with emails from them asking if I wanted to cancel.still available at £60 or something like that on Amazon but I thought they would eventually send it.instead I got an email saying that the item was no longer available.
Interesting. Price pulled. Not seeing it in the band’s list of album [didn’t go through it all] and I’m getting this message “This item cannot be dispatched to your selected delivery location. Please choose a different delivery location.” And yet, my order is still there and not cancelled.
New John Cale album ‘Poptical Illusion’ out this week too.
New Moby as well. 13 tracks with a different guest singer on each one.
Some great releases for me this week, Little Feat, Macca (2LP/7”), Hans Zimmer-Dune 2 Soundtrack and The Decemberists.
New John Grant and Walt Disco albums this week
Looking forward to Walt Disco. Isn’t ‘Those Kept Close’ the Bowie/Walker duet we were all longing for? :-).
Great to see the Little Feat 3cd set, which I have preordered. Now, would a Warner employee bring a box of the Rainbow 75 CDs back from the States to sell to us Brits who don’t want to pay the postage from the US? Thanks!
Thank you for reminding. And yes, I shall go and buy the much maligned Now Year book – The Final – pardon me – the Extra edition volume 2.
In the grand pantheon of music collections, tthis offers some much overlooked gems. While the mainstream hits are delightful in their own right, it is the more obscure tracks that truly elevate this collection to a realm of transcendent brilliance. Allow me to elucidate why the acquisition of this compilation is not merely a purchase, but a cultural imperative.
And I am referring to:
John Foxx – “Underpass” John Foxx, post-Ultravox, delivered a hauntingly futuristic opus with “Underpass.” This track is a pulsating journey through the dystopian landscapes of a neon-lit metropolis, where analog synths meet existential despair. It’s not just music; it’s an auditory experience that foreshadows the digital age’s alienation.
Monsoon – “Ever So Lonely” Monsoon’s “Ever So Lonely” is an exquisite tapestry of East meets West. Sheila Chandra’s ethereal vocals, entwined with hypnotic sitar riffs, create an atmosphere that is both haunting and transcendental. This track is a sonic pilgrimage to the mystical realms of introspection and cultural fusion, far beyond the banalities of pop.
The Associates – “Club Country” With “Club Country,” The Associates craft a melodramatic and eccentric critique of the social elite. Billy Mackenzie’s falsetto pierces through with a theatrical flair that is both flamboyant and profoundly introspective. This is not just a song; it’s a baroque opera condensed into a few minutes, challenging the very fabric of societal norms.
Trio – “Da Da Da I Don’t Love You You Don’t Love Me Aha Aha Aha” Trio’s minimalist masterpiece, “Da Da Da,” is an avant-garde deconstruction of the love song. With its stark, repetitive structure and deadpan delivery, it mocks the very notion of emotional depth in pop music. This track is a subversive art piece masquerading as a trivial ditty, a testament to the power of simplicity in art.
Marillion – Garden Party. Fish’s lyrical wit skewers the pretensions of the elite with a venomous charm, while the band’s intricate musicianship constructs an elaborate sonic garden. It’s a musical satire so rich, it makes Oscar Wilde seem like a mere gossip columnist. Listening to “Garden Party” is akin to attending a lavish soirée, where every note is a sly wink and every chord a raised eyebrow.
In conclusion, these tracks are not mere songs; they are cultural artifacts that offer profound insights into the human condition and the zeitgeist of the early ’80s.
Of course, let’s be honest—I’m just as excited to play the remainder and I’ll be dancing around the living room to “ Flashdance…What A Feeling” and “It’s Raining Men”. And while I’m on fire, I’ll pick up a copy of Born ithe USA and go dancing in the park (yes, I do not want to bump into my gin cabinet).
What a lovely post. You are Brett Easton Ellis channelling Patrick Bateman and I claim my prize! I’m not sure if there’s irony, sincerity or both at play here but Now should hire you to market these: 10/10!
And, if you understand Spanish, check out Mocatriz for a modern, even more visceral rendering of some of the snarky themes you described from Club Country and even Garden Party: https://youtu.be/gpvAAFp_dfg
In this case, Ojete Calor fire their scorn at influencers, the famous for being famous. But, who are the social elite of now if not the entitled and fake or would be models, actors and singers that occupy Instagram and the VIP zones of today’s events? The song is as cheap and dreadful as the people they describe! It’s an exaggeration, of course, but all good art is.
Billy was Godlike but vastly misunderstood. I agree with what you say about Club Country being like a baroque opera! Sadly, all of my Associates vinyls have now been destroyed by the dreaded vinyl rot: never, ever use PVC outer sleeves.
I hope your Gin cabinet has both Oxley and G’Vine Floral. If not, they’re thoroughly recommended alongside Gordons or Beefeaters. Nothing else is as good, in my book, and Fever Tree only now that Schweppes uses sweetener. Eurgh.
More importantly, do you have the lost master of Perhaps sitting beside your gin cabinet? I wonder. Someone must have it, somewhere.
It took only five years to go from The Laughing gnome to Ziggy Stardust. What a remarkable evolution for Bowie ! This new boxset is almost everything a Ziggy fan needs, with multiple outtakes and alternates. A little less BBC and a little more studio takes would have been fine, but it’s another milestone in Bowie’s posthumous discography.
In the new music category The Decemberists release their first new album in 7 years this week.Titled As It Ever Was So Shall It Be Again. It seems to be a return to form after their previous album I’ll Be Your Girl was below their usual high standard.
The release of the week for me, I agree with Alan’s comment (above). The Decemberists have released many fine albums, how do you categorise them? Prog/Folk/Americans it’s all there and it’s great to have a new album from them.