NewsOut This Week / on 17 November 2017
Queen / News of the World super deluxe edition
Expensive, but desirable new Queen box set that features a remastered edition of their 1977 album, two discs of outtakes including ‘raw sessions’, a DVD with a new documentary and a ‘pure analogue’ cut vinyl. 
The Sweet / Sensational Sweet: Chapter One – The Wild Bunch (box set)
Impressive looking Sweet box set. Nine CDs offers a “complete collection of their music” from 1971 – 1978, including 30 previously unreleased tracks.
Morrissey / Low in High School (new album)
Morrissey‘s new album is out this week. The first single impressed and this long-player is still available in the UK on green vinyl at HMV.
The Doors / Strange Days 50th anniversary edition
Two-CD deluxe edition of The Doors‘ second (‘sophomore’) album. Remastered versions of both the stereo and mono mixes are delivered, with the mono also issued on vinyl.
Jeff Lynne’s ELO / Wembley or Bust (various formats)
Excellent concert film of Jeff Lynne’s ELO playing studio-accurate performances of their greatest hits Wembley Stadium in June 2017. 2CD+Blu-ray is the pick of the formats.
Phil Collins / Take A Look At Me Now (8CD box set)
Great value box set that contains all eight of the recent Phil Collins remasters. Surprisingly, there’s actually two versions of this set. Pay a few pounds more for the version which comes includes the discs packaged in gatefold sleeves.
Pink Floyd / Two vinyl reissues
Pink Floyd will reissue their 1981 compilation A Collection Of Great Dance Songs on vinyl and the 1988 live album Delicate Sound Of Thunder (across two LPs).
The Moody Blues / Days of Future Passed (2CD+DVD)
This 50th anniversary edition of The Moody Blues 1967 album includes the original stereo mix on CD for the first time, as well as outtakes and a 5.1 surround sound mix on DVD.
Paul McCartney / coloured vinyl reissues
The attempts to market these eight coloured vinyl Paul McCartney reissues have been nothing short of farcical, and fans are expected to pay a premium price, too. Nevertheless, they are inevitably going to be desirable to many collectors. A series of vinyl replica Japanese ‘mini-LP CDs’ are also being issued.
Iron Maiden / The Book of Souls: The Live Chapter
The Book Of Souls: Live Chapter is an Iron Maiden live album that features 15 songs captured during The Book Of Souls World Tour of 2016-207.
Black Sabbath / The End (various formats)
The End is a celebration of Black Sabbath’s final hometown concert at Birmingham’s Genting Arena on 4th February, 2017. It is being issued in six physical formats, including a five-disc deluxe box set.
Various Artist / Saturday Night Fever super deluxe edition
40th anniversary box set of Saturday Night Fever offers the remastered soundtrack on 2LP vinyl, a two-CD edition, the 4K-restored Director’s Cut of the film on Blu-ray and more.
Madness / Full House: The Very Best of Madness
New Madness greatest hits that spans all their albums including last year’s Can’t Touch Us Now. This is delivered as a two-CD set or a lavish 4LP vinyl package complete with ‘pop-up’ gatefold sleeve.
INXS / The Very Best Of (2LP vinyl)
The 2011 INXS compilation is released on vinyl for the first time. This is a 2LP set pressed on 180g vinyl
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INXS
The Very Best [VINYL]
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The Carpenters / vinyl reissues
The Carpenters box set has gone back to December, but individual album reissues are available at the end of this week, including Ticket To Ride.
Micky Dolenz/ Out Of Nowhere
7A Records’ Out Of Nowhere is a new Micky Dolenz album recorded with a 30-piece orchestra. It features many of the Monkees greatest hits including Last Train To Clarksville, (I’m Not Your) Stepping Stone, Daydream Believer and Pleasant Valley Sunday).
King Crimson / Earthbound deluxe edition
If the Sailors’ Tales box is not of interest or within your budget then this CD+DVD set of King Crimson‘s 1972 live album Earthbound may be appealing. It features an expanded 12-track version of the original 5-track album and (on the DVD) a hi-res stereo version and a quadraphonic mix of the 1972 Summit Studios performance.
Bill Wyman’s Rhythm Kings / My King and Queen (4LP box)
First vinyl release for Bill Wyman’s Rhythm Kings. Wyman has curated this set and has chosen 43 tracks that showcase the lead vocals of both session singer Beverley Skeete and Georgie Fame. Signed sets still available.
Various Artists / The 80s Pop Annual
Vinyl-only eighties compilation (across two LPs) offers a decent enough selection of pop from Wham!, Cyndi Lauper, Haircut One Hundred etc. Coming to a supermarket near you. A 70s version is also available.
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The 80s Pop Annual [VINYL]
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Barenaked Ladies / Fake Nudes (new album)
The Canadian rock band release their 12th full-length studio album.
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Fake Nudes - CD edition
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It seems that Astralwerks Records is reissuing Brian Eno’s Here Come The Warm Jets, Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy), and Before And After Science on 1LP editions this week. While that’s not super deluxe, it is evidently much, much super cheaper than the 2LP ones. They go for $17.06 at DeepDiscount.com and they will give you an additional 10% off with code FEAST on orders up to 11/16/2017! Free shipping over $25 in the USA. Don’t know if they ship internationally.
http://www.deepdiscount.com/search?q=brian+eno&mod=AP
Clearly not a fan of Cliff..
Paul,
Are there any pictures of the vinyl replica Japanese ‘mini-LP CDs’ ? And are you going to make an unboxing video about this release ?
Not yet. I have ordered them, so will probably do something when mine arrive…
Ok, I will be looking forward to see this video …
Assume you mean the Maccas. The mini-LPs aren’t out until December 13th. Saw the Capital card sleeve versions in HMV today (thought they were gonna be digipaks?) and they look well cheap compared to the Concord versions.
On another note, just listened to ELO Wembley or Bust on CD. Sounds absolutely dreadful and way too compressed. Also don’t like the applause being cut off between tracks. Took it off halfway through the second disc couldn’t take anymore.
I am surprised Green Day is not mentioned here. Are they not well known over there? They are from Berkeley California, near where I grew up. I met them many times back in the 80’s before they got famous. I know a few people related to them. Once they got famous everything changed of course. But I do remember going to the punk shows many times in the mid to late 80’s.
Green Day are very well known in the UK. Maybe Paul is not a fan!!
I did mean to mention Green Day… sorry, more of an oversight, then a slight. P
But not poor old Cliff?? ;)
Cliff’s compilation CD was released last week!
I pre ordered the Morrissey green vinyl with print plus the CD from HMV two months ago. I have just received a “partial shipment” email from them informing me the CD has been shipped. I have checked the order status online and the green vinyl plus print is showing “out of stock”. The green vinyl has just sold out online so that may be why the status is “out of stock”. But I have also pre ordered the Noel Gallagher white vinyl which has also sold out but the status is “released 24th November”. Why not “out of stock” here? Surely to goodness this doesn’t mean I’m not getting the Morrissey green vinyl. I ordered it in September when it was limited to 1000 prints (subsequently increased to 1500) and it was still available to order until about 2 days ago.
Can I just say thank you Paul .. you’ve (once again) provided music formats for us all – from vinyl to cds to surround sound sets .. glad you’re doing this. It’s just great to see what’s out there ..
Excellent site .. with very detailed information .. many thanks
David
Thanks David.
Also out this week on the 17th of November is the final album by Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, “Soul Of A Woman”: https://shopdaptonerecords.com/collections/sharon-jones/products/pre-order-sharon-jones-the-dap-kings-soul-of-a-woman?variant=2702726103068 – Sharon died from pancreatic cancer in 2016. In my opinion, the greatest soul band of the 21st century.
Days of Future Passed is also getting its original mix reissued on LP this week.
The McCartney reissues are also available on black vinyl, and at prices from $14.29 to $16.99 apiece pre-ordered from Amazon US.
Regarding ELO no 5.1 mix no sale i’m afraid. Does anybody know what’s up with Amazon UK using huge cover art taking up most of the page ?
As much as I love 5.1, I’m not overly bothered if there’s no 5.1 mix. Surround mixes for live concerts tent to be lacking with just crowd noise in the rears.
If there is no 5.1, I wouldn’t let it stop your enjoyment of what looks to be a fantastic concert.
Paul I think the pricing on Amazon USA is wrong on the Morrissey vinyl….$179 is excessive. I pre-ordered at a reasonable $22.95!
Also out this week is a new Green Day Greatest Hits, God’s Favourite Band. Good tracklisting and a bit of effort put in on the cover.
And Cliff Richard Stronger Thru The Years. Looks like some sort of Love Songs compliation so not just the usual collection of hits.
What’s up Paul ? No love for Green Day or Cliff??
I’ll be getting the Green Day compilation as well. For around $10 you can’t go wrong and it covers their entire career plus a couple of new songs.
Can’t wait for News of the World! Seen the “Frank” unboxing video which is amazing – shame I’m away with work until late Friday night…….:(