Release Round-Up: Week of December 7

ABBA, ABBA Gold: Greatest Hits - Special Edition / The Vinyl Collection (Polydor/UMe)

The most popular ABBA compilation ever gets expanded with a DVD of music videos, including a previously unreleased animated clip. Also, a deluxe box of the band's eight LPs on vinyl alongside a ten-track record of single and non-LP tracks will be released the same day. (Official site)

Joy Division, +- (Rhino U.K.)

A box of ten partially fictional singles on vinyl to honor deceased frontman Ian Curtis, 30 years after his death. (Rhino U.K.)

Bob Dylan, The Original Mono Recordings (Vinyl) (Columbia/Legacy)

Dylan's mono albums, just recently released to CD, get the same reissue treatment on vinyl. (Amazon)

Frank Sinatra, The Frank Sinatra Collection: The Reprise Years (Concord U.K.)

The Chairman of the Board's entire Reprise LP discography on 35 CDs and one DVD. (Amazon U.K.)

Perry Como, Complete Christmas Collection (Collector's Choice)

A three-disc, 51-track, comprehensive collection of Como's holiday albums with unreleased outtakes. (Collector's Choice)

Survivor, Caught in the Game / Vital Signs (Rock Candy)

The Chicago band's two post-"Eye of the Tiger" LPs get repressed on CD; Vital Signs has a bonus track from the soundtrack to The Karate Kid. (Rock Candy)

Bill Withers, Making Music / Naked & Warm (P&C/Reel Music)

Two LPs from the revered soul man make their CD debuts. (Amazon)

Koji Kondo and others, Super Mario All-Stars: 25th Anniversary Collection (Nintendo)

For classic gaming fans out there, the popular Super Mario All-Stars (1993) compilation is reissued for the Nintendo Wii with a bonus disc of tracks from the 25-year history of the iconic series. (Official site)

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