R.E.M., Lifes Rich Pageant: 25th Anniversary Edition (EMI)
The latest R.E.M. deluxe edition set features the original LP remastered alongside a bonus disc of demos, all of which are currently available for your streaming pleasure here. (Official site)
Megadeth, Peace Sells...But Who's Buying? 25th Anniversary Edition (EMI)
The metal heroes' breakthrough LP, remastered and featuring a live bonus disc...and for the adventurous super-fan, a deluxe box set adds two additional alternate mixes of the album along with the album and live show on hi-res audio and vinyl. (That's five discs and three vinyl LPs!) (Official site)
Tony Bennett, The Best of the Improv Recordings (Concord)
A single-disc distillation of the 2004 Concord box set that collected all of the songs Bennett released on his own label in the mid-'70s. (Official site, Concord page)
Lesley Gore, Magic Colors: The Lost Album with Bonus Tracks 1967-1969 (Ace)
Far beyond "It's My Party," this lost Mercury album (with extras) brings to light a lesser-seen, soulful side of Lesley Gore. (Ace)
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