Peter Gabriel, So: 25th Anniversary Edition (3CD Deluxe Edition: U.S./U.K.; 4CD/2DVD/2LP Box Set: U.S./U.K.; Classic Albums: So DVD (U.S./U.K.)/BD (U.S./U.K.)) (Real World)
A year late for the actual 25th anniversary (PG never was one for deadlines), So sledgehammers record shops with a variety of expanded formats, including one of many mega box sets released this year.
The Beatles, Love Me Do (50th Anniversary Single) (U.S./U.K.) (Capitol/EMI)
Originally bungled due to a mispressing, The Fab Four's debut 45 is replicated and reissued a few weeks after the actual 50th anniversary.
The Doors, Live at The Bowl '68 (CD: U.S./U.K.; LP: U.S./U.K.; DVD: U.S./U.K.; BD: U.S./U.K.) (Elektra/Rhino/Eagle Rock)
The Lizard King returns with an incendiary audiovisual live set, newly remixed and remastered from the original elements.
Change, Disco Recharge: The Glow of Love/Miracles (U.K./U.S.) (Harmless)
Demon's dance imprint reissues the two albums by Italian disco studio band Change (whose iconic "The Glow of Love" featured lead vocals by a then-unknown Luther Vandross); both are packed with various edits and remixes from the period.
Clifford Brown, The EmArcy Master Takes, Vol. 2: The Singers Sessions (U.S./U.K.) (Hip-O Select/Verve)
Brownie sits in with Dinah Washington, Sarah Vaughan and more.
Thelma Houston, The MoWest Album: Expanded Edition (U.K./U.S.) / The Miracles, Love Crazy: Expanded Edition (U.K./U.S.) / The Miracles (U.K./U.S.) (SoulMusic)
From this Cherry Red imprint comes a Motown rarity from Thelma Houston and two albums by The Miracles on Columbia Records.
Art Pepper, Neon Art: Volume 2 (U.S./U.K.) (Omnivore)
The second of three unreleased volumes of Art Pepper on colored vinyl, taken from a 1981 concert in Japan.
Mike + The Mechanics, Mike + The Mechanics (Gold CD) (U.S./U.K.) (Audio Fidelity)
Mike Rutherford's side project, released before Genesis hit pop pay dirt with Invisible Touch, features the hits "Silent Running" and "All I Need is a Miracle."
Original Broadway Cast Recording, The Mystery of Edwin Drood (U.S./U.K.) (Verve)
Rupert Holmes' "Solve-It-Yourself Broadway Musical" is finally back on CD to coincide with the show's current Broadway revival! A full rundown on Verve's reissue is coming soon!
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