Simon and Garfunkel, The Complete Albums Collection (Columbia/Legacy) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.)
This 12-CD box includes all five of Simon & Garfunkel's stereo studio albums released between 1964 and 1970, newly remastered from first-generation analog sources plus first-time remasters of The Graduate soundtrack and 1981's The Concert in Central Park; 1972's Greatest Hits album (which contained some unique performances unavailable elsewhere); and the live concert albums from 1967, 1969 and 2004, as first released in 2002, 2008 and 2004, respectively.
The Velvet Underground: 45th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition (UMe)
6-CD Super Deluxe Box: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.
2-CD Deluxe Edition: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.
UMe continues its series of deluxe, hardcover book-style editions of The Velvet Underground's discography with this 6-CD edition of the band's 1969 release including live and studio rarities. Highlights are also available in a 2-CD edition.
Neil Diamond, All-Time Greatest Hits 2-CD Edition (Capitol) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. )
Capitol is reissuing and expanding the Neil Diamond compilation first issued this past July, and this time it jumps from 23 tracks on one CD to 42 tracks on two CDs. You can expect additions from Diamond's new Melody Road and 2005 "comeback" 12 Songs as well as classics that didn't make the cut on the original version such as "Heartlight," "Desiree" and "Yesterday's Songs."
Jethro Tull, WarChild: 40th Anniversary Edition (Chrysalis) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.)
This 2-CD/2-DVD set features
- The original album and bonus tracks (three previously unreleased), remixed in 5.1 surround and stereo by Steven Wilson
- 10 orchestral pieces (nine previously unreleased) written for the proposed film's soundtrack, four of which are remixed in 5.1 surround and stereo by Steven Wilson
- Flat transfers of the original LP mix at 96/24, and the original quadrophonic mix (with 2 bonus tracks) in 4.0.
- "The Third Hoorah" promo footage, and footage from a January 1974 photo session/press conference where the WarChild project was announced.
Bryan Adams, Reckless: Super Deluxe Edition (A&M)
CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.
2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.
2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.
BD Pure Audio: Amazon U.S.
2CD/DVD/BD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.
Bryan Adams is marking the 30th anniversary of his breakthrough Reckless with a variety of reissues including a super deluxe set with 2 CDs (featuring both studio outtakes and a previously unreleased live concert), 1 DVD (Reckless: The Movie) and a BD-Audio disc with stereo and surround mixes in high resolution.
Dave Mathews Band, Under the Table and Dreaming (Legacy)
CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.
Vinyl: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.
Legacy reissues and remasters Dave Matthews Band's 1994 studio debut in time for its 20th anniversary on both CD and vinyl. The CD has three unreleased bonus tracks, including the original studio version of live favorite "Granny" and acoustic versions of "Dancing Nancies" and "The Song That Jane Likes," and the bonus tracks will also be included on a download card with the vinyl LP.
The Legacy Collection - The Little Mermaid: Original Soundtrack (Walt Disney Records) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. )
Disney continues its Legacy Edition series of deluxe expanded hardbound reissues with a 2-CD set dedicated to Howard Ashman and Alan Menken's The Little Mermaid!
The Bing Crosby Archive titles (Bing Crosby Enterprises/UMe)
Bing Crosby, American Masters - Bing Crosby Rediscovered: The Soundtrack (Bing Crosby Enterprises/UMe, 2014) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.)
Bing Crosby, Bing Sings the Irving Berlin Songbook (Bing Crosby Enterprises/UMe, 2014) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.)
Bing Crosby, Some Fine Old Chestnuts: 60th Anniversary Deluxe Edition (Decca DL 5508, 1954/expanded as DL 8374 - reissued Bing Crosby Enterprises/UMe, 2014) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.)
Bing Crosby, Songs I Wish I Had Sung the First Time Around: Deluxe Edition (Decca DL 8352, 1956 - reissued Bing Crosby Enterprises/UMe, 2014) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.)
The Bing Crosby Archive returns with four discs, every one of which is packed with previously unreleased material! Click on the "Bing Crosby Archive" link above for track listings and full details on each title!
Eric Clapton, Timepieces: The Best of Eric Clapton SACD (Audio Fidelity) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.)
The 1982 greatest-hits compilation arrives in high-resolution stereo on Audio Fidelity's new hybrid SACD remastered by Kevin Gray.
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