Happy Halloween!  Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up, featuring a selection of the new titles available today.  As an Amazon affiliate, we earn from qualifying purchases.

Bob Dylan, The Bootleg Series Vol. 18: Through the Open Window (Columbia/Legacy)

8CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada
2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada
4LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada

The beginnings of Bob Dylan's long and extraordinary career are being revisited by Columbia and Legacy Recordings on the eighteenth installment of the artist's long-running Bootleg Series.  Through the Open Window: The Bootleg Series Vol. 18 (1956-1963) arrives on 8 CDs as well as 2CD and 4LP "highlights" editions, all chronicling Dylan's earliest days from Minnesota to Greenwich Village.  The full 139-track box set opens with a December 24, 1956 recording at a music store in St. Paul, MN and culminates with the official premiere of Dylan's complete October 26, 1963 Carnegie Hall concert which took place just a few months before the February 1964 release of his third studio album, the landmark The Times They Are A-Changin' (his first to feature all original compositions).  The highlights releases offer 42 tracks from the larger set. The lion's share of the music on this Bootleg volume is previously unreleased and/or new to wide-release CD, with some tracks having previously appeared on the rare "copyright collections" and others on past Bootleg volumes. It's all accompanied by a book with liner notes by Sean Wilentz as well as rare photos and memorabilia. Get the track listing and more here.

The Who, Who Are You: Super Deluxe Edition (Geffen/UMe)

7CD/Blu-ray: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / The Who Official Store
4LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / The Who Official Store
2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / The Who Official Store
Half-Speed Master LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / The Who Official Store
Yellow Vinyl LP: The Who Official Store

Following such previous super deluxe album box sets as Who's Next, The Who Sell Out, My Generation, Tommy, and Quadrophenia, 1978's Who Are You receives similarly lavish treatment.  The band's eighth album, Who Are You was also its final studio LP to feature drummer Keith Moon.  The centerpiece of the multi-format release is a 7CD/1Blu-ray set which will offer the remastered original album as well as Glyn Johns' original, shelved mix and new stereo and surround mixes by Steven Wilson; a disc of session takes, outtakes, and John Entwistle demos; previously unreleased tracks from the 1977 Shepperton Studios rehearsals, including favorites ("Won't Get Fooled Again," "Baba O'Riley") and covers ("Spoonful/Smokestack Lightning," "Shakin' All Over") plus an embryonic live version of "Who Are You" recorded in Toronto, 1976; six tracks from the live concert at Shepperton for the filming of The Kids Are Alright documentary, plus rehearsals with new drummer Kenney Jones for The Who's 1979 American tour; and live recordings from the 1979 American tour including performances from Michigan's Pontiac Silverdome, Philadelphia's Spectrum, and Detroit's Masonic Temple.  4LP, 2CD, and limited edition colored and half-speed-mastered vinyl editions are also available.  Read more here.

Sheena Easton, Strut: The Complete EMI Recordings Vol. II (Cherry Pop) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada)

Strut - The Complete EMI Recordings Vol. II picks up where its predecessor Modern Girl left off, following the same structure: most of the discs offer expanded and slightly altered programs covering the albums A Private Heaven (1984), Do You (1985), and No Sound But a Heart (1987). The inclusions of alternate versions or mixes in place of or beside some originals makes for even more unreleased tracks on this set: 40 unissued cuts to Modern Girl's 25, along with several tracks that have only been available on vinyl or digitally. Strut sweetens the deal by not only including a revised version of the "uncut" sessions version of Do You released as a deluxe set by Cherry Red last year, but offering the newly-constructed album Shockwave, comprised of non-album and unissued material recorded in 1986, plus a newly-curated collection of 12" mixes and a DVD offering over two dozen music videos. A 48-page booklet offers new liner notes (featuring insight from Easton's collaborators including Narada Michael Walden, David Leonard, Greg Mathieson and Adele Bertei) and rare photographs.  Read more here.

Faces, Early Steps (Rhino) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada)

Following a welcome box set of BBC recordings last year, Faces go back to the beginning with a disc of 10 previously unreleased alternates, outtakes and rehearsals that led to the group's 1970 debut First Step. These tracks feature the classic line-up of three Small Faces (drummer Kenny Jones and the sorely missed keyboardist Ian McLagan and bassist Ronnie Lane) and two veterans of The Jeff Beck Group (singer Rod Stewart and future Rolling Stone/recently anthologized guitarist Ronnie Wood) - a U.K. rock powerhouse. The set features liner notes by the band's longtime archival producer Rob Caiger.

The Cars, Heartbeat City: Deluxe Edition (Elektra/Rhino) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada)

The Cars' penultimate album and biggest commercial success is coming back in a box set.  Rhino reissues the group's Heartbeat City as a 4CD/1LP set, a year-delayed 40th anniversary celebration that'll include the original album on CD and vinyl alongside a wealth of bonus material (including tracks featured on previous expanded editions of not only this album but 1980's Panorama). Highlights include the non-album B-side "Breakaway," remixes of the single "Hello Again," a number of early versions and demos (including one of standout track "Drive" as well as "Shooting for You," a Panorama outtake revisited during the Heartbeat sessions) and even an early mix of the whole album. The set is capped off with a live set recorded at The Summit in Houston, TX during the promotional cycle for the album, released in part as a longform video four decades ago and featured here with additional material. Keyboardist Greg Hawkes pens new track-by-track liner notes, and drummer David Robinson (who also designed all the band's album covers) offers his recollections in a new essay. Get more details here and watch this space for a full review!

Eternity's Children, Eternity's Children (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) / Timeless (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) (High Moon)

The fine folks at High Moon Records has given the deluxe treatment to Eternity's Children's two albums (the self-titled release and Timeless), originally released in 1968 and 1969 on Tower and its parent label, Capitol Records, respectively.  These two soft psych/sunshine pop classics return to vinyl for the first time in over 50 years as produced, annotated, and beautifully designed in gatefold packaging by Now Sounds' Steve Stanley, with sparkling new remastering by Dan Hersch.  Eternity's Children was produced by Curt Boettcher and Keith Olsen, while Timeless was helmed by Gary Paxton and features Clarence White of The Byrds.  For fans of The 5th Dimension, The Mamas and The Papas, The Association, Sagittarius, and so on - you know who you are!  Watch this space for full coverage of both titles soon!

Siouxsie and The Banshees, All Souls (Polydor/UMC) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada)

Originally released on vinyl and digital in 2022, this compilation from goth-rockers Siouxsie and The Banshees now gets a limited edition CD release. All Souls, compiled by frontwoman Siouxsie Sioux in celebration of the autumnal equinox, offers hits like "Spellbound" and "Peek-a-Boo" alongside rarer cuts like the non-LP B-sides "El Dia de Los Muertos" and an off-the-wall cover of Ben E. King's "Supernatural Thing."

Blondie, No Exit: Expanded Edition (BMG)

2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada
2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Official Store (Crystal Glass clear vinyl)

The expanded edition of Blondie's 1999 album No Exit pairs the remastered original album with a bonus disc featuring eight remixes and rarities - three of which are previously unreleased. Among the highlights is a new mix of "Hot Shot," a Japanese bonus track from the album sessions; the mix is now streaming. (It's one of four tracks included as a bonus side on the attendant 2LP vinyl release - the first time No Exit is available in this format.)

Hamilton: Ten Shots from the Original Broadway Cast Recording (Atlantic)

LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada
CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada

10 years, 10 songs: Atlantic Records is marking ten years of Lin-Manuel Miranda's Hamilton with a ten-track highlights album, available on CD or LP.  The vinyl package adds a poster featuring members of the original Broadway cast.  Amazon is offering an exclusive "Angelica's Vinyl" pressing.

Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Welcome to the Pleasuredome: 7CD/BD Deluxe Edition (ZTT/UMR) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada)
Welcome to the Pleasuredome (Steven Wilson Stereo Remix 2LP) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada)
Welcome to the Pleasuredome (Deluxe 2CD Edition) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada)

Universal Music Recordings are shooting a new box set in the right direction, covering Frankie Goes to Hollywood's U.K. pop landmark Welcome to the Pleasuredome in exhaustive new detail.  Though it's already been exhaustively been reissued since The Second Disc started operating - once on a 2CD set from Salvo Music, on 2014's vinyl/cassette/DVD set Inside the Pleasuredome (along with a 2018 Record Store Day box set of 12" singles and the 2022 RSD comp Altered Reels, which brought a pair of cassette single presentations to vinyl) - another one (part of ZTT's ongoing catalogue agreement with Universal Music Group) is coming in multiple formats today in the U.K. and next Friday in North America. The jewel is a 7CD/Blu-ray box that includes a remaster the album, relevant single and B-side material, and 35 previously unreleased tracks (including demos, BBC sessions and some outtakes); it also includes new stereo, surround, and Atmos mixes of the album by Steven Wilson. The discs are housed in a 10" x 10" slipcased package also including a 38-page book featuring a timeline of the Pleasuredome era by Kevin Foakes of DJ Food fame. Wilson's stereo mix has also been pressed to vinyl; a 2CD edition includes a selection of mostly unreleased tracks from the box alongside the album. (Confusingly, several of the songs appear to be unique to the 2CD set or differently titled from the box.)  Still want more?  Read more here!

Kate Bush, Best of The Other Sides (Fish People)

CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada
LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada

Kate Bush's Best of the Other Sides rounds up 11 odds and ends from her catalogue which were previously included on the 2018-2019 collections The Other Sides.  These versions have been remastered and certain tracks (including "Experiment IV," "You Want Alchemy," and "Walk Straight Down the Middle") have been slightly tweaked and/or edited. Out today in the U.K. and next Friday in North America.

Adam and The Ants, Singles (Sony Music U.K.)

CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada
2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada

Sony Music's U.K. arm is releasing a new compilation devoted to post-punk heroes Adam and The Ants.  The simply-titled Singles, available today in the U.K. and a week later in America, collects 20 tracks on CD or two LPs (pressed on red and white vinyl) that served as A-sides for the '80s iconoclast. Split about evenly between the classic Ants lineup and Adam's solo material, it features all the classics you'd expect, from "Kings of the Wild Frontier," "Antmusic," "Prince Charming" and "Stand and Deliver" to "Goody Two Shoes," "Puss 'N Boots," "Strip" and "Room At the Top" - along with the rare-on-CD debut single "Young Parisians." The set does not appear to feature new liner notes. Get the track listing and more here.

DEVO, Energy Dome Frequencies: Songs from the DEVO Documentary (Rhino) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada)

This 12-track companion album to the documentary about the band features 2023 remasters of such songs as "Whip It," "Girl U Want," and "Beautiful World" plus covers of "Working in the Coal Mine" and "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction."  Available on CD, LP, and digitally.

Soft Cell, The Art of Falling Apart: Deluxe Edition (Mercury)

6CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada
2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada
2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada

Soft Cell's 1983 sophomore album returns as an expanded Super Deluxe Edition with over six discs and 36 previously unreleased tracks.  The set takes the form of a 10"x 10" package, boasting the extended album, bonus 12-inch mixes, B-sides, rarities, period and contemporary remixes, instrumentals/dubs, and a full disc's worth of demos as well as audio from live TV appearances of the time. It also includes a 60-page hardback book, liner notes from Adrian Thrills, and images from photographer Peter Ashworth. Also available as a 2LP set with the original album and 7-inch mixes, or a 2CD set with the original album and bonus tracks (12-inch mixes, B-sides, and alternative versions).

Thompson Twins, Industry & Seduction: A Thompson Twins Collection (BMG)

3CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada
1CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada
1LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada

Industry & Seduction is the first Thompson Twins retrospective to be curated in collaboration with band members Tom Bailey, Alannah Currie, and Joe Leeway.  It's out today in various formats including 1CD and 2LP with 20 tracks; and 3CD with 40 tracks including the premiere CD release of concert album Into the Gap Live.  The new liner notes are based on interviews with Currie and Bailey, while the set's design has been directed by Currie.

KT Tunstall, Eye to the Telescope: Stargazer Edition (BMG)

4CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada
2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada
2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada
1LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada

Scottish singer-songwriter KT Tunstall, recently represented in London's West End with the score to the musical adaptation of Clueless, revisits her 2004 multi-platinum debut Eye to the Telescope featuring "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree" and "Suddenly I See."  The new Stargazer Editions add three new songs ("Cancerian," "Anything at All," "Eye to the Telescope") which were first attempted during the original sessions and have been completed for this release.  The 2CD and 2LP formats add live tracks, as well, while the 4CD sweetens the pot even further with alternate versions, B-sides, BBC Radio 1 performances, and much more, for a total of 61 tracks.  A single-LP version has the original album only.

Jerry Lee Lewis, Killer in Stereo: Cold, Cold Heart (Sun) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada)

Following Good Rockin' Tonight, Sun Records continues its series of stereo mixes of Jerry Lee Lewis' classic recordings for the label with Cold, Cold Heart.  This set boasts a baker's dozen including "Cold, Cold Heart," "My Blue Heaven," and "Waiting for a Train."