3CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 1LP (Coke Bottle): uDiscover Music / The Sound of Vinyl 1LP (Picture Disc): TFF Store / uDiscover Music / The Sound of Vinyl Tears for Fears’ Songs from the Big Chair – still the crown jewel of the duo’s discography, and easily its most-reissued – will get some more pressings on CD and vinyl this fall to mark its 40th anniversary. Already expanded on CD in 1999, 2006 and a 2014 box set, TFF’s signature LP comes back into print as a 3CD set that offers most of the contents of that out-of-print box…
Heartbeat City: Deluxe Edition
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…
Glad to Be Alive: Live in Nottingham 1986 (The Complete Concert)
A vintage set from U.K. goth rockers Gene Loves Jezebel gets the remastered and expanded treatment from Iconoclassic Records. Glad to Be Alive: Live in Nottingham 1986 (The Complete Concert) finds the group on stage just ahead of the release of Discover, their breakthrough third album. Eight of these tracks debuted on limited double vinyl and cassette pressings of that LP; this presentation not only bows those cuts on CD but adds another nine from the set – all freshly remastered from the original source tapes by Andy Pearce. The band members have contributed…
Black and Blue [Various Formats]
1CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 1LP: 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 4CD/BD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 5LP/BD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada The Rolling Stones’ thirteenth studio album, 1976’s Black and Blue, reached No. 1 in the United States and No. 2 in the band’s native United Kingdom, and yielded a top ten hit single on both sides of the Atlantic with the ballad “Fool to Cry.” Now, it’s set for the super deluxe treatment, just shy of its 50th anniversary. Built around a brand-new remix by the ubiquitous Steven…
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Live at the Roxy Theatre
2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 3LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Brian Wilson’s triumphant April 2000 solo shows on the Sunset Strip at the Roxy return to CD and vinyl in these 25th anniversary expanded editions which also feature fully remastered audio and new artwork. 3LP, 2CD, and digital formats are all available. As an Amazon affiliate, we earn from qualifying purchases.
Free World – The Best of Kirsty MacColl 1979-2000
If you were intimidated by UMR’s See That Girl (1979-2000), an 8CD dive into the music of Kirsty MacColl released back in 2023, Edsel has licensed a new 2CD collection offering 30 songs from the same era. Free World – The Best of Kirsty MacColl 1979-2000 is a well-curated mix of singles, B-sides, and fan favorites from the dearly missed British songstress, including the stellar debut “They Don’t Know”; hits like “A New England,” “Days” and “Walking Down Madison”; and team-ups with “A New England” songwriter Billy Bragg (“Darling, Let’s Have Another Baby”),…
FYC40 [Multiple Formats]
4CD/DVD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Official Store (with CD single) 2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Official Store (with CD single) 2LP: Amazon U.S. (TBD) / Amazon U.K. (TBD) / Amazon Canada (TBD) / Official Store (with CD single) 1LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Official Store (with CD single) FYC40 will reintroduce audiences to the Birmingham trio behind “Johnny Come Home,” “She Drives Me Crazy” and “Good Thing” on a multi-disc set that’s available on CD or vinyl. The most comprehensive version spans four CDs and a DVD, offering expanded editions of 1985’s Fine Young Cannibals and 1989’s The Raw & The Cooked,…
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1985: The Miracle Year
2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 4LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada The Numero Group kicked off their 200 line of titles in 2017 with Savage Young Dü, an unprecedented archival dive into the early works of Minneapolis punk trio Hüsker Dü. Fifty entries later in that chapter of the label’s discography, Numero has a new Dü title that takes a special look at what may be their most pivotal year as a band. 1985: The Miracle Year is a 2CD or 4LP set that chronicles the group’s biggest gambles yet, through the filter of their blistering live…
Amorica: Super Deluxe Edition
3CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Official Store (signed) 5LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Official Store (signed) 2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Official Store (clear) 1CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Following recent reissues of The Black Crowes’ first two albums, 1990’s Shake Your Money Maker and 1992’s The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion – along with an expanded edition of a live team-up with Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin – the Southern rockers’ third album is getting similar treatment. The group (formed around brothers and sole consistent members Chris and Rich Robinson) will revisit 1994’s Amorica as a 3CD or 180-gram 5LP set. The box will…
The Chess Records Christmas Album
CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada The Chess Records Christmas Album offers 14 unique entries in the Christmas canon, from Chuck Berry’s “Run Rudolph Run” and The Moonglows’ “Hey Santa Claus” to obscure soul, jazz, and gospel fare from the likes of The Soul Stirrers, Kenny Burrell, The Meditation Singers, Rotary Connection, The Salem Travelers, and more. (A particular standout is an instrumental take on “The Little Drummer Boy” by the studio group Lenox Avenue, which featured session legends Chuck Rainey and Richard Tee. It’s one of four new-to-digital tracks…
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Trouble in Paradise: Expanded Edition
Rhino reissues Randy Newman’s seventh studio album, Trouble in Paradise, as a 2CD expanded edition featuring previously unreleased demos and a rare concert performance. With such classics as “I Love LA” and “Real Emotional Girl,” Trouble remains one of Newman’s most beloved LPs. This generous release adds the singer-songwriter’s largely unadorned, often intimate demos of every track on the album save “Mikey’s” as well as demos of two previously unreleased tunes, “Big Fat Country Song (Something to Sing About)” and “Rainbow.” The second disc offers the CD premiere of Un Samedi en…
We Love It! Rhino Expands Randy Newman’s “Trouble in Paradise” with Demos, Rare Concert
There’s Trouble brewing! On October 17, Rhino will reissue Randy Newman’s seventh studio album, Trouble in Paradise, as a 2CD expanded edition featuring previously unreleased demos and a rare concert performance. Proving that good things come to those who wait, this deluxe edition belatedly follows the definitive expansions of Sail Away and Good Old Boys, both from 2002. Like Little Criminals (which introduced “Short People” and “Baltimore”) Trouble in Paradise was heavily influenced by the Los Angeles scene and, as a result, often resembles a sequel to that 1977 effort. (1979’s Born Again,…
Chess Grand Masters: Classic Blues Label Celebrates 75 Years with Special Vinyl Reissues
For all its influence, it sometimes feels like the Chicago blues label Chess Records doesn’t get the respect it deserves. That changes this fall with a series of new compilations and reissues of old ones, set for release from Universal Music Group to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the label’s creation. Polish immigrants Leonard and Phil Chess became ingratiated into the club scene on the south side of Chicago in the ’30s and ’40s. They were intrigued by the thriving local talent – many of them Black transplants from the Mississippi delta…
Wiser for the Time: The Black Crowes Detail ‘Amorica’ Box Set
Following recent reissues of The Black Crowes’ first two albums, 1990’s Shake Your Money Maker and 1992’s The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion – along with an expanded edition of a live team-up with Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin – the Southern rockers’ third album will get the similar treatment this fall. On November 14, the group (formed around brothers and sole consistent members Chris and Rich Robinson) will revisit 1994’s Amorica as a 3CD or 180-gram 5LP set. The box will include an expanded version of the album (remastered from 1/4″ production…
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The Glow of Love: Expanded Edition
Between 1980 and 1985, the group known as Change released six albums built around dance rhythms, big hooks, and powerful vocals. The group’s name was spot-on, as during that period, Change’s line-up was in constant flux – yet the quality of the music delivered consistently. Omnivore Recordings has revisited Change’s debut album, 1980’s The Glow of Love, on CD in an expanded and remastered edition which features Luther Vandross’ vocals on “The Glow of Love” and “Searching.” Tim Dillinger supplies the new liner notes for this remastered edition. As an Amazon affiliate,…
Frank Sinatra at The Hollywood Bowl 1943-1948
1LP Vinyl: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / SING Market CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Links TBD / Sing Market Frank Sinatra At The Hollywood Bowl 1943-1948 brings together eighteen tracks on CD and eleven on vinyl from the late legend’s early performances at the storied Hollywood venue. Recorded during Sinatra’s time at Columbia Records, the collection preserves Sinatra’s performances from various evenings and draws extensively on the Broadway repertoire of the era. Jack Haley, the Tin Man in The Wizard of Oz, introduces Sinatra’s performance of Sammy Cahn and Jule Styne’s “Time After…
Haunted Heart: The Legendary Riverside Studio Recordings
3CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 5LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Craft Recordings is revisiting a halcyon period of The Bill Evans Trio. Haunted Heart: The Legendary Riverside Recordings collects the complete studio recordings by the Bill Evans Trio lineup of Evans, bassist Scott LaFaro, and drummer Paul Motian. The 3CD or 5LP set presents the complete albums Portrait in Jazz (1960) and Explorations (1961) plus 26 alternate takes – 17 of which are previously unreleased. The set includes rare photos, an introduction by The…
Spyboy: Deluxe Edition
Following its limited reissue earlier this year for Record Store Day, Emmylou Harris revisits the 1998 live album Spyboy on CD and wide-release LP with the same expanded track listing. Produced by Harris and Buddy Miller and featuring Miller on guitar and vocals, Brady Blade on drums, percussion, and vocals, and Daryl Johnson on bass, djembe, percussion, and vocals, the new Spyboy adds live versions of Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers’ “A Thing About You,” Bob Dylan’s “Every Grain of Sand,” Bill Monroe’s “Get Up John,” Lucinda Williams’ “Sweet Old World,” and…
Christmas in My Heart
Universal reissues the late, great Connie Francis’ 1959 album Christmas in My Heart on CD with four bonus sides: 1961’s “Baby’s First Christmas,” 1962’s “I’m Gonna Be Warm This Winter,” 1964’s “Blue Winter,” and “Happy New Year, Baby,” unreleased until 1987. The vinyl LP reissue drops the latter two songs. As an Amazon affiliate, we earn from qualifying purchases.
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James Taylor at Christmas
CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Legacy Recordings expands James Taylor at Christmas – which has already gone through numerous iterations since 2004 when it was first released as the Hallmark-exclusive A Christmas Album – to 15 tracks on CD by bringing together all of the songs from its various incarnations including “Deck the Halls” from the original release, “River” and “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” from 2006, and “Mon Beau Sapin” from 2012. The vinyl version has twelve…
Celebrated Summer: Numero Group Honors Hüsker Dü’s “Miracle Year”
The Numero Group kicked off their 200 line of titles in 2017 with Savage Young Dü, an unprecedented archival dive into the early works of Minneapolis punk trio Hüsker Dü. Fifty entries later in that chapter of the label’s discography, Numero has a new Dü title that takes a special look at what may be their most pivotal year as a band. 1985: The Miracle Year is a 2CD or 4LP set that chronicles the group’s biggest gambles yet, through the filter of their blistering live shows. Kicking off with a powerful 23-song…
Couldn’t Care More: Fine Young Cannibals to Drive You Crazy with Multi-Format Compilation
Four decades after their brief but pivotal run of success on each side of the Atlantic in the mid-to-late ’80s, Fine Young Cannibals come back for a few more bites in the form of a sprawling compilation/box set. Arriving from London Records on November 21, FYC40 will reintroduce audiences to the Birmingham trio behind “Johnny Come Home,” “She Drives Me Crazy” and “Good Thing” on a multi-disc set that’s available on CD or vinyl. The most comprehensive version spans four CDs and a DVD, offering expanded editions of 1985’s Fine Young Cannibals and 1989’s The Raw…
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Omnivore Basks in ‘The Glow of Love’ on Expanded Reissue by Change
Between 1980 and 1985, the group known as Change released six albums built around dance rhythms, big hooks, and powerful vocals. The group’s name was spot-on, as during that period, Change’s line-up was in constant flux – yet the quality of the music delivered consistently. On October 3, Omnivore Recordings will revisit Change’s debut album, 1980’s The Glow of Love, on CD in an expanded and remastered edition. Originally appearing in Italy on Goody Music Records and throughout the rest of the world on the Warner Bros. label, The Glow of Love…
They Don’t Know – But New Kirsty MacColl Compilation Will Change That
If you were intimidated by UMR’s See That Girl (1979-2000), an 8CD dive into the music of Kirsty MacColl released back in 2023, Edsel has licensed a new 2CD collection offering 30 songs from the same era, due out this week. Free World – The Best of Kirsty MacColl 1979-2000 is a well-curated mix of singles, B-sides and fan favorites from the dearly missed British songstress, including the stellar debut “They Don’t Know”; hits like “A New England,” “Days” and “Walking Down Madison”; and team-ups with “A New England” songwriter Billy Bragg (“Darling,…
In My Mind’s Eye: Tears for Fears’ ‘Songs from the Big Chair’ Revisited for 40th Anniversary
Tears for Fears’ Songs from the Big Chair – still the crown jewel of the duo’s discography, and easily its most-reissued – will get some more pressings on CD and vinyl this fall to mark its 40th anniversary. Already expanded on CD in 1999, 2006 and a 2014 box set, TFF’s signature LP comes back into print as a 3CD set that offers most of the contents of that out-of-print box set: the original album, B-sides, various single edits and remixes. The original album will also be newly pressed on Coke bottle-clear vinyl…
Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention
September 25, 2026
