2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 3LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Oasis have a slightly expanded edition of 1995’s (What’s the Story) Morning Glory? on tap, pairing a 2014 remaster of the album (which initially came with additional bonus material) with a bonus EP of new unplugged mixes of four of the album’s tracks (plus a non-album B-side, “Acquiesce”). The group’s songwriter/guitarist Noel Gallagher and Callum Marinho built these new versions from the original multitrack recordings in Noel’s London studio. The packaging will feature new liner notes as well as new artwork from original designer…
I Can’t Give Everything Away (2002-2016)
18LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 13CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada After a period of nearly four years, David Bowie’s series of “Eras” box sets is returning with a new, final volume. I Can’t Give Everything Away (2002-2016) concludes the career-spanning chronicle of the shape-shifting superstar. The new 13-CD or 18-LP box picks up where 2021’s Brilliant Adventure (1992-2001) left off, capturing the final years of an artist who never stopped innovating. The set contains new pressings of: Heathen (2002); Reality (2003); A Reality Tour (recorded 2003, released 2010); The Next Day (2013); The Next Day Extra (2013); Blackstar (2016); and the No Plan EP (2017). All but the…
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More Songs About Buildings and Food: Deluxe Edition
3CD/Blu-ray: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Rough Trade (Red) / D2C Exclusive (2LP/4×7″) 4LP: D2C Exclusive (and 4LP/2×7″) Rhino is taking Talking Heads fans to the river with a new deluxe edition: a 3CD/Blu-ray edition of the group’s 1978 sophomore album More Songs About Buildings and Food. The box includes the remastered original album alongside a bonus disc of rare studio material (including four unreleased alternate takes and a host of material included on previous expansions) and a live set recorded at the Entermedia Theatre in New York City (today a multiplex), just about a month…
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The First Family: Live at Winchester Cathedral 1967
CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada With Sly Stone fever at a high thanks to the recent documentary from The Roots’ drummer Questlove, High Moon’s The First Family offers a 1967 live set that just predates the band’s tenure with Epic Records. Previously available for Record Store Day, the concert comes to wide-release vinyl and CD. Songs include “Funky Broadway,” “Baby, I Need Your Lovin’,” and “I Can’t Turn You Loose,” capturing the early days of a group destined to change the…
Never Get Old: David Bowie’s Final Albums Boxed on “I Can’t Give Everything Away”
After a period of nearly four years, David Bowie’s series of “Eras” box sets is returning with a new, final volume. I Can’t Give Everything Away (2002-2016) arrives on September 12 from ISO Records and Parlophone, concluding the career-spanning chronicle of the shape-shifting superstar. The new 13-CD or 18-LP box picks up where 2021’s Brilliant Adventure (1992-2001) left off, capturing the final years of an artist who never stopped innovating. The set contains new pressings of: Heathen (2002); Reality (2003); A Reality Tour (recorded 2003, released 2010); The Next Day (2013); The…
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Live Forever: Reunited Oasis Plan Albums Box Set
Less than a week after announcing a new, slightly expanded edition of sophomore album (What’s the Story) Morning Glory?, Oasis are also announcing a box set collecting new pressings of all their studio albums. Ostensibly tied to the ongoing reunion tour (which kicked off in England to audience approval last week), Complete Studio Album Collection is exactly what it says: the band’s seven studio albums issued between 1994 and 2008, plus 1998 B-sides collection The Masterplan. With the exception of that rarities collection, which settled for No. 2, all of these releases topped the U.K. album…
A Sting in the Tale: Scorpions Plan New Compilation
The relentless rock of German band Scorpions made them radio staples in the ’80s and ’90s and a touring act to this day. This fall, to commemorate their 60th anniversary as a band, they’ll release a multi-format compilation bringing together songs from nearly every one of their studio and live albums. From the First Sting, available September 26, will be available as a 180-gram 2LP or 1CD set offering 16 classic singles including “Rock You Like a Hurricane” and “Wind of Change,” or a 2CD set (alternately available with a deluxe packaged…
So Here We Are: Bloc Party Expand ‘Silent Alarm’ for Its 20th Anniversary
Another seminal album of the mid-’00s indie rock boom is getting reissued this year: Bloc Party’s debut Silent Alarm. A 20th anniversary edition of the album, available on two CDs or four white vinyl LPs on September 26, will pair the original album (featuring favorites “She’s Hearing Voices,” “Helicopter,” “So Here We Are” and “Banquet”) with 23 B-sides and rarities, including nine unreleased demos and live cuts. An accompanying booklet will feature rare photos from the band’s personal collections as well as liner notes, including a foreword by the album’s co-producer Paul Epworth….
The Living Return: Cherry Pop Continues Swing Out Sister Box Set Series
U.K. sophisti-pop act Swing Out Sister is getting a new box set from Cherry Red in July – and it’s a good excuse for us to shine a light on both collections the label has recently planned for the group. Known for their international 1987 hit “Breakout,” the group – primarily consisting of singer Corinne Drewery and keyboardist Andy Connell, along with the talents of producer Paul Staveley O’Duffy, who’s produced nearly all the group’s albums – have released decades’ worth of jazzy originals and covers across some 10 studio albums and counting….
Glitter Years: Cherry Red Collects The Bangles’ ’80s Recordings for New Box
A box set from Cherry Red this fall will offer nearly everything from the first decade of The Bangles’ discography. Watching the Sky: The Bangles Box Set will join together on four CDs the band’s three studio albums (All Over the Place (1984), Different Light (1986) and Everything (1988)) – most with non-LP single, B-side and remix material – plus a further bonus disc of rare material, including the group’s pre-major label studio material. It’s 27 bonus tracks in all, plus a liner notes essay on the group by John Earls of Classic Pop. It’s due out September…
Dizzy: The Medicine Label Anthology
Green Apple Quick Step’s Dizzy: The Medicine Label Anthology contains both of the band’s albums for the label as well as several bonus tracks. In addition, each album is going to be released individually on vinyl. Founded in 1992, Green Apple Quick Step’s members included lead vocalist Tyler Willman, guitarists Daniel Kempthorne (a.k.a. Daniel J. Travanti of The Briefs) and Steve Ross, singer-bassist Mari Ann Braeden, and drummer Bob ‘Mink’ Martin. Hailing from Tacoma, Washington, the group made the move to Seattle and got signed to the Medicine Label as grunge was…
Review: Robin Trower, “For Earth Below: 50th Anniversary Edition”
1975’s For Earth Below proved a turning point for Robin Trower. The ex-Procol Harum guitarist’s third solo set, it introduced drummer Bill Lordan to Trower’s power trio which also included singer-bassist James Dewar. Building on the success of its predecessor, Bridge of Sighs, the album became Trower’s most successful in the United States and solidified his place in the guitar-hero pantheon. Now, Chrysalis Records has revisited the blues-rock classic in a new 4CD mediabook edition, mirroring the format of last year’s reissue of Bridge of Sighs. (It’s also available in digital and…
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Make It Fast, Make It Urgent: Foreigner Add More to ‘4’
Foreigner is bringing 4 to the fore with a new deluxe box set devoted to their blockbuster fourth album. Available September 12, this new edition of 4 will include a new remix of the original 1981 album and three discs of unreleased material, including studio outtakes, unheard songs from the recording sessions, instrumental mixes and selections from the band’s world tour of 1981-1982. A Blu-ray Audio will include the album remix (plus the newly-released “Fool If You Love Him,” available as the new single from the set below) in high-resolution stereo, as well as…
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Anyway, Here’s a Deluxe Edition: Oasis’ ‘Morning Glory’ Gets Reissued
We’re days away from Oasis’ unimaginable reunion tour kickoff – and we’re at least getting some new reissue out of the whole thing. The British rock icons will offer a slightly expanded edition of 1995’s (What’s the Story) Morning Glory?, pairing a 2014 remaster of the album (which initially came with additional bonus material) with a bonus EP of new unplugged mixes of four of the album’s tracks (plus a non-album B-side, “Acquiesce.” The group’s songwriter/guitarist Noel Gallagher and Callum Marinho built these new versions from the original multitrack recordings in Noel’s…
Baby I’m-A Want You: Elektra Celebrates 75 Years with Monthlong Initiative
Jac Holzman was still in college when he and pal Paul Rickolt each chipped in three hundred bucks to start a record company. That label, Elektra Records – so named for Greek mythology’s daughter of Atlas and Pleione, but with the “c” swapped out for a “k” – inaugurated its catalogue with the simply-titled New Songs, an album of poetry settings by composer-pianist John Gruen. Elektra soon shifted its emphasis to folk music, growing its discography with recordings by Theodore Bikel, Josh White, Judy Collins, Oscar Brand, and Tom Paxton before branching…
Another Ticket: Eric Clapton, Roxy Music Classics Come to SHM-CD
And the SHMs just keep on coming! Following batches of Japanese pressings of albums by Paul McCartney, Quincy Jones and Sting, two more classic catalogues from Universal Music Group are getting reissued on the format this summer: the first decade-plus of album by Eric Clapton – available this Friday, July 4 – and five titles from Roxy Music, available later in the month on July 25. Clapton’s discs – 1970’s Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs (recorded as part of Derek & The Dominos), his 1970 self-titled album, 1974’s 461 Ocean Boulevard, 1975’s There’s One…
So Long and Good Night: My Chemical Romance’s Breakthrough Gets a New Remix
“Long ago / Just like the Hearse you die to get in again…” With those dramatic words, most fans had their introduction to a new kind of emo band: New Jersey’s own My Chemical Romance. More than two decades after catapulting into the mainstream with 2004’s Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge, the band have revisited it with a new expanded and remixed edition. Re-released by Reprise on June 6 and available on CD, vinyl and digitally, Three Cheers now features a striking new remix from original engineer Rich Costey and four unreleased bonus live…
Legacy: The Creedence Clearwater Revival Years
John Fogerty is embracing his history with Creedence Clearwater Revival – and celebrating his acquisition of his own song publishing – on this new album of 20 classic CCR songs, on which he’s joined by his sons Shane and Tyler. Legacy features new recordings of such favorites as “Who’ll Stop the Rain,” “Proud Mary,” “Fortunate Son,” and “Bad Moon Rising,” all in what might be described as “John’s Versions.” Available on CD, LP, and digital/streaming. As an Amazon affiliate, we earn from qualifying purchases.
Rapture of the Deep: 20th Anniversary Edition
2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 3LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada A 20th anniversary edition of Rapture of the Deep, Deep Purple’s 18th studio album, offers a remix and resequencing of the album by Roger Glover, with two non-LP tracks (“MTV” and “Things I Never Said”) now added into the sequence. This was the second album from the band’s longest-tenured line-up, the “Mk. VIII” arrangement that joined Ian Gillan, Glover, and Ian Paice with former Rainbow keyboardist Don Airey (who replaced Jon Lord in 2002) and guitarist Steve Morse (a member since 1994, who’d worked with…
Made In Japan: Super Deluxe Edition
5CD/Blu-ray: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 10LP: Deep Purple Store / Rhino.com 2LP: Amazon U.K. Coming from Rhino on August 15 – 52 years since the first of the concerts represented on the original LP were staged – a new super deluxe edition of Made in Japan, spanning 5CD/1 Blu-ray or 10 LPs, offers new mixes by Steven Wilson of the original album and the complete trio of concerts it came from, complete with bonus encores and a few original single edits. The band’s longtime bassist Roger Glover will pen new liner notes. (The 10LP box is an online exclusive,…
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From the Beginning
CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Amazon U.S. (White Clear) / Target (Black/Translucent Splatter + Sticker Sheet) / Walmart (Black Marbled) Mötley Crüe are going back From the Beginning with a new career-spanning compilation. The new CD or 2LP set includes more than a dozen singles and ke cuts from their heyday as one of glam metal’s biggest acts (“Smokin’ in the Boys Room,” “Girls Girls Girls,” “Dr. Feelgood,” “Kickstart My Heart”) all the way to modern-day releases like 2008’s…
Once Upon a Time: 40th Anniversary Edition
5CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Ruby Red LP (with “Don’t You (Forget About Me)” as bonus track: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada A reconfigured version of a Simple Minds box set released a decade ago will celebrate the 40th anniversary of the band’s biggest international success, Once Upon a Time. This new 5CD edition offers the original 1985 album (featuring the singles “Alive and Kicking,” “Sanctify Yourself,” “All the Things She Said” and “Ghost Dancing”) alongside two discs of single edits, remixes and B-sides, and the 1987 concert album Live in the City of Light….
Joni’s Jazz
4CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 8LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada What is jazz? The question has been debated often, but now we know how Joni Mitchell might answer. The legendary singer-songwriter’s Archives series is continuing with its first themed compilation, appropriately entitled Joni’s Jazz. These 61 selections – available on 4 CDs or 8 LPs – draw from nearly every core album in the Mitchell discography with just a couple of exceptions (Clouds, Ladies of the Canyon) and reflect the breadth of the artist’s immersion into the jazz idiom in all its many varied forms. …
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Balance: Expanded Edition
2CD/2LP/Blu-ray: 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 Van Halen’s catalogue is attaining further Balance with an expanded edition of the band’s final album recorded with second lead singer Sammy Hagar. The band’s 10th studio album is reborn as a 2CD/2LP/Blu-ray set offering the remaster featured in 2023 box set The Collection II, three studio rarities, eight unreleased live tracks, and a half-dozen music videos (including another live performance from the vault). Standalone 2CD and 2LP editions will be available as well; all vinyl features the complete album spread…
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Hearts: 50th Anniversary Edition
Omnivore Recordings is reissuing, remastering, and expanding America’s Hearts, featuring “Sister Golden Hair,” “Daisy Jane,” and “Woman Tonight,” for its 50th anniversary. This new edition adds six bonus cuts to the original album’s dozen tracks. Five of these are unreleased alternate versions and mixes of songs from Hearts including a unique arrangement of Bunnell’s “People in the Valley,” a stunning vocal-and-strings-only mix of “Daisy Jane” (spotlight both George Martin’s rich string charts and the band’s shimmering harmonies), an acoustic “Old Virginia,” and vocals-and-orchestra mixes of the evocative “Midnight” and the reflective “Seasons.”…
Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention
September 25, 2026
