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…
Roxy and Elsewhere: Bryan Ferry, Phil Manzanera Plan Career-Spanning Box Sets
What are the odds? Two career-spanning box sets featuring solo material by members of Roxy Music – lead singer Bryan Ferry and guitarist Phil Manzanera – will be available this fall. Ferry’s Retrospective: Selected Recordings 1973-2023 will be a 5CD overview divided into thematic collections of his work outside of Roxy Music. The first is a new 20-track collection of his best-loved singles, including the U.K. Top 10s “A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall,” “Let’s Stick Together” and “Slave to Love.” (This disc will also be available separately on CD, with a retail-exclusive clear…
