It's not available for pre-order yet, not even via Real World.

I believe the tracklisting / extra content is still being finalised.

Oh it's one of those again.

Is September realistic?

The timing of PG suff coming out seems to be done in it's own space time continuum.

Brian

More Mike Olfield re.purposing:

Two Sides: The Very Best Of Mike Oldfield
link

Classic Album Selection (Six Albums 1973-1980)
link
- I think it's £15 for all 6 which is not bad if anyone is looking to catch up on what is - imho - his best work

Those probably are the pivotal Oldfield albums; certainly the first 'phase' of his music before going all 80s and lyrical.

The Velvet Underground and Nico's seminal self-titled debut from 1967 will get the deluxe reissue treatment in honor of the record's 45 anniversary. It's out October 1 via Universal, spread across six discs with alternate takes and mixes, live recordings, practice sessions, and more.
The set includes both stereo and mono versions of the album, as well as Nico's 1967 solo debut, Chelsea Girl, and a live show from Columbus, Ohio. It also includes a studio session recorded to acetate in April 1966, and a set of recordings from a January 1966 rehearsal at Andy Warhol's Factory, which include the rare cuts "Miss Joanie Lee" and "Walk Alone".


Disc One:

The Velvet Underground & Nico [Stereo Version]:

01 Sunday Morning
02 I'm Waiting for the Man
03 Femme Fatale
04 Venus in Furs
05 Run Run Run
06 All Tomorrow's Parties
07 Heroin
08 There She Goes Again
09 I'll Be Your Mirror
10 The Black Angel's Death Song
11 European Son

Alternate Versions:

12 All Tomorrow's Parties [Alternate Single Voice Version]
13 European Son [Alternate Version]
14 Heroin [Alternate Version]
15 All Tomorrow's Parties [Alternate Instrumental Mix]
16 I'll Be Your Mirror [Alternate Mix]

Disc Two:

The Velvet Underground & Nico [Mono Version]:

01 Sunday Morning
02 I'm Waiting for the Man
03 Femme Fatale
04 Venus in Furs
05 Run Run Run
06 All Tomorrow's Parties
07 Heroin
08 There She Goes Again
09 I'll Be Your Mirror
10 The Black Angel's Death Song
11 European Son

The Singles [Mono]:

12 All Tomorrow's Parties [July 1966]
13 I'll Be Your Mirror [Alternate Ending, July 1966]
14 Sunday Morning [Alternate Mix, December 1966]
15 Femme Fatale [December 1966]

Disc Three:

Nico's Chelsea Girl:

01 The Fairest of the Seasons
02 These Days
03 Little Sister
04 Winter Song
05 It Was a Pleasure Then
06 Chelsea Girls
07 I'll Keep It With Mine
08 Somewhere There's a Feather
09 Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams
10 Eulogy to Lenny Bruce

Disc Four:

Scepter Studios Sessions:

01 European Son [Alternate Version] *
02 The Black Angel's Death Song [Alternate Mix] *
03 All Tomorrow's Parties [Alternate Version] *
04 I'll Be Your Mirror [Alternate Version] ^
05 Heroin [Alternate Version] *
06 Femme Fatale [Alternate mix] ^
07 Venus in Furs [Alternate Version] ^
08 Waiting for the Man [Alternate Version] ^
09 Run Run Run [Alternate Mix] ^

* from tape
^ from acetate

The Factory Rehearsals [January 1966]:

10 Walk Alone
11 Cracking Up / Venus in Furs
12 Miss Joanie Lee
13 Heroin
14 There She Goes Again [with Nico]
15 There She Goes Again

Disc Five:

Live at Valleydale Ballroom, Columbus, Ohio:

01 Melody Laughter
02 Femme Fatale
03 Venus in Furs
04 The Black Angel's Death Song
05 All Tomorrow's Parties [Lou Reed]

Disc Six:

Live at Valleydale Ballroom, Columbus, Ohio:

01 Waiting for the Man
02 Heroin
03 Run Run Run
04 The Nothing Song

It's no surprise to hear (though not yet officially) that Peter Gabriel's anniversary package of So has been pushed back by a month.

Sigh.

Some reissues and compilations I noticed earlier today;

Noise And Girls Come Out To Play - A Compact Introduction To Propaganda

1. 'Before You Start You Already Bleed'
2. Dr Mabuse (Anton Corbijn Video Mix)
3. Femme Fatale (The Woman with the Orchid)
4. Duel (Thirds)
5. Testament Five
6. Jewel (Rough Cut)
7. P:Machinery (Beta)
8. P:Machinery (Alpha)
9. Dream Within A Dream
10. Wonder
11. Lied
12. Frozen Faces (A Secret Sense of Sin)
13. Testament Six
14. Im Stahlnetz Des Mabuse (a 12inch Dance Mix)
15. Das Testaments Des Mabuse
16. (The Ninth Life of) Dr Mabuse
17. Strength to Dream (As Testament Seven)
18. P:Machinery (Zbigniew Rybczynski Video Mix)
19. Femme Fatale (The Orchid)

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Noise-And-Girls-Come-Play/dp/B008MWFEOA/ref=pd_sim_m_h__3

I love this band, I absolutely love this band. I cannot see a reason why this exists. If anyone needed an introduction, A Secret Wish would do. I love this band, I absolutely love this band! Do we really need more Propaganda remixes! Argh! Nice to see that 1234 has been written out of history though.



Extended: The 12 inch Mixes(1979-1984) – Sparks

Disc: 1
1. Tryouts For The Human Race (Extended Version)
- 12 A-side, (USA) Elektra AS 11412,1979
2. Beat The Clock (Extended Version) - 12 A-side, (UK) Virgin VS 27012, 1979
3. La Dolce Vita (Extended Version) - 12 A-side, (Germany) Oasis / Ariola 600011,1979
4. The Number One Song In Heaven (Extended Version) - 12 A-side, (UK) Virgin VS 24412,1979
5. Young Girls (Disco Version) - 12 A-side, (UK) Virgin VS 34312,1980
6. I Predict (Club Mix) - 12 A-side, (France) Underdog 8159,1982
7. Modesty Plays (Extended Version) - 12 A-side, (France) Underdog 8226,1982
8. Cool Places feat. Jane Wiedlin (Doorman s Delirium Mix) - 12 A-side, (USA) Atlantic 089863,1983
Disc: 2
1. All You Ever Think About Is Sex (12 Club Version) - 12 A-side, (USA), Atlantic 086990,1983
2. Dance Godammit (12 Club Version) - 12 B-side, Atlantic 086990 (US),1983
3. Progress (Vocal / Extended Club Mix) - 12 A-side,track 1, (USA) Atlantic 086939,1984
4. Pretending To Be Drunk (Extended Version / New Mix) - 12 A-side, (USA) Atlantic PR 644,1984
5. Kiss Me Quick (Extended Version / New Mix) - 12 B-side, (USA) Atlantic PR 644,1984
6. With All My Might (Vocal / Extended Club Mix) - 12 B-side, (USA) Atlantic 086939,1984
7. Sparks In The Dark (Instrumental/ Extended Club Mix) - 12 A-side, track 2, (USA) Atlantic 086939, 1984
8. Tryouts For The Human Race (12 Short Version) - 12 B-side, (Germany) Ariola 600150, 1979 Bonus Track
9. The Number One Song In Heaven - (Extended Version) with Jimmy Somerville CD Single, track 2, (Germany)

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Extended-The-inch-Mixes-1979-1984/dp/B008EK5KKS/ref=pd_sim_m_h__3

There’s also a CD of the 7”s too.



Roxy Music: The Complete Studio Recordings 1972-1982

According to the blurb: includes each of the eight ‘Roxy Music’ Studio albums: Roxy Music, For Your Pleasure, Stranded, Country Life, Siren, Manifesto, Flesh And Blood and Avalon. Each of the studio albums have been taken back to their original form. New 2012 flat transfers from the original analogue master tapes ensure the audio sounds truer to its original LP sound.
The box set is completed with two bonus discs of singles, B-sides and alternative mixes. Featuring non album singles: “Virginia Plain” (plus B-side “The Numberer”) and number one single “Jealous Guy” (originally written and recorded by John Lennon and covered by Roxy Music in 1981 as a tribute to John Lennon, following his death in 1980) and packed with tracks never available on CD before including: “Do The Strand” (USA 7” Mix), “The Thrill Of It All” (Edit), “The Thrill Of It All” (USA Single 7” Mix), “Love Is The Drug” (USA 7” Single Mix), “Both Ends Burning” (7” Mix), “For Your Pleasure” (Live), “Oh Yeah” (7” Version), “To Turn On You” (1981 B-Side to Jealous Guy), “Avalon” (7” Single Version), “Take A Chance With Me” (7” Single Version), “Take A Chance With Me” (USA 7” Mix), “The Main Thing” (Remix).

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Roxy-Music-Complete-Recordings-1972-1982/dp/B0075LTOR2/ref=pd_sim_m_h__13

The latter is the one that John Foxx has reviewed for the latest issue of Classic Rock magazine

At long last the (vastly disappointing) details for the So 25 box sets have been revealed over on petergabriel.com...

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Deluxe box set
Contents of the box include:

The re-mastered ‘So’ album [CD].

So DNA [CD] - A unique insight into the writing and recording of So, experienced via a track by track evolutionary process leading you from the early moments when rhythms, melodies and lyrical ideas were discovered through the various stages of song development and recording.
Live in Athens 1987’ [DVD] - Directed by Michael Chapman, Executive Producer Martin Scorsese. This was the first filmed Peter Gabriel concert, now fully restored and pieced together from over 150 reels of original 35mm negatives and remixed in 5.1, this concert is made available for the first time on DVD.

So: Classic Album’ [DVD] - This documentary tells the story behind the making of 'So' and features contributions from many of those involved in the album and videos, with interviews with Peter, co-producer Daniel Lanois and many more.

An 180grm So LP [Vinyl] - The vinyl has been mastered at half speed to maximize the audio quality & the track listing, unlike the original, is that favoured by the artist.

Double A side 12" [Vinyl] - Contains two previously unreleased tracks ‘Courage’ and ‘Sagrada’ plus Don’t Give Up (alternative version piano and bvox mix).

A 60 page case bound book - Includes an introduction and So DNA summary by Peter, new liner notes and an extensive collection of rare and never before seen photographs.
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3-disc special edition
The Special Edition 3CD set includes the remastered 'So' CD along with a previously unreleased 2 disc ‘Live In Athens 1987’ album plus photo prints.

Track listing for the 2-disc 'Live In Athens 1987':

Disc-1
This Is The Picture excellent birds
San Jacinto
Shock The Monkey
Family Snapshot
Intruder
Games Without Frontiers
No Self Control
Mercy Street

Disc-2
The Family And The Fishing Net
Don't Give Up
Solsbury Hill
Lay Your Hands On Me
Sledgehammer
Here Comes The Flood
In Your Eyes
Biko
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Single disc version
The remastered album. Nothing more.
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Well, after such a prolonged period of great anticipation, my enthusiasm has just gone down like a bad soufflé.

It's a huge disappointment that the 2 unreleased tracks (Gabriel gold dust for sure) are only available on the VINYL in the super deluxe set. For those of us who do not even have record players, this is a huge let down.

All the sought-after b-sides, which have been unavailable on CD for years are nowhere to be seen (Walk Through the Fire, Curtains, Don't Break This Rhythm, No More Aparthaid, Across the River etc)

The live DVD - formerly POV - which probabaly every hardcore PG fan has been after for years, is only available in the super deluxe version.

The deluxe package does look superb, the new documentaries and "DNA" material being superb additions. And the booklet looks stunning - all for £80, which isn't bad at all. But the content of the 3 versions feels unbalanced - so much left out.

Disappointing, frustrating and ultimately confusing. The x1 and x3 discs are so light in content compared to the box, that they hardly seem worth bothering with.

Really mixed feelings about this. Sometimes artists really should listen to their fans... they're the ones who're going to fork out for this stuff!

30 years on from Upstair's at Eric's, a new Yazoo compilation:
Yazoo, The Collection

CD 1
1. “Only You”
2. “Situation”
3. “Don’t Go”
4. “Nobody’s Diary”
5. “The Other Side Of Love”
6. “Didn’t I Bring Your Love Down”
7. “Happy People”
8. “Bad Connection”
9. “Good Times”
10. “Mr. Blue”
11. “Ode To Boy”
12. “Tuesday”
13. “Too Pieces”
14. “Goodbye 70s”
15. “Situation” (US 12″ Mix )
16. “Only You” (1990 Version)

CD 2
1. “Situation” (Hercules And Love Affair Remix)
2. “The Other Side Of Love” (Remixed Extended Version)
3. “Sweet Thing”
4. “Softly Over”
5. “Winter Kills”
6. “Anyone”
7. “Midnight”
8. “Nobody’s Diary” (Extended)
9. “State Farm”
10. “Unmarked”
11. “Walk Away From Love”
12. “Ode To Boy” (Das Shadow Re-Work)
13. “Don’t Go” (Todd Terry Freeze Mix)
14. “Goodbye 70s” (Black Light Odyssey Remix)
15. “Winter Kills” (Electronic Periodic’s Sub/Piano Remix)
16. “Situation” (Original US Dub Mix)