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David Bowie

Diamond Dogs - 50th Anniversary Edition

    On 24th May, 2024, the exact day of its Golden Jubilee, Diamond Dogs will be issued as a limited edition 50th anniversary picture disc LP, pressed from the same master as the half speed version. The first single from the album, ‘Rebel Rebel’, reached number 5 in the UK and the album would also reach similar heights on both sides of the Atlantic reaching number 1 in the UK and number 5 in the USA.

    This new pressing of Diamond Dogs was cut on a customised late Neumann VMS80 lathe with fully recapped electronics from 192kHz restored masters of the original master tapes, with no additional processing on transfer. The half-speed was cut by John Webber at AIR Studios

    The writing of the album was influenced by Bowie not being able to secure the rights for a theatrical production of George Orwell’s 1984 and the work of William S. Burroughs, whom Bowie had interviewed for Rolling Stone in November 1973. The songs on the album created an urban apocalyptic scenario with Bowie appearing on the cover as a controversial half-man, half-dog hybrid painted by the Belgian artist Guy Peellaert from photos by the world-renowned photographer Terry O’Neill. Since its release, tracks from Diamond Dogs have been covered by artists such as Beck, Tina Turner, Duran Duran, Def Leppard, Joan As Police Woman, Dead Or Alive and The Struts. 


    TRACK LISTING

    SIDE ONE
    Future Legend
    Diamond Dogs
    Sweet Thing
    Candidate
    Sweet Thing (Reprise)
    Rebel Rebel

    SIDE TWO
    Rock ’n’ Roll With Me
    We Are The Dead
    1984
    Big Brother
    Chant Of The Ever Circling Skeletal Family 

    Pet Shop Boys

    Nonetheless

      UK electronic pop icons Pet Shop Boys return with a brand-new studio album ‘Nonetheless’ on April 26, preceded by first single ‘Loneliness’.

      Produced by James Ford, the music on ‘Nonetheless’ is both uplifting and reflective, mixing electronics, live instruments, and orchestral arrangements. The songs are very melodic and quintessentially Pet Shop Boys with a fresh, open sound, bringing together classic strands of PSB song-writing and moving them in new directions.

      Having sold in excess of 50 million records, Pet Shop Boys are easily the most successful UK duo of all time. BRIT awards and Grammy nominations have been numerous, including in 2009 when Pet Shop Boys won the BRIT for outstanding contribution to music; in 2000 Pet Shop Boys’ song-writing was rewarded with the Ivor Novello award for Outstanding Contribution to British Music - with over 70 hit singles spanning five decades, song-writing remains resolutely at the core of Pet Shop Boys’ continuing relevance and success.


      TRACK LISTING

      LP And Standard CD Tracklist:
      1. Loneliness
      2. Feel
      3. Why Am I Dancing?
      4. New London Boy
      5. Dancing Star
      6. A New Bohemia
      7. The Schlager Hit Parade
      8. The Secret Of Happiness
      9. Bullet For Narcissus
      10. Love Is The Law

      Deluxe 2CD - Disc 2: Furthermore:
      1. Heart (New PSB Version)
      2. Being Boring (New PSB Version)
      3. Always On My Mind (New PSB Version)
      4. It’s A Sin (New PSB Version)

      86TVs

      You Don't Have To Be Yourself (RSD24 EDITION)

        THIS IS A RECORD STORE DAY 2024 EXCLUSIVE AND WILL BE AVAILABLE INSTORE ON SATURDAY APRIL 20TH ON A FIRST COME FIRST SERVED BASIS, LIMITED TO ONE PER PERSON.

        IF THERE ARE ANY REMAINING COPIES THEY WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT 8PM ON MONDAY APRIL 22ND).


        The band - comprised of former Maccabees duo Hugo and Felix White, their younger brother and solo artist Will White and drummer Jamie Morrison - will release You Don't Have To Be Yourself Right Now on 26th January. The title of the EP comes from the band's debut single, Worn Out Buildings, which will feature on the collection alongside the infectious Higher Love and two new tracks Spinning World and Dreaming

        Starsailor

        Silence Is Easy - 20th Anniversary Edition

          Silence Is Easy is the second studio album by English indie rock group Starsailor, released in September 2003. For the 20th anniversary, the album will be pressed on a limited edition 1LP Turquoise vinyl - the first time the album has been on vinyl since its original pressing in 2003. Alongside the vinyl will be a 2CD deluxe edition, featuring the original album and a bonus disc full of new tracks, unreleased demos, mixes, and live performances.

          TRACK LISTING

          CD Tracklisting:
          CD1
          1. Music Was Saved
          2. Fidelity
          3. Some Of Us
          4. Silence Is Easy
          5. Telling Them
          6. Shark Food
          7. Bring My Love
          8. White Dove
          9. Four To The Floor
          10. Born Again
          11. Restless Heart
          CD2
          1. White Dove (Demo Version)
          2. At The End Of A Show
          3. She Understands
          4. Could You Be Mine?
          5. A Message
          6. Four To The Floor (Soulsavers Mix)
          7. Four To The Floor (Thin White Duke Mix)
          8. Four To The Floor (Live At Somerset House, 2nd August 2005)
          9. Silence Is Easy (Live At Somerset House, 2nd August 2005)
          10. Silence Is Easy (Live At Coronet, 27th May 2004)
          11. Born Again (Phil Spector Demo)
          12. Fidelity (Phil Spector Demo)

          Vinyl Tracklisting:
          Side A
          1. Music Was Saved
          2. Fidelity
          3. Some Of Us
          4. Silence Is Easy
          5. Telling Them
          6. Shark Food
          Side B
          1. Bring My Love
          2. White Dove
          3. Four To The Floor
          4. Born Again
          5. Restless Heart

          David Bowie

          Pin Ups - 50th Anniversary Half-Speed Vinyl Edition

            October 2023 marks the 50th anniversary of the release of David Bowie’s classic collection of cover songs, PIN UPS, originally released 19th October 1973 - a mere six months after the legendary ALADDIN SANE and three months after the infamous final Ziggy Stardust show at Hammersmith Odeon, where he put the Ziggy persona to rest along with The Spiders From Mars.

            On 20th October 2023, one day after its Golden Jubilee PIN UPS will be issued as a limited edition 50th anniversary half-speed mastered LP. This new pressing of PIN UPS was cut on a customised late Neumann VMS80 lathe with fully recapped electronics from 192kHz restored masters of the original master tapes, with no additional processing on transfer. John Webber cut the half-speed at AIR Studios.

            Recorded at Château d’Hérouville in France, where Bowie would later return to record the masterpiece LOW, PIN UPS was a collection of cover songs paying tribute to bands and artists that had inspired him and that he had seen at clubs such as The Marquee in London in the mid to late 60s. Artists he covered for the album included The Yardbirds, The Kinks, Pink Floyd, The Who, Pretty Things, The Easybeats and more. 


            TRACK LISTING

            SIDE ONE
            Rosalyn – 2:27
            Here Comes The Night – 3:09
            I Wish You Would – 2:40
            See Emily Play – 4:03
            Everything’s Alright – 2:26
            I Can’t Explain – 2:07
            SIDE TWO
            Friday On My Mind – 3:18
            Sorrow – 2:48
            Don't Bring Me Down – 2:01
            Shapes Of Things – 2:47
            Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere – 3:04
            Where Have All The Good Times Gone – 2:35 

            Idlewild

            Captain - National Album Day 2023 Edition

              The six-track release is the band in their early raw form. Their sound developed over their illustrious 25-year career, but ‘Captain’ is a reflection of a band who, at the time, were disrupting a thriving indie scene with a unique edgier, more angular sound. Their live reputation preceded them, never failing to impress the fast-expanding fanbase. 'Captain' was recorded in October 1997 and was initially released on Deceptive Records in January 1998. The band signed to EMI shortly before the release of 'Captain'.

              TRACK LISTING

              Side One
              1. Self Healer
              2. Annihilate Now!
              3. Captain
              Side Two
              1. Last Night I Missed All The Fireworks
              2. Satan Polaroid
              3. You Just Have To Be Who You Are

              Pretenders

              Relentless

                Returning with their 12th studio album, Chrissie Hynde and co are in fine form on this David Wrench produced album. The songwriting is great, as ever, and the mix of mid tempo rockers and ballads delivered with Chrissie’s distinctive style is classic Pretenders.

                TRACK LISTING

                01. Losing My Sense Of Taste
                02. A Love
                03. Domestic Silence
                04. The Copa
                05. The Promise Of Love
                06. Merry Widow
                07. Let The Sun Come In
                08. Look Away
                09. Your House Is On Fire
                10. Just Let Go
                11. Vainglorious
                12. I Think About You Daily (w/ Jonny Greenwood) 

                David Bowie

                Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars: The Motion Picture Soundtrack (50th Anniversary Edition)

                  David Bowie retired Ziggy Stardust, his most famous alter-ego, in front of 5000 stunned fans at London’s Hammersmith Odeon. Now, the fully restored film and soundtrack will be released for the first time for the 50th anniversary of the show. Renowned filmmaker D.A. Pennebaker (Monterey Pop, Bob Dylan - Don’t Look Back, Depeche Mode - 101) captured the momentous event by filming Bowie and The Spiders From Mars backstage and onstage.

                  Although filmed 50 years ago, the film was not widely seen for over a decade. However, the film and its soundtrack have been newly remastered with the medley of ‘The Jean Genie/Love Me Do’ medley and ‘Round And Round’ featuring the late legendary Jeff Beck reinstated - the latter track making its very first appearance anywhere. Both performances were newly mixed by long-time Bowie collaborator Tony Visconti.

                  The show featured Bowie’s famous speech just before the final encore, ‘Rock ‘n’ Roll Suicide’, where he revealed that he was retiring the Ziggy Stardust persona. The shocking announcement came as a surprise to all in attendance – including members of his band and was the first proclamation of its kind in rock and roll.


                  TRACK LISTING

                  Side 1
                  Introduction
                  Hang On To Yourself
                  Ziggy Stardust
                  Watch That Man
                  Wild Eyed Boy From Freecloud
                  All The Young Dudes
                  Oh! You Pretty Things
                  Moonage Daydream
                  Side 2
                  Changes
                  Space Oddity
                  My Death
                  Cracked Actor
                  Time
                  Side 3
                  The Width Of A Circle
                  Let’s Spend The Night Together
                  Suffragette City
                  Side 4
                  White Light/White Heat
                  Medley: The Jean Genie / Love Me Do / The Jean Genie (feat. Jeff Beck)
                  Round And Round (feat. Jeff Beck)
                  Farewell Speech
                  Rock ‘n’ Roll Suicide

                  Blur

                  The Ballad Of Darren

                    One of the most successful British bands of the last 3 decades, Blur are back with their first new album in over 8 years: The Ballad of Darren. 

                    Produced by James Ford and recorded at Studio 13, London and Devon, The Ballad of Darren is the band’s ninth studio album, their first since the chart-topping The Magic Whip in 2015, with artwork featuring an image by British photographer Martin Parr.

                    STAFF COMMENTS

                    Liam says: The boys in Blur are back!!! 8 years on since 'The Magic Whip', 'The Ballad Of Darren' sees Blur with their most contemplative and inwards work to date. Whilst the cheeky chappie personas are firmly left in the 90s, this is still quintessentially and unmistakably Blur - with Damon and co.'s songwriting chops at full flex with some of their best sounding tracks ever! A stunning new era for the Britpop legends

                    TRACK LISTING

                    01. The Ballad
                    02. St. Charles Square
                    03. Barbaric
                    04. Russian Strings
                    05. The Everglades (For Leonard)
                    06. The Narcissist
                    07. Goodbye Albert
                    08. Far Away Island
                    09. Avalon
                    10. The Heights

                    Bonus Tracks On Deluxe CD
                    11. The Rabbi
                    12. The Swan

                    Gabriels

                    Angels & Queens

                      Angels & Queens - Part I was released back in September, picking up widespread acclaim across the globe. Its release was governed by the band’s desire to push through the release of new recordings this year, and release the record in two distinct chapters. The second chapter now concludes the full album’s tracklisting for a Spring 2023 release.

                      Angels & Queens incorporates a brand new recording of the band’s seminal debut single, Love & Hate In A Different Time, and songs that have already become staples of the band’s live set; Offering, Glory, and Great Wind.

                      A Deluxe CD version will also be made available with eight additional recordings, featuring four tracks from the band’s seminal Glastonbury set earlier in the Summer, a BBC Maida Vale session recording of Spanish Harlem, and a Greg Wilson and Che Wilson remix of Love and Hate in A Different Time.


                      TRACK LISTING

                      CD / Vinyl
                      1. Offering
                      2. The Blind
                      3. Angels & Queens
                      4. Taboo
                      5. To The Moon And Back
                      6. Professional
                      7. We Will Remember
                      8. Remember Me
                      9. If You Only Knew
                      10. Love And Hate In A Different Time
                      11. Glory
                      12. Great Wind
                      13.Mama

                      Deluxe CD Additional Tracks:
                      14.Love And Hate In A Different Time (Greg Wilson & Che Wilson Remix)
                      15. Blame (Live At Glastonbury)
                      16. Great Wind (Live At Glastonbury)
                      17. Professional (Live At Glastonbury)
                      18. We Will Remember (Live At Glastonbury)
                      19. Spanish Harlem (Live From Maida Vale)
                      20. Bloodline
                      21. Loyalty Ft. Ashley Sade

                      Pet Shop Boys

                      SMASH - The Singles 1985-2020

                        Pet Shop Boys announce the upcoming release of ‘SMASH - The Singles 1985-2020’ – the complete collection of their singles from across 35 years of the duo’s acclaimed career.

                        ‘SMASH The Singles 1985-2020’ will be available as a 6LP vinyl box set, including all Pet Shop Boys’ hits starting with their debut single ‘West End girls’ and continuing through such iconic tracks as ‘Love comes quickly’, ‘It’s a sin’, ‘Always on my mind’, ‘Being boring’, ‘Suburbia’, ‘Opportunities’, ‘What have I done to deserve this?’, ‘Rent’ and ‘Heart’.


                        TRACK LISTING

                        LP1/Side 1
                        1. West End Girls
                        2. Love Comes Quickly
                        3. Opportunities (Let’s Make Lots Of Money)
                        4. Suburbia
                        LP1/Side 2
                        1. It’s A Sin
                        2. What Have I Done To Deserve This?
                        3. Rent
                        4. Always On My Mind
                        5. Heart
                        LP2/Side 3
                        1. Domino Dancing
                        2. Left To My Own Devices
                        3. It’s Alright
                        4. So Hard
                        LP2/Side 4
                        1. Being Boring
                        2. Where The Streets Have No Name/I Can’t Take My Eyes Off You
                        3. Jealousy
                        4. DJ Culture
                        5. Was It Worth It? (7” Version)
                        LP3/Side 5
                        1. Can You Forgive Her?
                        2. Go West
                        3. I Wouldn’t Normally Do This Kind Of Thing (7” Version)
                        4. Liberation
                        LP3/Side 6
                        1. Yesterday, When I Was Mad (Single Version)
                        2. Paninaro 95
                        3. Before
                        4. Se A Vida è (that’s The Way Life Is)
                        5. Single Bilingual
                        LP4/Side 7
                        1. A Red Letter Day
                        2. Somewhere
                        3. I Don’t Know What You Want But I Can’t Give It Any More
                        4. New York City Boy (US Radio Edit)
                        LP4/Side 8
                        1. You Only Tell Me You Love Me When You’re Drunk
                        2. Home And Dry
                        3. I Get Along (Radio Edit)
                        4. Miracles (Radio Edit)
                        5. Flamboyant (7” Mix)
                        LP5/Side 9
                        1. I’m With Stupid
                        2. Minimal (Radio Edit)
                        3. Numb (Single Edit)
                        4. Love Etc.
                        5. Did You See Me Coming?
                        LP5/Side 10
                        1. It Doesn’t Often Snow At Christmas (New Version)
                        2. Together (Ultimate Mix)
                        3. Winner
                        4. Leaving
                        5. Memory Of The Future (New Single Mix)
                        LP6/Side 11
                        1. Vocal (Radio Edit)
                        2. Love Is A Bourgeois Construct (Night-time Radio Edit)
                        3. Thursday (feat. Example) (Radio Edit)
                        4. The Pop Kids (Radio Edit)
                        LP6/Side 12
                        1. Twenty-something (Radio Edit)
                        2. Say It To Me (New Radio Mix)
                        3. Dreamland (feat. Years & Years)
                        4. Monkey Business (Radio Edit)
                        5. I Don’t Wanna (Radio Edit)

                        Coldplay

                        Prospekt's March EP - 2023 Reissue

                          2023 sees the long overdue vinyl re-issue of Coldplay’s Prospekt’s March EP, the 2008 companion piece to their fourth number one album, Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends.

                          Featuring a selection of new (at the time) tracks, a re-work of Lost: Lost+ with Jay-Z and a remix of album track Lovers In Japan.




                          TRACK LISTING

                          1. Life In Technicolor II
                          2. Postcards From Far Away
                          3. Glass Of Water
                          4. Rainy Day
                          5. Prospekt's March / Poppyfields
                          6. Lost+ (with Jay-Z)
                          7. Lovers In Japan (Osaka Sun Mix)
                          8. Now My Feet Won't Touch The Ground

                          Sisters Of Mercy

                          The Reptile House EP (RSD23 EDITION)

                            THIS IS A RECORD STORE DAY 2023 EXCLUSIVE, LIMITED TO ONE PER PERSON.

                            40th anniversary of influential mini-album The Reptile House EP. Out of print on vinyl since 1983. Features the original line-up of Andrew Eldritch (vocals), Craig Adams (bass), Gary Marx (guitar), Ben Gunn (guitar) and Doktor Avalanche (drums).



                            TRACK LISTING

                            Side One
                            Kiss The Carpet [5:55]
                            Lights [5:51] |
                            Side Two
                            Valentine [4:44]
                            Fix [3:42]
                            Burn [4:50]
                            Kiss The Carpet (Reprise) [0:36] 

                            David Bowie

                            Aladdin Sane - 50th Anniversary Edition

                              TWO SPECIAL VINYL RELEASES TO CELEBRATE THE 50th ANNIVERSARY OF ALADDIN SANE TO BE RELEASED 14th APRIL, 2023.

                              April 2023 marks the 50th anniversary of the release of David Bowie’s ALADDIN SANE, which was released only ten months after his breakthrough album THE RISE AND FALL OF ZIGGY STARDUST AND THE SPIDERS FROM MARS. The title track and songs such as ‘Panic In Detroit,' ‘Lady Grinning Soul’ and ‘Time’ marked a significant musical progression from its predecessor, adding brass, woodwind, soulful backing vocals and the distinctive piano playing of Mike Garson.

                              On 14th April, 2023, one week before its Golden Jubilee ALADDIN SANE will be issued as a limited edition 50th anniversary half-speed mastered LP pressed from the same master.

                              This new pressing of ALADDIN SANE was cut on a customised late Neumann VMS80 lathe with fully recapped electronics from 192kHz restored masters of the original master tapes, with no additional processing on transfer. The half-speed was cut by John Webber at AIR Studios.
                              The album was preceded by two singles ‘The Jean Genie’ and ‘Drive-In Saturday’, peaking in the U.K. singles chart at numbers 2 and 3 respectively, and was the first time he topped the U.K. album charts. It also marked Bowie’s debut on the U.S. charts reaching the top 20 album chart there, where an edited version of ‘Time’ was released as a single.

                              The cover of ALADDIN SANE has become one of the most striking and memorable images in rock n roll history and was rumoured to be the most expensive produced up to that point. The cover photograph was taken by Brian Duffy, who would also shoot the sleeves for 1979’s LODGER and 1980’s SCARY MONSTERS (AND SUPER CREEPS) and features Bowie with the iconic red and blue lightning bolt make-up, an image which has staked out an indelible spot in the planet’s cultural lexicon.

                              Bowie described ALADDIN SANE as ‘Ziggy Goes To Washington: Ziggy under the influence of America’. The album was to be Ziggy Stardust's last stand, and the persona was laid to rest three months after the album's release in July 1973 at the infamous final show with the Spiders From Mars at London’s Hammersmith Odeon.


                              TRACK LISTING

                              SIDE ONE
                              Watch That Man – 4:30
                              Aladdin Sane (1913-1938-197?) – 5:06
                              Drive-In Saturday – 4:33
                              Panic In Detroit – 4:25
                              Cracked Actor – 3:01
                              SIDE TWO
                              Time – 5.15
                              The Prettiest Star – 3:31
                              Let’s Spend The Night Together – 3:10
                              The Jean Genie – 4:07
                              Lady Grinning Soul – 3:45

                              Gorillaz

                              Cracker Island

                                ‘Cracker Island’ is the eight studio album from Gorillaz, an energetic, upbeat, genre-expansive collection of 10 tracks featuring yet another stellar line-up of artist collaborators: Thundercat, Tame Impala, Bad Bunny, Stevie Nicks, Adeleye Omotayo, Bootie Brown and Beck. Recorded in London and LA earlier this year, it is produced by Gorillaz, Remi Kabaka jr. and eight-time Grammy Award-winning producer / multi-instrumentalist / songwriter extraordinaire Greg Kurstin.

                                The virtual band exploded onto TikTok gaining over 2.1 m followers in the space of a few months where they continue to innovate, taking virtual characters where no character has been before…

                                STAFF COMMENTS

                                Barry says: Another neon synth-heavy outing from Albarn & Co. This time sees previous collaborators Beck & Bootie Brown return, while inviting new assistance in the form of Tame Impala, Stevie Nicks (!) and Thundercat! R&B-tinged electronica, disco and synth-pop grooves atop jazzy bass and huge percussion loops. Unmistakeable, classic Gorillaz.

                                TRACK LISTING

                                1. Cracker Island (feat. Thundercat)
                                2. Oil (feat. Stevie Nicks)
                                3. The Tired Influencer
                                4. Tarantula
                                5. Silent Running (feat. Adeleye Omotayo)
                                6. New Gold (feat. Tame Impala And Bootie Brown)
                                7. Baby Queen
                                8. Tormenta (feat. Bad Bunny)
                                9. Skinny Ape
                                10. Possession Island (feat. Beck)

                                Syd Barrett

                                An Introduction To Syd Barrett - 2022 Reissue

                                  An Introduction To Syd Barrett, is a reissue of the 2010 collection that brought together for the first time the tracks of Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett on one compilation.

                                  David Gilmour, who originally worked on Syd Barrett's two solo albums, as co-producer of The Madcap Laughs and as producer of Barrett, was the executive producer for the album. Damon Iddins and Andy Jackson at Astoria Studios remixed five tracks including ‘Octopus’, ‘She Took A Long Cool Look’, ‘Dominoes’ and ‘Here I Go’, with David Gilmour adding bass guitar to the last track. Pink Floyd's ‘Matilda Mother’ also received a fresh 2010 Mix.

                                  The album features the original 24-page booklet and graphics plus all lyrics, and was designed including the cover art by long time Pink Floyd associate the late Storm Thorgerson and his estimable studio.

                                  An Introduction To Syd Barrett provides a handy overview of this visionary talent, this madcap genius whose star shone brightly yet burnt out all too quickly.


                                  David Bowie

                                  Divine Symmetry - 4CD/Blu-Ray Box Set Edition

                                    Parlophone Records proudly announces DAVID BOWIE DIVINE SYMMETRY, a four-CD, one blu-ray box set. This collection celebrates the twelve months running up to the release of the album HUNKY DORY in December 1971 via home demos, BBC radio sessions and live and studio recordings.

                                    DIVINE SYMMETRY contains 48 previously unreleased tracks/demos from the period, and new alternative mixes of HUNKY DORY tracks by original co-producer Ken Scott.

                                    Two books accompany DIVINE SYMMETRY, a 100-page hardback book featuring exclusive memorabilia and photos alongside a 60-page replica composite of Bowie’s notebooks from the era featuring handwritten lyrics, costume drawings, recording notes and set lists. The sleeve notes have been written for the release by Bowie expert Tris Penna, along with contributions from HUNKY DORY co-producer Ken Scott, lifelong Bowie friends Geoff MacCormack and George Underwood, singer Dana Gillespie, guitarist Mark Pritchett, Friars Aylesbury promoter David Stopps, publisher Bob Grace and photographer Louanne Richards.

                                    ‘KOOKS’, recorded by Bowie and guitarist Mick Ronson for the BBC’s Sounds Of The 70s presented by Bob Harris is available now for download and streaming single. It was recorded at Kensington House, Shepherds Bush, London, Studio T1 for BBC Radio on 21st September, 1971 and broadcast on 4th October, 1971. 1971 was a pivotal year for Bowie. He signed a record deal with RCA, he met Andy Warhol, Lou Reed, and Iggy Pop while in New York, became a father and penned the song ‘KOOKS’ as a show of paternal pride, played live for the first time that June with Mick Ronson, Woody Woodmansey and Trevor Bolder, the band that would later be christened the Spiders From Mars and recorded the classic album HUNKY DORY.


                                    TRACK LISTING

                                    Tracklist 4CD
                                    * PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED
                                    CD 1: THE SONGWRITING DEMOS PLUS
                                    1 Tired Of My Life (demo) *
                                    2 How Lucky You Are (aka Miss Peculiar) (demo) *
                                    3 Shadow Man (demo)
                                    4 Looking For A Friend (demo) *
                                    5 Waiting For The Man (San Francisco Hotel Recording) *
                                    6 Quicksand (San Francisco Hotel Recording) *
                                    7 King Of The City (demo) *
                                    8 Song For Bob Dylan (demo) *
                                    9 Right On Mother (demo) *
                                    10 Quicksand (demo)
                                    11 Queen Bitch (demo) *
                                    12 Kooks (demo) *
                                    13 Amsterdam (demo) *
                                    14 Life On Mars? (demo) *
                                    Bonus Acetate Dubs:
                                    15 Changes (demo) *
                                    16 Bombers (demo) *

                                    CD 2: BBC RADIO IN CONCERT: JOHN PEEL
                                    David Bowie And Friends
                                    (mono)
                                    1 Queen Bitch *
                                    2 Bombers
                                    3 The Supermen *
                                    4 Looking For A Friend
                                    5 Almost Grown
                                    6 Kooks
                                    7 Song For Bob Dylan *
                                    8 Andy Warhol *
                                    9 It Ain't Easy
                                    David Bowie And Friends (stereo)
                                    10 Queen Bitch *
                                    11 The Supermen *
                                    12 Looking For A Friend *
                                    13 Kooks *
                                    14 Song For Bob Dylan *
                                    15 Andy Warhol *
                                    16 It Ain't Easy *

                                    CD 3:
                                    BBC RADIO SESSION AND LIVE
                                    1 The Supermen
                                    2 Oh! You Pretty Things
                                    3 Eight Line Poem
                                    4 Kooks *
                                    5 Fill Your Heart *
                                    6 Amsterdam *
                                    7 Andy Warhol *
                                    8 Introduction*
                                    9 Fill Your Heart*
                                    10 Buzz The Fuzz*
                                    11 Space Oddity*
                                    12 Amsterdam*
                                    13 The Supermen*
                                    14 Oh! You Pretty Things*
                                    15 Eight Line Poem*
                                    16 Changes*
                                    17 Song For Bob Dylan*
                                    18 Andy Warhol*
                                    19 Looking For A Friend*
                                    20 Round And Round*
                                    21 Waiting For The Man*
                                    Recorded Live To 2 Track Tape.

                                    CD 4:
                                    ALTERNATIVE MIXES, SINGLES AND VERSIONS
                                    BOWPROMO Mixes
                                    1 Oh! You Pretty Things
                                    2 Eight Line Poem
                                    3 Kooks
                                    4 Queen Bitch
                                    5 Quicksand
                                    6 Bombers – Andy Warhol Intro. 
                                    7 Lightning Frightening (aka The Man)*
                                    8 Amsterdam (early Mix)
                                    9 Changes (mono Single)
                                    10 Andy Warhol (full Length Mono Single)
                                    11 Amsterdam (single B-side Mix)
                                    12 Life On Mars? (2016 Mix)
                                    2021 Mixes
                                    13 Changes (2021 Alternative Mix)
                                    14 Life On Mars? (original Ending Version)*
                                    15 Quicksand (2021 Mix – Early Version)*
                                    16 Fill Your Heart (2021 Alternative Mix)*
                                    17 Bombers (2021 Alternative Mix)*
                                    18 Song For Bob Dylan (2021 Alternative Mix)*
                                    19 The Bewlay Brothers (2021 Alternative Mix)*

                                    Tracklist (Blu-ray Audio)
                                    * PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED
                                    HUNKY DORY 2015 REMASTER
                                    1 Changes
                                    2 Oh! You Pretty Things
                                    3 Eight Line Poem
                                    4 Life On Mars?
                                    5 Kooks
                                    6 Quicksand
                                    7 Fill Your Heart
                                    8 Andy Warhol
                                    9 Song For Bob Dylan
                                    10 Queen Bitch
                                    11 The Bewlay Brothers

                                    A DIVINE SYMMETRY (AN ALTERNATIVE JOURNEY THROUGH HUNKY DORY)
                                    1 Changes (2021 Alternative Mix)
                                    2 Oh! You Pretty Things (BOWPROMO Mix)
                                    3 Eight Line Poem (BOWPROMO Mix)
                                    4 Life On Mars? (original Ending Version)*
                                    5 Kooks (BOWPROMO Mix)
                                    6 Quicksand (2021 Mix – Early Version)
                                    7 Fill Your Heart (2021 Alternative Mix)*
                                    8 Bombers (2021 Alternative Mix)*
                                    9 Andy Warhol (original Mix)*
                                    10 Song For Bob Dylan (2021 Alternative Mix)*
                                    11 Queen Bitch (BOWPROMO Mix)
                                    12 The Bewlay Brothers (2021 Alternative Mix)*
                                    Bonus Mix
                                    13 Life On Mars? (2016 Mix)

                                    SOUNDS OF THE 70S: BOB HARRIS
                                    14 The Supermen
                                    15 Oh! You Pretty Things
                                    16 Eight Line Poem
                                    17 Kooks*
                                    18 Fill Your Heart*
                                    19 Amsterdam*
                                    20 Andy Warhol*

                                    David Bowie

                                    Moonage Daydream - Music From The Film

                                      The album companion to the critically acclaimed film by Brett Morgen. Featuring unheard versions, live tracks and mixes, created exclusively for the film. ***** The Guardian, ***** The Telegraph, ‘Astounding’ Vogue.

                                      Moonage Daydream illuminates the life and genius of David Bowie, one of the most prolific and influential artists of our time. Told through sublime, kaleidoscopic, never-before-seen footage, performances and music, Brett Morgen’s (The Kid Stays in the Picture, Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck, Jane) feature length experiential cinematic odyssey explores David Bowie’s creative, musical and spiritual journey. The film is guided by David Bowie’s own narration and is the first officially sanctioned film on the artist.

                                      The companion album features songs from spanning Bowie’s career and includes previously unheard material, unique mixes created for the film and this release along with dialogue from Bowie himself. Highlights include a previously unreleased live medley of 'The Jean Genie / Love Me Do / The Jean Genie’ recorded live at the final Ziggy Stardust concert at Hammersmith Odeon in 1973, featuring Jeff Beck on guitar. Other rarities include an early version of the Hunky Dory favourite ‘Quicksand’ and a previously unreleased live version of ‘Rock ’n’ Roll With Me’ from the legendary 1974 ’Soul Tour’.


                                      TRACK LISTING

                                      CD1
                                      “Time… One Of The Most Complex Expressions…”
                                      Ian Fish U.K. Heir (Moonage Daydream Mix 1)
                                      Hallo Spaceboy (Moonage Daydream Remix Edit)
                                      Medley: Wild Eyed Boy From Freecloud / All The Young Dudes / Oh! You Pretty Things (Live)
                                      Life On Mars? (2016 Mix Moonage Daydream Edit)
                                      Moonage Daydream (Live)
                                      The Jean Genie / Love Me Do / The Jean Genie (Live) (featuring Jeff Beck)
                                      The Light (Excerpt)*
                                      Warszawa (Live Moonage Daydream Edit)
                                      Quicksand (Early Version 2021 Mix)
                                      Medley: Future Legend / Diamonds Dogs Intro / Cracked Actor
                                      Rock ‘n’ Roll With Me (Live In Buffalo 8th November 1974)
                                      Aladdin Sane (Moonage Daydream Edit)
                                      Subterraneans
                                      Space Oddity (Moonage Daydream Mix)
                                      V-2 Schneider

                                      CD2
                                      Sound And Vision (Moonage Daydream Mix)
                                      A New Career In A New Town (Moonage Daydream Mix)
                                      Word On A Wing (Moonage Daydream Excerpt)
                                      “Heroes” (Live Moonage Daydream Edit)
                                      D.J. (Moonage Daydream Mix)
                                      Ashes To Ashes (Moonage Daydream Mix)
                                      Move On (Moonage Daydream Acappella Mix Edit)
                                      Moss Garden (Moonage Daydream Edit)
                                      Cygnet Committee/Lazarus (Moonage Daydream Mix)
                                      Memory Of A Free Festival (Harmonium Edit)
                                      Modern Love (Moonage Daydream Mix)
                                      Let’s Dance (Live Moonage Daydream Edit)
                                      The Mysteries (Moonage Daydream Mix)
                                      Rock ‘n’ Roll Suicide (Live Moonage Daydream Edit)
                                      Ian Fish U.K. Heir (Moonage Daydream Mix 2)
                                      Word On A Wing (Moonage Daydream Mix)
                                      Hallo Spaceboy (live Moonage Daydream Mix)
                                      I Have Not Been To Oxford Town (Moonage Daydream Acappella Mix Edit)
                                      “Heroes": IV. Sons Of The Silent Age (Excerpt) *
                                      ˜

                                      Iron Maiden

                                      The Number Of The Beast + Beast Over Hammersmith - 40th Anniversary Edition

                                        2022 is the 40th Anniversary of Iron Maiden’s Iconic third album The Number of The Beast. The first Iron Maiden album to feature Bruce Dickinson on vocals, The Number of the Beast was also the band’s first album to hit the number 1 spot in the UK. The album spawned the crossover hit singles Run To The Hills and The Number of The Beast, and introduced the band to a truly global audience.

                                        To celebrate this milestone anniversary Iron Maiden release a very special 3LP collectors vinyl featuring the original album with revised track list plus the legendary 1982 live show from Hammersmith Odeon ‘The Beast Over Hammersmith’.

                                        The original album replaces Gangland with Total Eclipse in a revised track list. The accompanying double live album The Beast Over Hammersmith is presented on vinyl for the first time.

                                        This collectible 180g 3LP vinyl set is packaged in a double gatefold sleeve featuring a special ‘split’ cover image and many rare photos from the time. Also, featured are excusive sleeve notes from Steve Harris.

                                        TRACK LISTING

                                        Disc 1 - The Number Of The Beast
                                        Side 1:
                                        1. Invaders
                                        2. Children Of The Damned
                                        3. The Prisoner
                                        4. 22 Acacia Avenue
                                        Side 2:
                                        1. The Number Of The Beast
                                        2. Run To The Hills
                                        3. Total Eclipse
                                        4. Hallowed Be Thy Name
                                        Disc 2 - Beast Over Hammersmith (LIVE)
                                        Side 3:
                                        1. Murders In The Rue Morgue
                                        2. Wrathchild
                                        3. Run To The Hills
                                        4. Children Of The Damned
                                        5. The Number Of The Beast
                                        Side 4:
                                        1. Another Life
                                        2. Killers
                                        3. 22 Acacia Avenue
                                        4. Total Eclipse
                                        5. Transylvania
                                        Disc 3 - Beast Over Hammersmith (LIVE)
                                        Side 5:
                                        1. The Prisoner
                                        2. Hallowed Be Thy Name
                                        3. Phantom Of The Opera
                                        4. Iron Maiden
                                        Side 6:
                                        1. Sanctuary
                                        2. Drifter
                                        3. Running Free
                                        4. Prowler

                                        David Bowie

                                        Heroes - 45th Anniversary Edition

                                          Originally released on 14th October, 1977, “Heroes" was David Bowie’s eleventh studio album. To celebrate its 45th anniversary, Parlophone is proud to announce a special limited edition ‘bricks & mortar’ outlet-only grey vinyl pressing of the album.

                                          "Heroes" was a commercial success, peaking at #3 in the U.K. and #35 in the U.S., with NME and Melody Maker both naming it album of the year. The title track is now widely recognised as a classic and as one of Bowie’s most beloved songs, having been used in the London 2012 Olympic opening ceremony and critically acclaimed films such as Moulin Rouge and Jojo Rabbit. It has also become one of Bowie’s most covered songs with interpretations by artists such as Prince, Coldplay, Motörhead, Depeche Mode, Lady Gaga, King Crimson and The Wallflowers.

                                          After releasing the ground-breaking Low in January 1977, Bowie toured and recorded playing keyboards in Iggy Pop’s band. He returned that summer to the Hansa Tonstudio in Berlin to begin work on a new album. Unlike the rest of the so-called ‘Berlin Trilogy’, “Heroes” was the only Bowie album recorded there in its entirety. Produced by Bowie and Tony Visconti, the central band from the Low album returned, this time joined by King Crimson guitarist Robert Fripp.

                                          TRACK LISTING

                                          SIDE 1
                                          Beauty And The Beast
                                          Joe The Lion
                                          “Heroes”
                                          Sons Of The Silent Age
                                          Blackout
                                          SIDE 2
                                          V-2 Schneider
                                          Sense Of Doubt
                                          Moss Garden
                                          Neuköln
                                          The Secret Life Of Arabia

                                          The Snuts

                                          Burn The Empire

                                            Ahead of a coveted slot at this year’s Glastonbury, The Snuts have announced their highly-anticipated new album Burn The Empire, out on Parlophone Records. The album follows their acclaimed, number 1-selling debut album, W.L and today sees the fourth taste of the record with new single ‘The Rodeo’.

                                            One of the most exciting acts in the UK right now, The Snuts deliver 11 slices of sonic brilliance on Burn The Empire. Produced by longtime collaborators Detonate and Clarence Coffee Jr the album continues the band’s evolution both sonically and lyrically. A voice for the next generation lead singer Jack Cochrane attacks subjects affecting the youth of today. Opening with the album’s title track, a no holds barred protest against the corrupt corporations and politicians, the album delves into the negative effects of social media on ‘Zuckerpunch’ and ‘13’ tackles the lack of mental health services and the lethal effects of poverty across Britain and its impact on society.

                                            “The universe delivered us time to create a record where we finally felt we could address some of the topics, be it societal or spiritual, that we have been dying to scream out,” lead singer Jack Cochrane said of the album. “There are songs about the highs & lows, stuff we really want to talk about and things we cannot help but feel, but have just never made the space to.”

                                            Infectious, euphoric, heartfelt and packed to the brim with hooks, Burn The Empire is the work of a band living in the moment, with an eye to the future. Armed with a chart-topping album and an arsenal of adoring fans up and down the country, these four lads from Whitburn, West Lothian, are well on their way to being one of the most vital bands of recent years.

                                            TRACK LISTING

                                            1. Burn The Empire
                                            2. Zuckerpunch
                                            3. The Rodeo
                                            4. 13
                                            5. Knuckles
                                            6. End Of The Road (feat. Rachel Chinouriri)
                                            7. Pigeons In New York
                                            8. Hallelujah Moment
                                            9. Cosmic Electronica
                                            10. Yesterday
                                            11. Blah Blah Blah

                                            Blur

                                            Bustin' + Dronin' - 2022 Reissue

                                              Originally released in 1998 in Japan-only, this compilation features remixes of tracks from their 1997 eponymously titled, number one album.

                                              Originally only available as a 2-CD set including a Radio 1 John Peel session, only a handful of copies made their way over to the UK on import.

                                              Bustin’ + Dronin’ features nine remixes (note: no Peel Session) by William Orbit (tracks 1, 6, 7 & 9), Adrian Sherwood (2 & 8), Moby (4), Thurston Moore (5) and John McEntire (7).

                                              Please note unlike the RSD edition the 2LP Black vinyl will not include the original OBI-strip or replica insert. The CD will feature an 8-page booklet along with a blur sticker sheet.

                                              TRACK LISTING

                                              A.
                                              1. Movin’ On (William Orbit Mix) - 08:00
                                              2. Death Of A Party (Well Blurred Remix) - 06:46
                                              3. On Your Own (Crouch End Broadway Mix) - 03:32
                                              B.
                                              1. Beetlebum (Moby's Mix) - 06:43
                                              2. Essex Dogs (Thurston Moore's Mix) - 09:01
                                              C.
                                              1. Death Of A Party (Billy Whiskers Mix) - 04:47
                                              2. Theme From Retro (John McEntire's Mix) - 05:43
                                              3. Death Of A Party (12” Death) - 07:08
                                              D.
                                              1. On Your Own (Walter Wall Mix) - 15:00

                                              David Bowie

                                              Black Tie White Noise - 2022 Reissue

                                                "Black Tie White Noise" can now be seen as the album that helped David Bowie rediscover the inspiration of his earlier career and redefine his future one. After the abortive mismatch that was the Tin Machine this 1993 album was a breath of sophisticated, white-soul funk. Chic's Nile Rodgers and Bowie's co conspirator /partner in crime Reeves Gabrels gave an urgency and focus to the recording sessions and Bowie rose to the occassion by producing some of his best music of the 90s.

                                                TRACK LISTING

                                                The Wedding
                                                You've Been Around
                                                I Feel Free
                                                Black Tie White Noise (featuring Al B. Sure!)
                                                Jump They Say
                                                Nite Flights
                                                Pallas Athena
                                                Miracle Goodnight
                                                Don't Let Me Down & Down
                                                Looking For Lester
                                                I Know It's Gonna Happen Someday
                                                The Wedding Song

                                                David Bowie

                                                The Buddha Of Suburbia - 2022 Reissue

                                                  David Bowie's full-album soundtrack loosely related to a BBC TV serialisation of Hanif Kureishi's novel 'The Buddha of Suburbia' has always been one of the hidden gems of his vast and celebrated back catalogue. While only the title track actually made it into the series, the finished album was a smorgasbord of jazz, ambient and experimental influences incorporated into a wider pop and rock aesthetic.

                                                  TRACK LISTING

                                                  Buddha Of Suburbia
                                                  Sex And The Church
                                                  South Horizon
                                                  The Mysteries
                                                  Bleed Like A Craze, Dad
                                                  Strangers When We Meet
                                                  Dead Against It
                                                  Untitled No. 1
                                                  Ian Fish, U.K. Heir
                                                  Buddha Of Suburbia (featuring Lenny Kravitz On Guitar)

                                                  David Bowie

                                                  1. Outside (The Nathan Adler Diaries: A Hyper Cycle) - 2022 Reissue

                                                    The twentieth album by David Bowie, originally released in 1995. The album saw Bowie hook up with producer Brian Eno once again, creating a diverse and experimental album incorporating art rock, jazz, ambient, industrial and electronica. Inspired by Twin Peaks as well as outsider art and artists, the album has a concept following detective Nathan Adler's murder investigation in world where art crimes and concept muggings happen.

                                                    TRACK LISTING

                                                    Leon Takes Us Outside
                                                    Outside
                                                    The Hearts Filthy Lesson
                                                    A Small Plot Of Land
                                                    Baby Grace (A Horrid Cassette)" (segue)
                                                    Hallo Spaceboy
                                                    The Motel
                                                    I Have Not Been To Oxford Town
                                                    No Control
                                                    Algeria Touchshriek (segue)
                                                    The Voyeur Of Utter Destruction (as Beauty)
                                                    Ramona A. Stone/I Am With Name (segue)
                                                    Wishful Beginnings
                                                    We Prick You
                                                    Nathan Adler (segue)
                                                    I'm Deranged
                                                    Thru' These Architects Eyes
                                                    Nathan Adler (segue)
                                                    Strangers When We Meet

                                                    David Bowie

                                                    Earthling - 2022 Reissue

                                                      'Earthling' was the 20th studio album by David Bowie, released in February 1997. The album showcases an electronica-influenced sound partly inspired by the industrial and drum & bass culture of the 1990s like Prodigy and Underworld. This was the first album Bowie self-produced since 1974. Recorded in just two and a half weeks right after returning from the 'Outside'  tour, the album is a snapshot of what Bowie was going through musically at the time. Making extensive use of sampling their own material on high BPMs, the album was the first Bowie album to be recorded digitally.

                                                      TRACK LISTING

                                                      Little Wonder
                                                      Looking For Satellites
                                                      Battle For Britain (The Letter)
                                                      Seven Years In Tibet
                                                      Dead Man Walking
                                                      Telling Lies
                                                      The Last Thing You Should Do
                                                      I'm Afraid Of Americans
                                                      Law (Earthlings On Fire)

                                                      David Bowie

                                                      Toy - 2022 Reissue

                                                        'Toy' is a posthumously released album from David Bowie. Recorded in mid-2000 in New York with members of his touring band, with a mixture of new and unreleased old material rehearsed quickly for the purposes of what would have been a surprise album, it was shelved by Virgin/EMI, an act leading to Bowie's departure from the label.

                                                        TRACK LISTING

                                                        I Dig Everything
                                                        You've Got A Habit Of Leaving
                                                        The London Boys
                                                        Karma Man
                                                        Conversation Piece
                                                        Shadow Man
                                                        Let Me Sleep Beside You
                                                        Hole In The Ground
                                                        Baby Loves That Way
                                                        Can't Help Thinking About Me
                                                        Silly Boy Blue
                                                        Toy (Your Turn To Drive) 

                                                        David Bowie

                                                        Hours… - 2022 Reissue

                                                          ‘Hours...’ is the 21st studio album by David Bowie, released in 1999. It was the first complete album by a major artist available to download over the Internet, preceding the physical release by two weeks.

                                                          A lot of the material that ended up on ‘Hours...’ was originally used, in alternate versions, for the video game Omikron: The Nomad Soul, which also featured two characters based on Bowie, as well as one on his wife Iman, one on ‘Hours...’ collaborator Reeves Gabrels, and one on bassist Gail Ann Dorsey.

                                                          TRACK LISTING

                                                          Thursday's Child
                                                          Something In The Air
                                                          Survive
                                                          If I'm Dreaming My Life
                                                          Seven
                                                          What's Really Happening?
                                                          The Pretty Things Are Going To Hell
                                                          New Angels Of Promise
                                                          Brilliant Adventure
                                                          The Dreamers

                                                          Pink Floyd Featuring Andriy Khlyvnyuk From Boombox

                                                          Hey Hey Rise Up

                                                            Pink Floyd release two physical versions of their first newly recorded music in over 25 years, ‘Hey Hey Rise Up’. The single, which was initially released digitally in April in support of the people of Ukraine and was #1 in 29 countries, is available on 7” and CD single. Both formats also feature a newly reworked version of ‘A Great Day For Freedom’ from the band’s 1994 album, The Division Bell. The track sees David Gilmour and Nick Mason joined by long time Pink Floyd bass player Guy Pratt, with Nitin Sawhney on keyboards and a lead vocal by Andriy Khlyvnyuk of Ukrainian band Boombox. It also has vocal harmonies by Romany and David Gilmour

                                                            When the track was first recorded at the end of March, Andriy, who left his band’s US tour to return home and fight for his country, was in a hospital bed in Kyiv recovering from a shrapnel injury. Proceeds for the physical release and the ongoing digital proceeds will go to Ukraine humanitarian relief.

                                                            For this limited edition release, David Gilmour revisited The Division Bell track ‘A Great Day For Freedom’. He has reworked the song using the original tapes which, as well as David, feature Nick Mason on drums and Richard Wright on keyboards, along with backing vocals from Sam Brown, Claudia Fontaine and Durga McBroom. The artwork for the track ‘The Sunflower Look’ features a painting of the national flower of Ukraine with a twist by the Cuban artist Yosan Leon. The cover is a direct reference to the woman who was seen around the world giving sunflower seeds to Russian soldiers and telling them to carry them in their pockets, so that when they die sunflowers will grow.

                                                            David Bowie

                                                            The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars - 50th Anniversary Edition

                                                              28th April 2022 marks the 50th anniversary of the release of David Bowie’s STARMAN, the first single from THE RISE AND FALL OF ZIGGY STARDUST AND THE SPIDERS FROM MARS. To celebrate, Parlophone Records is proud to announce release details to mark the album’s Golden Jubilee.

                                                              On 17th June 2022, 50 years and one day after the original U.K. release date, THE RISE AND FALL OF ZIGGY STARDUST AND THE SPIDERS FROM MARS will be issued as a limited edition 50th anniversary picture disc, featuring a half-speed master and a replica promotional poster for the album.

                                                              THE RISE AND FALL OF ZIGGY STARDUST AND THE SPIDERS FROM MARS is the breakthrough album that catapulted David Bowie into the international spotlight. Over the past 50 years it has remained a touchstone record, growing in stature with each passing year. It is now ingrained in popular culture, its undeniable influence spanning musicians from Arcade Fire to Lady Gaga, to Harry Styles’s androgynous fashion sense to Noel Fielding’s shirts on The Great British Bake-Off to Ziggy make-up challenges on Tik-Tok.

                                                              David Bowie laid to rest the Ziggy Stardust persona in July 1973 at his infamous last show with the Spiders From Mars at London’s Hammersmith Odeon, but Ziggy’s impact reverberates to this day.


                                                              TRACK LISTING

                                                              SIDE ONE
                                                              Five Years – 4:42
                                                              Soul Love – 3:34
                                                              Moonage Daydream – 4:40
                                                              Starman – 4:10 It Ain’t Easy – 2:58
                                                              SIDE TWO
                                                              Lady Stardust – 3:22
                                                              Star – 2:47
                                                              Hang On To Yourself – 2:40
                                                              Ziggy Stardust – 3:13
                                                              Suffragette City – 3:25
                                                              Rock ’n’ Roll Suicide - 2.58

                                                              David Bowie

                                                              Toy E.P. 10" (RSD22 EDITION)

                                                                THIS IS A RECORD STORE DAY 2022 EXCLUSIVE, LIMITED TO ONE PER PERSON.

                                                                100g, 5 track 10" EP black. The 10" vinyl and CD TOY E.P. ("YOU'VE GOT IT MADE WITH ALL THE TOYS") features the previously unheard "SHADOW MAN (VOCAL AND PIANO MIX)", an alternative stripped back mix of the TOY album track, along with the unreleased live versions of "I DIG EVERYTHING" and "THE LONDON BOYS" recorded at the final Glastonbury warm-up show at the Roseland Ballroom, New York on 19th June, 2000. The E.P. also contains three tracks "YOU'VE GOT A HABIT OF LEAVING" (RADIO EDIT), "SILLY BOY BLUE" (ALTERNATIVE ENDING MIX) and "CAN'T HELP THINKING ABOUT ME" (LIVE MARK RADCLIFFE SHOW BBC RADIO 1 SESSION), previously only available as streaming singles and which are making their physical debut.

                                                                Kraftwerk

                                                                Remixes

                                                                  The album is an updated version of the 2020 Digital compilation of the same name, featuring mixes that were originally released between 1991 and 2021.

                                                                  Alongside Kraftwerk’s own remixes, the album includes some of the world’s biggest DJs and Producers, including François Kervorkian, Orbital, Underground Resistance, DJ Rolando, Alex Gopher + Étienne de Crécy, William Orbit and Hot Chip.


                                                                  STAFF COMMENTS

                                                                  Barry says: Kraftwerk, remixes.. what else do you need to know? Well, possibly you don't need to know that much but let me tell you that every piece here shines with exactly the sort of calibre you'd expect from some of the biggest names in the electronic music field, and remixing arguably THE most influential catalogue in existence. Sounds pretty good right? Yeah, it is.

                                                                  TRACK LISTING

                                                                  CD TRACK-LISTING*
                                                                  CD1
                                                                  1. Non Stop - 8:32
                                                                  2. Robotnik (Kling Klang Mix) - 7:43
                                                                  3. Robotronik (Kling Klang Mix) - 4:54
                                                                  4. Radioactivity (William Orbit Hardcore Remix - Kling Klang Edit) - 5:35
                                                                  5. Radioactivity (François Kervorkian 12” Remix) - 7:27
                                                                  6. Expo Remix (Kling Klang Mix 2002) - 5:40
                                                                  7. Expo Remix (Kling Klang Mix 2001) - 6:49
                                                                  8. Expo Remix (Orbital Mix) - 4:57
                                                                  9. Expo Remix (François K + Rob Rives Mix) - 7:21
                                                                  10. Home Computer (2021 Single Edit) - 4:45
                                                                  CD2
                                                                  1. Expo Remix (DJ Rolando Mix) - 7:29
                                                                  2. Expo Remix (Underground Resistance Mix) - 3:58
                                                                  3. Expo Remix (UR Thought 3 Mix) - 2:43
                                                                  4. Aéro Dynamik (Kling Klang Dynamix) - 7:01
                                                                  5. Aéro Dynamik (Alex Gopher / Étienne De Crécy Dynamik Mix) - 7:42
                                                                  6. Aéro Dynamik (François K. Aero Mix) - 7:52
                                                                  7. Aéro Dynamik (Intelligent Design Mix By Hot Chip) - 8:34
                                                                  8. La Forme (King Of The Mountains Mix By Hot Chip) - 11:31
                                                                  9. Tour De France (Etape 2) - 4:57
                                                                  *Vinyl Track Sequence Is Slightly Different And Features A 6:33 Version Of La Forme (King Of The Mountains Mix By Hot Chip)

                                                                  Coldplay

                                                                  Music Of The Spheres

                                                                    Coldplay release their ninth studio album on October 15th. Music Of The Spheres features 12 new tracks including recent no. 12 single Higher Power - the band’s highest charting single in seven years, which has currently spent 10 weeks in the UK top 30, amassing over 170m global streams to date, including 40m+ video views.



                                                                    Iron Maiden

                                                                    Senjutsu

                                                                      Parlophone Records is thrilled to announce the release of Iron Maiden’s 17th studio album Senjutsu, their first in 6 years. It was recorded in Paris with longstanding producer Kevin Shirley and co-produced by Steve Harris.

                                                                      For Senjutsu – loosely translated as ‘tactics & strategy’, the band once again enlisted the services of Mark Wilkinson to create the spectacular Samurai themed cover artwork, based on an idea by Steve Harris. 


                                                                      STAFF COMMENTS

                                                                      Barry says: Iron bloody Maiden eh? They return for their SEVENTEENTH LP and you know what? It's great! It's a lot more of a proggy affair than during their heyday, but there is an absolute wealth of undeniable hooks and brilliantly hefty songwriting. Dickinson's voice is in top athletic form too.

                                                                      TRACK LISTING

                                                                      Senjutsu (8:20)
                                                                      Stratego (4:59)
                                                                      The Writing On The Wall (6:13)
                                                                      Lost In A Lost World (9:31)
                                                                      Days Of Future Past (4:03)
                                                                      The Time Machine (7:09)
                                                                      Darkest Hour (7:20)
                                                                      Death Of The Celts (10:20)
                                                                      The Parchment (12:39)
                                                                      Hell On Earth (11:19)

                                                                      David Bowie

                                                                      The Width Of A Circle

                                                                        This week sees the 50th anniversary of the original U.K. release of The Man Who Sold The World David Bowie’s landmark entry into the 1970s. The album not only began the collaboration with guitarist Mick Ronson that would continue with such Bowie classics as Hunky Dory, Ziggy Stardust and Aladdin Sane, it kicked off a 10-year run of indispensable albums stretching through 1980’s Scary Monsters.

                                                                        The 2020 re-release of The Man Who Sold The World restored the album’s intended title Metrobolist, while featuring a new mix by original producer Tony Visconti. Taking its name from the album’s opening track, which was named after a painting by Bowie’s friend George Underwood, the new two-CD set The Width Of A Circle acts as a complementary piece to that album. Its 21 tracks feature non-album singles, a BBC In Concert l session, music for a TV play and further Visconti remixes wrapping up David’s recordings from 1970 and revealing the first sonic steps toward Hunky Dory.

                                                                        TRACK LISTING

                                                                        CD 1:
                                                                        THE SUNDAY SHOW INTRODUCED BY JOHN PEEL
                                                                        Recorded On 5th February, 1970 And Broadcast On 8th February, 1970
                                                                        1. Amsterdam *
                                                                        2. God Knows I’m Good *
                                                                        3. Buzz The Fuzz
                                                                        4. Karma Man
                                                                        5. London Bye, Ta-Ta
                                                                        6. An Occasional Dream
                                                                        7. The Width Of A Circle*
                                                                        8. Janine
                                                                        9. Wild Eyed Boy From Freecloud
                                                                        10. Unwashed And Somewhat Slightly Dazed*
                                                                        11. Fill Your Heart
                                                                        12. The Prettiest Star
                                                                        13. Cygnet Committee*
                                                                        14. Memory Of A Free Festival*

                                                                        Performed By David Bowie And The Tony Visconti Trio (a.k.a. The Hype)

                                                                        CD 2:
                                                                        THE LOOKING GLASS MURDERS AKA PIERROT IN TURQUOISE:
                                                                        1. When I Live My Dream
                                                                        2. Columbine
                                                                        3. The Mirror
                                                                        4. Threepenny Pierrot
                                                                        5. When I Live My Dream (Reprise)

                                                                        SINGLES
                                                                        6. The Prettiest Star (Alternative Mix)
                                                                        Single Mix Released On 6th March, 1970 On Mercury Records MF 1135. This Is The Unreleased Alternative Mix Created For Promotion In The US Market.

                                                                        7. London Bye, Ta-Ta*
                                                                        Originally Recorded And Rejected As The Follow Up Single To ‘Space Oddity’. This Mono Mix Was Finally Released On The Sound & Vision Box Set In 1989.

                                                                        8. London Bye, Ta-Ta (1970 Stereo Mix)*
                                                                        This Stereo Mix Of The Above Remained Unreleased Until The Reformatted Reissue Of The Sound & Vision Box Set In 2003, Replacing The Mono Mix.

                                                                        9.Memory Of A Free Festival (Single Version Part 1)*
                                                                        10. Memory Of A Free Festival (Single Version Part 2)*
                                                                        The Re-recorded Electric Version Of The Closing Track From The David Bowie (aka Space Oddity) Album Released As A Single On Mercury Records 6052 026 On 26th June, 1970.

                                                                        11. Holy Holy*
                                                                        This Non-album Single A Side, Backed By The Album Version Of ‘Black Country Rock’ From The Man Who Sold The World Album, Was Released On Mercury Records 6052 049 On 15th January, 1971.

                                                                        SOUNDS OF THE 70’S: ANDY FERRIS SHOW
                                                                        Recorded On 25th March, 1970 And Broadcast On The 6th April, 1970.

                                                                        12. Waiting For The Man
                                                                        13. The Width Of A Circle
                                                                        14. The Wild Eyed Boy From Freecloud*
                                                                        15. The Supermen (Bowie At The Beeb Vinyl Only)*
                                                                        Performed By David Bowie And The Hype

                                                                        2020 MIXES
                                                                        16. The Prettiest Star (2020 Mix)
                                                                        17. London Bye, Ta-Ta (2020 Mix)
                                                                        18. Memory Of A Free Festival (Single Version - 2020 Mix)
                                                                        19. All The Madmen (Single Edit 2020 Mix)
                                                                        Holy Holy (2020 Mix)

                                                                        (*denotes Previously Released) 

                                                                        David Bowie

                                                                        Mother / Tryin' To Get To Heaven

                                                                          To celebrate what would have been the 74th birthday of David Bowie on the 8th January, two previously unreleased cover versions John Lennon’s MOTHER and Bob Dylan’s TRYIN’ TO GET TO HEAVEN will be released as a very special limited edition 7” single.

                                                                          Originally recorded by Lennon for his 1970 album John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band, Bowie's version of MOTHER was produced by Tony Visconti in 1998 for a Lennon tribute that never came to fruition. Bob Dylan’s original TRYIN’ TO GET TO HEAVEN was released on his 1997 Album of the Year GRAMMY winning Time Out Of Mind. David’s version was recorded in February 1998 during the mixing sessions for the live album.

                                                                          TRACK LISTING

                                                                          A/ Mother
                                                                          AA/Tryin’ To Get To Heaven (single Edit)

                                                                          David Bowie

                                                                          Metrobolist (aka The Man Who Sold The World)

                                                                            November 2020 sees the 50th Anniversary of the release of David Bowie’s The Man Who Sold The World in North America. The album marks the beginning of a collaboration with guitarist Mick Ronson that would last through classic works including Hunky Dory, Ziggy Stardust and Aladdin Sane - as well as the first in a 10-year series of indispensable albums stretching through 1980’s Scary Monsters…

                                                                            Originally titled Metrobolist, the album's name was changed at the last minute to The Man Who Sold The World. The 2020 re-release of the album under its Metrobolist moniker has been remixed by original producer Tony Visconti, with the exception of the track ‘After All’ which Tony considered perfect as is, and is featured in its 2015 remaster incarnation.

                                                                            The Metrobolist 50th anniversary artwork has been created by Mike Weller who was behind the historically controversial “dress” cover which Mercury Records refused to release.

                                                                            TRACK LISTING

                                                                            VINYL TRACKLISTING
                                                                            Side A
                                                                            The Width Of A Circle
                                                                            All The Madmen
                                                                            Black Country Rock
                                                                            After All

                                                                            Side B
                                                                            Running Gun Blues
                                                                            Saviour Machine
                                                                            She Shook Me Cold
                                                                            The Man Who Sold The World
                                                                            The Supermen

                                                                            CD TRACKLISTING
                                                                            The Width Of A Circle
                                                                            All The Madmen
                                                                            Black Country Rock
                                                                            After All
                                                                            Running Gun Blues
                                                                            Saviour Machine
                                                                            She Shook Me Cold
                                                                            The Man Who Sold The World
                                                                            The Supermen 

                                                                            Gorillaz

                                                                            Song Machine: Season One - Strange Timez

                                                                              Gorillaz started the year with Episode 1 - ‘Momentary Bliss ft. slowthai and Slaves’ - of Song Machine, a whole new concept from one of the most innovative bands around. Now, six episodes in, Noodle, 2D, Murdoc and Russel have visited Morocco and Paris, London and Lake Como, as well as travelling all the way to the moon, and Gorillaz is ready to bring you the full collection titled Song Machine: Season One - Strange Timez, out on 23rd October 2020.

                                                                              Song Machine is the ongoing and ever-evolving process which has seen Gorillaz joined by an expanding roster of collaborators captured live in Kong Studios and beyond. The result is an expansive collection of tracks embracing a myriad of sounds, styles, genres and attitudes from a breath-taking line-up of guest artists including Beck, Elton John, Fatoumata Diawara, Georgia, Kano, Leee John, Octavian, Peter Hook, Robert Smith, Roxani Arias, ScHoolboy Q, Slaves, Slowthai, St Vincent and 6LACK.
                                                                              To date the project has seen over 100million streams on all tracks already and the band’s biggest period of sustained growth across both listenership and fanbase growth. All this before the album has even been announced!

                                                                              Virtual band Gorillaz is singer 2D, bassist Murdoc Niccals, guitarist Noodle and drummer Russel Hobbs. Created by Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett, their acclaimed eponymous debut album was released in 2001. The BRIT and Grammy Award winning band’s subsequent albums are Demon Days (2005), Plastic Beach (2010), The Fall (2011), Humanz (2017) and The Now Now (2018). A truly global phenomenon, Gorillaz have achieved success in entirely ground-breaking ways, touring the world from San Diego to Syria, winning numerous awards including the coveted Jim Henson Creativity Honor.


                                                                              STAFF COMMENTS

                                                                              Barry says: You will have heard a few of these already, but it's nice to finally have all of the disparate releases compiled into one handy to pop-on collection. The deluxe CD has even more of these fruitful collaborations with some of the most recognisable names in modern music. It's a diverse and entertaining selection, and one that will have fans keen for a follow-up.

                                                                              TRACK LISTING

                                                                              1. Strange Timez (feat. Robert Smith)
                                                                              2. The Valley Of The Pagans (feat. Beck)
                                                                              3. The Lost Chord (feat. Leee John)
                                                                              4. Pac-Man (feat. ScHoolboy Q)
                                                                              5. Chalk Tablet Towers (feat. St Vincent)
                                                                              6. The Pink Phantom (feat. Elton John And 6LACK)
                                                                              7. Aries (feat. Peter Hook And Georgia)
                                                                              8. Friday 13th (feat. Octavian)
                                                                              9. Dead Butterflies (feat. Kano And Roxani Arias)
                                                                              10. Désolé (feat. Fatoumata Diawara) [Extended Version]
                                                                              11. Momentary Bliss (feat. Slowthai And Slaves)

                                                                              Deluxe CD And Deluxe Vinyl Box Set Tracklist:
                                                                              Disc 1
                                                                              1. Strange Timez (feat. Robert Smith)
                                                                              2. The Valley Of The Pagans (feat. Beck)
                                                                              3. The Lost Chord (feat. Leee John)
                                                                              4. Pac-Man (feat. ScHoolboy Q)
                                                                              5. Chalk Tablet Towers (feat. St Vincent)
                                                                              6. The Pink Phantom (feat. Elton John And 6LACK)
                                                                              7. Aries (feat. Peter Hook And Georgia)
                                                                              8. Friday 13th (feat. Octavian)
                                                                              9. Dead Butterflies (feat. Kano And Roxani Arias)
                                                                              10. Désolé (feat. Fatoumata Diawara) [Extended Version]
                                                                              11. Momentary Bliss (feat. Slowthai And Slaves)

                                                                              Disc 2
                                                                              12. Opium (feat. EARTHGANG)
                                                                              13. Simplicity (feat. Joan As Police Woman)
                                                                              14. Severed Head (feat. Goldlink And Unknown Mortal Orchestra)
                                                                              15. With Love To An Ex (feat Moonchild Sanelly)
                                                                              16. MLS (feat. JPEGMAFIA And CHAI)
                                                                              17. How Far? (feat. Tony Allen And Skepta)

                                                                              Kraftwerk

                                                                              Autobahn - Coloured Vinyl Reissue

                                                                                With its iconic Emil Schult sleeve, Kraftwerk release their international breakthrough album. The symphonic title track, an epic ode to the joys of motorway travel, wraps a mesmerising motorik rhythm around a sampled collage of car horns, engine noise, whirring tyres and radio crackle. In edited form, it becomes a revolutionary hit single around the world. Elsewhere, in wordless industrial folk music, the band reveal both their light and dark sides – "Mitternacht" is all creeping midnight shadows, while "Morgenspaziergang" is fresh with morning dew and birdsong. Two versions of "Kometenmelodie", one a starkly gothic prowl, the other a sunny electro boogie, provide further instrumental sound paintings. Pure and strong and bold, Kraftwerk compose cinema for the ears. The pop world falls in love with them. 

                                                                                Kraftwerk

                                                                                Radio-Activity - Coloured Vinyl Reissue

                                                                                  Kraftwerk embrace the atomic age with mixed emotions. Surfing on sine waves, scanning the stratosphere for stray radio signals, they plug themselves into a buzzing grid of energy and communication. From the stately eco-angst anthem "Radioactivity" to the synthetic Gregorian chants of "Radio Stars" and the melancholy machine processional of "Ohm Sweet Ohm", a sombre but engrossing monumentalism dominates. With heavily processed vocals in both German and English, Kraftwerk go global with depth and majesty. If factories and power stations are the new cathedrals, they write liturgies for a new industrial epoch. 

                                                                                  Kraftwerk

                                                                                  The Man-Machine - Coloured Vinyl Reissue

                                                                                    A bold new look, sound and concept for Kraftwerk. Over supple processed rhythms which predate the rise of European techno and trance, they address automation and alienation, space travel and engineering, the seductive allure of urban landscapes and the vacant glamour of celebrity. Clipped and funky, "The Robots" adds another dimension to Kraftwerk's ultra-dry sense of humour. Behind its intoxicating melodic pulse, "The Model" is a highly prophetic satire on the beauty industry, so ahead of its time that it only becomes a UK chart-topper by accident three years later. And "Neon Lights" is Kraftwerk's most achingly romantic song to date, a sci-fi lullaby for cities at twilight. Pure magic. 

                                                                                    Kraftwerk

                                                                                    Computer World - Coloured Vinyl Reissue

                                                                                      Kraftwerk beam themselves into the future by writing about home computers, online dating and globalised electronic surveillance years before these phenomena truly come into being. A journey into the bright hopes and dark fears of the booming microchip revolution, "Computer World" is a serenely beautiful and almost seamless collage of sensual melodies and liquid beatscapes. Tracks like "Numbers" and "Pocket Calculator", with their weightless bleeps and elastic beats, predict the silky rhythms of Chicago house and inspire a generation of Detroit techno artists. Kraftwerk's fanfare for the silicon age still sounds ageless, timeless and throbbing with invention. 

                                                                                      Kraftwerk

                                                                                      The Mix - Coloured Vinyl Reissue

                                                                                        Kraftwerk's first fully digital album confirmed their clubland credentials and reworked 11 of their best-loved tunes for a new generation. Painstakingly reconstructed and sequenced in the band's Kling Klang studio, new versions of tracks like "The Robots", "Trans Europe Express" and "Home Computer" now feature more funky rhythms and cleaned-up, liquid-crystal sounds. A stark warning about pollution at Sellafield is added to the glistening overhaul of "Radioactivity", sparking a war of words with British Nuclear Fuels. But most of all, "The Mix" is a career-spanning collection of legendary electro anthems and a classy acknowledgment of the two-way traffic between Kraftwerk and club culture. 

                                                                                        Kraftwerk

                                                                                        Tour De France - Coloured Vinyl Reissue

                                                                                          The year 2003 marked the centenary of the Tour de France, the conceptual starting line for Kraftwerk's first album for over a decade. Although it features an immaculate new version of a 20-year-old former single, the exquisitely graceful "Tour de France", pop nostalgia is not on the menu. From the chunky cyber-funk of "Vitamin" to the restless metallic shimmers of "Aéro Dynamik", this is emphatically the sound of 21st century techno visionaries. 

                                                                                          Kraftwerk

                                                                                          Trans Europe Express - Coloured Vinyl Reissue

                                                                                            Kraftwerk celebrate Europe's romantic past and shimmering future with a glistening panorama of elegance and decadence, travel and technology. The infinite vistas of "Europe Endless" and "Endless Endless" bookend the album, which includes the unsettling Kafka-esque fable "The Hall Of Mirrors" and the hilarious "Showroom Dummies" - Kraftwerk's elegantly ironic reply to critiques of their deadpan manner. But it is the streamlined rhythmic locomotive of "Trans Europe Express" which dominates with its doppler-effect melodic swerves and hypnotic, pneumatic, piston-pumping rhythm. Along with its sister track, "Metal On Metal" which New York DJ Afrika Bambaataa would re-construct five years later for his own seminal "Planet Rock", this milestone in avant-pop modernism later becomes a crucial influence on the early pioneers of hip-hop & sampling, electro and industrial music. Poetry in motion. 

                                                                                            Kraftwerk

                                                                                            Techno Pop - Coloured Vinyl Reissue

                                                                                              Kraftwerk return from five years of silence to reclaim their throne as leaders of a machine-pop revolution that they themselves began over a decade before. Their "Techno Pop" album, first released under the name "Electric Café" but now restored to its originally intended title, provides a 360-degree overview of a multi-lingual, multi-channel, musically diverse global village. From the block-rocking beats of "Boing Boom Tschack" to the electronic funk and computer animation of "Musique Non Stop", Kraftwerk soar into the digital age. Their first excursion into digital recording finds both beauty and unease in a polyglot world of permanent media overload. Once again, Dusseldorf's test pilots of the musical future effortlessly break new ground. 

                                                                                              Kraftwerk

                                                                                              Computerwelt - German Coloured Vinyl Reissue

                                                                                                VERY LIMITED GERMAN EDITION OF THE ALBUM.

                                                                                                The multi-media project Kraftwerk was started in Düsseldorf, Germany 1970 by Ralf Hütter and Florian Schneider. They set up their electronic Kling Klang Studio where they conceived and produced all Kraftwerk albums. 

                                                                                                Kraftwerk created the soundtrack for the digital age of the 21st century. AUTOBAHN 1974, RADIO-ACTIVITY 1975, TRANS EUROPE EXPRESS 1977, THE MAN-MACHINE 1978, COMPUTER WORLD 1981, TECHNO POP 1986, THE MIX 1991, TOUR DE FRANCE 2003. Their compositions, using innovative techniques, electronic sounds and synthetic voices combined with computerised rhythms, had a major musical influence on Electro, Hip Hop, Techno and Synth-Pop.

                                                                                                Kraftwerk

                                                                                                Die Mensch-Maschine - German Coloured Vinyl Reissue

                                                                                                  VERY LIMITED GERMAN EDITION OF THE ALBUM.

                                                                                                  The multi-media project Kraftwerk was started in Düsseldorf, Germany 1970 by Ralf Hütter and Florian Schneider. They set up their electronic Kling Klang Studio where they conceived and produced all Kraftwerk albums. 

                                                                                                  Kraftwerk created the soundtrack for the digital age of the 21st century. AUTOBAHN 1974, RADIO-ACTIVITY 1975, TRANS EUROPE EXPRESS 1977, THE MAN-MACHINE 1978, COMPUTER WORLD 1981, TECHNO POP 1986, THE MIX 1991, TOUR DE FRANCE 2003. Their compositions, using innovative techniques, electronic sounds and synthetic voices combined with computerised rhythms, had a major musical influence on Electro, Hip Hop, Techno and Synth-Pop.

                                                                                                  Kraftwerk

                                                                                                  Radio-Aktivität - German Coloured Vinyl Reissue

                                                                                                    VERY LIMITED GERMAN EDITION OF THE ALBUM.

                                                                                                    The multi-media project Kraftwerk was started in Düsseldorf, Germany 1970 by Ralf Hütter and Florian Schneider. They set up their electronic Kling Klang Studio where they conceived and produced all Kraftwerk albums. 

                                                                                                    Kraftwerk created the soundtrack for the digital age of the 21st century. AUTOBAHN 1974, RADIO-ACTIVITY 1975, TRANS EUROPE EXPRESS 1977, THE MAN-MACHINE 1978, COMPUTER WORLD 1981, TECHNO POP 1986, THE MIX 1991, TOUR DE FRANCE 2003. Their compositions, using innovative techniques, electronic sounds and synthetic voices combined with computerised rhythms, had a major musical influence on Electro, Hip Hop, Techno and Synth-Pop.

                                                                                                    Kraftwerk

                                                                                                    Techno Pop - German Coloured Vinyl Reissue

                                                                                                      VERY LIMITED GERMAN EDITION OF THE ALBUM.

                                                                                                      The multi-media project Kraftwerk was started in Düsseldorf, Germany 1970 by Ralf Hütter and Florian Schneider. They set up their electronic Kling Klang Studio where they conceived and produced all Kraftwerk albums. 

                                                                                                      Kraftwerk created the soundtrack for the digital age of the 21st century. AUTOBAHN 1974, RADIO-ACTIVITY 1975, TRANS EUROPE EXPRESS 1977, THE MAN-MACHINE 1978, COMPUTER WORLD 1981, TECHNO POP 1986, THE MIX 1991, TOUR DE FRANCE 2003. Their compositions, using innovative techniques, electronic sounds and synthetic voices combined with computerised rhythms, had a major musical influence on Electro, Hip Hop, Techno and Synth-Pop.

                                                                                                      Kraftwerk

                                                                                                      The Mix - German Coloured Vinyl Reissue

                                                                                                        VERY LIMITED GERMAN EDITION OF THE ALBUM.

                                                                                                        The multi-media project Kraftwerk was started in Düsseldorf, Germany 1970 by Ralf Hütter and Florian Schneider. They set up their electronic Kling Klang Studio where they conceived and produced all Kraftwerk albums. 

                                                                                                        Kraftwerk created the soundtrack for the digital age of the 21st century. AUTOBAHN 1974, RADIO-ACTIVITY 1975, TRANS EUROPE EXPRESS 1977, THE MAN-MACHINE 1978, COMPUTER WORLD 1981, TECHNO POP 1986, THE MIX 1991, TOUR DE FRANCE 2003. Their compositions, using innovative techniques, electronic sounds and synthetic voices combined with computerised rhythms, had a major musical influence on Electro, Hip Hop, Techno and Synth-Pop.

                                                                                                        Kraftwerk

                                                                                                        Trans Europa Express - German Coloured Vinyl Reissue

                                                                                                          VERY LIMITED GERMAN EDITION OF THE ALBUM.

                                                                                                          The multi-media project Kraftwerk was started in Düsseldorf, Germany 1970 by Ralf Hütter and Florian Schneider. They set up their electronic Kling Klang Studio where they conceived and produced all Kraftwerk albums. 

                                                                                                          Kraftwerk created the soundtrack for the digital age of the 21st century. AUTOBAHN 1974, RADIO-ACTIVITY 1975, TRANS EUROPE EXPRESS 1977, THE MAN-MACHINE 1978, COMPUTER WORLD 1981, TECHNO POP 1986, THE MIX 1991, TOUR DE FRANCE 2003. Their compositions, using innovative techniques, electronic sounds and synthetic voices combined with computerised rhythms, had a major musical influence on Electro, Hip Hop, Techno and Synth-Pop.

                                                                                                          Coldplay

                                                                                                          Everyday Life

                                                                                                            Coldplay return with their first new studio album in nearly four years. Everyday Life is a double album (single CD), presented in two halves: Sunrise and Sunset, featuring a stunning array of music, that is sure to surprise and delight their massive global fanbase.


                                                                                                            TRACK LISTING

                                                                                                            Sunrise 
                                                                                                            1. Sunrise 
                                                                                                            2. Church 
                                                                                                            3. Trouble In Town 
                                                                                                            4. BrokEn 
                                                                                                            5. Daddy 
                                                                                                            6. WOTW / POTP 
                                                                                                            7. Arabesque 
                                                                                                            8. When I Need A Friend 8. Everyday Life

                                                                                                            Sunset
                                                                                                            1. Guns
                                                                                                            2. Orphans
                                                                                                            3. Èkó
                                                                                                            4. Cry Cry Cry
                                                                                                            5. Old Friends
                                                                                                            6. آدم بني
                                                                                                            7. Champion Of The World
                                                                                                            8. Everyday Life

                                                                                                            David Bowie

                                                                                                            Space Oddity - 50th Anniversary Edition

                                                                                                              50th anniversary edition of Bowie’s seminal album featuring a brand new mix by original producer Tony Visconti, and a new die cut O-card.

                                                                                                              The vinyl will be randomly distributed worldwide with a mixture of hand-numbered labels; numbers 1 to 1969 on silver vinyl numbers and 1970 to 2019 on gold vinyl, with the remainder being black vinyl.

                                                                                                              Originally released 14th November 1969, the sophomore effort from Bowie was a big turning point from his 1967 debut. The album most famously introduces the character of Major Tom in ‘Space Oddity’ which would go on to be one of his most enduring classics.

                                                                                                              The new mix of the album now features the title track of the boxset ‘Conversation Piece’ restored to the track listing in its initially intended position before it was originally dropped due to time constraints of vinyl.


                                                                                                              Stereophonics

                                                                                                              Kind

                                                                                                                Recorded in just eleven days at The Distillery, Wiltshire, ‘Kind’ was co-produced by Kelly Jones and George Drakoulias (Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Primal Scream). The results are an honest and hopeful album for our times, and an album that stands shoulder to shoulder with the band’s best work.

                                                                                                                ‘Fly Like An Eagle’ is a perfect first taster of ‘Kind’. An ode to endless possibility, it is the sound of a band exuding confidence in their craft as they allow the quality of songwriting and musicianship to take centre stage.

                                                                                                                Stereophonics are a band woven into the fabric of popular music and with ‘Kind’ Kelly Jones continues to cement his place amongst the great British songwriters with an ability to sketch and capture truth and beauty from everyday observations as well as delving into his own life experiences.

                                                                                                                TRACK LISTING

                                                                                                                1. I Just Wanted The Goods
                                                                                                                2. Fly Like An Eagle
                                                                                                                3. Make Friends With The Morning
                                                                                                                4. Stitches
                                                                                                                5. Hungover For You
                                                                                                                6. Bust This Town
                                                                                                                7. This Life Ain’t Easy (But It’s The One That We All Got)
                                                                                                                8. Street Of Orange Light
                                                                                                                9. Don’t Let The Devil Take Another Day
                                                                                                                10. Restless Mind 

                                                                                                                Bonus Tracks For Deluxe Format:
                                                                                                                1. I Just Wanted The Goods (Kelly And Jamie Demo)
                                                                                                                2. Fly Like An Eagle (Kelly And Jamie Demo)
                                                                                                                3. Make Friends With The Morning (Kelly And Jamie Demo)
                                                                                                                4. Stitches (Kelly And Jamie Demo)
                                                                                                                5. Restless Mind (Kelly And Jamie Demo)
                                                                                                                6. Don’t Let The Devil Take Another Day (Kelly And Jamie Demo)

                                                                                                                David Bowie

                                                                                                                VH1 Storytellers

                                                                                                                  On the 23rd of August 1999, David Bowie played an intimate set for invited guests at The Manhattan Centre’s Grand Ballroom in New York for the VH1 Storytellers series. Ten years later in 2009 a CD/DVD/Download of the evening was released, and now 20 years on the most complete version available will be released as a strictly limited-edition double vinyl LP.

                                                                                                                  The Bowie set has long been regarded as one of the most memorable episodes in VH1 Storytellers history, with David delving deep in to his catalogue to perform tracks such as ‘Can’t Help Thinking About Me’ for the first time in 33 years, Aladdin Sane’s ‘Drive-In Saturday' which he had not performed since 1974 and ‘Word On A Wing’ which received its first outing in 23 years.

                                                                                                                  Bill Flanagan, Executive Producer of the VH1 Storytellers “We were used to dealing with legendary musicians. Still, landing David Bowie was more than a big booking. There's no way to say this without being corny: it was an honour. Bowie has a unique place in rock & roll. He is not only one of the most influential musicians of the era, he does nothing unless he is fully committed”.

                                                                                                                  TRACK LISTING

                                                                                                                  Side 1:
                                                                                                                  1. Life On Mars?
                                                                                                                  2. Rebel Rebel (truncated)
                                                                                                                  3. Thursday's Child

                                                                                                                  Side 2:
                                                                                                                  1. Can't Help Thinking About Me
                                                                                                                  2. China Girl
                                                                                                                  3. Seven

                                                                                                                  Side 3:
                                                                                                                  1. Drive-In Saturday
                                                                                                                  2. Word On A Wing
                                                                                                                  3. Survive*

                                                                                                                  Side 4:
                                                                                                                  1. I Can't Read*
                                                                                                                  2. Always Crashing In The Same Car*
                                                                                                                  3. If I'm Dreaming My Life*

                                                                                                                  *Bonus Recordings Not Included On The Original CD

                                                                                                                  Morrissey

                                                                                                                  ¡The Best Of!

                                                                                                                    Following the launch of his solo career in 1988, “Moz” would spend the next 10 years composing and releasing six studio albums and a string of hit singles before going on a brief recording hiatus. On November 6, 2001, THE BEST OF MORRISSEY, a collection that brought together his most memorable work as a solo artist up to that point which was originally released on CD in North America only. In celebration of Morrissey’s career, we will revisit that classic compilation this year by releasing it, for the first time ever, on vinyl. THE BEST OF MORRISSEY will be available as a black double-LP.

                                                                                                                    All the other studio albums the singer released between 1988 and 1997 are represented on THE BEST OF MORRISSEY with “Sing Your Life” from Kill Uncle (1991), “Do Your Best And Don’t Worry” from Southpaw Grammar (1995) and “Alma Matters” from Maladjusted (1997). Other tracks on the collection include the non-album single “Sunny” and the B-sides “Sister I’m A Poet” and “Lost.”

                                                                                                                    TRACK LISTING

                                                                                                                    LP1
                                                                                                                    Side A
                                                                                                                    1. “The More You Ignore Me, The Closer I Get”
                                                                                                                    2. “Suedehead”
                                                                                                                    3. “Everyday Is Like Sunday”
                                                                                                                    4. “Glamorous Glue”
                                                                                                                    5. “Do Your Best And Don’t Worry”

                                                                                                                    Side B
                                                                                                                    1. “November Spawned A Monster”
                                                                                                                    2. “The Last Of The Famous International Playboys”
                                                                                                                    3. “Sing Your Life”
                                                                                                                    4. “Hairdresser On Fire”
                                                                                                                    5. “Interesting Drug”

                                                                                                                    LP2
                                                                                                                    Side A
                                                                                                                    1. “We Hate It When Our Friends Become Successful”
                                                                                                                    2. “Certain People I Know”
                                                                                                                    3. “Now My Heart Is Full” (Edit)
                                                                                                                    4. “I Know It’s Gonna Happen Someday”
                                                                                                                    5. “Sunny”

                                                                                                                    Side B
                                                                                                                    1. “Alma Matters”
                                                                                                                    2. “Hold On To Your Friends”
                                                                                                                    3. “Sister I’m A Poet”
                                                                                                                    4. “Disappointed”
                                                                                                                    5. “Tomorrow”
                                                                                                                    6. “Lost”

                                                                                                                    David Bowie

                                                                                                                    Space Oddity - 7" Box Set

                                                                                                                      As part of the ongoing celebrations marking 50 years since David Bowie’s first hit, this a very special double 7” single of SPACE ODDITY features brand new mixes by Tony Visconti. The double 7” set will come in a box including a double-sided poster featuring an original Space Oddity print advertisement and a Ray Stevenson shot of David taken on stage at the ‘Save Rave ‘69’ concert at the London Palladium on 30th November, 1969, the backdrop featuring a N.A.S.A. astronaut. The set also includes an information card and a print featuring an alternative shot by Jojanneke Claassen from the Space Oddity promo single cover session.

                                                                                                                      The cover of the original mono single is the rare UK promotional picture sleeve which, along with the label, features the original Philips trademark specifically cleared for this 50th anniversary release. The single itself has been cut from the original analogue single master tape. The jacket housing the 2019 mixes by Tony Visconti is a new design featuring alternative Ray Stevenson shot from the ‘Save Rave ‘69’ concert to that on the poster.

                                                                                                                      First released as a 7-inch single on 11 July 1969, Space Oddity was also the opening track of David Bowie’s self titled second studio album, David Bowie. Initially inspired by Stanley Kubrick's film 2001: A Space Odyssey, the song gained huge popularity when it was adopted as the unofficial theme of the Apollo 11 Moon landing mission which launched five days after the single’s release.


                                                                                                                      TRACK LISTING

                                                                                                                      Single 1
                                                                                                                      Side A
                                                                                                                      SPACE ODDITY
                                                                                                                      (Original Mono Single Edit)

                                                                                                                      Side B
                                                                                                                      WILD EYED BOY FROM FREECLOUD
                                                                                                                      (Original Mono Single Version)

                                                                                                                      Single 2
                                                                                                                      Side A
                                                                                                                      SPACE ODDITY
                                                                                                                      (2019 Mix - Single Edit)
                                                                                                                      2019 Mix By Tony Visconti, March 2019.

                                                                                                                      Side B
                                                                                                                      WILD EYED BOY FROM FREECLOUD
                                                                                                                      (2019 Mix - Single Version)
                                                                                                                      2019 Mix By Tony Visconti, March 2019

                                                                                                                      David Bowie

                                                                                                                      The 'Mercury' Demos

                                                                                                                        As part of the ongoing celebrations marking 50 years since David Bowie’s first hit, ‘Space Oddity’, and following the recent ‘Spying Through A Keyhole’ and ‘Clareville Grove Demos’ collections, 'The “Mercury" Demos’ are 10 early Bowie recordings captured live in one take to a Revox reel to reel tape machine in David’s flat in spring 1969, with accompaniment from John ‘Hutch’ Hutchinson on guitar and vocals.

                                                                                                                        The version of ‘Space Oddity’ from the Demos, originally released with edits on the Sound & Vision boxset, is presented here in its true context for the first time. The other nine recordings on the album are all previously unreleased. In addition to Bowie originals, the session also includes the Roger Bunn composition ‘Life Is A Circus’ (which features in an earlier demo version on the ‘Clareville Grove Demos’ set) and the Lesley Duncan composition ‘Love Song’ later recorded by Elton John for his ‘Tumbleweed Connection’ album. David’s own ‘Conversation Piece’ is announced as ‘a new song’ and ‘Janine’ features a short nineteen second section sung to the melody of The Beatles’ ‘Hey Jude’.

                                                                                                                        'The ‘’Mercury" Demos’ set will come in a replica of the original tape box and will feature 1 LP, a print, two photo contact sheets and sleeve notes by Mark Adams. The labels of the LP feature the same EMIDISC acetate styling as ‘Spying Through A Keyhole’ and ‘Clareville Grove Demos’ with the song titles in David’s own handwriting.


                                                                                                                        STAFF COMMENTS

                                                                                                                        Barry says: The latest in a long line of Bowie reissues sees an incredibly personal and intimate recording of a number of unreleased gems and absolute rarities. With the quality of Bowie's recorded work being so high, it's unbelievable that there could be so much gold still hidden, but this goes to show there is. A brilliantly presented, and fascinating insight into his unrivalled talent.

                                                                                                                        TRACK LISTING

                                                                                                                        Side 1
                                                                                                                        Space Oddity
                                                                                                                        Janine
                                                                                                                        An Occasional Dream
                                                                                                                        Conversation Piece
                                                                                                                        Ching-a-Ling
                                                                                                                        I’m Not Quite (aka Letter To Hermione)

                                                                                                                        Side 2
                                                                                                                        Lover To The Dawn
                                                                                                                        Love Song
                                                                                                                        When I’m Five
                                                                                                                        Life Is A Circus

                                                                                                                        The LP Is Mono And Plays At 33 1/3 R.p.m.

                                                                                                                        David Bowie

                                                                                                                        D.J.

                                                                                                                          Originally released on 29th June 1979, D.J. was the second and final single from Lodger in the UK and the follow up to Boys Keep Swinging. The Netherlands and Turkey would get Yassassin and the U.S. Look Back In Anger.

                                                                                                                          The A side of this D.J. picture disc features a previously unreleased single edit of the track from the Lodger (2017 Tony Visconti Mix) included in the A New Career In A New Town box set.

                                                                                                                          The previously unreleased version of Boys Keep Swinging recorded especially for The Kenny Everett Video Show features on the AA side. This take was recorded by Tony Visconti in Soho in London on the 9th April 1979 and features Sean Mayes on keyboards, Tony Visconti on bass, Simon House on violin, Andy Duncan on drums, Brian Robertson (of Thin Lizzy) on guitar and Ricky Hitchcock on guitar. The Kenny Everett Video Show was filmed on the following day and broadcast on 23rd April, 1979.

                                                                                                                          TRACK LISTING

                                                                                                                          Side A
                                                                                                                          D.J. (2017 Tony Visconti Mix - Single Edit)

                                                                                                                          Previously Unreleased
                                                                                                                          Produced By David Bowie & Tony Visconti Mixed By Tony Visconti At Human Studios, NYC, 2017

                                                                                                                          Side AA
                                                                                                                          Boys Keep Swinging (Kenny Everett Video Show Version)

                                                                                                                          Previously Unreleased.
                                                                                                                          Produced By David Bowie & Tony Visconti
                                                                                                                          Recorded At Good Earth Studio, Soho London, 9th April, 1979

                                                                                                                          Dinosaur Pile-Up

                                                                                                                          Celebrity Mansions

                                                                                                                            Dinosaur Pile-Up return with their fourth album Celebrity Mansions, a collection of songs that sizzle with big melodies, skewered through with raw, intoxicating emotion. To mark the album’s announcement the band have released the incendiary ‘Thrash Metal Cassette’, their most punk rock and in-your-face track to date.

                                                                                                                            DPU have long been talked about as one of British music’s most consistently exciting outfits, with singer/guitarist Matt Bigland forging a reputation as one of rock music’s finest songwriters. So having spent the best part of a decade building a fiercely loyal fanbase, and a stellar live reputation, now’s the time to prove it.

                                                                                                                            TRACK LISTING

                                                                                                                            01. Thrash Metal Cassette
                                                                                                                            02. Back Foot
                                                                                                                            03. Stupid Heavy Metal Broken Hearted Loser Punk
                                                                                                                            04. Celebrity Mansions
                                                                                                                            05. Round The Bend
                                                                                                                            06. Pouring Gasoline
                                                                                                                            07. Black Limousine
                                                                                                                            08. K West
                                                                                                                            09. Professional Freak
                                                                                                                            10. Long Way Down

                                                                                                                            David Bowie

                                                                                                                            Boys Keep Swinging

                                                                                                                              Boys Keep Swinging 40th Anniversary limited edition, double-A side, 7” picture disc single will be released on 17th May 2019 and features I Pray, Olé on the AA side which is unreleased since the 1991 Lodger re-issue.

                                                                                                                              Written by Bowie and Brian Eno, ‘Boys Keep Swinging’ was the first single from the album ‘Lodger’ and became a top 10 hit in the UK.

                                                                                                                              TRACK LISTING

                                                                                                                              Side A
                                                                                                                              Boys Keep Swinging (2017 Tony Visconti Mix) (3.22)

                                                                                                                              Side AA
                                                                                                                              I Pray, Olé (3.59)

                                                                                                                              David Bowie

                                                                                                                              Spying Through A Keyhole

                                                                                                                                With 2019 marking 50 years since David Bowie’s first hit, Space Oddity, Parlophone is set to release a 7" vinyl singles box set of nine previously unreleased recordings* from the era during which Space Oddity was first conceived.

                                                                                                                                The title ‘Spying Through A Keyhole’ is a lyric taken from the previously unknown song, Love All Around, and though most of the other titles are known, these versions have never been officially released until late last year. Most of the recordings are solo vocal and acoustic home demo performances, unless otherwise stated.

                                                                                                                                The design of each single label is presented to reflect the way David sent many of his demos to publishers and record companies, featuring his own handwritten song titles on EMIDISC acetate labels. The singles themselves are all mono and play at 45 r.p.m.

                                                                                                                                Due to the nature of some of the solo home demos where Bowie accompanied himself on acoustic guitar, the recording quality isn’t always of a usual studio fidelity. This is partly due to David’s enthusiastic strumming hitting the red on a couple of the tracks, along with the limitations of the original recording equipment and tape degradation. However, the historical importance of these songs and the fact that the selections are from an archive of tracks cleared for release by Bowie, overrides this shortcoming.

                                                                                                                                TRACK LISTING

                                                                                                                                Single 1
                                                                                                                                Side 1
                                                                                                                                Mother Grey (demo)
                                                                                                                                This Mid-tempo Tale Of A Fledgling Son Fleeing The Nest Features Multi-tracked Vocals, Guitars And Harmonica From David.

                                                                                                                                Side 2
                                                                                                                                In The Heat Of The Morning (demo)
                                                                                                                                A Well-known Early Bowie Song But Presented Here In Demo Form With Final Lyrics.

                                                                                                                                Single 2
                                                                                                                                Side 1
                                                                                                                                Goodbye 3d (Threepenny) Joe (demo)
                                                                                                                                A Charming Demo From 1968 Not To Be Confused With Threepenny Pierrot, A Song Performed By Bowie Captured For Posterity In The Scottish TV Production Of Pierrot In Turquoise Early In 1970.

                                                                                                                                Side 2
                                                                                                                                Love All Around (demo)
                                                                                                                                A Delightful Love Song From Whence The Title Of This Collection Came: “I See A Pop Tune Spying Through A Keyhole From The Other Room”.

                                                                                                                                Single 3
                                                                                                                                Side 1
                                                                                                                                London Bye, Ta-Ta (demo)
                                                                                                                                An Early Demo Version Of The Song With Completely Different Lyrics In A Couple Of The Verses Compared To Those Of The Later Full Band Versions.

                                                                                                                                Side 2
                                                                                                                                Angel Angel Grubby Face (demo Version 1)
                                                                                                                                The First And Only Previously Known Demo Of This Song.

                                                                                                                                Single 4
                                                                                                                                Side 1
                                                                                                                                1.Angel Angel Grubby Face (demo Version 2)
                                                                                                                                A Later Version Of The Same Song With Alternative Lyrics.

                                                                                                                                2. Space Oddity (demo Excerpt)
                                                                                                                                The Lyric And Arrangement Variations Lend Weight To The Theory That This Fragment Is Possibly The First Ever Recorded Demo Of One Of Bowie’s Most Famous Songs.

                                                                                                                                Side 2
                                                                                                                                Space Oddity (demo) With John ‘Hutch’ Hutchinson
                                                                                                                                Originally Conceived As A Song For A Duo To Perform, This Is The First Known Version To Feature John ‘Hutch’ Hutchinson Again With Lyric And Arrangement Variations.

                                                                                                                                Paul Weller

                                                                                                                                Other Aspects, Live At The Royal Festival Hall

                                                                                                                                  In October 2018, Paul Weller performed two extraordinary concerts at The Royal Festival Hall with an orchestra. The second of these shows was recorded and filmed, and now sees the light of day as a superb live album and DVD.

                                                                                                                                  “Other Aspects, Live At The Royal Festival Hall” features an eclectic 25 track career-spanning set, including classics from Paul’s rich back catalogue and songs from last year’s no. 2 album, the gorgeous “True Meanings”

                                                                                                                                  The track-listing includes a radical re-working of The Jam’s “Private Hell” from their 1979 LP “Setting Sons” and a brilliantly realised version of “Boy About Town”. The Style Council get a welcome look-in too with “Have You Ever Had It Blue” and “A Man Of Great Promise” and Paul’s subsequent solo career is well represented with the inclusion of “Wild Wood” and “You Do Something To Me” amongst others

                                                                                                                                  Other firm solo favourites such as “You Do Something To Me” and “Long Long Road” fit seamlessly into the set

                                                                                                                                  The DVD includes audio mixed in PCM Stereo and DTS 5.1 surround sound and features a behind-the-scenes mini-documentary with rehearsal footage and interviews


                                                                                                                                  David Bowie

                                                                                                                                  Never Let Me Down (2019 Remastered Edition)

                                                                                                                                    Never Let Me Down is the 17th studio album by David Bowie. Originally released on 20 April 1987, this vinyl edition is newly remastered.

                                                                                                                                    TRACK LISTING

                                                                                                                                    1. Day-In Day-Out
                                                                                                                                    2. Time Will Crawl
                                                                                                                                    3. Beat Of Your Drum
                                                                                                                                    4. Never Let Me Down
                                                                                                                                    5. Zeroes
                                                                                                                                    6. Glass Spider
                                                                                                                                    7. Shining Star (Makin’ My Love)
                                                                                                                                    8. New York’s In Love
                                                                                                                                    9. ’87 And Cry
                                                                                                                                    10. Bang Bang

                                                                                                                                    David Bowie

                                                                                                                                    Let’s Dance (2019 Remastered Edition)

                                                                                                                                      Let's Dance is the 15th studio album by David Bowie. Originally released on 14 April 1983, this vinyl edition is newly remastered.

                                                                                                                                      TRACK LISTING

                                                                                                                                      1. Modern Love
                                                                                                                                      2. China Girl
                                                                                                                                      3. Let’s Dance
                                                                                                                                      4. Without You
                                                                                                                                      5. Ricochet
                                                                                                                                      6. Criminal World
                                                                                                                                      7. Cat People (Putting Out Fire)
                                                                                                                                      8. Shake It

                                                                                                                                      David Bowie

                                                                                                                                      Tonight (2019 Remastered Edition)

                                                                                                                                        Tonight is the sixteenth studio album by David Bowie. Originally released on 29 September 1984, this vinyl edition is newly remastered.

                                                                                                                                        TRACK LISTING

                                                                                                                                        1. Loving The Alien
                                                                                                                                        2. Don’t Look Down
                                                                                                                                        3. God Only Knows
                                                                                                                                        4. Tonight
                                                                                                                                        5. Neighborhood Threat
                                                                                                                                        6. Blue Jean
                                                                                                                                        7. Tumble And Twirl
                                                                                                                                        8. I Keep Forgettin’
                                                                                                                                        9. Dancing With The Big Boys

                                                                                                                                        Paul Weller

                                                                                                                                        True Meanings

                                                                                                                                          Paul Weller releases his fourteenth solo album in September, the twenty sixth studio album of his entire career. ‘True Meanings’ is a record unlike any he has ever made before. It is not “a departure”, in the sense that soul bearing, melancholic songs have always been an important part of what he does: from ‘English Rose’, to ‘Brand New Start’, right up to ‘The Ballad Of Jimmy McCabe’ from last year’s ‘Jawbone’ soundtrack. But never, ever before has he allowed himself an entire album to exhibit this side of his song-writing, or presented them quite like this.

                                                                                                                                          ‘True Meanings’ is an album characterised by grandiose-yet-delicate, lush orchestration: an aesthetic to which Paul’s better-than-ever voice, singing some of his most nakedly honest words, is perfectly suited. It is both an album that a lot of his faithful audience have been wanting him to make for a long time, and an album that many new people outside of that audience will relate to.

                                                                                                                                          A brand new studio album from Gorillaz titled The Now Now will be released by Parlophone Records on 29th June.

                                                                                                                                          The Now Now is 11 all-new songs from the World’s Most Successful Virtual Act, produced by Gorillaz, with James Ford and Remi Kabaka, and recorded in London, in February this year.

                                                                                                                                          The album sessions for The Now Now saw the band largely eschewing guest stars, taking it back to the core creative crew: blue-haired, sweet-natured dreamer 2D on vocals; whip-smart Japanese badass Noodle on guitar; not forgetting Brooklyn-born philosopher and the meat–behind-the-beat Russel Hobbs on drums. And with Murdoc Niccals temporarily indisposed, bass duties on the new album have been taken up by erstwhile Gangreen Gang member Ace.


                                                                                                                                          TRACK LISTING

                                                                                                                                          1. Humility (feat. George Benson)
                                                                                                                                          2. Tranz
                                                                                                                                          3. Hollywood (feat. Snoop Dogg & Jamie Principle)
                                                                                                                                          4. Kansas
                                                                                                                                          5. Sorcererz
                                                                                                                                          6. Idaho
                                                                                                                                          7. Lake Zurich
                                                                                                                                          8. Magic City
                                                                                                                                          9. Fire Flies
                                                                                                                                          10. One Percent
                                                                                                                                          11. Souk Eye

                                                                                                                                          David Bowie

                                                                                                                                          In Bertolt Brecht's BAAL

                                                                                                                                            David Bowie In Bertolt Brecht’s Baal features Bowie performing five songs that were written for German playwright Bertolt Brecht’s 1918 play “Baal.” Bowie recorded this EP with Visconti at Hansa Studios in Berlin in November 1981.

                                                                                                                                            Recently, all five songs were re-released as part of the exclusive Re:Call 3 compilation that accompanied the boxed set, A New Career In A New Town (1977-1982). This new limited edition 10” vinyl reissue comes in a six-panel sleeve that replicates the original 1982 packaging and is available exclusively at “brick and mortar” retail stores. 


                                                                                                                                            David Bowie

                                                                                                                                            Changestwobowie

                                                                                                                                              This follow up to David’s hugely successful first Best Of compilation CHANGESONEBOWIE, has not officially been available since the late 1980’s. Featuring iconic cover photography by Greg Gorman, it was first released in 1981 and was only briefly available on CD in 1985 but has long since been deleted.

                                                                                                                                              Drawing on material spanning from HUNKY DORY (1971) to SCARY MONSTERS (AND SUPER CREEPS) (1980) it achieved gold status in the U.K. album chart in 1982. It will be reissued on the 13th April with all tracks remastered on CD in a digipak sleeve, high-resolution 192/24 and 96/24 digital and standard digital for streaming and download,

                                                                                                                                              The 180gram vinyl edition will be available randomly on its initial limited manufacturing run in black and blue vinyl before reverting solely to black vinyl.


                                                                                                                                              TRACK LISTING

                                                                                                                                              Side One:
                                                                                                                                              Aladdin Sane (1913-1938-197?)
                                                                                                                                              Oh! You Pretty Things
                                                                                                                                              Starman
                                                                                                                                              1984
                                                                                                                                              Ashes To Ashes*

                                                                                                                                              Side Two:
                                                                                                                                              Sound And Vision
                                                                                                                                              Fashion*
                                                                                                                                              Wild Is The Wind
                                                                                                                                              John, I'm Only Dancing (Again) 1975
                                                                                                                                              D.J.*

                                                                                                                                              *Single Versions

                                                                                                                                              David Bowie

                                                                                                                                              Lodger - 2017 Remastered Edition

                                                                                                                                                The four studio albums ‘Low’, ‘‘Heroes’’, ‘Lodger’ and ‘Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)’ have not been available as standalone vinyl LPs for over 25 years and this is the first time on vinyl for Stage (2017), which has 5 additional tracks to the original 1978 double LP release including The Jean Genie and Suffragette City.

                                                                                                                                                "On the surface, Lodger is the most accessible of the three Berlin-era records David Bowie made with Brian Eno, simply because there are no instrumentals and there are a handful of concise pop songs. Nevertheless, Lodger is still gnarled and twisted avant pop; what makes it different is how it incorporates such experimental tendencies into genuine songs, something that Low and Heroes purposely avoided. "D.J.," "Look Back in Anger," and "Boys Keep Swinging" have strong melodic hooks that are subverted and strengthened by the layered, dissonant productions, while the remainder of the record is divided between similarly effective avant pop and ambient instrumentals. Lodger has an edgier, more minimalistic bent than its two predecessors, which makes it more accessible for rock fans, as well as giving it a more immediate, emotional impact. It might not stretch the boundaries of rock like Low and Heroes, but it arguably utilizes those ideas in a more effective fashion." - Allmusic.



                                                                                                                                                David Bowie

                                                                                                                                                Heroes - 2017 Remastered Edition

                                                                                                                                                  The four studio albums ‘Low’, ‘‘Heroes’’, ‘Lodger’ and ‘Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)’ have not been available as standalone vinyl LPs for over 25 years and this is the first time on vinyl for Stage (2017), which has 5 additional tracks to the original 1978 double LP release including The Jean Genie and Suffragette City.

                                                                                                                                                  "Repeating the formula of Low's half-vocal/half-instrumental structure, Heroes develops and strengthens the sonic innovations David Bowie and Brian Eno explored on their first collaboration. The vocal songs are fuller, boasting harder rhythms and deeper layers of sound. Much of the harder-edged sound of Heroes is due to Robert Fripp's guitar, which provides a muscular foundation for the electronics, especially on the relatively conventional rock songs. Similarly, the instrumentals on Heroes are more detailed, this time showing a more explicit debt to German synth pop and European experimental rock. Essentially, the difference between Low and Heroes lies in the details, but the record is equally challenging and groundbreaking." - Allmusic.



                                                                                                                                                  David Bowie

                                                                                                                                                  Low - 2017 Remastered Edition

                                                                                                                                                    The four studio albums ‘Low’, ‘‘Heroes’’, ‘Lodger’ and ‘Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)’ have not been available as standalone vinyl LPs for over 25 years and this is the first time on vinyl for Stage (2017), which has 5 additional tracks to the original 1978 double LP release including The Jean Genie and Suffragette City.

                                                                                                                                                    The powerful reach of Bowie's masterpiece, the first part of the much feted 'Berlin Trilogy' created with the aid of Brian Eno, is still being felt strongly almost 30 years on. Air's wonderful four hour Essential Mix began with this album's opener "Speed of Life", Q Magazine rated the album #14 in it's Greatest British Albums Ever, and Pitchfork, the New Testament for the New Indie generation, recently decreed "Low" as the #1 album of the 1970's. Side A (or tracks 1-7 for those more familiar with the CD format) are classic Bowie ("Sound and Vision", "Be My Wife"), although dealing with the unfamiliar and slightly darker topics of lethargy, depression and estrangement, highlighting Bowie's overcoming of his cocaine addiction. Over on Side B the album's true colours really come through - four ambient tracks, originally rejected for the soundtrack to "The Man Who Fell To Earth" (the source of Low's iconic cover image), which see Bowie pay homage to Can, Neu! and Eno himself. The word 'timeless' was invented for such moments as these.


                                                                                                                                                    Coldplay

                                                                                                                                                    Kaleidoscope EP

                                                                                                                                                      Produced by Rik Simpson with Daniel Green and Bill Rahko, the EP features brand new song ‘All I Can Think About Is You’ and a new live version of Coldplay’s hit collaboration with The Chainsmokers, ‘Something Just Like This’, recorded in Tokyo in April. It also includes ‘Miracles (Someone Special)’, a collaboration with Detroit rapper Big Sean and another new song, ‘A L I E N S’, which was written with Brian Eno, and co-produced by Eno and Markus Dravs (Arcade Fire, Mumford & Sons, Kings Of Leon).

                                                                                                                                                      2017, marks the 40th anniversary of Paul Weller’s first album, “In The City”, which he released with The Jam in May 1977. For most artists such a landmark would be greeted with extensive retrospective celebrations: lavish reissues and all that jazz. But Paul Weller is not like most artists, instead releasing a new studio album, because releasing new albums is what Paul Weller does. Always moving forwards, almost clinically averse to nostalgia or checking his progress in the rear-view mirror.

                                                                                                                                                      And so, continuing his never-ending creative peak, Paul Weller releases his eagerly awaited 13th studio album “A Kind Revolution” on Parlophone Records.

                                                                                                                                                      Weller started work on “A Kind Revolution” immediately after finishing 2015’s “Saturns Pattern”, first tickling out the funky strut of “New York” and the beautiful slow-mo gospel of “The Cranes Are Back” - a song that ties in the changing face of London with the power of nature. The album’s title is taken from a line in the aforementioned song.

                                                                                                                                                      Musicians on the album feature most of the touring band faithful with Andy Crofts and Ben Gordelier being the top mainstays. Steve Cradock and Steve Pilgrim also feature on several tracks. Opening track “Woo Sé Mama” sees legendary soul singers PP Arnold & Madeleine Bell supply their distinctive vocal skills while the exceedingly funky “One Tear” features the unmistakable voice of the one and only Boy George. Paul even managed to lure Robert Wyatt out of retirement to sing and play trumpet on “She Moves With The Fayre”. Finally, and once again, The Strypes’ guitarist Josh McClorey has been drafted in to add his magic to 3 tracks.

                                                                                                                                                      “A Kind Revolution” features ten absolute classic modern Paul Weller songs. By “modern Paul Weller songs” we mean, instantly recognisable but in no way predictable. He doesn’t make a “kind of” album, he fits together all his influences - rock, R&B, soul, jazz, funk, folk…whatever - and builds a song from them, delivering something that drifts through genres unselfconsciously and at ease. Two great examples of this are two of the most reflective, contemplative songs, “Long Long Road” and “Hopper”, which in lesser hands might have been delivered as ballads, but Weller adds so much texture and colour to each that they defy categorisation. With great age comes great wisdom…

                                                                                                                                                      Written and recorded at de facto HQ, Black Barn Studios in Surrey, “A Kind Revolution” was produced and arranged by Jan ‘Stan’ Kybert and Paul himself.

                                                                                                                                                      TRACK LISTING

                                                                                                                                                      LP / Standard CD / Special Edition 3 CD Set, CD1 
                                                                                                                                                      1. Woo Sé Mama
                                                                                                                                                      2. Nova
                                                                                                                                                      3. Long Long Road
                                                                                                                                                      4. She Moves With The Fayre
                                                                                                                                                      5. The Cranes Are Back
                                                                                                                                                      6. Hopper
                                                                                                                                                      7. New York
                                                                                                                                                      8. One Tear
                                                                                                                                                      9. Satellite Kid
                                                                                                                                                      10. The Impossible Idea

                                                                                                                                                      Special Edition 3 CD Set, CD2
                                                                                                                                                      1. Woo Sé Mama (Instrumental)
                                                                                                                                                      2. Nova (Instrumental)
                                                                                                                                                      3. Long Long Road (Instrumental)
                                                                                                                                                      4. She Moves With The Fayre (Instrumental)
                                                                                                                                                      5. The Cranes Are Back (Instrumental)
                                                                                                                                                      6. Hopper (Instrumental)
                                                                                                                                                      7. New York (Instrumental)
                                                                                                                                                      8. One Tear (Instrumental)
                                                                                                                                                      9. Satellite Kid (Instrumental)
                                                                                                                                                      10. The Impossible Idea (Instrumental)

                                                                                                                                                      Special Edition 3 CD Set, CD3
                                                                                                                                                      1. Alpha
                                                                                                                                                      2. She Moves With The Fayre (Villagers Remix)
                                                                                                                                                      3. New York (Nightwatch) [Prof. Kybert]
                                                                                                                                                      4. Nova (Toy Remix)
                                                                                                                                                      5. One Tear (Club Cut) [Prof. Kybert]
                                                                                                                                                      6. Hopper (White Label Remix)
                                                                                                                                                      7. Satellite Kid (Syd Arthur Remix)
                                                                                                                                                      8. She Moves With The Fayre (Breakdown Inst.) [Prof. Kybert]
                                                                                                                                                      9. Woo Sé Mama (E&TC Remix)

                                                                                                                                                      The Gorillaz return for their newest offering since 2010's 'Plastic Beach'. Having amped up the guest-factor on this release, there is a whole host of influence from all over the musical spectrum. The Peven Everett number, 'Strobelite' for instance is a luminescent dancefloor house number, complete with soaring vocals and thumping bassy rolls, lots of filters and clanging sweeps, all topped with a smooth-as-silk string synth overlay. 

                                                                                                                                                      Move along to 'Charger' though and we get the scary/alluring big baddie vox of disco-not-disco legend Grace Jones, before sweeping spookily into Albarn's dulcet Gorillaz voice. Backed by an industrious clanging synth sweep and charged percussives, it slowly segues into anthemic swirl of grooving disco before fading into the solemn follower, 'Andromeda'.

                                                                                                                                                      By integrating a diverse selection of supplimentary talent, Gorillaz have managed to increase the scope of their already venerable musical palette, and absorb all sorts of influence along the way. 'Humanz' is littered with references to classic electronic music in all it's forms but still relies heavily upon that good old-fashioned songwriting we're all so keen on, providing their most diverse offering yet, whilst not sacrificing the cohesion and flow that has set them in such good stead so far. 




                                                                                                                                                      TRACK LISTING

                                                                                                                                                      1. Intro: I Switched My Robot Off
                                                                                                                                                      2. Ascension (feat. Vince Staples)
                                                                                                                                                      3. Strobelite (feat. Peven Everett)
                                                                                                                                                      4. Saturnz Barz (feat. Popcaan)
                                                                                                                                                      5. Momentz (feat. De La Soul)
                                                                                                                                                      6. Interlude: The Non-conformist Oath
                                                                                                                                                      7. Submission (feat. Danny Brown & Kelela)
                                                                                                                                                      8. Charger (feat. Grace Jones)
                                                                                                                                                      9. Interlude: Elevator Going Up
                                                                                                                                                      10. Andromeda (feat. D.R.A.M.)
                                                                                                                                                      11. Busted And Blue
                                                                                                                                                      12. Interlude: Talk Radio
                                                                                                                                                      13. Carnival (feat. Anthony Hamilton)
                                                                                                                                                      14. Let Me Out (feat. Mavis Staples & Pusha T)
                                                                                                                                                      15. Interlude: Penthouse
                                                                                                                                                      16. Sex Murder Party (feat. Jamie Principle & Zebra Katz)
                                                                                                                                                      17. She's My Collar (feat. Kali Uchis)
                                                                                                                                                      18. Interlude: The Elephant
                                                                                                                                                      19. Halleujah Money (feat. Benjamin Clementine)
                                                                                                                                                      20. We Got The Power (feat. Jehnny Beth)

                                                                                                                                                      Bonus Tracks On Special Edition CD
                                                                                                                                                      1. Interlude: New World
                                                                                                                                                      2. The Apprentice (feat. Rag‘n’Bone Man, Zebra Katz & RAY BLK)
                                                                                                                                                      3. Halfway To The Halfway House (feat. Peven Everett)
                                                                                                                                                      4. Out Of Body (feat. Kilo Kish, Zebra Katz & Imani Vonshà)
                                                                                                                                                      5. Ticker Tape (feat. Carly Simon & Kali Uchis)
                                                                                                                                                      6. Circle Of Friendz (feat. Brandon Markell Holmes)

                                                                                                                                                      VANT release their eagerly anticipated debut album ‘DUMB BLOOD’ on Parlophone. The fiery punk and visceral alt-rock that pulsates throughout ‘DUMB BLOOD’ is music that incites moshpit bedlam and their lyrics demand discussion – on environmentalism, inequality, racism, religion, social media isolation and the all-out self-destruction of mankind. 

                                                                                                                                                      “Each song is an exhilarating, blood-pumping punk thriller. This is a band on a rapid upswing, ascending at lightning speed, and the world will have to do their bit to be able to keep up.” – DIY – review of 29/11/16 Scala gig.

                                                                                                                                                      STAFF COMMENTS

                                                                                                                                                      Barry says: Crashing full-force melodic punk anthems, replete with fuzzed-out guitars, snarling vocal delivery and lo-fi solos. Melodic, dynamic fist-pumping anthemic rock, pushing through with a combination of catchy hooks and hefty production. Highly recommended.

                                                                                                                                                      Radiohead

                                                                                                                                                      Amnesiac

                                                                                                                                                        The follow up to  "Kid A" finds Radiohead continuing their experiments of the previous album but with added structure and a stronger 'song' base. This all adds up to a phenomenal album of vision and depth that will disappoint no one.

                                                                                                                                                        TRACK LISTING

                                                                                                                                                        1 Packt Like Sardines In A Crushed Tin Box
                                                                                                                                                        2 Pyramid Song
                                                                                                                                                        3 Pulk/Pull Revolving Doors
                                                                                                                                                        4 You And Whose Army?
                                                                                                                                                        5 I Might Be Wrong
                                                                                                                                                        6 Knives Out
                                                                                                                                                        7 Morning Bell/Amnesiac
                                                                                                                                                        8 Dollars & Cents
                                                                                                                                                        9 Hunting Bears
                                                                                                                                                        10 Like Spinning Plates
                                                                                                                                                        11 Life In A Glasshouse

                                                                                                                                                        Two Door Cinema Club

                                                                                                                                                        Gameshow

                                                                                                                                                        Two Door Cinema Club return with Gameshow, their first album since the no. 2 LP 'Beacon' in 2012 and their first album for the Parlophone label. Gameshow incorporates a wide and varied range of styles and influences that perfectly marries the band’s pop sensibilities and hooks, with a continued sonic invention. It’s a real statement of intent, introducing their dedicated fan base to Two Door v2.0 – it’s a sound that’s ambitious, but never alienating – off-kilter, but always danceable

                                                                                                                                                        TRACK LISTING

                                                                                                                                                        1. Are We Ready? (Wreck)
                                                                                                                                                        2. Bad Decisions
                                                                                                                                                        3. Ordinary
                                                                                                                                                        4. Gameshow
                                                                                                                                                        5. Lavender
                                                                                                                                                        6. Fever
                                                                                                                                                        7. Invincible
                                                                                                                                                        8. Good Morning
                                                                                                                                                        9. Surgery
                                                                                                                                                        10. Je Viens De La

                                                                                                                                                        Deluxe Formats Include 5 Bonus Tracks Including Two New Songs, Two Remixes And A Live Recording Of The Album’s Title Track.

                                                                                                                                                        David Bowie

                                                                                                                                                        Live Santa Monica '72

                                                                                                                                                          Recorded from Bowie's first live American broadcast, this October 20, 1972 concert catches Bowie at the height of his powers, shortly after the release of Ziggy Stardust. Highlights includes supberb live versions of "Jean Genie" and "Rock and Roll Suicide", and a nod to Lou Reed's influence on him with a cover of "Waiting For The Man".


                                                                                                                                                          David Bowie

                                                                                                                                                          Hunky Dory - 180 Gram Vinyl Edition

                                                                                                                                                            "After the freakish hard rock of The Man Who Sold the World, David Bowie returned to singer/songwriter territory on Hunky Dory. Not only did the album boast more folky songs ("Song for Bob Dylan," "The Bewlay Brothers"), but he again flirted with Anthony Newley-esque dancehall music ("Kooks," "Fill Your Heart"), seemingly leaving heavy metal behind. As a result, Hunky Dory is a kaleidoscopic array of pop styles, tied together only by Bowie's sense of vision: a sweeping, cinematic mélange of high and low art, ambiguous sexuality, kitsch, and class. Mick Ronson's guitar is pushed to the back, leaving Rick Wakeman's cabaret piano to dominate the sound of the album. The subdued support accentuates the depth of Bowie's material, whether it's the revamped Tin Pan Alley of "Changes," the Neil Young homage "Quicksand," the soaring "Life on Mars?," the rolling, vaguely homosexual anthem "Oh! You Pretty Things," or the dark acoustic rocker "Andy Warhol." On the surface, such a wide range of styles and sounds would make an album incoherent, but Bowie's improved songwriting and determined sense of style instead made Hunky Dory a touchstone for reinterpreting pop's traditions into fresh, postmodern pop music." - Allmusic.

                                                                                                                                                            TRACK LISTING

                                                                                                                                                            1 Changes 3:30
                                                                                                                                                            2 Oh! You Pretty Things 3:12
                                                                                                                                                            3 Eight Line Poem 2:56
                                                                                                                                                            4 Life On Mars? 3:51
                                                                                                                                                            5 Kooks 2:50
                                                                                                                                                            6 Quicksand 5:07
                                                                                                                                                            7 Fill Your Heart 3:07
                                                                                                                                                            8 Andy Warhol 3:57
                                                                                                                                                            9 Song For Bob Dylan 4:12
                                                                                                                                                            10 Queen Bitch 3:19
                                                                                                                                                            11 The Bewlay Brothers 5:22

                                                                                                                                                            David Bowie

                                                                                                                                                            The Man Who Sold The World - 180 Gram Vinyl Edition

                                                                                                                                                              "Even though it contained no hits, The Man Who Sold the World, for most intents and purposes, is the beginning of David Bowie's classic period. Working with guitarist Mick Ronson and producer Tony Visconti for the first time, Bowie developed a tight, twisted heavy guitar rock that appears simple on the surface but sounds more gnarled upon each listen. The mix is off-center, with the fuzz-bass dominating the compressed, razor-thin guitars and Bowie's strangled, affected voice. The sound of The Man Who Sold the World is odd, but the music is bizarre itself, with Bowie's bizarre, paranoid futuristic tales melded to Ronson's riffing and the band's relentless attack. Musically, there isn't much innovation on The Man Who Sold the World - it is almost all hard blues-rock or psychedelic folk-rock - but there's an unsettling edge to the band's performance, which makes the record one of Bowie's best albums." - Allmusic.

                                                                                                                                                              TRACK LISTING

                                                                                                                                                              The Width Of A Circle 8:07
                                                                                                                                                              All The Madmen 5:38
                                                                                                                                                              Black Country Rock 3:33
                                                                                                                                                              After All 3:52
                                                                                                                                                              Running Gun Blues 3:12
                                                                                                                                                              Saviour Machine 4:27
                                                                                                                                                              She Shook Me Cold 4:13
                                                                                                                                                              The Man Who Sold The World 3:58
                                                                                                                                                              The Supermen 3:39

                                                                                                                                                              David Bowie

                                                                                                                                                              David Bowie AKA Space Oddity - 180 Gram Vinyl Edition

                                                                                                                                                                The album, produced by Tony Visconti (bar "Space Oddity" itself which was produced by the late Gus Dudgeon), was a giant leap forward in terms of songwriting for Bowie compared to his eponymous debut, and can be considered as the first truly essential David Bowie album. Noted for a list of collaborators, including session players Herbie Flowers, Tim Renwick, Terry Cox and Rick Wakeman, the album delves into psychedelic folk-rock, as well as prog, with its genre-defying template creating a blueprint of what would become over the next decade and more, one of the most inimitable British artists.

                                                                                                                                                                TRACK LISTING

                                                                                                                                                                1 Space Oddity 5:11
                                                                                                                                                                2 Unwashed And Somewhat Slightly Dazed 6:12
                                                                                                                                                                3 (Don’t Sit Down) 0:44
                                                                                                                                                                4 Letter To Hermione 2:36
                                                                                                                                                                5 Cygnet Committee 9:35
                                                                                                                                                                6 Janine 3:25
                                                                                                                                                                7 An Occasional Dream 3:01
                                                                                                                                                                8 The Wild Eyed Boy From Freecloud 4:52
                                                                                                                                                                9 God Knows I’m Good 3:21
                                                                                                                                                                10 Memory Of A Free Festival 7:10

                                                                                                                                                                David Bowie

                                                                                                                                                                Pinups - 180 Gram Vinyl Edition

                                                                                                                                                                  David Bowie's seventh album was his last to feature the famous "Spiders From Mars" band. It originally came out in November 1973 and is unique in that it is made up entirely of cover versions. In the original liner notes Bowie wrote that the original songs carried the flavour of "64 to '67 London" when he was first getting his band together. As such, it really does feel like a labour of love. Apart from enormo stars Pink Floyd, The Kinks and The Who, he also mastered tracks by The Merseys, Pretty Things and Easybeats. In short, a fine collection of classic songs given that indefatigable Bowie stamp.

                                                                                                                                                                  TRACK LISTING

                                                                                                                                                                  1. Rosalyn
                                                                                                                                                                  2. Here Comes The Night
                                                                                                                                                                  3. I Wish You Would
                                                                                                                                                                  4. See Emily Play
                                                                                                                                                                  5. Everything's Alright
                                                                                                                                                                  6. I Can't Explain
                                                                                                                                                                  7. Friday On My Mind
                                                                                                                                                                  8. Sorrow
                                                                                                                                                                  9. Don't Bring Me Down
                                                                                                                                                                  10. Shapes Of Things
                                                                                                                                                                  11. Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere
                                                                                                                                                                  12. Where Have All The Good Times Gone

                                                                                                                                                                  David Bowie

                                                                                                                                                                  The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars - 180 Gram Vinyl Edition

                                                                                                                                                                    Originally released through RCA Victor on 6th June 1972, Ziggy Stardust was David Bowie’s fifth album, co-produced by Bowie and Ken Scott. Incredibly, the album was written whilst Bowie was recording 1971’s Hunky Dory album, with recording beginning a couple of months before that album’s release. It was recorded at Trident Studios, London between 8th November 1971 and 4th February 1972, with the line up: Mick Ronson (guitar, piano, backing vocals, string arrangements), Trevor Bolder (bass), Mick Woodmansey (drums), Rick Wakeman (keyboards) and backing vocals on ‘It Ain’t Easy’ by Dana Gillespie. As well as performing vocals, Bowie also played acoustic guitar, saxophone and harpsichord on the album and was involved in the arrangements too.

                                                                                                                                                                    The album eventually peaked at #5 on the UK Album Chart on 22nd July having entered the chart at #15 on 1st July. Key to the album’s rise in the UK were the two TV performances of “Starman” on Granada TV’s Lift Off With Ayshea and nationally on the BBC’s Top Of The Pops. The album’s influence is immeasurable – it converted legions of fans, becoming the zeitgeist and a major influence on the next generation, particular those who were involved in the punk movement – musicians, artists, designers – and the subsequent re-birth of rock and pop.

                                                                                                                                                                    Famously Bowie killed Ziggy at his peak at London’s Hammersmith Odeon, on July 3rd, 1973, though Ziggy Stardust’s influence was to redefine popular culture forever: pop music was never the same again.

                                                                                                                                                                    David Bowie

                                                                                                                                                                    Aladdin Sane - 180 Gram Vinyl Edition

                                                                                                                                                                      "Ziggy Stardust wrote the blueprint for David Bowie's hard-rocking glam, and Aladdin Sane essentially follows the pattern, for both better and worse. A lighter affair than Ziggy Stardust, Aladdin Sane is actually a stranger album than its predecessor, buoyed by bizarre lounge-jazz flourishes from pianist Mick Garson and a handful of winding, vaguely experimental songs. Bowie abandons his futuristic obsessions to concentrate on the detached cool of New York and London hipsters, as on the compressed rockers "Watch That Man," "Cracked Actor," and "The Jean Genie." Bowie follows the hard stuff with the jazzy, dissonant sprawls of "Lady Grinning Soul," "Aladdin Sane," and "Time," all of which manage to be both campy and avant-garde simultaneously, while the sweepingly cinematic "Drive-In Saturday" is a soaring fusion of sci-fi doo wop and melodramatic teenage glam. He lets his paranoia slip through in the clenched rhythms of "Panic in Detroit," as well as on his oddly clueless cover of "Let's Spend the Night Together." For all the pleasures on Aladdin Sane, there's no distinctive sound or theme to make the album cohesive; it's Bowie riding the wake of Ziggy Stardust, which means there's a wealth of classic material here, but not enough focus to make the album itself a classic." - AllMusic.

                                                                                                                                                                      Recorded in Malibu, LA and London, the album was produced by Stargate together with the band’s long-time collaborator Rik Simpson. It features more guests than any previous Coldplay record, with Beyoncé, Noel Gallagher, Tove Lo and Merry Clayton among those appearing across its 11 tracks.

                                                                                                                                                                      ‘A Head Full Of Dreams’ is the widescreen follow-up to 2014’s fragile and lovelorn ‘Ghost Stories’, Coldplay’s sixth consecutive worldwide chart topper, award winner and multi-million seller. The band chose not to tour ‘Ghost Stories’ and headed straight back into the studio to record ‘A Head Full Of Dreams’.

                                                                                                                                                                      Revitalised, they’ve made an album that’s bursting with energy, colour and big, life-affirming moments such as the deliciously ebullient first single ‘Adventure Of A Lifetime’ and the rocket-powered ‘Hymn For The Weekend’.

                                                                                                                                                                      TRACK LISTING

                                                                                                                                                                      1. A Head Full Of Dreams
                                                                                                                                                                      2. Birds
                                                                                                                                                                      3. Hymn For The Weekend
                                                                                                                                                                      4. Everglow
                                                                                                                                                                      5. Adventure Of A Lifetime
                                                                                                                                                                      6. Fun
                                                                                                                                                                      7. Kaleidoscope
                                                                                                                                                                      8. Army Of One
                                                                                                                                                                      9. Amazing Day
                                                                                                                                                                      10. Colour Spectrum
                                                                                                                                                                      11. Up&Up

                                                                                                                                                                      Supergrass

                                                                                                                                                                      I Should Coco - 20th Anniversary Edition

                                                                                                                                                                        Supergrass enjoyed instant success when their debut album ‘I Should Coco’ went straight to #1 in the summer of 1995. Featuring the fan favourite ‘Caught By The Fuzz’, their breakthrough singles ‘Lenny’ and ‘Man Size Rooster’, and the huge #2 hit ‘Alright’.

                                                                                                                                                                        This special 20th anniversary edition contains the original album remastered, plus bonus content featuring b-sides and rare tracks from the era, including early versions of ‘Caught By The Fuzz’, ‘Strange Ones’, ‘Man Size Rooster’ and ‘Sitting Up Straight’ as well as highlights from live shows at Bath’s Moles Club in July 28th 1994 and a performance at the La Route Du Rock Festival in Saint-Malo, France from August 19th 1995.

                                                                                                                                                                        STAFF COMMENTS

                                                                                                                                                                        Martin says: A perfect expression of the exuberance, energy and reckless abandon of youth. Joyous and utterly unaffected, it breezes through an array of musical styles with ease; pyschedelia, new wave, pop punk, even a touch of music hall - chewed up and spat gleefully out alongside the teen-anthem "Alright".

                                                                                                                                                                        15 years after the release of the legendary "Tourist", French house icon, jazz expert and production genius St Germain returns to the scene with a third studio album. The self-titled long player further builds on Germain's deep house roots, incorporating a soulful collage of blues and jazz samples with his trademark hypnotic electronic loops and vocal samples. Much of the album was recorded live with the participation of African musicians on traditional Malian instruments. Opening track, "Real Blues", is a fiery, percussion-driven track layered with the smooth vocals of blues legend Lightnin' Hopkins and gorgeous kora tones, while "Sittin' Here" works a Malian vocal around burnt out chords and intricate rhythms. Downbeat cuts "Hanky Panky" and "Voila" drop the tempo and swap the 4/4 for broken rhythms perfectly suited to their jazzy keys and African guitar licks. Over on the second disc, "Family Tree" keeps things classy with its subtle combination of sophisticated jazz, desert mysticism and smoky vocals, while "How Dare You" blends blues and broken rhythms into a bass heavy house roller. Over into the D-side, and the hip hop influenced "Mary L" and "Forget Me Not" (a superb reprise of "Boulevard" closer "Forget It" swaggers in to get heads nodding and spirits soaring. Ludo keeps things classy from start to finish on a sophisticated return.

                                                                                                                                                                        TRACK LISTING

                                                                                                                                                                        1. Real Blues 5:16
                                                                                                                                                                        2. Sittin' Here 6:21
                                                                                                                                                                        3. Hanky-Panky 7:05
                                                                                                                                                                        4. Voilà 6:35
                                                                                                                                                                        5. Family Tree 7:54
                                                                                                                                                                        6. How Dare You 6:46
                                                                                                                                                                        7. Mary L. 5:21
                                                                                                                                                                        8. Forget Me Not 5:43

                                                                                                                                                                        Who best to describe Paul Weller’s first album for the Parlophone label other than Paul himself: “I think it’s one of the best things I’ve done. I can’t compare it to any of my other albums. I think it’s different – not just for me, but different for what else is around. It’s defiantly 21st-Century music.” – Uncut (January 2015)

                                                                                                                                                                        Nearly 40 years into his recording career, Paul continues to challenge and excite both himself and the listener, by constantly evolving as a song-writer and musician, always moving forwards and pursuing fresh creative avenues and Paul’s new album Saturns Pattern does not disappoint.

                                                                                                                                                                        TRACK LISTING

                                                                                                                                                                        LP/CD Tracklisting
                                                                                                                                                                        1. White Sky
                                                                                                                                                                        2. Saturns Pattern
                                                                                                                                                                        3. Going My Way
                                                                                                                                                                        4. Long Time
                                                                                                                                                                        5. Pick It Up
                                                                                                                                                                        6. I’m Where I Should Be
                                                                                                                                                                        7. Phoenix
                                                                                                                                                                        8. In The Car…
                                                                                                                                                                        9. These City Streets

                                                                                                                                                                        DVD Tracklisting (CD/DVD Version Only)
                                                                                                                                                                        1. Saturns Pattern (Behind The Album)
                                                                                                                                                                        2. Saturns Pattern (track-by-track)
                                                                                                                                                                        3. White Sky (video)
                                                                                                                                                                        4. Long Time (video)
                                                                                                                                                                        5. Long Time (behind-the-scenes)
                                                                                                                                                                        6. Saturns Pattern Photo-shoot (behind-the-scenes)

                                                                                                                                                                        It’s 16 years since their last album as a four-piece and 27th April sees the release of a brand new album from Blur on Parlophone, titled The Magic Whip.

                                                                                                                                                                        The recordings, which began during a five-day break in touring in Spring 2013 - at Avon Studios in Kowloon, Hong Kong - were put aside when the group finished touring and returned to their respective lives. Last November Graham Coxon revisited the tracks and, drafting in Blur’s early producer Stephen Street, he worked with the band on the material. Damon Albarn then added lyrics and the 12 tracks of The Magic Whip are the result. 

                                                                                                                                                                        TRACK LISTING

                                                                                                                                                                        1. Lonesome Street
                                                                                                                                                                        2. New World Towers
                                                                                                                                                                        3. Go Out
                                                                                                                                                                        4. Ice Cream Man
                                                                                                                                                                        5. Thought I Was A Spaceman
                                                                                                                                                                        6. I Broadcast
                                                                                                                                                                        7. My Terracotta Heart
                                                                                                                                                                        8. There Are Too Many Of Us
                                                                                                                                                                        9. Ghost Ship
                                                                                                                                                                        10. Pyongyang
                                                                                                                                                                        11. Ong Ong
                                                                                                                                                                        12. Mirrorball

                                                                                                                                                                        Pink Floyd

                                                                                                                                                                        The Endless River

                                                                                                                                                                          'The Endless River' has as its starting point the music that came from the 1993 Division Bell sessions, when David Gilmour, Rick Wright and Nick Mason played freely together at Britannia Row and Astoria studios. This was the first time they had done so since the ‘Wish You Were Here’ sessions in the seventies. Those sessions resulted in 'The Division Bell', the band’s last studio album.

                                                                                                                                                                          In 2013 David Gilmour and Nick Mason revisited the music from those sessions and decided that the tracks should be made available as part of the Pink Floyd repertoire. It would be the last time the three of them would be heard together. The band have spent the last year recording and upgrading the music, using the advantages of modern studio technology to create 'The Endless River'.

                                                                                                                                                                          'The Endless River' is a tribute to Rick Wright, whose keyboards are at the heart of the Pink Floyd sound. It is a mainly instrumental album with one song, ‘Louder Than Words’, (with new lyrics by Polly Samson), arranged across four sides and produced by David Gilmour, Phil Manzanera, Youth and Andy Jackson.

                                                                                                                                                                          'The Endless River' is the first new Pink Floyd album for 20 years, and is a fitting addition to the bands stellar legacy.

                                                                                                                                                                          Luke Sital-Singh

                                                                                                                                                                          Nothing Stays The Same

                                                                                                                                                                            THIS IS A RECORD STORE DAY 2014 EXCLUSIVE, LIMITED TO ONE PER PERSON.

                                                                                                                                                                            Limited to 300 copies.

                                                                                                                                                                            TRACK LISTING

                                                                                                                                                                            1. Nothing Stays The Same (Home Recording)
                                                                                                                                                                            2. Greatest Lovers (Home Recording)

                                                                                                                                                                            Babyshambles

                                                                                                                                                                            Sequel To The Prequel

                                                                                                                                                                              Parlophone are thrilled to announce that the third Babyshambles album Sequel To The Prequel. The album was recorded at Question Du Son, Paris and mixed in The Bunker, London, with producer/mixer and long time 'Shambles collaborator Stephen Street.

                                                                                                                                                                              Filled with hooks and humour, the album features some of the band’s finest ever lyrics ranging from the tender to the downright hilarious. Musically it has already been called their most accomplished and collaborative work to date.

                                                                                                                                                                              As Peter Doherty told the NME recently, “I don’t want this to be half arsed, I want to get up there and really fu*king smash it out. Babyshambles aren’t back, this band has always been here”.

                                                                                                                                                                              The album - featuring sleeve artwork by Brit-art icon Damien Hirst - is released on CD, and on heavyweight 12" clear vinyl LP (including a CD of the album, plus artwork poster).

                                                                                                                                                                              STAFF COMMENTS

                                                                                                                                                                              Andy says: Proper songs and a solid production make this a surprisingly coherent effort from the erstwhile Libertines man.

                                                                                                                                                                              TRACK LISTING

                                                                                                                                                                              1. Fireman
                                                                                                                                                                              2. Nothing Comes To Nothing
                                                                                                                                                                              3. New Pair
                                                                                                                                                                              4. Farmer's Daughter
                                                                                                                                                                              5. Fall From Grace
                                                                                                                                                                              6. Maybelline
                                                                                                                                                                              7. Sequel To The Prequel
                                                                                                                                                                              8. Dr. No
                                                                                                                                                                              9. Penguins
                                                                                                                                                                              10. Picture Me In A Hospital
                                                                                                                                                                              11. Seven Shades
                                                                                                                                                                              12. Minefield

                                                                                                                                                                              The Beatles

                                                                                                                                                                              Please Please Me - Vinyl Edition

                                                                                                                                                                                Manufactured on 180-gram, audiophile quality vinyl with replicated artwork, the 14 albums return to their original glory with details including the poster in The Beatles (The White Album), the Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Heart Club Band’s cut-outs, and special inner bags for some of the titles.

                                                                                                                                                                                The titles include The Beatles’ 12 original UK albums, first released between 1963 and 1970, the US-originated Magical Mystery Tour, now part of the group’s core catalogue, and Past Masters, Volumes One & Two, featuring non-album A-sides and B-sides, EP tracks and rarities.

                                                                                                                                                                                Since it was recorded, The Beatles’ music has been heard on a variety of formats – from chunky reel-to-reel tapes and eight-track cartridges to invisible computer files. But there has never been a more romantic or thrilling medium for music than a long-playing twelve-inch disc. We ‘play’ records. The process of carefully slipping the disc out of the sleeve, cleaning it and lowering the stylus provides a personal involvement in the reproduction of the music.

                                                                                                                                                                                In September, 2009, The Beatles’ remastered albums on CD graced charts around the world. Seventeen million album sales within seven months was resounding evidence of the timeless relevance of their legacy. Through five decades, the music of The Beatles has captivated generation upon generation.

                                                                                                                                                                                For producer Rick Rubin, surveying The Beatles’ recorded achievements is akin to witnessing a miracle. “If we look at it by today’s standards, whoever the most popular bands in the world are, they will typically put out an album every four years,” Rubin said in a 2009 radio series interview. “So, let’s say two albums as an eight year cycle. And think of the growth or change between those two albums. The idea that The Beatles made thirteen albums in seven years and went through that arc of change... it can’t be done. Truthfully, I think of it as proof of God, because it’s beyond man’s ability.”

                                                                                                                                                                                There has always been demand for The Beatles’ albums on vinyl. Indeed, 2011’s best-selling vinyl LP in the United States was Abbey Road. Following the success of The Beatles’ acclaimed, GRAMMY Award-winning 2009 CD remasters, it was decided that the sound experts at EMI’s Abbey Road Studios should create new versions of The Beatles’ vinyl LPs. The project demanded the same meticulous approach taken for the CD releases, and the brief was a simple one: cut the digital remasters to vinyl with an absolute minimum of compromise to the sound. However, the process involved to do that was far from simple.

                                                                                                                                                                                The first stage in transferring the sound of a master recording to vinyl is the creation of a disc to be used during vinyl manufacture. There were two options to consider. A Direct Metal Master (DMM), developed in the late seventies, allows sound to be cut directly into a stainless steel disc coated with a hard copper alloy. The older, alternative method is to cut the sound into the soft lacquer coating on a nickel disc - the first of several steps leading to the production of a stamper to press the vinyl.

                                                                                                                                                                                A ‘blind’ listening test was arranged to choose between a ‘lacquer’ or ‘copper’ cut. Using both methods, A Hard Day’s Night was pressed with ten seconds of silence at the beginning and end of each side. This allowed not only the reproduction of the music to be assessed, but also the noise made by the vinyl itself. After much discussion, two factors swung the decision towards using the lacquer process. First, it was judged to create a warmer sound than a DMM. Secondly, there was a practical advantage of having ‘blank’ discs of a consistent quality when cutting lacquers.

                                                                                                                                                                                The next step was to use the Neumann VMS80 cutting lathe at Abbey Road. Following thorough mechanical and electrical tests to ensure it was operating in peak condition, engineer Sean Magee cut the LPs in chronological release order. He used the original 24-bit remasters rather than the 16-bit versions that were required for CD production. It was also decided to use the remasters that had not undergone ‘limiting’ - a procedure to increase the sound level, which is deemed necessary for most current pop CDs.

                                                                                                                                                                                Having made initial test cuts, Magee pinpointed any sound problems that can occur during playback of vinyl records. To rectify them, changes were made to the remasters with a Digital Audio Workstation. For example, each vinyl album was listened to for any ‘sibilant episodes’ - vocal distortion that can occur on consonant sounds such as S and T. These were corrected by reducing the level in the very small portion of sound causing the undesired effect. Similarly, any likelihood of ‘inner-groove distortion’ was addressed. As the stylus approaches the centre of the record, it is liable to track the groove less accurately. This can affect the high-middle frequencies, producing a ‘mushy’ sound particularly noticeable on vocals. Using what Magee has described as ‘surgical EQ,’ problem frequencies were identified and reduced in level to compensate for this.

                                                                                                                                                                                The last phase of the vinyl mastering process began with the arrival of the first batches of test pressings made from master lacquers that had been sent to the two pressing plant factories. Stringent quality tests identified any noise or click appearing on more than one test pressing in the same place. If this happened, it was clear that the undesired sounds had been introduced either during the cutting or the pressing stage and so the test records were rejected. In the quest to achieve the highest quality possible, the Abbey Road team worked closely with the pressing factories and the manufacturers of the lacquer and cutting styli.

                                                                                                                                                                                An additional and unusual challenge was to ensure the proper playback of the sounds embedded in the ‘lock-groove’ at the end of side two of Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. Requiring a combination of good timing and luck, it had always been a lengthy and costly process to make it work properly. In fact, it was so tricky, it had never been attempted for American pressings of the LP. Naturally, Sean Magee and the team perfected this and the garbled message is heard as originally intended on the remastered Sgt. Pepper LP.

                                                                                                                                                                                Highly-skilled technicians have worked long and hard to make The Beatles on vinyl sound better than ever. All we need to do is listen to the results of their dedicated labour on the remastered LPs. Handle with care. But most of all, enjoy the music.

                                                                                                                                                                                TRACK LISTING

                                                                                                                                                                                Side 1:
                                                                                                                                                                                1. I Saw Her Standing There (2009 - Remaster)
                                                                                                                                                                                2. Misery (2009 - Remaster)
                                                                                                                                                                                3. Anna (Go To Him) (2009 - Remaster)
                                                                                                                                                                                4. Chains (2009 - Remaster)
                                                                                                                                                                                5. Boys (2009 - Remaster)
                                                                                                                                                                                6. Ask Me Why (2009 - Remaster)
                                                                                                                                                                                7. Please Please Me (2009 - Remaster)

                                                                                                                                                                                Side 2:
                                                                                                                                                                                1. Love Me Do (2009 - Remaster)
                                                                                                                                                                                2. P.S. I Love You (2009 - Remaster)
                                                                                                                                                                                3. Baby It's You (2009 - Remaster)
                                                                                                                                                                                4. Do You Want To Know A Secret (2009 - Remaster)
                                                                                                                                                                                5. A Taste Of Honey (2009 - Remaster)
                                                                                                                                                                                6. There's A Place (2009 - Remaster)
                                                                                                                                                                                7. Twist And Shout (2009 - Remaster)

                                                                                                                                                                                The Beatles

                                                                                                                                                                                Past Masters (Volumes 1 & 2) - Vinyl Edition

                                                                                                                                                                                  Manufactured on 180-gram, audiophile quality vinyl with replicated artwork, the 14 albums return to their original glory with details including the poster in The Beatles (The White Album), the Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Heart Club Band’s cut-outs, and special inner bags for some of the titles.

                                                                                                                                                                                  The titles include The Beatles’ 12 original UK albums, first released between 1963 and 1970, the US-originated Magical Mystery Tour, now part of the group’s core catalogue, and Past Masters, Volumes One & Two, featuring non-album A-sides and B-sides, EP tracks and rarities.

                                                                                                                                                                                  Since it was recorded, The Beatles’ music has been heard on a variety of formats – from chunky reel-to-reel tapes and eight-track cartridges to invisible computer files. But there has never been a more romantic or thrilling medium for music than a long-playing twelve-inch disc. We ‘play’ records. The process of carefully slipping the disc out of the sleeve, cleaning it and lowering the stylus provides a personal involvement in the reproduction of the music.

                                                                                                                                                                                  In September, 2009, The Beatles’ remastered albums on CD graced charts around the world. Seventeen million album sales within seven months was resounding evidence of the timeless relevance of their legacy. Through five decades, the music of The Beatles has captivated generation upon generation.

                                                                                                                                                                                  For producer Rick Rubin, surveying The Beatles’ recorded achievements is akin to witnessing a miracle. “If we look at it by today’s standards, whoever the most popular bands in the world are, they will typically put out an album every four years,” Rubin said in a 2009 radio series interview. “So, let’s say two albums as an eight year cycle. And think of the growth or change between those two albums. The idea that The Beatles made thirteen albums in seven years and went through that arc of change... it can’t be done. Truthfully, I think of it as proof of God, because it’s beyond man’s ability.”

                                                                                                                                                                                  There has always been demand for The Beatles’ albums on vinyl. Indeed, 2011’s best-selling vinyl LP in the United States was Abbey Road. Following the success of The Beatles’ acclaimed, GRAMMY Award-winning 2009 CD remasters, it was decided that the sound experts at EMI’s Abbey Road Studios should create new versions of The Beatles’ vinyl LPs. The project demanded the same meticulous approach taken for the CD releases, and the brief was a simple one: cut the digital remasters to vinyl with an absolute minimum of compromise to the sound. However, the process involved to do that was far from simple.

                                                                                                                                                                                  The first stage in transferring the sound of a master recording to vinyl is the creation of a disc to be used during vinyl manufacture. There were two options to consider. A Direct Metal Master (DMM), developed in the late seventies, allows sound to be cut directly into a stainless steel disc coated with a hard copper alloy. The older, alternative method is to cut the sound into the soft lacquer coating on a nickel disc - the first of several steps leading to the production of a stamper to press the vinyl.

                                                                                                                                                                                  A ‘blind’ listening test was arranged to choose between a ‘lacquer’ or ‘copper’ cut. Using both methods, A Hard Day’s Night was pressed with ten seconds of silence at the beginning and end of each side. This allowed not only the reproduction of the music to be assessed, but also the noise made by the vinyl itself. After much discussion, two factors swung the decision towards using the lacquer process. First, it was judged to create a warmer sound than a DMM. Secondly, there was a practical advantage of having ‘blank’ discs of a consistent quality when cutting lacquers.

                                                                                                                                                                                  The next step was to use the Neumann VMS80 cutting lathe at Abbey Road. Following thorough mechanical and electrical tests to ensure it was operating in peak condition, engineer Sean Magee cut the LPs in chronological release order. He used the original 24-bit remasters rather than the 16-bit versions that were required for CD production. It was also decided to use the remasters that had not undergone ‘limiting’ - a procedure to increase the sound level, which is deemed necessary for most current pop CDs.

                                                                                                                                                                                  Having made initial test cuts, Magee pinpointed any sound problems that can occur during playback of vinyl records. To rectify them, changes were made to the remasters with a Digital Audio Workstation. For example, each vinyl album was listened to for any ‘sibilant episodes’ - vocal distortion that can occur on consonant sounds such as S and T. These were corrected by reducing the level in the very small portion of sound causing the undesired effect. Similarly, any likelihood of ‘inner-groove distortion’ was addressed. As the stylus approaches the centre of the record, it is liable to track the groove less accurately. This can affect the high-middle frequencies, producing a ‘mushy’ sound particularly noticeable on vocals. Using what Magee has described as ‘surgical EQ,’ problem frequencies were identified and reduced in level to compensate for this.

                                                                                                                                                                                  The last phase of the vinyl mastering process began with the arrival of the first batches of test pressings made from master lacquers that had been sent to the two pressing plant factories. Stringent quality tests identified any noise or click appearing on more than one test pressing in the same place. If this happened, it was clear that the undesired sounds had been introduced either during the cutting or the pressing stage and so the test records were rejected. In the quest to achieve the highest quality possible, the Abbey Road team worked closely with the pressing factories and the manufacturers of the lacquer and cutting styli.

                                                                                                                                                                                  An additional and unusual challenge was to ensure the proper playback of the sounds embedded in the ‘lock-groove’ at the end of side two of Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. Requiring a combination of good timing and luck, it had always been a lengthy and costly process to make it work properly. In fact, it was so tricky, it had never been attempted for American pressings of the LP. Naturally, Sean Magee and the team perfected this and the garbled message is heard as originally intended on the remastered Sgt. Pepper LP.

                                                                                                                                                                                  Highly-skilled technicians have worked long and hard to make The Beatles on vinyl sound better than ever. All we need to do is listen to the results of their dedicated labour on the remastered LPs. Handle with care. But most of all, enjoy the music.

                                                                                                                                                                                  TRACK LISTING

                                                                                                                                                                                  Side 1:
                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Love Me Do (Original Single Version) (2009 - Remaster)
                                                                                                                                                                                  2. From Me To You (2009 - Remaster)
                                                                                                                                                                                  3. Thank You Girl (2009 - Remaster)
                                                                                                                                                                                  4. She Loves You (2009 - Remaster)
                                                                                                                                                                                  5. I'll Get You (2009 - Remaster)
                                                                                                                                                                                  6. I Want To Hold Your Hand (2009 - Remaster)
                                                                                                                                                                                  7. This Boy (2009 - Remaster)
                                                                                                                                                                                  8. Komm Gib Mir Deine Hand (2009 - Remaster)
                                                                                                                                                                                  9. Sie Liebt Dich (2009 - Remaster)

                                                                                                                                                                                  Side 2:

                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Long Tall Sally (2009 - Remaster)
                                                                                                                                                                                  2. I Call Your Name (2009 - Remaster)
                                                                                                                                                                                  3. Slow Down (2009 - Remaster)
                                                                                                                                                                                  4. Matchbox (2009 - Remaster)
                                                                                                                                                                                  5. I Feel Fine (2009 - Remaster)
                                                                                                                                                                                  6. She's A Woman (2009 - Remaster)
                                                                                                                                                                                  7. Bad Boy (2009 - Remaster)
                                                                                                                                                                                  8. Yes It Is (2009 - Remaster)
                                                                                                                                                                                  9. I'm Down (2009 - Remaster)

                                                                                                                                                                                  Side 3:
                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Day Tripper (2009 - Remaster)
                                                                                                                                                                                  2. We Can Work It Out (2009 - Remaster)
                                                                                                                                                                                  3. Paperback Writer (2009 - Remaster)
                                                                                                                                                                                  4. Rain (2009 - Remaster)
                                                                                                                                                                                  5. Lady Madonna (2009 - Remaster)
                                                                                                                                                                                  6. The Inner Light (2009 - Remaster)
                                                                                                                                                                                  7. Hey Jude (2009 - Remaster)
                                                                                                                                                                                  8. Revolution (2009 - Remaster)

                                                                                                                                                                                  Side 4:

                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Get Back (2009 - Remaster)
                                                                                                                                                                                  2. Don't Let Me Down (2009 - Remaster)
                                                                                                                                                                                  3. The Ballad Of John And Yoko (2009 - Remaster)
                                                                                                                                                                                  4. Old Brown Shoe (2009 - Remaster)
                                                                                                                                                                                  5. Across The Universe (2009 - Remaster)
                                                                                                                                                                                  6. Let It Be (2009 - Remaster)
                                                                                                                                                                                  7. You Know My Name (Look Up The Number) (2009 - Remaster)

                                                                                                                                                                                  The Beatles

                                                                                                                                                                                  Rubber Soul - Vinyl Edition

                                                                                                                                                                                    Manufactured on 180-gram, audiophile quality vinyl with replicated artwork, the 14 albums return to their original glory with details including the poster in The Beatles (The White Album), the Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Heart Club Band’s cut-outs, and special inner bags for some of the titles.

                                                                                                                                                                                    The titles include The Beatles’ 12 original UK albums, first released between 1963 and 1970, the US-originated Magical Mystery Tour, now part of the group’s core catalogue, and Past Masters, Volumes One & Two, featuring non-album A-sides and B-sides, EP tracks and rarities.

                                                                                                                                                                                    Since it was recorded, The Beatles’ music has been heard on a variety of formats – from chunky reel-to-reel tapes and eight-track cartridges to invisible computer files. But there has never been a more romantic or thrilling medium for music than a long-playing twelve-inch disc. We ‘play’ records. The process of carefully slipping the disc out of the sleeve, cleaning it and lowering the stylus provides a personal involvement in the reproduction of the music.

                                                                                                                                                                                    In September, 2009, The Beatles’ remastered albums on CD graced charts around the world. Seventeen million album sales within seven months was resounding evidence of the timeless relevance of their legacy. Through five decades, the music of The Beatles has captivated generation upon generation.

                                                                                                                                                                                    For producer Rick Rubin, surveying The Beatles’ recorded achievements is akin to witnessing a miracle. “If we look at it by today’s standards, whoever the most popular bands in the world are, they will typically put out an album every four years,” Rubin said in a 2009 radio series interview. “So, let’s say two albums as an eight year cycle. And think of the growth or change between those two albums. The idea that The Beatles made thirteen albums in seven years and went through that arc of change... it can’t be done. Truthfully, I think of it as proof of God, because it’s beyond man’s ability.”

                                                                                                                                                                                    There has always been demand for The Beatles’ albums on vinyl. Indeed, 2011’s best-selling vinyl LP in the United States was Abbey Road. Following the success of The Beatles’ acclaimed, GRAMMY Award-winning 2009 CD remasters, it was decided that the sound experts at EMI’s Abbey Road Studios should create new versions of The Beatles’ vinyl LPs. The project demanded the same meticulous approach taken for the CD releases, and the brief was a simple one: cut the digital remasters to vinyl with an absolute minimum of compromise to the sound. However, the process involved to do that was far from simple.

                                                                                                                                                                                    The first stage in transferring the sound of a master recording to vinyl is the creation of a disc to be used during vinyl manufacture. There were two options to consider. A Direct Metal Master (DMM), developed in the late seventies, allows sound to be cut directly into a stainless steel disc coated with a hard copper alloy. The older, alternative method is to cut the sound into the soft lacquer coating on a nickel disc - the first of several steps leading to the production of a stamper to press the vinyl.

                                                                                                                                                                                    A ‘blind’ listening test was arranged to choose between a ‘lacquer’ or ‘copper’ cut. Using both methods, A Hard Day’s Night was pressed with ten seconds of silence at the beginning and end of each side. This allowed not only the reproduction of the music to be assessed, but also the noise made by the vinyl itself. After much discussion, two factors swung the decision towards using the lacquer process. First, it was judged to create a warmer sound than a DMM. Secondly, there was a practical advantage of having ‘blank’ discs of a consistent quality when cutting lacquers.

                                                                                                                                                                                    The next step was to use the Neumann VMS80 cutting lathe at Abbey Road. Following thorough mechanical and electrical tests to ensure it was operating in peak condition, engineer Sean Magee cut the LPs in chronological release order. He used the original 24-bit remasters rather than the 16-bit versions that were required for CD production. It was also decided to use the remasters that had not undergone ‘limiting’ - a procedure to increase the sound level, which is deemed necessary for most current pop CDs.

                                                                                                                                                                                    Having made initial test cuts, Magee pinpointed any sound problems that can occur during playback of vinyl records. To rectify them, changes were made to the remasters with a Digital Audio Workstation. For example, each vinyl album was listened to for any ‘sibilant episodes’ - vocal distortion that can occur on consonant sounds such as S and T. These were corrected by reducing the level in the very small portion of sound causing the undesired effect. Similarly, any likelihood of ‘inner-groove distortion’ was addressed. As the stylus approaches the centre of the record, it is liable to track the groove less accurately. This can affect the high-middle frequencies, producing a ‘mushy’ sound particularly noticeable on vocals. Using what Magee has described as ‘surgical EQ,’ problem frequencies were identified and reduced in level to compensate for this.

                                                                                                                                                                                    The last phase of the vinyl mastering process began with the arrival of the first batches of test pressings made from master lacquers that had been sent to the two pressing plant factories. Stringent quality tests identified any noise or click appearing on more than one test pressing in the same place. If this happened, it was clear that the undesired sounds had been introduced either during the cutting or the pressing stage and so the test records were rejected. In the quest to achieve the highest quality possible, the Abbey Road team worked closely with the pressing factories and the manufacturers of the lacquer and cutting styli.

                                                                                                                                                                                    An additional and unusual challenge was to ensure the proper playback of the sounds embedded in the ‘lock-groove’ at the end of side two of Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. Requiring a combination of good timing and luck, it had always been a lengthy and costly process to make it work properly. In fact, it was so tricky, it had never been attempted for American pressings of the LP. Naturally, Sean Magee and the team perfected this and the garbled message is heard as originally intended on the remastered Sgt. Pepper LP.

                                                                                                                                                                                    Highly-skilled technicians have worked long and hard to make The Beatles on vinyl sound better than ever. All we need to do is listen to the results of their dedicated labour on the remastered LPs. Handle with care. But most of all, enjoy the music.

                                                                                                                                                                                    TRACK LISTING

                                                                                                                                                                                    Side 1:
                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Drive My Car (2009 - Remaster)
                                                                                                                                                                                    2. Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) (2009 - Remaster)
                                                                                                                                                                                    3. You Won't See Me (2009 - Remaster)
                                                                                                                                                                                    4. Nowhere Man (2009 - Remaster)
                                                                                                                                                                                    5. Think For Yourself (2009 - Remaster)
                                                                                                                                                                                    6. The Word (2009 - Remaster)
                                                                                                                                                                                    7. Michelle (2009 - Remaster)

                                                                                                                                                                                    Side 2:
                                                                                                                                                                                    1. What Goes On (2009 - Remaster)
                                                                                                                                                                                    2. Girl (2009 - Remaster)
                                                                                                                                                                                    3. I'm Looking Through You (2009 - Remaster)
                                                                                                                                                                                    4. In My Life (2009 - Remaster)
                                                                                                                                                                                    5. Wait (2009 - Remaster)
                                                                                                                                                                                    6. If I Needed Someone (2009 - Remaster)
                                                                                                                                                                                    7. Run For Your Life (2009 - Remaster)

                                                                                                                                                                                    The Beatles

                                                                                                                                                                                    Yellow Submarine - Vinyl Edition

                                                                                                                                                                                      Manufactured on 180-gram, audiophile quality vinyl with replicated artwork, the 14 albums return to their original glory with details including the poster in The Beatles (The White Album), the Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Heart Club Band’s cut-outs, and special inner bags for some of the titles.

                                                                                                                                                                                      The titles include The Beatles’ 12 original UK albums, first released between 1963 and 1970, the US-originated Magical Mystery Tour, now part of the group’s core catalogue, and Past Masters, Volumes One & Two, featuring non-album A-sides and B-sides, EP tracks and rarities.

                                                                                                                                                                                      Since it was recorded, The Beatles’ music has been heard on a variety of formats – from chunky reel-to-reel tapes and eight-track cartridges to invisible computer files. But there has never been a more romantic or thrilling medium for music than a long-playing twelve-inch disc. We ‘play’ records. The process of carefully slipping the disc out of the sleeve, cleaning it and lowering the stylus provides a personal involvement in the reproduction of the music.

                                                                                                                                                                                      In September, 2009, The Beatles’ remastered albums on CD graced charts around the world. Seventeen million album sales within seven months was resounding evidence of the timeless relevance of their legacy. Through five decades, the music of The Beatles has captivated generation upon generation.

                                                                                                                                                                                      For producer Rick Rubin, surveying The Beatles’ recorded achievements is akin to witnessing a miracle. “If we look at it by today’s standards, whoever the most popular bands in the world are, they will typically put out an album every four years,” Rubin said in a 2009 radio series interview. “So, let’s say two albums as an eight year cycle. And think of the growth or change between those two albums. The idea that The Beatles made thirteen albums in seven years and went through that arc of change... it can’t be done. Truthfully, I think of it as proof of God, because it’s beyond man’s ability.”

                                                                                                                                                                                      There has always been demand for The Beatles’ albums on vinyl. Indeed, 2011’s best-selling vinyl LP in the United States was Abbey Road. Following the success of The Beatles’ acclaimed, GRAMMY Award-winning 2009 CD remasters, it was decided that the sound experts at EMI’s Abbey Road Studios should create new versions of The Beatles’ vinyl LPs. The project demanded the same meticulous approach taken for the CD releases, and the brief was a simple one: cut the digital remasters to vinyl with an absolute minimum of compromise to the sound. However, the process involved to do that was far from simple.

                                                                                                                                                                                      The first stage in transferring the sound of a master recording to vinyl is the creation of a disc to be used during vinyl manufacture. There were two options to consider. A Direct Metal Master (DMM), developed in the late seventies, allows sound to be cut directly into a stainless steel disc coated with a hard copper alloy. The older, alternative method is to cut the sound into the soft lacquer coating on a nickel disc - the first of several steps leading to the production of a stamper to press the vinyl.

                                                                                                                                                                                      A ‘blind’ listening test was arranged to choose between a ‘lacquer’ or ‘copper’ cut. Using both methods, A Hard Day’s Night was pressed with ten seconds of silence at the beginning and end of each side. This allowed not only the reproduction of the music to be assessed, but also the noise made by the vinyl itself. After much discussion, two factors swung the decision towards using the lacquer process. First, it was judged to create a warmer sound than a DMM. Secondly, there was a practical advantage of having ‘blank’ discs of a consistent quality when cutting lacquers.

                                                                                                                                                                                      The next step was to use the Neumann VMS80 cutting lathe at Abbey Road. Following thorough mechanical and electrical tests to ensure it was operating in peak condition, engineer Sean Magee cut the LPs in chronological release order. He used the original 24-bit remasters rather than the 16-bit versions that were required for CD production. It was also decided to use the remasters that had not undergone ‘limiting’ - a procedure to increase the sound level, which is deemed necessary for most current pop CDs.

                                                                                                                                                                                      Having made initial test cuts, Magee pinpointed any sound problems that can occur during playback of vinyl records. To rectify them, changes were made to the remasters with a Digital Audio Workstation. For example, each vinyl album was listened to for any ‘sibilant episodes’ - vocal distortion that can occur on consonant sounds such as S and T. These were corrected by reducing the level in the very small portion of sound causing the undesired effect. Similarly, any likelihood of ‘inner-groove distortion’ was addressed. As the stylus approaches the centre of the record, it is liable to track the groove less accurately. This can affect the high-middle frequencies, producing a ‘mushy’ sound particularly noticeable on vocals. Using what Magee has described as ‘surgical EQ,’ problem frequencies were identified and reduced in level to compensate for this.

                                                                                                                                                                                      The last phase of the vinyl mastering process began with the arrival of the first batches of test pressings made from master lacquers that had been sent to the two pressing plant factories. Stringent quality tests identified any noise or click appearing on more than one test pressing in the same place. If this happened, it was clear that the undesired sounds had been introduced either during the cutting or the pressing stage and so the test records were rejected. In the quest to achieve the highest quality possible, the Abbey Road team worked closely with the pressing factories and the manufacturers of the lacquer and cutting styli.

                                                                                                                                                                                      An additional and unusual challenge was to ensure the proper playback of the sounds embedded in the ‘lock-groove’ at the end of side two of Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. Requiring a combination of good timing and luck, it had always been a lengthy and costly process to make it work properly. In fact, it was so tricky, it had never been attempted for American pressings of the LP. Naturally, Sean Magee and the team perfected this and the garbled message is heard as originally intended on the remastered Sgt. Pepper LP.

                                                                                                                                                                                      Highly-skilled technicians have worked long and hard to make The Beatles on vinyl sound better than ever. All we need to do is listen to the results of their dedicated labour on the remastered LPs. Handle with care. But most of all, enjoy the music.

                                                                                                                                                                                      TRACK LISTING

                                                                                                                                                                                      Side 1:
                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Yellow Submarine (2009 - Remaster)
                                                                                                                                                                                      2. Only A Northern Song (2009 - Remaster)
                                                                                                                                                                                      3. All Together Now (2009 - Remaster)
                                                                                                                                                                                      4. Hey Bulldog (2009 - Remaster)
                                                                                                                                                                                      5. It's All Too Much (2009 - Remaster)
                                                                                                                                                                                      6. All You Need Is Love (2009 - Remaster)

                                                                                                                                                                                      Side 2:
                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Pepperland (2009 - Remaster)
                                                                                                                                                                                      2. Sea Of Time (2009 - Remaster)
                                                                                                                                                                                      3. Sea Of Holes (2009 - Remaster)
                                                                                                                                                                                      4. Sea Of Monsters (2009 - Remaster)
                                                                                                                                                                                      5. March Of The Meanies (2009 - Remaster)
                                                                                                                                                                                      6. Pepperland Laid Waste (2009 - Remaster)
                                                                                                                                                                                      7. Yellow Submarine In Pepperland (2009 - Remaster)

                                                                                                                                                                                      The Beatles

                                                                                                                                                                                      Magical Mystery Tour - Vinyl Edition

                                                                                                                                                                                        Manufactured on 180-gram, audiophile quality vinyl with replicated artwork, the 14 albums return to their original glory with details including the poster in The Beatles (The White Album), the Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Heart Club Band’s cut-outs, and special inner bags for some of the titles.

                                                                                                                                                                                        The titles include The Beatles’ 12 original UK albums, first released between 1963 and 1970, the US-originated Magical Mystery Tour, now part of the group’s core catalogue, and Past Masters, Volumes One & Two, featuring non-album A-sides and B-sides, EP tracks and rarities.

                                                                                                                                                                                        Since it was recorded, The Beatles’ music has been heard on a variety of formats – from chunky reel-to-reel tapes and eight-track cartridges to invisible computer files. But there has never been a more romantic or thrilling medium for music than a long-playing twelve-inch disc. We ‘play’ records. The process of carefully slipping the disc out of the sleeve, cleaning it and lowering the stylus provides a personal involvement in the reproduction of the music.

                                                                                                                                                                                        In September, 2009, The Beatles’ remastered albums on CD graced charts around the world. Seventeen million album sales within seven months was resounding evidence of the timeless relevance of their legacy. Through five decades, the music of The Beatles has captivated generation upon generation.

                                                                                                                                                                                        For producer Rick Rubin, surveying The Beatles’ recorded achievements is akin to witnessing a miracle. “If we look at it by today’s standards, whoever the most popular bands in the world are, they will typically put out an album every four years,” Rubin said in a 2009 radio series interview. “So, let’s say two albums as an eight year cycle. And think of the growth or change between those two albums. The idea that The Beatles made thirteen albums in seven years and went through that arc of change... it can’t be done. Truthfully, I think of it as proof of God, because it’s beyond man’s ability.”

                                                                                                                                                                                        There has always been demand for The Beatles’ albums on vinyl. Indeed, 2011’s best-selling vinyl LP in the United States was Abbey Road. Following the success of The Beatles’ acclaimed, GRAMMY Award-winning 2009 CD remasters, it was decided that the sound experts at EMI’s Abbey Road Studios should create new versions of The Beatles’ vinyl LPs. The project demanded the same meticulous approach taken for the CD releases, and the brief was a simple one: cut the digital remasters to vinyl with an absolute minimum of compromise to the sound. However, the process involved to do that was far from simple.

                                                                                                                                                                                        The first stage in transferring the sound of a master recording to vinyl is the creation of a disc to be used during vinyl manufacture. There were two options to consider. A Direct Metal Master (DMM), developed in the late seventies, allows sound to be cut directly into a stainless steel disc coated with a hard copper alloy. The older, alternative method is to cut the sound into the soft lacquer coating on a nickel disc - the first of several steps leading to the production of a stamper to press the vinyl.

                                                                                                                                                                                        A ‘blind’ listening test was arranged to choose between a ‘lacquer’ or ‘copper’ cut. Using both methods, A Hard Day’s Night was pressed with ten seconds of silence at the beginning and end of each side. This allowed not only the reproduction of the music to be assessed, but also the noise made by the vinyl itself. After much discussion, two factors swung the decision towards using the lacquer process. First, it was judged to create a warmer sound than a DMM. Secondly, there was a practical advantage of having ‘blank’ discs of a consistent quality when cutting lacquers.

                                                                                                                                                                                        The next step was to use the Neumann VMS80 cutting lathe at Abbey Road. Following thorough mechanical and electrical tests to ensure it was operating in peak condition, engineer Sean Magee cut the LPs in chronological release order. He used the original 24-bit remasters rather than the 16-bit versions that were required for CD production. It was also decided to use the remasters that had not undergone ‘limiting’ - a procedure to increase the sound level, which is deemed necessary for most current pop CDs.

                                                                                                                                                                                        Having made initial test cuts, Magee pinpointed any sound problems that can occur during playback of vinyl records. To rectify them, changes were made to the remasters with a Digital Audio Workstation. For example, each vinyl album was listened to for any ‘sibilant episodes’ - vocal distortion that can occur on consonant sounds such as S and T. These were corrected by reducing the level in the very small portion of sound causing the undesired effect. Similarly, any likelihood of ‘inner-groove distortion’ was addressed. As the stylus approaches the centre of the record, it is liable to track the groove less accurately. This can affect the high-middle frequencies, producing a ‘mushy’ sound particularly noticeable on vocals. Using what Magee has described as ‘surgical EQ,’ problem frequencies were identified and reduced in level to compensate for this.

                                                                                                                                                                                        The last phase of the vinyl mastering process began with the arrival of the first batches of test pressings made from master lacquers that had been sent to the two pressing plant factories. Stringent quality tests identified any noise or click appearing on more than one test pressing in the same place. If this happened, it was clear that the undesired sounds had been introduced either during the cutting or the pressing stage and so the test records were rejected. In the quest to achieve the highest quality possible, the Abbey Road team worked closely with the pressing factories and the manufacturers of the lacquer and cutting styli.

                                                                                                                                                                                        An additional and unusual challenge was to ensure the proper playback of the sounds embedded in the ‘lock-groove’ at the end of side two of Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. Requiring a combination of good timing and luck, it had always been a lengthy and costly process to make it work properly. In fact, it was so tricky, it had never been attempted for American pressings of the LP. Naturally, Sean Magee and the team perfected this and the garbled message is heard as originally intended on the remastered Sgt. Pepper LP.

                                                                                                                                                                                        Highly-skilled technicians have worked long and hard to make The Beatles on vinyl sound better than ever. All we need to do is listen to the results of their dedicated labour on the remastered LPs. Handle with care. But most of all, enjoy the music.

                                                                                                                                                                                        TRACK LISTING

                                                                                                                                                                                        Side 1:
                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Magical Mystery Tour (2009 - Remaster)
                                                                                                                                                                                        2. The Fool On The Hill (2009 - Remaster)
                                                                                                                                                                                        3. Flying (2009 - Remaster)
                                                                                                                                                                                        4. Blue Jay Way (2009 - Remaster)
                                                                                                                                                                                        5. Your Mother Should Know (2009 - Remaster)
                                                                                                                                                                                        6. I Am The Walrus (2009 - Remaster)

                                                                                                                                                                                        Side 2:
                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Hello, Goodbye (2009 - Remaster)
                                                                                                                                                                                        2. Strawberry Fields Forever (2009 - Remaster)
                                                                                                                                                                                        3. Penny Lane (2009 - Remaster)
                                                                                                                                                                                        4. Baby, You're A Rich Man (2009 - Remaster)
                                                                                                                                                                                        5. All You Need Is Love (2009 - Remaster)


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