Record Rack: A round-up of the week’s new albums, expanded reissues and/or box sets, appearing each Monday on Slicing Up Eyeballs.
The Waterboys
RELEASE: Fisherman’s Box
BACKSTORY: A month after Mike Scott released a 7CD/1LP box set featuring the complete Fisherman’s Blues sessions from 1986 to 1988 comes a slightly slimmed-down 6CD version, out this week in the U.K.
BUY: Amazon.co.uk
Soulsavers
RELEASE: The Light The Dead See
BACKSTORY: The 2012 album from Soulsavers featuring Depeche Mode’s Dave Gahan is reissued this week with a bonus DVD featuring the group’s one-off performance with Gahan in Hollywood.
BUY: Amazon.co.uk
Curt Smith
RELEASE: Deceptively Heavy
BACKSTORY: The Tears For Fears co-founder this week releases a physical CD version of his latest solo record, featuring songs such as “Beautiful Failure” and “Some Secrets,” which was first issued digitally this past summer.
BUY: Amazon.com
Think Fisherman’s Box will remain UK only?