Record Rack: A round-up of the week’s new albums, expanded reissues and/or box sets, appearing each Monday on Slicing Up Eyeballs.
Morrissey
RELEASE: “Introducing Morrissey”
BACKSTORY: Shot over two nights on his 1995 tour, the ex-Smiths frontman’s long-out-of-print “Introducing Morrissey” concert film finally makes it debut on DVD this week. Features 15 songs, including a cover of “Moon River.”
BUY: Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk
The Ocean Blue
RELEASE: Waterworks
BACKSTORY: The reunited indie-pop outfit follows up its 2013 reunion album with an expanded reissue of this 2004 EP, adding three new tracks to what was originally a six-song collection when it came out a decade ago.
BUY: Amazon.com
New Model Army
RELEASE: Between Wine and Blood
BACKSTORY: The long-running U.K. post-punk act follows up last year’s Between Dog and Wolf with a new collection that combines a mini album of six new studio tracks and an 11-song live album.
BUY: Amazon.co.uk
KMFDM
RELEASE: We Are KMFDM
BACKSTORY: The German industrial giants celebrate their 30th anniversary with this new 16-track live album featuring “favorites new and old.” Also includes a download card good for four more tracks.
BUY: Amazon.com
Paul Weller
RELEASE: Classic Albums Selection
BACKSTORY: Universal Music this week releases, in the U.K., a new box set featuring Paul Weller’s first five solo albums on CD: Paul Weller, Wild Wood, Stanley Road, Heavy Soul and Heliocentric.
BUY: Amazon.co.uk
Waiting patiently for my New Model Army to arrive…
Three new TOB songs! Saw them this past weekend in Los Angeles – excellent show as usual.
Also new this week from Factory Benelux: Testament by The Wake, a best-of collection spanning their Factory and Sarah records years available on CD and vinyl. The vinyl includes a bonus CD of early demos and live tracks
Now I feel sufficiently hoodwinked for paying about $9 for the 6-song version of ‘waterworks’ when it first came out.