Category: Reissues

Pylon’s 1983 sophomore album ‘Chomp’ to be reissued with four bonus tracks

Pylon’s 1983 sophomore album ‘Chomp’ to be reissued with four bonus tracks

The second album from Pylon — beloved early-’80s Athens, Ga., post-punk contemporaries of R.E.M. and the The B-52’s — will be reissued next week in […]

The Cure’s ‘Disintegration’ gets 3CD deluxe reissue in 2010, plus ‘In Orange’ on DVD

The Cure’s ‘Disintegration’ gets 3CD deluxe reissue in 2010, plus ‘In Orange’ on DVD

The Cure will reissue its 1989 masterwork Disintegration in an expanded and remastered 3CD edition next spring, Robert Smith announced today, the first salvo in what appears to be a flood of new archival releases from the legendary band — including the first-ever DVD release of 1987’s long-out-of-print “In Orange” concert film.

C86 vets Close Lobsters to reissue singles on ‘Forever, Until Victory!’ compilation

C86 vets Close Lobsters to reissue singles on ‘Forever, Until Victory!’ compilation

Short-lived Scottish indie-pop outfit Close Lobsters — one of the 22 bands included on the NME’s genre-defining and now-legendary C86 compilation cassette — next week […]

BBC releasing Peel Sessions, live sets from Gang of Four, PiL, Duran Duran, The Specials

BBC releasing Peel Sessions, live sets from Gang of Four, PiL, Duran Duran, The Specials

The BBC and EMI recently struck a new partnership to digitally release archival recordings — mainly Peel Sessions and In Concert episodes recorded between 1977 […]

Rhino Records gutted by layoffs; future of The Cure’s reissue series in doubt?

Rhino Records gutted by layoffs; future of The Cure’s reissue series in doubt?

Tweet Revered catalog label Rhino Records — which put out the Left of the Dial box set and countless classic college-rock reissues by the likes […]

Devo reissuing 2 classic albums, performing them live on 7-city North American tour

Devo reissuing 2 classic albums, performing them live on 7-city North American tour

Legendary new-wave nerds Devo will release expanded editions of their classic albums Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo and Freedom of Choice […]

Tracklist: U2’s ‘Unforgettable Fire’ reissue includes unreleased songs, live material

Tracklist: U2’s ‘Unforgettable Fire’ reissue includes unreleased songs, live material

Tweet U2’s 25th anniversary reissue of The Unforgettable Fire will include a pair of tracks left over from that album’s 1983 sessions, as well as […]

Erasure reveals tracklist for ‘The Innocents’ expanded reissue, ‘Phantom Bride EP’

Erasure reveals tracklist for ‘The Innocents’ expanded reissue, ‘Phantom Bride EP’

Synthpop duo Erasure has released the tracklist for the forthcoming “21st anniversary” reissue of its breakthrough 1988 album The Innocents, which will include a second […]

Sub Pop reissuing ‘Superfuzz Bigmuff,’ early Mudhoney LPs on colored vinyl

Sub Pop reissuing ‘Superfuzz Bigmuff,’ early Mudhoney LPs on colored vinyl

Following last year’s superb expanded reissue of Superfuzz Bigmuff, Sub Pop Records is releasing remastered editions of that classic proto-grunge EP and the first two […]

Hurrah! debut ‘Tell God I’m Here’ reissued in expanded edition with early singles

Hurrah! debut ‘Tell God I’m Here’ reissued in expanded edition with early singles

The debut album from near-forgotten British indie-pop act Hurrah! — 1987’s Tell God I’m Here — will be reissued later this month with a second […]

Elvis Costello’s ‘Live at the El Mocambo’ to kick off ‘The Costello Show’ live CD series

Elvis Costello’s ‘Live at the El Mocambo’ to kick off ‘The Costello Show’ live CD series

Elvis Costello’s oft-bootlegged Live at the El Mocambo finally will receive an official commercial release next month as the first title of the singer’s new […]

U2’s Bono and The Edge play ‘Unforgettable Fire’ outtake ‘Disappearing Act’ on BBC

U2’s Bono and The Edge play ‘Unforgettable Fire’ outtake ‘Disappearing Act’ on BBC

While U2 still hasn’t unveiled the tracklist for its forthcoming deluxe reissue of The Unforgettable Fire, Bono and The Edge did discuss the project publicly […]

Kraftwerk reissuing 8 classic albums, plus ‘12345678 The Catalogue’ box set

Kraftwerk reissuing 8 classic albums, plus ‘12345678 The Catalogue’ box set

Legendary German electro pioneers Kraftwerk this fall will release newly remastered editions of eight of their classic albums — spanning 1974 to 2003 —  and […]