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New releases: a-ha, Wire expanded reissues, plus Trent Reznor’s How to Destroy Angels

New releases: a-ha, Wire expanded reissues, plus Trent Reznor’s How to Destroy Angels

This week’s new releases include expanded reissues of a-ha’s ‘Hunting High and Low’ and ‘Scoundrel Days,’ plus Wire’s reunion album ‘Send,’ plus the CD edition of Nine Inch Nails mastermind Trent Reznor’s debut as How to Destroy Angels.

a-ha releasing ’25’ retrospective in Europe with farewell single ‘Butterfly, Butterfly’

a-ha releasing ’25’ retrospective in Europe with farewell single ‘Butterfly, Butterfly’

With its year-long farewell tour underway, Norwegian pop trio a-ha this week announced it will release ’25’ — a new 2CD retrospective covering its output over the past quarter century — in its home country later this month.

a-ha’s ‘Hunting High and Low,’ ‘Scoundrel Days’ reissued with 28 unreleased tracks

a-ha’s ‘Hunting High and Low,’ ‘Scoundrel Days’ reissued with 28 unreleased tracks

As Norwegian pop trio a-ha marks its 25th anniversary with a worldwide farewell tour, Rhino Records on Thursday announced plans to reissue the band’s first two albums — 1985’s ‘Hunting High and Low’ and 1986’s ‘Scoundrel Days’ — in deluxe 2CD sets brimming with B-sides, mixes, live cuts and unreleased material.

a-ha adds Chicago, Toronto concerts to its ‘Ending on a High Note’ farewell tour

Norwegian pop outfit a-ha today doubled the number of North American cities it’ll hit on its “Ending on a High Note” farewell tour, announcing concerts in Toronto on May 10 and Chicago on May 13.

The Specials, a-ha add additional New York City concerts to their spring U.S. tours

The Specials, a-ha add additional New York City concerts to their spring U.S. tours

New York gets another crack at two hot tickets: The Specials have added a second NYC date and a-ha a third to their very brief U.S. tours this spring. The reunited 2 Tone ska act plays Terminal 5 on April 20, while the Norwegian pop trio has added a third and final show at the Nokia Theatre on May 8.

a-ha adds 2nd Los Angeles concert to brief U.S. leg of ‘Ending on a High Note’ tour

a-ha adds 2nd Los Angeles concert to brief U.S. leg of ‘Ending on a High Note’ tour

Norwegian pop trio a-ha today added a second Los Angeles concert — and only the fourth overall in the U.S. — to its worldwide “Ending on a High Note” farewell tour.

a-ha to play 3 rare U.S. concerts in New York, Los Angeles as part of 2010 farewell tour

a-ha to play 3 rare U.S. concerts in New York, Los Angeles as part of 2010 farewell tour

Norwegian pop giants a-ha will bring their worldwide 2010 farewell tour to the United States for three concerts in New York and Los Angeles in May — a short trek that marks just the second time the trio will have performed on American soil since 1986.