Record Rack: A round-up of the week’s new albums, expanded reissues and/or box sets, appearing each Monday on Slicing Up Eyeballs. All releases due out this Friday unless noted.
Alison Moyet
RELEASE: The Other Live Collection
BACKSTORY: Alison Moyet chronicles last year’s The Other Tour with a career-spanning, 13-track live set that includes solo material and Yazoo classics, as well as the first live performances of material from her album Other.
BUY: Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk
The Flaming Lips
RELEASE: Scratching the Door: The First Recordings of The Flaming Lips
BACKSTORY: This single-disc, 19-song set collects tracks recorded by the earliest line of The Flaming Lips, including Led Zeppelin’s “Communication Breakdown” and the theme song from the 1960s “Batman” TV series.
BUY: Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk
PREVIOUSLY ON SLICING UP EYEBALLS
- This week’s new releases: The Damned, Juliana Hatfield, Bush Tetras, U2, David Bowie
- This week’s new releases: The Cars reissues, plus The Mission, The Damned, The Essence
- This week’s new releases: Alice Bag, Guided By Voices, Fugazi members reunite
- This week’s new releases: Expanded reissues from The Alarm, new Yo La Tengo album
