Category: New Releases

New releases: Sex Pistols, Tears for Fears on Blu-ray, plus The Verlaines, Stiff Little Fingers

New releases: Sex Pistols, Tears for Fears on Blu-ray, plus The Verlaines, Stiff Little Fingers

This week’s new releases include Blu-ray reissues of ‘Never Mind the Bollocks, Here’s the Sex Pistols’ and Tears For Fears’ ‘The Hurting’ on Blu-ray, plus a reissue of The Verlaines’ 1987 compilation ‘Juvenilia’ and a five-record box set from Stiff Little Fingers.

New releases: Midnight Oil, Iggy Pop, Hüsker Dü’s Grant Hart, Lone Justice

New releases: Midnight Oil, Iggy Pop, Hüsker Dü’s Grant Hart, Lone Justice

This week’s new releases include CD “vinyl replica” reissues from Midnight Oil and Iggy Pop, plus a first-time vinyl release of Grant Hart’s 1999 solo album ‘Good News for Modern Man’ and a live-in-the-studio set from Lone Justice recorded in 1983.

New releases: Peter Gabriel’s ‘And I’ll Scratch Yours’ compilation of covers

New releases: Peter Gabriel’s ‘And I’ll Scratch Yours’ compilation of covers

Peter Gabriel’s companion to 2010′s Scratch My Back, out in the U.K. since September, gets a belated U.S. release this week. It features versions of his songs covered by many of the artists (Arcade Fire, Lou Reed, Paul Simon) he covered on the original release.

New releases: Jesus and Mary Chain, Cabaret Voltaire, Pogues, Daniel Ash, Durutti Column

New releases: Jesus and Mary Chain, Cabaret Voltaire, Pogues, Daniel Ash, Durutti Column

This week’s new releases include an 11LP box set from The Jesus and Mary Chain, 8CD box sets from Cabaret Voltaire and The Pogues, a 3CD box set from Daniel Ash of Bauhaus and Love and Rockets, and a new vinyl reissue of ‘The Return of the Durutti Column.’

New releases: Velvet Underground, The Fall, Jellyfish, Echo & The Bunnymen, Dinosaur Jr

New releases: Velvet Underground, The Fall, Jellyfish, Echo & The Bunnymen, Dinosaur Jr

This week’s new releases include a lavish 3CD box set celebrating The Velvet Underground’s second album ‘White Light/White Heat,’ as well as a new EP from The Fall, a collection of radio station performances from Jellyfish and audiophile vinyl reissues from Echo & The Bunnymen and Dinosaur Jr.

New releases: Black Flag, Nick Cave, David J, US Festival, Rozz Williams, TMBG, Lou Reed

New releases: Black Flag, Nick Cave, David J, US Festival, Rozz Williams, TMBG, Lou Reed

This week’s new releases include the first new album from Black Flag since 1985, plus a Nick Cave live album, reissues from David J, Lemonheads, Ghost Dance and They Might Be Giants, a posthumous collection from Rozz Williams, a new Lou Reed compilation and a long-awaited US Festival DVD.

New releases: Bauhaus, Peter Murphy, The Jam, Soundgarden, Fields of the Nephilim

New releases: Bauhaus, Peter Murphy, The Jam, Soundgarden, Fields of the Nephilim

This week’s new releases include new Beggars Archive ‘5 Albums’ box sets from Bauhaus, Fields of the Nephilim and Gene Loves Jezebel, plus reissues of Peter Murphy’s ‘Love Hysteria’ and Soundgarden’s ‘Screaming Life’ and ‘Fopp’ EPs, plus a vinyl box set of The Jam albums and a CD box of Simple Minds records.

New releases: The Waterboys’ ‘Fisherman’s Box,’ plus Soulsavers, Tears For Fears’ Curt Smith

New releases: The Waterboys’ ‘Fisherman’s Box,’ plus Soulsavers, Tears For Fears’ Curt Smith

This week’s new releases include the slightly slimmed-down 6CD version of the new Waterboys’ ‘Fisherman’s Blues’ box set of demos and unfinished tracks, plus a reissue of Soulsavers’ album with Dave Gahan and the belated CD release of Tears For Fears co-founder Curt Smith’s new solo album.

New releases: Erasure, Lords of the New Church, ‘Songs for Slim,’ Matthew Sweet & Susannah Hoffs

New releases: Erasure, Lords of the New Church, ‘Songs for Slim,’ Matthew Sweet & Susannah Hoffs

This week’s new releases include the brand-new Christmas album from Erasure (‘Snow Globe’), plus reissues of The Lords of the New Church’s three albums from the ’80s, a Songs For Slim compilation 2CD set featuring The Replacements, and a set of ’80s covers from Matthew Sweet and Susannah Hoffs.

New releases: David Bowie’s ‘The Next Day’ reissue, plus audiophile XTC and new Melvins

New releases: David Bowie’s ‘The Next Day’ reissue, plus audiophile XTC and new Melvins

This week’s new releases include an expanded 2CD/1DVD reissue of David Bowie’s 7-month-old album ‘The Next Day,’ featuring five brand-new songs, plus an audiophile reissue of XTC’s ‘Nonsuch’ with multiple new mixes, and a new studio album, ‘Tres Cabrones,’ from The Melvins.

New releases: Ramones, Bad Religion, Ultravox, Bananarama, The Godfathers, Belfegore

New releases: Ramones, Bad Religion, Ultravox, Bananarama, The Godfathers, Belfegore

This week’s new releases include box sets collecting albums from the Ramones and Ultravox, a new collection of Christmas songs form punk legends Bad Religion, plus expanded reissues of the first six albums from Bananarama, as well as The Godfathers’ 1993 album and Belfegore’s sophomore effort.

New releases: Tears For Fears, Morrissey, The Waterboys, Billy Bragg, Pixies, The Mission

New releases: Tears For Fears, Morrissey, The Waterboys, Billy Bragg, Pixies, The Mission

This week’s new releases include box sets devoted to Tears For Fears and Waterboys albums, plus a new Morrissey concert film, a reissue of Billy Bragg’s debut, a box set collecting six Boomtown Rats albums, an audiophile CD pressing from the Pixies and live sets from The Mission and The Wedding Present.

New releases: Kitchens of Distinction, Gary Numan, Dean Wareham, The Chills, John Foxx, ZTT

New releases: Kitchens of Distinction, Gary Numan, Dean Wareham, The Chills, John Foxx, ZTT

This week’s new releases include brand-new studio albums from Kitchens of Distinction, Gary Numan and Galaxie 500’s Dean Wareham, plus live set from The Chills and John Foxx and The Maths, and a compilation of 30 years’ worth of material from Trevor Horn’s electro-pop label ZTT Records.