Category: Vinyl

Joy Division ‘+-‘ limited-edition box set to collect 10 remastered 7-inch singles

Joy Division ‘+-‘ limited-edition box set to collect 10 remastered 7-inch singles

The U.K. arm of Rhino Records next month will celebrate the life and music of Joy Division frontman Ian Curtis with a new limited-edition box set collecting 10 newly remastered 7-inch singles by the classic postpunk act.

Paul Westerberg releases 3 new songs as ‘Mr. F’ in 7-inch vinyl/digital download combo

Paul Westerberg releases 3 new songs as ‘Mr. F’ in 7-inch vinyl/digital download combo

Paul Westerberg is mixing old and new formats this week by issuing a pair of new songs — under the pseudonym Mr. F — on limited-edition, multicolored 7-inch vinyl that comes with a code to download a third, digital-only track.

U2 preps ‘Wide Awake in Europe’ vinyl-only live EP, featuring debut of ‘Mercy’

U2 preps ‘Wide Awake in Europe’ vinyl-only live EP, featuring debut of ‘Mercy’

U2 is set to release a new limited-edition, vinyl-only live EP next month called ‘Wide Awake in Europe’ — adapting the title and cover concept from 1985’s ‘Wide Awake in America’ — that will feature the debut of fan-favorite track ‘Mercy.’

Dead Can Dance reissuing ’80s albums in 2 vinyl box sets with bonus Peel sessions

Dead Can Dance reissuing ’80s albums in 2 vinyl box sets with bonus Peel sessions

Reissue specialists Vinyl 180 will follow up their recent Cocteau Twins and Gary Numan box sets next month with the first of two multi-record Dead Can Dance sets, a 4LP box that collects the band’s first three releases plus a new Peel session disc on audiophile vinyl.

The Sisters of Mercy set 30th anniversary concerts in U.K., Europe in early 2011

The Sisters of Mercy set 30th anniversary concerts in U.K., Europe in early 2011

The enigmatic Andrew Eldritch will take Doktor Avalanche and the rest of the current incarnation of The Sisters of Mercy back out on the road early next year for what’s being billed as a 30th anniversary tour, with dates announced so far in the U.K. and Europe in February and March.

Beggars prepping U.S. vinyl reissues from Love and Rockets, Pixies, The Fall and The Cult

Beggars prepping U.S. vinyl reissues from Love and Rockets, Pixies, The Fall and The Cult

The American arm of Beggars Banquet is launching a new line of stripped-down, budget-priced vinyl reissues from artists such as The Fall and The Cult, in addition to releasing some older best-of sets from the likes of the Pixies and Love and Rockets on 12-inch for the first time.

Update: XTC’s ‘Skylarking’ vinyl reissue ‘30% better sounding,’ will restore original artwork

This afternoon, the Andy Partridge-run Ape House Records offered an update on the forthcoming double-vinyl reissue of XTC’s 1986 album ‘Skylarking,’ declaring the new corrected edition of the album ‘is about 30 percent better sounding than any previously heard.’

Soft Boys reissuing ‘Underwater Moonlight,’ ‘A Can of Bees’ on CD, audiophile vinyl

Soft Boys reissuing ‘Underwater Moonlight,’ ‘A Can of Bees’ on CD, audiophile vinyl

The first two albums by Robyn Hitchcock’s late-’70s/early-’80s neo-psychedelic band The Soft Boys — 1979’s ‘A Can of Bees’ and 1980’s classic ‘Underwater Moonlight’ — will be reissued in stripped-down CD and audiophile vinyl editions that come with new download-only bonus tracks.

Gary Numan + Tubeway Army ’78/79 Box Set’ collects first 3 albums on remastered vinyl

Gary Numan + Tubeway Army ’78/79 Box Set’ collects first 3 albums on remastered vinyl

Reissue imprint Vinyl 180 is prepping an ultra-limited four-record box set that collects remastered editions of the first three albums by Gary Numan and Tubeway Army — as well as an LP of demos and rarities called ‘The Plan’ — on high-quality, 180-gram vinyl.

The Replacements’ ‘Don’t Tell a Soul’ to be reissued on audiophile vinyl in August

The Replacements’ ‘Don’t Tell a Soul’ to be reissued on audiophile vinyl in August

The penultimate album by The Replacements — 1989’s ‘Don’t Tell a Soul’ — is set to be reissued on 180-gram audiophile vinyl by Original Recordings Group on Aug. 17 — the first time the long out-of-print album has appeared on vinyl since its original release.

Cocteau Twins reissuing early albums, EP on vinyl in limited-edition 5LP ‘Box Set 1’

Cocteau Twins reissuing early albums, EP on vinyl in limited-edition 5LP ‘Box Set 1’

Scottish dream-pop trio Cocteau Twins later this month will reissue their first three albums and a bonus EP on audiophile quality, 180-gram vinyl in a super-limited 5LP box set designed by 4AD’s famed Vaughan Oliver.

Pet Shop Boys issuing 2 previously unreleased songs on Record Store Day 7-inch in U.K.

Pet Shop Boys issuing 2 previously unreleased songs on Record Store Day 7-inch in U.K.

The Pet Shop Boys will issue two previously unreleased tracks recorded in the early 2000s on a limited-edition 7-inch single as part of the U.K. installment of Record Store Day next Saturday.

Record Store Day vinyl from R.E.M., Sonic Youth, Ramones, Factory Records

Record Store Day vinyl from R.E.M., Sonic Youth, Ramones, Factory Records

The third-annual Record Store Day is set for April 17, and this year’s exclusive releases include a reissue of Rhino’s 4LP Joy Division vinyl box set, a blue-vinyl reissue of R.E.M.’s ‘Chronic Town’ and fresh vinyl reissues from Sonic Youth, Joe Strummer and the Ramones.