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Parlophone Records are reissuing Kraftwerk’s 12345678 remasters catalogue on coloured vinyl Kraftwerk fans rejoice, as Parlophone Records have announced that the band’s 2009-released 12345678 remasters catalogue are being reissued on coloured vinyl…
Embrace announce vinyl reissues and one-off online live show
Embrace are releasing Out Of Nothing and This New Day for the first time on 180g vinyl on 30 October via Craft Recordings. The long sought-after reissues were cut at…
New Releases and Reissues: June 5
This week we’re taking a look at some of the releases you might have missed during lockdown, including a triumphant return from a New York band, and some anticipated reissues……
Top Ten Reissues Of 2019
2019 was an amazing year for reissues, with Prince, Prefab Sprout and Stephen Duffy all having key albums remastered. Here’s the Classic Pop roundup of the top ten reissues of last…
Review: The Durutti Column – Fidelity
Having dived into more familiar analogue territory for 1994’s Sex And Death, Factory Records guitar virtuoso Vini Reilly transferred to the label’s Belgian offshoot in 1996 for a slight return…
Review: Elton John With Ray Cooper – Live From Moscow 1979
For his 12th studio album, 1978’s A Single Man (his first with Gary Osborne as lyricist rather than Bernie Taupin), Elton John stripped his tour back to just him and…
Review: Josef K – The Scottish Affair (Part Two)
Best known as Postcard Records’ nearly-men, Josef K also released two singles on Belgian label Les Disques Du Crépuscule and recorded their sole album The Only Fun In Town at…
Review: Cat Stevens – Back To Earth
By the time Back To Earth was released in December 1978, Cat Stevens knew he was no longer Cat Stevens… Having converted to Islam the year before, Yusuf Islam owed…
Review: The Go-Betweens – G Stands For Go-Betweens: Volume 2 – 1985-1989
Formed by Robert Forster and Grant McLennan in 1977, the Go-Betweens were one of Australia’s most electrifying musical exports, as this 129-track boxset proves… “Don’t the sun look good…
Review: Various Artists – B-Boy Hip Hop
One of the most respected underground record labels in hip-hop history, B-Boy Records briefly flourished in New York from 1986, folding soon after its biggest name Boogie Down Productions quit…