Release Round-Up: Week of November 19
By The Second Disc, on 11 Nov 19, 2012
Led Zeppelin, Celebration Day (Swan Song/Atlantic)
The one-off reunion nobody expected and everyone loved – a 2007 gig at the O2 in London – is now available in a variety of formats for your listening enjoyment. (Odds are this isn’t the last LZ catalogue bit you’ll see in the next year.) (2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.) (2CD/1DVD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.) (2CD/Blu-Ray: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.) (2CD/1DVD/Blu-Ray: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.) (Blu-Ray Audio: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.) (3LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.)
Frank Zappa, 8 album reissues (Zappa/UMe)
A good chunk of the fifth and final wave of Zappa album remasters (the other three in the wave have been moved back to December 18), including the first-ever CD release of the Mothermania compilation and four volumes of You Can’t Do That on Stage Anymore. The link above has more info and pre-order links!
The Jam, The Gift: Deluxe Edition (Polydor/UMC U.K.)
A lavish deluxe version of The Jam’s final album, augmented with B-sides, unreleased demos, live tracks and video footage, all in a fancy “gift” bag. (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.)
10cc, Tenology (UMC U.K.)
One of the more underrated bands of the ’70s, 10cc finally gets their due with a multi-disc CD/DVD box set. Hits, album cuts and B-sides abound. (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.)
ABBA, ABBA: Deluxe Edition (Polydor/UMC U.K.)
Mamma Mia! The Swedish legends’ 1976 album is reissued as a CD/DVD set with rare archival video. (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.)
Naked Eyes, Burning Bridges: Expanded Edition (Cherry Pop)
The album that gave us hits like “Always Something There to Remind Me” and “Promises, Promises” is expanded by Cherry Pop with B-sides and bonus remixes. (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.)
Kelly Clarkson, The Hits: Chapter One (RCA/19)
The first true greatest hits collection from an American Idol winner. That crushing feeling is the sands of time upon you. (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.)
Elvis Costello, In Motion Pictures (UMe)
If E.C. had a song in a movie, it’s probably here. Probably. (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.)
The Beach Boys, Live in Concert: 50th Anniversary (SMC)
Good news: a live Beach Boys show from this year’s tour! Bad news: hugely edited. Like, more than half. (DVD: Amazon U.S. Blu-Ray: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.)
AC/DC, Live at River Plate (Columbia)
The band’s 2009 set in Argentina, released on DVD a few years back, is now available on two CDs or three red LPs. (2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.) (3LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.)
Art Pepper, Neon Art Volume 3 (Omnivore)
The third and final volume of Omnivore’s Art Pepper colored vinyl series; this one features part of a 1981 live show on yellow wax.
3 Doors Down, The Greatest Hits (Universal Republic)
A greatest hits compilation we only just found out about, like, two days ago. Full story coming up later. (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.)
t.A.T.u., 200 Km/H in the Wrong Lane: 10th Anniversary Edition (Cherrytree/Interscope/Universal Russia)
Wait, what? Yup. (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.)
