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Reissues
It is a somewhat tenuous exercise, 14 tracks of Halloween-themed songs which barely adhere to the concept beyond their titles – Blood On the Dancefloor, Torture, Dangerous, Scream – and…
INXS – Kick reissue review
40 years since they formed, 20 years since Michael Hutchence’s death, comes this 30th anniversary, three-disc deluxe version of INXS’s best album. Kick was INXS’ sixth album, and the one…
A Certain Ratio – The Graveyard and the Ballroom review
A Certain Ratio issued Factory Records’ first single-artist release, May 1979’s All Night Party/ The Thin Boys, and were arguably the first white post-punk group to go funky – it’s…
Various Artists – To The Outside of Everything: A Story of UK Post-Punk 1977-1981 compilation review
From the team that brought us the Manchester North of England and Silhouettes & Statues: A Goth Revolution boxsets comes this 111-track post-punk behemoth… Post-punk has been a venerated historical…
Prince – Purple Rain Deluxe Expanded Edition review
Three-disc funkgasmagoria from Prince’s Purple peak – including disc of single edits and B-sides, a live DVD and a CD of tracks from the legendary vaults. Rhino 5/5 Prince was…
Pet Shop Boys – Nightlife, Release and Fundamental review
Tennant and Lowe kick-start mammoth project featuring expanded reissues of some of their best work… a treasure trove of goodies for PSB fans Parlophone 4/5 These three Pet Shop Boys…