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Marillion | Seasons End [Deluxe Edition] (2023)

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Packed full of bonus content, the album has had a fresh 2023 Stereo Remix by Mike Hunter, alongside a new documentary, liner notes by Rich Wilson, and brand-new artwork. Originally released in 1989, Seasons End was Marillion’s fifth studio album and first with Steve Hogarth fronting the band, following the departure of former frontman Fish, spanning three singles; Hooks In You, The Uninvited Guest and Easter which all went on to chart in the UK. As well as a change in vocals, Seasons End also marked a change in visual identity with the band, which has been reflected in the 2023 deluxe edition of the album. At the time there was a desire for a change of direction from the more illustrative style of Mark Wilkinson’s artwork & logo, replacing that with a more photographic graphic style provided by Bill Smith Studio & Carl Glover who went on to work with the band over the coming years.

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Colosseum | Live at Montreux 1969 (2023)

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Colosseum’s only performance at the prestigious Montreux Rose D’Or festival presented in superior quality. Taken from the official master tapes, this is the first vinyl release to capture the original Colosseum line-up performing at Montreux in best quality sound. Experience James Litherland, Dick Heckstall-Smith, Tony Reeves, Dave Greenslade and bandleader Jon Hiseman wowing the crowd with their innovative jazz/rock fusion. Insert includes an informative liner note by Repertoire’s Chris Welch – a must for all Colosseum fans!
Captured on camera and in superior audio during their first year of existence, Colosseum made a great impression at Montreux in 1969. Their performance for the Rose d’Or TV festival that April spawned a return visit to the prestigious Jazz festival later that year. Remastered for vinyl from the official Swiss TV archives’ master tapes, experience the original line-up performing signature pieces ‘Mandarin’ and ‘The Valentyne Suite’ in top quality sound. Repertoire Records

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Van Der Graaf Generator | The Bath Forum Concert (2023)

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In February 2022 Van der Graaf Generator embarked on a UK tour which had been rescheduled several times due to the Covid pandemic. The final show on these dates took place at The Forum in Bath on March 1st and the event was captured by a film and recording crew.
‘The Bath Forum Concert’ is the first live CD and film fully controlled by the band and it captures Peter Hammill, Hugh Banton and Guy Evans at their finest performing vintage tracks such as ‘Masks’, ‘Childlike Faith In Childhoods End’, ‘La Rossa’, ‘Man Erg’ and ‘House With No Door’ along with newer pieces such as ‘Interference Patterns’, ‘Every Bloody Emperor’, ‘Go’, ‘Alfa Berlina’ and ‘Room 1210’. Cherry Red Records

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Faust | Momentaufnahme I – II (2023)

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Originally part of 2021’s Box Set release commemorating the bands 50th anniversary Momentaufnahme I and II are now set for their own stand alone release by popular demand. This is for all those that missed out on the limited edition box set release. They collect together music recorded at the band’s studio – a converted schoolhouse in rural Wümme between 1971 and 1974 in a similar vein to the way in which ‘The Faust Tapes’ (released in 1973) was assembled. These two albums range from minimal electronic pulses, ambient dreamscapes, vocal collages to heavy drone, ritualistic percussion and psychedelic grooves. Highlights include the hypnotic space jams of ‘Vorsatz’ and ‘Rückwärts Durch Die Drehtür’, the delicate acoustics of ‘I Am… An Artist’ and the radiophonic workship-esq ‘Weird Sounds Sound Bizarre‘. Bureau B
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Genesis | BBC Broadcasts (2023)

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BBC Broadcasts is a 5CD package featuring mostly previously unreleased recordings for the BBC between 1970-1998. The box includes contributions from all three of the group’s vocalists, Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins and Ray Wilson and features a treasure trove of material including appearances on ‘Night Ride’ and John Peel, both of the group’s Knebworth performances (’78 and ’92), the 1980 show at London’s Lyceum, the sell–out run of shows at Wembley in 1987 and much more. Super Deluxe Edition
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The Alan Parsons Project | The Turn of a Friendly Card [Limited Edition Box Set] (2023)

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First released in November 1980, ‘The Turn Of A Friendly Card’ was the fifth album by The Alan Parsons Project, the brainchild of composer, musician and manger Eric Woolfson and celebrated producer and engineer Alan P.
This new deluxe edition comprises 3CDs and a Blu-Ray disc (Region Free) with an additional 42 tracks drawn from Eric Woolfson’s song-writing diaries, studio session out-takes and a stunning new 5.1 surround… Esoteric Recordings
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Pink Floyd – The Dark Side Of The Moon: 50th Anniversary

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Warner Music [Sony Music outside Europe] announced the upcoming release of Pink Floyd’s ‘The Dark Side Of The Moon’ as a deluxe box set to celebrate 50 years since the release of one of the best-selling albums of all time. Newly remastered, the box set will be released on March 24, 2023.
One of the most iconic and influential albums ever, Pink Floyd’s ‘The Dark Side Of The Moon’ continues to find new audiences globally. The album was partly developed during live performances, and the band premiered an early version of the suite at London’s Rainbow Theatre several months before recording began. ‘The Dark Side Of The Moon’ is the eighth studio album by Pink Floyd, originally released in the US on March 1st and then in the UK on March 16, 1973. The new material was recorded in 1972 and 1973 at EMI Studios (now Abbey Road Studios) in London. The iconic sleeve, which depicts a prism spectrum, was designed by Storm Thorgerson of Hipgnosis and drawn by George Hardie. ‘The Dark Side Of The Moon’ has sold over 50 million copies worldwide.
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