Giles Martin has confirmed that
@TheBeatles
' 1966 album 'Revolver' will be the next reissue and that there will be an immersive Dolby Atmos Mix as part of the offering. More >
I'm sure you'll join me in sending positive vibes in the direction of
@Madonna
. The word 'unresponsive' is pretty scary, but it's sounding like she'll be okay. 🙏 ❤️🎵
Shocked and so sad to read the news tonight that
#KateBush
's longtime engineer and bass player Del Palmer has died. He contributed to virtually all her albums, including the most recent, 2011's '50 Words For Snow'. Condolences to family and friends. I'll be raising a glass...
Today is the 50th anniversary edition of....me! 😜. Still have my original teeth and hair, but bonus content includes bags under the eyes, an expanding waistline and a desire to sit down at gigs.
#RIPJohnLennon
Happy 50th to
@johnlennon
's 'Imagine' and thank you
@yokoono
, this personal touch blows my mind! This special 2LP white vinyl of the Ultimate Mixes is being issued to mark the occasion.
#IMAGINE50
Just seen the news about
#DennyLaine
. This makes me feel incredibly sad, because as a kid in the 70s I loved
#Wings
. Denny was Paul's wingman for 8 or 9 years and he stayed the course when others couldn't hack it. He shouldn't have needed charity at the end.
#RIPDennyLaine
🎵💔
Congratulations to
@tearsforfears
and
@ConcordRecords
. 'The Tipping Point' has entered the UK album chart at
#2
, matching the peak of the mighty Songs From The Big Chair! 👏👏
The next
@bobdylan
'Bootleg Series' will be volume 14. It is going to be based around the Blood On The Tracks album and will be called "More Blood, More Tracks'. It will be released later this year.
#BobDylan
Seven-inch singles with 'etched' B-sides should be BANNED. It's frankly pathetic that artists can't come up with some new audio for a B-side. Even an instrumental version for heaven's sake! Same goes for 1-track CD singles. You notice they don't want HALF the money, do they?
"No musician, publisher or record label is going to enter your property and remove your CDs, vinyl or box sets". SDE doesn't want to gloat… but the
#NeilYoung
Spotify row, really does illustrate the problem with streaming >
#holdingthemusicinyourhands
No one in the industry ever says this directly, but CDs continue to significantly outsell vinyl LPs in the UK. SDE reflects on the BPI's report on 2023 'music consumption' >
Just had a good chat with Magne from
@aha_com
. Fantastic! We chatted about 'Hunting High and Low', Take On Me and 'relations' within the band 😬. It will be published soon. The 6LP HHAL box is out in two weeks >
As these live concert go, the new
@RollingStones
' "Bridges to Bremen" releases ticks all the boxes: restored visuals, remixed audio, surround sound and all the formats you could possibly want. More here >
War is Over! (if you want it) –
@johnlennon
/ Plastic Ono Band box set offers 6CDs, 2 blu-rays and delivers 159 individual mixes (stereo, surround, Atmos) and more than 11 hours of content! >
I'm writing a review of the
@JohnLennon
/ Plastic Ono Band box set. It's taking a while because the original album is 39 mins but the box has 519 mins of audio. I'm not joking.
In the middle of a classic 'sort out'. I should stress these are currently completely randomly ordered (just to get them off the floor). At a guess, I'd say this is about 25 percent of my box set / vinyl collection.
Happy Birthday to
#KateBush
. I'd normally encourage people to take a day off on their birthday, but it has been eight and a half years since her last studio album... 😜
Warner Music / Parlophone talk to SDE in response to criticism around the mastering of some of the albums in the new David Bowie "A New Career In A New Town" box set >
Thank you very much to everybody who follows me and SDE on twitter! 10k followers is amazing and I really enjoy the interactions with friends, acquaintances and total strangers (!) who all share a common interest in physical music releases. Long may it continue. Cheers! 🍻👍
Is it just me, or is everyone's twitter feed now full of spammy 'promoted posts' of crappy products you have no interest in? I'm convinced the act of 'engaging' by clicking 'block' marks you down as a victim for more!!
A Dolby Atmos Mix of
@blur
's new album 'The Ballad of Darren' will be available physically via this special blu-ray audio edition! Read more and order your copy via SDE >
Thank you to the 15k people who now follow me/SDE on twitter! A modest number compared to some but it's quality not quantity, and you guys are the best! 😀👍💙 Happy New Year to you all.
.
@rogerwaters
officially announces 'The Dark Side of the Moon Redux', his re-recording of the 1973
#PinkFloyd
classic. Listen to 'Money' from it and check out the physical pre-order options >
I wonder if the music industry plans to mark the 40th anniversary of the CD later this year? They really should stop banging on about vinyl and do *something*, given the money they made from the format. It's still going strong - the reports of its death are greatly exaggerated.
Thanks for your company this year, it's been a blast! Here's a few final words for 2023 and look forward to doing it all again next year 👉 Merry Christmas!🎄🧑🎄
Thank you everyone, for your company during 2020. There has been some great music, but it proved to be a challenging, depressing and sometimes heartbreaking year. I know we are all glad to see the back of it. Wishing you all health, happiness and prosperity for 2021! Paul x
.
@Madonna
's new "multi-year" catalogue campaign kicks off with 'Finally Enough Love: 50 Number Ones" a new compilation which is part 'best of' and part remix collection. More >
I love this album! They Might Be Giants' 'Flood' is being reissued on limited 'icy mint' coloured vinyl next month to mark the 30th anniversary >
@tmbg
Happy Birthday to the incomparable
#KateBush
. Brilliant (the music) and frustrating (long spells without music) in equal measure. Like this tweet if you are hoping for a new album at some point in the next 12 months...
I'm sorry but asking people to pay for tickets TWO YEARS in advance is not acceptable. I always thought one year was ridiculous. Fans need to reject these practices before they become the norm.
40 Years of Red ❤️ Join the celebration of four incredible decades with Simply Red in 2025, as they embark on their 40th Anniversary Tour!
UK & Ireland tickets are on sale now:
#SimplyRed40
I'm 52 and I sometimes forget where I put my keys, so could someone please tell 80-year-old
#PaulMcCartney
that he's supposed to be reissuing his old albums? 😄
Lifespan of a vinyl reissue: 1. In a box Set. 2. Wait a year. 3. Individual vinyl reissues. 4. Wait a year. 5. Coloured vinyl reissue. 6. Wait a year. 7. Half-speed mastered vinyl. 8 Wait a year. 9. Anniversary picture disc. 10 Wait a year. 11. Steven Wilson stereo remix. END.
Director Peter Jackson says would love to create an 'extended cut' of his
#TheBeatlesGetBack
documentary with 3 or 4 hours of extra footage and already has some ideas for bonus content if/when Apple issue Michael Lindsay-Hogg's original 'Let It Be' film >
Early start today, because I'm off to the Record Planet Mega Record & CD Fair, in Den Bosch, Holland. Biggest in the world, they tell me! I'll be keeping you up to date over the weekend via this account! What's your 'holy grail' vinyl or CD?
SDE has been given world exclusive access to a selection of
#Prince
'vault' tracks included with the 'Sign O The Times' super deluxe edition box sets. Read my
#interview
with official Prince archivist Michael Howe where we discuss the songs & the project >
"We don’t really care about making a commercial record".
@tearsforfears
sit down with SDE to discuss the story behind their new album,
#TheTippingPoint
>
The SDE price comparison widget shows
#Prince
'Welcome 2 America' deluxe prices. LIKE this tweet, if you think
@SonyLegacyRecs
should explain how
@RoughTradeUS
& US
@amazon
can sell the same item for LESS THAN HALF the price of their UK counterparts!? >
Imagine how many more CDs would have been sold in the past 5 years if the format had had the same marketing spend/focus as vinyl? Industry wanted to shoot the CD dead, like some wounded animal, but there are endless funds available to nurse vinyl back from almost the grave.
Just had one of those emails that every website owner gets, asking me if I'd like "quality visitors" to SDE. Well, I'd just like to make clear that I'm very happy with the quality of my visitors, thank you very much. You're great; a knowledgeable, enthusiastic and friendly bunch!
Happy 39th birthday to
@tearsforfears
' debut album 'The Hurting'. "100 percent pure Tears For Fears" according to Roland. I was honoured to write the sleeve notes for the 2013 box set, and it was the one album I took with me when I spoke to them in Sep 2021. Immense 💙
Popping up here to wish a very Happy Birthday to the brilliant and incomparable
#KateBush
! Maybe today is a good day to decide *once and for all* whether her best album is 'The Dreaming' or 'Hounds of Love'?
THANK YOU for your enthusiasm and support for our 'The Tipping Point' SDE deluxe CD exclusive! 👏 We have sold out in 24-hours which is incredible. The CD is not dead! If you'd like SDE to do more
@tearsforfears
exclusives why not like this tweet and suggest something!
Merry Christmas to SDE friends and followers! 🎄❤️ I hope you are having a great day. Just had a brief post-dinner walk 🙂. Wishing you all a prosperous and healthy 2023. Paul x
The wait is over!
#TearsForFears
' 1989 album ‘The Seeds of Love’ will be reissued as a 4CD+blu-ray box set and features two discs of unreleased audio, a Steven Wilson 5.1 surround mix & more. Details, images, track listings and pre-order links on SDE >
.
@tearsforfears
' incredible 1983 debut album 'The Hurting' is being reissued for its 40th anniversary (today!) on SDE-exclusive Blu-ray Audio. It features Dolby Atmos, 5.1 & instrumental mixes by Steven Wilson. Plus 2 previously unreleased tracks! More >
#Prince
's 1987 album Sign O' The Times will be reissued in September. Two enormous super deluxe edition box sets (8CD+DVD and 13LP+DVD) offer 63 previously unreleased tracks, including 45 studio 'vault' tracks. + 4 more physical formats! ALL the details >
Watch the video to
@tearsforfears
new single 'No Small Thing' and read an SDE interview with Roland and Curt about how this track 'unlocked' the new album, The Tipping Point >
Pleased to announce that
#21
in the ongoing SDE Surround Series is
@keaneofficial
's stunning 2004 debut 'Hopes and Fears'. This exclusive blu-ray audio features a Dolby Atmos, 5.1 and hi-res stereo mixes Limited to 2,500 units, so secure your copy today! >
The SDE Surround Series continues with
#DefLeppard
's 2022 studio album 'Diamond Star Halos'! This exclusive & limited blu-ray audio features a
#StevenWilson
Dolby Atmos Mix, a previously unheard instrumental version, rare bonus tracks & more. More >
Me, hoping the
@tearsforfears
'The Tipping Point' blu-ray stock doesn't tip over on top of me. International shipping via
@thesdeshop
starts later this week! (these are sold out!)
It's time the
@officialcharts
scrapped the 'main' UK album chart. It's a rubbish hybrid of actual sales and non-sales (also know as streams) that simply doesn't work. It's simply not fit for purpose. Let's just have the streaming chart and the physical chart and be done with it.
Best unboxing video I’ve seen so far. But for some reason no one has noticed you can assemble a large anamorphic image of the How Do You Sleep session, by putting all the vinyl sleeves together. Much thanks to ‘super super deluxe edition’ channel:
.
@tearsforfears
celebrate 35 years of "Songs From The Big Chair" with a new Classic Albums documentary which will be shown on
@BBCFOUR
this Friday at 21.30. Pleased to say that SDE will be live tweeting during the broadcast!😃>
#GeorgeMichael
's delayed 'Older' reissue is likely to be released in July. Formats will include an 8-disc, $230 super deluxe box set. Details and images >
Wishing everyone a happy, prosperous and healthy 2019! There's plenty of life in physical music yet; CDs, vinyl, boxed sets... so keep enjoying your passion & SDE will do its best to guide & inform you along the way. Cheers! 🍾
Awful news that Joyce Sims has died at the young age of 63. Her 1987 debut album, co-produced with Kurtis Mantronik, had three brilliant singles: Come in to My Life, (You Are My) All and All and Walk Away - all written by Joyce. The remixes were amazing.
#RIP
IT'S OFFICIAL: Kate Bush's Running Up That Hill is the UK's Number 1 single 🤩
The momentous chart feat sets THREE all-time Official Chart records. Find out all of the details here ➡️
Congratulations, Kate Bush ✨
The forthcoming
@divinecomedyhq
24CD set might be one of the most beautifully presented CD boxes I've ever seen. Look at those spines! 😍 Each album is a 2CD gatefold wallet set, in an outer slipcase. It's absolutely stunning. Video coming soon >
Hell has frozen over as
#FrankieGoesToHollywood
have announced they will reunite to perform for the Eurovision Song Contest's 'Big Eurovision Welcome’ in May, which is being held in their hometown of Liverpool. More >
.
@ABBAVoyage
sold 204,000 in the UK to get to
#1
. 90% of sales were physical. The
@officialcharts
press release highlights "29,900 [sales] on vinyl" but FAILS to mention what must be at least 140k sales on CD! I give up 🙄
Last mention of the day, for friends/followers in the USA 🇺🇸. I really 💙 Concert For George from 2002 and so I'm thrilled that SDE has the opportunity, in collaboration with Craft Recordings, to present the new Atmos Mix on blu-ray audio. Find out more >
Amazingly, the official charts company have ditched the rule that meant
#KateBush
's UK streams were only worth half of Harry Styles', which *should* mean it will be number one on Friday!
You NEVER heard 'Careless Whisper' live when it came out in the UK (always lip sync) so this version with Smokey Robinson is fascinating, with George's studio-quality live vocal truly astonishing. RIP
Check out all the details of
@pinkfloyd
's Animals reissue. 2018 stereo remix and 2018 5.1 mixes feature on various formats including deluxe box and standalone blu-ray! >
35 YEARS AGO today
@aha_com
released Take On Me... for the third time in the UK. Thankfully it was third time lucky, with the track becoming the anthem it is today. We discussed it on our Hunting High And Low episode with
@sdedition
, listen here:
Music journalist & broadcaster
@petepaphides
launches a new reissue label,
@needlemythology
. Inaugural releases see Stephen Duffy's "I Love My Friends" & Ian Broudie's 'Tales Told' on vinyl for the first time. More details & chat with Pete, here >
"If someone told you that this was a lost, unreleased album from 1989, you’d probably believe them". I've reviewed
@itspetergabriel
's new album 'i/o' for SDE >
.
@TheWho
's classic 1971 album 'Who's Next' is being reissued in September. This massive campaign is headed by a 10CD+blu-ray super deluxe box set and multiple vinyl and CD editions >
I'm continuing to 'sort out' vinyl and CDs that have been in storage. Despite having both of these
#KateBush
titles on laserdisc, I really can't bring myself to part with these VHS tapes. "It's an illness" would be my mother's uncharitable view of such behaviour 😄
So sad to hear the news about Olivia Newton-John. I have vivid memories of seeing Grease at the cinema when I was 8 years old. Her performance with John was amazing & all those massive chart hits at the time are a wonderful early memory for me, in terms of just loving pop music.
Gave this a blast yesterday. I was massively into this album when it came out which means despite 'Parklife' and all the plaudits for the '
#Blur
' album, 'Modern Life Is Rubbish' remains my favourite long-player of theirs. Anyone else agree?