Record Rack: A round-up of the week’s new albums, expanded reissues and/or box sets, appearing each Monday on Slicing Up Eyeballs.
Blancmange
RELEASE: Happy Families Too… The Story So Far…
BACKSTORY: The 1982 debut by the British synthpop group is reissued this week in a “re-imagined and re-recorded” deluxe edition featuring remixes from Vince Clarke, Komputer, Greg Wilson and more.
BUY: Amazon.co.uk
Sweet Apple
RELEASE: The Golden Age of Glitter
BACKSTORY: The band featuring Dinosaur Jr’s J Mascis, John Petkovic and Tim Parnin of Cobra Verde, and Dave Sweetapple of Witch this week releases a 10-song follow up to its 2010 self-titled debut album.
BUY: Amazon.com
Off!
RELEASE: Wasted Years
BACKSTORY: Fronted by former Circle Jerks and Black Flag singer Keith Morris, Off! this week releases its third full album, a 16-track effort that was preceded earlier this year by the single “Void You Out.”
BUY: Amazon.com
John Frusciante
RELEASE: Enclosure
BACKSTORY: The former Red Hot Chili Pepper this week releases his 12th solo album, which he says is “the record which represented the achievement of all the musical goals I had been aiming at for the previous five years.”
BUY: Amazon.com
Kirsty MacColl
RELEASE: All I Ever Wanted: The Anthology
BACKSTORY: The late singer is treated to a new double-disc anthology that collects 43 songs from across her career, including hits, album cuts, rare B-sides, live sessions and more, plus a 32-page booklet.
BUY: Amazon.co.uk
