Record Rack: A round-up of the week’s new albums, expanded reissues and/or box sets, appearing each Monday on Slicing Up Eyeballs. All releases due out this Friday unless noted.
Kraftwerk
RELEASE: 3-D The Catalogue
BACKSTORY: Released on multiple formats (8CD, 9LP, 4-disc Blu-ray, download and more), this set features live performances of all eight Kraftwerk albums recorded/filmed between 2012 and 2016.
BUY: Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk, PledgeMusic, iTunes
The Charlatans
RELEASE: Different Days
BACKSTORY: The Charlatans return this week with their 13th studio album, a 13-song, self-produced set that features guest appearances by Johnny Marr, Paul Weller, crime writer Ian Rankin and writer/actress Sharon Horgan.
BUY: Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk, iTunes
Midnight Oil
RELEASE: The Full Tank, The Overflow Tank
BACKSTORY: The Oils’ massive new CD box sets are released this week, with The Full Tank collecting the band’s albums, and The Overflow Tank boasting 14 hours of unreleased material. The Vinyl Collection follows in a couple weeks.
BUY: Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk, PledgeMusic
PREVIOUSLY ON SLICING UP EYEBALLS
- New releases: Erasure’s ‘World Be Gone,’ plus ‘Singles’ soundtrack, Buffalo Tom, Haircut 100
- New releases: Paul Weller’s ‘A Kind Revolution,’ plus The Mission, David Bowie reissues
- New releases: Thurston Moore, Miracle Legion’s Mark Mulcahy, Pet Shop Boys, U2
- New releases: Robyn Hitchcock’s new self-titled album, plus Big Star’s ‘Third’ live
- New releases: Clan of Xymox returns with ‘Days of Black,’ plus Wire’s U.S. releas
