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.
Billy Bragg
RELEASE: Bridges Not Walls
BACKSTORY: This week sees the release of a six-song mini-album collecting the politically minded singles Billy Bragg released over the summer in addition to two more songs. Includes “The Sleep of Reason” and “Full English Brexit.”
BUY: Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk, iTunes
INXS
RELEASE: Kick 30
BACKSTORY: The four-disc 30th anniversary reissue of INXS’s 1987 smash is out in the U.K. this week, though its U.S. release isn’t until the end of November. Features the remastered original album, two bonus discs of B-sides, demos, rare mixes (some of which weren’t on the previous reissue) and a brand new Dolby Atmos surround mix. (See full tracklist)
BUY: Amazon.co.uk
PREVIOUSLY ON SLICING UP EYEBALLS
- This week’s new releases: The Dead Milkmen, Alison Moyet, Frankie Goes to Hollywood
- This week’s new releases: The Smiths, The The, The Jam and Pet Shop Boys
- This week’s new releases: Squeeze, Nine Inch Nails, The Residents, Bob Marley and the Wailers
- This week’s new releases: The Replacements, The Church, The Blow Monkeys, a-ha
