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.
Johnny Marr
RELEASE: Call the Comet
BACKSTORY: The legendary former Smiths guitarist this week releases his third proper solo LP, a 12-song collection featuring such titles as “The Tracers,” “Walk Into the Sea,” “Hi Hello,” “New Dimensions” and more.
BUY: Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk, iTunes
Arthur Buck
RELEASE: Arthur Buck
BACKSTORY: Former R.E.M. guitarist and nonstop collaborator Peter Buck this week debuts his new project Arthur Buck, a collaboration with singer-songwriter Joseph Arthur. Tracks include “The Wanderer” and “Are You Electrified?”
BUY: Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk, iTunes
The Beat starring Dave Wakeling
RELEASE: Here We Go Love
BACKSTORY: The Dave Wakeling-fronted English Beat this week releases a 13-song studio album, the first from a Wakeling under the Beat imprint since 1982’s Special Beat Service. Includes “How Can You Stand There.”
BUY: Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk, iTunes
The Sisters of Mercy
RELEASE: First and Last and Always, Floodland, Vision Thing, A Slight Case of Overbombing: Greatest Hits Volume 1
BACKSTORY: New vinyl reissues of The Sisters’ three studio albums, and one of their best-ofs, arrive in the U.K. this week.
BUY: Amazon.co.uk
King Blank
RELEASE: The Real Dirt plus Singles A + B Sides
BACKSTORY: Beggars Banquet reissues the debut album, along with singles and B-sides, recorded by King Blank, the project fronted by the late Ian Lowery, frontman of both Ski Patrol and Folk Devils. Features a total of 17 songs.
BUY: Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk
PREVIOUSLY ON SLICING UP EYEBALLS
- This week’s new releases: Poptone, Midge Ure, Tony Hadley, Violent Femmes
- This week’s new releases: Shriekback, The Smithereens, Bow Wow Wow, The Fall
- This week’s new releases: Wire, Poster Children, Breeders, Matthew Sweet, Rat Scabies
- This week’s new releases: New Belly album, plus Brian Eno, ‘Burning Britain’ box sets
I’m hopeful the remastered Sisters of Mercy show up somewhere besides vinyl, especially A Slight Case of Overbombing.
Great to see King Blank in such esteemed company. Check out last October’s release ‘Agent Orange ’92 plus Drug of Choice sessions’