Category: Reissues

Bob Marley and the Wailers' classic 'Legend' to be reissued in new 'Rarities Edition'

Bob Marley and the Wailers’ classic ‘Legend’ to be reissued in new ‘Rarities Edition’

Universal Music next month releases ‘Legend: Rarities Edition,’ yet another version of Bob Marley and the Wailers’ beloved 1984 greatest-hits disc, which remains the best selling reggae album of all time.

The Cure’s ‘Disintegration’ reissue delayed again; 3CD remaster now due out in May

Originally due out Feb. 16, the much-anticipated deluxe 3CD edition of The Cure’s 1989 masterpiece, ‘Disintegration,’ has been delayed again — this time until May.

Duran Duran's 'Notorious,' 'Big Thing' to be reissued in 2CD/1DVD editions in June

Duran Duran’s ‘Notorious,’ ‘Big Thing’ to be reissued in 2CD/1DVD editions in June

The next two titles in Duran Duran’s series of expanded reissues — 1986’s ‘Notorious’ and 1988’s ‘Big Thing’ — are due out June 7 internationally, according to a release schedule from the Dutch arm of EMI Music.

Sonic Youth reissuing 'Confusion is Sex,' 'Bad Moon Rising,' 'EVOL,' 'Sister' on vinyl

Sonic Youth reissuing ‘Confusion is Sex,’ ‘Bad Moon Rising,’ ‘EVOL,’ ‘Sister’ on vinyl

Sonic Youth will reissue four of its early classics — Confusion is Sex (1983), Bad Moon Rising (1985), EVOL (1986) and Sister (1987) — on 180-gram audiophile vinyl this winter as part of Original Recordings Group’s new “Official and Definitive Sonic Youth Vinyl Series.”

Dream Syndicate reissuing 'Medicine Show,' Steve Wynn playing albums live in Atlanta

Dream Syndicate reissuing ‘Medicine Show,’ Steve Wynn playing albums live in Atlanta

The Dream Syndicate’s long-out-of-print sophomore album ‘Medicine Show’ will be reissued this spring in remastered and expanded form, and to mark the occasion, former frontman Steve Wynn will perform the record and its predecessor, ‘The Days of Wine and Roses,’ in their entirety at a pair of Atlanta concerts.

The Charlatans to reissue 'Some Friendly,' play 20th anniversary shows in May

The Charlatans to reissue ‘Some Friendly,’ play 20th anniversary shows in May

Beggars Archive will release an expanded 2CD reissue of The Charlatans’ 1990 debut “Some Friendly” — although not the larger “Omnibus” set originally planned — to coincide with the band’s 20th anniversary performance of the full album in London and Barcelona this May.

Steven Severin: Siouxsie and the Banshees' reissue program dumped by Univeral Music

Steven Severin: Siouxsie and the Banshees’ reissue program dumped by Univeral Music

Universal Music Group is scrapping its Siouxsie and the Banshees reissue program midstream, meaning the band’s’ final four albums — 1987’s Through the Looking Glass 1988’s Peepshow, 1991’s Superstition and 1995’s The Rapture — will not receive expanded re-releases as originally planned, ex-bassist Steven Severin reports.