Category: Vinyl

Joy Division '+-' limited-edition box set to collect 10 remastered 7-inch singles

Joy Division ‘+-‘ limited-edition box set to collect 10 remastered 7-inch singles

The U.K. arm of Rhino Records next month will celebrate the life and music of Joy Division frontman Ian Curtis with a new limited-edition box set collecting 10 newly remastered 7-inch singles by the classic postpunk act.

Paul Westerberg releases 3 new songs as 'Mr. F' in 7-inch vinyl/digital download combo

Paul Westerberg releases 3 new songs as ‘Mr. F’ in 7-inch vinyl/digital download combo

Paul Westerberg is mixing old and new formats this week by issuing a pair of new songs — under the pseudonym Mr. F — on limited-edition, multicolored 7-inch vinyl that comes with a code to download a third, digital-only track.

U2 preps 'Wide Awake in Europe' vinyl-only live EP, featuring debut of 'Mercy'

U2 preps ‘Wide Awake in Europe’ vinyl-only live EP, featuring debut of ‘Mercy’

U2 is set to release a new limited-edition, vinyl-only live EP next month called ‘Wide Awake in Europe’ — adapting the title and cover concept from 1985’s ‘Wide Awake in America’ — that will feature the debut of fan-favorite track ‘Mercy.’

Dead Can Dance reissuing '80s albums in 2 vinyl box sets with bonus Peel sessions

Dead Can Dance reissuing ’80s albums in 2 vinyl box sets with bonus Peel sessions

Reissue specialists Vinyl 180 will follow up their recent Cocteau Twins and Gary Numan box sets next month with the first of two multi-record Dead Can Dance sets, a 4LP box that collects the band’s first three releases plus a new Peel session disc on audiophile vinyl.

The Sisters of Mercy set 30th anniversary concerts in U.K., Europe in early 2011

The Sisters of Mercy set 30th anniversary concerts in U.K., Europe in early 2011

The enigmatic Andrew Eldritch will take Doktor Avalanche and the rest of the current incarnation of The Sisters of Mercy back out on the road early next year for what’s being billed as a 30th anniversary tour, with dates announced so far in the U.K. and Europe in February and March.

Beggars prepping U.S. vinyl reissues from Love and Rockets, Pixies, The Fall and The Cult

Beggars prepping U.S. vinyl reissues from Love and Rockets, Pixies, The Fall and The Cult

The American arm of Beggars Banquet is launching a new line of stripped-down, budget-priced vinyl reissues from artists such as The Fall and The Cult, in addition to releasing some older best-of sets from the likes of the Pixies and Love and Rockets on 12-inch for the first time.