2021

Stormwind: The ultimate CD-Box 2000-04 [4 CD]

The latest chapter in Columbia/Legacy's highly acclaimed Bob Dylan Bootleg Series revisits an often-forgotten, rich vein in Dylan's vast and complex catalog, shining fresh light on the provocative new musical directions Dylan was taking as a songwriter and a recording artist from 1980 through 1985. In the early 1980s, while the music industry was grappling with the arrival of new trends and technology, from MTV to compact discs to digital recording, Bob Dylan was writing and recording new songs for a new decade, creating an essential new chapter in his studio catalog. Bob Dylan - Springtime In New York (1980-1985) celebrates the rich creative period surrounding Dylan's albums Shot Of Love, Infidels, and Empire Burlesque with previously unreleased outtakes, alternate takes, rehearsal recordings, live performances and more. <br/><br/>The deluxe 5CD edition of the album presents 57 rare Bob Dylan recordings, 54 of them previously unreleased in any format, from 1980-1985. The previously released cuts include two Shot Of Love outtakes: "Let It Be Me" (first released as B-side to "Heart of Mine" International 7" single) and "Don't Ever Take Yourself Away" (first released on Hawaii Five-O: Original Songs from the Television Series). A third previously released recording, "Death Is Not The End" (an Infidels outtake featuring Full Force) first appeared in an edited version on Down In The Groove and may now be heard for the first time in full on Bob Dylan - Springtime In New York (1980-1985).

Pärt Arvo: The collection [9 CD]

The fourth installment in Neil Young's Official Release Series (ORS): a box set that includes his classic '80s records Hawks & Doves, Reoacotor, and This Note's for You, as well as his Eldorado EP, previously released only in Japan and Australia. <br/><br/>The ORS Vol 4 collects an eclectic set of decade-spanning sounds. Hawks & Doves (1980) revisits his folk roots and explores some of his most country-leaning offerings; the blistering Reoacotor (1981) showcases a stomping set of heavy, overdriven rock with Crazy Horse; and This Note's for You (1988) casts Young as a big band leader, belting out intricately arranged blues. The Eldorado EP (1989) is full of feral distortion and earthy crunch featuring Young backed by The Restless (Chad Cromwell and Rick Rosas). It includes two thundering tracks - "Cocaine Eyes" and "Heavy Love"- not available on any other album.

The Columbia Albums 1976-1982 anthologizes the Jaco Pastorius era of Weather Report. Black Market (1976), Heavy Weather (1977), Mr. Gone (1978), 8:30 (1979), Night Passage (1980), and Weather Report (1982) are packaged in Clamshell Box with wallets. Each disc features reproduced front and back artwork. As detailed by liner notes author Richard Seidel, the box contains 12 bonus tracks, including all the cuts from the 2002 compilation Live and Unreleased that feature Pastorius, as well as material from the 1979 Havana Jam. The 20-page booklet also features full track-by-track credits and session data.

R.E.M.: New adventures in Hi-Fi (Deluxe/Rem) [Digibook / 2 CD + Blu-ray]

'Vi försökte hela tiden springa ifatt vår egen framgång.'<br/>Orden är Per Gessles och tiden han talar om ligger 40 år tillbaka, närmare bestämt 1981. Gyllene Tider har slagit igenom med dunder och brak ett år tidigare och de blyga pojkarna från Halmstad vet inte riktigt hur man ska vara i media, vilka kläder dom ska ha eller hur man skulle bete sig på de stora scenerna... ändå är dom störst. <br/>Den svåra skiva nummer två står för dörren - den som så många faller på. Men inte Gyllene Tider - det blir en succé långt över alla förväntningar.<br/><br/>Nu 40 år senare hyllas skivan med denna 3-set vinyl-box innehållande originalvinylen, en vinyl med alla låtar som släpptes kring albumet men som inte kom med på någon skiva. <br/>Samt en vinyl med alla låtar från originalskivan fast i deras ursprungliga format, inspelade live i replokalen i Harplinge. <br/><br/>Ta del av ett stycke svenska pop-historia.