Attack Attack Records will release an anthology for New Model Army named Vengeance: The Whole Story 1980-84, on December 10. The 2CD set will contain 37 remastered tracks. In essence, this album will offer Vengeance (1984), their EPs, and singles, as well as BBC tracks. It’s topped off with the inclusion of nine previously unreleased songs. (Along with this album, I’m also looking forward to the Deluxe Edition of The House of Love!!)
Inakustiks Records will release a 2CD Box featuring Michael Schenker called Temple of Rock – Live In Europe. This 24-track set is expected on December 10.
Jasmine Records will release Two Teenagers – The Singles 1957-1961, which are the music tracks from early Simon & Garfunkel. This set is a chronological compilation of released tracks from all incarnations of pre-Simon & Garfunkel, 26 tracks in all. It arrives on December 10.
Drastic Steps (1988), the post-Peter Haycock album from Climax Blues Band will be reissued on December 10 with new remastering. Via Repetoire Records.
Repertoire will also release The Best of Alvin Lee on a 2CD collection slated for December 31.
Earmusic Records plan Live In Paris 1975 featuring Deep Purple (Blackmore). Ten performance tracks are accompanied by a 1975 interview. It’s scheduled for December 10.
Mercury Records (UK) plan the release of a 6CD Box featuring music from James on December 9. The set is called The Gathering Sound, and will include an 8GB USB Drive with all studio albums, non-album tracks, and videos, three CDs, a DVD, 12″ vinyl, along with a 16pp booklet, and a 44pp scrapbook. Swag includes four cards, four buttons, and four backstage pass replicas.
Floating World plan the release of Keith Don’t Go: Live at the T & C featuring Nils Lofgren, on January 28.
Broken English by Marianne Faithfull will be reissued in a 2CD set on January 28.
New Model Army is a great band! No Rest for the Wicked, their second and first with EMI, is my personal favourite, but I thought the remasters of all the EMI releases were way too bright and poorly done. I hope the band can one day redo these as well.
EMI ruined the Bowie remasters the same way. I will check out this band as they remind me of Echo amp; the Bunnymen.