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The Rolling Stones will be rehearsing in a London studio this month, according to Keith Richards.

Richards told Rolling Stone:

Next year will mark the 50th anniversary of the Rolling Stones’ first gig and there have been rumours that this will be celebrated, but nothing has been confirmed. One of the barriers is the complicated relationship between Richards and Jagger, with the latter reportedly still angry about comments made by Richards in his autobiography “Life.” Richards’ “Life” received the Prize for Distinguished Biography at the Mailer awards in New York yesterday. The award was presented by his friend Bill Clinton.

While fans wait for news of the Rolling Stones’ next move, they can enjoy deluxe and super-deluxe reissues of the band’s 1978 album “Some Girls” later this month.

Also on the way are DVD and Blu-ray releases of “Some Girls Live in Texas” which features what promises to be an exciting live show from 1978.

Here’s “Beast of Burden” from “Some Girls Live in Texas”:

The Rolling Stones titles are available for pre-order now:

Title
Some Girls – deluxe (2CDs)	Buy Now	Buy Now	Buy Now
Some Girls – super deluxe (2CDs /DVD /Single/ Book)	Buy Now	Buy Now	Buy Now
Some Girls Live In Texas ’78 (DVD)	Buy Now	Buy Now	Buy Now
Some Girls Live In Texas ’78 (Blu-ray)	Buy Now	Buy Now	Buy Now

The New Releases page has been updated to include music CD, DVD and Blu-ray releases for November.

With Christmas coming, it’s no surprise that this is a busy month for new releases. Highlights include:

• the “Ed Sullivan Shows starring the Rolling Stones” on DVD – Nov 1 (US/CA)
• The Beach Boys’ “Smile Sessions” in multiple formats – Nov 1 (US/CA), Oct 31 (UK)
• Pink Floyd’s “Wish You Were Here” in Immersion and Experience Editions – Nov 8 (US/CA), Nov 7 (UK)
• Thin Lizzy “Live at the BBC” box set and 2-CD editions – Nov 15 (US/CA), Nov 7 (UK)
• The Who’s “Quadrophenia Director’s Cut” – Nov 15 (US/CA), Nov 14 (UK)
• The Rolling Stones “Some Girls” box set and “Some Girls – Live in Texas” releases – Nov 21 (US/CA/UK).

You can browse the music CD, DVD and Blu-ray releases for previous months in the New Releases archive.

Last night saw the launch of the Quadrophenia Exhibition at the Pretty Green store on London’s Carnaby Street.

The Quadrophenia Exhibition features artifacts relating to the classic album, including Pete Townshend’s notes, diaries, photos and original lyrics. Vespa have also provided a scooter that has been made to look like the legendary GS from the album shoot, and this will be presented as a competition prize.

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Pete Townshend, Elvis Costello, Lou Reed and Dion DiMucci are among the artists who have been nominated for induction into the 2012 Songwriters Hall of Fame.

Members will have until December 12 to vote for which of the nominees are inducted into the Hall of Fame.

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The New Releases page has been updated to include music CD, DVD and Blu-ray releases for October.

This months’s highlights include:

• the “Ed Sullivan Shows starring the Rolling Stones” on DVD – Oct 4 (US/CA)
• Martin Scorsese’s “George Harrison – Living in the Material World” on DVD and Blu-ray – Oct 10 (UK)
• the Complete Smiths Collectors’ Edition – Oct 11 (US/CA), Oct 3 (UK)
• the “Leonard Cohen Complete Studio Albums Collection – Oct 18 (US), Oct 19 (CA), Oct 10 (UK)
• the “Phil Spector Presents The Philles Album Collection” box set – Oct 24 (US/CA), Oct 31 (UK)
• the new Tom Wait’s album, “Bad As Me,” in standard, deluxe and vinyl editions – Oct 24 (US/UK), Oct 25 (CA).

You can browse the music CD, DVD and Blu-ray releases for previous months in the New Releases archive.