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The New Releases page has been updated to include this month’s music CD, DVD and Blu-ray releases from classic artists.

Highlights for December include:

• “Roy Orbison – The Last Concert: 25th Anniversary Edition” (3 Dec)
• Eric Clapton’s “Give Me Strength – The ’74/’75 Recordings” in super deluxe, standard and vinyl editions (10 Dec)
• The Velvet Underground’s “White Light/White Heat – 45th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition” (10 Dec)
• “Neil Young – Live At The Cellar Door” (10 Dec)
• 19-CD “John Mellencamp – 1978-2012” box set (17 Dec)
• “The Beatles – Live at the BBC” vinyl edition (17 Dec)
• “The Jam – The Studio Recordings” 8-LP vinyl box set (17 Dec)

“John Lennon: The Bermuda Tapes” is a groundbreaking new interactive album app for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch which commemorates the 33rd anniversary of “Double Fantasy”. The app tells the story of John Lennon’s journey sailing through a mid-Atlantic storm to Bermuda in June 1980, integrating excerpts of demo tapes recorded there.

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Legacy Recordings is releasing a 2-disc (CD/DVD) set next month to commemorate the 25th anniversary of Roy Orbison’s final concert.

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Bruce Springsteen’s new single “High Hopes” is released on November 25, ahead of a rumoured new album in early 2014.

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Amnesty International has released a six-DVD box set of material from its Human Rights concerts of 1986-1998, featuring performances by artists such as Bruce Springsteen, U2, Lou Reed, Sting, Radiohead, Peter Gabriel, Joni Mitchell, and many more.

The set features nearly 17 hours of content, comprising over 12 hours of footage from four concerts, and close to five hours of bonus content.

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