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An expanded and remastered version of Eric Clapton’s multi-Grammy winning “Unplugged” album will be released next month. The 2-CD/DVD collection features the original album with six unreleased outtakes, a newly restored version of the concert on DVD, as well as more than an hour of previously unseen footage from the rehearsal.

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“The Rolling Stones: Sweet Summer Sun – Hyde Park Live” will be released on DVD and Blu-ray in November. The film features the band’s triumphant return to London’s Hyde Park earlier this year, including a two-hour live concert, as well as backstage footage.

The Rolling Stones attracted over 100,000 fans to Hyde Park for two concerts in July, and they proved that they are still an excellent live band with great renditions of classic hits such as “Start Me Up,” “Brown Sugar,” “Jumpin’ Jack Flash,” “Miss You,” “It’s Only Rock ‘N’ Roll,” and many more.

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The Who’s rock opera “Tommy” will be released in deluxe and super deluxe editions in November.

The original album, released in May 1969, has sold over 20 million copies and has established a deserved reputation as one of the most influential albums of all time.

The super deluxe versions of the album will contain a wealth of previously unheard material, including 20 demos from Pete Townshend’s archive and 21 live tracks. The live songs comprise 18 from a show at the Capital Theatre, Ottawa, Canada on October 15, 1969 and three (“I’m Free,” “Tommy’s Holiday Camp,” and “We’re Not Gonna Take It”) from later shows in that period.

Fans have sound mad Bob Pridden to thank for the haul of rarities, as he ignored Pete Townshend’s instructions to destroy the material.

The super deluxe edition also includes the complete album remixed in 5.1 surround sound on new Hi Fidelity Pure Audio Blu-ray format.

The tracklist for the super deluxe edition is as follows:

Disc 1 – Original Album Remastered

1. Overture
2. It’s A Boy
3. 1921
4. Amazing Journey
5. Sparks
6. The Hawker (Eyesight To The Blind)
7. Christmas
8. Cousin Kevin
9. The Acid Queen
10. Underture
11. Do You Think It’s Alright?
12. Fiddle About
13. Pinball Wizard
14. There’s A Doctor
15. Go To The Mirror!
16. Tommy Can You Hear Me?
17. Smash The Mirror
18. Sensation
19. Miracle Cure
20. Sally Simpson
21. I’m Free
22. Welcome
23. Tommy’s Holiday Camp
24. We’re Not Gonna Take It.

Disc 2 – Demos & Extras

1. Overture
2. It’s A Boy
3. 1921
4. Amazing Journey
5. Dream One
6. Sparks
7. The Hawker
8. Christmas
9. Acid Queen
10. Underture (Dream Two)
11. Do You Think It’s Alright?
12. Pinball Wizard
13. There’s A Doctor
14. Go To The Mirror!
15. Success
16. Tommy Can You Hear Me?
17. Smash The Mirror
18. Sensation
19. Miracle Cure
20. Sally Simpson
21. I’m Free
22. Welcome
23. We’re Not Gonna Take It
24. Trying To Get Through
25. Young Man Blues.

Tracks 1-23 are from Townshend’s original demos. Track 24 is a studio demo/outtake, and track 25 is a studio recording previously only available on “The House That Track Build” vinyl sampler. Tracks 2, 11 and 12 were released in 2003, but the rest are previously unreleased.

Disc 3 – Hi Fidelity Pure Audio – Blu-ray disc (5.1 mixes)

1. Overture
2. It’s a boy
3. 1921
4. Amazing Journey
5. Sparks
6. The Hawker
7. Christmas
8. Cousin Kevin
9. The Acid Queen
10. Underture
11. Do You Think It’s Alright?
12. Fiddle about
13. Pinball Wizard
14. There’s a Doctor
15. Go to the Mirror!
16. Tommy Can You Hear Me?
17. Smash the Mirror
18. Sensation
19. Miracle Cure
20. Sally Simpson
21. I’m Free
22. Welcome
23. Tommy’s Holiday Camp
24. We’re Not Gonna Take It.

Disc 4 – Live Bootleg

1. Overture (including Introduction)
2. It’s A Boy
3. 1921
4. Amazing Journey
5. Sparks
6. The Hawker (Eyesight To The Blind)
7. Christmas
8. The Acid Queen
9. Pinball Wizard
10. Do You Think It’s Alright?
11. Fiddle About
12. Tommy Can You Hear Me?
13. There’s A Doctor
14. Go To The Mirror!
15. Smash The Mirror
16. Miracle Cure
17. Sally Simpson
18. I’m Free
19. Tommy’s Holiday Camp
20. We’re Not Gonna Take It
21. See Me, Feel Me / Listening To You.

The super deluxe edition comes with an 80-page hardback book featuring rare photos and memorabilia, a 20,000-word essay by Richard Barnes, and a “Tommy” poster.

“Tommy” will also be released as a 2-CD deluxe edition, featuring the original album remastered and the live bootleg album, and single CD and deluxe vinyl editions featuring the original album remastered.

You can pre-order “Tommy” now via the links below:

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Paul McCartney has released the title track of his forthcoming album “New” which debuts in October.

Commenting on the track, Paul said:

“We can do what we want, we can live as we choose.”

“New” is a catchy pop song that brings to mind some of the Beatles’ mid-1960s material. It was produced by Mark Ronson.

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Columbia Records has released a documentary short chronicling Bob Dylan’s “Self Portrait” sessions and the songs collected on the new “Bootleg Series Vol 10: Another Self Portrait (1969-1971)” set, which is released today.

The documentary includes exclusive interviews with “Self Portrait” producer Bob Johnston, guitarist Dave Bromberg, and organist Al Kooper.

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