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

Highlights for September include:

• Rod Stewart’s “Rarities” (3 Sep)
• the 6-CD “Marc Bolan at the BBC” and 2-CD “Marc Bolan – Best of the BBC Recordings” (3 Sep)
• the 13-CD “The Clash – Sound System” box set (10 Sep) and reissues of original albums (17 Sep)
• Madonna’s “MDNA Tour” on CD, DVD and Blu-ray (10 Sep)
• the 6-CD “The Shadows – The Early Years: 1959-1966” box set (17 Sep)
• Elvis Costello & The Roots “Wise Up Ghost” in standard and deluxe editions (17 Sep)
• The Band’s “Live at the Academy Of Music 1971” standard and deluxe editions (17 Sep) and “The Last Waltz” box set (24 Sep)
• Elton John’s new studio album “Diving Board” in standard, deluxe and super deluxe editions (24 Sep)
• Sting’s new album “The Last Ship” in standard and deluxe editions (24 Sep).

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

Highlights for August include:

• “Elvis At Stax – 40th Anniversary” deluxe 3 album set (6 Aug)
• “Glen Campbell’s new studio album “See You There” (13 Aug)
• The Monkees’ “Headquarters – The Deluxe Edition” (20 Aug)
• Fleetwood Mac’s “Then Play On – Deluxe Edition” and “1969-1972” vinyl box set (20 Aug)
• The Beach Boys’ “Made In California” 6-CD career-spanning set (27 Aug)
• Bob Dylan’s “Another Self Portrait (1969-1971): The Bootleg Series Vol 10” in standard and deluxe editions (27 Aug)
• Sly & The Family Stone’s “Higher!” in standard and deluxe editions (27 Aug).

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

Highlights for July include:

• Hawkwind’s “Warrior On The Edge Of Time – Super Deluxe Box Set” (2 Jul)
• the 3 CD/DVD “Tom Robinson Band – Anthology (1977-1979)” (9 Jul)
• The Pet Shop Boys’ new studio album “Electric” on CD and vinyl (16 Jul)
• the 6-CD “The Style Council – Classic Album Selection” (23 Jul)
• the 17-CD “Harry Nilsson – The RCA Albums Collection” (30 Jul)
• Elvis Presley “Love Me Tender” on Blu-ray (30 Jul)
• Buddy Guy’s new studio album “Rhythm & Blues” on CD and vinyl (30 Jul).

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

Highlights for June include:

• Dave Davies’ new album “I Will Be Me” (4 June)
• Paul McCartney & Wings’ “Rockshow” on DVD and Blu-ray (11 June)
• Black Sabbath’s new album “13” in standard and deluxe editions (11 June)
• “Scott Walker – The Collection 1967-1970” 5-CD/5 LP box sets (11 June)
• “ZZ Top – The Complete Studio Albums 1970-1990” 10-CD collection (11 June)
• Hawkwind’s “Warrior On The Edge Of Time” reissue in standard and expanded editions (18 June)
• “Moody Blues – Timeless Flight” deluxe and super deluxe box set (25 June)
• Allman Brothers Band’s “Brothers & Sisters” 40th anniversary deluxe and super deluxe editions (25 June)
• The Beatles’ “Help!” on Blu-ray (25 June)
• A new range of 5-CD “Original Album Classics” titles from artists such as Elvis Presley, Billy Joel, Santana, Johnny Cash, and more (25 June).

Music historian, Peter Guralnick, has joined Conan O’Brien on the Serious Jibber-Jabber show for an in-depth discussion about Elvis Presley, Sun Records and Sam Cooke.

Guralnick is best known for his acclaimed biographies of Elvis, “Last Train to Memphis” and “Careless Love,” and his excellent biography of Sam Cooke, “Dream Boogie: The Triumph of Sam Cooke”. He is currently working on a biography of Sam Phillips, the man behind the revolutionary Sun Records music label.

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