Classic reissues from January–June 2016

Released 10 June 2016

• • Van Morrison  It’s Too Late To Stop Now
• Often cited as one of the best live albums ever made, Van Morrison’s original ..It’s Too Late To Stop Now… has been remastered in 24-bit high resolution sound and will be available as a 2-CD or 2-LP set.
• Morrison’s highly acclaimed 1973 concert album was compiled from eight sets of live performances – recorded at The Troubadour in Los Angeles, the Santa Monica Civic Center and The Rainbow Theatre in London – and was notably free of any post-performance overdubs or studio ‘fixes’.
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  • It’s Too Late To Stop Now: Volume I  2-CD £14.99 / 2-LP £21.99
• Volume I returns to those original performances, first captured on two-inch 16-track analogue tapes, and, through the mastery of noted engineer Guy Massey, puts the contemporary listener in the enviable position of being sonically present at each venue.
• “I am getting more into performing,” said Van in 1973, during his tour with his newly-formed Caledonia Soul Orchestra. “It’s incredible … All of a sudden I felt like ‘you’re back into performing’ and it just happened like that … A lot of times in the past I’ve done gigs and it was rough to get through them. But now the combination seems to be right and it’s been clicking a lot.”
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  • It’s Too Late To Stop Now: Volume II, III & IV  3-CD+DVD £31.99
• Volume II, III and IV comes as a 3-CD + DVD package, and brings a wealth of previously unreleased live concert recordings from Morrison’s mythic 1973 tour with the Caledonia Soul Orchestra. The set’s DVD features professionally-lensed live footage from the Rainbow Theatre, which originally aired on the BBC in the UK and is now available for the first time to own.

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Released 3 June 2016

• • Pink Floyd  4 Vinyl Reissues
• On 3 June 2016, Pink Floyd Records will begin the reintroduction of the Pink Floyd catalogue on vinyl for the first time in over two decades.
• The first four records will be The Piper at the Gates of Dawn, A Saucerful of Secrets, the soundtrack from the film More and the 2-LP set Ummagumma.
• Pink Floyd Records will reissue the band’s catalogue on vinyl throughout the year with release dates being announced at regular intervals
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  • The Piper at the Gates of Dawn  LP £21.99
• Pink Floyd’s debut album featuring the original line-up of Syd Barrett, Roger Waters, Richard Wright and Nick Mason. The album includes the classic songs ‘Astronomy Domine’, ‘Lucifer Sam’ and ‘Interstellar Overdrive’. One of the seminal psychedelic rock albums of the 1960s.
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  • A Saucerful of Secrets  LP £21.99
• The band’s second album, originally released in 1968, was the first album to feature David Gilmour, who replaced Syd Barrett on guitar and vocals. It is both the last Pink Floyd album on which Syd Barrett appeared and the only studio album to which all five band members contributed. This is Pink Floyd in transition from Barrett’s psychedelic whimsy to the style of their epic pieces. Classic tracks include ‘Jugband Blues’ and ‘Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun’.
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  • More (o.s.t.)  LP £21.99
• In 1969 the band collaborated with filmmaker Barbet Schroeder to provide the soundtrack to the film More. This was the first of Pink Floyd’s film soundtrack albums, and includes future early ’70s live favourites ‘Cymbaline’ and ‘Green Is The Colour’.
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  • Ummagumma  LP £26.99
• Ummagumma was the band’s first double album and has one of their most iconic cover images. Disc 1 features Pink Floyd’s then-current live set, while Disc 2 includes solo compositions and performances by each member of the band. Live tracks include ‘Careful With That Axe, Eugene’ and ‘Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun’, while studio tracks include ‘Grantchester Meadows’ and ‘The Narrow Way’.

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