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orginal UK seven-inch double EP with remastered mono audio.
VARIOUS ARTISTS Best Of Bond… James Bond (50th Anniversary edition) Capitol Records Released October 8
To coincide with the release of the latest James Bond film Skyfall and the 50th Anniversary of the first ever Bond film Dr
No, a brand new two-CD collection of James Bond music will be released. This 50th Anniversary edition collects together 30 tracks across two CDs and now includes Another Way To Die – the most recent Bond theme by Jack White & Alicia Keys – as well as three others featuring on the collection for the first time. Best Of Bond will be supported by a major TV advertising campaign, profile from the upcoming International James Bond Day on October 5, and a host of James Bond events planned across the country.
Bat For Lashes The Haunted Man Parlophone Released October 15
Bat for Lashes first captured hearts way back in 2006. Two Mercury Music Prize-nominated albums, Fur and Gold
(2006) and 2009’s Two Suns, reaffirmed Natasha Khan as a unique songwriting talent and one who is paving her own way. Produced by David Kosten and Dan Carey, The Haunted Man features a mixture of electronic beats and swooning ballads backed by an orchestra recorded at Abbey Road Studios. Released on CD, download and limited double heavyweight vinyl featuring striking cover art by esteemed photographer Ryan McGinley, the album campaign began back in July with the release of Laura, a heart-stopping ballad co-written by Justin Parker (Video Games). First single All Your Gold will be released on November 5.
Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds International Magic Live At The O2. Sour Mash/EMI Label Services October 15
This October sees the release of Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds live DVD through Sour Mash, Noel’s own independent record company, distributed by
EMI Label Services. This DVD release follows the debut album from Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, released in October 2011, which was a critical and commercial success selling over 700,000 copies in the UK. The DVD comprises two discs packed with exclusive footage, including a live concert from London’s O2 from February this year, the biggest arena show Noel’s band have played to date; an acoustic set by Noel at the Virgin Mobile Mod Club, the Ride The Tiger video trilogy plus footage from the NME Awards. The special-edition package also
includes an exclusive CD, Faster Than The Speed Of Magic, featuring all the demos of album tracks, B sides and previously unreleased live favourite Freaky Teeth. It will be backed with an extensive marketing campaign.
Lady Antebellum On This Winter’s Night Parlophone Released October 22
US megastars Lady Antebellum round off another spectacular year with the release of a Christmas album,
featuring their own take on a variety of festive standards. This follows the remarkable UK success they’ve enjoyed in 2012 with a sold-out tour, a support slot with Bruce Springsteen at Hyde Park and the continued presence of their global smash hit Need You Now in the charts, soaring back into the UK Top 20 and becoming one of the year’s biggest airplay records. The album Need You Now has been certified platinum, while its 2011 follow-up Own The Night is close behind with sales of nearly 200,000 copies
Peter Gabriel So 25th Anniversary Real World October 22
Peter Gabriel celebrates the 25th anniversary of his iconic album So with A Deluxe Boxset and Special Edition 3CD released on
October 22 on Real World Records. Released in 1986, So became one of the defining albums of the era and landed an international array of multi platinum certifications. Launched with the huge hit single and groundbreaking music video Sledgehammer, the Deluxe boxset contains six discs including So remastered, previously unreleased audio and visual material, plus vinyl and a casebound book. The 3CD Special Edition includes So remastered, unreleased audio, and collectible postcards. Also available on single remastered CD. Marketing will include online, press advertising, a Radio 2 special, extensive online and social media promotions.
Swedish House Mafia Until Now Virgin Released October 22
The follow-up to their mix album Until One, which is still in the top 50 chart nearly two years after its release, Swedish House
Mafia will release their second compilation album before Christmas. Featuring an unrivalled collection of the Swedes’ original tracks, remixes, exclusive mash ups and solo productions, the album will also include the new single Don’t You Worry Child featuring the vocals of John Martin. The album comes after an incredible 12 months for Swedish House Mafia. After ending 2011 playing to 20,000 people at New York’s Madison Square Garden, they
KYLIE’S ABBEY ROAD ALBUM
Kylie Minogue The Abbey Road Sessions Parlophone Released October 29
Featuring 16 tracks, all radically reworked, and spanning Kylie’s incredible 25-year career, the album was recorded
in Abbey Road Studios with Kylie’s band and a full orchestra, and Nick Cave re- recorded his vocal on Where The Wild Roses Grow especially for it. Over all 16 tracks, one thing becomes very clear: stripped of her high-end pop production, the emotional resonance of many of Kylie’s songs has never been clearer, nor has her voice ever sounded better. Available in a special-edition format, and featuring exclusive deluxe packaging, The Abbey Road Sessions will feature a strong TV advertising campaign in the run-up to Christmas, and Kylie will support this release with a series of very high-profile TV appearances, combined with a new song which will be taken to radio. 2012 marks Kylie’s 25 years in the industry, and this incredible achievement has been celebrated by a variety of releases and events, including Kylie’s recent triumphant performance at Proms In The Park alongside the BBC Symphony Orchestra.
completed a historic first by headlining a sold-out Milton Keynes Bowl show to 65,000 people in July this year. Antidote, a collaboration with Pendulum’s Knife Party, became their highest selling single to date, followed by Greyhound – an all-Swedish collaboration with Absolut vodka.
Various artists Now That’s What I Call Christmas! EMI TV Released November 5
Brand new and improved for 2012, for the first time ever Now Christmas will feature hits from Mariah Carey and Wham! Backed
by a full TV and marketing campaign, the brand extension from the biggest compilation series of all time is available across all formats.
Blur Parklive DVD Parlophone Released November 12
Blur’s already legendary show in Hyde Park marking the close of the Olympic Games is available digitally but will
see a full release later this year with this DVD film of the performance. Blur partnered with Abbey Road Live Here Now to deliver instant high-quality live audio of their massive sold-out London show to fans around the world. In addition, a CD limited edition of the full Hyde Park show is being made available. Titled Parklive, it comprises two show discs coupled with a bonus disc featuring unreleased live tracks selected from the recent warm-up shows. In November
comes a deluxe five-disc set, which contains the three CDs of show audio with an additional performance DVD. Added to this is an exclusive CD of tracks – Blur Live At The 100 Club – recorded at the legendary venue in August. The discs will be packaged in a hardback book containing 60-plus pages of exclusive photographs from both Hyde Park and The 100 Club.
Spice Girls Greatest Hits Virgin Released November 12
In anticipation of the forthcoming West End musical Viva Forever – based on the Spice Girls’ biggest hits – Virgin is re-
promoting the Greatest Hits album with a full TV marketing campaign.
Massive Attack Blue Lines Virgin Released November 19
Originally released in 1991 Blue Lines, the debut album from Massive Attack, is considered a seminal British album
which established the band as one of the most innovative British bands of the 1990s. Blue Lines features a smoky concoction of break beats, sampling and rapping mixed with live instruments and the vocals of Shara Nelson, Horace Andy, Neneh Cherry and Tricky. This sumptuous reissue features a new 2012 mix of the album and comes in CD and deluxe collector’s formats, the latter coming in a 12-inch mailer, as per the original vinyl release, and featuring the album on CD, DVD with 96k/24-bit high-resolution audio files, the album across two x 12-inch heavyweight vinyl, and a 24x18-inch original Blue Lines promo poster.
Various artists Now That’s What I Call Disney EMI TV Released November 19
Following on from the success of Now Disney last year, the album is being re- released for 2012 with a bonus disc of Christmas
music. Featuring all the Christmas classics Jingle Bells, Frosty The Snowman, Santa Claus Is Coming To Town plus many more. The perennial gift for the Christmas stocking market and backed by a full TV campaign, Now Disney looks set to repeat last year’s winning formula again.
Simple Minds 5 x 5 Live Virgin Released November 19
Recorded live on tour in 2012 5x5 Live is the live companion to the recent X5 collection. Featuring music from the band’s
creative early period, and drawing from the landmark albums Life In A Day, Real To Real Cacophony, Empires And Dance, Sons And Fascination/Sister Feelings Call and New Gold Dream, 5x5 Live is a momento of an amazing tour. The album comes as a two-disc set in a clamshell box with booklet and 25x25-inch poster.
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