Stephen Bishop sets farewell tour for 2027 on back of new 'Careless' anniversary LP reissue

Stephen Bishop's Farewell Tour: 50th Anniversary of 'Careless,' celebrating five decades of his debut album and career, starts next spring. 

The Oscar-winning singer/songwriter will play his greatest hits alongside an all-star band. David Wilcox opens. The U.S. run concludes next August with a hometown performance at San Diego’s Balboa Theatre. U.K. and Ireland dates follow in October 2027, with more U.S. shows to be announced.

The announcement follows the release of the 50th anniversary vinyl release of 'Careless' (ft. Art Garfunkel, Eric Clapton, Chaka Khan), including Billboard Hot 100 hit “On and On” (covered on Keith Urban’s album Flow State) and two new bonus tracks. Remastered by Bernie Grundman (Prince, Joni Mitchell, Dr. Dre), it features a brand new full-color album cover and liner notes for the first time with unreleased photos.

The 50th anniversary edition is released through Life’s A Bish Records, under license from Universal Music Group, as a limited vinyl-only pressing. No digital or CD versions of this expanded edition are planned, making it collector’s release.

Get Tour Dates & Tickets Here

Concerts: 

March 13 — Phoenix, AZ — Musical Instrument Museum (sold out during pre-sales)
April 3 — Skokie, IL — North Shore Center
April 8 — Kent, OH — Kent Stage
April 10 — Franklin, TN — Franklin Theatre
June 3 — Derry, NH — Tupelo Music Hall
June 5 — New London, CT — Garde Arts Center
June 10 — Newtown, CT — Edmond Town Hall
June 12 — Riverhead, NY — Suffolk Theater
June 17 — Elkton, MD — Elkton Music Hall
June 19 — Red Bank, NJ — The Vogel
August 14 — Beverly Hills, CA — Saban Theatre
August 21 — San Diego, CA — Balboa Theatre
October 21 — Dublin, Ireland — Vicar Street
October 23 — London, UK — Cadogan Hall

Out now: 'A Man from the Future' - Pet Shop Boys' concept album about Alan Turing

Pet Shop Boys’ new album 'A man from the future,' a collaboration with Alan Turing biographer Andrew Hodges is out now on LP, CD, Blu-ray audio and digitally via Parlophone Records. The new musical composition includes songs, spoken word and electronic and orchestral music, and explores eight significant chapters in the life and death of Alan Turing.

Alongside music and lyrics by Pet Shop Boys is a narration, spoken by actress Juliet Stevenson, taken from Andrew Hodges’ book Alan Turing: the Enigma, which has been edited and extended by Neil Tennant and Andrew Hodges. The music is a combination of electronics and strings with string arrangements by Sven Helbig performed by the Manchester Camerata Octet. Boys from Manchester Grammar School choir also sing on four tracks. The album was produced by Pet Shop Boys and Sven Helbig.

The eight tracks explore the life, death and influence of the pioneering British mathematician and cryptanalyst who laid the foundations of modern computing. Turing’s story unfolds chronologically from his school days, with his initial interest in mathematics and science and his realisation of his sexuality, to his university days at Cambridge, his leading role working for the British Government unlocking the German Enigma machine’s encrypted messages during World War II, his place in the invention of the digital computer, his prediction of Artificial Intelligence, his trial and conviction for a homosexual relationship, and then his suicide in 1954.

The last track features a passage recorded by former Prime Minister Gordon Brown from his 2009 statement acknowledging Turing’s ground-breaking work in helping the UK win the war and apologising for the inhumane treatment he received when he was convicted under homophobic laws, which is followed by the posthumous royal pardon granted by Queen Elizabeth II in 2013. The final words evoke the significance of his work for today’s digital world, and leave the listener with questions for the future.

Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe originally wrote the work with Andrew Hodges in 2012-13 and performed it with the BBC Concert Orchestra and the BBC Singers at a late-night BBC Prom in July 2014 at the Royal Albert Hall. Over a decade later they decided to revise the piece to give it more of an electronic emphasis and Sven Helbig suggested reworking his orchestrations in a more intimate arrangement for eight string players. Andrew Hodges suggested updates to the spoken text.

Pet Shop Boys say: “Our motive in creating this work was to make a musical memorial to Alan Turing who gave so much to his country and the world and was rewarded for it by being prosecuted for his sexuality. Alan made a massive contribution to the defeat of Germany in World War II and was a pioneer of computing, imagining a world with intelligent computers. He also looked forward to a time when being gay would be accepted as normal. In both his professional and private lives, he was ahead of his time.”

Track listing:

1. Natural wonders every child should know

2. He dreamed of machines
3. The Enigma
4. Other ranks
5. The memory and the control
6. The trial
7. Only in his death
8. A man from the future

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Bush album 'Razorblade Suitcase' to get deluxe edition in December

Thirty years after its original release, Bush's chart-topping sophomore album, Razorblade Suitcase, returns in a deluxe edition, out December 11 via Craft Recordings. Available on 2CD and digital, the set pairs the original 13-track album with rarities from the era, including B-sides, previously unreleased demos and live recordings. Out now is “Greedy Fly (16 Oz. Demo Version).”

Also marking the album’s 30th anniversary is a new vinyl pressing of Razorblade Suitcase (In Addition), the expanded set first released in 2016. The limited-edition 2-LP pairs the original album with four bonus tracks on Gold & Blue Swirl vinyl and is available exclusively from BushOfficial.com and CraftRecordings.com.

Listen to “Greedy Fly (16 Oz. Demo Version)” HERE

Pre-order/pre-save the Deluxe Edition HERE

Razorblade Suitcase debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, while its lead single “Swallowed” spent seven consecutive weeks atop Billboard’s Modern Rock Tracks chart. “Greedy Fly” followed, reaching No. 3 on the Modern Rock chart, with “Bonedriven” and “Cold Contagious” also released as singles. “Mouth,” meanwhile, took on another life the following year through its remix on Bush’s Deconstructed album.

The Deluxe Edition adds the B-sides “Old,” “Broken TV,” “Sleeper,” and “Bubbles,” along with previously unreleased demos and live recordings. Highlights include 16 Oz. demos of “Greedy Fly” and “Cold Contagious”; “Glycerine” live at Pinkpop; “Insect Kin” and “Personal Holloway” recorded at The Forum in London; and “Insect Kin” from the band’s November 23, 1996 appearance on Saturday Night Live, four days after Razorblade Suitcase was released.

Also included is “In a Lonely Place (Tricky Mix),” Bush’s atmospheric take on the New Order classic, originally recorded for The Crow: City of Angels soundtrack. 

Track listing:

1. Personal Holloway

2. Greedy Fly
3. Swallowed
4. Insect Kin
5. Cold Contagious
6. A Tendency To Start Fires
7. Mouth
8. Straight, No Chaser
9. History
10. Synapse
11. Communicator
12. Bonedriven
13. Distant Voices
14. Old
15. Broken TV
16. Sleeper
17. Bubbles
18. Glycerine (Live At Pink Pop, Holland)
19. In A Lonely Place (Tricky Mix)
20. Insect Kin (Live On 'Saturday Night Live')
21. Cold Contagious (16 Oz. Demo Version)
22. Greedy Fly (16 Oz. Demo Version)
23. Insect Kin (Live At The Forum, London)
24. Personal Holloway (Live At The Forum, London)

Joan Jett news: 'I Love Rock 'N Roll' expanded reissue

On December 11, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts will release I Love Rock ‘N Roll + The Shadow Album (Limited Edition 45th Anniversary). Available as a two-record vinyl set and a two-CD set, the collection pairs the band’s studio album with newly unearthed 1980 recordings.

Ahead of the anniversary collection’s release, I Love Rock ‘N Roll: The Shadow Album will be available November 27 in the US, Canada and UK as a standalone Record Store Day Black Friday exclusive vinyl LP featuring the exclusive bonus track “Black Leather (Live).” Preorders for the anniversary collection open November 27.

Recorded in 1980 at New York’s ODO Studios, The Shadow Album captures early versions of the songs that became I Love Rock ‘N Roll. The band had played the material on the road for more than a year before booking a one-hour studio session and performing the set live. Presumed lost for decades, the tapes were found by members of the Blackheart family and restored by Thom Panunzio and Ken Dahlinger.

The limited-edition 45th-anniversary collection’s two-record vinyl set comes in a gatefold jacket, and the two-CD set comes in a Digipak. Its artwork was created by Shepard Fairey.

The anniversary celebrations will also include a collection of jewelry and belts created with London-based designer Hannah Martin. The collection celebrates 45 years of Bad Reputation and I Love Rock ‘N Roll.

Other fashion collaborations include curated vintage T-shirts and new designs from Kelly Cole, along with knitwear created with The Elder Statesman. Additionally, Epiphone recently introduced the Joan Jett Olympic Special guitar in a third colorway, Vintage Sunburst, available now.

The celebrations will also include a limited-edition, celebratory beer collaboration with Dogfish Head Craft Brewery. Stay tuned to Dogfish Head’s social channels for more information coming soon.

Additional collaborations and anniversary events will be announced soon.

Track Lists:

RECORD STORE DAY BLACK FRIDAY EXCLUSIVE: 

I LOVE ROCK ‘N ROLL: THE SHADOW ALBUM

Side A

Bits and Pieces
Victim of Circumstance
Crimson and Clover
I Love Rock ’N Roll
Little Drummer Boy
You’re Too Possessive
Be Straight

Side B

Love Is Pain
Nag
I Love Playin’ with Fire
Wait for Me (Live)
Star Star (Live)
Black Leather (Live) - Record Store Day Exclusive Bonus Track

LIMITED-EDITION 45TH-ANNIVERSARY COLLECTION: I LOVE ROCK ‘N ROLL + THE SHADOW ALBUM

Record 1: 

I Love Rock ‘N Roll

Side A

I Love Rock ’N Roll
(I’m Gonna) Run Away
Love Is Pain
Nag
Crimson and Clover
Victim of Circumstance

Side B

Bits and Pieces
Be Straight
You’re Too Possessive
Little Drummer Boy
Oh Woe Is Me
You Don’t Know What You’ve Got (Live)

Record 2: The Shadow Album

Side C

Bits and Pieces
Victim of Circumstance
Crimson and Clover
I Love Rock ’N Roll
Little Drummer Boy
You’re Too Possessive
Be Straight

Record 2: 

Side D

Love Is Pain
Nag
I Love Playin’ with Fire
Wait for Me (Live)
Star Star (Live)

For more information, visit: www.joanjett.com.

Out Friday: The Fall's final album 'Post Script'

Post Script, the final studio album by The Fall, is due out Oct. 9 through Cog Sinister Records. 

Eight years after the passing of iconic frontman Mark E. Smith, Post Script was built from archival vocal recordings of Smith from 2001 to 2014, with musical backing completed posthumously by long-time collaborators and former manager/producers Ed Blaney and Simon Archer.

First single, “30 Degrees”—co-written by Smith, Archer, and Blaney in Salford—is out now across all major platforms. Post Script is available in standard CD, standard black LP, and limited-edition white vinyl LP. 

Track Listing:

1. 30 Degrees

2. So Long
3. Colonels Retreat
4. Caveat
5. Final Position
6. Retro Song
7. Irish Northern Man
8. Dehydrated
9. The Book

Special vinyl editions of The Killers album 'Sam’s Town' on the way

The Killers announce the release of newly mastered LPs and a 7” box set celebrating the 20th anniversary of their sophomore album, Sam’s Town. 

The limited-numbered 2LP 45 RPM audiophile edition and Red Smoke-colored 33 RPM edition were mastered at Sterling Sound using assembled analog masters. Additionally, the first-ever Sam’s Town 7” box set compiles all of the Sam’s Town-era 7” releases and adds a bonus single. All merchandise is available to preorder now via the link below. Various release dates depend on format.

PREORDER SAM’S TOWN ANNIVERSARY LPS AND 7” BOX SET HERE

The 2LP 45 RPM Audiophile Edition of Sam’s Town is mastered for vinyl and cut from the assembled analog masters. It is pressed at Optimal Media in Germany on two 180-gram LPs at 45 RPM and housed in a heavyweight gatefold jacket with OBI strip and 12-page booklet. This edition also includes the bonus track “Peace Of Mind.” It is numbered and limited to 4000 copies worldwide.

Additionally, The Killers unveil a limited-edition Red Smoke Vinyl. It is mastered for vinyl and pressed on one 180-gram LP at 33 RPM.

The Sam’s Town 7” box set is limited to 2000 copies worldwide. The set features all four 7” singles from the Sam’s Town era (“When You Were Young,” “Bones,” “Read My Mind,” “For Reasons Unknown”) with their respective original B-sides. 

It also includes a bonus fifth 7” with “Peace Of Mind” on the A-side and “Read My Mind” (Like Rebel Diamonds Mix) on the B-side, which marks the first time this mix has been available on vinyl. The five singles are pressed on classic black vinyl and housed in a top-loading box alongside a bonus folded 14”x14” poster.

Rancid's '...And Out Come The Wolves' deluxe LP box set slated for early '27

Rancid celebrate the 30th anniversary of ...And Out Come The Wolves with a vinyl boxed set, available for pre-order now. The anniversary edition - scheduled to ship in January - brings together the studio album, the demo and live record Alive, unreleased live recordings from NYC, long out-of-print 7-inches, and exclusive memorabilia in a 2LP/4 7-inch set.

Pressed on vinyl for the first time, Alive is a collection of rare demos and live performances of the studio album’s songs spanning 1995 to 2016. With assistance from two Rancid fans and archivists (@rancidcollector & @rancid_fanatic) plus material from the band's own archives, the record includes resurfaced lost demos, selections from the band's 1995 BBC Session and performances recorded in San Francisco, Tokyo, Manchester, Montreal, and more.

The collection also includes the previously unreleased Live In NYC featuring “Roots Radical” and “Ruby Soho” recorded in November 1995. Alongside long out-of-print pressings of Roots Radical, Ruby Soho, and Timebomb, which have only been available on 2024’s B Sides and C Sides.

Track Listing:

LP1: …And Out Come The Wolves
SIDE A
1. Maxwell Murder
2. The 11th Hour
3. Roots Radical
4. Time Bomb
5. Olympia, WA
6. Lock, Step & Gone
7. Junkie Man
8. Listed M.I.A.
9. Ruby Soho
10. Daly City Train

SIDE B
1. Journey to the End of the Easy Bay
2. She’s Automatic
3. Old Friend
4. Disorder and Disarray
5. The Wars End
6. You Don’t Care Nothin’
7. As Wicked
8. Avenues & Alleyways
9. The Way I Feel

LP2: Alive
SIDE A
1. Maxwell Murder - Live In Manchester 2003
2. The 11th Hour - Acoustic Live 2006
3. Roots Radical - Demo
4. Time Bomb - BBC Sessions 1995
5. Olympia, WA - Acoustic Live 2011
6. Lock, Step & Gone - Live in Nottingham 2003
7. Junkie Man - BBC Sessions 1995
8. Listed M.I.A. - Acoustic Live 2006
9. Ruby Soho - Live in Cannes 1996
10. Daly City Train - Live in San Francisco 2016

SIDE B
1. Journey to the End of the East Bay - Acoustic Live 2006
2. She’s Automatic - BBC Sessions 1995
3. Old Friend - Live in Tokyo 2009
4. Disorder and Disarray - Demo
5. The Wars End - Live in Los Angeles 2009
6. You Don’t Care Nothin’ - Live in Tokyo 2001
7. As Wicked - Live in Montreal 2003
8. Avenues & Alleyways - Live in Sankt Goarshausen 1998
9. The Way I Feel – Demo
*first vinyl pressing

Live In NYC (November 1995) 7”
SIDE A
Roots Radicals
SIDE B
Ruby Soho

Roots Radical 7" (out-of-print since 1996)
SIDE A
Roots Radical
SIDE B
I Wanna Riot

Timebomb 7" (out-of-print since 1994)
SIDE A
Time Bomb
SIDE B
The War's End / Blast 'Em

Ruby Soho 7" (out-of-print since 1996)
SIDE A
Ruby Soho
SIDE B
That's Entertainment / Disorder And Disarray

Memorabilia
A 45 adapter
12” band-signed lithograph of album artwork
Rancid logo sticker sheet
Screen-printed patch of album artwork
Rancid logo enamel pin