Sylvester 2023

Jimmy Somerville’s debut solo album, Read My Lips, is being reissued in September.

Jimmy Somerville’s debut solo album Read My Lips is re-issued with rarities and new remixes. Originally released in 1989, the album enjoyed Gold Sales and 3 Top 30 hits, as well as Jimmy’s Top 10 cover of Sylvester’s ‘You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)’. Available on double digipak in vibrant purple cover, the expanded version contains remixes from Gerd Janson, AMYL, Arpeggius and William Orbit; unreleased demos, B-Sides and rarities such as ‘From This Moment On’ (from Red, Hot + Blue) and I Believe in Love (with Arthur Baker and The Beat Disciples). New liner notes from journalist and author Paul Burston.

NOW That’s What I Call Music continue their occasional limited edition vinyl box set series with NOW Presents Disco. This is a 5LP set pressed on purple vinyl and features “the greatest 70s Disco tracks ever”. You can decide if you think that’s true, by perusing the tracklistings below. Certainly, it’s full of timeless classics, by Chic, Sister Sledge, Gloria Gaynor, Tavares, Village People, Grace Jones, Amii Stewart, Chaka Khan, LaBelle, Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, Tina Charles, Baccara, Boney M., Lipps Inc., Kool and The Gang and many more!

NOW That’s What I Call Music continue their vinyl-only 80s Dancefloor series with a 2LP set focussed on Disco & Electro. The first volume HI-NRG and Pop was issued earlier this month, while this new selection features 29 tracks pressed on purple and pink vinyl, including songs from Carly Simon, Irene Cara, Sister Sledge, Diana Ross, Donna Summer, Chaka Khan, Nu Shooz,

A wonderfully groovy set – every bit as great as you might guess from the title and the cover – and the very first installment in the now-legendary Mood Mosaic series! The set's one of the few to bring together tunes from the groovier side of the spectrum at the end of the 60s – work from British, French, American, and German sources – all awash in a great blend of funky, easy, and pop-oriented modes! There's a nicely trippy feel throughout – and titles include "Hascisch Party" by George Garvarenz, "Kiss This" by Claude Denjean, "Acka Raga" by Shocking Blue, "Mas Que Nada" by Luiz Enriquez, "En Melody" by Serge Gainsbourg, "Love For Sale" by Marian McPartland, "Batucada" by Phil Crewe, "Marins Armins Amant Ou Maris" by Michel Legrand, and "Sitar Beat" by Klaus Doldinger. © 1996-2024, Dusty Groove, Inc.

In March 2022, the debut album Superhuman by Issy Ferris and her musical partner and husband Archie Sylvester was released and reached number 1 on the official British Blues charts and was awarded "UK Album of the Year" at the UK Americana Awards 2023. A good reason that we are from Rockmagazine.net , take care of this duo and see what the second album of the Brits can do like that.

NOW Music are excited to present the next instalment of the ‘NOW 12” 80s’ series – NOW 12” 80s: 1982 – Part One – Out January 19th!Across 4 CDs, 48 extended, full-length or remixed versions reflecting the shift from Disco being the dominant genre in the Chart, to it being enriched with the developing Synth-Pop and New-Wave sounds of the New Romantics. Despite this sonic shift, the 12” single played an even more vital role than it had done with Funk and Disco, providing fans with more time on club dancefloors and more room for artist and producer experimentation. This edition of 12” 80s presents part one of 1982 – such massive year for Pop that we had to split this year into two parts to present all of the essential tracks.

As part of the 60th anniversary celebrations of Doctor Who, David Tennant time-travels back through the BBC archives to tell the story of the Doctor's classic era, with a selection of rarely seen interviews and clips covering William Hartnell's first incarnation right through to the seventh Doctor, Sylvester McCoy.

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