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In The News: Okkervil River, Built To Spill, Decemberists, Who, Frank Zappa And More

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The 10th anniversary of Okkervil River’s Black Sheep Boy will be commemorated with the December 4 reissue of the album as a three-LP set combined with its counterpart, Black Sheep Boy Appendix, as well as a new LP of covers, There Swims aASwan, via Jagjaguwar. The band will also perform the album in its entirety on tour … Up Records has announced the October 30 vinyl reissue of Built To Spill’s 1994 album There’s Nothing Wrong With LoveThe Decemberists will release a five-song EP, Florasongs, a collection of b-sides from What A Terrible World, What A Beautiful World, on October 9 via Capitol … On October 30, The Who Hits 50! celebrations will continue with the release of The Track Records Singles 1967-1973. It’s the third volume of a four-part series of classic singles by the Who … The new album from White Fang, Chunks, is due out from Burger on October 30 … Light In The Attic and Third Man will present This Record Belongs To ___, a children’s compilation album, full-color storybook and portable turntable, on November 6. The record features tracks by the likes of Shel Silverstein, Carole King, Harry Nilsson, Woody Guthrie and more … Frank Zappa’s Roxy: The Movie, a never-before-released concert film from 1973, will be available October 30 from Eagle Rock … November 13 marks the release of the first solo album by Wreckless Eric in a decade, amERICa, via Fire. He’ll tour the U.S. and Europe this fall in support … The 50th anniversary of the formation of the Monkees will be celebrated next year when Rhino releases the band’s television series on Blu-ray for the first time ever, along with the film HEAD and extras including never-before seen outtakes … Concord will reissue The Definitive Vince Guaraldi as a deluxe vinyl boxed set on October 30. The four-LP edition showcases Vince Guaraldi’s career with 31 tracks recorded between 1955 and 1966 along with rare photos … Peter Case’s first new album in five years, HWY 62, will be out via Omnivore on October 30.

—Emily Costantino