Legacy has announced the October 7 release of Lou Reed: The RCA & Arista Album Collection. It’s a 17-disc boxed-set anthology containing Lou Reed’s solo albums recorded between 1972 and 1986 … The second installment of Peter Gabriel’s half-speed remastered, 45RPM reissues will be out July 15, with double and triple vinyl releases of So, Us and Up on Real World via Caroline … Jeff Beck’s first new studio album in six years, Loud Hailer, is due out from ATCO on July 15 … Red, White & Blue (Live) is a recently unearthed live Van Zant recording from 2006, which will be released July 1 on Loud & Proud … On August 5, the sixth album from Russian Circles, Guidance, will be available from Sargent House. The band will tour this summer and fall in support … Phlex will issue Muzik, the new full-length from Delorean, on June 22 … The 45th anniversary of Marvin Gaye’s What’s Going On will be commemorated with the May 27 issue of Volume 3: 1971-1981 on UMe. It’s a seven-album vinyl release featuring Gaye’s final seven studio albums for Tamla Records … Jarvis Cocker has announced the May 27 release of his new EP, Likely Stories, on Rough Trade … Wu Tang Clan’s RZA and Interpol’s Paul Banks have joined forces to form Bankz & Steelz, and their debut album will be released by Warner Bros. later this year. Debut song “Love And War” is available for download now … Hoist, Phish’s 1993 album, has just been released on as a two-LP, black-vinyl set in anticipation for the band’s U.S. tour this summer … On June 24, Round/ATO will release the next installment of the GarciaLive archival series: GarciaLive Volume Six: July 5, 1973: Jerry Garia & Merl Saunders, featuring a live recording of Jerry Garcia performing with Merl Saunders … Heavy Psych Sounds will issue Mondo Generator’s Best Of Album on September 23 … The first new LP in 17 years from D Generation, Nothing Is Anywhere, is due out from Bastard Basement on July 29 … Steve Vai and Legacy will celebrate the 25th anniversary of Passion And Warfare on June 24 with the release of Modern Primitive/Passion And Warfare 25th Anniversary Edition, which will include the first-ever release of Vai’s Modern Primitive songs and recordings … Shine A Light: Field Recordings From The Great American Railroad is a new album from Billy Bragg & Joe Henry, due out September 23 on Cooking Vinyl.
—Emily Costantino
