The second installment in a series of David Bowie boxed sets will be issued by Parlophone on September 23. Who Can I Be Now? (1974-1976) will contain all of his material from his “American” phase as well as a previously unreleased 1974 album called The Gouster … Big Brother has announced the third release in Oasis’ “Chasing The Sun: 1993-1997” series. Be Here Now, the band’s 1997 album, will be reissued on October 7 complete with previously unreleased demos and b-sides … Pink Floyd will release a deluxe 27-disc boxed set, The Early Years—1965-1972, on November 11 via Sony. It contains never before released material from the very beginning of the band’s career … What Happened, Miss Simone? is an Oscar-nominated Nina Simone documentary, and it will be released on DVD+CD, Blu-ray+CD and digital formats on September 2 by Eagle Rock … On November 4, Mick Harvey will release volume four of his Serge Gainsbourg translations, Intoxicated Women, on Mute … The latest album from Blackberry Smoke, Like An Arrow, will be available from Earache on October 14 … Lotuspool will reissue Poster Children’s Daisychain Reaction on September 30 in honor of the album’s 25th birthday … Journey’s 2009 live release, Live In Manila, will be reissued by Eagle Rock on September 9 on DVD+CD, Blu-ray+CD and digital formats … Quite Contrary is the ninth studio album from Pansy Division, due out via Alternative Tentacles on September 9 … September 9 will also see the release of the first-ever best-of collection from the Connells, Stone Cold Yesterday: Best Of The Connells, via The Bicycle Music Company/Concord … A career-spanning vinyl LP boxed set featuring the solo work of Sting, The Studio Collection, is set for a September 30 release from A&M/Interscope … Madfish will issue a 22-disc boxed set celebrating the work of Steve Hillage, Searching For The Spark, on October 21 … Deep Purple’s 2002 performance at the NEC will be available on DVD and digital formats as Live At The NEC. It will be out August 26 via Eagle Rock.
—Emily Costantino
