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In a career full of too many highlights to count, "Violator" still managed to thrill fans and critics with its production, songs and earthy soul (how many synth-pop records can claim that?). Depeche Mode were already stars in England, but they vaulted to worldwide fame with this 1993 masterpiece: their U.S./UK hits "Policy of Truth," "Personal Jesus," "World in My Eyes" and "Enjoy the Silence" plus "Halo," "Sweetest Perfection" and more. With its dark hues, dance beats and heavy atmosphere, "Violator" is a Depeche Mode essential, and this release is quite a prize for the devoted fan. Inside this deluxe box are 10 12" 45rpm singles showcasing A- and B-sides plus collectible mixes contemporaneous with the release of "Violator." All across their career, Depeche Mode have been at the cutting edge of dance music, particularly with their highly sought-after remixes; in this box, on vinyl, you’ll find "Personal Jesus" (the versions "Holier Than Thou Approach," "Acoustic," "Pump Mix" and "Telephone Stomp Mix"), "Enjoy the Silence" (original plus "Hands and Feet Mix," "Ecstatic Dub," "Bass Line," "Harmonium," "Ricki Tik Tik Mix" and "The Quad: Final Mix"), "Policy of Truth" ("Beat Box," "Capitol Mix," "Trancentral Mix" and "Pavlov’s Dub"), "World in My Eyes" ("Oil Tank Mix," "Dub in My Eyes," "Mode to Joy" and "Mayhem Mode"), "Happiest Girl" ("Kiss-A-Mix," "The Pulsating Orbital Mix," "The Pulsating Orbital Vocal Mix"), "Sea of Sin," "Mephisto" and more! Rhino/Warner Bros.607396539710 Inspired by the West Virginia coal-mine explosion that killed 29 men in 2010, Earle’s new album explores life and daily work in rural communities, and feelings of unity, pride and patriotism that bring some people together but sow division across the country, too. These deftly drawn portraits include "The Mine," "Black Lung," "It’s About Blood," "Heaven Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere," "Union, God and Country" and more. Ultimately, this moving album cries out for communication and understanding as it honors those lost at Upper Big Branch. CD, 150-gram vinyl or 150-gram, limited-edition "West Virginia" blue-and-yellow marbled vinyl! New West.607618216511 Having vaulted to renown after working with U2, Nine Inch Nails and Depeche Mode, producer Flood teamed with Charlatans UK on this 1992 album. Some fans didn’t care for the new sound here, which merged throwback rock and psychedelia with insistent dance-rock beats. But this 1992 LP has aged exceptionally well and is now recognized as a career highlight: the single "Weirdo" (which hit #1 on the U.S. Alternative Songs chart), "Tremelo Song," "Ignition," "I Don’t Want to See the Sights" and more. This 2-CD/double-clear-vinyl edition adds remastered tracks from their oft-bootlegged 1991 Chicago Metro show (a holy grail among fans, known as "Isolation 21.2.91"): "Then," "Happen to Die," "White Shirt," "Indian Rope" and more! Beggars Banquet.634457900615 A slice of ska history, this 1997 comp returns for the first time since its original pressing. This edition—2 CDs or double vinyl—includes six cuts not found on the original release plus a booklet chronicling the history of the legendary Jamaican band. Long out of print, this comp sounds as fresh today as these tracks did when they first made waves in the ’60s: "King Solomon," "Exodus," "Fidel Castro," "Two for One," "Hot Cargo," "Black Sunday," "Dick Tracy," "Third Man Ska," "Scandal Ska," "Cleopatra," "Doctor Kildare," "Killer Diller," "Naked City" and more! Studio One.634457901117 After issuing some early singles, this wonderful singer made his first big splash with this 1971 Studio One LP. This edition adds many cuts not previously released on album, making it the definitive collection for one of reggae’s unsung heroes: his big hit "Picture on the Wall" and his remake of his early single "Love Is a Treasure" (which is here as an extended version, too) plus "Slip Away," "Old Joe," "Drunken Sailor," "Drunken Sailor Version," "So Long Forever," the JA Single Mixes of "You’ll Be Sorry," "Sweet You, Sour You" and more on CD or double vinyl! Studio One.634457901414 Most Jamaican singles featured a dub version of the vocal track on the flipside. This comp of those dub versions (or, "versions," as they were known) collects 18 original B-sides plus two bonus extended mixes. Out of print for over a decade, "Version Dread" now comes to CD or limited-edition double red vinyl (with download): "Hold Me Baby, Pt. 2" Basil Daley, "Fire Coal Version" Sound Dimension, "Born to Dub" Soul Vendors, "It Deep, Pt. 2" Lloyd Robinson & Brentford Disco Set, the extended mixes of "Surfing" Ernest Ranglin & Sound Dimension, "Never Give Version" New Establishment and more! Studio One.634457901513 After this 1964 LP went out of print and became a prized collectible, a UK version came out—but it bore little resemblance to the original Jamaican LP, sharing only two songs. Future reissues featured various track listings; now, for the first time in over 50 years, the original Jamaican LP returns to vinyl—and comes to CD for the first time. It’s newly remastered, and the LP comes with download: "Mother in Law" Lee Perry, "Sammy Dead" Delroy Wilson, "Heaven Declare" Maytals, "Brown Skin Gal" Gaylads, "Full Dread" Roland Alphonso, "Sca-Ba" Tommy McCook and more! Studio One.634457901711 Armed with the songs and voice of Albert Griffiths, the gorgeous vocals of Clinton Fearon and the spot-on harmonies of Gallimore Sutherland, the Gladiators became one of reggae’s greatest vocal trios. They later went on to even greater success, but the Gladiators really formed their sound during the Studio One years that produced these delights. The original LP (out of print for over a decade) joins added cuts from subsequent reissues plus dubs, extended mixes and unissued tracks. It’s all remastered, and the double vinyl comes with download: original two-track mixes of "Hello Carol," "Roots Natty," "Jah Almighty," "Serious Thing," "Culture," stereo mixes of "Easy Squeeze," "Love and Meditation," mono mixes of "My Thoughts," "Downtown Rebel" and more! Studio One.634457901810 The blue-label singles of the Studio One imprint Coxsone Records (named after "father of reggae music" Coxsone Dodd) became some of the most sought-after reggae sides of all time. Those reggae/ska/dancehall/rocksteady releases came out in Jamaica and then, starting in ’67, in the UK; this new limited-edition box brings you six of the rarest Coxsone singles, all produced by Coxsone Dodd himself. Only 1000 copies of this set will be made, and this will only be available physically, as a set of 6 7" vinyl singles. Rarities from Zoot Simms ("Tit for Tat," "We Can Talk It Over"), Winston Harris ("Reggae A Go Go"), Joe Higgs ("Neighbour Neighbour") and Lord Creator ("Unfaithful Baby") join the long-lost missing Blue Coxsone single CS-7073 "Walk Don’t Run" Sound Dimension b/w "Giving Up on Love" Trevor Clarke and songs by the Madlads ("Losing You"), Winston Jarrett ("Wreck Up a Pagan Heart"), Ralph Blake ("High Blood Pressure"), Roy & Enid ("Rocking Time") and the Melodians ("I Should Have Made It Up"). The singles (which come in printed sleeves) have been remastered from the original tapes, and the liner notes were penned by reggae expert Chris Wilson of Studio One/Heartbeat Records, who also supervised this stellar reggae reissue! Studio One.