OASIS – COMPLETE STUDIO ALBUM COLLECTION
Riding high on their sold-out reunion tour glow, Oasis wanted to gift their fans another way to keep the nostalgia going. Enter the Complete Studio Album Collection. A one and done collection builder that shows off the brash swagger of Definitely Maybe to the sprawling ambition of Be Here Now; it’s a box set that captures the Gallagher brothers at their most brilliant and belligerent. Whether you’re a diehard or a curious newcomer, it’s a Britpop that helps explain the hype.
Stream • Big Brother • Connect: @oasisofficial
THE SMASHING PUMPKINS – MACHINA/THE MACHINES OF GOD (25TH ANNIVERSARY REISSUE)
Billy Corgan’s misunderstood opus finally gets its due. This sprawling 25th anniversary reissue of Machina reveals the scope of its true ambition with a special 80-song box set that unites Machina and Machina II for the first time. Originally released in 2000, Machina was ambitious, cryptic, and misunderstood. This new edition restores lost tracks, alternate mixes, and artwork from the band’s cyber-Goth mythology. It’s a dense, theatrical listen—equal parts glam, doom, and dream-pop.
Stream • UMe • Connect: @smashingpumpkins
TALK TALK – THE PARTY’S OVER/THE COLOUR OF SPRING/SPIRIT OF EDEN
Talk Talk’s evolution from synth-pop to spiritual transcendence is mapped across reissues of The Party’s Over, The Colour of Spring, and Spirit of Eden. The first is sleek and danceable, the second is lush and introspective, and the third is practically a religious experience. Mark Hollis’ voice becomes more ghostly with each album, and by Spirit of Eden, the band had invented post-rock without meaning to.
Stream • Rhino • Connect: @talktalkband
THE WHO – LIVE AT THE OVAL 1971
The Who’s Live at the Oval 1971 finally sees the light of day, and it’s a thunderous snapshot of a band on the brink of becoming legend. Recorded just after Who’s Next, this long-lost Who gig captures the band in ferocious form—post-Tommy, pre-Quadrophenia, and absolutely on fire. It’s a perfect pairing with the band just kicking off their “final” tour this month.
