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In The News: Jawbreaker, Noel Gallagher, School Of Seven Bells, Prodigy, Dropkick Murphys And More

Blackball Records will issue the 20th anniversary editions of Jawbreaker’s 1992 albums Bivouac and Chesterfield King on December 11 … International Magic Live At The O2 is a two-disc DVD package featuring several live performances by Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds as well as the 20-minute video trilogy Ride The Tiger, directed by Mike Bruce. It’s available now, coinciding with the kickoff of the band’s co-headlining U.S. tour with Snow Patrol … School Of Seven Bells will release the Put Your Sad Down EP on November 13. The duo is co-headlining a brief tour of the Northeast alongside Twin Sister starting November 26 … The 15th birthday of the Prodigy’s The Fat Of The Land will be celebrated January 4, with XL’s release of an anniversary deluxe edition … January 8 is the issue date for Dropkick Murphys new album, Signed And Sealed In Blood, via Born And Bred … The A Very Special Christmas album series, which benefits the Special Olympics, will celebrate its 25th anniversary this year. To commemorate the occasion, two new LPs will be released this season: A Very Special Christmas 25th Anniversary, Bringing Joy To The World and A Very Special Christmas, Bringing Peace On Earth. The records feature contributions from Christina Aguilera, Michael Buble, Cheap Trick, Dave Mattthews and many more … Nuggets: Original Artyfacts From The First Psychedelic Era, 1965-68 was a double-LP of 27 psychedelic masterpieces originally compiled by Lenny Kaye in 1972. Now, 40 years later, Rhino has remastered the collection—comprised of songs by the likes of the Electric Prunes, Thirteenth Floor Elevators, Amboy Dukes, Magic Mushrooms and many more—and it will be available as a stand-a-lone CD November 27.

—Emily Costantino