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In The News: Franz Ferdinand, Superchunk, Ty Segall, Beatles, Andy Kaufman, Harry Nilsson And More

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Franz Ferdinand has announced the August 27 release of fourth studio album Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action via Domino … The 10th album from Superchunk, I Hate Music, will be issued by Merge on August 20. Following the release, the band will hit the road for a supporting U.S. tour … Sleeper, the new release from Ty Segall, is due out August 20 via Drag City … The 1965 Beatles film Help! will be available on Blu-ray for the first time on June 25. It will include an hour of extra features, including a documentary about the making of the film, outtakes and original theatrical trailers … The 20th birthday of the Mother Hips will be commemorated with the release of Behind Beyond on July 9, which is the band’s first studio album since 2009 …  Drag City will issue a comedy record featuring never-before-heard material from the late Andy Kaufman. Andy And His Grandmother will be out July 16 … A whopping 17-disc boxed set containing a decade’s worth of Harry Nilsson recordings is set for a July 30 release on RCA/Legacy. The RCA Albums Collection features 14 expanded albums along with bonus material recorded between 1967-1977 … Elvis Presley’s last major studio sessions took place in 1973, and in honor of the 40th anniversary of this event, RCA/Legacy will issue a three-CD boxed set containing all 28 masters and 27 outtakes. Elvis At Stax: Deluxe Edition will be available August 6 … The self-titled debut album from Bosnian Rainbows will be out June 25 via Sargent House … Blind, Crippled And Crazy is the first new album from Delbert McClinton And Glen Clark in 40 years, due out from New West Records on June 18.

—Emily Costantino