Domino has announced the January 20 release of a four-LP/four-CD boxed set containing the music of the Go-Betweens. G Stands For Go-Betweens Volume One documents the bands origins from 1978-1984 and will include rare and archival material as well as liner notes from Robert Forster … Belle & Sebastian will release ninth studio album, Girls In Peacetime Want To Dance, on January 20 via Matador … The 45th anniversary of the Velvet Underground’s self-titled third album will be celebrated by Polydoe/UMe with a six-CD super-deluxe edition, due out November 24 … 5 Years Of mau5 is a retrospective double album highlighting the career of deadmau5, to be released on November 25 from mau5trap … On November 4, Minty Fresh will reissue Veruca Salt’s American Thighs on 180-gram vinyl in celebration of the album’s 20th birthday … The eighth studio LP by Rancid, Honor Is All We Know, is slated for an October 27 release via Hellcat/Epitaph … Rhino will issue a two-disc anthology highlighting the recordings of the late Jaco Pastorius between 1980-82, Anthology: The Warner Bros. Years, on October 14 … Blitzen Trapper, Chuck Prophet, Ted Leo, Andrew Bird, Ben Kweller, Superchunk and many more have contributed to While No One Was Looking, a collection of covers from Bloodshot Records’ catalog in celebration of its 20th anniversary. It will be released on November 18 …. The debut album by the Moody Blues, The Magnificent Moodies, turns 50 this year. In celebration, Esoteric will issue an anniversary edition on November 24 … Adventurer’s Inn, the new record by the Sharp Things, is due out December 2 from Dive … The first-ever live album by the House Of Love will be available via Cherry Red on December 1. Live At The Lexington 13.11.13 documents the band’s two sold-out performances in the North London venue … November 11 marks the release of Sun Zoom Spark: 1970 to 1972 (Rhino), a four-disc boxed set containing newly remastered Captain Beefheart albums … Pegi Young & The Survivors have announced their fourth album, Lonely In A Crowded Room, which will be out October 27 on New West … In celebration of the 40th birthday of Rush’s eponymous debut, Rounder will issue R40. The collector’s boxed set, due out November 11, contains live performances spanning four decades … New West will release An American Christmas—a holiday collection featuring tracks by Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan, the Band, Emmylou Harris and more—on October 14 … The new album from Tarwater, Adrift, will be released November 11 from Beureau B … Tecuciztecatl is a psychedelic-rock opera by His Name is Alive, which will be available from Light In The Attic on October 28.
—Emily Costantino