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Pixies‘ new box set, ‘Live In Brixton’ has been pushed back.The eight-disc collection, which will come in both vinyl and CD formats, documents all four of the legendary band’s sold-out reunion shows, which took place at London’s O2 Academy Brixton in June 2004.It was originally slated for release on January 28 next year, but it has now been been delayed until February 25.‘Live In Brixton’ will mark the first time the recordings from the gigs have been made available officially.

Suede have announced details of a new project called ‘Suede30’ – celebrating three decades of their acclaimed self-titled debut.Arriving on July 7 will be special limited edition 30th anniversary releases – offering up their 1993 debut in a newly mixed and mastered format. Containing the fan favourites and era classics ‘Animal Nitrate’, ‘So Young’, ‘The Drowners’ and ‘Metal Mickey’, the LP hit Number One upon first release, selling over 100,000 copies in its first week and becoming the fastest-selling debut album ever in the UK at that time before going on to win the Mercury Music Prize.The band’s glam rock sound and aesthetic – along with their very real tales of mundane UK life – were at odds with the prevailing US grunge trends of the time, and was inadvertently a precursor to the Brit-rock movement.“It was a genuinely magical time in my life and one for which I’ll always be grateful,” said frontman Brett Anderson.

Pixies have announced details of a new box set, ‘Live In Brixton’, which will be released next year.The eight-disc box set, which will come in both vinyl and CD formats, will document all four of the legendary band’s four sold-out reunion shows which took place at London’s O2 Academy Brixton in June 2004.‘Live In Brixton’ will mark the first time the recordings from the gigs have been made available officially. They were mastered by Phil Kinrade at Alchemy Mastering at AIR.The vinyl box set comes in two forms – a limited edition version that is exclusive to select independent retailers and has each show pressed onto splattered and clear vinyl discs, and a standard coloured vinyl version.