It’s been 21 years since the release of Leisure, Blur’s debut, and the band has celebrated by compiling their body of work for one massive boxset. Their first five albums have been re-mastered, with the entire set overseen by Graham Coxon and producer Stephen Street. Aside from the seven album collection, more than 5 and a half hours of bonus material are included, 65 previously unreleased tracks, twice as many rare recordings, 3 DVD’s, and in a collector’s edition book, featuring unseen photos and a new interview with the band. There’s even a 7-inch vinyl featuring a track recorded under the band’s original name, Seymour.

Aside from the 21-disc Deluxe Box Set, all 7 studio albums will be available separately, each with a second disc of b-sides, previously hard-to-find tracks and exclusive bonus material.

Record collectors won’t be left in the dark, either, with six of the seven albums on double-vinyl, highlighting iconic artwork and visuals from Banksy, David Shrigley, Graham Coxon, and more. The vinyl box set will include a download code to access all of the bonus material digitally. Each of the 7 LPs will also be available separately on heavyweight vinyl.

Look out for the collection on July 31st, and head to Blur’s official site for the full info, including the entire tracklist and detailed bonus information.

Though Jason Quever has gradually moved into the big leagues with the latest album from his Papercuts project being released by Sub Pop, there was a time when Papercuts albums weren’t even available on vinyl. But, Antenna Farm Records hopes to rectify that with a reissue of Papercuts’ 2004 album Mockingbird, previously only available on CD.

The pressing of the Mockingbird reissue will be limited to 500 on that beautiful blue vinyl that you see above and comes with a 7″ of two previously unreleased songs from the same era, titled “Shy” and “Lost Parade.” Below is an MP3 of album cut “Poor And Free,” as well as the tracklisting for the reissue, which you can order here.
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Fans of Toro Y Moi have something to celebrate with the announcement of a new archival 7″ collection scheduled for April 24th on Carpark. Titled June 2009, the release will feature ten songs across five records, showcasing some of Chaz Bundick’s earlier work, before his becoming of a household name in the indie community. The tracks offered here were originally available as part of a tour-only CD-R, so vinyl enthusiasts or just fans of quality music should both jump at the chance to own these on record for the first time.

One of the tracks, “Dead Pontoon,” is available for download through that little widget below. You can also checkout the tracklisting from June 2009.

As we have previously posted about, Liam The Younger is getting a proper reissue of two albums, After The Graveyard and Clear Skies Over Black River, via Underwater Peoples and A Learning Computer on February 7th. In anticipation of this, we have two more tracks to share from these releases, both of which will find fans in people who enjoy artists like The Microphones or early Bright Eyes. Check out “It Is Good” and “Beneath The Weeping Willow Tree” below.

On top of this, Underwater People will release Liam The Younger’s first proper studio album in late spring. So, get acquainted with this talented young singer, as he looks to be around quite a bit this year.
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Photo by Philip Cosores

The Weakerthans are rereleasing their first two albums, 1997′s Fallow and 2000′s Left And Leaving, making the Winnipeg power-pop band’s entire catalogue available on the same label, Epitaph. To commemorate this, the group will play runs of shows on both coasts, in two of the U.S.’s biggest musical markets.

Beginning on November 30th, the Weakerthans will set up shop at The Independent in San Francisco for four straight nights of melodic anthems. The band will then make their way across the country for four more shows, all at the Bowery Ballroom in New York City. Their stay in New York will begin on December 7th. Each night of the band’s stops will be dedicated to one of their albums, and Epitaph is even recreating some classic merch for the affair. Check out the complete dates below.
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Photo by Philip Cosores

Riding high on his reissue of debut LP Special Affections, which finally gets released in Europe on November 1st, Diamond Rings will bring his captivating one-man show abroad for an extensive tour in November and December. He will be supporting fellow Canadian act Junior Boys, and will hit up venues in Norway, Sweden, Germany, and beyond. Check out the full list of dates below.

In other Diamond Rings news, we will also get a new release here in the Americas, with the You + I 7″ scheduled to drop on November 15th. On the b-side of the offering Diamond Rings tackles Teenage Fanclub’s “Mellow Doubt,” which we have streaming below. Enjoy.
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As recently highlighted here, box sets are all the rage as the record industry tries to find relevant ways to re-package physical copies of their product. The real winners, though, are the fans, who may end up shelling out some extra dough, but, at least, wind up getting some pretty special return on their investment.

Next spring, Paul Simon will give his masterpiece Graceland the box set treatment, and will accompany the release with a tour. According to Billboard, the set will include a Joe Berlinger documentary and the tour will attempt to reunite Paul Simon’s 1987 backing band, including the South African vocal group Ladysmith Black Mambazo. More details are expected next year, and we’ll keep you posted when they surface.

Ty Segall – Singles 2007-2010
1. “Where We Go”
2. “It”
3. “Sweets”
4. “Son Of Sam”
5. “Skin”
6. “Booksmarts”
7. “Ms. White”
8. “… And Then Judy Walked In”
9. “Cents”
10. “No No”
11. “Standing At The Station”
12. “My Sunshine”
13. “Fuzzy Cat”
14. “Maria Stacks”
15. “Caesar”
16. “Bullet Proof Nothing”
17. “Lovely One”
18. “Happy Creeps”
19. “Hey Big Mouth”
20. “Dating”
21. “So Alone”
22. “Shoot You In The Head”
23. “The Drag”
24. “Standing At The Station” (demo)
25. “I Think I’ve Had It”

Screaming Females, the three-piece New Jersey garage band that we have already praised here and here, are reissuing their two early albums that have long been out of print, as they were self-released and sold only at shows. The records, Baby Teeth and What If Someone Is Watching Their T.V.?, are both being printed on vinyl and seeing a second run via Don Giovanni Records, due to hit stores on October 4th.

To celebrate this, Screaming Females are offering one lucky One Thirty BPM reader a signed copy of one of these vinyls, as well as a very cool t-shirt. What do you have to do to win? Simply share this post on your Twitter or Facebook and make sure to tag us in the post so we know that you’ve entered. You can find us here on Twitter and here on Facebook.
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At One Thirty BPM, we don’t like simply reprinting press releases, unless they are too good not to share, which is the case of the Yuck press release. Here it is:

Dear Barack Obama,
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