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The best reissues, box sets, deluxe editions and other archival releases of the past three months were a slim lot. That’s to be expected, though, following the year-end rush by\u00a0the record companies to issue many of last year’s greatest sets during the final few weeks leading to the holiday season.<\/p>\n
Still, some great collections were released during these first few months of the new year, including the latest entries in a continued series of archival recordings and expanded versions of classic albums with bonus tracks featuring live songs, work-in-progress demos, studio outtakes and single edits.<\/p>\n
The best of these reissues and archival recordings from the past few months includes budget-conscious editions of New Order<\/a>‘s celebrated “Definitive Editions” that exclude the visual content found in the pricier box sets. Similarly, a\u00a0Talking Heads<\/a>\u00a0set, first released as a Record Store Day offering, has been expanded to include additional demos and early recordings from when the group was still a trio.<\/p>\n READ MORE:\u00a0<\/strong>Top 15 Reissues of 2025<\/a><\/p>\n There’s also the latest box sets in reissue series from Yes <\/a>and Frank Zappa<\/a>. The former inflates the prog group’s 1973 double concept album\u00a0Tales From Topographic Oceans<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>to a whopping 12 CDs, featuring new mixes by series regular Steven Wilson and dozens of other extras. Meanwhile, Zappa’s 1975 mostly live collaboration with Captain Beefheart<\/a>,\u00a0Bongo Fury<\/a><\/em>, gets an upgrade that features the album’s live shows in their entirety.<\/p>\n There’s also a box set edition of a punk classic, an anniversary edition of a Top 10 live album and a previously unreleased LP by a songwriter and singer that was shelved for nearly 50 years.<\/p>\n The best box sets, deluxe editions and rediscovered lost records of the past three months.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Gallery Credit: Michael Gallucci<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nReissue Roundup: Winter Sets From Yes, Frank Zappa and More<\/h2>\n