NEW Kylie Releases!!!

Over the last couple of days, there has been news of some new Kylie releases. Some are re-packaged, some definitely aren't worth the money and some are essentials... But which is which

Let's start with the re-packaged first. EMI has announced that they will be releasing a box set of all of Kylie's Parlophone era albums on July 18th. The box will contain Light Years, Fever, Body Language, X and Aprhodite and the price has been set at £19.99 (not bad - arounf £4.00 for each album). One problem is that, because it doesn't have Ultimate Kylie, you won't have I Believe In Your, or Giving You Up and you'll also be missing out on the back catalogue of B-Sides.

Next up is another re-packaged album, but this one is a little bit more exciting. Following on from the AMAZING sucess of the Aphrodite Les Folies tour, Kylie will be launching a tour edition of Aphrodite. The pack will contain 3 CD's:

• CD1 will have the Aphrodite album (12 tracks)
• CD2 will have 8 remixed tracks (including Higher)
• CD3 will have a continuous 20 minute party mix

As the CD is for the Aussie leg of the tour, fans outside of Australia will have to import the CD. Current price on the JB Hi-Fi site is AUS$29.99 (approx €23.00 / £20.00 / US$32.00 plus postage) and the album will be released on June 3rd. CD WOW are also selling the CD, but their price is €35.99/£38.49 with free postage.

This CD is essential!

Next is a new release - something that we didn't think we'd gwt after the atrocious performance of Better Than Today. Camp Kylie has confirmed the release of Put Your Hands Up will be released on June 3rd in Ireland (June 5th in the UK) and will have 5 tracks:

• Put Your Hands Up (Album Version)
• Put Your Hands Up (Pete Hammond Remix)
• Put Your Hands Up (Basto's Major Mayhem Edit)
• Put Your Hands Up (Live from Les Folies Tour)
• Silence (Brand New B-Side)

There will also be a Put Your Hands Up - The Remixes release on the same day with bonus tracks:

• Put Your Hands Up (Nervo Hands Up Extended Club Mix)
• Put Your Hands Up (Basto's Major Mayhem Mix)
• Put Your Hands Up (Basto's Major Mayhem Dub)
• Put Your Hands Up (Bimbo Jones Remix)
• Put Your Hands Up (Pete Hammond Remix Edit)

This release is another essential!!

And finally, there's "Aphrodite: The Goddess Edition". This is another release by her Australian label (Warner Music) but is a pop-up book in addition to a CD (you can have a look here to see what I mean). This seems to be a major cash-in - only 1000 are being produced (albeit by hand), but at AUS$199 (€151/£131/US$212) it will be out of a lot of fans reach.