{"id":2066311,"date":"2026-07-28T13:39:19","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T10:39:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2066311"},"modified":"2026-07-28T13:39:19","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T10:39:19","slug":"graham-coxon-announces-second-batch-of-vinyl-reissues-for-complete-solo-catalogue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2066311","title":{"rendered":"Graham Coxon announces second batch of vinyl reissues for complete solo catalogue"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Graham_Coxon_James_Kelly.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><i class=\"tdb-bread-sep td-icon-right\"><\/i><span>Music News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Graham Coxon announces second batch of vinyl reissues for complete solo catalogue<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>\u2018Crow Sit On Blood Tree\u2019, \u2018The Kiss Of Morning\u2019 and \u2018Happiness In Magazines\u2019 will all be reissued in September<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Max Pilley<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-07-28T14:39:19+01:00\">28th July 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <!-- .\/block --><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure>\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Graham_Coxon_James_Kelly-696x442.jpg\" alt title=\"Graham_Coxon_James_Kelly\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">Graham Coxon. CREDIT: James Kelly<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Graham Coxon\u00a0has announced the second batch of reissues from\u00a0the\u00a0ongoing re-release of his entire solo catalogue.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1237\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b>READ MORE:\u00a0<\/b><b>Graham Coxon: \u201cI\u2019ve always wondered about relevance \u2013 there seems to be this forever-changing front row\u201d<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The reissue campaign began last month with the release of Coxon\u2019s previously shelved 2011 album\u00a0\u2018Castle Park\u2019, alongside new editions of \u2018The Sky Is Too High\u2019 and \u2018The Golden D\u2019.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Now, it has been confirmed that \u2018Crow Sit On Blood Tree\u2019 from 2001, 2002\u2019s \u2018The Kiss Of Morning\u2019 and 2004\u2019s \u2018Happiness In Magazines\u2019 will all be reissued through Transgressive Records on September 11.<\/p>\n<p>Each album will be available on CD and black vinyl, alongside limited-edition coloured pressings exclusive to independent record shops and Coxon\u2019s online store.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DbQiPuSNTF2\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u2018Crow Sit\u00a0On\u00a0Blood Tree\u2019 will arrive as a blood-red and black splatter double LP, while \u2018The Kiss\u00a0Of\u00a0Morning\u2019 will be available on turquoise double vinyl and \u2018Happiness\u00a0In\u00a0Magazines\u2019 on\u00a0deep-blue\u00a0vinyl. Pre-order the records\u00a0here.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0same\u00a0day\u00a0will also see the full 14-track version of Coxon\u2019s \u2018Live\u00a0At\u00a0The\u00a0Zodiac\u2019 released on streaming services for the first time.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The album captures a concert at the Oxford venue now known as the O2 Academy on June 3, 2004, during the tour behind \u2018Happiness\u00a0In\u00a0Magazines\u2019. The performance was originally released on DVD in March 2005.<\/p>\n<p>Full performance videos for all 14 tracks are also set to be shared. Watch Coxon play \u2018Bittersweet Bundle\u00a0Of\u00a0Misery\u2019 below.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Crow Sit\u00a0On\u00a0Blood Tree\u2019 was Coxon\u2019s third solo album and combined the noisy approach of its predecessor \u2018The Golden D\u2019 with quieter folk-inspired material.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s absolute mayhem on that at times, but there\u2019s quiet songs, too,\u201d Coxon has said.\u00a0\u201cI was still exploring different music and what I could do.\u00a0I\u2019ll\u00a0turn my hand to so many\u00a0different types\u00a0of music if it feels natural.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Discussing \u2018The Kiss\u00a0Of\u00a0Morning\u2019,\u00a0he added: \u201cI felt free to do whatever I wanted to do. I was expanding my sound\u00a0and also\u00a0finding a bit more calm in my songs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Happiness In Magazines\u2019,\u00a0meanwhile, was recorded with\u00a0Stephen Street\u00a0and became Coxon\u2019s most commercially successful solo album at the time. It included the singles \u2018Freakin\u2019 Out\u2019 and \u2018Bittersweet Bundle\u00a0Of\u00a0Misery\u2019 and earned him the Best Solo Artist prize at the 2005 NME Awards.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2018Bittersweet Bundle\u00a0Of\u00a0Misery\u2019 and \u2018Freakin\u2019 Out\u2019 were two of the first things I wrote,\u201d Coxon recalled. \u201cI remember thinking, \u2018Oh, actually, maybe\u00a0my songwriting is getting a bit better?\u00a0Maybe I\u00a0should take this seriously and not be such a control freak?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DZCZXLDNEN2\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Asked by\u00a0<i>NME<\/i>\u00a0why he had decided to revisit his entire solo catalogue, the\u00a0Blur\u00a0guitarist said: \u201cI just thought, \u2018Yeah, great, I\u2019ll polish everything up and put it out\u2019.\u00a0Maybe there\u00a0are some overlooked works of genius, but I doubt anyone will see anything more than what is there. There is some good stuff.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He continued: \u201cThe first three albums are a\u00a0slightly\u00a0ramshackle affair where I\u00a0hadn\u2019t\u00a0quite found myself as a songwriter\u00a0particularly, but\u00a0was interested in sound. That was the point, really.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Future instalments will include \u2018Love Travels\u00a0At\u00a0Illegal Speeds\u2019,\u00a0\u2018The Spinning Top\u2019 and \u2018A+E\u2019,\u00a0as well as Coxon\u2019s soundtracks for\u00a0<i>The End Of The F<\/i>**<i>ing World<\/i>\u00a0and\u00a0<i>Superstate<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p>Coxon will celebrate his solo career with his first full-band headline performances in over a decade this November. His sold-out London show will be preceded by dates in Edinburgh, Manchester, Bristol and Brighton. See the full list of dates here and find tickets here.<\/p>\n<p>In a four-star review of \u2018Castle Park\u2019,\u00a0<i>NME<\/i>\u00a0described the album as \u201ca showcase of what an underrated force Graham can be away from all the Britpop arena bluster that found him fame\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Coxon also told\u00a0<i>NME<\/i>\u00a0that he and\u00a0Rose Elinor Dougall\u00a0had begun work on a third album by\u00a0The WAEVE, while saying he and\u00a0Damon Albarn\u00a0would\u00a0probably continue\u00a0making music together \u201cuntil we pop our clogs\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_tags tdi_87 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_87\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<ul class=\"tdb-tags\">\n<li><span>Related Topics<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Blur<\/li>\n<li>Graham Coxon<\/li>\n<li>Indie<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper td_block_wrap vc_raw_html tdi_89 \">\n<div class=\"td-fix-index\">\n<h3>You 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                Music News<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\">Michael Stipe continues to preview long-awaited solo album with thought provoking new song \u2018Hum Desiderata\u2019<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"td_module_flex td_module_flex_1 td_module_wrap td-animation-stack\">\n<div class=\"td-module-container td-category-pos-above\">\n<div class=\"td-image-container\">\n<div class=\"td-module-thumb\"><span class=\"entry-thumb td-thumb-css\" data-type=\"css_image\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/tiny_habits_AJ_Incammicia-400x254.jpg\" data-img-retina-url=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/tiny_habits_AJ_Incammicia-800x508.jpg\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\n                    Music News<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\">Tiny Habits face \u201cthe emotional aftermath of an intense breakup\u201d on intimate new single \u2018Belt Loop\u2019<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"td_module_flex td_module_flex_1 td_module_wrap td-animation-stack\">\n<div class=\"td-module-container td-category-pos-above\">\n<div class=\"td-image-container\">\n<div class=\"td-module-thumb\"><span class=\"entry-thumb td-thumb-css\" data-type=\"css_image\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/rick_astley_blossoms-400x254.jpg\" data-img-retina-url=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/rick_astley_blossoms-800x508.jpg\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\n                    Music News<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\">Watch Rick Astley join Blossoms for \u2018Joke About Divorce\u2019 at Tramlines<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>                    <span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span>                <\/article>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Graham Coxon\u00a0has announced the second batch of reissues from\u00a0the\u00a0ongoing re-release of his entire solo catalogue.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1237\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b>READ MORE:\u00a0<\/b><b>Graham Coxon: \u201cI\u2019ve always wondered about relevance \u2013 there seems to be this forever-changing front row\u201d<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The reissue campaign began last month with the release of Coxon\u2019s previously shelved 2011 album\u00a0\u2018Castle Park\u2019, alongside new editions of \u2018The Sky Is Too High\u2019 and \u2018The Golden D\u2019.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Now, it has been confirmed that \u2018Crow Sit On Blood Tree\u2019 from 2001, 2002\u2019s \u2018The Kiss Of Morning\u2019 and 2004\u2019s \u2018Happiness In Magazines\u2019 will all be reissued through Transgressive Records on September 11.<\/p>\n<p>Each album will be available on CD and black vinyl, alongside limited-edition coloured pressings exclusive to independent record shops and Coxon\u2019s online store.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DbQiPuSNTF2\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u2018Crow Sit\u00a0On\u00a0Blood Tree\u2019 will arrive as a blood-red and black splatter double LP, while \u2018The Kiss\u00a0Of\u00a0Morning\u2019 will be available on turquoise double vinyl and \u2018Happiness\u00a0In\u00a0Magazines\u2019 on\u00a0deep-blue\u00a0vinyl. Pre-order the records\u00a0here.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0same\u00a0day\u00a0will also see the full 14-track version of Coxon\u2019s \u2018Live\u00a0At\u00a0The\u00a0Zodiac\u2019 released on streaming services for the first time.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The album captures a concert at the Oxford venue now known as the O2 Academy on June 3, 2004, during the tour behind \u2018Happiness\u00a0In\u00a0Magazines\u2019. The performance was originally released on DVD in March 2005.<\/p>\n<p>Full performance videos for all 14 tracks are also set to be shared. Watch Coxon play \u2018Bittersweet Bundle\u00a0Of\u00a0Misery\u2019 below.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Crow Sit\u00a0On\u00a0Blood Tree\u2019 was Coxon\u2019s third solo album and combined the noisy approach of its predecessor \u2018The Golden D\u2019 with quieter folk-inspired material.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s absolute mayhem on that at times, but there\u2019s quiet songs, too,\u201d Coxon has said.\u00a0\u201cI was still exploring different music and what I could do.\u00a0I\u2019ll\u00a0turn my hand to so many\u00a0different types\u00a0of music if it feels natural.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Discussing \u2018The Kiss\u00a0Of\u00a0Morning\u2019,\u00a0he added: \u201cI felt free to do whatever I wanted to do. I was expanding my sound\u00a0and also\u00a0finding a bit more calm in my songs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Happiness In Magazines\u2019,\u00a0meanwhile, was recorded with\u00a0Stephen Street\u00a0and became Coxon\u2019s most commercially successful solo album at the time. It included the singles \u2018Freakin\u2019 Out\u2019 and \u2018Bittersweet Bundle\u00a0Of\u00a0Misery\u2019 and earned him the Best Solo Artist prize at the 2005 NME Awards.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2018Bittersweet Bundle\u00a0Of\u00a0Misery\u2019 and \u2018Freakin\u2019 Out\u2019 were two of the first things I wrote,\u201d Coxon recalled. \u201cI remember thinking, \u2018Oh, actually, maybe\u00a0my songwriting is getting a bit better?\u00a0Maybe I\u00a0should take this seriously and not be such a control freak?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DZCZXLDNEN2\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Asked by\u00a0<i>NME<\/i>\u00a0why he had decided to revisit his entire solo catalogue, the\u00a0Blur\u00a0guitarist said: \u201cI just thought, \u2018Yeah, great, I\u2019ll polish everything up and put it out\u2019.\u00a0Maybe there\u00a0are some overlooked works of genius, but I doubt anyone will see anything more than what is there. There is some good stuff.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He continued: \u201cThe first three albums are a\u00a0slightly\u00a0ramshackle affair where I\u00a0hadn\u2019t\u00a0quite found myself as a songwriter\u00a0particularly, but\u00a0was interested in sound. That was the point, really.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Future instalments will include \u2018Love Travels\u00a0At\u00a0Illegal Speeds\u2019,\u00a0\u2018The Spinning Top\u2019 and \u2018A+E\u2019,\u00a0as well as Coxon\u2019s soundtracks for\u00a0<i>The End Of The F<\/i>**<i>ing World<\/i>\u00a0and\u00a0<i>Superstate<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p>Coxon will celebrate his solo career with his first full-band headline performances in over a decade this November. His sold-out London show will be preceded by dates in Edinburgh, Manchester, Bristol and Brighton. See the full list of dates here and find tickets here.<\/p>\n<p>In a four-star review of \u2018Castle Park\u2019,\u00a0<i>NME<\/i>\u00a0described the album as \u201ca showcase of what an underrated force Graham can be away from all the Britpop arena bluster that found him fame\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Coxon also told\u00a0<i>NME<\/i>\u00a0that he and\u00a0Rose Elinor Dougall\u00a0had begun work on a third album by\u00a0The WAEVE, while saying he and\u00a0Damon Albarn\u00a0would\u00a0probably continue\u00a0making music together \u201cuntil we pop our clogs\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/graham-coxon-announces-second-batch-of-vinyl-reissues-for-complete-solo-catalogue-3959462&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Graham_Coxon_James_Kelly.jpg&#8221;] NewsMusic News Graham Coxon announces second batch of vinyl reissues for complete solo catalogue \u2018Crow Sit On Blood Tree\u2019, \u2018The Kiss Of Morning\u2019 and \u2018Happiness In Magazines\u2019 will all be reissued in September By Max Pilley 28th July 2026 Graham Coxon. 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