George Michael’s iconic ‘Older’ has been re-released
October 3, 2022
George Michael’s 6 x platinum album ‘Older’ has been re-released as a deluxe box set, which includes ‘Older’ newly mastered from original tapes and pressed on vinyl across 2LPs.
The box set includes ‘Upper’ which has been released for the first time ever on vinyl, as well as ‘Older’ and ‘Upper’ on CD. The set also contains 5 CDs and 3 LPs, a 12” x 12” 48-page book, The Story of Older featuring a brand-new essay by Dan Davies recounting the stories behind the album with, plus previously unseen photos. The set also includes 3 12” x 12” collectable art prints of George.
The highly anticipated box set has been hailed as ‘the most in demand vinyl of all time’ which is no surprise since the 1996 album produced six top 3 singles in the UK and reached the pinnacle of chart success, where it remained for three consecutive weeks. The album spent a huge 35 weeks in the top 10 overall and became a huge global commercial success, achieving verified platinum in another 22 countries.
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