The Alan Parsons Project’s 1978 album Pyramid gets the box set treatment via Cooking Vinyl on August 23. The remastered original album is augmented by three discs that collect a host of demos, instrumental versions, alternate takes and other rarities. See the-alan-parsons-project.com.
Nick Magnus (left) releases A Strange Inheritance, his seventh album, via Magick Nuns on September 16. Featuring a guest appearance by Steve Hackett, it comes in a six-panel gatefold sleeve, with a 24-page colour booklet of photographs and lyrics. See www.magnus-music.com.
Renaissance release Can You Hear Me? Broadcasts 1974-1978 via Esoteric on August 30. The three-CD box set includes previously unreleased live performances for the BBC in 1977 and 1978 plus a Swiss TV concert from 1974. For more info, see www.renaissancetouring.com.