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‘ULTIMATE COLLECTION’ ON VINYL 2 DISCS SPANNING 7 RELEASE DATE: 30TH NOVEMBER 2018 ON BMG

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As Katie Melua embarks on her European tour, BMG announce the release of ‘Ultimate Collection’ on vinyl. Compiled by Katie, this vinyl edition features 23 songs from Katie’s 7 studio albums from 2003’s ‘’ to 2016’s ‘’. Katie’s cover of ‘’ (the Children In Need 2017 single) and 2 brand new recordings - ‘Bridge Over Troubled Water’ and ‘Diamonds Are Forever’ - complete the set.

"Exquisite...remarkable." – Independent

‘Bridge Over Troubled Water’ was recorded earlier this year with The Gori Women’s Choir and the Georgian Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Nikoloz Rachveli, and was produced by Katie and Adam ‘Cecil’ Bartlett. The video of the recording can be watched HERE

‘Diamonds Are Forever’, which Katie first performed live at the Don Black Songbook concert at London’s The Royal Festival Hall, is produced by legendary American and musician, T Bone Burnett. Katie is the sole performer on the track – on vocals and acoustic - which was recorded at T Bone’s home studio in Los Angeles, on vintage gear and to tape.

“Alongside covers such as The Cure’s Just Like Heaven, two new tracks offer interesting pointers.” – Daily Mail

It is Katie’s extraordinary voice, and the ability to truly inhabit a song, that has been the constant since the young 19 year-old first appeared in 2003 with her debut single ‘The Closest Thing To Crazy’. One of the UK’s highest-selling female recording artists of all time, Katie has released 7 top-10 studio albums: ‘Call Off The Search’, ‘Piece By Piece’, ‘Pictures’, ‘The House’, ‘’, ‘Ketevan’ and, most recently, 2016’s self-produced and hugely acclaimed ‘In Winter’.

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‘Ultimate Collection’ celebrates the singer, the , the musician and the collaborator while paying tribute to the musicians, arrangers, producers and with whom Katie has worked. The songs are musical landmarks – in both Katie’s life and those of her fans; classic songs that stand the test of time, chosen for this collection for their musicianship, the quality of the writing and the pure emotions they elicit.

“I’d like to say a big thank you to all of those that I’ve had the great pleasure of working with, even the ones I don’t see very often. You have coloured and filled these recordings with brilliance. May our work together last for many years in the hearts of anyone needing to hear a classic song.”

Katie is now on an extensive autumn/winter European tour 2018, including 13 UK dates, in which she will be joined by a cast of stellar musicians, as well as members of The Gori Women’s Choir. The show will open with a set from up-and-coming Irish-Jordanian artist Keeva.

"Bewitching, ravishing, spellbinding" - Sunday Times Culture www.katiemelua.com

Ultimate Vinyl Collection TRACKLIST Side One 1. 2. 3. Plane Song 4. 5. A Time To Buy 6. 7. Thank You Stars Side Two 1. I Will Be There 2. River 3. The Closest Thing To Crazy 4. Dreams On Fire 5. Wonderful Life 6. If You Are So Beautiful Side Three 1. Piece By Piece 2. The Little Swallow 3. Just Like Heaven 4. Call Off The Search 5. The Walls of the World 6. The Flood 7. Tiger In The Night Side Four 1. I Cried For you 2. 3. Perfect World 4. Bridge Over Troubled Water 5. Diamonds Are Forever 6. Fields Of Gold

Full tour dates:

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DATE COUNTRY/CITY VENUE Wed 24th Oct Sweden, Stockholm Cirkus Thu 25th Oct , Oslo Spektrum Sat 27th Oct Denmark, Arhus Musikhuset Sun 28th Oct Denmark, Aalborg Aalborg Hallen Tue 30th Oct Denmark, Copenhagen Opera House Wed 31st Oct Germany, Hamburg Mehr! Theatre Thu 1st Nov Belgium, Brussels Palais des Beaux Arts Fri 2nd Nov The Netherlands, Amsterdam Carre Theatre Sun 4th Nov France, Paris Olympia Mon 5th Nov France, Bordeaux Theatre Femina Tue 6th Nov France, Marseille Le Silo Thu 8th Nov France, Lyon Amphitheatre Sat 10th Nov Switzerland, Zurich Halle 622 Sun 11th Nov Switzerland, Geneva Théatre du Léman Mon 12th Nov France, Strasbourg Palais de la Musique et des Congrès Wed 14th Nov Germany, Munster Munsterlandhalle Thu 15th Nov Germany, Wuppertal Stadthalle Fri 16th Nov Germany, Mannheim Mozartsaal Sun 18th Nov Austria, Bregenz Festspielhaus Mon 19th Nov Austria, Vienna Stadthalle F Wed 21st Nov Germany, Munich Philharmonie Fri 23rd Nov Luxembourg Rockhal Sat 24th Nov Germany, Hannover Kuppelsaal Mon 26th Nov Germany, Frankfurt Alte Oper Wed 28th Nov UK, Bournemouth Pavilion Thu 29th Nov UK, Cardiff St David’s Hall Fri 30th Nov UK, Birmingham Symphony Hall Sun 2nd Dec UK, Salford Lowry Mon 3rd Dec UK, Nottingham Royal Concert Hall Tue 4th Dec UK, Guildford G Live Thu 6th Dec UK, Brighton Dome Fri 7th Dec UK, Bath Forum Sat 8th Dec UK, London Central Hall Westminster Mon 10th Dec UK, Liverpool Philharmonic Tue 11th Dec UK, Gateshead Sage Wed 12th Dec UK, York Barbican Thu 13th Dec UK, Edinburgh Assembly Rooms

For more information please contact Sue Harris, Republic Media [email protected] 020 3213 0135

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