This appears not to be the same release from 2008 in the UK which packaged the remastered CD (same remaster as 2003( with the Royal Albert Hall show from 1983. Now it seems a live CD recorded in 2008 will accompany this (maybe the remastering is new) and a DVD documentary (and hopefully the live show). One of my very favorite bands ever! And one of the best albums ever!

From Billboard.com:

Seminal British post-punk group Echo and The Bunnymen are going to space. Well, their critically acclaimed album "Ocean Rain" is, at least. The group was recently contacted by NASA astronaut - and huge Bunnymen fan - Timothy Korpa about taking some of the group's music on his next mission, citing the 1984 record as his favorite of their catalog. Korpa plans to take snapshots of the crew in space with the album during their voyage.

"Now it's official. We are the coolest band in the universe," said vocalist Ian McCulloch in a released statement. "As a kid I dreamt of being an astronaut, and now in a way it feels like I'm fulfilling that dream. I cannot wait to hear from Tim what it is like to listen to ‘The Killing Moon' in the actual glow of the moon."

While Nielson Soundscan data only dates back to 1991, "Ocean Rain" has sold 76,000 copies since then. "Ocean Rain" will be getting the deluxe reissue treatment on May 30, with a rerelease that bundles a live performance of the record from November 27, 2008 at the Liverpool Arena as well as a DVD documentary.