Thistleboy,
Wow! Rockaway's lucky their shop is still standing! Calling a Scot an Englishman is like calling a Canadian a Yankee. Haven't they seen Braveheart? :)
Michael
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GratefulFan
Thistleboy 1980 wrote: Aw. They're not going to be released in Canada. So sad!
(Starting a marketing campaign by treating Canada like the 51st American state is not great business. It generally REALLY annoys us.)
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I know exactly how you feel - it's the same with the yanks thinking that all of Britain is England. I recently made a purchase from www.rockaway.com and when my parcel arrived, the envelope read:
Mr J Gilchrist
(my address)
Glasgow
England
G3
Absolutely shocking.
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Ridiculous. Everybody knows you should put a period after the Mr and the J. :p
(Starting a marketing campaign by treating Canada like the 51st American state is not great business. It generally REALLY annoys us.)
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I know exactly how you feel - it's the same with the yanks thinking that all of Britain is England. I recently made a purchase from www.rockaway.com and when my parcel arrived, the envelope read:
Mr J Gilchrist
(my address)
Glasgow
England
G3
Absolutely shocking.
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Ridiculous. Everybody knows you should put a period after the Mr and the J. :p
GratefulFan
Wiley wrote: I have a similar problem with people who think Mexico is in South America when, geographycally, most of the mexican surface is part of North America. The south eastern part of Mexico can be considered a part of Central America but certainly NOT SOUTH AMERICA! hehe :)
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And of course Central America is North America on a political map. So we now have release dates for the USA, Mexico and North America. Crystal clear.
Speaking of South America, I learned with some surprise a number of years ago that they really hate and take offense at the American (US) usurping of the word 'America' and 'American' They think it should belong equally to all North and South Americans and be equally definitive of all it's citizens. It's not something I've been able to get upset about, and given that unexpected perspective I really did try, but no luck.
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And of course Central America is North America on a political map. So we now have release dates for the USA, Mexico and North America. Crystal clear.
Speaking of South America, I learned with some surprise a number of years ago that they really hate and take offense at the American (US) usurping of the word 'America' and 'American' They think it should belong equally to all North and South Americans and be equally definitive of all it's citizens. It's not something I've been able to get upset about, and given that unexpected perspective I really did try, but no luck.
GratefulFan
Groucho Marx wrote: North America is the name of the continent for those of you who weren't aware.
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If that's a reference to my People article story, I think you just perhaps had to be there. There is zero chance the article would have been titled that way if they were going to the US rather than, or even in addition to, Canada. There were a slew of comments to that effect, though I'll grant they were likely from a bunch of sulking Canadians.
Announcing release dates for 'USA and North America' is almost insulting to Americans. It's like QPL is not quite confident Americans will know they are in fact in North America.
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If that's a reference to my People article story, I think you just perhaps had to be there. There is zero chance the article would have been titled that way if they were going to the US rather than, or even in addition to, Canada. There were a slew of comments to that effect, though I'll grant they were likely from a bunch of sulking Canadians.
Announcing release dates for 'USA and North America' is almost insulting to Americans. It's like QPL is not quite confident Americans will know they are in fact in North America.
GratefulFan
Michael wrote: Thistleboy,
Wow! Rockaway's lucky their shop is still standing! Calling a Scot an Englishman is like calling a Canadian a Yankee. Haven't they seen Braveheart? :)
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With reference to Canada and the USA, in the immortal words of Rick Mercer "We're bigger and we're on top. If this was prison, they'd be our bitch".
Wow! Rockaway's lucky their shop is still standing! Calling a Scot an Englishman is like calling a Canadian a Yankee. Haven't they seen Braveheart? :)
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With reference to Canada and the USA, in the immortal words of Rick Mercer "We're bigger and we're on top. If this was prison, they'd be our bitch".
brENsKi
just wanted to ask about that SSOR instrumental?
is that for real? cos the "Freddie count-in, and end comments" appear added....
just wonder if this was a genuine find or a bit of QPL "frankensteining"?
is that for real? cos the "Freddie count-in, and end comments" appear added....
just wonder if this was a genuine find or a bit of QPL "frankensteining"?
peterkinxl5
Now in fairness I haven't heard any of these remastered albums yet so I'm not going to make too much of a song and dance over them as such.
However, these latest re-releases are in the title of a song absent from 'Innuendo' a major 'Lost Opportunity'.
These albums could and should have been meticulously restored and then released as Hybrid SACD's, serving two main purposes:
1) Those owning a player with SACD playback may have had access to a blistering audiophile performance revealing every nuance and tone on the original master tapes. The technology and the personnel are there as proved by Foreigner with their debut album SACD release by Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs.
2) Those not owning an SACD playback capable player could have still benefitted as the Hybrid SACD are playable though standard CD players and could have sounded better.
About the only thing these rerelases have with the above points is the shape of the case.
Pink Floyd did the same thing apparently, all their back catalogue was scheduled for the Hybrid SACD release and a 'political' decision was made with only 'Dark Side of the Moon' making it and the others shelved. Genesis fans did get a bit further with all their studio work being released but the Live box set had the plug pulled at the last moment. GRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!
A lost opportunity indeed
However, these latest re-releases are in the title of a song absent from 'Innuendo' a major 'Lost Opportunity'.
These albums could and should have been meticulously restored and then released as Hybrid SACD's, serving two main purposes:
1) Those owning a player with SACD playback may have had access to a blistering audiophile performance revealing every nuance and tone on the original master tapes. The technology and the personnel are there as proved by Foreigner with their debut album SACD release by Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs.
2) Those not owning an SACD playback capable player could have still benefitted as the Hybrid SACD are playable though standard CD players and could have sounded better.
About the only thing these rerelases have with the above points is the shape of the case.
Pink Floyd did the same thing apparently, all their back catalogue was scheduled for the Hybrid SACD release and a 'political' decision was made with only 'Dark Side of the Moon' making it and the others shelved. Genesis fans did get a bit further with all their studio work being released but the Live box set had the plug pulled at the last moment. GRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!
A lost opportunity indeed
Stonehenge59
My wife has pre-ordered the first four albums from AmazonUK for my birthday, which is later this month, but I just got an email that they won't ship them now until some time in April, so Us orders are being held even if you order them from UK vendors? Oh well, I'll just be happy to be able to get them at all. Can't wait to hear if they are superior to the Hollywood releases.
badboybez
well had my first listen to 'Queen' remaster. Stunning is all I can say.
queenUSA
Just picked up several of these at the HMV at Heathrow. I've listened to Deep Cuts twice now - really great! Loved the sleeve notes too. So glad I got these now and don't have to wait till May. Lucky.
queenUSA
Deep Cuts is a real gift. Easily I would pay 2x the asking price.
The sleeve notes encourage that you put aside the radio Queen you know and take
a listen to the REAL Queen, the early works hand selected by the band
before anyone touched them or tried to fashion them or commercialize.
Really enjoyed every track! Highly recommend.
The sleeve notes encourage that you put aside the radio Queen you know and take
a listen to the REAL Queen, the early works hand selected by the band
before anyone touched them or tried to fashion them or commercialize.
Really enjoyed every track! Highly recommend.