<font color = "crimson">ThomasQuinn wrote:
...which is less than 30 minutes. What else will it feature? The single edit of Liar, the long lost retake of KYA + the US single version and Mad The Swine? Great, 40 minutes. What else?
i think that, what with the lack apparent lack of rarities etc for Queen and Queen II, compared to the other albums at least, i think it would be an idea for QP to perhaps release these two albums at the same time, slightly cheaper, just to compensate perhaps.
unless of course they can fill them with some real surprises - but we'll just have to see...
i think that, what with the lack apparent lack of rarities etc for Queen and Queen II, compared to the other albums at least, i think it would be an idea for QP to perhaps release these two albums at the same time, slightly cheaper, just to compensate perhaps.
unless of course they can fill them with some real surprises - but we'll just have to see...
The thing is that (if my memory serves me correctly) JSS said that they have nothing really exciting from those days... :-( (Of course that based on previous [100% worth reading!] posts by JSS, we know that pearls from those days exist, but the thing is that these are not in QP possession). If I am wrong I´m sure that a specialist such as JSS will correct me.
John - I didn't say he actually stated what was coming out - I said he hinted. You also initially hinted after him, then later chose to basically give all the info you had out.... but fair do's... I think my original remark has been blown out of proportion, I do appreciate you leaking this info.... obviously no one else would!
Lets hope they dont choose to issue the the 1st release in December to tie in with the ANATO anniversary! I would have thought it would have made more sense to release say 4 titles at a time every few months until every album is covered, but for the first batch to put the emphasis on ANATO with it being its 30th anniversary.
1. Thanks John for sharing your news.
2. So much for all those promises that we wouldn't have to buy the original material again.
3. DVD-A. REM have just released their entire back catalogue on DVD-a/CD doublepacks. If Queen announce that they will too, I think you've got the start of a DVD-A snowball. ALso, The Donnas' last album was initially released as a dual format disc (DVD one side, CD the other), so there's a market.
4. No wonder HMV are selling Queen albums at £4.99 - clear those shelves... The four albums that I saw in ASDA (Wal-Mart) were ANATO, ADATR, AKOM & The Miracle. Wouldn't make a bad first instalment....
Not only HMV - also QOL are offering cheap albums: the Japanese mini albums. Again I feel there is a certain dishonetsy in the business practice of QP.
Not only HMV - also QOL are offering cheap albums: the Japanese mini albums. Again I feel there is a certain dishonetsy in the business practice of QP.
Bit unfair to haul QP up for these practices when nearly all companies do the same thing. Just look at "dvd offers" - they're usually done to make way for the new double-dip edition, etc. And remember, the mini-vinyls have been available since 2001/2. They've had a fair run.
Hmmm... 94' - 98' - 01' - 05'. Wow, I can see a pattern! Interesting...
Btw, let's not discuss the SACD format. The equipment needed to play it back is far too scarce in a regular household, while dvd has become a very safe standard and is found in many many households. I'm not saying SACD is bad, it's not because, it's actually similar in sound to dvd-a. But it's Sony's fault for introducing their own specific format. So, please, NO SACD! I still get the feeling it'll be a pair of cd's.
Not only HMV - also QOL are offering cheap albums: the Japanese mini albums. Again I feel there is a certain dishonetsy in the business practice of QP.
Bit unfair to haul QP up for these practices when nearly all companies do the same thing. Just look at "dvd offers" - they're usually done to make way for the new double-dip edition, etc. And remember, the mini-vinyls have been available since 2001/2. They've had a fair run.
Hmmm... 94' - 98' - 01' - 05'. Wow, I can see a pattern! Interesting...
Btw, let's not discuss the SACD format. The equipment needed to play it back is far too scarce in a regular household, while dvd has become a very safe standard and is found in many many households. I'm not saying SACD is bad, it's not because, it's actually similar in sound to dvd-a. But it's Sony's fault for introducing their own specific format. So, please, NO SACD! I still get the feeling it'll be a pair of cd's.
Peace,
Adam.
All current SACD's coming out are exclusive hybrid and contain a redbook cd-layer for cd-player compatibility. People with actual MLP capable dvd-audio players are certainly not a majority amongst consumers, so the true HI-Res market is scarse.
Of course then there's DualDisc (hybrid cd/dvd) (if it ever kicks off), which would offer redbook capability along a DVD layer. But people still listen to music mainly on common cd players, sad fact ;-) That speaks against DVD-A as a format itself. The most negative people at stevehoffman.tv forums for example have already reported some stores in US have replaced the DVD-A section with DUALDISC, despite lack of titles. Take that for what it's worth... :-S
so uhh...
1. will these be released in the US? I caught a reference to Hollywood in that first post.
2. is it guaranteed the entire back catalog WILL be released this way?
there's no guarantees on anything, besides the fact that it comes from a "reliable" source.
shuold this actually happen, i'm pretty sure it'll be a worldwide release, maybe not in the same time frame, but eventually with in a couple months or less.
but remember, we're worked up overs something that has yet to be officially announced by a reocrd label. Remeber how excited we were when ideas and details were announced that a box set would be coming sometime in the near future back in 1999? or was it 2000?... ... ...
so uhh...
1. will these be released in the US? I caught a reference to Hollywood in that first post.
2. is it guaranteed the entire back catalog WILL be released this way?
