Remasters schedule is a joke.
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walliebaby:
favoritething:
As a reminder, this is the schedule of what's supposed to come: 5 Venus & Mars 2 cds 1 dvd 6 Speed Of Sound 2 cds 1 dvd 7 Wings Over America 2 cds 2 dvds 8 Linda McCartney Wide Prairie 2 cds 2 dvds 9 Wild Life 2 cds 2 dvds 10 Red Rose Speedway 2 cds 2 dvds 11 London Town 2 cds 1 dvd 12 Back to the egg 2 cds 1 dvd 13 Wings Live 1979 2 cds 1 dvd 14 Tug Of War 2 cds 1 dvd 15 Pipes Of Peace 2 cds 1 dvd 16 Give my regards 3 cds 2 dvd 17 Press To Play 4 cds 1 dvd 18 Choba B CCCP + Prince Trust 2 cds 1 dvd 19 McGear / Holly Days / Whippets / Country Hams and Surprises 4 cds 20 Flowers In The Dirt 3 cds 1 dvd 21 Tripping The Live Fantastic 3 cds 2 dvds 22 Unplugged 2 cds 1 dvd 23 Off The Ground 3 cds 2 dvds 24 Paul Is Live 2 cds 2 dvds 25 The Fireman Vol1 & 2 ( Strawberry + Rusches ) 3 cds 1 dvd 26 Oobu Joobu , liverpool collage, Daumier's Law and crazy stuff 3 cds 1 dvd 27 Flaming Pie 2 cds 2 dvds 28 Run Devil Run 2 cds 1 dvd 29 Driving Rain 2 cds 1 dvd 30 Back In The US / World 3 cds 1 dvd 31 Chaos & Creation in The Back Yard 2 cds 2 dvds 32 Memory Almost Full 2 cds 1 dvd 33 Electric Arguments 3 cds 1 dvd ( reissue ) 34 Liverpool Oratorio 3 cds 2 dvds 35 Standing Stone 3 cds 2 dvds 36 Working Classical / A Leaf 2 cds 1 dvd 37 Ecce Cor Meum 2 cds 1 dvd Who believes this will happen?
I'll be looking forward to being 70 and finally completing my Paul reissue collection. By the way, I'm 37 now.
yeah no shit, that'll be the day in my mind, all those DVD's?? what the hell is on them? I guess is will be very interesting as they release all this unseen footage of each album.. as long as we get a copy of Give My Regards To Broadstreet like Wild Life, 2 DVDs?? Is there one full DVD of him haggling with Klein over rights? or them in Rudio Studio's, that would be amazing. I'm dumbfounded over here that each would have 1 to 2 accompanying DVDs.
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If I'm being honest, I have to admit I wouldn't buy most of those reissues on that long list. I would probably only buy: 1. Venus and Mars, 2.Wings Over America 3. The Fireman 4. Flaming Pie 5. Wild Life 6. Chaos and Creation (depending on what the extras are). I would be tempted to buy Press to Play, just out of curiosity to hear what could be on those 4 CDs. Maybe they could strip out some of that awful 80s production. But the rest of the reissues on that list? Probably not.
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Yes, I'm 48, and I would absolutely buy every one of these, but realistically, I can see getting up to "Tug Of War" at the very most, and if it goes further, maybe just downloads. After "Wings Over America", my biggest wishes would be "Red Rosé Speedway" (with "James Paul McCartney") and the TV special for "Back to the Egg". I'll say that, while "McCartney II" is not nearly my favorite album, the reissue was done absolutely perfectly!
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Michelley:
If I'm being honest, I have to admit I wouldn't buy most of those reissues on that long list. I would probably only buy: 1. Venus and Mars, 2.Wings Over America 3. The Fireman 4. Flaming Pie 5. Wild Life 6. Chaos and Creation (depending on what the extras are). I would be tempted to buy Press to Play, just out of curiosity to hear what could be on those 4 CDs. Maybe they could strip out some of that awful 80s production. But the rest of the reissues on that list? Probably not.
What, no KOTB?
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walliebaby:
Michelley:
If I'm being honest, I have to admit I wouldn't buy most of those reissues on that long list. I would probably only buy: 1. Venus and Mars, 2.Wings Over America 3. The Fireman 4. Flaming Pie 5. Wild Life 6. Chaos and Creation (depending on what the extras are). I would be tempted to buy Press to Play, just out of curiosity to hear what could be on those 4 CDs. Maybe they could strip out some of that awful 80s production. But the rest of the reissues on that list? Probably not.
What, no KOTB?
RoboPaul will get around to it!
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favoritething:
walliebaby:
Michelley:
If I'm being honest, I have to admit I wouldn't buy most of those reissues on that long list. I would probably only buy: 1. Venus and Mars, 2.Wings Over America 3. The Fireman 4. Flaming Pie 5. Wild Life 6. Chaos and Creation (depending on what the extras are). I would be tempted to buy Press to Play, just out of curiosity to hear what could be on those 4 CDs. Maybe they could strip out some of that awful 80s production. But the rest of the reissues on that list? Probably not.
What, no KOTB?
RoboPaul will get around to it!
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It certainly is annoying waiting so long, that's for sure.
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I think is hard for Paul do so many things at the same time, even when he say that loves do it. So, give him a break, allow he finish the new album, and then one or two reissues...I think is more important he does something new.
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Definitely nothing for Christmas then?
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illwobble:
Definitely nothing for Christmas then?
missed opportunity.
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It is painfully slow. For me the appeal is the deluxe packaging and bonus tracks/DVD otherwise I wouldn't bother with them. If they stop being issing that way I'll stop buying them. I have them all on LP and first issue CDs, which are good enough for me.
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I am still waiting for the re-release of any future albums yet to be released.
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Michelley:
How do you figure that "interest dipped" compared to Paul's previous reissues? The Ram reissue hit No. 24 on the Billboard chart and was No. 35 on the British Official Chart. That was far better than either the McCartney or McCartney II reissues, neither of which even charted in the top 100 in the US. (McCartney made it to No. 88 in the UK in the week after its release.) In addition, Ram stayed in the Amazon Top 100 for weeks and weeks after it came out -- unlike any of Paul's other reissues. And the Ram reissue sold BETTER in the U.S. than the Band on the Run reissue, which only reached No. 29 in the States the week aft its release. The BOTR reissue did sell a bit better in the UK, reaching No. 17 in its first week. But Ram's sales had more staying power. I just checked and the Ram album is at No. 766 on the U.S. Amazon Best Sellers list, BOTR is No. 1,639, McCartney is N. 4,026, and McCartney II (interestingly!) is No. 2,631. (Compare that to Lennon's reissues where the highest-selling album of John's is right now on Amazon is Imagine at No. 3,017 and the next highest is Double Fantasy at No. 7,088.) In addition, Ram also got spectacular reviews -- better than any other reissue. Both McCartney and McCartney II got good reviews but Ram got GREAT reviews. I don't see how interest dipped in any way. And I think that's why he held off on another reissue this year -- because Ram is still selling well ("well" defined by the standards of today's struggling CD market, I mean).
I wasn't speaking so much about sales, but about media interest. And I can't speak for the US market, but here in Britain the coverage of the 'McCartney/McCartney II' reissues was bigger than for 'Ram'. 'Mac II' also benefited from a revisionist buzz, with many critics now acclaiming it as a great, influential album -- whereas 'Ram' has long been regarded as a cult classic. The coverage in the music press was not as large or as prominent. That being the case, I can't imagine albums like 'Wildlife' and 'Red Rose Speedway' are going to garner much attention, particularly as the UK media has little time for Wings (outside of 'BOTR'). My point being that if Paul is hoping that by building in big gaps between re-releases is going to keep the media interested, he's betting on the wrong horse. And as for sales, well, I'm sure No.766 on Amazon is good, but he could probably make more money from a handful of concerts (which presumably explains his thinking here, sadly). I doubt any of his subsequent albums will do so well -- even 'Tug of War' seems to have lost some of its initial critical kudos (unfairly, in my view). And while I agree with comments that it would be great to hear some new material from Paul, we have been waiting almost six years (five if you count The Fireman) for that, too. I really can't see why he can't do both, particularly as the re-issues seem to be put together by others, ready for Paul's approval. It's not like he has to remaster them himself! But no, he seems perpetually more interested in promoting the legacy of 'The Beadles' (his favoured pronounciation when in the US) through projects like 'MMT', endless 'revelatory' interviews (yawn) and endless concerts which ignore the vast majority of his work post-1970. I love him, but I think he could be a shade more generous, speedy and downright enthusiastic with his wonderful solo catalogue. He seems to be short-changing it on every level. And therefore his hardcore fans, too.
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Mumbojunk:
Michelley:
How do you figure that "interest dipped" compared to Paul's previous reissues? The Ram reissue hit No. 24 on the Billboard chart and was No. 35 on the British Official Chart. That was far better than either the McCartney or McCartney II reissues, neither of which even charted in the top 100 in the US. (McCartney made it to No. 88 in the UK in the week after its release.) In addition, Ram stayed in the Amazon Top 100 for weeks and weeks after it came out -- unlike any of Paul's other reissues. And the Ram reissue sold BETTER in the U.S. than the Band on the Run reissue, which only reached No. 29 in the States the week aft its release. The BOTR reissue did sell a bit better in the UK, reaching No. 17 in its first week. But Ram's sales had more staying power. I just checked and the Ram album is at No. 766 on the U.S. Amazon Best Sellers list, BOTR is No. 1,639, McCartney is N. 4,026, and McCartney II (interestingly!) is No. 2,631. (Compare that to Lennon's reissues where the highest-selling album of John's is right now on Amazon is Imagine at No. 3,017 and the next highest is Double Fantasy at No. 7,088.) In addition, Ram also got spectacular reviews -- better than any other reissue. Both McCartney and McCartney II got good reviews but Ram got GREAT reviews. I don't see how interest dipped in any way. And I think that's why he held off on another reissue this year -- because Ram is still selling well ("well" defined by the standards of today's struggling CD market, I mean).
I wasn't speaking so much about sales, but about media interest. And I can't speak for the US market, but here in Britain the coverage of the 'McCartney/McCartney II' reissues was bigger than for 'Ram'. 'Mac II' also benefited from a revisionist buzz, with many critics now acclaiming it as a great, influential album -- whereas 'Ram' has long been regarded as a cult classic. The coverage in the music press was not as large or as prominent. That being the case, I can't imagine albums like 'Wildlife' and 'Red Rose Speedway' are going to garner much attention, particularly as the UK media has little time for Wings (outside of 'BOTR'). My point being that if Paul is hoping that by building in big gaps between re-releases is going to keep the media interested, he's betting on the wrong horse. And as for sales, well, I'm sure No.766 on Amazon is good, but he could probably make more money from a handful of concerts (which presumably explains his thinking here, sadly). I doubt any of his subsequent albums will do so well -- even 'Tug of War' seems to have lost some of its initial critical kudos (unfairly, in my view). And while I agree with comments that it would be great to hear some new material from Paul, we have been waiting almost six years (five if you count The Fireman) for that, too. I really can't see why he can't do both, particularly as the re-issues seem to be put together by others, ready for Paul's approval. It's not like he has to remaster them himself! But no, he seems perpetually more interested in promoting the legacy of 'The Beadles' (his favoured pronounciation when in the US) through projects like 'MMT', endless 'revelatory' interviews (yawn) and endless concerts which ignore the vast majority of his work post-1970. I love him, but I think he could be a shade more generous, speedy and downright enthusiastic with his wonderful solo catalogue. He seems to be short-changing it on every level. And therefore his hardcore fans, too.
Another great post!
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yeah this way is taking forever by the time the whole cataloge is released,hes going to re releasing the calaloge againg for a 50th aneversary edision
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I'd be happy enough for them to be available as downloads - especially if every re-release is taking a year to do - the albums on itunes used to have bonus tracks - since leaving EMI they've all disappeared too. Paul must have the biggest untapped archive in the history of music, but as members of his fantastic website have found out - he and his people don't want to share any of it. Every day I see re-releases by much lesser artists than Paul and packaged just as well as his, but with more extras, demos etc and usually doesn't take a year in between. The Beatles remasters all in one day. Look at similar re-issues by the likes of Led Zeppelin, Stones, The Who, Genesis and none of them will have taken 4 years to release 4 titles.. Who is running his business because they're not doing a great job IMO
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The Archive Collection is still "developing", I think. Slowly, VERY slowly. I think they are still trying to work out the way to do it. First we got the "Band on the Run" where the "normal" version included 2 cds and 1 dvd. The deluxe edition was more expensive, adding a book and an additional cd. A cd that was a direct copy of the last time "Band on the run" was re-released. Next up was 2 releases. "McC" & "McCII". This time the "normal" versions only included 2cds with the dvd being saved for the deluxe edition, adding an extra cd to "McCII" as another bonus. Finally we got "Ram". The "normal" version being 2cds like the previously release. The deluxe edition this time was a box-set with extra books, 1 dvd and 2 extra cds. So it seems to me they are trying to figure out which way to "package" this that is the best (sales wise). The audio content of the releases so far has been pretty consistent. B-sides, heavily bootlegged material and 2-3 previously unheard tracks. And the duration of the bonus content is designed to also fit on a vinyl version. Personally I would love to get more previously unheard bonus tracks. But obviously we're not going to. We do however get the tracks we've known for years in pristine audio quality which is great, and we even got some alternate unheard mixes of familiar songs. That's a pleasant and unexpected bonus. I know that "McC" gave us 3 previously unheard songs, but they had to come up with something for that release. But none of this changes the fact that the re-release schedule is a joke. They seriously need to speed things up. But not too much ops: So far, in Denmark, the price for the deluxe editions has been double the price in the US. The retail price for "Ram (Deluxe)" being 999 d.kr = 170 $ = 130 Euros.
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Someone could always send in a polit emal to MPL productions enquiring about the remaster releases? Couldn't hurt.
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Mumbojunk:
I wasn't speaking so much about sales, but about media interest. And I can't speak for the US market, but here in Britain the coverage of the 'McCartney/McCartney II' reissues was bigger than for 'Ram'. 'Mac II' also benefited from a revisionist buzz, with many critics now acclaiming it as a great, influential album -- whereas 'Ram' has long been regarded as a cult classic. The coverage in the music press was not as large or as prominent. That being the case, I can't imagine albums like 'Wildlife' and 'Red Rose Speedway' are going to garner much attention, particularly as the UK media has little time for Wings (outside of 'BOTR'). My point being that if Paul is hoping that by building in big gaps between re-releases is going to keep the media interested, he's betting on the wrong horse. And as for sales, well, I'm sure No.766 on Amazon is good, but he could probably make more money from a handful of concerts (which presumably explains his thinking here, sadly). I doubt any of his subsequent albums will do so well -- even 'Tug of War' seems to have lost some of its initial critical kudos (unfairly, in my view). And while I agree with comments that it would be great to hear some new material from Paul, we have been waiting almost six years (five if you count The Fireman) for that, too. I really can't see why he can't do both, particularly as the re-issues seem to be put together by others, ready for Paul's approval. It's not like he has to remaster them himself! But no, he seems perpetually more interested in promoting the legacy of 'The Beadles' (his favoured pronounciation when in the US) through projects like 'MMT', endless 'revelatory' interviews (yawn) and endless concerts which ignore the vast majority of his work post-1970. I love him, but I think he could be a shade more generous, speedy and downright enthusiastic with his wonderful solo catalogue. He seems to be short-changing it on every level. And therefore his hardcore fans, too.
Well I focused on sales (rather than media interest) because I tend to think that Paul and MPL are basing their decisions on the reissues on the sales figures. And the fact that Ram sales continued to be solid is probably what kept them from doing any other reissue this year. I wasn't surprised that the British music press was far more interested in McCartney II than in Ram. In the UK and Europe, electronic dance music is THE thing and McCartney II is widely seen as way ahead of its time on that front. Whereas British music critics seem very dismissive of "indie" music lately (judging by the many snide comments I read about indie bands in UK publications), and Ram is viewed as "the first indie record." So naturally the British critics downplayed Ram. Meanwhile, American music critics, who are more into indie music than EDM, did just the opposite: raved about Ram and were somewhat less enthusiastic about McCartney II. I agree that Paul has been too Beatles focused since about 2009. But this year, I don't really see that Paul has been doing extensive interviews for the Beatles. I haven't seen him give a single interview about the Beatles vinyl reissues. And even for Magical Mystery Tour -- his baby -- he really only gave the one big interview for the documentary; there was no PR blitz on his part about MMT. That said, I really wouldn't mind if he'd take a long break from talking about the Beatles for all of 2013.
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Michelley:
That said, I really wouldn't mind if he'd take a long break from talking about the Beatles for all of 2013.
Hear hear. But if his recent Al Jazeera interview with David Frost is anything to go by (plus the last 30 years or so), I doubt that's going to happen.