What "commemorative releases" should we expect for the 50th anniversary?

[PhilCohen]

It just occurred to me, that even if Capitol did reveal the track listing for these projects, that people might be disappointed before hearing the actual product. Take a look at the widespread criticism and consumer cancellation of preorders which has resulted from the revealing of the track listings for Universal Music's May 2012 UK expanded multi disc reissues of the British Decca & Immediate albums by the group "Small Faces". The sets may(or may not) bring substantial improvements in tape sources and sound quality(things which can't be evaluated merely by seeing the track listings). Many of that group's fans were obviously hoping for the discovery of multi tracks and unreleased songs, but the track listings make it obvious that is not to be. 3 of the expanded sets do have unreleased tracks, but they are alternate mixes, backing tracks or rehearsals. But one criticism of those sets(merely by seeing the track listings) is legitimate: when the compiler ran out of good stuff to include of 2-CD expanded editions of the two Decca albums, he(the compiler) resorted to filler:using "Electronically Reprocessed Stereo"(I.E. Duophonic) versions of Decca recordings for which no stereo mixes or multi tracks exist. Most of would agree:Fake stereo(where no true stereo version exists or can be created) is a bad thing.

[hypehat]

It just occurred to me, that even if Capitol did reveal the track listing for these projects, that I would still whinge for no apparent reason

Fixed that for you.

[Andrew G. Doe]

I'm not saying, claiming or predicting that Capitol isn't going release a 2-CD hits collection, a commemorative box set or possiblly other archival releases. But what i am saying, is if we had something more than that vague description of that product, we'd have something genuinely worth discussing here.

Ah, finally, something to get my head round.  OK, so you're frustrated that, because we don't have anything more than vague descriptions (although to me, in my innocence, "career-spanning box set" seems pretty specific), we can't have anything genuinely worth discussing. I can dig that, I see where you're standing and I feel your pain. I've given considerable thought about how to ease that pain and I think... I think I've got the answer. It's this:

Don't read this thread. Go away and apply your energies to something else (say, the next "Small Faces" archive reissue) which you do have better info about. Then come back here in six months (like you promised last time you flounced off), and you can bitch about that, and we can have some more fun with you. You get to anguish over something you have no control over, and we don't have our nuts bored off by your whining. It's a win-win situation !  

[Heysaboda]

.... Mr.Doe's statue is the reason why I was banished from the IMWAN forum, but he wasn't.

Mr. Doe has a statue now?!?

 

[hypehat]

Somewhere, Earcandy is hard at work 

[Andrew G. Doe]

Ohhhhhhhhhhhh..........f***. 

[SMiLE Brian]

Somewhere, Earcandy is hard at work 

Can't wait for this one...

[18thofMay]

Something for the front garden! Erection time!

[Chocolate Shake Man]

Something for the front garden! Erection time!

I'm uncomfortable now.

[PhilCohen]

.... Mr.Doe's statue is the reason why I was banished from the IMWAN forum, but he wasn't.

Mr. Doe has a statue now?!?

 

A typographical error. Of course, I meant Stature.

[Shady]

Something for the front garden! Erection time!

I'm uncomfortable now.

You're not the only one

[Awesoman]

...anyway...

Just curious if anyone knows when these "anniversary" projects will be announced.  After the GRAMMYs?

[SamMcK]

I miss Ghost.

[18thofMay]

Something for the front garden! Erection time!

I'm uncomfortable now.

You're not the only one

I will be erecting the statue!!

[♩♬🐸 Billy C ♯♫♩🐇]

huh huh you said 'erect'

[John Manning]

.... Mr.Doe's statue is the reason why I was banished from the IMWAN forum, but he wasn't.

Mr. Doe has a statue now?!?

 

A typographical error. Of course, I meant Stature.

Nothing like a typographical error. Typography is to do with print. More likely a subliminal indication of some subconscious desire to deify Mr Doe.

[hypehat]

I miss Ghost.

Take your pick! Is the discussion not:

A) rambling enough for you?
B) homophobic enough for you?
C) utilising the colour text feature enough for you?
D) filled with enough faux-smart, 'cosmic', 'ah, I remember my first joint' philosophy for your tastes?

[rab2591]

hypehat you just made my day

Yeah, he had his flaws, but he did have some good posts.

[18thofMay]

I miss Ghost.

Take your pick! Is the discussion not:

A) rambling enough for you?
B) homophobic enough for you?
C) utilising the colour text feature enough for you?
D) filled with enough faux-smart, 'cosmic', 'ah, I remember my first joint' philosophy for your tastes?

Faux smart.. love it..

[SamMcK]

I miss Ghost.

Take your pick! Is the discussion not:

A) rambling enough for you?
B) homophobic enough for you?
C) utilising the colour text feature enough for you?
D) filled with enough faux-smart, 'cosmic', 'ah, I remember my first joint' philosophy for your tastes?

Well when you put it that way. 

Still, I always thought he had more interesting things to say then Phil Cohen, I only mentioned Ghost because he didn't bore me to death!

[SMiLE Brian]

I miss Ghost.

Take your pick! Is the discussion not:

A) rambling enough for you?
B) homophobic enough for you?
C) utilising the colour text feature enough for you?
D) filled with enough faux-smart, 'cosmic', 'ah, I remember my first joint' philosophy for your tastes?

Ah,the concise summary of those wacky days of ghost, a walking Public Service Announcement on why not to use drugs.... 

[PhilCohen]

.... Mr.Doe's statue is the reason why I was banished from the IMWAN forum, but he wasn't.

Mr. Doe has a statue now?!?

 

A typographical error. Of course, I meant Stature.

Nothing like a typographical error. Typography is to do with print. More likely a subliminal indication of some subconscious desire to deify Mr Doe.

Actually, it's me adjusting to a very different keyboard(versus the one with my previous computer) on a new computer that I've owned for 3 weeks.

[Andrew G. Doe]

Really ? Your new computer doesn't have a QWERTY keyboard ?  You do talk some pish, Phil. 

[mikeyj]

Really ? Your new computer doesn't have a QWERTY keyboard ?  You do talk some pish, Phil. 

Maybe his computer doesn't have a QWERTY keyboard: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dvorak_Simplified_Keyboard

[Andrew G. Doe]

Really ? Your new computer doesn't have a QWERTY keyboard ?  You do talk some pish, Phil.  

Maybe his computer doesn't have a QWERTY keyboard: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dvorak_Simplified_Keyboard

Actually, that would be entirely in character, giving him one more thing to bitch about for no good reason.

Seriously, have you ever seen one of those ? Me neither.