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Post by iamcomplaining88 on Nov 5, 2022 20:08:34 GMT
A lot of record companies are releasing box sets with every album in it by a specific band, or a specific era, why can't they do the same with Quo?
They could release 4 box sets with every studio and live album in them, all remastered, either with or without bonus tracks, I'd definitely buy them as I don't really buy single albums anymore, much prefer buying a box set with a lot of albums in it.
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Post by azza200 on Nov 5, 2022 21:00:38 GMT
I agree and it makes logical sense but Quo management doesn't have logical sense in their releases and prefer to do half arsed releases
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Post by allyp on Nov 5, 2022 21:09:47 GMT
Interest maybe? Something like a Beatles re release or pink floyd will sell beyond the fanbase. Not many will pay over a £100 for an expanded release like that.
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Post by mortified on Nov 5, 2022 22:13:22 GMT
Difficult to say about interest. This is specialist stuff, even when it comes to Beatles releases.
Quo's albums have been re-released in vinyl box sets and very impressive they were too. The last one had an additional LP containing some oddities but the attention to detail with the original album sleeves was terrific. Right down to the texture of the On The Level album which matched the original perfectly.
Basically, they'll say it's been done already. Which, in a sense, is true. And, unusually for Quo, ahead of many other acts.
But they were not cheap. Something like £180.00 or so for each of the two boxes. That sort of outlay is for the collector and serious fan only. If they did it again, they'd have to offer something really special for me to fork out again.
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Post by Quoincidence on Nov 6, 2022 17:50:57 GMT
I see yet another release of Status Quos back-catalogue as stupid. They've already been released twice (if not more: Don't Stop, Under The Influence, and The Party Ain't Over Yet) in the past 2 decades. Tim Turan remasters, and the Deluxe Edition series.
Probably wouldn't be an expensive exercise, as they wouldn't need the albums to be remastered with them having been done by Andy Pearce (UMG), and AVP Media recently.
I'd rather they do a boxset of unreleased material than revisiting albums we have, but in a fancy box
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Post by sqcollector on Nov 6, 2022 19:36:25 GMT
I wouldn't mind a boxset with unreleased studio material. Oh yeah!
I also wouldn't mind proper Deluxe/Collector's editions of their albums. The Deluxe Editions didn't quite cut it, in some cases... I would prefer a boxset with hi-res flat transfers of the tapes. Preferably properly transferred. Andy Pearce's had some dropouts and clicks. And sometimes they weren't even new transfers.
Also for B-sides and unreleased material of that era.
A remix; a safety/production master transfer, I don't know. A live show... I don't know, everything.
You know, like Jethro Tull, Yes and others have been getting.
I can dream.
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Post by per on Nov 6, 2022 19:49:06 GMT
I see yet another release of Status Quos back-catalogue as stupid. They've already been released twice (if not more: Don't Stop, Under The Influence, and The Party Ain't Over Yet) in the past 2 decades. Tim Turan remasters, and the Deluxe Edition series. Probably wouldn't be an expensive exercise, as they wouldn't need the albums to be remastered with them having been done by Andy Pearce (UMG), and AVP Media recently. I'd rather they do a boxset of unreleased material than revisiting albums we have, but in a fancy box Exactly! Some box sets with unreleased live recordings would be the really, really interesting thing and it’s quite hard to understand why the management and Record-company hasn’t understood that yet! • Rolling Stones has released some fantastic live stuff the last ten years, both in the serie ”From the Vault” and other stuff too • Kiss has released some really interesting conserts in their serie ”Off the Soundboard” • UFO released a cd box set of all the conserts from the tour when ”Strangers In the Night” was recorded and one of the gigs (Youngstown) as a double vinyl for RSD • Slade recently released a live box with some fantastic, previously unheard live material • Thin Lizzy are planning to release a massive box set with all the gigs that were used for the ”Live & Dangerous” album (9 cd’s are rumoured) I cant understand why Quo cant do something similar? For example a cd-box with all the four 1975 gigs, acompanied by a vinyl double of one of the gigs (Stoke maybe?), a box set with all the three Glasgow 1976 gigs, a double album with the Hammersmith 1979 gig. I’m quite sure that all these products would sell lots better than many of the meaningless compliations that are flooding the market. I would absolutely love to buy them! |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 6, 2022 20:22:36 GMT
You can only scrape the same barrel so many times before you run out of wood, plus you need to have a customer base who want to buy the shavings.
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Post by freewilly on Nov 7, 2022 0:19:44 GMT
You can only scrape the same barrel so many times before you run out of wood, plus you need to have a customer base who want to buy the shavings. This is the thing... It's not about old vs new but, there was a big media interest at the time of the first FF reunion. So, logically thinking, with public interest at a high, you flog a product. Even in the aftermath, the press that they got, they could have flogged a few reissues or boxsets. I know they released a boxset of Live but, it was cack and only a few of us knew about it. It was poorly advertised like the 2nd tour. It's just bad management and I feel Francis should know this or maybe he doesn't want to do it. The current line up of the band can do their best and only do so much but, from what I gather, a lot of interest from the general public died with Rick in 2016. To them, it was always Rick and Francis and the two of them portrayed Quo as that. It also doesn't help the brand if the one member the public knows is saying, "Nah, no new stuff. No interest" Perhaps I'm wrong but, I can only go by the people I speak to but, if a box set or reissue of every album comes out, it's only going to be us that buys it and it wouldn't be worth the brand's while. The other reissues with incredibly dodgy bootlegs told me enough anyways. If it ever happened, I'd buy them in a heartbeat but, highly doubt it. Luke busts his bollocks, with material, uploads and going beyond the point of call and I cherish him for it! As should every single Quo fan... We're a very luck fanbase to know and have such a person! But why is he doing it and Quo's own management can't be arsed? That to me speaks volumes... |
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Post by Quoincidence on Nov 7, 2022 1:13:21 GMT
You can only scrape the same barrel so many times before you run out of wood, plus you need to have a customer base who want to buy the shavings. Luke busts his bollocks, with material, uploads and going beyond the point of call and I cherish him for it! As should every single Quo fan... We're a very luck fanbase to know and have such a person! But why is he doing it and Quo's own management can't be arsed? That to me speaks volumes...  iirc, the first ever correspondence that I had with Universal was me complaining about the appalling "Live At The N.E.C." 2017. How they got that release SO wrong is beyond me. If they'd have taken one look into their own archives, they would have seen that they have a full copy of the show. Really it should have been given the Super Deluxe treatment and had both nights at the N.E.C. remixed and included the Glasgow Apollo radio broadcast - but no. The 'Live!' super deluxe release could have been properly expanded with all 3 nights in Glasgow, and the full Tokyo Quo show (as it exists). I will continue to try my best with these releases, but I can only push so much. Heavy Traffic should have been full of demos, as well as the live show, but we know what happened there... Still wondering why RPJ hasn't pulled together a release of Recorded Delivery... The furthest he went was getting the original mix of 'Halloween' to close 'Over And Out', as opposed to the B-Side Remix from 'Who Gets The Love?'. I think the only Deluxe Edition that I'm somewhat well and truly proud of is "Rock 'til You Drop". I could quite have easily taken the "it's too late to add anything else to the tracklisting" and left it barren, but I pushed back and got more tracks added from each show. It could have been better, had I been involved from the start. Still hate that I put "The Price Of Love" in the wrong order, but oh well. Enjoy! |
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Post by mortified on Nov 7, 2022 7:04:51 GMT
You can only scrape the same barrel so many times before you run out of wood, plus you need to have a customer base who want to buy the shavings. This is the thing... It's not about old vs new but, there was a big media interest at the time of the first FF reunion. So, logically thinking, with public interest at a high, you flog a product. Even in the aftermath, the press that they got, they could have flogged a few reissues or boxsets. I know they released a boxset of Live but, it was cack and only a few of us knew about it. It was poorly advertised like the 2nd tour. It's just bad management and I feel Francis should know this or maybe he doesn't want to do it. The current line up of the band can do their best and only do so much but, from what I gather, a lot of interest from the general public died with Rick in 2016. To them, it was always Rick and Francis and the two of them portrayed Quo as that. It also doesn't help the brand if the one member the public knows is saying, "Nah, no new stuff. No interest" Perhaps I'm wrong but, I can only go by the people I speak to but, if a box set or reissue of every album comes out, it's only going to be us that buys it and it wouldn't be worth the brand's while. The other reissues with incredibly dodgy bootlegs told me enough anyways. If it ever happened, I'd buy them in a heartbeat but, highly doubt it. Luke busts his bollocks, with material, uploads and going beyond the point of call and I cherish him for it! As should every single Quo fan... We're a very luck fanbase to know and have such a person! But why is he doing it and Quo's own management can't be arsed? That to me speaks volumes... Well said, mate 👍 |
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Post by gerh on Nov 7, 2022 10:29:00 GMT
Yep agreed, I reckon that but for Luke I would’ve given up on Quo (again!)
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Post by viza on Nov 16, 2022 19:37:12 GMT
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Post by matt on Nov 16, 2022 20:02:34 GMT
Thing is that I’m not sure after 91 they have the depth of material or fan base to make this viable.
They were never huge on non album b-sides back in the day, and the later ones are largely crap anyway.
I really enjoyed the Aint Complaining, and RTYD recent release though. One of their better latter day releases
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Post by cammythemortonfan on Nov 16, 2022 22:08:20 GMT
Luke busts his bollocks, with material, uploads and going beyond the point of call and I cherish him for it! As should every single Quo fan... We're a very luck fanbase to know and have such a person! But why is he doing it and Quo's own management can't be arsed? That to me speaks volumes... iirc, the first ever correspondence that I had with Universal was me complaining about the appalling "Live At The N.E.C." 2017. How they got that release SO wrong is beyond me. If they'd have taken one look into their own archives, they would have seen that they have a full copy of the show. Really it should have been given the Super Deluxe treatment and had both nights at the N.E.C. remixed and included the Glasgow Apollo radio broadcast - but no. The 'Live!' super deluxe release could have been properly expanded with all 3 nights in Glasgow, and the full Tokyo Quo show (as it exists). I will continue to try my best with these releases, but I can only push so much. Heavy Traffic should have been full of demos, as well as the live show, but we know what happened there... Still wondering why RPJ hasn't pulled together a release of Recorded Delivery... The furthest he went was getting the original mix of 'Halloween' to close 'Over And Out', as opposed to the B-Side Remix from 'Who Gets The Love?'. I think the only Deluxe Edition that I'm somewhat well and truly proud of is "Rock 'til You Drop". I could quite have easily taken the "it's too late to add anything else to the tracklisting" and left it barren, but I pushed back and got more tracks added from each show. It could have been better, had I been involved from the start. Still hate that I put "The Price Of Love" in the wrong order, but oh well. Enjoy! Not at all, I’m not having you being hard on yourself there. The RTYD deluxe is brilliant and the fact we got unreleased tracks from the RTYD event on there like Let’s Work Together, The Price of Love etc was so appreciated 👍 |
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