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Post by frozenhero on Jan 31, 2024 23:17:52 GMT
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Post by Quoincidence on Jan 31, 2024 23:27:29 GMT
Depends what your suggestions were. Still waiting for my copy to turn up. Another Quo release im credited in, afaik
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Post by mortified on Feb 1, 2024 5:38:21 GMT
Can I take it this isn't just a re-release of the triple CD box, The Early Works, from 1990 or The Early Years from 1992?
Although there are 5 CD's here, I imagine there will have to be a crossover of tracks.
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Post by gav on Feb 1, 2024 9:13:19 GMT
Maybe including both mono and stereo CD's of Picturesque and Spare Parts, and the accompanying BBC sessions, which would give it a couple of extra CD's to make up to 5? Don't t hink there would be enough material otherwise.
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Post by theprogfather on Feb 1, 2024 18:59:25 GMT
My first thought was that it might include both of the 2CD sets of Picturesque Matchstickable Messages & Spare Parts and the 5th disc would be all the pre-Status Quo singles and B-Sides.
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Post by theprogfather on Feb 1, 2024 20:35:49 GMT
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Post by per on Feb 1, 2024 21:19:32 GMT
Looks like a really nice box IMO, I like the artwork a lot! I guess though that all the BBC stuff also is on the BBC-box set, so it’s more or less only some of the Spectres stuff that I haven’t got already. But still very tempting!😁
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Post by roquer on Feb 2, 2024 13:23:15 GMT
Still waiting for my copy to turn up. Another Quo release im credited in, afaik If your name is there, now it has got my atention.
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Post by dennis on Feb 2, 2024 15:21:50 GMT
Still waiting for my copy to turn up. Another Quo release im credited in, afaik If your name is there, now it has got my atention. are you planning to sue?
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Post by frozenhero on Feb 2, 2024 19:17:52 GMT
Depends what your suggestions were. Still waiting for my copy to turn up. Another Quo release im credited in, afaik The name and concept of a disc called "Before Status Quo" are mine Now I'm feeling a bit smug (Admittedly, it's not the most original idea...) I'll have to dig out my old files to see how much else survived from my concept. I certainly didn't suggest putting two different albums on one CD twice, but I also don't hate the idea.
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Post by frozenhero on Feb 2, 2024 19:19:57 GMT
Looks like the sleeves have the full title. But yeah, the bummer about the handling of the two albums on CD 1 and 2 is that both discs have a miniature version of the original cover, which wouldn't have been the case if it had been done as you mention. A bit inelegant. Speaking of sleeves, I would've put the Spectres/Traffic Jam disc in a cover based on this single...
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Post by gav on Feb 2, 2024 22:53:19 GMT
No one's noticed amongst the track listing the first official appearance on CD of two Spectres demos 'Love In Vain' and 'Say That You Need Me' from 1965, only previously available on a vinyl-only rare psyche compilation.
I've a feeling these might have come from the archive of Roy Lynes who once included an excerpt of one of them when he used to post little homemade vintage-Quo videos on his YouTube channel, which i think may no longer be in existence, not sure.
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Post by frozenhero on Feb 3, 2024 8:56:44 GMT
No one's noticed amongst the track listing the first official appearance on CD of two Spectres demos 'Love In Vain' and 'Say That You Need Me' from 1965, only previously available on a vinyl-only rare psyche compilation. I've a feeling these might have come from the archive of Roy Lynes who once included an excerpt of one of them when he used to post little homemade vintage-Quo videos on his YouTube channel, which i think may no longer be in existence, not sure. I'm glad you picked up on that! I remember reading about those and thinking these really deserve a wider release, and that's probably why they're on there. Occasionally, I do get things right As I said, it's been such a long time since I looked at those spreadsheets that I've forgotten a lot of my thought processes. (One thing I did remember was that I had also suggested the inclusion of the Vienna bootleg - yeah, it sounds bad, but it's the only known live recording of the band's pre-boogie set.)
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Post by mortified on Feb 3, 2024 9:21:36 GMT
I also notice that Do You Live In Fire? is listed as coming from the Spare Parts sessions but gives the date as 1981. Which is, of course, the year it was first released as opposed to it being recorded. But it's odd seeing it there on a compilation dealing with the band from 1966 to 1969.
But, to be fair, it's not going to confuse anyone who is interested in this release because they'll already know.
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Post by gav on Feb 3, 2024 11:53:26 GMT
No one's noticed amongst the track listing the first official appearance on CD of two Spectres demos 'Love In Vain' and 'Say That You Need Me' from 1965, only previously available on a vinyl-only rare psyche compilation. I've a feeling these might have come from the archive of Roy Lynes who once included an excerpt of one of them when he used to post little homemade vintage-Quo videos on his YouTube channel, which i think may no longer be in existence, not sure. I'm glad you picked up on that! I remember reading about those and thinking these really deserve a wider release, and that's probably why they're on there. Occasionally, I do get things right As I said, it's been such a long time since I looked at those spreadsheets that I've forgotten a lot of my thought processes. (One thing I did remember was that I had also suggested the inclusion of the Vienna bootleg - yeah, it sounds bad, but it's the only known live recording of the band's pre-boogie set.) Well done for remembering these!
I also wonder what happened to this project which would ultimately yield some very early Spectres demos:
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