What happened to the DVD-As?
Last February I was excitedly writing about a complete Roxy Music boxed set with remastered CDs of every studio album enhanced with the full complement of rare tracks and the crown jewel: four DVDs with two albums each on them mastered in 96/24 2.0! Like many, The Monk gets wrapped up in the hurly burly of life and work and the April 2 release data came and went without this release darkening any record store doors. I almost thought that the elaborate press release may have been an ill-timed April Fool’s gag, since never has any mention of these been made on the official Roxy/Ferry websites. Today, with little time for blogging, I thought that the time was ripe to investigate this non-phenomenon.
What I found is a mismash of conflicting retailer information, most of which suggests that the high-res remastering of the Roxy Music canon has been spiked, resulting in the downscaling of the set as a 10-pak of mere CDs. As seen on the EMI Canada website here. EMI Canada posits eight straight CDs with a 2xCD of bonus tracks as shown in the photo above. Yet, here’s a French retailer who says that the 4x DVD-As are still a go, with the bonus tracks appended to each album and the 4xDVD-As still included in the set. Troublingly, they are the source of the display photo above which clearly shows only 10 discs and no DVDs. Here’s a UK retailer who sets the release date as August 6, without any DVD-As. Finally, what does the 8000 lb. gorilla of web retailing have to say on the subject? Amazon is tightlipped about the whole thing, but at least gives a domestic price range that is fair enough for the CD only version. What’s the truth amid all of this skullduggery?
Let The Monk offer a hypothesis. As I theorized earlier, the complete box is a nice product for the uninitiated. They are being pitched the CD box in August with a rigorously complete complement of remixes, alternate tracks, and B-sides. The fanatics will be served with elaborate boxed sets in the $100 zone for each album. They will come with T-shirts, key chains, DVDs of video footage, and what have you but the high-res audio will be a part of these sets. It’s my hope that the amazing BBC sessions and live recordings will also be there for that kind of coin. We shall see.
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I have a slightly different hypothesis, Monk… that the person who claimed there would be the DVD-As of these fantastic albums was high on crack!
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chas_m – Then EMI employs crackheads, since this was from an official press release. As seen quoted here:
http://thequietus.com/articles/07828-roxy-music-prepare-box-set
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Querried a friend who keeps “in the know” when it comes to all things Roxy. This was the reply I received:
Does the below bit answer your question?
There will also be exclusive individual albums coming out on the anniversary of each album. I’ve written a small piece that may (or may not!) be included on the Roxy Music one about the day my Dad brought an advanced copy of the album home. There will be very rare stuff included.
The Complete Roxy Music
Studio Album – August 2012
The Complete Roxy Music is a box set released to celebrate the 40th Anniversarry of the year of band’s debut album, single and tour.. The box set includes all 8 studio albums as well as the 3 non album singles, b-sides, alternative single mixes and extended mixes released on their singles during the life of the band as a recording band 1972-1982.
The track listing compiles together for the first time the entire contents of the 8 studio LPs, and the 7″ singles & 12″ singles they released in one complete and concise CD Box Set for the first time.
(Release Date 6th August 2012)
The Complete Studio Recordings 1972-1982 includes each of the eight ‘Roxy Music’ Studio albums on CD
– Roxy Music
– For Your Pleasure
– Stranded
– Country Life
– Siren
– Manifesto
– Flesh And Blood
– Avalon
Each album has been taken back to its original form. Audio 2012 flat transfers from the original analogue master tapes, ensuring the audio sounds truer to its original LP sound.
The debut album ‘Roxy Music’ is as per the original release without Virginia Plain and ‘Manifesto’ album has the original release track list with the rock version of Angel Eyes and the ballad version of Dance Away
Plus two bonus discs of: SINGLES, B-SIDES AND ALTERNATIVE MIXES packed with tracks never available on CD before.
The track listing below is for the 2 bonus discs. Click on each track for details of its original origin.
Album Track Listing
Disc 1
Virginia Plain
The Numberer
Pyjamarama (Island Mix)
Pyjamarama (Polydor Mix)
The Pride And The Pain
Do The Strand (USA single mix)
Hula Kula
Your Application’s Failed
The Thrill Of It All (Greatest Hits Edit)
The Thrill Of It All (USA Single Version)
Love Is The Drug (USA Promo Mix)
Sultanesque
Both Ends Burning (Single Version)
For Your Pleasure (Live)
Trash 2
Dance Away Single Mix
Dance Away (Extended Remix)
Angel Eyes Single Mix
Angel Eyes (Extended Re-mix)
Disc 2
Oh Yeah (on the radio)
Manifesto (remake)
South Downs
Lover
Jealous Guy
To Turn You On (B-side version)
More Than This Single Version
Avalon (Single Version)
Always Unknowing
Take A Chance With Me (Single Version)
Take A Chance With Me (USA Single Version)
The Main Thing (Dance Mix)
The Main Thing (Re-mix)
Album Musicians & Credits
Bryan Ferry Vocals,Piano & Keyboards
Graham Simpson Bass Guitar
Andy Mackay Sax and Oboe
Eno Sytnesizer, treatments and tapes
Paul Thompson Drums and Percussion
Phil Manzanera Guitar
Rik Kenton Bass
John Porter Bass
Eddie Jobson Violin,Piano and Keyboards
John Gustafson Bass
The London Welsh Male Voice Choir Vocals
Paul Carrack Piano and Keyboards
Alan Spenner Bass
Gary Tibbs Bass
Richard Tee Piano
Steve Ferrone Drums
Rick Marotta Drums
Fiona Hibbert Harp
Luther Vandross Backing Vocals
Neil Jason Bass
Allan Schwartzberg Drums
Neil Hubbard Guitar
Simon Phillips Drums
Andy Newmark Drums
Jimmy Maelen Percussion
Fonzi Thornton Backing Vocals
Yanick Etienne Backing Vocals
Kermit Moore Cello
Peter Sinfield Producer 1972
Chris Thomas Producer 1973-1975
Rhett Davies Producer 1980-1982
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Echorich – So… on the 40th Anniversary of each RM album, there will be a DLX album box full of elaborate extras? It makes sense, but it also means that the program will take a decade to complete. In 2012 $100 boxed sets make economic sense to someone. Who can say where the industry will be in ten years? Hmm. Hmmm, indeed.
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I completely agree. I figure it’s another project that will lose steam before its complete.
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Echorich – Believe me, ten years from now no one will be buying $100 DLX RM boxes! No one will be able to afford them!!! Roxy’s 1st generation fans will be in their seventies. All of their money will be going to health care, and keeping the Walton Six in the manner to which they are accustomed.
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