RE: Swagger Reissue Update

[EDoxtator <doc6502@ya...com>]

And well said PV1.

The production on "Swagger" is extremely good-- the instruments all have 
space
(i.e. "Jacket Hangs", "World View Blue"), they all have the right amount of
"swirl" (i.e. "What It Is"), they all have the right levels (i.e. the whole
record-- my biggest complaint with recordings these days is the insane 
amount
of compression and bass that are applied), etc.  It's one of the things 
that
makes Swagger such a stunning record.   

In fact, the first 5 tracks of off "Swagger" are (for me) the most 
perfectly
arranged, produced, and performed pop tunes ever.

Ever.

-Doc

--- Paul Vallis <paulvallis@ho...com> wrote:

> Good points Paul.
> 
> I think I said a while ago that I didn't think that there was much left 
> in 
> the vaults that hadn't already been released, and that looks to be the 
> way.  
> Remastering has made quite a difference to a lot of old recordings, but 
> could it really make much of a difference to something that was made 
> well 
> under 20 years ago by a respected producer?  I think it could just end 
> up as 
> a "different" production.  Its definately an lp that should be available 
> in 
> some format, but whether there's enough there for us die-hards to fork 
> out 
> for it again is debatable.
> 
> I guess that EMI will sort out some sort of web presence themselves if 
> none 
> other exists at the time (or even if it does!) as they have with Patrick 
> Duff's recent solo lp.  Its a fairly perfunctory site, but at least its 
> there.
> 
> If EMI put some money and effort into promotion and publicity (if only 
> getting a few high profile reviews in the likes of Q, Mojo and Uncut) 
> then 
> it could make a big difference.  That will probably be dictated by 
> whatever 
> else is happening on the label and accumulating budgets and manpower at 
> the 
> same time.
> 
> Any more gig personnel rumours surfaced yet?  I'm no longer as close to 
> people who would know as I used to be I'm afraid!
> 
> PV1
> 
> 
> 
> From: "Paul Vearncombe" <paul_vearncombe@ho...com>
> Reply-To: The Blue Aeroplanes Mailing List <blueplanes@st...net>
> To: blueplanes@st...net
> Subject: RE: [Blueplanes] Swagger Reissue Update
> Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2005 19:19:44 +0000
> 
> Hmmm....
> 
> Am I gonna pay �12 for one track which I don't already have?
> 
> I guess the only other thing is that it might be remastered.  Wasn't 
> there 
> some falling-out between the producer and the band?  Didn't he (Gil 
> Norton?) 
> hate Rodney or something?  I suppose it might be re-engineered rather 
> than 
> remastered.  Anybody know?  Anybody want to tell us?
> 
> It does make me wonder, all this.  I mean, who's going to buy it if not 
> us 
> lot?  And can we find out anything?  Can we bollocks.  It's long past 
> time 
> that the band had a website with all this kind of thing on it.
> 
> Clearly somebody's going to have to trap and interrogate one of the band 
> on 
> December 2nd.
> 
> PV2
> 
> >From: "Micheal Herd" <mikeherd@ho...com>
> >Reply-To: The Blue Aeroplanes Mailing List <blueplanes@st...net>
> >To: blueplanes@st...net
> >Subject: RE: [Blueplanes] Swagger Reissue Update
> >Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2005 15:24:38 +0000
> >
> >Track listing now on amazon shows 6 or 7 unreleased items plus 6 or 7 
> >which 
> >have been released on the 2nd volume of "friendloverplane"
> >
> >
> >>From: James McGalliard <inpresslondon@ya...co.uk>
> >>Reply-To: The Blue Aeroplanes Mailing List <blueplanes@st...net>
> >>To: blueplanes@st...net
> >>Subject: [Blueplanes] Swagger Reissue Update
> >>Date: Sat, 12 Nov 2005 10:34:40 +0000 (GMT)
> >>
> >>
> >>Anyone got any more info to back this up?
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>"THE BLUE AEROPLANES are to see their 'Swagger Deluxe' album reissued 
> >>in 
> >>an expanded remastered edition on January 16th. The release, expanded 
> >>to 
> >>2-CDs features the original album on one disc and fourteen extra 
> >>tracks 
> >>and unreleased material on the other, including the demo version of 
> >>'What 
> >>It Is' featuring REM frontman MICHAEL STIPE on vocals. The band will 
> >>peform the album in full at a special gig at London's Borderline on 
> >>January 31st in advance of a brand new studio album, 'Altitude', the 
> >>band's first new release for ten years which is scheduled for a March 
> >>release..."
> >>
> >>Source: http://www.remembertheeighties.com/index2.html
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>No sign of a tracklisting on Amazon
> >>
>
>>http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000BIOGUG/qid=1131791532/sr=1-7/ref=sr_1_11_7/202-5336744-9309411
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
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