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Things are pretty slow as they have a tendency to get now and again. We have some good news and a new edition of Pit Stop, what better way to go into the weekend.
And here we go...
WEA have a batch of albums scheduled on thru til the end of the year even though I'm willing to bet more titles pop onto the horizon.
On October 14, The Distillers latest, Coral Fang, will appear on store shelves in two different covers, the standard cover and an alternate cover. Also on the 14th, the ZZ Top Box set, Chrome, Smoke, and BBQ will issue in two styles, the standard CD and a Limited Edition Box. Both sets will contain 4CDs.
The expected DVD for Depeche Mode, 101, will move to October 21. Also on October 21 will be the before mentioned Eagles 2CD 'best of', The Very Best of The Eagles, and will also contain a DVD. Additionally, the Rush 3CD companion to the DVD, Rush in Rio, will also be delivered on this date.
On the 28th of October, there will be a 3CD Billy Bragg essential title, Must I Paint You a Picture?: The Essential Billy Bragg. There will also be many more releases that we have spoke of in many posts, REM, Neil Young DVD-Audios, Jackson Browne's Running on Empty DVD-A, Mike Oldfield's TB2003 DVD-A, and Erasure. October 28 is a BIG month with lots of titles so be very prepared.
Looking into November, Matchbox 20's as yet untitled album; P.O.D.; Robert Plant's 'best of', Sixty Six to Timbuktu; Black Sabbath's Black Box; and an addition with Fabolous's More Street Dreams Volume One: The Mix Tape which will be available on CD and LP. These appear on the 4th of November.
On the 11th, Kid Rock; Josh Groban's Closer (Special Edition); Dream Theatre; Devo's The Complete Truth about De-Evolution DVD; Linkin Park's Live in Texas (CD w DVD); a Peter, Paul, and Mary Box 4CD/1DVD Box set, Carry It On as well as their In These Times. Also on the 11th is LeAnn Rimes' Greatest Hits; Talking Heads' 3CD/1DVD Box set, Once in a Lifetime that will contain a version of Storytelling Giant (I AM EXCITED BEYOND EXCITEMENT ON THIS ISSUE). Catching a breath, there will also be a Phil Collins DVD, Serious Hits Live; and a Stone Temple Pilots CD.
On the 18th, Tori Amos' Tales of a Librarian - The Collection; a Blue Man Group DVD; the 3 hotly anticipated Fleetwood Mac upgrades, Tusk, Fleetwood Mac, and Rumours; Red Hot Chili Peppers CD w/DVD; Simple Plans; and Hank Williams Jr.
For the 25th of November, Jackson Browne's DVD-A of Naked Ride Home; Missy Elliott CD and LP issues; REM DVD-Audios of Green and New Adventures in Hi-Fi (pant pant); and a 2CD rarities collection for Paul Simon.
Looking ahead we have scheduled stuff for T Rex; Brian Wilson; Chicago; Jim Croce; ELP; Faces; EmmyLou Harris; Yes; and Los Lobos to mention a few. Be patient.
Closing off for the weekend, we have the new issue of Duane's Pit Stop. Be cool and we'll see you on Monday. We'll have some reviews, some XRCD news, and hopefully some more release info.
Thanks to readers for sending in your experiences with satellite radio. They will be very helpful. You guys are better than any expected CD by a long shot.
I'll just get the cancellation out of the way first. Hoping that you're not an Annie Lennox fan as BMG reports that the scheduled DVD-Audio disc of her Bare title has been cancelled. To give a bit of hope, lots of titles have been cancelled only to reappear some time later. But, for now, it's off the books.
In addition, Bruce Hornsby's 'best of', Greatest Radio Hits, have been moved to January 13. If you were waiting for that one, make your change on the calendar.
Sanctuary's Castle Records delivers a few retro titles with Arthur Brown's Kingdom Come. The discs are Galactic Zoo Dossier; Journey; and Kingdom Come. Those enter the schedule for a November 18 release date.
More Castle releases are Albert Lee's That's Alright, Mama: The Country Fever and Black Crow Sessions arriving on November 18.
And, believe it or not, we have exhaused the news this week, thus far. We can hope for a better outcome for tomorrow so click back to see what we have. There will be a new Pit Stop by in any case.
I have a request before we get on to the sparse news for today. And while we're straining to get some newsworthy items out on the wire for you, we're not empty handed. What I need is feedback from digital radio users, both Sirius and XM. We're preparing an article and I need to know your experiences with both systems, what you like and what you don't like. Just open the floodgates and write away.
Now...
CDs
The nice selections of King Biscuit Flower Hour Archive Series increases a few more titles on October 21. They join a great batch of already released titles that includes, Robin Trower, Ramones, Molly Hatchet, Todd Rundgren, and Uriah Heep amongst others. The new bands scheduled to receive King Biscuit live concert issue are Emerson, Lake, and Palmer; David Crosby; Kingfish; and Greg Lake. Released yesterday were Pat Travers; Iggy Pop; Blackfoot; and Renaissance (Pt 2). Watch for reviews from MusicTAP. We recently reviewed a batch with Kansas; April Wine; Robin Trower; and Humble Pie.
On November 11, The Stone Temple Pilots have a 'best of' coming. The album, Thank You, will contain 15 songs including an acoustic renditon of "Plush" as well as a new track, "All In the Suit That You Wear".
Fans of MTV's Headbanger's Ball will get an MTV2 Headbanger's Ball, a 2CD set due on October 7.
Universal has readied an Edie Brickell album, Volcano, which is slated for an October 14 date.
The Fleetwood Mac Rhino reissues are bumped to November 18. Titles affected are Fleetwood Mac, Rumours, and Tusk.
DVD-Audio
A Neil Young bump for Greendale will place it on the same release date as the expected 4 releases, American Stars n Bars, Re-Act-Or, On the Beach, and Hawks and Doves on October 28. That will be five Neil Yound DVD-As on the same date.
Well, you know it happens every now and again. There is little to report on at this time. It does happen from time to time where we exhaust what's expected. We'll be back tomorrow with what happens in the interim.
Don't leave without checking out the review of Pushing Red Button's self titled album by John P Dunphy. There's more reviews coming all the time.
It turns out that a few of you have that Logitech MX700 Wireless Mouse that we spoke of yesterday. It's certainly a great piece of work. Also, while I'm at it, Bill Hunt, over at The Digital Bits has a 'priced right' combo SACD/DVD/DVD-Audio player link for you folks just waiting for the right reason to dive into the hi-rez pool. Best Buy has it for US$179. You won't be sorry.
There's an Offspring title, Splinter, that will be made available on November 11 from Columbia Records.
There is a brief update concerning the Bare Naked Ladies disc that is coming up on October 21. The special Limited Edition will contain the CD plus a DVD of the follwoing contents:
- The album available in hi resolution Stereo and 5.1 Surround mixes
- Yes! Yes!! Yes!!!, a non- album track mixed in 5.1 surround
- 3 Studio video clips
- 11 song acoustic sessions from the album. Can be accessed as video w/ dialogue as well as audio only.
The upcoming Dave Matthews Band has just got itself a title. there is no other information available yet. The title is now Central Park and is scheduled for November 11. The DVD-Audio has dropped off the schedule as I see it but, so far, we don't assume a complete delay. We'll keep you posted.
The entire Jean Wyclef issue of The Preacher's Son has been bumped to November 4. Alicia Keys' The Diary of Alicia Keys, likewise has been bumped. It will now be available on December 2.
We have new additions to the ever burgeoning DVD-Audio catalog of BMG. One will be an Outkast title, Stankonia, and will be available on November 11 from Arista/LaFace. In addition, a now untitled DVD from Outkast is scheduled for December 9. Other DVD-Audio schedules include Santana's Shaman and Supernatural. Both of these issues will street on November 11.
Jennifer Lopez's J Lo is back on the list for SACD release for the date of December 30.
We've updated TAPSheet to reflect the new additions.
Here are some additions to schedules:
On February 24, there is an expected album from Janet Jackson. Of course, there is no info right now but we'll get there.
February 10 will bring a Courtney Love issue, America's Sweetheart. This disc will be available as PA (Parental Advisory) and Edited. Additionally, Virgin will release Lenny Kravitz' Funk, on the same day.
Narada Records issues a Keiko Matsui (Wild Flower) on April 6 and will release a Tony Levin title on May 18.
For DVD news, Good Charlotte will issue a DVD, Video Collection, on November 4.
Here's a look at what's on the upcoming U2 DVD, U2 Go Home: Live From Slane Castle:
DVD: U2 Go Home - Live From Slane Castle
Slane Castle, Ireland
September 1st 2001
Audio: PCM & 5.1 DTS
Date of release: November 17th 2003
Content of DVD
"Unforgettable Fire" documentary (28 mins.) with bonus track
Complete show from September 1st 2001 at Slane Castle, Ireland (106 mins)
· Elevation
· Beautiful Day
· Until The End Of The World
· New Year's Day
· Out Of Control
· Sunday Bloody Sunday
· Wake Up Dead Man
· Stuck In A Moment You Can't Get Out Of
· Kite
· Angel Of Harlem
· Desire
· Staring At The Sun
· All I Want Is You
· Where The Streets Have No Name
· Mysterious Ways
· Pride (In The Name Of Love)
· Bullet The Blue Sky
· With Or Without You
· One
· Walk On
Bonus Tracks: The DVD will include a 30-minute documentary about U2's day at Slane and commentary and maybe some special features.
Thanks to TAP reader, Eric Mackenstadt for the heads up.
We have a review for you. The Rolling Stones release today the first MultiChannel experience of "Sympathy For The Devil". That's full 5.1, baby. And it does rock!!
Tomorrow, we have a review from John P Dunphy as well as more from myself. So check back.
Hello all over again. Never let it be said that little bitty articles or mentions don't sell products. I read a little sidebar in Wired Magazine, my favourite magazine incidentally, and they mentioned a great cordless mouse (hate those bloody wires, I really do). They also mentioned that the speed is perfect for even Quake games. Well, that sold me. This $70 retail priced mouse by Logitech, the MX700 is one slick piece of machinery. And it feels so good to not have that 'wire tug'. You all know what I'm talking about. Works great and comes highly recommended. Oh, there were other things too. Yikes!!
We are still hard at work on our TAPSheet which will list upcomings. We're going to start with SACDs/DVD-As until we get that caught up. DVDs after that. LPs and CDs. Imports. What the HELL am I getting myself into? It's available now for your download although largely unfinished. I do this in the hopes that you'll provide some feedback so that we can make this thing work for everyone. To access it, just point your mouse over the menu, TAPSheet and either 1) click through or 2) right-click and 'save target as'. This is an ongoing project. It's certainly an ambitious one. It's not completely ready now but will be in time. I may decide some of it to be too much but we'll see as we go along.
The Hall of Fame ballots are out. On the list of nominees are:
- George Harrison
- Prince
- John Mellencamp
- Jackson Browne
- ZZ Top
- Sex Pistols
- Patti Smith
- Black Sabbath
- Lynyrd Skynyrd
- Gram Parsons
- The Dells
- The "5" Royales
- Bob Seger
- The Stooges
- Traffic
I would be surprised if George Harrison did not join band mates, John and Paul, into the HoF.
What have we dug up? There's a bunch of great news, too. So, here we go...
We're going to dig a bit into 2004. Remember, things change and these titles can bump and sometimes even disappear. Now..
CDs
GRP is releasing a George Benson album, Irreplaceable, on February 10 and an untitled Paul Brown on February 3. More jazz titles come from Verve with Dinah Washington's After Hours with Miss D scheduled for February 10 and an Astrud Gilberto disc, Astrud for Lovers, destined for a January 27 date. January 27 also brings the promise for a Johnny Hartman title, Hartman for Lovers from Impulse Records.
Hip-O Records have a few titles on the calendar for January. There's a Millennium Collection series disc for Cher, Volume 2, and a Joe Cocker disc, Ultimate Collection. Both are scheduled for January 14. Also on the 14th of January there is a 50th Anniversary Anthology for The Four Tops. Motown issues Love Songs from The Temptations on January 14.
Getting back to 2003, Island is preparing a Hoobastank release that has yet to be titled. You can expect that on December 9.
Dreamworks will issue the latest from Nelly Furtado, Folklore, as an Enhanced title, on November 25. Look for Floetry, also from Dreamworks, on November 18. The album, Floetry Live, will issue with both the standard CD and a bonus DVD.
From Universal, Godsmack's The Other Side Acoustic Album, will appear on November 18 along with Helmet's 'best of', Unsung: The Very Best of Helmet (1991-1997) from Interscope. American Records will issue a Slayer box for November 18, Soundtrack to the Apocalypse, Deluxe Edition.
Decca Records continue their fine remastering and collecting of those old great classic performers with Marilyn Horne title, Just for the Record: The Golden Voice, on the calendar for November 11. And from the fallen, 2Pac, there's a nice package arriving from Interscope called, Resurrection for November 4. And the styles that it will arrive in are LP and CD plus an edited CD version.
Bon Jovi fans will get a special issue, This Left Feels Right: Greatest Hits With a Twist. Expect that Mercury output on November 4.
Remember Charlie Rich on Top 40? Varese Sarabande will issue a 'best of' for Charlie Rich on November 4. This issue is titled Complete Singles Plus:1958-1963, The Sun Years. Varese Sarabande will also release a Gene Clark & Carla Olsen, So Rebellious a Lover on the 4th of November.
Sheryl Crow will have her 'best of' issued on November 4. Greatest Hits will arrive from A&M and will come out in standard CD issue and as one of those nifty Deluxe Editions.
Varese Sarabande has scheduled a Count Basie disc, Wild & Swingin' on October 28 as well as a Debbie Gibson title, Colored Lights: The Broadway Album. Additionally, they have calendared a Doug Kershaw 'live/best of', Louisiana Man: The Very Best of Doug Kershaw Live.
We have a few more titles before we exhale here.
Polydor will issue a Moody Blues holiday album, December, on October 28 and Universal Special Products releases, Muddy Waters Woodstock Album.
SACDs
Elton John's Goodbye Yellow Brick Road issues from Island Records on November 11 in it's pass from title announcement to actual schedule entry.
I know that Stevie Ray Vaughn's Couldn't Stand The Weather has dropped off the schedule as well as The Byrd's Fifth Dimension. We'll keep an eye on this for you should they reappear.
Bummer!!
DVDs
There's a lot of you that have heard in the grapevine that there will be a Peter Gabriel DVD coming to us. Now you can actually pull out the pencil and lead in the the date as November 4. The issue is Growing Up Live and will be pretty damn good, if you ask me.
Buena Vista will release a Hilary Duff DVD, All Access Pass, on November 4.
On October 28, Culture Club fans will get their DVD, 20th Anniversary Concert: Live at Royal Albert Hall. Also on the same date, Motown will street a Lionel Richie DVD, The Collection, Volume One in both Amaray and DVD-Jewel.
LPs
You will love this piece of news, Stones fans. Abkco is going to take all those great DSD remasters and press 'em. Yep, LPs all around. Here's the rundown of the available titles streeting on October 28.
- Aftermath (UK)
- Beggars Banquet
- Between the Buttons (UK)
- Big Hits (High Tide and Green Grass)
- England's Newest Hit Makers
- Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out
- Hot Rocks (1964-1971) 2LP
- Let It Bleed
- Metamorphosis
- Out of Our Heads
- Their Satanic Majesties Request
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