Is this likely though? I hope, hope, hope and pray it happens.
Is this likely though? I hope, hope, hope and pray it happens.
To me The Holiday Collection On streaming is a pointless release, we will eventually get the Who’s That Girl EP with the remixes and the other tracks are already available.
This would well and truly be a Madonna dream come true.
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I mean, Madonna’s catalog was remastered for 5.1 audio 20 years ago and the project was shelved. Apple couldn’t stop her from releasing those if she had them updated.
Blu ray already is a format used for music, particularly these Dolby Atmos releases, Everything But the Girl, Tears for Fears and Shakespears Sister are a few recent examples of albums released on Blu Ray featuring Dolby Atmos mixes.
Atmos is not exclusive to Apple at all. The recent Dolby Atmos remaster of Shakespears Sister was made available on streaming services as well as on Bluray (alongside a discrete 5.1 downmix and a stereo downmix).
If Madonna's team sees the point in repressing Finally Enough Love in colorful vynil, I hope they also see the point in these sort of definitive releases for collectors.
https://superdeluxeedition.com/news...ours-is-the-next-sde-exclusive-blu-ray-audio/
Soundtracks to Remember. I love this idea too. It's such a nice collection of songs that kinda work like an alternative greatest hits. (Maybe would only need some shuffling around to ease out that Who's That Girl section and avoid opening with a ballad)
Seeing this list also makes me think where stuff like I Want You, You'll See / Verás and One More Chance would fit in her reissue campaign. In case the soundtrack album doesn't happen, I would love to see Something To Remember remastered as it compiled many soundtrack songs + these exclusives.
@AshtrayHeart @boy toy Oh I see! I didn't know they did Atmos albums on physical, I thought it was only other multichannel mixes. Thanks for correcting me. That'd be great if they did that with Madonna's re issues, the pessimistic side of me is expecting like a million different colour cassettes, but I'd love to be positively surprised. I didn't know about the 5.1 audio remasters project that @mindtrappa mentioned, what happened?
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There was a career spanning boxset announced for her 20th anniversary in 2003. Her entire catalog was digitized and remastered in 5.1 surround audio by Stuart Price and meant to be released on DVD-A format, which would also include her music videos. A new remix album was planned, along with a rarities album (this is how "Your Honesty" was discovered), and all her tours to date finally on DVD. Warner pushed it back a few times, and we got Remixed and Revisited instead to make up for it being pushed back. I think it was finally cancelled altogether in 2005, I assume because of cost.
I need Erotica, Bedtime Stories and Ray Of Light on Atmos and-blu ray audio as soon as possible. The remastered Rescue Me is proof that her 90s albums will really benefit from multi-channel audio.
The last I read Warner and Madonna couldn't come to an agreement how much of a income split there would be from it. 20 years ago is a completely different era in backcatologue marketing, so Madonna holding out so long has probably been a fairly canny decision for her.
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There were probably many factors for why it didn't come to fruition. I wouldn't be surprised if part of it was cost, then also the fact that Caresse Henry, Madonna's manager at the time who was the one heading the project, quit. And then we had Warner and Maverick suing each other. Just kind of a mess of events.
Either way, sucks we didn't get it then. But hopefully these deluxe reissues can build on what they were already doing.
I’ve seen you post this a dozen times, but everytime I read it, it still hurts.
Well at least we got Me Against The Music (and the remix) on Britney’s In The Zone Dvd Audio!
Rescue Me was remastered? For digital?
The albums on DVD-Audio would be fantastic, but at this point I just want anything at all to happen with the deluxe editions. It feels like eternity since the deal was announced and while we did get Finally Enough Love and some cool vinyl releases I am more than ready for the first deluxe album to arrive.
It’s part of the recent Dolby Atmos version of The Immaculate Collection. As others have mentioned, the difference is striking.
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I have been street teaming for Madonna to up her certifications and while I gladly accept The Immaculate Collection's re-up, she has a few albums ready to go!
Confessions is eligible for 2xP
Hard Candy is eligible for Platinum.
Like A Virgin is ready for 11x Platinum
True Blue 8xP
Like A Prayer 5xP
Rebel Heart is so close to squeaking to gold and Ray Of Light is so close to 5xP. And I'm not even getting into her singles yet!
Confessions is eligible for 2xP
Hard Candy is eligible for Platinum.
Like A Virgin is ready for 11x Platinum
True Blue 8xP
Like A Prayer 5xP
Rebel Heart is so close to squeaking to gold and Ray Of Light is so close to 5xP. And I'm not even getting into her singles yet!