Amazon UK are useless with new releases these days, especially re issues. Crap to be blunt.
The Reissue Thread!
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Utterly amazing.
And no, it's not just you.
They want physical media gone.
We're still getting a few "let's make ££££ while we can with huge sets made with zero quality control or care", but even those will pass.
It was just a pleasant surprise to be honest to have and see the upcoming Break Every Rule re issue set include CD, DVD as well as vinyl-and NOT all bundled in together either!
I remember the Amazon Canada sale from a few years back (2016 and 2017) where they seemingly cleared out most of their physical media. Back then I thought it was Amazon just getting rid of extra stock, but there was so much on sale that, now that I think about it, they were really just dumping their physical media. Import CDs on sale for $5 CDN (in the UK, it would be about a pound or two) -- Cherry Pop, BBR, Edsel, etc., Japanese imports, box sets (even some Bear Family sets were drastically reduced). It was a great sale but it's obvious it was great for one reason: to get rid of CDs.
I find now Amazon doesn't have a lot in stock now, not like before.
And here in Canada, stores like Best Buy which sold Blu Rays have drastically reduced their stock, some even to barely a shelf's worth of movies. It's really sad.
It's like these companies are openly contemptuous towards physical media collectors.
I find now Amazon doesn't have a lot in stock now, not like before.
And here in Canada, stores like Best Buy which sold Blu Rays have drastically reduced their stock, some even to barely a shelf's worth of movies. It's really sad.
It's like these companies are openly contemptuous towards physical media collectors.
Yes, they have stock problems for some reason. They are very late with pre-order links. Some orders despite Prime release day delivery get delayed on the day they are due, often not turning up until a week or 2 late. Lots of pre-orders don't have a release date delivery but if you don't order until the day before release, you get them the next day. Prime doesn't mean what it used to.
I usually end up cancelling my Amazon preorders on the release date and just going to HMV and buying in store because barely anything arrives on the release date anymore, and every Now Yearbook vinyl has previously turned up damaged and they don’t have any replacement copies left.
I just preorder on there out of fear the item will sell out, but even that’s not guaranteed anymore after they cancelled lots of people’s Japan - Exorcising Ghost vinyl orders last week.
I just preorder on there out of fear the item will sell out, but even that’s not guaranteed anymore after they cancelled lots of people’s Japan - Exorcising Ghost vinyl orders last week.
Even had Amazon keep rejecting my payment method the other day although everything was thankfully fine my end. Took ages to sort it.
There's a banner on the site which mentions this, isn't there. Hope I don't get the same hassle. My credit is good, as they say.
Is there? Didn't see that.
Don't know if this was posted before...
The Hacienda 1982, 4CD Book Set. Out: Nov 25
The Hacienda 1982, 4CD Book Set. Out: Nov 25
4CD book set celebrating the roots of The Haçienda, coinciding with its 40th anniversary.
• Combining key sides spun by DJs with period tracks from acts who played the venue in 82.
• The Haçienda’s music policy, while erring towards independent music of all sorts, was eclectic – and that’s reflected across the 60-odd tracks included.
• From the opening New York underground sound of Suicide to chart-toppers from Dexy’s, via soul, post-punk, reggae, goth, disco and glam rock among many other styles, Haçienda 1982 accurately reflects the music heard during that seminal first (half) year.
On 21 May 1982, a nightclub opened which would become iconic worldwide, forever associated with the music and popular culture of Manchester, and its most famous homegrown label, Factory Records (indeed, it was given its own catalogue number, FAC 51). A converted yacht builder’s shop, the venue looked as striking and dramatic in its design as the output of Factory. From the start, it hosted a string of local as well as UK and international artists every week, interspersed by the turntable talents of DJs such as Hewan Clarke and Jon Savage. In due course, The Haçienda would embody Manchester’s spirit of independence playing a key part in the explosion of rave culture, ‘Baggy’ and eventually Britpop.
Each disc is sequenced roughly in the order in which DJs would have played the songs, starting with the more downbeat or adventurous material and eventually building to classic dancefloor fillers. Elsewhere, a smattering of Manchester/Factory acts make their presence felt while underground club anthems abound, from The Valentine Brothers’ original version of ‘Money’s Too Tight (To Mention)’ (as covered by the city’s own Simply Red) to Defunkt’s ‘The Razor’s Edge’ and ‘The Gospel Comes To New Guinea’ by 23 Skidoo. Equally, many mainstream pop stars played the club that year, from Soft Cell, Blancmange and Tears For Fears to the year’s biggest breakthrough, Culture Club.
Haçienda 1982 is endorsed by New Order’s Peter Hook (who owns the rights to the club’s brand), who has written a foreword. In addition, local writer Mick Middles has penned an essay interviewing those who were involved, together with mini-biographies of all the acts featured on the compilation. The anniversary is also being acknowledged with a TV documentary. In short, Haçienda 1982 is the ultimate tribute to a landmark venue in the history of club culture.
Track Listing:
DISC ONE
1 SUICIDE Dream Baby Dream (Long Version)
2 IMPLOG Holland Tunnel Dive
3 LUDUS My Cherry Is In Sherry
4 THE PASSAGE Wave
5 THE TEARDROP EXPLODES Colours Fly Away
6 A CERTAIN RATIO Knife Slits Water (7”)
7 THOMAS DOLBY Windpower (High Power Extended Play)
8 THE ASSOCIATES Love Hangover
9 SOFT CELL Torch (12”)
10 CULTURE CLUB I’m Afraid Of Me (Extended Dance Mix)
11 LIAISONS DANGEREUSES Los Niños Del Parque (12”)
12 LOOSE JOINTS Is It All Over My Face? (Female Vocal) (12”)
13 THE VALENTINE BROTHERS Money’s Too
Tight (To Mention) (Vocal – Long Version)
14 GRANDMASTER FLASH & THE FURIOUS FIVE The Message (12”)
DISC TWO
1 GREGORY ISAACS Night Nurse (Version)
2 DENNIS BROWN Love Has Found Its Way
3 ANNETTE PEACOCK Pony
4 MATHILDE SANTING Behind A Painted Smile
5 THE PALE FOUNTAINS Thank You
6 TEARS FOR FEARS Mad World (World Remix)
7 SIOUXSIE AND THE BANSHEES Slowdive (12”)
8 QUANDO QUANGO Tingle
9 TRIO Da Da Da Ich Lieb Dich Nicht Du Liebst Mich Nicht Aha Aha Aha
10 BOW WOW WOW See Jungle! (Jungle Boy) (12” Re-Mixed Version)
11 HEY! ELASTICA Eat Your Heart Out (12”)
12 HAYSI FANTAYZEE John Wayne Is Big Leggy (7”)
13 BLUE RONDO A LA TURK The Heavens Are Crying (7”)
14 BLANCMANGE Living On The Ceiling (12”)
15 THE TEMPTATIONS Ball Of Confusion (That’s What The World Is Today)
16 LAURA LEE I Need It Just As Bad As You
17 EDWIN STARR War
18 SUGARHILL GANG Apache (12”)
DISC THREE
1 IGGY & THE STOOGES I’m Sick Of You
2 SWAMP CHILDREN You’ve Got Me Beat
3 FIAT LUX Feels Like Winter Again
4 JOHN COOPER CLARKE Night People
5 STOCKHOLM MONSTERS Fairy Tales
6 JOSEF K Sorry For Laughing
7 ROYAL FAMILY AND THE POOR Art On 45
8 23 SKIDOO The Gospel Comes To New Guinea (12”)
9 THE HIGSONS Conspiracy
10 THE PSYCHEDELIC FURS Mack The Knife
11 SIMPLE MINDS Someone Somewhere (In Summertime) (12”)
12 CHAZ JANKEL Glad To Know You (12”)
13 ABC The Look Of Love (Part One)
14 KURTIS BLOW Tough (12” Vocal)
15 SHALAMAR A Night To Remember (Remix)
16 THE BARRY GRAY ORCHESTRA Thunderbirds
DISC FOUR
1 JAH WOBBLE Fading
2 THE BIRTHDAY PARTY Release The Bats
3 KILLING JOKE Empire Song
4 THE FALL Marquis Cha-Cha
5 DEAD OR ALIVE It’s Been Hours Now
6 THE SISTERS OF MERCY Alice
7 ECHO AND THE BUNNYMEN The Back Of Love
8 GANG OF FOUR I Love A Man In Uniform
9 BIG COUNTRY Harvest Home (Single Version)
10 SECTION TWENTY FIVE Sakura (Matrixmix)
11 MEDIUM MEDIUM Hungry, So Angry
12 THE MEMBERS Radio (Dub Version)
13 BLUE ZOO Cry Boy Cry (12”)
14 HEAVEN 17 Let Me Go! (12”)
15 DEFUNKT The Razor’s Edge (12”)
16 ROCKERS REVENGE (Featuring Donnie Calvin) Walking On Sunshine ’82 (Edit)
17 DEXYS MIDNIGHT RUNNERS & THE EMERALD EXPRESS Come On Eileen (7”)
• Combining key sides spun by DJs with period tracks from acts who played the venue in 82.
• The Haçienda’s music policy, while erring towards independent music of all sorts, was eclectic – and that’s reflected across the 60-odd tracks included.
• From the opening New York underground sound of Suicide to chart-toppers from Dexy’s, via soul, post-punk, reggae, goth, disco and glam rock among many other styles, Haçienda 1982 accurately reflects the music heard during that seminal first (half) year.
On 21 May 1982, a nightclub opened which would become iconic worldwide, forever associated with the music and popular culture of Manchester, and its most famous homegrown label, Factory Records (indeed, it was given its own catalogue number, FAC 51). A converted yacht builder’s shop, the venue looked as striking and dramatic in its design as the output of Factory. From the start, it hosted a string of local as well as UK and international artists every week, interspersed by the turntable talents of DJs such as Hewan Clarke and Jon Savage. In due course, The Haçienda would embody Manchester’s spirit of independence playing a key part in the explosion of rave culture, ‘Baggy’ and eventually Britpop.
Each disc is sequenced roughly in the order in which DJs would have played the songs, starting with the more downbeat or adventurous material and eventually building to classic dancefloor fillers. Elsewhere, a smattering of Manchester/Factory acts make their presence felt while underground club anthems abound, from The Valentine Brothers’ original version of ‘Money’s Too Tight (To Mention)’ (as covered by the city’s own Simply Red) to Defunkt’s ‘The Razor’s Edge’ and ‘The Gospel Comes To New Guinea’ by 23 Skidoo. Equally, many mainstream pop stars played the club that year, from Soft Cell, Blancmange and Tears For Fears to the year’s biggest breakthrough, Culture Club.
Haçienda 1982 is endorsed by New Order’s Peter Hook (who owns the rights to the club’s brand), who has written a foreword. In addition, local writer Mick Middles has penned an essay interviewing those who were involved, together with mini-biographies of all the acts featured on the compilation. The anniversary is also being acknowledged with a TV documentary. In short, Haçienda 1982 is the ultimate tribute to a landmark venue in the history of club culture.
Track Listing:
DISC ONE
1 SUICIDE Dream Baby Dream (Long Version)
2 IMPLOG Holland Tunnel Dive
3 LUDUS My Cherry Is In Sherry
4 THE PASSAGE Wave
5 THE TEARDROP EXPLODES Colours Fly Away
6 A CERTAIN RATIO Knife Slits Water (7”)
7 THOMAS DOLBY Windpower (High Power Extended Play)
8 THE ASSOCIATES Love Hangover
9 SOFT CELL Torch (12”)
10 CULTURE CLUB I’m Afraid Of Me (Extended Dance Mix)
11 LIAISONS DANGEREUSES Los Niños Del Parque (12”)
12 LOOSE JOINTS Is It All Over My Face? (Female Vocal) (12”)
13 THE VALENTINE BROTHERS Money’s Too
Tight (To Mention) (Vocal – Long Version)
14 GRANDMASTER FLASH & THE FURIOUS FIVE The Message (12”)
DISC TWO
1 GREGORY ISAACS Night Nurse (Version)
2 DENNIS BROWN Love Has Found Its Way
3 ANNETTE PEACOCK Pony
4 MATHILDE SANTING Behind A Painted Smile
5 THE PALE FOUNTAINS Thank You
6 TEARS FOR FEARS Mad World (World Remix)
7 SIOUXSIE AND THE BANSHEES Slowdive (12”)
8 QUANDO QUANGO Tingle
9 TRIO Da Da Da Ich Lieb Dich Nicht Du Liebst Mich Nicht Aha Aha Aha
10 BOW WOW WOW See Jungle! (Jungle Boy) (12” Re-Mixed Version)
11 HEY! ELASTICA Eat Your Heart Out (12”)
12 HAYSI FANTAYZEE John Wayne Is Big Leggy (7”)
13 BLUE RONDO A LA TURK The Heavens Are Crying (7”)
14 BLANCMANGE Living On The Ceiling (12”)
15 THE TEMPTATIONS Ball Of Confusion (That’s What The World Is Today)
16 LAURA LEE I Need It Just As Bad As You
17 EDWIN STARR War
18 SUGARHILL GANG Apache (12”)
DISC THREE
1 IGGY & THE STOOGES I’m Sick Of You
2 SWAMP CHILDREN You’ve Got Me Beat
3 FIAT LUX Feels Like Winter Again
4 JOHN COOPER CLARKE Night People
5 STOCKHOLM MONSTERS Fairy Tales
6 JOSEF K Sorry For Laughing
7 ROYAL FAMILY AND THE POOR Art On 45
8 23 SKIDOO The Gospel Comes To New Guinea (12”)
9 THE HIGSONS Conspiracy
10 THE PSYCHEDELIC FURS Mack The Knife
11 SIMPLE MINDS Someone Somewhere (In Summertime) (12”)
12 CHAZ JANKEL Glad To Know You (12”)
13 ABC The Look Of Love (Part One)
14 KURTIS BLOW Tough (12” Vocal)
15 SHALAMAR A Night To Remember (Remix)
16 THE BARRY GRAY ORCHESTRA Thunderbirds
DISC FOUR
1 JAH WOBBLE Fading
2 THE BIRTHDAY PARTY Release The Bats
3 KILLING JOKE Empire Song
4 THE FALL Marquis Cha-Cha
5 DEAD OR ALIVE It’s Been Hours Now
6 THE SISTERS OF MERCY Alice
7 ECHO AND THE BUNNYMEN The Back Of Love
8 GANG OF FOUR I Love A Man In Uniform
9 BIG COUNTRY Harvest Home (Single Version)
10 SECTION TWENTY FIVE Sakura (Matrixmix)
11 MEDIUM MEDIUM Hungry, So Angry
12 THE MEMBERS Radio (Dub Version)
13 BLUE ZOO Cry Boy Cry (12”)
14 HEAVEN 17 Let Me Go! (12”)
15 DEFUNKT The Razor’s Edge (12”)
16 ROCKERS REVENGE (Featuring Donnie Calvin) Walking On Sunshine ’82 (Edit)
17 DEXYS MIDNIGHT RUNNERS & THE EMERALD EXPRESS Come On Eileen (7”)
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Three CD Essential Chris De Burgh compilation out on November 11th....
There's also a three CD Essential Tony Christie compilation out the week before (4th November)
There's also a three CD Essential Tony Christie compilation out the week before (4th November)
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And also (I'm still on one!), wasn't it not so long ago that we were being told of delays with producing vinyl for releases that had been announced / expected due to limited number of resources available (pressing plants etc) that seemingly hadn't anticipated the apparent increase in demand for vinyl after all these years? Yet here we are in late 2022 and every f@*king song and album ever released is getting a vinyl reissue, or in the case of some artists, fifty shades of vinyl. Coming to a web ad near you soon:
My Old Man's A Dustman (90th anniversary bin scented two-track 7'' featuring original version and previously unreleased original version with mildly different intro). A mere snip at £20 plus £50 postage.
Humpty Dumpty (437th anniversary egg shaped 7'' splatter vinyl with exclusive limited edition bonus bungalow-sized signed postcard). A bargain at just £40 plus £90 postage.
Sounds of the Silent Movies Era (110th anniversary soundtrack deluxe cover sleeve featuring spot-gloss and free complimentary amazon warehouse authenticated stickered envelope)*. Available in hues grey, blue, green, peach melba and croissant - bundle only £139.99 plus VAT and £130 delivery charge.
* please note, this exlusive, limited, deluxe release is sleeve only.
I feel like I'm in some Twilight Zone version of 2022 where the 80's never happened - y'know, that time when we all realised that compact discs were less prone to skips, crackles and jumps, could hold more tracks than their vinyl counterparts, took up less space on a shelf, and were shiny. I'm not anti-vinyl at all (I've just learned not to buy them anymore given they almost always have some defect) but decisions the so-called music industry is making recently seem quite unfathomable, particularly as someone whose format of choice is a compact disc. And no, I'm not giving myself over to streaming. I want to hold in my hands what I've paid for, not have it subject to the whim and fancy of labels who add and remove like the flick of a switch and then dole out a big marketing campaign because they're re-adding a song / album to streaming.
Give me back the 80's. I want my own CD's.
My Old Man's A Dustman (90th anniversary bin scented two-track 7'' featuring original version and previously unreleased original version with mildly different intro). A mere snip at £20 plus £50 postage.
Humpty Dumpty (437th anniversary egg shaped 7'' splatter vinyl with exclusive limited edition bonus bungalow-sized signed postcard). A bargain at just £40 plus £90 postage.
Sounds of the Silent Movies Era (110th anniversary soundtrack deluxe cover sleeve featuring spot-gloss and free complimentary amazon warehouse authenticated stickered envelope)*. Available in hues grey, blue, green, peach melba and croissant - bundle only £139.99 plus VAT and £130 delivery charge.
* please note, this exlusive, limited, deluxe release is sleeve only.
I feel like I'm in some Twilight Zone version of 2022 where the 80's never happened - y'know, that time when we all realised that compact discs were less prone to skips, crackles and jumps, could hold more tracks than their vinyl counterparts, took up less space on a shelf, and were shiny. I'm not anti-vinyl at all (I've just learned not to buy them anymore given they almost always have some defect) but decisions the so-called music industry is making recently seem quite unfathomable, particularly as someone whose format of choice is a compact disc. And no, I'm not giving myself over to streaming. I want to hold in my hands what I've paid for, not have it subject to the whim and fancy of labels who add and remove like the flick of a switch and then dole out a big marketing campaign because they're re-adding a song / album to streaming.
Give me back the 80's. I want my own CD's.
I'm amazed by how many variants come out on vinyl. I like to buy an album on vinyl now and again, but the prices are getting ridiculous. I read recently on Discogs that CDs are starting to gain popularity again due to being cheaper and, to my ears, they do sound better than vinyl and streaming services. My brother did some gigs a few weeks ago, and the CDs sold out, which he was surprised by. Maybe the tide is turning.
This is what I should have called my blog.
(Fantastically hilarious post btw. You should write a book. And then see the publishers make it digital-only).
Let’s hope so. I have been sick of the coloured vinyl era since it started.
Is it a cheap crack to say the words essential and Chris de burgh don’t exist in any world I inhabit?
Maxi cd singles please, filled to the brim with exclusive mixes, edits, and b-sides, back to the magical time before the chart-rules police came in and ruined the fun. To this day, I still can’t work out how creating compelling content to entice fans to part with their money became anti-competitive.