by Hidden by Rags » Mon Nov 13, 2006 12:39 pm
Still no more news about this, then - the last I heard, it had been pushed back until 2007.
It should be an interesting set, anyway. Apparently it's 6 discs, which makes me think all four studio albums will be on there. The big draw would be if they digitally remastered the entire collection, with Marr overseeing it this time - I thought the sound quality of the "Very Best Of" release was excellent, but Marr thinks it could be better, so let him have a go. It sounds like the band are actually involved with this release.
The studio albums could have various related b-sides as "bonus tracks" - for example, The Queen is Dead would include as bonus tracks the single version of "The Boy With The Thorn In His Side", as well as "Rubber Ring", "Asleep", "Money Changes Everything" and "Unloveable". That would leave disc 5 for all the non-album-related singles and b-sides, an a sixth disc for rarities - different versions, live tracks, unreleased demos, etc.
I'd definitely buy that.