Kinks Deluxe editions 2011 (part 4)

Thanks!

But it kind of underscores my point about the unbridled greed of the majors...Deluxe Editions released a mere three years ago will now be trumped by new versions with a few extra tracks apiece...? Wouldn't a collection of these new tracks be fairer to the consumer, ie. "Kinks Rarities 196X–197X"? (Or something catchier with a "K" alliteration used, perhaps?)

I dunno. It all just puts me in mind of the advent of the CD, when record companies all said, "yeah, they're expensive now, but prices'll go down as production increases"–which I don't remember happening. And endless re-re-reissues...I have five (or more) different versions of certain favorites, because bonus tracks or remasters or...aaargh! It just seemingly never ends...

 

I don't know if that's the case.

There are others here who know a lot more than me but my understanding is that the record company that issued the Deluxes has been sold or taken over and that the company that has replaced it is now re-issuing them....I don't know where the story about new extra tracks come from....I thought that was suggested here but not in the Uncut piece.

 

True enough. The Uncut sidebar about the plans for the 50th simply says "expanded versions of the first five" (not "even-more-expanded versions"), so they may simply be what's on offer now. I'd be more than happy to be proven wrong about my earlier supposition.

But if anyone's got a lead on a reasonably priced 2011 "Arthur", I'd be very grateful.

 

Amazon.uk has it for £8.33. What are you waitng for? To my ears Arthur was the biggest upgrade in terms of sound quality of all the Deluxes.

 

No Arthur but F2F is available at http://www.play.com/Music/CD/4-/197...urce=0&searchtype=allproducts&urlrefer=search
The remixes are a revelation on F2F.

 

That's not the deluxe edition. It's the 98 remaster with bonus tracks.

 

Yes, it is. Bit confusing though because it does say "Deluxe Edition" on the headline banner.

 

As I said upstream (pg. 29), I just found Face To Face new/still sealed from an Amazon US Marketplace seller for $24.10 + shipping...so (knocking wood furiously) that'll be coming shortly. And since that's one of my favorite Kinks albums/periods, I'm gagging to hear it. Thanks for the Play.com recommendation, though...I'd already had it bookmarked as a possibility in case I couldn't get it cheaper, which (still knocking wood) it looks like I have. I'm just hoping that it's as advertised, the 2011 version, and not the '98 remaster–as the exchange between you and LX200GPS illustrates, sometimes these things get confusing.

 

Apologies, missed your follow up email. Enjoy Face To Face, I especially loved Andrew Sandoval's remixes.

 

That is so annoying! I'm trying to track down the Deluxe versions myself. They seemed to just disappear overnight! VGPS is still kicking around and some of the earlier ones but Something Else and Arthur seem to have fallen off the world.
If anyone finds either (and doesn't buy them!) could they post here so we can snap them up?

p.s. Yeah, yeah, I know. Should have bought them straight away. I'll know better next time!

 

So, just to clarify? Are the Deluxe editions being reissued this year? If they are I won't spend a fortune tracking down those 'rare' copies.

 

Me again. Looking back over this thread (and post 623 in particular), if they are going to re-release all the Deluxes except VGPS then that would explain why that title seems to be the only one still available. Phew! It may be okay...

 

Bah, the plan is to just tack on Percy. Doubt there will be much on this deluxe. I can hope though. I'd love to hear some outtakes.

 

http://www.importcds.com/music/1938412/kinks-arthur-deluxe-edition

 

It's not in stock, and ImportCDs has a terrible track record of filling items with dwindling supply left in the retail chain.

 

sound is bad it sounds like the rolling stones live LOL!!!!!

 

Thanks, LarryT–I saw that one, and though PhantomStranger's comments about them aren't without merit, I clicked the "please notify me when in stock" button.

Appreciate the tip!

 

This great french online cd shop has "Arthur" in stock :
http://www.gibertjoseph.com/arthur-remasterise-2-cd-edition-deluxe-3256743.html

 

And also here :
http://www.jcrmusicnews.com/en/cata...he-decline-and-fall-of-the-british-empire-2cd

 

...and thanks to you as well, smiley69! They're a bit on the pricy side (especially w/postage and handling) but if none of the other options come through, I'll certainly consider them!

 

In addition to Percy, we've got confirmation that the Lola Deluxe will include two unreleased tracks "The Good Life" and "Anyway" as well as an unissued early take of "Lola" with different lyrics. I would assume that previously issued mono single mixes of "Lola," "Rats," and "Apeman" along with the "Apeman" and "Powerman" demoes will probably be thrown in for good measure too. There will probably also be BBC tracks (despite their redundancy) if Muswell Hillbillies is any indicator.

I'd like to think we'll get the 5 previously issued bonus tracks from Percy as well, but something tells me those will be overlooked. Call it a gut-feeling (the same gut-feeling I had that the BBC box set would forego the "Did You See His Name?" version from the 2CD BBC... and that gut feeling was unfortunately correct).

 

Why did they do this?

 

From what was written in the Uncut article, I suspect they are being reissued under the new label. It also sounds like the 'Picture Book' box set will be reissued in September.

 

http://www.glitterhouse.com/index.a...e=0&pos=&wk=&rnd=0,2599298&s1=&s2=&incs=false

I don`t know if this is in stock. Maybe you can contact them.