brians wig 10.09.2008 10:31 |
From "What records" promotional email: EMI have announced. well they have told ne, that they will be releasing a Queen singles Box Set. The Box Set volume 1 will be limited to 10,000 copies and will contain 13 cd singles. Overview THIS IS A ONE OFF MANUFACTURING ORDER OF 10K. Welcome to QUEEN: THE SINGLES COLLECTIONS, 4 releases 35 years in the making and spanning no less than sixteen albums; from the debut LP, Queen, in 1973, to the last project with Freddie Mercury, Made In Heaven, in 1995, and beyond. Vol 1, the first of four, kicks off with the first single, 'Keep Yourself Alive', and runs through to 'Don?t Stop Me Now' from 1979. Box 2 will continue the story into the mid 1980s, and so on. Ultimately, the four boxes will offer every one of Queen?s singles to have made the top 40 anywhere in the world (with the exception of 'Keep Yourself Alive' which is included because it was the first ever single). On July 6th 1973, EMI released the first Queen single 'Keep Yourself Alive'. In the UK it is the first and only track to be taken from the band?s debut album Queen. The record attracts some interest in England but gets little airplay, and so fails to appear in the singles chart. EMI?s promotion team are given feedback from the radio programmers that the song doesn?t fit into their play-lists, because, apparently, ?It takes too long to happen? ? presumably referring to its 30-second guitar intro (now widely regarded as one of its most intriguing features!). In crafting the band?s second single, Seven Seas Of Rhye (from Queen II), the band decide to make everything happen in the opening seconds? ?Everything, including the kitchen sink,? as Brian would later quip. Evidently, it works; this time the single picks up immediate airplay and charts in the first week of release: in February 1974 Queen achieve their first UK and worldwide hit. From this moment on, Queen hit singles become a virtual certainty, with the release of each successive album, each one musically a departure from the last, and, significantly, featuring compositions from all four band members. Queen is to date the only group whose members have all written No. 1 hits around the world. Packaged in a flip top box the 13 CD singles feature a selection of faithfully reproduced cover artwork from around the world. ------------------------------------------------- What an absolute load of old shit. This sounds rubbish. Where is the booklet we all expected? Why isn't it in the (as far as I know) originally planned format the Freddie Box Set took? I bet Greg Brooks is pissed off! There had better be some serious "must have" in this set otherwise, based on information so far, this is one release I won't be buying. I'll need to see a tracklist before forking out £35. |
Benn 10.09.2008 12:24 |
Laughing uncontrollably here. If this is true and, something's telling me it is, simply because it's JUT the kind of thing QPL would sanction (same old material - high price - more than one release to complete the set), it's just a continuation of the same old pattern and mistakes made time and again. Here's looking forward to 2009 then.... |
Dagmara 10.09.2008 14:02 |
I find this info: Vol.I 13CD CD1 A. KEEP YOURSELF ALIVE B. SON AND DAUGHTER CD 2 A. SEVEN SEAS OF RHYE B. SEE WHAT A FOOL I'VE BEEN CD 3 A. KILLER QUEEN A. FLICK OF THE WRIST CD 4 A. NOW I'M HERE B. LILY OF THE VALLEY CD 5 A. BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY B. I'M IN LOVE WITH MY CAR CD 6 A. YOU'RE MY BEST FRIEND B. ?39 CD 7 A. SOMEBODY TO LOVE B. WHITE MAN CD 8 A. TIE YOUR MOTHER DOWN B. YOU AND I CD 9 - Queen's first EP A. GOOD OLD FASHIONED LOVER BOY DEATH ON TWO LEGS (DEDICATED TO...) B. TENEMENT FUNSTER WHITE QUEEN (AS IT BEGAN) CD 10 A. WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS B. WE WILL ROCK YOU CD 11 A. SPREAD YOUR WINGS B. SHEER HEART ATTACK CD 12 A. BICYCLE RACE A. FAT BOTTOMED GIRLS CD 13 A. DON'T STOP ME NOW B. IN ONLY SEVEN DAYS |
Negative Creep 10.09.2008 14:16 |
Pisstake surely? QP really going to fuck the fans over yet again? One would have to wonder what it is Greg Brooks does (besides pointless memorabilia books - who is that actually aimed at by the way?). How is any fucking way is this release a good idea? |
Hutchence 10.09.2008 14:18 |
Check this out... link |
Negative Creep 10.09.2008 14:21 |
100% confirmed now. What a shower of cunts. |
PieterMC 10.09.2008 14:25 |
What exactly were you expecting from a singles box? |
Daveboy35 10.09.2008 14:26 |
what's the problem with it i'm confused about what you're whinin about please enlighten me. |
PieterMC 10.09.2008 14:29 |
DAVIDBRENDAM wrote: what's the problem with it i'm confused about what you're whinin about please enlighten me.They are Queen fans. That's what they do. |
Negative Creep 10.09.2008 14:30 |
Erm... it was supposed to be a 10 CD boxset featuring material from all the singles inc. b-sides and different edits. I was expecting what it has been claimed to be for quite some time - not crappy reproductions of the 7"s with about 2 tracks on each CD and then be expected to wait around for a year to see part 2. The original concept would have enabled some interested bits to be released - this is no longer happening. |
Daveboy35 10.09.2008 14:34 |
yeah and from memory the edits and b-sides should be on the next collection shouldn't they as that's when all the non album b-sides come in.In my opinion the price is very reasonable and i for one won't grumble about it. |
PieterMC 10.09.2008 14:36 |
Negative Creep wrote: Erm... it was supposed to be a 10 CD boxsetNobody ever said that for certain, nothing more than a possibility. |
Daveboy35 10.09.2008 14:37 |
I think the interesting bits will be saved for anthology type sets. |
Negative Creep 10.09.2008 14:39 |
PieterMC wrote:Great - I love it then. Suddenly a boxset of 2 track CDs seems appealing. No.. wait....Negative Creep wrote: Erm... it was supposed to be a 10 CD boxsetNobody ever said that for certain, nothing more than a possibility. |
PieterMC 10.09.2008 14:41 |
You are still getting the same tracks, only in a different format than what you expected. |
Tero 10.09.2008 14:48 |
DAVIDBRENDAM wrote: I think the interesting bits will be saved for anthology type sets.Do you honestly expect those anthology type sets to see the light of day in your lifetime? Four installments of pointless single boxes means four more Christmas season for QP to come up with a new load of (old) bullshit to peddle us... But hey, at least this way they can recycle all the unsold SINT and C-Lebrity singles straight into this series. ;) |
Darren1977 10.09.2008 14:51 |
Yeah, eil.com sent me an email regarding this load of crap. Didn't we have something similar back in '88 with the 3" cd singles. As usual, no booklet or anything, just refer to the box of trix poster for the singles artwork as they have clearly done hear. I dunno really when we are going to see "proper" archive releases, i suppose Greg will be back soon to give us an answer as to why QP went down this particular road past the Cash Cows. They can fuck off if they think i am going to fork out £200.00+ for this shite. |
Tero 10.09.2008 14:59 |
PieterMC wrote: You are still getting the same tracks, only in a different format than what you expected.Not really. I expected them to feature all the singles (not just the ones that "got to top 40 somewhere in the world") along with all the edits and extended versions. I know somebody over at QOL thinks this is better than the 10 cd boxset idea , but this is something that could just as easily have been compiled at home! QP does have a slight possibility of redeeming themselves by releasing the later singles as "12 inch" versions, but that isn't going to happen... They just have to put the more familiar standard versions in there instead. I guess all this just goes to show that one can never set their expectations on QP low enough... They can always pass under the bar like a world-class limbo artist. |
Pim Derks 10.09.2008 15:20 |
I doubt all 4 boxsets will be released. Seeing as we still 'need' Greatest Video Hits III, 13 other albums as DVD-A releases, Brian at Albert Hall 1998, BBC Sessions etc. etc. Don't wanna flood the market. |
Ray D O'Gaga 10.09.2008 15:22 |
I have to say, if all it is is a pretty box, and they don't bother to at least include the odd unique foreign territory edit of this or that, then there doesn't seem to be much point in me buying it. Which is rather disappointing because I was looking forward to at least having the fiction of something marginally different on it as a thin justification for spending the money. |
cmsdrums 10.09.2008 16:24 |
Ooh goody, I can pay £38 for a slightly better quality version of a 'mix tape' that I made myself 20 years ago, and a poster of cover art which will advertise Greg Brooks' new book. I'm glad that QPL pay Greg Brooks to go through the archives to catalogue such gems as Bohemian Rhapsody, killer Queen, etc...which we'd never get to hear if they didn't dig them out |
cmsdrums 10.09.2008 16:25 |
I remember that QOL has actively asked 'fans' for their suggestions over the years as to what they would like released - come on, own up, which little f****r asked for this??!!! |
Tero 10.09.2008 16:44 |
cmsdrums wrote: I remember that QOL has actively asked 'fans' for their suggestions over the years as to what they would like released - come on, own up, which little f****r asked for this??!!!Now now... Don't you remember that QP does the exact opposite of what the fans want? Maybe we should have asked for endless re-releases instead. :P |
Lester Burnham 10.09.2008 16:57 |
This pretty much took shape of how I'd expected it to be, except... much less appealing. To be honest, here's how I would've preferred the first box to go: Disc 1: 1. Keep Yourself Alive 2. Son And Daughter Disc 2: 1. Liar (edit) 2. Doing All Right Disc 3: 1. Seven Seas Of Rhye 2. See What A Fool I've Been 3. The Loser In The End (B-side in Japan) 4. Funny How Love Is (1988 CD single edit) Disc 4: 1. Killer Queen 2. Flick Of The Wrist (single version) 3. Brighton Rock (1988 CD single) Disc 5: 1. Now I'm Here 2. Lily Of The Valley (edit) Disc 6: 1. Keep Yourself Alive (US edit) 2. Lily Of The Valley (edit) 3. God Save The Queen Disc 7: 1. Bohemian Rhapsody 2. I'm In Love With My Car 3. Death On Two Legs (Dedicated to...... 4. Sweet Lady 5. Bohemian Rhapsody (French edit) Disc 8: 1. You're My Best Friend 2. '39 Disc 9: 1. Somebody To Love 2. White Man 3. Long Away (B-side in Turkey, I believe) Disc 10: 1. Tie Your Mother Down (edit) 2. You And I 3. Drowse Disc 11: 1. Teo Torriate (Let Us Cling Together) (Japanese edit) 2. Good Old Fashioned Lover Boy Hell, with a few hours in InDesign, eleven CDs, and a CD burner, I can easily replicate that myself. Make up a nice little box with some sturdy cardboard, print out the single covers nice... hmm. |
Benn 10.09.2008 17:43 |
And, I suppose, in fairness, it's "keeping up with the jonses" in term sof The Clash, The Who, The Stones & U2 etc all having had singles box sets released. It's marketable product to those less aware of the band. But, for *US* - and my experence with The Who's set - it's not something you would bother playing. The Who's set was "unique" in that it was a vehicle to promote two brand new recordings in Real Good Looking Boy and Old Red wine, so at least one disc was played regularly, but who in their right mind is going to want to spend the time changing discs every 6 minutes 13 times? There's just little point to it given the availability of the original albums and the GH collections............. Nice if you want a shelf filler though I guess.......but I ain't spending anything on it - I wouldn't even suggest it as a present for Christmas. |
Holly2003 10.09.2008 17:51 |
The only thing worthwhile about this is the artwork. However, since most dedicated fans have that already, it's hard to see a market for this (although some fans will buy anything with the Queen name on it). Still, at that price, which is very reasonable, I can see myself buying it then hating myself for it later. Although I have had 8 bottles of Stella, so I reserve the right to change my mind tomorrow, no questions asked. |
onevsion 10.09.2008 17:54 |
I'm so NOT buying this crap release... |
John S Stuart 10.09.2008 18:02 |
I already own this - TWICE over. UK 3" CD single collection. Japan 3" box-set single collection. Exactly WHY would I need another version of the same material? As I said before: "covering sh*t in tin-foil does not make it chocolate". |
onevsion 10.09.2008 18:08 |
John S Stuart wrote: I already own this - TWICE over. UK 3" CD single collection. Japan 3" box-set single collection. Exactly WHY would I need another version of the same material? As I said before: "covering sh*t in tin-foil does not make it chocolate".Well said. Fully agree. Glad you didn't bought the German leather wallet (ltd to 555 copies) as well. |
Holly2003 10.09.2008 18:13 |
John S Stuart wrote: I already own this - TWICE over. UK 3" CD single collection. Japan 3" box-set single collection. Exactly WHY would I need another version of the same material? As I said before: "covering sh*t in tin-foil does not make it chocolate".When you see it behind the counter in a little box, just BEGGING FOR IT, you can't tell me you won't be doing just a little pocket snooker while you fumble for your wallet. Go on, admit it. How much Queen crap have you bought over the years, only to regret it in the morning. |
Cwazy little thing 10.09.2008 20:45 |
I cant help wondering who they think will buy this at all? My main interest in the thing was the b-sides, remixes and so forth which gathered together and in decent sound quality presented at least some notion of rarity. I probably would have bought a £40-60 box set containing all those. Anyone who wants the artwork already has it, so all that remains is the tracks themselves, and anyone who wants them already has the albums/greatest hits/rocks - even in the general non-superfan public. With the b-sides being spread out across 4 releases (and this first one only containing one!!!) only people to whom money doesnt really matter will feel they must buy all to get those tracks. So what is there that more than about 10 people will actually want enough to buy this product? The only vague pull it has for me now is the big fan factor: i.e. its a new Queen release I dont have - but my shitometer is fighting that fairly well as it stands. |
Saint Jiub 10.09.2008 23:07 |
Over two dollars per song? How many trees and barrels of oil and do they need to manufacture this pointless collection? They should call it the "Green Eco-Frinedly Collection" or "Uranus Rocks" or "Greatest Shite IV-a" etc Looks like we won't seeing the box sets for at least another 4 years, so that QPL can release a volume of this schtick every year (and nothing else) so as not to flood the market. |
AlexRocks 10.09.2008 23:15 |
This is the FUNNIEST thing EVER!!! This SO not the box set comming out later this year! This is something unto itself...a one off...I'm SO bettin' ya! |
Tero 10.09.2008 23:46 |
Holly2003 wrote: Still, at that price, which is very reasonable, I can see myself buying it then hating myself for it later.Think about this when you say reasonable price: The package will have the physical volume and packaging costs of three albums, song content of two albums, and production, artwork and promotion costs of one album. Regular cd singles will sell for under £2 each, and this set comes to about £3 per disc. The heads of QP will be laughing all the way to bank to collect an extra £50,000 for the business decision they've made in 2 minutes. |
pittrek 11.09.2008 02:36 |
What the fuck is this ? I can't believe my eyes. This MUST be a bad joke |
Jekaling 11.09.2008 03:22 |
Why don't we complain direct to Brian's or just Boycot / not buying this crappy compilation ? |
Jeroen 11.09.2008 03:45 |
Wasters. It's time we all go on strike. |
onevsion 11.09.2008 04:24 |
Jeroen wrote: Wasters. It's time we all go on strike.Indeed. No more buying crap releases... |
Voice of Reason 2018 11.09.2008 05:00 |
Hey John, Don't you mean: If you put lipstick on a pig it's still a pig?!! |
brians wig 11.09.2008 05:03 |
cmsdrums wrote: I'm glad that QPL pay Greg Brooks to go through the archives to catalogue such gems as Bohemian Rhapsody, killer Queen, etc...which we'd never get to hear if they didn't dig them outOh now come on. Don't blame Greg Brooks for this. This is so blatantly against what the original intention was. The ultimate decision actually lies with EMI as to what they want to pay money out for, and it's obvious they don't want a Freddie Solo style boxset anymore, they want this load of old crap. I bet Greg is as pissed off as we are, as will be Richard Grey who has designed the planned book (like so many designs he's been paid to do for items that have never materialised). To be fair, until QPL OFFICIALLY release the tracklist, we should take the tracklist shown on "What Records" & "EIL" site as being guess work. Finally though, again I say DON'T blame Greg Brooks for this. |
Negative Creep 11.09.2008 06:55 |
brians wig wrote: The ultimate decision actually lies with EMI as to what they want to pay money out for, and it's obvious they don't want a Freddie Solo style boxset anymore, they want this load of old crap.EMI release what QP delivers to them. EMI have little control over what they can release - otherwise the anthologies would have been out years ago I'd imagine. I'm sure EMI would love to release previously unreleased Queen material - QP do not. This is a good lesson for record companies though - never let the artist own the copyright to sound recordings! And if EMI had owned all the recordings and had them in their own vaults, far less masters would have gone missing. |
Voice of Reason 2018 11.09.2008 07:02 |
This is very disappointing. Singles boxes can be fun - I've bought a few by bands that I don't have many records of - but you need to chnage the disc every two songs! |
ok.computer 11.09.2008 07:32 |
Benn wrote: But, for *US* - and my experence with The Who's set - it's not something you would bother playing. The Who's set was "unique" in that it was a vehicle to promote two brand new recordings in Real Good Looking Boy and Old Red wine, so at least one disc was played regularly, but who in their right mind is going to want to spend the time changing discs every 6 minutes 13 times?Yeah, but Benn - The Who at least had the decency to release Maximum RnB more than a few years ago, which for me, is the standard which I expect retro-boxsets to be at. This is most disappointing. I hope it serves the less Queen-aware out there, but I for one, will not be buying it. As far "anthology type" boxes - I have now been waiting since 1994, when they were first mooted. It's 29 years until I retire - I am really counting that length of time before I see them. |
cmsdrums 11.09.2008 07:38 |
brians wig wrote:I'm not actually blaming Greg on this - I'm blaming QP, who have paid Greg for years to unearth rarities they'd forgotten about but then have chosen to re-re-re-release the same singles over and over again. I'm sure Greg is as sick as the rest of us to see his hard work completely ignored tiem and time again (At least he's got to hear it all the good stuff though).cmsdrums wrote: I'm glad that QPL pay Greg Brooks to go through the archives to catalogue such gems as Bohemian Rhapsody, killer Queen, etc...which we'd never get to hear if they didn't dig them outOh now come on. Don't blame Greg Brooks for this. This is so blatantly against what the original intention was. The ultimate decision actually lies with EMI as to what they want to pay money out for, and it's obvious they don't want a Freddie Solo style boxset anymore, they want this load of old crap. I bet Greg is as pissed off as we are, as will be Richard Grey who has designed the planned book (like so many designs he's been paid to do for items that have never materialised). To be fair, until QPL OFFICIALLY release the tracklist, we should take the tracklist shown on "What Records" & "EIL" site as being guess work. Finally though, again I say DON'T blame Greg Brooks for this. |
Holly2003 11.09.2008 08:19 |
Tero wrote:Err.. and?Holly2003 wrote: Still, at that price, which is very reasonable, I can see myself buying it then hating myself for it later.Think about this when you say reasonable price: The package will have the physical volume and packaging costs of three albums, song content of two albums, and production, artwork and promotion costs of one album. Regular cd singles will sell for under £2 each, and this set comes to about £3 per disc. The heads of QP will be laughing all the way to bank to collect an extra £50,000 for the business decision they've made in 2 minutes. Record Companies need to make a profit. is that unreasonable? By "reasonable" though, I meant reasonable for me. Obviously for someone not working, or otherwise unable to pay, it's not err.. reasonable. Clear enough? |
oh-ja 11.09.2008 08:24 |
don't be silly, "hard worker" ... of course they shall earn their money - but not without valuable return! *bangmyheadindisbelief* |
Tero 11.09.2008 08:58 |
Holly2003 wrote:Record Companies need to make a profit. is that unreasonable?And QP most of all. ;) |
brians wig 11.09.2008 09:41 |
Negative Creep wrote: EMI release what QP delivers to them. EMI have little control over what they can release - otherwise the anthologies would have been out years ago I'd imagine. I'm sure EMI would love to release previously unreleased Queen material - QP do not. This is a good lesson for record companies though - never let the artist own the copyright to sound recordings! And if EMI had owned all the recordings and had them in their own vaults, far less masters would have gone missing.I disagree. EMI decide how big a boxset should be, NOT Queen. Queen put forward the idea, EMI decide how much money they want to spend on it and what format it should take. The original boxset was to have been 12 CDs. EMI said 10. Now we get this.... I truly believe EMI have decided upon this current format, not Queen. |
brians wig 11.09.2008 09:42 |
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brians wig 11.09.2008 09:43 |
how did that bold text happen? |
TheGame 11.09.2008 10:02 |
I think Tero said it all "I guess all this just goes to show that one can never set their expectations on QP low enough... They can always pass under the bar like a world-class limbo artist". Why is it so hard for Queen to release something new ( perhaps fresh) and exciting. I just dont get it. Im disappointed, and i save £££ ofcourse, but i would gladly spend £££ on Queen if it was quality. The worst part is that the limited press of 10k higly likely will be sould out...... |
Negative Creep 11.09.2008 10:02 |
Disagree all you like - QP have no interest in Queen fans. I think it's highly unlikely EMI declined what was apparently originally proposed and requested a replica singles boxset spread over several boxes. I imagine EMI have an extremely hard time getting anything out of QP. As far as I'm aware, QP are free to release material via whatever means they wish - they aren't under contract to EMI. |
Tero 11.09.2008 10:24 |
Negative Creep wrote: As far as I'm aware, QP are free to release material via whatever means they wish - they aren't under contract to EMI.I don't think it's QUITE that simple (and would imagine they have some sort of an "exclusive deal" with EMI), but I do think QP is much more than an innocent pawn struggling against the evil recording company. EMI isn't in a position to dictate its more successful artists what to release, and especially not to those who own the rights to their own material. They might request a series of 50 singles, but Queen have no obligation to give their songs into such a release. (And vice versa, Queen can ask to release a 10 disc archive set and be turned down by EMI.) The bottom line is that EMI needs QP's co-operation to make a profit from the Queen material, and QP is more than willing to give it. |
Holly2003 11.09.2008 11:24 |
Tero wrote:Holly2003 wrote:Obviously I wasn't clear enough but I really can't be bothered repeating myself.Record Companies need to make a profit. is that unreasonable?And QP most of all. ;) A 2 cd set for £10 is reasonable. A box set of 13 cardboard sleeved singles for £20 is reasonable. What this box set does is that it MAXIMISES the profit. QP (not the record company!) has done the math and come up with a figure of 10,000 Queen fans willing to pay for the singles. Instead of releasing them as one boxset of £100, they can spread out half of the material on four box sets of £40 each. That's a pretty good mark-up, and everybody else except the fans are winners. To you that might be reasonable, but to me that's cold-blooded exploitation. |
AlexRocks 11.09.2008 12:01 |
I think we should all take into consideration that they probabaly can do something different in the future. Something more along the lines of what was originally intended with perhaps a new music format... This will hold some of the public over for a little while longer in the meantime. |
Tero 11.09.2008 12:20 |
Holly2003 wrote:I DID get, and there's that "clue" about it for you to read again.Tero wrote: To you that might be reasonable, but to me that's cold-blooded exploitation.Obviously I wasn't clear enough but I really can't be bothered repeating myself. "To YOU". "To ME". |
Holly2003 11.09.2008 12:53 |
Tero wrote:Whatever.Holly2003 wrote:I DID get, and there's that "clue" about it for you to read again. "To YOU". "To ME".Tero wrote: To you that might be reasonable, but to me that's cold-blooded exploitation.Obviously I wasn't clear enough but I really can't be bothered repeating myself. |
silver_salmon 11.09.2008 13:03 |
All the songs in on 2 cds of 74 minutes. 13 cds?.....BIG TIME MONEY MONEY!!! |
AlexRocks 11.09.2008 13:09 |
Did you all read my previous post? If anything this is a big time limited release anyway. It's only 10,000 copies WORLDWIDE...right? It's almost a non-issue. It's just a didley for the meantime. As they say...a "one off". |
silver_salmon 11.09.2008 14:18 |
All the songs in on 2 cds of 74 minutes. 13 cds?.....BIG TIME MONEY MONEY!! |
Tero 11.09.2008 14:18 |
AlexRocks wrote: Did you all read my previous post? If anything this is a big time limited release anyway. It's only 10,000 copies WORLDWIDE...right? It's almost a non-issue. It's just a didley for the meantime. As they say...a "one off".Except that this is not a "one off". This is part one in a series of four similar sets, and 10,000 copies is the amount they can shift to the stepford fans who would buy used toilet paper if it had the Queen crest on it. |
AlexRocks 11.09.2008 14:54 |
It says in BIG BOLD PRINT that it is a one-off on page one of this discussion in the first post. I know we were all thinking something else would happen but don't fret...something better will come along in the long run. |
Tero 11.09.2008 15:06 |
The opening message says:
From "What records" promotional email: THIS IS A ONE OFF MANUFACTURING ORDER OF 10K. Welcome to QUEEN: THE SINGLES COLLECTIONS, 4 releases - - - the four boxes will offer every one of Queen?s singles to have made the top 40 anywhere in the world.This "one off" is nothing more than the first release in a series of your standard numbered limited edition box sets, and that's precisely what makes it NOT to be a "one off". At least I know I don't have to expect anything of interest from Queen productions in the 2008-2011 Christmas seasons. |
AlexRocks 11.09.2008 15:31 |
Hopefully for God's sake they won't be released one a year. Hopefully the other three will be released throughout next year. They ARE "one off's" because ONE they say that they are in the first post of this topic AND they are only making 10,000 copies of each WORLDWIDE. That is not many. This means that it is just some limited edition thing. It is not meant to suppliment a more complete concise 10 disc box set compiling all of the A and B sides. It is just something "in the meantime". I have no dought there are still really great things to come down the line in the next few years. |
Tero 11.09.2008 16:02 |
AlexRocks wrote: They ARE "one off's" because ONE they say that they are in the first post of this topic AND they are only making 10,000 copies of each WORLDWIDE.The two of us seem to have a different definition of "one off", and that's fine by me. To me a Singles Box Set would have been a one-off release, because there would be no need to wait for the next installment (and the one after that, etc.) and buy it separately. AlexRocks wrote: It is not meant to suppliment a more complete concise 10 disc box set compiling all of the A and B sides. It is just something "in the meantime". I have no dought there are still really great things to come down the line in the next few years.You don't seem to get it. This isn't a "in the meantime" release. This is an "instead of" release. Sure, it is possible that the 12" versions and single remixes might appear in a box set in the future, but it isn't going to be The Singles box set. If we're "lucky" we might get a 4 cd anthology release at Christmas 2012 which is composed of those remixes instead of any outtakes. :P |