QueenZone discussion #1362149

vonkeil wrote: I wouldn't go that far... There are some real improvements on there as well...and as far as I have heard yet, the first two albums sound incredibly good. So does 'I wanna testify'. Will listen again properly over the weekend, today's focus was mainly on the new album... ;)

Hitman wrote: On the other hand i'm happy that they remixed the tracks to improve the sound experience.

DLCVinnuendo wrote: And some b sides are missing, like live versions of i want to break free and ride the wild wind

darcy-wright wrote: I bet the blurring is because the pal videos have been converted to ntsc ..

TheGuvnor wrote:

darcy-wright wrote: I bet the blurring is because the pal videos have been converted to ntsc ..

I can hardly believe that this is the case because it would mean it's intended to be that way. Anyone with half a brain who saw what I saw when I was watching the DVD must have come to the conclusion that it's impossible to release such a product. That is not a minor mistake it ruins the whole DVD. I can only hope the problem is either somewhere else (settings, Player, TV) or only with my DVD, so the problem can be solved. But I never had something like this in the past. Anyone else watched the DVD so far?

The Kurgan wrote: Can anybody confirm if 'Life Changes' on Blue Rock suddenly stops near the end and then the first seconds of the song start again.

audhild1984 wrote: The DVD notes say that both version of "Power to Love" video are included, but I can find only one...

The Kurgan wrote:

audhild1984 wrote: The DVD notes say that both version of "Power to Love" video are included, but I can find only one...

That's a tricky one, should I list as a text or disc error? : )

Mr. Bed Guy wrote: The Box is sold out and they have our money. Don't believe they will do anything more for us. The cow is milked.... Time for a new "Absolutely Greatest Hits" CD.....

The Kurgan wrote:

audhild1984 wrote: The DVD notes say that both version of "Power to Love" video are included, but I can find only one...

That's a tricky one, should I list as a text or disc error? : )

vonkeil wrote:

The Kurgan wrote: Can anybody confirm if 'Life Changes' on Blue Rock suddenly stops near the end and then the first seconds of the song start again.

Yes... :-(

Another thing that I heard was that 'Hand Of Fools' and 'Life Changes' do not follow eachother as quick as they do on the original album. There is a little more silence between them. On the original album 'Life Changes' begins slightly before the last echo of 'Hand Of Fools' has faded out, on 'The Lot' the 'Hand Of Fools' echo gets plenty of time to fade out. Don't know if it's the same with the other songs on 'Blue Rock' (except ofcourse the ones that are truly coupled to eachother, like 'Put It All Down To Love' and 'Millionaire)

The Kurgan wrote: ^ Good idea. The purpose of thread was to advise on errors. The idea being if you know what they are, you won't think it's just you that has the problem.

vonkeil wrote: OK, time to lighten this up a little, folks... Apparently Roger's website has gone online (again) - this time with a BRAND NEW instrumental track playing in the background, that is NOT on the new album!!! And a pretty unusual one, too...I like it! Go and check link

For all general enquiries you can email contact@virginemirecords.com Please note that we can only accommodate UK based enquiries. Address 364–366 Kensington High Street London W14 8NS Telephone +44 (0)20 7471 5000 Email contact@virginemirecords.com

last-horizon 42265 wrote: On a side not, just ONE proper listen to the "Blue Rock" CD would have spotted the error. Just ONE listen. Among all the RT team, no-one has taken the time to listen to the full disc even once? Totally lack of quality control. .

cmsdrums wrote: In my view the archivists might well be able to access and listen to the tapes, but have been proved to simply not be qualified musically to tell the differences between mixes, versions etc. Sorry to be harsh, but in my view as a musician and Queen fan, most of the team are just not up to the job.

Victor Kruger wrote: ^ They are issues rather than errors though. Out of curiosity, does the disc have PCM audio?

cmi wrote:

Another thing that I heard was that 'Hand Of Fools' and 'Life Changes' do not follow eachother as quick as they do on the original album. There is a little more silence between them. On the original album 'Life Changes' begins slightly before the last echo of 'Hand Of Fools' has faded out, on 'The Lot' the 'Hand Of Fools' echo gets plenty of time to fade out. Don't know if it's the same with the other songs on 'Blue Rock' (except ofcourse the ones that are truly coupled to eachother, like 'Put It All Down To Love' and 'Millionaire)

Actually it's a good issue now to have some proper sandalone versions. Also this fact means that remasters were made from original masters of every song. It seems all albums were compiled from the very start.

agrasso wrote: If anyone cares, back again on Amazon: link

Hutchence wrote: From the Facebook: MESSAGE ABOUT THE LOT BOX SET. We are aware that there are issues with some box sets which have been received and we are investigating this as a matter of importance. A follow up announcement will be posted very soon. Thank you for your patience. Team RT

Victor Kruger wrote:

Hutchence wrote: From the Facebook: MESSAGE ABOUT THE LOT BOX SET. We are aware that there are issues with some box sets which have been received and we are investigating this as a matter of importance. A follow up announcement will be posted very soon. Thank you for your patience. Team RT

'Some' box sets?

Victor Kruger wrote:

Hutchence wrote: From the Facebook: MESSAGE ABOUT THE LOT BOX SET. We are aware that there are issues with some box sets which have been received and we are investigating this as a matter of importance. A follow up announcement will be posted very soon. Thank you for your patience. Team RT

'Some' box sets?

cmsdrums wrote:

Victor Kruger wrote:

Hutchence wrote: From the Facebook: MESSAGE ABOUT THE LOT BOX SET. We are aware that there are issues with some box sets which have been received and we are investigating this as a matter of importance. A follow up announcement will be posted very soon. Thank you for your patience. Team RT

'Some' box sets?

Yes - the Freddie one, The Lot, the remasters, the Rio DVD...... :-)

vinolent wrote: Interestingly when I put the FoE CD from the box set into iTunes to rip it it displayed the tracks in the correct order (Murdoch last) so it must be a printing mistake rather than a CD mistake. I won't listen to the CDs anyway as I'll rip them to my library but still a bit annoyed about the errors. It is a very nice package though and it came with a free Queen tote bag.

JeroenG wrote: 'Happiness' and 'Revelation' for the first time on CD. 'Happiness' stand-alone only was available before as the soundtrack for the video, since the singles contained a badly cut album version.

cmi wrote: Huge speed issue on 'My Country I & II' track. Track runs 10 seconds longer (it means slower) also there are two noticable issues of speed change: first at the very start and the second one is around 5:20. BTW, whole Fun In Space album runs slower than 1996 remaster.

shanoon wrote: MESSAGE ABOUT THE LOT FROM THE MANUFACTURER During fulfilment within the factory of this box set some fans have been left with duplicate CDs or missing CDs. If you need replacement discs please come back to Michelle.noble@umusic.com who will ensure you receive a replacement disc. We sincerely apologise for this error....

AlexRocks wrote: I also don't understand why the "short promotional film" (i.e. "music video") for the song "I Wanna Testify" is not included in this compilation?

AlexRocks wrote: I don't understand why no one will acknowledge if this will be released in the U.S. or not? I also don't understand why the "short promotional film" (i.e. "music video") for the song "I Wanna Testify" is not included in this compilation?

BruceMc wrote: I may be looking for things now but if you Listen to My Country single version, at 1:47 it sounds as though the tape slips slightly. I can only pick this up when listening to it with headphones and it may be something from the original tapes possibly? A similar thing happens at 2:47 on Fun In Space (song), again this may have always been there but the improved sound makes it more obvious. Shame because they really do sound so much better than the previous version.

Negative Creep wrote: Gary Taylor has spoken and we now know most fans are happy with the set. So we should probably shut up and make do with a shoddy product, because Gary Taylor can apparently read the minds of everyone that has the boxset.

cmi wrote: DVD issues: 1. Shove It video - bad quality soundtrack which can be replaced with high quality album version - it hasn't been done. 2. The Unblinking Eye video - lossy quality soundtrack which can be replaced with high quality track from CD single - it hasn't been done. (...) 4. Liar live version video - low quality audio, cut at the beginning.

Victor Kruger wrote: Please confirm what info is given on The singles disc 2 when inserted into a computer.

daga wrote: I have question about DVD audio it's stereo or DTS?

AWS wrote: Next - surprised that no-one seems to have spotted the speed issue on Future Management. Listen to the synth on the opening bar and it's all over the place and is on average about 1/4 tone down from the original - whether compared to the 96 CD or the vinyl.

cmi wrote: It was already noted.

Victor Kruger wrote: ^ They can send me a free box set if they like!

Victor Kruger wrote: ^ Very true words. I think Team RT have found their proof readers in this very thread. Kudos to you all.

cmi wrote: It was already mentioned several times that remasters of 94 and 98 albums have some tracks in longer versions. It's not an error but a great addition!

poppo wrote: Roger has just made a statement on facebook: MESSAGE FROM ROGER I am aware of the issues affecting some of your box sets. I am deeply upset by this. I have been working with my team to rectify the problems and feel that they are on top of things. You should continue to email the address given (below) if you have any queries. I'm so sorry for any distress and disappointment that this has caused. We really wanted the box set to be as complete an experience as possible. Rest assured we won't be happy until we know you are! Roger

chromant wrote: The sleeve aIso had a mistake, I got the revised one ;)

The Fairy King wrote: I received my copy last week, but i don't know if i have a faulty product. Is there a list?

cmsdrums wrote: My Amazon status says not yet despatched but still expected to arrive on 25th! Despite the assurances from Universal, I am really doubtful that all the issues with the audio have have had time to be corrected and re-pressed and issued by now, so I am fearing that the majority of the issues will sadly remain.

NCC1701Q wrote: I have emailed Emma two weeks ago, including proof of purchase and proof of shipping and have not received any response yet. What mailaddress did you use?

davor75 wrote: Me too! What should we expect? "Blue Rock" CD without error ?

Thistleboy1980 wrote: What else can be said about this tiresome subject?

Victor Kruger wrote:

Thistleboy1980 wrote: What else can be said about this tiresome subject?

Perhaps people would like to see what has been corrected and what hasn't? Post #1 now lists 3 corrections so far. I'm putting in a lot of time in on this thread, sorry you find it so tiresome.

Victor Kruger wrote: ^ Emma sounds delightful, I hope everyone is treating her with the greatest respect. Has anyone else received their replacement discs today?

Thistleboy1980 wrote: ^ was it a rhetorical question you sent her, though....... :P

BruceMc wrote: Received my discs today, Life Changes definitely fixed, so too Rough justice and also Pressure On. Fun In Space album still as wobbly as a bit of jelly

tero! 48531 wrote: No, I didn't get any reply whatsoever.

Victor Kruger wrote: It appears to be available to order on Amazon UK for a whopping £126.99 (In stock December 16th) Link

Rien wrote: Today I received the replacement audio cd's. (complete set)

Pingfah wrote: Seems like Amazon tell everybody something different. I have an update that says it WILL arrive by December 24th.

Victor Kruger wrote: ^ That's interesting. Perhaps there are some changes on all of those seven discs. Can you list the new maxtrix numbers for them please.

bootLuca wrote: Hi, I can't believe it! I have received The Lot this morning from amazon.it, I thought to receive the 2nd edition, instead I have received the 1st one with all those f*** errors... I'm very disappointed, a month of waiting to receive the faulty copy! Luca

inu-liger wrote: Has anyone seen a copy of this set on eBay yet? I am actually kind of shocked it's not listed there!

tero! 48531 wrote:

inu-liger wrote: Has anyone seen a copy of this set on eBay yet? I am actually kind of shocked it's not listed there!

Why would it be there already? Who would buy a £100 set only to sell it a few weeks later?

tero! 48531 wrote: I guess that explains the cheap price... They were counting on selling the dodgy returns from rest of the Europe!

inu-liger wrote: Has anyone seen a copy of this set on eBay yet? I am actually kind of shocked it's not listed there!

inu-liger wrote:

tero! 48531 wrote:

inu-liger wrote: Has anyone seen a copy of this set on eBay yet? I am actually kind of shocked it's not listed there!

Why would it be there already? Who would buy a £100 set only to sell it a few weeks later?

Um, people who make trying to profit off eBay resales a career? It's totally not an unreasonable question, considering what I've observed on eBay over the years since circa 1999. I'm just puzzled, considering I've seen several copies of "Fun On Earth" on eBay, but no copies of "The Lot there yet.

inu-liger wrote: Owen, I would use the contact information for Universal posted somewhere throughout this topic to get a replacement disc set in order. Using Amazon will add an unnecessary layer of waiting and bureaucracy when you can just use the former info.

tero! 48531 wrote: ...And in case you missed my experiences, it's also possible that Universal will throw the ball back to where you actually bought the product. I don't know if it has something to do with my location or the specific request of getting the missing page of the book as well, but my replacement will apparently be handled by the QOL store where I actually bought the box.

Victor Kruger wrote: If you know what they are, you won't think it's just you that has the problem. These are fan reports only, not official ones. This post will be updated / amended as and when necessary. Disc Errors / Issues reported: 1.) Life Changes (Blue Rock) the song suddenly stops, and then the first seconds of the song start again. (Corrected on replacement disc) 2.) Pressure On (Electric Fire): wrong mix. No 2nd voice for half of the first chorus. (01:58 - 02:07) (Corrected on replacement disc) 3.) Track index marker error on track 9 of Shove It. (Corrected on replacement disc)   4.) There are some complaints of juddering video on the DVD (Not a disc error - not taken from the masters!) 5.) Speed change issue on Fun In Space - 'My Country I & II' track and Fun In Space. 6.) Speed change issue RT Solo singles Disc 1 - 'My Country' (single version) 7.) Magic Is Loose is 6 seconds shorter, it seems to miss a part of the final fading. 8.) I Can't Get You Out Of My Head - unfortunately has count-in chords badly edited out, causing a slight cut to the beginning of the song. 9.) Celebration is abridged version. 1:45-2:25 fragment of the original 5:15 track is edited out. 10.) Shove It (extended mix) with track duration 5:02 should have been on 'The Cross Singles 1' disc, but instead it has 'The 2nd Shelf Mix' with track duration 5:55. 11.) Slight Track index marker error on track 3 of Happiness. 12.) Roger - The singles disc 2 gives track info ID for disc 1 13.) Some reports of missing/duplicate discs Text Errors reported: 1.) The lyrics to the first four songs of Electric Fire are missing in the book (it starts with "People on streets") 2.) Incorrect spelling of 'Holocaust' 3.) The credits from 'Blue Rock' are directly taken from Discogs.com, including the (2) suffix for Peter Noone and the ANV-asteriks for Josh Macrae 4.) Wrong information - The book states Dear Mr Murdoch originally featured on the 1994 album "Electric Fire". 5.) In his foreword, final sentence, Rhys talks about a "cole" instead of "collection". 6.) In the track listing of the Cross-singles, last track (Shove it US), it is stated that the inclusion is a last minute "edition" instead of "addition". 7.) The DVD notes incorrectly state that both versions of the "Power to Love" video are included (or perhaps one is actually missing from the disc?) 8.) Happiness Credits - The graphic symbols on the original credits near each musician's name that identified who played in each song are substituted in The Lot booklet by letters such as "R", "a", "v" and even "@"! And anyway they are useless because they should have been reported also after each song's lyric. In the middle of the musicians names they put the copyright credits! 9.) RMT Fan has found and posted a host of small errors - Scroll down on this Link 10.) THE CROSS: THE SINGLES text notes - Man On Fire - The original version appears on the album 'Mad: Bad: And Dangerous To Know'. (That should be 'Strange Frontier') 11.) Wrong running order of FOE bonus tracks: "Whole House Rockin'" plays first, "Dear Mr. Murdoch" comes second.

Victor Kruger wrote: ^ The speed 'change' issues (5 & 6) are not 'corrections', the masters are in bad shape and this was the best that could be done with them. What program on your PC gives you the track listings?

cmsdrums wrote: Amazing that the solo analogue tapes were not 'baked' or digitized years ago like all the original Queen ones. (certainly at least at the point a few years back when the tapes were out to put Strange Frontier and Fun In Space onto CD for the first time).

Victor Kruger wrote: ^ The speed 'change' issues (5 & 6) are not 'corrections', the masters are in bad shape and this was the best that could be done with them. What program on your PC gives you the track listings?

Victor Kruger wrote:

cmsdrums wrote: Amazing that the solo analogue tapes were not 'baked' or digitized years ago like all the original Queen ones. (certainly at least at the point a few years back when the tapes were out to put Strange Frontier and Fun In Space onto CD for the first time).

Perhaps something happened to them whilst in storage. I was kind of hoping Josh would have enlightened everyone by now.

Cockeye wrote: This has now disappeared from Amazon AGAIN! :( perhaps I should now mention that Emma intimated that amazon would actually never be given stock in one of her emails to me :(

Cockeye wrote: Well I, completely gutted as it's gone from Queen online too! with no mention of it. My original prediction of never getting it is looking to come true....but then Universal shouldn't be promising Amazon stock and then pulling it. Surely amazon wouldn't have been listing it unless Universal had promised it

chromant wrote: and on a serious note, I remember that John S. Sturat wrote that most (or some) of the master tapes were stolen when Queen Prod. sent them to USA, for the 90's Hollywood remasters

Cockeye wrote: Funnies but was when I said "I bet you wish you had never heard of Roger Taylor" and she pointed out she worked for him :D

Victor Kruger wrote: At least one person so far has received a complete replacement box set with the corrected CDs, missing lyrics page and many text corrections, although some text errors remain.

Ron wrote:

Victor Kruger wrote: At least one person so far has received a complete replacement box set with the corrected CDs, missing lyrics page and many text corrections, although some text errors remain.

I'll keep you posted :) Maybe it depends on what kind of complaint someone filed, ie did he only complain about the audio contents or also the book itself? Based on that he might only get cd replacements and/or the full box. Just a theory..

Cockeye wrote: Cmsdrums any movement on your order? I ordered 31st same as you. I kept my order all the way through - but no sign of processing yet.....

Cockeye wrote: Exactly the same as mine. We can hope and pray that our copies have arrived but like you not holding my breath.

Pleb wrote: Quite sad about this release, it promised so much. My amazon account still says due tomorrow. Even though their customer rep says they didn’t receive any stock. I realise that it is Universal that’s responsible for getting their stock to amazon, but with amazon’s buying power you would think they could put some pressure on universal. And nail them down to a definite release date. My only option at the minute is downloading from iTunes, but the thought of giving money to apple. Makes me even angrier. Got most of this stuff on vinyl anyway. Just have to keep listening the old fashioned way. Sorry that you’re so disillusioned cockeye.

Cockeye wrote: You're talking bullshit. There are two in stock at that price and they are being sold by a third party seller in Berlin. It's made perfectly clear.

audhild1984 wrote: Just received an email from Emma, my replacement boxset has been sent today, but it will take a while to arrive to the Netherlands... Anyone else?

cmsdrums wrote: I've just had a new email from Amazon stating expected delivery 19 Dec!!! Have they had a sudden stock influx from Universal?!?

OwenSmith wrote:

audhild1984 wrote: Do I email Michelle and end up talking to Emma?

Yes

Pingfah wrote: Mine's here! It's much bigger than I expected. Based on the information on what has been corrected in the book from the first page, I can confirm it is the second edition.

Victor Kruger wrote: 2.) Incorrect spelling of 'Holocaust' --->CORRECTED (Rhys Thomas intro) 6.) The credits from 'Blue Rock' are directly taken from Discogs.com, including the (2) suffix for Peter Noone and the ANV-asteriks for Josh Macrae --->CORRECTED 7.) Wrong information - The book states Dear Mr Murdoch originally featured on the 1994 album "Electric Fire". --->CORRECTED 8.) In his foreword, final sentence, Rhys talks about a "cole" instead of "collection". --->CORRECTED (the wrong word was "colle" actually) 9.) In the track listing of the Cross-singles, last track (Shove it US), it is stated that the inclusion is a last minute "edition" instead of "addition". --->CORRECTED 10.) The DVD notes incorrectly state that both versions of the "Power to Love" video are included (or is one missing from the disc?) --->CORRECTED (there is reference to a second video existing, but the line about both videos being included is missing)

agrasso wrote: 11a) Happiness Credits - The graphic symbols on the original credits near each musician's name that identified who played in each song are substituted in The Lot booklet by letters such as "R", "a", "v" and even "@"! --->CORRECTED 11b) And anyway they are useless because they should have been reported also after each song's lyric. --->NOT CORRECTED (no credits or symbols after each song)

RMT Fan wrote: Some errors I've found, not very bad but the multitude of them is a bit shocking. Titles are not written in the same style, sometimes prepositions are in small letter, sometimes in capitol Man on Fire, Heaven for Everyone) RHYS THOMAS INTRO - Heaven For Everyone misses second apostrophe - 'Heaven For Everyone --> CORRECTED - "Masters of War" is put in quotation marks instead of aphostrophes (as is done with all songs) --> NOT CORRECTED  - 'Everybody Hurts Sometimes' has 's' letter which is not in the song title. --> NOT CORRECTED  - 'Dear Mr. Murdoch' has dot after 'Mr' and in other placs it does not have the dot. --> NOT CORRECTED  - 'Nation of Haircuts' misses 'A' letter at the beginning --> NOT CORRECTED  - 'Where are You Now' has small letter in 'are' --> CORRECTED  - Despite the before mentioned 'colle' insted of 'collection' is 'The Lot,' (where is this comma put?) and the rest of the sentence follows the next line although there is space in the same line. --> CORRECTED  TRACKLISTING INSIDE THE BOOK RT Solo Singles 1 - all song names are in small letter except strange Frontier with Frontier in capitol letter --> CORRECTED  - when listing everybody hurts sometime is written pic disk, next to old friends is pic disc --> CORRECTED  RT Solo Singles 2 - keep a knockin' does not meet the guidelines of additional information put in brackets, it says: keep a knockin' - pressure on CD (Man Utd CD single)  --> CORRECTED while all the songs have it like this: people on streets (mashed) (B-side of pressure on), some songs have 'On' added like this: a nation of haicuts (club cut)   --> NOT CORRECTED (On surrender part 1 CD single) - Strangely written is also woman you're so beautiful name, because the mix type does not follow immediately, it says: woman you're so beautiful felix + arty (main mix)   --> NOT CORRECTED The Cross Singles 1 - love lies bleeding says in bracket: (B side of cowboys) - where is 'and indians'?   --> NOT CORRECTED - Besides that B-side is sometimes written as B-side, sometimes B side (with no dash).   --> CORRECTED - "Remixed Record" instead of "Remixed Records"   --> NOT CORRECTED - strange is also the order of the singles in charge of my heart and liar: in charge (single), liar (12"), in charge (extended), liar (7")   --> NOT CORRECTED The Lot DVD In Interviews & Electronic Press Kits section no mention of the 'Blue Rock' EPK BUT The Cross section says:   --> NOT CORRECTED 7 new dark - where is 'ages'?   --> CORRECTED 8 blue rock- does anyone know of a song of this title?   --> CORRECTED and the second version of power to love is not mentioned here in the list   --> NOT AN ERROR  - no-one knows why Nazis 1994 follows Surrender, not the other way round.   --> NOT CORRECTED THE REST FOLLOWS WHEN I FIND THE TIME

brians wig wrote: Extended Shove It. Is that supposed to refer to The Metropolix mix?

Mine is on ebay: http://www.ebay.com/itm/111241522780?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1558.l2649 Jam Monkey wrote: Just opened my copy from Amazon and after checking the matrix numbers it appears I have a 2nd edition. Great, now I have to track down a 1st edition copy.

Cockeye wrote: can someone remind me of the matrix numbers?

Ron wrote: Am still wondering about the Nude Mix of Murdoch vs the 2011 version of Murdoch. Are they both the same? I guess that this hasnt been corrected? Nor was it ever mentioned as being an error on page 1 of this topic (so maybe I am just deaf and dont hear the (very) small differences).

cmi wrote: ^ Absolutely the same.

Ron wrote: Damn and it has not been reported as an error on Page 1 so it probably hasn't been corrected. Unless the Nude Mix is really the 2011 Version..

cmsdrums wrote: Sorry to sound so negative, but it's not doing anything for me as yet.....but looking forward to going through all the other remasted stuff.

badboybez wrote: Back on the Mac know with iTunes. iTunes picks up Fun In Space and Strange Frontier as the 1996 remasters.

Panchgani wrote: Does the corrected box set have the 1996 master of Fun in Space without the damaged tape speed change? Or did ITunes just play the 1996 master instead of "The Lot" version?

badboybez wrote: Solo Singles Disc 2. The text reads all the stuff from Solo Singles Disc 1 - yet plays the tracks from Disc 2. :( Fun On Earth Extra Tracks text is 'unknown' for both.

inu-liger wrote: "Keep A Knockin'" is missing the first second on the remastered version (you could hear the bass player gripping on the frets right before the drums kick in)

Ron wrote: Am still wondering about the Nude Mix of Murdoch vs the 2011 version of Murdoch. Are they both the same? I guess that this hasnt been corrected? Nor was it ever mentioned as being an error on page 1 of this topic (so maybe I am just deaf and dont hear the (very) small differences).

GT wrote: I am informed by Josh that that are different.

cmi wrote:

inu-liger wrote: "Keep A Knockin'" is missing the first second on the remastered version (you could hear the bass player gripping on the frets right before the drums kick in)

Actually "Keep A Knockin'" was not properly mastered for original CD single in 1998. Unbalanced EQ, low volume of the track etc...

AWS wrote: Roger Solo 1 Original: 06025 375 565-0 01 * 53364366 Replacement: 06025 375 565-0 03 * 53364366 New Pressing

tero! 48531 wrote:

AWS wrote: Roger Solo 1 Original: 06025 375 565-0 01 * 53364366 Replacement: 06025 375 565-0 03 * 53364366 New Pressing

I received my replacement today, and everything else seems to corrected be as reported, except for the Roger Solo 1 disc which is the old pressing. Is there ANY difference between the two discs besides that one number?

Ron wrote: There is a sticker on the outer carton (not on the box itself but the carton it is shipped in). If the date on that sticker states December 5th then it is the new edition. Think that the first edition shows an October date on the sticker. If it doesnt come with that brown carton then check the back of the box itself. If it says "Blue Rock" in the DVD tracklisting than it is the first edition, if it says "Blue Rock - EPK" than it is the second edition. They also swapped tracks 14 & 15 in the tracklist for the Fun On Earth album.

Michael Allred wrote: My new one has a slight blue tint

Michael Allred wrote: well if anyone just wants the box with the corrected discs and doesn't care about the typos in the book I am selling that one for a fair price so contact me at Michaeldallred@yahoo.com

Panchgani wrote: My box set from amazon.CA shipped yesterday and is in Detroit today. It is scheduled to arrive Jan 3rd. Hopefully it will be the updated box set.

Jam Monkey wrote: When you place both editions side by side you notice that the cover of the 2nd edition is a little lighter than the first.

Agr123456 wrote: I want to buy the corrected box set. Any safe link to purchase it? I don't want the old box...

JohnJamesKessy wrote: Hi there, I wonder if the replacement is only given to those living in the UK?

zephead2112 wrote: I've sent 4 e-mails now to the relevant parties (including Michelle) and I have not received one reply. Pretty poor when you consider that I pre-ordered my box from QOL on the first day it was listed in the shop (23rd October). Is anyone else in a similar position still waiting for a response? Having loyally purchased Queen product (and a lot of it) for 35 years, it's a bit frustrating when others have already received their replacement discs and you're left without even a courtesy acknowledgement to an e-mail.

NCC1701Q wrote: Pim, did you have to send the first box back?

zephead2112 wrote: I've sent 4 e-mails now to the relevant parties (including Michelle) and I have not received one reply. Pretty poor when you consider that I pre-ordered my box from QOL on the first day it was listed in the shop (23rd October). Is anyone else in a similar position still waiting for a response? Having loyally purchased Queen product (and a lot of it) for 35 years, it's a bit frustrating when others have already received their replacement discs and you're left without even a courtesy acknowledgement to an e-mail.

philip storey wrote: Thanks for the info ,i got my Lot set second edition for £76 from amazon.I was just wondering how high the price will go and another thing i am interrested in is how well has The Lot sold and how many copies of FOE sold and did it get into the charts?

cmi wrote: ^ You'll find the answer reading this topic.