From: owner-avalon-digest@smoe.org (avalon-digest) To: avalon-digest@smoe.org Subject: avalon-digest V15 #297 Reply-To: avalon@smoe.org Sender: owner-avalon-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-avalon-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk avalon-digest Thursday, January 26 2012 Volume 15 : Number 297 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: [AVALON] Anniversary Re-release Box Set [Barry De Foyle Subject: Re: [AVALON] Anniversary Re-release Box Set Hugely disappointing that they've missed an opportunity to deliver real added value with surround sound 5.1 versions of the albums on the DVDs instead of just measly stereo. I mean, where's the benefit of high definition audio if it's only being pushed through two tiny speakers of the average home DVD system ? >________________________________ > From: "johnobrien001@aol.com" >To: avalon@smoe.org >Sent: Wednesday, 25 January 2012, 11:21 >Subject: Re: [AVALON] Anniversary Re-release Box Set > >"I was hoping that we might have got some rare early DVD footage etc." > >I would imagine this sort of stuff will be for the deluxe versions of the albums programmed for release. > >This box set looks like it is aiming at being everything from the studio recordings that Roxy Music released as a band when they were a recording band with no more or no less than that. > >J.O'B. > >------Original Message------ >From: Andrew Shearer >Sender: owner-avalon@smoe.org >To: avalon avalon >Subject: RE: [AVALON] Anniversary Re-release Box Set >Sent: 25 Jan 2012 10:59 > >http://www.vivaroxymusic.com/articles_455.php > >I'm not sure what to make of this really. I guess the highlight is having SACD >/ DVD-Audio quality versions of the albums; the different edits are >interesting but I think I possibly have the same view of them as all the >re-mixes that have become available recently not sure how often I'd play them >after I'd checked them out.. > >I was hoping that we might have got some rare early DVD footage etc. > > > > > >Andrew > > > >www.andrewshearer.com >Twitter & Facebook: @shearermusic > > >___________________________________________________________________________ >To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon > > > >Sent from my BlackBerry. wireless device > > >___________________________________________________________________________ >To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:08:43 +0000 From: Andrew Shearer Subject: RE: [AVALON] Anniversary Re-release Box Set Thanks John, we can live in hope (:-) Andrew www.andrewshearer.com Twitter & Facebook: @shearermusic > Subject: Re: [AVALON] Anniversary Re-release Box Set > To: avalon@smoe.org > From: johnobrien001@aol.com > Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:21:36 +0000 > > "I was hoping that we might have got some rare early DVD footage etc." > > I would imagine this sort of stuff will be for the deluxe versions of the albums programmed for release. > > This box set looks like it is aiming at being everything from the studio recordings that Roxy Music released as a band when they were a recording band with no more or no less than that. > > J.O'B. > > ------Original Message------ > From: Andrew Shearer > Sender: owner-avalon@smoe.org > To: avalon avalon > Subject: RE: [AVALON] Anniversary Re-release Box Set > Sent: 25 Jan 2012 10:59 > > http://www.vivaroxymusic.com/articles_455.php > > I'm not sure what to make of this really. I guess the highlight is having SACD > / DVD-Audio quality versions of the albums; the different edits are > interesting but I think I possibly have the same view of them as all the > re-mixes that have become available recently not sure how often I'd play them > after I'd checked them out.. > > I was hoping that we might have got some rare early DVD footage etc. > > > > > > Andrew > > > > www.andrewshearer.com > Twitter & Facebook: @shearermusic > > > ___________________________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon > > > > Sent from my BlackBerry. wireless device > > > ___________________________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:13:51 +0000 From: Simon Galloway Subject: Re: [AVALON] Anniversary Re-release Box Set Bah! Avalon is on there... I'll blame my stinking cold for not spotting that! On 25 January 2012 15:13, Simon Galloway wrote: > The single mixes of More Than This and Avalon would have been a nice > addition to the Avalon disc. Maybe next time... > > On 25 January 2012 13:12, Andrew Shearer wrote: >> Agreed 5.1 would've been cool but perhaps it'd be too expensive? And can you >> imagine the politics involved? >> >> However my money is on that they'll do this release and then a 5.1 further >> down the line (:-) >> >> >> >> >> Andrew >> >> >> >> www.andrewshearer.com >> Twitter & Facebook: @shearermusic >> >> >>> Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:59:40 +0000 >>> From: barrydefoyle@yahoo.co.uk >>> Subject: Re: [AVALON] Anniversary Re-release Box Set >>> To: avalon@smoe.org >>> >>> Hugely disappointing that they've missed an opportunity to deliver real >> added >>> value with surround sound 5.1 versions of the albums on the DVDs instead of >>> just measly stereo. I mean, where's the benefit of high definition audio >> if >>> it's only being pushed through two tiny speakers of the average home DVD >>> system ? >>> >>> >>> >________________________________ >>> > From: "johnobrien001@aol.com" >>> >>> >To: avalon@smoe.org >>> >Sent: Wednesday, 25 January >>> 2012, 11:21 >>> >Subject: Re: [AVALON] Anniversary Re-release Box Set >>> > >>> >"I was >>> hoping that we might have got some rare early DVD footage etc." >>> > >>> >I would >>> imagine this sort of stuff will be for the deluxe versions of the albums >>> programmed for release. >>> > >>> >This box set looks like it is aiming at being >>> everything from the studio recordings that Roxy Music released as a band >> when >>> they were a recording band with no more or no less than that. >>> > >>> >J.O'B. >>> > >>> >------Original Message------ >>> >From: Andrew Shearer >>> >Sender: >>> owner-avalon@smoe.org >>> >To: avalon avalon >>> >Subject: RE: [AVALON] Anniversary >>> Re-release Box Set >>> >Sent: 25 Jan 2012 10:59 >>> > >>> >http://www.vivaroxymusic.com/articles_455.php >>> > >>> >I'm not sure what to make of >>> this really. I guess the highlight is having SACD >>> >/ DVD-Audio quality >>> versions of the albums; the different edits are >>> >interesting but I think I >>> possibly have the same view of them as all the >>> >re-mixes that have become >>> available recently not sure how often I'd play them >>> >after I'd checked them >>> out.. >>> > >>> >I was hoping that we might have got some rare early DVD footage etc. >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> >Andrew >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> >www.andrewshearer.com >>> >Twitter & Facebook: >>> @shearermusic >>> > >>> > >>> >>>___________________________________________________________________________ >>> >To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> >Sent >>> from my BlackBerry. wireless device >>> > >>> > >>> >>>___________________________________________________________________________ >>> >To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon >>> >>> >>> ___________________________________________________________________________ >>> To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon >> >> >> ___________________________________________________________________________ >> To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ End of avalon-digest V15 #297 ***************************** ======================================================================== For further info, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: info avalon-digest