Midnight Oil

Subject: Re: [powderworks] Box Set want list
From: koala.sprint@gmail.com
Date: 23/04/2014, 1:37 am
To: powderworks@yahoogroups.com.au, Powderworks

The problem with Horn of Plenty was that it 'only' contained everything they ever released plus 1 single disc of extras which was only live and remixed versions of the other tracks. ‎Most fans that would normally buy a boxset would have had 99% of what was on the bonus disc. 
Since then, the Hunnas have found tonnes of old recordings which contain album out-takes, demos for unreleased albums, weird live versions and much more. The curator of their website (on this list too) has been officially 'leaking' these tracks one every week for about 75 weeks now. If these recordings had been cleaned up and released on Horn of Plenty, you would not have found it for 50 bucks. 

Having said all that, the physical boxset itself was gorgeous and looks amazing on any fans CD shelf. 

Cheers


Stephen
From: Chris
Sent: Tuesday, 22 April 2014 17:23
To: Powderworks
Reply To: powderworks@yahoogroups.com.au
Subject: Re: [powderworks] Box Set want list

 

If they intended to release such a token effort, it would be out already - everything up to BSM has been remastered, and I don't think RW, The Real Thing or Capricornia need a remaster, so that only leaves 2 more albums to do (plus Scream in Blue, but I don't know if there is any potential to remaster that. I suspect we're more likely to see an all-new live compilation than a remastered SIB).

I'm quite sure we'll get more. I don't know how much more though - look at the Hunters and Collectors "Horn of Plenty". They gave the fans pretty much everything they could possibly want in a box set....and it ended up cluttering up CD shops for years. I think I bought mine for $50, and I saw it cheaper later.

- CJK


On 23 April 2014 01:16, <koala.sprint@gmail.com> wrote:
 

Hi all

There's a website‎ called Super Deluxe Edition (http://www.superdeluxeedition.com) that talk about all the new deluxe edition and ask fans what they'd like to see in it and then petition the record company to get their opinion across. It has worked in some cases. 
I'd love to do something like that. 
If the Oils released their boxset and it only had the albums remastered and a bonus disc of the remixes I'd probably break down and cry. 
Probably if we petitioned this we'd end up with a list of every single live show recorded in both audio and video and every single recorded studio performance, out-takes included. 


Stephen