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Kes wrote:The bigger consideration is contract renewal deadlines.
I think the big releases are usually geared more around those, than calendar anniversaries.
Sir Didymus wrote:Kes wrote:The bigger consideration is contract renewal deadlines.
I think the big releases are usually geared more around those, than calendar anniversaries.
I would suggest the opposite tbh. Contract renewals are where the quick obvious buck is aimed for... The Singles box sets and Absolute Greatest as EMI/Parlophone ran out of time, and the 2011 remasters (good as they are) when Island needed to get them back in stock.
The best stuff comes from marketable anniversaries. ANATO 30th anniversary. NOTW 40th. The band's 40th leading to an exhibition and documentary. Freddie's 60th leading to a new best of etc.
And away from Queen, artists really tap into anniversary releases. The Beatles just put Sgt Pepper out for the 50th. Bowie's camp has focused their boxset range in recent years against the 40th anniversary of Young Americans and then Heroes, before making this year about the 35th anniversary of Let's Dance.
And then you've got all the movies and TV shows joining in... A publicly identifiable birthday makes more sense than a record label needing to sign on a dotted line...
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VaudevilleDeMille wrote:This is just roving into the realms of fantasy, but the 50th year would be the perfect time to launch the long rumoured/bubbling 'Anthology/From The Vaults' style project with 3 quarterly boxsets each focusing on a different era with demos and live performances. Plus maybe a separate remastering/re-release of the 12" collection and a reworked version of Live Killers without censorship and a couple of extra tracks.
FTV1- '70-'75
FTV2- -'76-'82
FTV3- '84/'85-'91
Maybe the timescales need work, but to me that seems like a 'now or never' type deal. The again, perhaps it's just a case of wanting the moon when you already have the finest cheese on hand.
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bigV wrote:
I would much rather they release 5 sets of 3 albums each than 3 sets of 5 albums. It makes more sense even:
Early Days
Queen
Queen II
Sheer Heart Attack
Experimental Period
A Night At The Opera
A Day At The Races
News Of The World
Middle Period
Jazz
The Game
Flash Gordon
Early 80s
Hot Space
A Kind Of Magic
The Works
Final Chapter
The Miracle
Innuendo
Made In Heaven
Thematically, the albums fit very nicely into groups of three. I often think of the last three albums as one epic three-part album. Try it, it works great.
V.
VaudevilleDeMille wrote:bigV wrote:Final Chapter
The Miracle
Innuendo
Made In Heaven
Thematically, the albums fit very nicely into groups of three. I often think of the last three albums as one epic three-part album. Try it, it works great.
V.
Thanks, I think I might try that. My era-specific playlists are slightly less streamlined so your idea seems that little bit more practical.
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