Audiogon Music News April

Firstly let me assure Audiogoners that the proposed reviews section has not been forgotten.
The simple fact is that myself and Eileen my girlfriend have bought a bigger place and are in the process of selling our current home; this has pretty much tied me up for the past 6 weeks or so.
Sometime in June (hopefully) I’ll try to get a half yearly report out on 2004 reissues and releases that I have amassed and hopefully featuring the contributions of some other Audiogon members.

As always more later

PINK FLOYD-Conflicting reports this month on the 25th anniversary release of The Wall. According to James Guthrie (Floyd producer/engineer who is in charge of this re-master) that despite internet rumours the release will not be SACD however he did not rule out future SACD and 5.1 mixes of future Floyd re-masters however how this ties into the news below is a mystery to me.

On Sept 23rd Columbia Records apparently will reissue 6 later Floyd classics newly re-mastered) WISH YOU WERE HERE, ANIMALS, THE WALL, A COLLECTION OF GREAT DANCE SONGS, THE FINAL CUT and A MOMENTARY LAPSE OF REASON.
All are repackaged in deluxe packaging including original LP artwork and new photographs.

I would image the version of The Final Cut is the same as the one just recently re-released which sonically is an improvement from the last CD release.

Finally PULSE the concert film of post-Waters Floyd will be released later this summer as a double DVD.

BRIAN ENO-The next two years will see the entire back catalogue of the father of ambient’s work re-mastered and reissued on the EG label by Virgin.
Sleeve notes will feature elegies from famous fans.
The first batch from HERE COME THE WARM JETS to BEFORE AND AFTER SCIENCE are due on May 17th.
The following releases will appear in thematically grouped sets of 4 or 5.

KRAFTWERK-The rather tired sounding CD catalogue of the German electronic ground breakers get the repackaged and re-mastered treatment.
EMI release AUTOBAHN, RADIOACTIVITY, TRANS-EUROPE EXPRESS, THE MAN-MACHINE, COMPUTER WORLD, ELECTRIC CAFÉ and THE MIX.
My bank balance takes a hammering sometime in May.

KATE BUSH-A new album should appear later in the year featuring ex-Japan bassist Mick Karn and orchestration by the late Michael Kamen.

PJ HARVEY-Has a new album out on 8th June entitled Uh Huh Her

NICK DRAKE-As mentioned last month his album of outtakes and unreleased material MADE TO LOVE MAGIC is out on May 24th on Island.

JOHN MARTYN-Has had his 22nd album released on the indepediente label.
Entitled ON THE COBBLES it features collaborations with Paul Weller, Nick McCabe and Mavis Staples.

COUCTEAU TWINS-4AD reissue their final two albums BLUE BELL KNOLL and HEAVEN OR LAS VEGAS in May.
Re-mastering is by Robin Guthrie.

JAPAN-David Sylvian’s original band get their first 4 albums reissued in re-mastered format. Available now they feature the high quality packaging that was evident on the Sylvian/Japan last set of remasters.

KEANE-A new and highly hyped UK band have their debut released on May 10th.
Entitled HOPES AND FEARS is released by Island and the three piece have been tipped for global success with their unusual line up of drums, vocals and keyboards they are said to sound like Coldplay.
Time will tell.

TONY BANKS-Keyboard player with Genesis and arguably the band’s strongest songwriter post-Gabriel has a classical album released on Naxos called Seven: A Suite For Orchestra.

MORRISSEY-After a few years without a record label has his new album YOU ARE THE QUARRY released in Mid-May

SCOTT WALKER-Sixties pop star turned avant garde music maker is working on his first album since 1995’s weird but enjoyable Tilt.
Released by 4AD it is pencilled in for autumn release.