OFF: Porcupine Tree Dates

[david hall]

The VDGG box is great!!!  As for the PT compilation - I think I'll probably
pass, I bought all of it from you first time round.

Dave
-----Original Message-----
From: ANDREW GARIBALDI <andygee at DIAL.PIPEX.COM>
To: BOC-L at LISTSERV.SPC.EDU <BOC-L at LISTSERV.SPC.EDU>
Date: 29 January 2001 00:18
Subject: Re: OFF: Porcupine Tree Dates


>I suppose we mustn't forget that these days one can hardly blame the abnd
>for all this endless recycling of material -they've probably got the least
>say of the lot - and I'm not just referring to PT.
>I know at CDS and elsewhere, we supply demand and sell such things, but
>purely on  a personal note, I get so annoyed at the unscrupulous way the
>companies treat the fans with 'best of' after 'best of'.....plus one
>previously unreleased track, etc,etc. Even the box sets can be jst as bad,
>example recent Little Feat, SRV and VDGG - at least in the form of
>'Collectibles' we have a full album of Skynyrd stuff...and back to base
it's
>Hawkwind who try and deliver the goods while those still capable of
>releasing licensed product do it endlessly and with glee.
>Andy Garibaldi.
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Chris Raymond" <chrisr at TIAC.NET>
>To: <BOC-L at LISTSERV.SPC.EDU>
>Sent: Sunday, January 28, 2001 8:51 PM
>Subject: Re: OFF: Porcupine Tree Dates
>
>
>> I may be wrong, but the "darker and experimental" refers to the new
>> album that they are starting to record now. Also they will be releasing
>> other stuff to the fans on a mail order label. Also, new No-Man and new
>> IEM are being released soon.
>> Chris
>>
>> Jon Jarrett wrote:
>> >
>> > On Thu, 25 Jan 2001, Andreas Stuewe wrote:
>> >
>> > > > May 11 UK London Shepherds Bush Empire
>> >
>> >         I'll be at that one. Might bring some people too.
>> >
>> > > > Support on all the UK shows will be Rothko, except London, where it
>will
>> > > > be Anathema and Rothko. Support at the Swedish show will be Opeth.
>> > > > The London show is also being recorded for a live album. There is
>likely
>> > > > to be some other dates added in the USA.
>> >
>> >         What, Anathema the death-Floyd band? Blimey. That'll be an
>> > interesting bill and no mistake. And I shall be on the recording
>> > :-) You'll know me, I'll be the one shouting for `Burning Sky' :-)
>> >
>> > > > A special tour edition of Lightbulb Sun will be issued in Germany
on
>> > > > February 19th (SMACD 841X). This will contain an additional CD to
>serve
>> > > > as an introduction to Porcupine Tree for those new to the band.
This
>> > > > bonus CD will contain three tracks, all of them available on other
>KScope
>> > > > releases, plus an enhanced element containing the video for Piano
>> > > > Lessons, a full discography and an image gallery. The only change
to
>the
>> > > > packaging for the album will be the addition of a slipcase (cold
>instead
>> > > > of hot) with credits for the additional CD printed on the back and
a
>> > > > sticker with quotes from German reviews of "Lightbulb Sun" on the
>front.
>> > > >
>> > > > The additional CD tracks are :
>> > > > 1. Buying New Soul - edit (taken from the forthcoming album
>"Recordings")
>> > > > 2. Pure Narcotic (from "Stupid Dream")
>> > > > 3. Tinto Brass - live at Southampton (taken from the "Pure
Narcotic"
>CD
>> > > > single)
>> >
>> >         Now, I haven't got my own copy of _Lightbulb Sun_ yet but it
>> > sounds as if as long as I can get hold of a `Pure Narcotic' single
which
>I
>> > think I still can, it sounds as if there's no reason to buy this
version
>> > if I'm going to get _Recordings_. Which until I see a tracklist I'm not
>> > sure if I am, given I must have a lot of the stuff already. Grr.
>> >
>> > > > The "Recordings" album is due later in the year and is a collection
>of EP
>> > > > tracks and 3 previously unissued tracks, all from the Stupid
>> > > > Dream/Lightbulb Sun era.
>> >
>> >         "Darker and more experimental", according to Steven Wilson.
>Well,
>> > if we're talking, what, `Ambulance Chasing', `Oceans have No Memory',
>`In
>> > Formaldehyde', `Disappear', `Novak', `A Cure for Optimism', `Untitled',
>> > this new `Buying New Soul' and two more, I'd have to concede that the
>> > description's right from what we've heard but it doesn't sound, well,
>very
>> > exciting, does it? Or am I just not anticipating it as a unit very
>> > well? Ah well, they've turned out an awful lot just lately, I can't
>argue
>> > with the quantity at least. Just some thoughts, anyway, yours,
>> >                                                                 Jon
>> >
>> > ObCD: New York Gong - _About Time_
>