How Did I Not Hear About This Sooner…

From pinkfloyd.co.uk:

PINK FLOYD BOX SET OF ALL 14 STUDIO ALBUMS RELEASED IN MINI FAUX VINYL FORMAT TO CELEBRATE BAND’S 40TH ANNIVERSARY

The 40th Anniversary year of Pink Floyd ends with a typical flourish, the release of, Oh By The Way, a spectacular limited edition box set which contains, for the first time ever, the band’s 14 studio albums. These classic albums are presented in mini vinyl wallets with all the original extras also miniaturised. Floyd’s longtime design wizard, Storm Thorgerson, has designed a sumptuous box, as well as miniaturising the original sleeve artwork. Oh By The Way is released on EMI Records on 10 December (11 December in the US).

This unique box set is the first time in Pink Floyd’s incomparable history that all of their standard studio albums have been packaged together and made available as a set. In addition to the albums and their extras the set comes with a specially designed 40th Anniversary Storm Thorgersonposter featuring 40 Floyd images.

Oh By the Way contains:

• THE PIPER AT THE GATES OF DAWN (Single wallet) August 1967
• A SAUCERFUL OF SECRETS (Single wallet) July 1968
• MORE (Single wallet) June 1969
• UMMAGUMMA (Gatefold 2 discs) November 1969
• ATOM HEART MOTHER (Gatefold) October 1970
• MEDDLE (Gatefold) November 1971
• OBSCURED BY CLOUDS (Single wallet rounded corners) June 1972
• THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON(Gatefold + 2 posters + 2 stickers) March 1973
• WISH YOU WERE HERE (Single + liner + postcard + black shrinkwrap) September 1975
• ANIMALS (Gatefold) February 1977
• THE WALL (Gatefold 2 discs) December 1979
• THE FINAL CUT (Single wallet) April 1983
• A MOMENTARY LAPSE OF REASON (Gatefold) September 1987
• DIVISION BELL (Gatefold) April 1994

Many of these 14 Pink Floyd albums regularly appear in the ‘Greatest’ lists of all time. They represent a body of artistic work which captured the imagination of fans across the globe.

Oh By The Way will be a must for the legion of Pink Floyd fans worldwide, who will note the careful reproduction of the original classic labels. The box set will no doubt be figuring high on the Christmas wish list of many of the new generation of Floyd fans, as the band’s musical legacy continues to exert a powerful appeal some 40 years after it played its first notes.

Now Me:

I just read about this yesterday and if I had the money I’d probably get it. I was such a HUGE Pink Floyd fan “back in the day”and this set is the mother load. I have only a handful of their albums anymore so this would get me back to full Pink Floyd power very quickly.

Check it out HERE.

“Into the distance, a ribbon of black…”

Shatner Speaks: New Audio Recording of "Exodus"

From STARTREK.COM:

Always a man with a few irons in the fire, look for a new audio recording in the coming weeks featuring the legendary Shatner voice narrating the biblical book of “Exodus” with the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra and a chorale group of 350, all under the direction of David Itkin. This performance was recorded live in 2005, but is only now becoming available for purchase or download. This recording will be available on iTunes and elsewhere. Stay tuned for more details!

Now me:

Shatner reading from the Bible with an orchestra??? I’m SOOO there!!! The excerpt above is from a much larger article about what the Shatman is up to so if you love him as much as I do, click this post’s title to go to STARTREK.COM and read it for yourself.

The Music of Star Wars: 30th Anniversary Boxed Collector’s Edition

I’m a collector of Star Wars music in a big way so they’ve already got me. I own 4 other versions of each of these albums, so why am I still going to buy this set?

1. I’m sick in the head.
2. It contains a CDROM with all of the original album artwork, liner notes, etc.
3. I’m sick in the head.

That’s the best in can say. $89.99 for an 8 CD set, 7 of which I already own in one form or another. It’s either coming out Oct. 2nd or sometime in Nov; I’ve read both.

Click the picture to see more information.

COMING SOON: Smashing Pumpkins, Transformers, Velvet Revolver

Here are a few upcoming releases I’m looking forward to:

Various Artists – Transformers: The Album
Release Date: July 3 2007

1. Linkin Park “What I’ve Done”
2. Smashing Pumpkins “Doomsday Clock”
3. Disturbed “This Moment”
4. Goo Goo Dolls “Before It’s Too Late (Sam and Mikaela’s Theme)”
5. The Used “Pretty Handsome Awkward”
6. HIM “Passion’s Killing Floor”
7. Taking Back Sunday “What It Feels Like To Be A Ghost?”
8. Styles Of Beyond “Second To None”
9. Armor For Sleep “End Of The World”
10. Idiot Pilot “Retina and the Sky”
11. Julien-K “Technical Difficulties”
12. Mutemath “Transformers Theme”

I need another version of the Transformers theme…

Velvet Revolver – Libertad
Release Date: July 3 2007
http://www.velvetrevolver.com/

***Track Listing Unavailable ***

Smashing Pumpkins – Zeitgeist
Release Date: July 10 2007
http://www.smashingpumpkins.com/

1. Doomsday Clock
2. 7 Shades of Black
3. Bleeding the Orchid
4. That’s the Way (my Love is)
5. Tarantula
6. Starz
7. United States
8. Neverlost
9. Bring the Light
10. (Come on) Let’s Go!
11. For God and Country
12. Pomp and Circumstances

If you purchase the album from iTunes, you get “Stellar” which is an iTunes exclusive bonus track and a digital booklet.

If you pre-order the album from iTunes (which I will be doing), you also get an E.P. featuring covers of SP songs:
“Rocket” by Bravery
“Tonight Tonight” by Panic At The Disco
“I Am One” by +44
“Mayonaise” by The Academy Is…
“Ava Adore” by Test Your Reflex