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bassplayer617
Let's take for example the famous 1973 Brussels/Wembley recordings? The sound quality is already superb, so the Stones would take a loss in presenting these as an official release. Who would buy it? Seriously, who would buy it?
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As for the outtakes, yeah, we might see some nuggets released at some undetermined future date, but is any of it in official release quality?
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bassplayer617
Now that many Stones' outtakes and live performances are widely available in the bootleg market, the obvious question presents itself: what use would the Stones have in making some of these official releases?
Let's take for example the famous 1973 Brussels/Wembley recordings? The sound quality is already superb, so the Stones would take a loss in presenting these as an official release. Who would buy it? Seriously, who would buy it?
As for the outtakes, yeah, we might see some nuggets released at some undetermined future date, but is any of it in official release quality? Would the so-called "hardcore" fans be willing to shell out cash for half-finished studio recordings?
Take a reality check, folks, and look at the economics behind this. For many folks, a slew of outtake CDs would look like "cashing in". They would NOT sell. In practical terms, the bootleggers have a monopoly on this market.
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Gazza
The Beatles Anthology didnt exactly unearth much that bore repeated listening either, but for every major act, there's an audience for this kind of stuff.
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Gazza
Unfortunately, a lot of Stones fans seem to be buying into Mick's revisionist attitude to his work in that he seems to think he's only recorded about 12 or 15 songs that anyone wants to ever listen to again. There's an audience out there who think differently, and theyre not necessarily the same audience who are attending Stones shows these days.
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Gazza
Who suggested they were 'golden nuggets' or comparable to Mozart? I dont see that anyone has suggested we're talking about something earth shattering, so I cant see where you get that from?
The Beatles Anthology didnt exactly unearth much that bore repeated listening either, but for every major act, there's an audience for this kind of stuff.
I cant see how anyone can argue that while theres a market out there for a Beach Boys boxed set of unreleased masters similar to the one which came out a few years ago, there wouldnt be one for the Rolling Stones. Hank Williams has been dead for 56 years and they're still releasing unreleased recordings. It's absurd to suggest no one would buy old Stones recordings. There'd be an even more limited market for material from the present day, but there would be definitely be interest in stuff from the first half of their career at least,
Unfortunately, a lot of Stones fans seem to be buying into Mick's revisionist attitude to his work in that he seems to think he's only recorded about 12 or 15 songs that anyone wants to ever listen to again. There's an audience out there who think differently, and theyre not necessarily the same audience who are attending Stones shows these days.
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straycatuk
Brussels affair is excellent......................but it represents a Stones sound that was very short lived ( 1971 - 1973 ).
A concert series of dbl cds from various periods;
1969 -70
1971 - 73
75 - 77
1978
81 - 82
89 - 90
94 - 2007 (effectively a continuous tour)
can't see it happening to be honest.
sc uk
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Greenblues
Apart from satisfying the dedicated fans and followers a series of archive based releases would also create new buzz and press coverage. Plus it would spark discussions about their artistic merits and present certain links that are much less present with your typical "tour souvenier" or scattered "comeback" releases. So, from "heritage" side of things, and even in terms of PR and marketing, I think, opening the vaults could well prove to be useful.
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glimmertwin50
Jagger has never shown any sustained interest in releasing outtakes or live gems from the past. Brussels is an amazing show but it would present a perhaps "unfavorable" comparison to how they sound now live.