Take A Look At Me Now
(Collector's Edition Box)
November 6, 2015

Description
Contains the "Face Value" and "Both Sides" 2CD Deluxe Editions plus space to hold future releases in the Phil Collins "Take A Look At Me Now" remastering programme.

Each album in the series will be remastered by Nick Davis, who earned a Grammy® nomination for Best Surround Sound Album for his work on the Genesis 1970-1975 boxed set. These new deluxe versions of each album will be completed with carefully selected demos and b-sides.

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Individual Albums
(Deluxe Editions)

    

    

Face Value
(Deluxe Edition)
November 6, 2015



Disc 1: remastered original album

In the Air Tonight
This Must Be Love
Behind the Lines
The Roof is Leaking
Droned
Hand in Hand
I Missed Again
You Know What I Mean
Thunder and Lightning
I’m Not Moving
If Leaving Me is Easy
Tomorrow Never Knows

Disc 2: Bonus tracks

Misunderstanding (Live)
If Leaving Me is Easy (Live) *
In the Air Tonight (Live) *
Behind the Lines (Live) *
The Roof is Leaking (Live) *
Hand in Hand (Live) *
I Missed Again (Live) *
…And So to F (Live) *
This Must Be Love (Demo) *
Please Don’t Ask (Demo) *
Misunderstanding (Demo) *
Against All Odds (Take a Look At Me Now) (Demo)

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Both Sides
(Deluxe Edition)
November 6, 2015



Disc 1: remastered original album

Both Sides of the Story
Can’t Turn Back the Years
Everyday
I’ve Forgotten Everything
We’re Sons of Our Fathers
Can’t Find My Way
Survivors
We Fly So Close
There’s a Place for Us
We Wait and We Wonder
Please Come Out Tonight

Disc 2: Bonus tracks

Take Me with You (b-side)
Both Sides of the Story (Live) *
Can’t Turn Back the Years (Live) *
Survivors (Live) *
Everyday (Live) *
We Wait and We Wonder (Live) *
Can’t Find My Way (Demo) *
I’ve Been Trying (from A Tribute to Curtis Mayfield –1994)
Both Sides of the Story (Demo) (U.K. B-side)
Hero (Demo) (U.K. B-side)

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All of the Collins albums will be getting the treatment.

I love the first two albums but that's about it. I guess the next two were OK but too Poppy for me.

I'd think those infamous early solo demos for Face Value will be included.

A 5.1 mix is likely but who knows?

There were plenty of non-LP B-sides, soundtrack contributions, and remixes that can be used to flesh out these deluxe editions.

Not to get off the subject, but what ever did happen to those Prince reissues???

Geez. I spent money on his first four at Acoustic Sounds, and now this? Oh well. Let's see what the extra disc holds.

Like I said, gotta be those home demos he did, many of which made the basis for those amazing songs on Face Value.

That's just a guess by me, but I'd be shocked if those weren't the bulk of the extras disc.

for a couple of years collins was THE hot commodity...ala sheryl crow, dave grohl, etc.

he had a ton of one-offs and such, although i doubt many of those will show up on these reissues, they rarely ever do.

i know the current trend is the release of live shows from back in the day, and i understand the monetary rewards that they bring even if i don't agree with how much of it is going on. what i would really love to see is a trend of releasing all of the one-offs by a given artist on one album. i realize the contractual hurdles that would have to be jumped, but i truly believe that these would sell like hotcakes.

i also know that the used market would get flooded with compilation CD's that these artists appear on. i know i have bought quite a few comp CD's for a song or two only.

some artists would probably have to have more than one disc, there is so much out there (jackson browne, lucinda williams, for sure)

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA Phil Collins teamed up with engineer Allen Sides and producer Rob Cavallo for his latest album, Testify. Much of the new record was cut at Record One Recording Studios (Los Angeles). Sides also remixed several classic Collins albums for possible 5.1 releases. - See more at: http://www.mixonline.com/news/profiles/ ... ews/365162

As did I - plus I still have my original Atlantic CDs. I probably will pass on these....

Bump:

Updated track listings and release date.

Don't have the new cover art yet (why do artists do that? I HATE revisionist history!)

The new covers are a great idea.

And that's about it. The rest is a wasted opportunity.

Crappy bonus tracks, and Nick Davis is on board for mastering. Pass and PASS! And I was looking forward to these...

This is a case where the original CDs which were state of the art back then never sounded bad.

I have the AF Face Value and that sounds pretty darn good. I'll stick with that one.

These are getting slammed pretty good by fans, though everyone seems to like the covers.

When the artist is hands-on it usually adds up to poor product.

Very disappointing but at a cheap price, I might bite.

This is what I hate to see... prejudging before hearing. In this case, I think you should listen to Bank's new collection before going off on Davis. His remix/mastering on that is stellar.... wayyyyyy better than what he did with the Genesis remasters.

Yeah.... I may grab Face Value for the second disc. I have the AC gold discs of his first 4 and they're damn good. I'm really irritated at bringing out Both Sides right away instead of Hello, I Must Be Going. With that release, I hope he puts the live show on disc 2 that he did on that tour, one that made it to *cough* VHS.

I think I must be deaf because I liked the Genesis remixes.

and about the track listings:
you're shittin' me, right?

Ill wait for a 5.1 and 96/24 kHz stereo BluRay or DVD