Post subject: [2022-03-25] Iain Matthews "I Can't Fade Away: The Rockburgh Years, 1978-1984" 6CD box set (Lemon UK)
Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2022 8:16 am
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for me,
'stealin home' is one of matthews best.
the other three are middle to lower tier. all 3 have spots of excellence.
none of the 4 are easy to find, nor were they ever easy to find (except 'stealin home')
price, for me, will be a huge determining factor on this one, and if the english price ($35 US) is correct it is not a bad deal if you like iain matthews work.
his catalog, by the way, is all over the place label wise.
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Post subject: [2022-03-25] Iain Matthews "I Can't Fade Away: The Rockburgh Years, 1978-1984" 6CD box set (Lemon UK)
Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2022 5:36 pm
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Renny wrote:
for me,
'stealin home' is one of matthews best.
the other three are middle to lower tier. all 3 have spots of excellence.
none of the 4 are easy to find, nor were they ever easy to find (except 'stealin home')
price, for me, will be a huge determining factor on this one, and if the english price ($35 US) is correct it is not a bad deal if you like iain matthews work.
his catalog, by the way, is all over the place label wise.
I think 2 & 3 are just as good as Stealin' Home. Spot is hard rock (precursor to Hi-Fi) & Siamese is kind of a bridge between Stealin & Spot. I also like Shook (not as heavy as Spot, but on the rock side). I agree that Stealin is awesome, though it's probably the most commercial pop album in his catalog.
I'm going to have to get this, but both Lemon Records & Made In Poland concerns me a bit. With all the extras I hope and assume that Iain was involved with this release.
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Post subject: [2022-03-25] Iain Matthews "I Can't Fade Away: The Rockburgh Years, 1978-1984" 6CD box set (Lemon UK)
Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2022 1:04 am
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Geff R. wrote:
With all the extras I hope and assume that Iain was involved with this release.
Well, it's confirmed in the description:
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This 6CD box set re-presents the four original albums from that era, ‘Stealin’ Home’, ‘Siamese Friends’, ‘Spot Of Interference’ and ‘Shook’, alongside a wealth of previously unissued material culled both from Iain’s own archive and the collections of fans worldwide.
This will be a UK pressing by a UK label, manufactured in Great Britain or the EU. The "Made In Poland" notation on Amazon UK's listing page is meaningless. European regulations are forcing retail sites to list the point of manufacture, but for some unknown reason the entirety of Amazon UK's music department is showing Eastern European countries. That can be safely ignored.
Lemon is a terrible name for a music label but it came from Cherry Red (their parent label) and its obsession with fruit -- also see their subsidiaries Grapefruit, Strawberry, etc. A long time ago Lemon went through a stretch of reissues where some or all of the tracks were sourced from vinyl. The last few years' releases have been fine (at least the ones I've bought).
I plan to get this Iain Matthews box (this era and the earlier Elektra stuff are my favourites of his), so if nobody else chimes in first, I'll review it for you myself.
Post subject: [2022-03-25] Iain Matthews "I Can't Fade Away: The Rockburgh Years, 1978-1984" 6CD box set (Lemon UK)
Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2022 11:42 pm
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USA in the stores (including Amazon) appears to have been pushed back 1 week to 4/1. This is getting common with most imports. Probably overseas shipping issues. Amazon does have as an mp3 now, but I'm holding out for the cd;s.
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Post subject: [2022-03-25] Iain Matthews "I Can't Fade Away: The Rockburgh Years, 1978-1984" 6CD box set (Lemon UK)
Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2022 12:02 am
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Geff R. wrote:
USA in the stores (including Amazon) appears to have been pushed back 1 week to 4/1. This is getting common with most imports. Probably overseas shipping issues.
The vast majority of UK imports have always been scheduled for one week later at Amazon USA. The ones which show up on the same day as in Britain are the exceptions, not the rule.
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