Mirage Remastered: any news?

[aleuzzi]

When, oh when, will Mirage be remastered? Anyone hear new news on this?

I was listening to this the other day and thinking it's been treated pretty shabbily by the band and by Warners ever since it dropped from the charts back in 82. Band members (especially Lindsey) usually put the record down. And as a chart-topping record it could have gotten remastered (and augmented with all those outtakes) right alongside Tusk.

[macfan 57]

When, oh when, will Mirage be remastered? Anyone hear new news on this?

I was listening to this the other day and thinking it's been treated pretty shabbily by the band and by Warners ever since it dropped from the charts back in 82. Band members (especially Lindsey) usually put the record down. And as a chart-topping record it could have gotten remastered (and augmented with all those outtakes) right alongside Tusk.

I haven't heard anything at all. I think the idea of remastering the entire Reprise catalogue has gone by the wayside. Next year it will be the 25th anniversary of the release of Mirage. It would be the perfect time to re-issue a remastered version plus some of those great bonus tracks AND finally issue the Mirage video on DVD.

[PsychCat]

Next year it will be the 25th anniversary of the release of Mirage.

Holy cow! I suddenly feel very... VERY... old. :eek:

[jbrownsjr]

well when you put it like that... we all feel old... damn... that little factoid snuk up on me... :shrug:

[gldstwmn]

I wish they would remaster it. The songs that surfaced with the Tusk master reels a few years back (That's Alright, Can't Go Back) sound much better than they do on the current CD version of Mirage.

[SpyNote]

The Japanese edition of Mirage, issued a few years after the US edition, is better. I don't think it was remastered, but the audio was brought up to respectable levels.

[jbrownsjr]

The Japanese edition of Mirage, issued a few years after the US edition, is better. I don't think it was remastered, but the audio was brought up to respectable levels.

really!!! you have one!!!! or you heard that... I hope you have one... i'll buy it if you think it's got higher levels...

[SpyNote]

really!!! you have one!!!! or you heard that... I hope you have one... i'll buy it if you think it's got higher levels...

I have the import. I'll PM the files to you after work so you can judge for yourself.

[jbrownsjr]

I have the import. I'll PM the files to you after work so you can judge for yourself.

you are my best buddy!!! xxoo

[goldie]

Next year it will be the 25th anniversary of the release of Mirage. It would be the perfect time to re-issue a remastered version plus some of those great bonus tracks AND finally issue the Mirage video on DVD.

I agree. :nod:

I bet a few casual listeners would buy it, too. I LOVED "Hold Me" when it came out in 1982 ...when I was 10 ... and a "casual" listener.

[SpyNote]

Here's the Japanese edition in case anyone else's interested. The files are encoded pretty high, so there shouldn't be significant loss in quality.

http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&ufid=29F311F10651EAD5

Note: You'll have to register for a free account to download the file.

[gldstwmn]

Here's the Japanese edition in case anyone else's interested. The files are encoded pretty high, so there shouldn't be significant loss in quality.

http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&ufid=29F311F10651EAD5

Note: You'll have to register for a free account to download the file.

Thank you for this.

[estranged4life]

a similar thing that has occurred with the Beatles catalog being remastered by fans could happen with the MFSL version of Mirage, that would be the one to hear (Those fan created Beatles recordings annihilate the officially released EMI/Apple/Capitol recordings sonically-Ya would never have known they were sourced from LP's) :

MFSL-1-119 - Mirage - Fleetwood Mac (Original master)

"What distinguishes an Original master Recording LP from any other record?

1. Original Master Recordings are exclusively transferred from the original stereo master tape that the musicians recorded in the studio (not from a second, third, or fourth generation copy of that master tape).

2. Each Original Master Recording employs Mobile Fidelity Sound lab's exclusive half-speed mastering process, thus capturing every nuance of sound from the master tape.

3. Quality, not quantity, is the overwhelming consideration in the creation of each Original Master Recording. The number of pressings is strictly controlled. These limited editions assure you that the quality of the last pressing matches the quality of the first.

4. Original Master recordings are custom pressed overseas by the Victor Company of Japan (JVC). Super Vinyl, an exclusive compound far superior to even so-called 100% virgin vinyl, is utilized to achieve maximum clarity and startling quietness.... Super Vinyl also bestows unsurpassed durability to each Original Master Recording LP, achieving a "playing lifespan" at least five times longer than mass- produced records.

5. Each Original Master Recording is ultra-packaged to maintain flatness and prevent warpage."

[Bumperke]

Here's the Japanese edition in case anyone else's interested. The files are encoded pretty high, so there shouldn't be significant loss in quality.

http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&ufid=29F311F10651EAD5

Note: You'll have to register for a free account to download the file.

Thank you aswell,

Will

[skcin]

I haven't heard anything at all. I think the idea of remastering the entire Reprise catalogue has gone by the wayside. Next year it will be the 25th anniversary of the release of Mirage. It would be the perfect time to re-issue a remastered version plus some of those great bonus tracks AND finally issue the Mirage video on DVD.


I fear you may be right. But if they do remaster the rest of the albums, next year would be the time to do it, IMO. 40th anniversary of the band, 30th of Rumours, 25th of Mirage, 20th of Tango, 10th of The Dance - what better time?

[SpyNote]

I was listening to this the other day and thinking it's been treated pretty shabbily by the band and by Warners ever since it dropped from the charts back in 82. Band members (especially Lindsey) usually put the record down.

It did top the charts for many weeks and sell reasonably well. But, creatively, it isn't given enough credit. Mirage was a very romantic album, and that's what made it great, in my view, and somewhat different from every other post-75 Mac album. The songs were rich in harmonies, hooks, and sentiment, all in the right doses. The album occasionally rocks, but quietly, sticking mainly to the concept of how love is elusive and fleeting, like a mirage. ;)

[Johnny Stew]

Daniel... I think that's the single best description of 'Mirage' that I've ever heard. Cheers! :nod:

[littlewolf]

I´ll highjack a thread here.

I noticed a mention of a 3-cd+dvd version of Rumours being released
(in the first half of 2008)

Anymore details,anyone?

[michelej1]

I noticed a mention of a 3-cd+dvd version of Rumours being released
(in the first half of 2008)



I was thrilled to get the DVD-A and the remastered version with extras, but isn't still another new version too much? And if the DVD doesn't have new stuff on it, I . . . I will pull my hair out, so that I will be bald in the entire crown of my head and just have a pony tail hanging down the back -- like Mick.

The only good thing I can say about it is that it would probably coincide with a tour or something else new (hopefully) to promote.

Now I am still waiting for "making of Tusk commentary" like what we got with Rumours. And also Mick has all of that Tusk tour footage that I only have in snowy quality. So, I would love some more Tusk releases. But the world is just about rumoured out.

Michele

[kathy1]

i hadn't heard that. is there a remastered version out there?

[michelej1]

i hadn't heard that. is there a remastered version out there?

Yes, there are reissues with the original Tusk and Rumours recordings remastered. Plus they added demos and outtakes. Michele

[Villavic]

Now I am still waiting for "making of Tusk commentary" like what we got with Rumours. And also Mick has all of that Tusk tour footage that I only have in snowy quality. So, I would love some more Tusk releases. But the world is just about rumoured out.

Michele

It would be great, but remember that there is an old Tusk documentary, and there wasn't a Rumours doc until 1997. I agree it's enough material about Rumours (all bios, special, etc, talks a lot about Rumours and how Mick joined L&S to the band).

What I'd love to see is more about the Mirage and Tango productions. Sessions at the french castle, interviews abot how they rejoined for Tango, after their solo works, etc.. It would be interesting.

[chiliD]

With CDs going on the downward slide toward obsolesence (thank you iPod & iTunes), I think the back catalogue remaster project has been shelved. There hasn't been any news on it since the release of the original three reissues, so I would think that somebody must've pulled the plug.

I guess they could remaster & reissue the albums via iTunes, but I don't foresee that happening anytime soon. So, I guess we're stuck with the Mirage album that is out.

Oh, God, please not ANOTHER reissue of Rumours...that horse died years ago and the insects have already stripped everything that contained DNA off the carcass.

[mylittledemon]

Oh, God, please not ANOTHER reissue of Rumours...that horse died years ago and the insects have already stripped everything that contained DNA off the carcass.

Oh, you love it.

[chiliD]

Oh, you love it.

About as much as having a cather inserted. :eek: