Would You Buy A Remastered BELLA DONNA w/ Bonus Tracks?

[Fannymac]

30th anniversary is coming up....now would be the time to start planning it!

[BombaySapphire3]

I would have thought she'd have done it 3 years ago for the 25th..It desperately needs to be remastered but don't hold your breath.

[mylittledemon]

It'd be nice as a LP/CD release with cool poster or something.

[Enchanted_Stevi]

Oh Yeaaaaa!

[drzubritsky]

I would absolutely buy a remastered Bella Donna, assuming that the mastering was well done and not the ultra-loud, hyper-compressed jobs that are too often done these days. A gold CD by one of the audiophile labels like MFSL or Audio Fidelity would be nice, as they generally produce superb sounding discs.

Actually, the existing CD of BD doesn't sound THAT bad, but I'm sure it could sound better.

As far as bonus tracks, the following would be nice to hear:
- Properly finished versions of "Gypsy" and "Gold And Braid": The master reels versions sound like the unfinished/rehearsal tracks that they are, but I think decent versions could be stitched together. "Gold And Braid" needs mixing work, because the vocal is way too low on the master reels versions.
- An extended "Blue Lamp": I have always been a bit frustrated with the released version because it fades out just as she is getting cranked up. There are some interesting vocal arrangements seen in the Crystal Visions documentary; I would be curious if those were ever laid down on tape.
- The live version of "I Need To Know" from the HBO concert.

[markolas]

Who the hell wouldn't??

Bella Donna & The Wild Heart both should be remastered with extra tracks.

[dnightshade]

Originally Posted by BombaySapphire3

I would have thought she'd have done it 3 years ago for the 25th..It desperately needs to be remastered but don't hold your breath.

You never know . . .

[LukeA]

Its a moot point. If Fleetwood Mac isn't going to acknowledge 30 years of Tusk, what makes anyone think Bella Donna will be feted with anything?

In all likelihood, its headed towards the cutout bin like the rest of Stevie's solo work. Its just the way things are.

[gldstwmn]

Hell yes! But with the disintegration of Modern Records, who would be doing it?

[Dodfather]

Originally Posted by LukeA

Its a moot point. If Fleetwood Mac isn't going to acknowledge 30 years of Tusk, what makes anyone think Bella Donna will be feted with anything?

In all likelihood, its headed towards the cutout bin like the rest of Stevie's solo work. Its just the way things are.

Tusk was remastered in the 2cd set a few years ago, that will do for me. I would LOVE a remastered Bella Donna. It's still Stevie's best album and it's such a shame that thishasn't been done.

I wonder what's been holding Stevie back? If 3 Fleetwood Mac albums can be successfully remastered and re-released then why not one of her solo records? Especially the one that is, arguably, her most famous?

[wildheart048]

Hell yes I would! I'd re-buy them all...I wish they would do what they did with Elvis Costello's, The Pretenders, U2, etc....catalogs...

And as for FM....pick up where you left off and get to Mirage, the album that MOST needs remastering, IMHO, of all the cds out there....

[Angel69]

Originally Posted by wildheart048

And as for FM....pick up where you left off and get to Mirage, the album that MOST needs remastering, IMHO, of all the cds out there....

Yes something needs to be done with Mirage!!! I feel that is an excellent album that suffers from a bad transition to cd.

[JazmenFlowers]

of course most of us would.

as far as bonus tracks, I don't really care as long as Julia is there.

[trackaghost]

Originally Posted by markolas

Bella Donna & The Wild Heart both should be remastered with extra tracks.

Oh to dream! It's funny, much smaller artists have done this for their back catalogue, it's just silly and lazy that Bella Donna at the very least hasn't had some kind of anniversary edition treatment.

Originally Posted by JazmenFlowers

of course most of us would.

as far as bonus tracks, I don't really care as long as Julia is there.

Amen to that. Julia is probably my favourite ever Stevie outtake.

[Fannymac]

I would think Atlantic or Rhino would be able to do it, no sweat!

As for the bonus tracks, "Julia" is a no-brainer.....there's a finished version in the can, all set to go! After that, I'd like to see "Gold & Braid" and a studio version of "I Need To Know", then, if there's room, "Blue Lamp!"