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

[skuncles]

First of all Rhino would most likely put it out, I think Atlantic and Rhino are both under the Warner Bros. umbrella and Modern fell under the Atlantic umbrella, so it's one big family. No problem there.
As for bonus tracks, Bella Donna runs just about 35 mins or so, so that leaves roughly 40 mins of room for bonus tracks. Based on the master reels alone they could do the entire album in demo form.
What they need to do is re-issue the album and include ALL of the original album artwork, early CD's sucked at including all original artwork and usually left most out. A cool bonus DVD might be the COMPLETE HBO concert.

[billwebster]

No, but I probably would buy a new Stevie solo album, even if it doesn't consist of totally new songs, but of re-recorded songs that are bootlegged as decades old demo recordings.

[skuncles]

I would rather Stevie release the demo over new recordings of the demos. The released version of "Smile At You" sucks compared to the demos. Same for "The Tower". In the case of "Smile At You" the anger is VERY present on the demo, but time has healed that wound and the released version is way too whimpy. Give us the demos, record new songs only.

[DWIG]

No doubt about it
Bella Donna is one of the classic albums of all time and i would die to have a remastered copy with tracks like Julia Sanctuary etc

Bring it on!!!!!

[Fannymac]

Originally Posted by billwebster

No, but I probably would buy a new Stevie solo album, even if it doesn't consist of totally new songs, but of re-recorded songs that are bootlegged as decades old demo recordings.

I've been saying Stevie should do a "From The Vaults" CD for years!!!

[starshine]

I'd totally 'BUY' all of Stevie's solo cd again 'if' they are totally remastered with the original masters & lets see a cd holds alot....alot of music. They need to use it to its full potential really. I'd put some extra songs at the end whatever it takes to fill up the whole cd or close to it. It put 2 cds in all of them .....I'd pick the BEST of the masters or alternates /mixes or extended versions. I want the extended version to 'Blue Lamp' that was in the CV dvd. Sleeping Angel....Gold & Braid...Julia....The Dealer ETC...too much to chose from.....They could also in a different release the complete HBO concert full concert with all the cut out songs....The cd booklet should have wonderful outtake pictures esp those with the Blue Lamp.....I'd say a nice sized booklet....... Than I'd repeat this with the rest of her catalog...WH/RAL/Mirror/SA/TISL....heck give us another 'Box Set'.....or just re-issuse them that way.....of course I love the B.Dylan way......with all the extended/alter etc....not that I have any of them....but I did look at it and what Stevie could do with a set like that.....wow......She has many many options the question is will she do anything?? Sure a New cd would be nice but I don't know if that'll happen....heck all of this stuff is recorded already....get it out to your fans......for it to be lock up in some valuet collecting dust....is a shame really...same with the outtake photos as well......
I also agree Mac should re-issue Mirgae with an extra cd too.....Tango/Mask/Live with extras....all there video hits.......another shame......with many outtake pictures too.......but we get another Rumours....not that I don't like Rumours...but heck they could re-do Tusk again cause there are different versions still left.....with more outtake pictures as well.......IMO anyway.....

[SNicksed]

Someone should print this thread out and hand it to her at the next show! Couldn't hurt.

I would buy it in a wild heart beat!

[dnightshade]

We're just curious, for those who said they wouldn't buy Bella Donna remastered with bonus tracks, why not? Is it because you just don't like the album? And if you don't like it, why?

[LukeA]

Originally Posted by dnightshade

We're just curious, for those who said they wouldn't buy Bella Donna remastered with bonus tracks, why not? Is it because you just don't like the album? And if you don't like it, why?

Its #3 or #4 for me as far as her solo albums go.. and that's not saying much, since there's a steep drop-off after #2, for me. BD is hardly Stevie's Rumours, to use an analogy. Plus, basically all of Bella Donna (8 of the 10 tracks) was already remastered and re-released on Enchanted, and I doubt the quality will be all that much different/better (unless you consider louder "better")

As far as the bonus tracks go, something tells me they wouldn't go too much further beyond Gold And Braid and maybe the solo version of Gypsy. If they pull a Reconsider Me-esque surprise out of their hat with something completely previously unheard... I still wouldn't buy it (I'd buy the track a la carte on iTunes or Amazon)

[chriskisn]

Originally Posted by dnightshade

We're just curious, for those who said they wouldn't buy Bella Donna remastered with bonus tracks, why not? Is it because you just don't like the album? And if you don't like it, why?

Because I already own a CD copy of Bella Donna. There has to be a point where you stop buying remastered crap with bonus tracks, you can't do it for every album that you already own that gets remastered. I enjoy Bella Donna just how I was meant to...

[nailatixela]

Originally Posted by chriskisn

Because I already own a CD copy of Bella Donna. There has to be a point where you stop buying remastered crap with bonus tracks, you can't do it for every album that you already own that gets remastered. I enjoy Bella Donna just how I was meant to...

I respect your opinion, but I thought it was interesting to see you of all people vote "no." You must own all of the CDs that that any of the band members are on in any sense right? I remember the thing about if Crow joined the band than you would have to buy all her CDs.

[marc402]

Sure a no brainer! Bought the peter green remasters, The 3 Fleetwood mac remasters, and remastered series from other artists too, (eurythmics,Pet Shop boys,Abba) as i said before in the other thread about TITN, Mirage i don't see it hapenning in the curent i tunes oriented marketplace.

[Fannymac]

Originally Posted by LukeA

Its #3 or #4 for me as far as her solo albums go.. and that's not saying much, since there's a steep drop-off after #2, for me. BD is hardly Stevie's Rumours, to use an analogy. Plus, basically all of Bella Donna (8 of the 10 tracks) was already remastered and re-released on Enchanted, and I doubt the quality will be all that much different/better (unless you consider louder "better")

As far as the bonus tracks go, something tells me they wouldn't go too much further beyond Gold And Braid and maybe the solo version of Gypsy. If they pull a Reconsider Me-esque surprise out of their hat with something completely previously unheard... I still wouldn't buy it (I'd buy the track a la carte on iTunes or Amazon)

I think "Julia" is a definite no-brainer to be included....the fact that it was on the album and dropped at the last minute ~ there was actual artwork done! ~ makes it a prime candidate!

[Supernaut]

I would buy it, but they would have to do a better job with the bonus material. I think they need to really collect a LOT of the unreleased tunes and some of the outtakes and demos and create a really deluxe boxed set out of it with incredible prints and posters from photoshoot outtakes, beautiful printing and artwork, journals, etc. They should also release as much of the live material from the WWD Tour as they can (this could be electronic in FLAC format) and a bunch of the video (a remastered HD version of the COMPLETE HBO special - audio/video, the complete - or near complete - making-of-Bella Donna footage, etc.). It wouldn't cost them a whole lot and they could stand to make some serious coin on it.

Yeah, right. Last stroke of never.

A guy can dream, tho...

[starshine]

Originally Posted by Supernaut

I would buy it, but they would have to do a better job with the bonus material. I think they need to really collect a LOT of the unreleased tunes and some of the outtakes and demos and create a really deluxe boxed set out of it with incredible prints and posters from photoshoot outtakes, beautiful printing and artwork, journals, etc. They should also release as much of the live material from the WWD Tour as they can (this could be electronic in FLAC format) and a bunch of the video (a remastered HD version of the COMPLETE HBO special - audio/video, the complete - or near complete - making-of-Bella Donna footage, etc.). It wouldn't cost them a whole lot and they could stand to make some serious coin on it.

Yeah, right. Last stroke of never.

A guy can dream, tho...

I totally LOVE the idea.....with all the solo lp/cds......how awesome would that be. Personally, I just wish it was all outtakes/alternates/unrealsed songs etc.....than just a rehash of what we all have....but like thats gonna happen....I guess its a 'dream' but heck some 'dreams' are worth having aren't they....LOL