I'd love to know why SO many Warner DVD-A's that were announced/rumoured never made it out..!? (both back in the early '00's and since)... in most cases its hard to imagine the artists involved calling a halt to it (having had surround releases in the past, so hardly being anti-surround.. the Van Morrison thing must have been his not wanting Warner to make more money out of him!)..
Oh how I would dearly love all of these 5.1 mixes (all sseemingly in the bag) to appear, at last..
Rod Stewart's A Night On The Town (Tom Dowd's dead & I doubt Rod gives a shit either way.. we've had a Deluxe Ed so that seems to have sealed its fate..),
Jean Luc Ponty's Cosmic Messenger (perfect for 5.1 and I don't imagine JLP would object to more revenue & exposure for his music!?),
Paul Simon's Graceland (this is where I start to get really down about all this.. the moment for this to finally emerge - since/after the Hi-Rez format wars days when Phil Ramone had apparently originally mixed it into 5.1 for DVD-A - has been & gone with the 30th Anniversary.. although its been rumoured PS' leaving Warner & going back to Columbia may be why but the timings a bit iffy he was still very much committed to Warner back then.. I just don't get it!?),
Stephen Stills' debut (announced as a UK Rhino CD + DVD-A set.. delayed & delayed, ultimately cancelled),
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Deja Vu (can you imagine?!? a total no-brainer!),
Chicago X (amazingly at least this one LEAKED out! unlike all the others..)
Oh how I would dearly love all of these 5.1 mixes (all sseemingly in the bag) to appear, at last..
Rod Stewart's A Night On The Town (Tom Dowd's dead & I doubt Rod gives a shit either way.. we've had a Deluxe Ed so that seems to have sealed its fate..),
Jean Luc Ponty's Cosmic Messenger (perfect for 5.1 and I don't imagine JLP would object to more revenue & exposure for his music!?),
Paul Simon's Graceland (this is where I start to get really down about all this.. the moment for this to finally emerge - since/after the Hi-Rez format wars days when Phil Ramone had apparently originally mixed it into 5.1 for DVD-A - has been & gone with the 30th Anniversary.. although its been rumoured PS' leaving Warner & going back to Columbia may be why but the timings a bit iffy he was still very much committed to Warner back then.. I just don't get it!?),
Stephen Stills' debut (announced as a UK Rhino CD + DVD-A set.. delayed & delayed, ultimately cancelled),
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Deja Vu (can you imagine?!? a total no-brainer!),
Chicago X (amazingly at least this one LEAKED out! unlike all the others..)