Since we are basically all finished with surround releases for the year, I'm now going to sum up a few predictions/wishes of mine for 2016:
1)
JETHRO TULL - Based on a recent report, it looks like we can definitely expect surround mixes of both "Stand Up" and "Songs from the Wood" next year along with a cheaper reissue of "Aqualung". There's a lot of good stuff to look forward to where Jethro Tull are concerned, that's for sure!
2)
KING CRIMSON - I would love (and expect) nothing more from them if they could just finally release the new stereo and surround remixes for "Beat" and "Three of a Perfect Pair" next year. I'm imagining (and hoping for) a big box like the 70s and THRAK boxes that will be a summation of the entire 80s period for King Crimson. That would be fantastic!
3)
YES - "Tales from Topographic Oceans", anyone?! Apart from that album, I don't have much hope that the stellar definitive reissue series will continue on at this point.
4)
XTC - Andy Partridge has been a lot more quiet on Twitter these days than he has been in the past, so he hasn't dropped any specific hints as to what the next 5.1 reissue will be, but I can imagine we will get at least another one this coming year.
5)
GENTLE GIANT - There's certainly a willingness on the part of the band and Steven Wilson to continue remixing some of these classic albums, so given the missing tapes for "In A Glass House", I'll predict that the next remix will either be "Three Friends" or "Free Hand" (hopefully the former)
6)
TEARS FOR FEARS - The window has closed for this year, but hopefully there are still plans to reissue "The Seeds of Love" with new stereo and surround mixes, so I hope this coming year will be the year!
7)
SIMPLE MINDS - Like the reissues of "Sparkle in the Rain" and "Once Upon A Time" this year, I predict that we will also see a similar reissue on DVD-A/V and Blu-Ray Audio for "New Gold Dream" in the coming year.
8)
FLEETWOOD MAC - Now that "Tusk" is finally out in surround, I think a similar deluxe edition box for the 1975 album ("Fleetwood Mac") could be released at some point too, with the unreleased surround mix included hopefully!
And finally…
9)
ROXY MUSIC - Where oh where are those reissues, Universal?! I'm already sick to death waiting for them, so please let 2016 finally be the year that we get to hear "Roxy Music" and hopefully more in surround!
There's more that can probably be wished for and speculated about, but that I think this will do for now!
