deafmetal wrote:I do not believe a 3LP would fit inside that slip case with all the other albums, and even if they used every bit of material from Howarth's archives, that still might not take up six full sides unless it was cut at 45rpm.
Speaking of, anybody have a breakdown of the Howarth expanded CD vs the Death Waltz edition?
Knowing how highly Spencer regards this score, a 3x LP expanded wouldn't surprise me at all.
There's around 70mins of music on the expanded 2007 CD, and a further 6x extra unreleased tracks on the DW repress - a total of 31 tracks out there currently. That works out just fine at around 15 mins per side of a triple 45rpm release.
Comparison between the CD and the previous DW re-issue (that inc 10x extra tracks over their 1st repress of the MCA tracklist, with 6x being 'previously unreleased') are tricky, as I think some re-titling has also gone on- there are track titles on the DW that aren't on the CD, and vice versa. (The CD has a total of 25 tracks over 22 on the DW)
You'd have to side-by-side (and track-by-track) compare the two to actually figure out how much crossover material there is/which tracks are different and/or unique to each version, and which just have diff titles!!
I'll throw my hat in and say I'm quietly hopeful for a 3xLP release :D
2007 CD Tracklist:
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2014 expanded DW version:
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