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So I see The Doors 50th Anniversary bandwagon releases have started rolling... do we think there'll be any to mark the 50th Anniversary of the release of VU&N this year, WL/WH next, etc.?

Personally I'm a bit fed up with Super Deluxe Editions/box sets. The only thing I'd like to see this is year is a nice stand-alone double CD of the Valleydale, remastered from the original tapes, complete, no edits in Melody Laughter, all in-between chatter in place, the works. Any other suggestions/rumours?

Kill Mick wrote:So I see The Doors 50th Anniversary bandwagon releases have started rolling... do we think there'll be any to mark the 50th Anniversary of the release of VU&N this year, WL/WH next, etc.?

Of course! There will be a newly remastered box set with a small vial of Lou's cremated remains for those willing to shell out an extra $150 for the Super Mega Deluxe 50th Anniversary Reissue! The reissues are now being handled by Gene Simmons.

Can't see how they could justify it. A proper replica of the LP? Tip-on cover etc.

Valleydale is past it's own 50th anniversary.

iaredatsun wrote:Valleydale is past it's own 50th anniversary.

True, but the original official release was part of the 45th anniversary VU&N so I kind of lumped it in with that. Regardless, I still think it deserves a proper release in its own right, but highly doubt it'll ever happen.

i only see this new albums, http://www.shinybeast.nl/catalog/search ... l=SPYGLASS

Hope they are soundboard quality for these incredible prices. But the dates are familiar to me.

logic wrote:i only see this new albums, http://www.shinybeast.nl/catalog/search ... l=SPYGLASS

Just more 'remastered' bootlegs of the old '69 Tea Party gigs. Not much of a way to celebrate 50 years of VU&N.

I don't know if this might be of any interest?
The Velvets are a gathering of UK based musicians/fans of The Velvet Underground, joined together to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the groups’ first album release ‘The Velvet Underground and Nico’.
Touring the UK in 2017
Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrVMWPc86yw

www.thevelvetslive.co.uk

Link:
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/ ... -john-cale

Two stars from the Times (UK not NY) also https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/pop- ... -pzqpjsrw9 but you have to pay or register to see the whole article.

But what a tale his guests will tell in 50 years time.