Record Rack: A round-up of the week’s new albums, expanded reissues and/or box sets, appearing each Monday on Slicing Up Eyeballs.
ARTIST: Squeeze
RELEASE: Spot the Difference
BACKSTORY: The reunited British pop-rockers this week deliver a new 14-track best-of featuring “all their classic hits re-recorded in a way so painstakingly faithful to the originals that they challenge you to spot the difference.” Tracks include “Goodbye Girl,” “Tempted” and “Hourglass” (see full tracklist and details here).
BUY IT: Split the Difference via Amazon.com
ARTIST: The Charlatans
RELEASE: Some Friendly and Greatest Hits at the Roundhouse
BACKSTORY: The U.K. rockers this year celebrated the 20th anniversary of their debut album Some Friendly with a new deluxe reissue as well as a handful of concerts dedicated to the 1990 record. This 3CD set from Concert Live captures the band’s full May 31 performance at London’s Roundhouse.
BUY IT: Some Friendly and Greatest Hits at the Roundhouse via Amazon.co.uk
Squeeze, why? How boring.
So Squeeze re-recorded their hits that sound like the originals, packaged them in a Greatest Hits cd and want people to buy it? Why not just remaster or do something cool with the originals?
I agree with Wolfen.. why?
But my curiosity IS piqued… hmm…. I wonder if I can spot the difference? Well, that’s the catch , isn’t it? I’m playing RIGHT INTO THIER HANDS!!!!
Squeeze don’t own the rights to their back catalogue and Universal won’t play ball for a proper re-issue campaign. Nor will they give the rights back to Squeeze so they can do something with it.
Universal can also licence Squeeze’s music for any advert etc and Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook have no say in the matter, or receive a penny from it in royalties.
This is their way of trying to take back control!