Bob Seger Reissue News

I'd like that too! I haven't heard any of Seeger's early stuff, but this thread suggests that I need to.

Bob? That's fine by me.

Heck, count me in, too. It'd be nice to have all that stuff (some of which I don't have in any form whatsoever) in one place.

If you'll put something up it would be great---I love the 70s albums I have but I've only ever heard the earlier songs on youtube.

haven't heard this yet. looks like there's filler -- 2 cds but nothing from their 1970 album?

I think there's a second Rationals set in the pipeline, with the 70 album and some other stuff. Should be out next year.

I'd love to get in on that Seger stuff.

I wonder about that Think Rational comp, mostly because I have a previous Rationals comp also called Think Rational, which is mostly meh. Lots of muddy recordings of songs that probably sounded great live in the moment, but haven't held up.

Morgan's shows are still great, even though going out means convincing yourself to see a band called Powertrane, which, no surprise, plays some pretty Blues Hammer stuff. It's got a bunch of great local musicians in it though, and they have a hell of a lot of fun on stage (including Chris Taylor, the guitarist for Mazinga and The Avatars, who's unfortunately never going to make it out of Southeast Michigan).

He's also pretty huge in England and Scandinavia—well, relatively. But he can support touring with a twelve-member band in the UK, and he's got projects with the guys from the Hives that are OK.

I know that a Sonic's Rendezvous box (which Scott was also in) came out a couple years back, though I never had $50 at a time to get it. Oh, and if you get a chance to hear it, the Scott's Pirates stuff that he did in the '80s is pretty fun too—sort of in between Bob Seger and Marshal Crenshaw.

MVB I also would welcome a well curated early comp

I would as well.

hai, MVB! i too would like in on some of this hot early Seger action please. da man can't bust our music, man! word.

Wow, such popular demand! I've gotten a 79-minute assortment all assembled and ready to go. Anyone who wants one, just email and let me know whether you'd prefer a CD-R or files sent electronically. (And I'd appreciate any recommendations regarding the best, simplest way to achieve the latter, other than simply sending mp3s via email, which is my current default method. I'm fairly clueless about this stuff.)

Giorgio, amateurist, I haven't forgot about you guys! I just need to know whether you'd prefer a CD-R or emailed files...

Anybody else? Tripmaker? Tylerw?

you got my email right? let me know if you need more technical advice.

hi there. i guess emailed files would be best! also: you are fantastic. thanks!

need this so bad!

just sent an email! thanks, man! I usually use sendspace.com -- just drag the mp3s into a new folder, create an archive zip file of that folder and upload.

Appreciate the sendspace info, tylerw - by now, you'll be the first recipient (if I didn't screw it up somehow...)

Sleev, your CDR is in the mail; ditto xhuxk. Anybody know Bob Seger's address? - I'd like to send him one too! And tell him that I'd happily pay 15 bucks for a nice shiny remastered and lovingly-packaged version of same...

looool

thanking u most sincerely

man, i want one of these. are you gonna sendspace this mvb?

yeahhhhh -- this was waiting for me in my inbox this morning. Myonga Vön Bontee -- internet hero of the week! thanks, dude!

Thanks senor Bontee!

Anybody know Bob Seger's address?

Not me. But he lives in Orchard Lake, Michigan, and his middle-school-age kids are due to attend my alma mater West Bloomfield High School. Or at least that's where he was two years ago, when I interviewed him for Billboard. (I had to give his publicist my phone # in New York, and he called me. He didn't talk much, if at all, about the status of his oldest music, but it's possible I didn't prod him much.)

By the way, do people know about this book? It's not bad. Great photos, anyway. Not a ton of text, but what's there is often informative:

http://www.bobseger.fanfire.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/Store.woa/wa/product?sourceCode=BSEWEB&sku=BSE47713

Yay, apparently I did it right: SENDSPACE FILES FOR ALL!! I'll try and get everyone taken care of tonight; if I overlook anyone, just give me a reminder in a day or two.

xpost - Pretty cool that Bob still lives in Michigan. Info-wise, the best website I know of is segerfile.com. The creator flat-out claims it's the best Seger site on the web, and it's hard to disagree.

So apparently a bunch of the songs (e.g. "Mongrel") are only 15 seconds long? Did something go wrong in my download? Are any of the rest of you who got this finding the same thing?

maybe those are the wma files? i was actually just coming on here to ask if anyone knew how to convert wmas to mp3s ... The mp3s sound great, btw! But I can't play wmas on my itunes ...

maybe that's it...I converted the wma's using some freeware but maybe it screwed things up.

yeah, it's def. the wma conversion. I need to try another program, I guess. (on mac)

i was actually just coming on here to ask if anyone knew how to convert wmas to mp3s ... The mp3s sound great, btw! But I can't play wmas on my itunes ...

― tylerw,
dunno the answer to your question, but i could ysi ramblin' gamblin' man and mongrel in mp3 if you like. offer open...

would dig Mongrel; am presently rocking to Ramblin' Gamblin' Man (the album); "Black Eyed Girl" is pretty heavy!

no problem. i'll wait a bit to see if anyone else wants and i'll plan on sending this afternoon

The version of iTunes for PC will automatically convert WMAs to MP3s or M4As when you drag the WMAs into the library. iTunes for Mac does not do this, sadly. I took Myonga's comp to my work and converted it there.

yeah would love to get the mp3s of that stuff ... or m4as, whatevs.

whew the "Love The One You're With" on this comp is smoking.

^^^ totally.

Hey, this is totally sweet! I'd also love the mp3s!

Meaning that I got the zip from sendspace, the songs that I can play are really great, and I can't play wmas.

Also, I was enjoying how, when heard from a distance, Bob Seger doesn't sound that far from Captain Beefheart.

If it's still possible, I'd like a CD-R of this, thanks.

how did he get away with "persecution smith"? on the one hand, it doesn't really seem like parody. on the other, it's one of the most shameless bob dylan imitations on record--everything from the melody to the arrangement to the lyrics to the singing style. although i noticed that seger does get it on "white soul" howl in there, very undylanesque.

^^^yeah, he readily admitted to its being a total Dylan rip, except it's about Mr. Smith instead of Mr. Jones...

OK, round two! I'd considered checking back to see if there were any issues with the Windows Media files. I'll convert the remaining wmas to mp3 and re-transmit (or send a CDR) upon request to anyone who still needs one

I'd prefer mp3s---I've tried to convert the wmas and failed.

It's weird how he goes from the ballad of the yellow beret to 2+2=?
Thanks very much for this, btw.

Euler, maybe cym, i yousent mp3's to your gmail add'y on Sunday i think it was

xpost I also found that striking, the array of points on the political spectrum I encountered listening through the set.

Yeah, he even says "go ahead and call me yellow" in 2+2. It's like an answer song to himself.

it's like following up "Night Moves" with an ode to abstinence.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lWVqt8isUA

it's like following up "Night Moves" with an ode to abstinence.

― tylerw, Tuesday, November 24, 2009 12:57 PM (22 minutes ago)

i lol'ed

outdoor_miner---thanks! I received Mongrel and it's awesome! The wma's are in the compilation of early singles that MVB sent; I think there are some songs from Seven in that batch that I don't have, and I'd love to hear them. Obv. you guys are doing the work and if I'm being too demanding then just ignore me.

In a perfect world, this would be about Myonga's CD-R (which I might decide to take to desert island, if I could only take one album, btw):

BOB SEGER’S GREATEST HITS IS THE DECADE’S BEST-SELLING CATALOG ALBUM

Nielsen SoundScan and Billboard Confirm Title’s Unparalleled Success, Approaching Nine Million in U.S. Sales Alone

Hollywood, California – December 16, 2009 - Bob Seger’s Greatest Hits is officially the decade’s best-selling catalog album in the U.S., it has been confirmed by Billboard and Nielsen’s music sales tracking system, SoundScan. Since its 1994 debut, Seger’s Greatest Hits has sold close to nine million copies and enjoyed an unbroken two-year streak on the Billboard Top 200 before moving to the upper reaches of Billboard’s Catalog Albums chart for 660 weeks.

Myonga, if you're still offering, I'd love a copy of your comp, mp3, CDR, whatever works for you. Thanks!

scored a 45 copy this morning of bob's *if i were a carpenter/jesse james* single on the detroit label, palladium. sounds great.

now i want a cdr! i forgot to ask for one. myonga if you could send me a physical copy i'd send you something cool back.