Still got a Q-Tip promo somewhere, which somehow never did come out, far as I know---it's good, but I'm blanking on the title (from around 2000?) Some albums are waylaid by the artist, like Prince pulled The Black Album, at the very last second, with the warehouses full (or so a distributor told me). Instant Result: his very own, very classic bootleg (of course, he did release some of the tracks here and there). Seger waylaid the collected 60s singles (had a cassette promo, but it broke; years and years later, ilxor Myonga posted it, yay)
― dow, Friday, 18 July 2014 21:53 (nine years ago) link
(of course, he did release some of the tracks here and there).
and then of course he just released the album. (or at least his label did!)
― fact checking cuz, Friday, 18 July 2014 21:58 (nine years ago) link
Still got a Q-Tip promo somewhere, which somehow never did come out, far as I know---it's good, but I'm blanking on the title (from around 2000?)
This one? It did eventually come out, 8 years after the original release date.
― Tuomas, Friday, 18 July 2014 21:59 (nine years ago) link
Yeah, WB had a Black Album fire sale about the same time Prince left the label. Wikipedia says it was a limited pressing, which I never realized because it was in used cd bins in high numbers for the rest of the 90s.
― Johnny Fever, Friday, 18 July 2014 22:02 (nine years ago) link
Q-Tip also had a second unreleased album, Open, from around 2005 that remains unreleased, but "Kamaal / The Abstract" is generally the more talked about one.
― MarkoP, Friday, 18 July 2014 22:04 (nine years ago) link
Missy Elliott 'Block Party' - just can't pull the trigger, it seems. shades of Detox.
Duran Duran 'Reportage' - their political album. post-Astronaut, pre-Timbaland. Track names include: "Criminals in the Capitol" (yes... capitOl)..."Judy, Where Are You" and "Transcendental Mental". They were also working on an album called 'Trance Punk' before John left. TRANCE PUNK.
― mr.raffles, Friday, 18 July 2014 22:07 (nine years ago) link
Honestly I keep forgetting that Duran Duran are still a going concern.
― Johnny Fever, Friday, 18 July 2014 22:09 (nine years ago) link
The Q-Tip promo was a CD-R, don't think the title was that long (though in little bitty Chuck Eddy letters), but think it must've been Kamaal/The Abstract--just now looked up the originally projected release date (2002, right?); sounds right. Yeah, The Black Album was eventually released in full; was almost as easily available while still boot. I got my translucent orangeade vinyl for $8.00. Great album!
― dow, Friday, 18 July 2014 22:35 (nine years ago) link
The Q-Tip was also sonic tonic.
― dow, Friday, 18 July 2014 22:36 (nine years ago) link
Wait, John left Duran Duran? Their last album was pretty good.
― brotherlovesdub, Friday, 18 July 2014 22:38 (nine years ago) link
Left them for a spell at the end of the 90s. Trance Punk was 95/96 or so.
― mr.raffles, Friday, 18 July 2014 22:44 (nine years ago) link
...later released as Pop under the name U2.
― everybody chives this is nowhere (Eazy), Friday, 18 July 2014 22:45 (nine years ago) link
Tony Bennett said he had something like 50 unreleased albums. But he said it as if that were nothing, because he bangs them out constantly.
― Robert Adam Gilmour, Saturday, 19 July 2014 00:46 (nine years ago) link
that's not all he bangs out constantly
― Neanderthal, Saturday, 19 July 2014 00:49 (nine years ago) link
The 1969 album Sinatra Jobim, intended follow-up to their 1967 album, was ready to ship when Sinatra had it pulled because he was dissatisfied with several of the performances. The 8-track tape had already been shipped to several distributors, so a few copies escaped the recall.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/5/5c/SinatraJobim69cover.jpg/220px-SinatraJobim69cover.jpg
― Hideous Lump, Saturday, 19 July 2014 04:33 (nine years ago) link
Thinking that a unified and conceptually rigorous version of The Who, with the four album run of Sell Out, Tommy, Lifehouse, and Quadrophenia would have been much less interesting than what history provided, even were it all the same material
― juggulo for the complete klvtz (bendy), Friday, July 18, 2014 5:49 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Agreed. I sometimes think they should've (could've) almost been a 70s CCR, constantly churning out brilliant singles...in fact, they seemed to take a shot at that in late '71/'72 with the run of "Let's See Action" - "Join Together" - "The Relay," but unfortunately none were particularly big hits.
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Saturday, 19 July 2014 15:09 (nine years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gUwG7CtqYY
― everybody chives this is nowhere (Eazy), Saturday, 19 July 2014 19:10 (nine years ago) link
The Dude
― Neanderthal, Saturday, 19 July 2014 20:31 (nine years ago) link
No, that one did come out:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/22/The_Dude_Quincy_Jones.jpg
― Tuomas, Sunday, 20 July 2014 11:37 (nine years ago) link
god bless the wayback machine, found the fake smashing pumpkins 1997 double album stuff:http://web.archive.org/web/19971210231308/http://www.smashing-pumpkins.net/news/newalbums.htm
Virgin Records and The Smashing Pumpkins are pleased to announce thatthe band will release two new albums in October 1997. The firstalbum, which is called A World Turned Down will be more of anelectronic rock album. It will be released in the second week ofOctober and features 10 tracks. The second album, called AutumnNocturne, will be an acoustic album. It will be released in the finalweek of October and it also will feature 10 tracks.Here are the tracklistings.The Smashing Pumpkins - A World Turned Down1.Zoom - 4:202.A Million Miles Away - 3:553.Above It All - 2:534.Inside Of Me - 4:145.Ugly Beautiful - 1:596.Dark Times (Duet w/ Marilyn Manson) - 5:017.Trained To Lose - 6:168.Domino (We All Fall Down) - 4:119.Die - 9:5210.So Empty Inside - 3:45 The Smashing Pumpkins - Autumn Nocturne1.Sheep - 3:352.Under The Clouds - 5:133.Autumn Nocturne - 1:194.Looking Back, Looking Ahead - 4:505.Wishing You Were - 4:236.Tranquility - 5:117.Here And There And Back Again - 6:008.Nightlife - 4:449.Why - 3:5910.Mermaid - 5:57OTHER INFORMATIONThere will be singles released from both albums. The first singlefrom A World Turned Down will be Dark Times. This song features bothBilly Corgan and Marilyn Manson on vocals. The first single fromAutumn Nocturne will be Wishing You Were.Fairy (Billy Corgan's side project with Marilyn Manson, Twiggy Ramerezand Chris Vrenna) will be releasing a self titled 5 song EP on boththe Nothing/Interscope and Virgin record labels. This means that bothlabels have rights to the record.James Iha will be releasing a solo album on Scratchie Records. Moreinfo will posted soon at the Scratchie website.More information about the new Smashing Pumpkins records can be foundat the Virgin Records website (www.virginrecords.com) starting June 25.Bob Van GretchPublic RelationsVirgin Recordswww.virginrecords.comvir✧✧✧@me✧✧✧.virginreco✧✧✧.c✧✧
― brimstead, Sunday, 20 July 2014 22:19 (nine years ago) link
lol, some aspects of that are such good fakery, like a 1:19 interlude called "Autumn Nocturne," some of the rest is sooo hacky. Duet with Marilyn Manson, yeah right.
― Doctor Casino, Monday, 21 July 2014 02:33 (nine years ago) link
Lucinda Williams' Car Wheels on a Gravel Road was 90% finished before she fell out with the producer and redid the entire album. The first version leaked and is a lame piece of work compared to the released version.
― goth colouring book (anagram), Monday, 21 July 2014 14:41 (nine years ago) link
Didn't something like that happen with U2 and Rick Rubin before No Line on the Horizon?
― relentlessly pecking at peace (President Keyes), Monday, 21 July 2014 14:44 (nine years ago) link
The mind boggles..
― Mark G, Monday, 21 July 2014 14:48 (nine years ago) link
Tapeworm, a Keenan/Reznor joint:
http://38.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ljt7unqhs31qdhqwwo1_500.jpg
With Teeth also started out as a Rick Rubin (co-)production called Bleedthrough. And then there's Strobe Light...
― Vernon Locke, Tuesday, 22 July 2014 03:50 (nine years ago) link
"I'm finding EMI/Virgin seem to have a lot of scheduling conflicts this year, which has put an awful lot on the back burner. Toy is finished and ready to go, and I will make an announcement as soon as I get a very real date.. "
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toy_(David_Bowie_album)
― piscesx, Tuesday, 22 July 2014 05:32 (nine years ago) link
Neil Young – Chrome Dreams
― goth colouring book (anagram), Thursday, 24 July 2014 15:07 (nine years ago) link
Neil Young - Toast
― Dokken played here for a Ribfest and people were total assholes (Sparkle Motion), Thursday, 24 July 2014 16:36 (nine years ago) link