OBCR of FOLLIES remixed and remastered!

[Scripps2]

Dev: no one wants to listen to your diary.

[bk]

On my way to mix One More Kiss from the original eight-track session tape, then this puppy will be on its way to the pressing plant tomorrow.

[PianoMann]

When do you think it'll ship bk? I'm so excited to get my copy!

[devonian.t]

oh Scrippsy, you couldn't publish my diary!

[alterego]

Love it, it sounds so...clear. Have ordered it and an old fave THE GOOD OLD BAD OLD DAYS.

[EricMontreal22]

Apparently some 1200 of the 1500 have already been pre-ordered--wow.

[bk]

We're hoping to ship a few weeks earlier than the official ship date of end of August. Could be two weeks if the stars are in alignment and all goes according to plan.

[morosco]

I wonder if there will be any hidden tracks on this release?!

[macnyc]

^^^ Please say yes!

I just ordered my copy. So excited!

[bk]

Morosco - I do have something I could include as a hidden track, somewhat along the lines of the hidden track on Sugar, but this is Follies so I'm not sure I want to go there. What I may do is put what would be the hidden track on the website so people can hear it. As I've said, the edited eight-track session masters were just that - edited in the album presentation - they did all that work before mixing it to two-track for the LP - hence, no slates, no false starts and the edits if there were pick-ups were already done. EXCEPT for One More Kiss - they didn't bother because they knew it wasn't going on the album. So, we have several false starts and we had to make the edit for a pick-up at the end. The false starts are interesting because one of them contains some rather amusing cantankerous producer talk over the talkback.

[justoldbill]

Tell, tell.

[newintown]

I believe he just told, told.

[sparrman]

BK, I know it would be a bump down in quality from CD, but will this version be available for download (like on iTunes) too?

[bk]

No, this version won't be on iTunes, at least not for three years.

[Bialyhoos22]

BK -- like your previous remasterings, this is a work of art sir...just an unbelievably different experience listening to this new mix.

Quick question -- I know you're close friends with Rupert Holmes. I know DROOD was just digitally rereleased (with no work done to it whatsoever) but has there ever been talks with Rupert and/or Universal in going in and remixing that album? I've always felt that the CD's mix was a little subdued (dampened with reverb) and suffered from some of the 80s pop music mixing techniques...a lot of the percussion and bass especially are buried in the mix (There You Are really lacks the 'oomph' it had in the theatre). Might we ever hear a new mix of it? Does Rupert have any interest? (Sorry to hound you with another 'will you please remaster X album!)

[bk]

I've had no luck getting in with Universal, but maybe I'll try taking the other route and talk to Rupert and see if he'd like to try and go in there on our behalf. I do love the score.

[Bialyhoos22]

Sorry for the delay, Bruce - that would be pretty phenomenal if Rupert was able to get you access to the original elements. There's always been a demand for that CD, and I think a proper remastering (a new mix, that is) would do wonders for the score.

It could be beneficial (fortuitous?) too for all involved to coincide a re-release sometime during the upcoming revival. Do keep us posted should you be fortunate enough to get any forward movement!

[bk]

The stars were so in alignment that the CDs are arriving five weeks early - tomorrow, in fact - it will probably take two days to get them all shipped out, and we are down to less than 100.

[jayinchelsea]

BK, I have just listened to the sample tracks and am in tears. As you might guess from my photo, FOLLIES in its original form is my favorite show; I saw it a dozen times, including its pre-Broadway tryout in Boston, one of the several opening nights in New York, and the final performance, which is burned into my brain as one of the most amazing nights I've ever had in the theatre.

You have performed a labor of love for so many of us, no wonder the 1500 copies went so fast.

Any chance you might be repressing PROMISES? By the time I'd heard about it, it was sold out.

Thank you from the bottom of my heart!

[castlestreet]

jayinchelsea- you can still get the 1 CD version of Promises, Promises from Footlight:

https://www.footlight.com/product.cfm?product_id=39530

[bk]

The one CD version of Promises (the new mix - all one would ever need) is available at Kritzerland and so is the remix of Sugar. They both sound much better than the previous original mixes.

[TheOldRedHillsOfHome]

Follies is shipping today! Thank you, bk! I can't wait to hear the entire cd.

[bk]

We managed to get all but a handful of international orders to the post office today - totally insane but thanks to my assistant and an extra helper we hired, we got it done. The rest will be packaged tonight and at the post office in the morning. Whew! While you wait, we posted an interview I just did with original Follies' Young Buddy, the wonderful Harvey Evans. And we also posted the liner notes if you want an early peek at them.

http://kritzerland.com/news.htm

http://kritzerland.com/follies.htm

[qolbinau]

Did we get an email notification if it shipped ?

[bk]

No, we don't do those. But you notification right here :)

[PalJoey]

Just ordered mine. I'm leaving for vacation Wednesday--any chance I'll have it by Tuesday?