Analogman

Cool. Was it from the video they did for Sessions At West 54th that you first heard it?

100 Years From Now is a Byrds song written by Gram Parsons. You can find it on the album Sweetheart of the Rodeo. The Wilco version is on the album Return of the Grievous Angel (A Tribute to Gram Parsons). I think it was played live twice in 1998.

It's a compilation made from a 21 volume bootleg set known as The Beach Boys: Unsurpassed Masters (Sea Of Tunes). The quality is very clear. You get to hear some really neat stuff. It is sort of like the Pet Sounds boxset.

Dylan countdown, No. 16 - Jeff Tweedy and Wilco's Bob Dylan tributes

I'll take a look and see if I have anything from the project we did a few years ago. I have a dim recollection of sending it all to someone. I can't recall who though.

The recent Black Sabbath re-releases were UK only also, I think. Sundazed is great. It seems a lot of record companies (or what is left of them) are re-issue labels now.

I figured Outsourced would get the boot. NBC can't seem to come up with anything to stick in there on Thursday nights around The Office, Community, and Parks and Recreation. The word is that Ashton Kutcher is taking over for Charlie Sheen - at a 1 million an episode. I tried to watch that show once or twice. It seemed like crap to me.

It sort of does - somewhere. It was worked on around here several years ago, I think.

Plus, we got to see Jean-Ralphio and The Douche again.

I'd say Parks and Recreation won the night for me. I didn't think the Community episode, or The Office was all that great. Or maybe it was due to having two episodes of Parks and Recreation to watch. I loved that Andy line about Neutral Milk Hotel. He said something about them being "sad, depressing, weird, and art". I'll take Mouse Rat any day.

That made me think of the Lennon line - he said everyone gets a book, the gardener, the chauffeur, the fan, etc.

I think like the Elvis Costello cds, David Bowie's catalog has been re-released two or three times since the Ryko releases.

That's why I don't have the 2004 cd remasters of My People Were Fair and Had Sky in Their Hair... But Now They're Content to Wear Stars on Their Brows, Unicorn, Beard of Stars, and Prophets Seers & Sages: The Angels of the Ages. They were Universal UK. I really wish the Bolan estate would make a deal with Rhino.

I should have posted the title - Inside Out: A Personal History of Pink Floyd

Nick Mason's book is pretty cool. Pink Floyd Drummer on the Band's Unearthed Recordings, Endurance

It's not everyday the man himself issues a press release: To my fans and followers

Roger Waters with David Gilmour "Comfortably Numb" David Gilmour and Nick Mason Join Roger Waters in London

Queen 40 Limited Edition Collector's Box Set The rest are coming out in June.

I've never been into wrestling, or had a basement to hang out in, but those first two Ozzy albums are great. They are actually being re-released with the original bass/drum tracks. I'd say Pink Floyd was pretty much a darker side of things band - once they quit being a silly singles band, and moved onto being an album band. But - good art ain't always easy. I have no desire to hear The Wall again, but it is extraordinary brilliant album. I'm far from a Pink Floyd worshiper actually - but Dark Side of The Moon is one of best albums ever made. No doubt. And Live at Pompeii - you can't beat

Interview with Nick Mason about the re-issues: Pink Floyd Announce Massive Reissue Project

I found this the other day. It's pretty cool.

That was actually done for the Jeff Beck album Flash. I think it is ok - it just has the overproduced sound of the time. Maybe I'm Amazed and (I Know) I'm Losing You were actually Faces tracks - not Rod solo tracks. I think both of those covers are great.

Wolfgang's Vault now has video up - including some of Van Morrison. I am surprised he did not stop it. I think we will see more and more of stuff getting re-packaged and sold as time goes on. It's a way for the big record companies to make some money I suppose, and push people's back catalogs. Plus - they will get in on the vinyl craze until it dies off again. I still think the best re-mastered/re-packaged cds I have are The Golden Road boxset (GD), The Byrds re-masters, and maybe the Hendrix re-masters.

I figure I'll get the Dark Side of The Moon two disc version. The CD I have from 199? whatever does not sound so great. I am not really interested in the rest of their albums. I figured Capitol would be trotting out the PK catalog again at some point. Plus - they have to get the vinyl out there to cash in on the vinyl craze.

You can direct download both discs at the Live Wilco Archive.