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I'm getting both, since I'm a Beatles nerd, but if you only have the money to get one of the box sets, I would make it the Stereo version, if for no other reason than the fact that you'll get all original albums in one set. Also, I happen to like stereo better, so I'll probably listen to the stereo box more often.

Ok good news. It's all fixed! I finally got an email response from tower. They said that the order never went through successfully, and that authorization for the purchase mistakenly appeared as a charge on my card. Tower said that since the order was unsuccessful, my bank would figure that out and put the money back into my account within 3-7 days. I checked my account today, and there the money was! I immediately withdrew the money, went to Best Buy, put the money on a gift card, and ordered the set from bestbuy.com. I got a confirmation email from them instantly! I do have to get a new cred

That's true, but I ordered the mono set last Friday morning(the 14th). It's now Monday afternoon and I'm still waiting for any kind of response from tower. I'm going to file a claim with my bank tomorrow if i don't hear from them by then. I hope i do hear something, but I'm skeptical. I ordered the stereo box set on Sunday from amazon, and when i clicked "place your order," I got an confirmation order with a tracking order number about 30 seconds later. That's how it should be done, and apparently the person who ordered from tower.com a few posts back got the virtually the same deal. I didn't

You did? If i had gotten any those things, I wouldn't felt compelled to post that rant. I'm glad it worked for you. How quickly did you get that email and the tracking link after you placed your order? I'm still waiting for mine.

I just thought I'd warn that if any of you are thinking of ordering the box sets through Tower.com, I'd advise against it. I ordered the mono box set and my debit card was immediately charged. This despite the fact that the product has yet to be released. Even worse, they sent me no confirmation email, no final record of my order. No reference number. Nothing. If i hadn't been vigilant and checked with my bank later that day, i wouldn't have any evidence that my order was ever processed. It's like i never ordered anything at all. I got no response from them when i sent an email asking them wha

If i can find a ticket to the Chicago shows, i'm going. It'd be nice to know the prices and exactly when the tickets go on sale. I've heard Saturday, August 1st, but still no official info available from TicketBastard. So i guess we'll find out very soon.

Give it time. I'm kinda surprised that it didn't sell out yet, but there are 3 months to go before the show date. Plenty of time for those remaining tickets to sell out. I'm glad they added that second show. I was able to get a floor GA ticket!

They are only supposed to be for streaming, but I've been able to capture the Velvet Underground cover videos by using the Orbit Downloader software. Orbit Downloader

I'm very happy with them. I bought them all a few days ago and I listened to them all yesterday. I also owned all the original cd versions, save for the first self-titled disc. After i listened to these, I went to Disc Replay(that's the used music store where i work) and sold my original copies. I won't need them anymore. These remastered discs are both louder and crisper. Also, my boss took a look at an audiophile message board that he frequents, and the Neil Young fans there had apparently heard them and gave them pretty good reviews. I wish i had that link to post here, but I don't.

The first four albums of the Neil Young catalog(Neil Young, Everybody Knows Is This Nowhere, After The Gold Rush, and Harvest) were reissued on July 14th on cd as well, for those of you who didn't know. It took me by surprise to find them today while browsing at Best Buy. I bought them all for $9.99 each! Here's the amazon link: The remasters are the first 4 cds listed

Pages for both the Stereo & Mono boxsets have been posted to amazon. Prices too! The mono box set The Stereo box set

I found this article in this weekend's New York Times online edition. Link and full text below. Tweedy NY Times Torture-Free but Still a Rock Star By DAVID CARR Published: July 1, 2009 LOS ANGELES SITTING at a Father’s Day barbecue on the day before a sold-out three-night stand at the Wiltern Theater here, Jeff Tweedy of Wilco was talking about his 13-year-old son, Spencer, a drummer in a rock band called the Blisters. Over the past five years Mr. Tweedy, the son of a railroad worker from St. Louis, whose toes touched bottom on the way to rock greatness, had come to an under

I think they just took it off of itunes. I don't see it up there now.

Whoops!

I thought i'd look the Anthology up on the Best buy website, just for the heck of it, and i found out that they will have an exclusive 5-track EP along with the CD/DVD set. The set itself is apparently a limited edition. I'll be picking this one up for sure. Best Buy Jayhawks ad(top of page)

That's a good point. A few of the early Wilco soundboards are a little ragged, but its still generally true.

A recording of this show just popped up on dime. http://www.dimeadozen.org/torrents-details.php?id=252600

When i get around to getting enough money to buy it, i will be buying the blu-ray set. I got a look at it at my local best buy, and it looks awesome. Too much on my plate to buy right now, though.

The new version of VLC media player plays flac. its free. This thing plays EVERYTHING! http://www.videolan.org/vlc/

An update on the story from the Tribune's website. http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2009/05...lco-member.html

Link? For some reason, i can't find it there. They redesigned the site or something?

A new article in the Tribune was posted a short time ago. It's Greg Kot's take on this very sad news. Jay Bennett dies at age 45: Ex-Wilco member and musician extraordinaire The first time i played WTA and "You Never Know" came on, for some reason I thought to myself 'Man this sounds like a song that Jay would love playing on.' It seems kinda weird that it was the first thing i thought of when i played that song. It seems even stranger now, but i do think he would've loved it. Rest in peace, Jay. You were one of the most important contributors to some of my favorite albums by my favori

Try the Palace At 4am...his first album Post-Wilco EDIT: It came out the same day that YHF did. One of the most memorable days of my life. I didn't actually get to hear "Palace" until much later, though.

From the Chicago Tribune: http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2009/05...ember-dies.html

I'm gonna get the Stereo boxset anyway, so i'm not sure i'd even have any use for that. I think that was made to store the individual cds and not the boxset. It looks really cool, though.