STEWART COPELAND

'Certifiable' will be soon released in a new version: just 1 cd + 1 dvd
The dvd will feature the concert and the documentary, while the cd will have a shorter tracklist of the previous release.
The artcover is the same.
In Italy it will be released this coming Friday, January 16th, as in Germany and Holland I guess, probably next week in UK; I don't know about a US release (maybe it's already out and I didn't notice?)

We already have a 1 DVD + 1CD pack here in France. Unfortunately, I can't find any link with the detailed list. It was released back in November. All I remember for having seen it several times in the stores, it's the CD contains almost all the hits. Can't remember for the DVD, but I think it's the concert only, the documentary wasn't included.
[EDIT] Just to add I thought it was a regular release and didn't really pay attention.

Yes,
in fact it was also released here in Switzerland, in November,
here's the Tracklist :

1. Message In A Bottle
2. Synchronicity II
3. Walking On The Moon
4. Don't Stand So Close To Me
5. Driven To Tears
6. Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic
7. De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da
8. Walking In Your Footsteps
9. Can't Stand Losing You/Reggatta De Blanc
10. Roxanne
11. King Of Pain
12. So Lonely
13. Every Breath You Take
14. Next To You

Hi everybody,
french Santa brought me the version of the single DVD + CD.
I was a bit disappointed as a nutter as I was expecting the documentary.
But you can download it with the DVD launched in your computer. It is also said that you can get the photos from Andy and the other guy, but unfortunately, I did not find them.
On this edition, the concert is complete on the DVD, but the CD just contains "highlight".

By the way, happy new year to everybody !!

Amitiés,
Manu

Thanks for your highlights, and "Bonne année" too!

I've been deceived by the very few number of photos by Andy. I was expecting much more. I hope to see a book coming soon...

Thanks Good Rabbit for the tracklisting.

[quote="good rabbit"]Yes,
in fact it was also released here in Switzerland, in November,
here's the Tracklist :

1. Message In A Bottle
2. Synchronicity II
3. Walking On The Moon
4. Don't Stand So Close To Me
5. Driven To Tears
6. Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic
7. De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da
8. Walking In Your Footsteps
9. Can't Stand Losing You/Reggatta De Blanc
10. Roxanne
11. King Of Pain
12. So Lonely
13. Every Breath You Take
14. Next To You[/quote]

Yes this one has been available in the UK at the same time as the other set (with a nicer plastic cover than the 4 CD set as well). Wierd which songs they pick as highlights (I mean 'Next to You'?) but I suppose its meant for the casual fan (why is it true fans always like the more obscure songs - do we over listen to the hits? or do we dislike the fact everyone else likes them?). I still cant believe they dropped Beds to Big from the set... would love to have good quality version of that one. Highlight of the gigs I saw...

Wow, this is interesting.

So here are the deleted tracks for easy reference:

Voices/WWIRD
Hole
Truth Hits
Wrapped
Invisible Sun

They definitely cut out the fat in the 'express' version.
As much as I like the tunes that they cut, I imagine that CD to be fairly 'all killer, no filler'.

I guess I'm just surprised that they did it at all.
What's the reason for it?
Just having a higher margin?
What's the 'express' version selling for vs. what the 4 disc set is selling for?

[quote="plutonic"]

They definitely cut out the fat in the 'express' version.
As much as I like the tunes that they cut, I imagine that CD to be fairly 'all killer, no filler'.
[/quote]

Dude, I find the edits pretty inexplicable myself. If any song was going to get cut, it should have been Don't Stand. No. Question.

In my opinion, Hole might be as good as CSLY or MIAB, so I definitely would not have cut that one. And as a Stewart fan, I can't say I'm happy to see Wrapped scrapped.

As much as a did not like Invisible Sun pretty much the whole tour, I gotta say that the mix found on Certifiable is pretty fucking good. Made me see the song in a whole new light.

Kind of surprised that WWIRD was cut. Always thought everyone liked that one.


Sooooooo, if I had a say in which tracks were to be cut, I guess I would have chosen:

Don't Stand
EBYT
Truth Hits
De Do Do Do
and, uh, Desert Rose to make it five

PS Bestbuy.com here in the US does not show the 1 CD version for sale yet or pre-order. Also the Bluray version is on back order.

Maybe the record company hired focus groups and the omitted tracks didn't test well. Oy vey.

Or, it occurs to me that they possibly originally produced these for the media outlets. Review copies. And then they either had a surplus, or decided that there was something about this format that they liked.

Perhaps, for radio purposes, they are more interested in having original versions of those tunes for airplay. I dunno.

I'm totally with you on Wrapped, EQ.
But perhaps from the casual fan perspective, they can't leave Don't Stand off.

I would've been really bummed if the 1 disc version was the only version available. However, just to hear the running order, I'm going to program a playlist of the 1 disc version to hear what it sounds like.

This isn't the big news is it, Gio??

>This isn't the big news is it, Gio??

Ahahaha..no no, don't worry...hey, but by the way, I have no big news to reveal...

Anyway, this time Italy is the last one, too bad; I didn't even noticed the 'single cd/dvd' came out in November almost everywhere...duh