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Post by Alan on Oct 18, 2023 8:03:12 GMT
As expected (and I think, rumoured earlier this year), The Visitors half-speed vinyl and single picture discs are released before the end of the year. I haven seen details myself yet, but a friend has received an email.
Two curiosities:
When All Is Said And Done not included, so it’s just four singles - the main two from The Visitors plus the two late 1982 singles. Although WAISAD was not released by Polar originally, it was included in the 2014 singles box. And of course, Lay All Your Love On Me was included in the Super Trouper issues three years ago, even though that wasn’t a Polar single either.
No mention yet of a coloured vinyl singles boxed set. While prices for the Ring Ring one seem to keep going up, and all other albums so far have had such a box released, it would seem rather odd to stop now.
[Edit: singles box now confirmed - see a later post].
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Post by HOMETIME on Oct 18, 2023 8:23:50 GMT
It seems odd that they've chosen to omit a single (don't the US and Australian territories mean anything?!) and miss an opportunity to sell something. I know the Australian sleeve is not the prettiest thing they ever issued, but then again the sleeves for Head Over Heels were no beauties either.
With so few photos available from the album cover session, I wonder what will be used for the box lid. I've been looking forward to the set for a while and, while the omission of WAISAD is disappointing, I'll still be parted from my hard-earned cash.
Given how close to the end of the year we are, I'm guessing we're looking at a December release date?
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Post by HOMETIME on Oct 18, 2023 9:07:59 GMT
The picture discs actually look great. The decision to house them in die-cut sleeves is a good one. The inner sleeves on the LP also look good. I hope they haven't decided against a box set this time around. For me, it's the most interesting and enjoyable part of these reissues.
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Post by Alan on Oct 18, 2023 9:25:37 GMT
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Post by johnny on Oct 18, 2023 14:14:10 GMT
I always thought ABBA's American record company, Atlantic, got it right with the singles from The Visitors - WAISAD and The Visitors.
It's a pity they are not included. They could have been in sale at the Voyage concert in the run up to Christmas. Both those songs are featured in the show and none of the 4 chosen singles are.
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Post by Alan on Oct 18, 2023 15:01:01 GMT
There is a singles box:  |
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Post by daronjulian on Oct 18, 2023 16:22:48 GMT
Universal are spot on with this release as the colour of the vinyl is co-ordinated with the dominant colours from the picture sleeves.
Why they didn't do this with Ring Ring box set I will never know.
Still a nice little treat for Christmas!
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Post by Alan on Oct 18, 2023 17:21:09 GMT
With so few photos available from the album cover session, I wonder what will be used for the box lid. I can’t tell for definite, but the box lid photo looks to be an alternate shot of the One of Us single sleeve (with Benny standing and Björn sitting - the album sleeve has them the other way round). Comparing the single photo with the box, Björn’s hands appear to be in a different position and Benny seems to be looking more at the camera on the box than to the side, as is Agnetha. Frida doesn’t look any different. I’m only comparing the small images in my earlier posts though. Does that make it four images from this session that we’re aware of, or are there others? Björn standing, Benny seated: Original album cover 2001 CD artwork (also used on 2012 deluxe) Benny standing, Björn seated: One of Us single artwork (though not UK) This singles box The original album cover shot was apparently “lost”, hence why they had to use another for the 2001 CD. I find that hard to believe though, as vinyl issues since (especially the ones that are not direct scans) use the original. Either the photo was found or modern technology meant it wasn’t necessary to locate the negatives. |
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Post by Alan on Oct 18, 2023 21:42:48 GMT
It’s apparently been said elsewhere (and I don’t know how this is known) that the reason When All Is Said And Done is not included is because it wasn’t a Polar single and also wasn’t released in Europe.
Also, any albums with fewer than three Polar singles are padded out to make up the numbers, hence Lay All Your Love On Me’s inclusion in the Super Trouper releases (and also because it was released elsewhere in Europe, not just UK and Ireland).
Based on this, assuming it’s insider info, that would mean Waterloo will have three, including the Swedish version.
The 2014 singles box was sufficiently padded out in order to make up 40 singles, so will not all be produced in coloured vinyl or picture disc.
Super Trouper is the only album to have just two Polar singles, so it seems likely that LAYLOM will be the only one to be included in this series that originated from a licensee. As many others were included in the 2014 box, it’s not a problem licensing the artwork as Polar/Universal clearly now own alternate ABBA artwork from any of the former licensees.
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Post by AdamDawson2003 on Oct 19, 2023 0:48:23 GMT
Rather disappointing that When All Is Said And Done/Soldiers is not included really deserved to be in this box set along with Slipping Through My Fingers
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Post by AdamDawson2003 on Oct 19, 2023 10:02:28 GMT
I still think its rather pointless including the singles for The Day Before You Came/Cassandra and Under Attack/You Owe Me One in this box set as those songs were not part of The Visitors album sessions they were recorded in 1982 for the unfinished 9th album that would have been released in 1982/1983.
'When All Is Said And Done/Soldiers' is by far the best single from The Visitors album and it should have been included in this set so makes no sense why it was not included yet 'Lay All Your Love On Me/On And On And On' was included in the singles box set for Super Trouper 3 years ago.
'Slipping Through My Fingers' should have been included in this box set as well if they wanted a B-Side they could have used 'I Let The Music Speak' or 'Like An Angel Passing Through My Room'.
No Hay A Quien Culpar/Se Me Esta Escapando would have been a lovely bonus single
I will buy the half speed album of The Visitors and it will be the only half speed album that I will have I do plan on getting Ring Ring as well purely because Ring Ring is my favourite ABBA album.
2024 will see the Waterloo album get the half speed master treatment and then in 2025 the ABBA album will get it I actually hope the half speed masters series ends with 'Gracias Por La Musica' as it got a Deluxe Edition in 2014 which basically confirmed it as a regular studio album I know that 'Oro' got a Vinyl re-issue recently but the album artwork for 'Gracias Por La Musica' is absolutely lovely it would be nice to see that album get a Vinyl re-issue.
I am quite surprised that 2023 hasn't seen a 30th Anniversary re-issue of More ABBA Gold on Vinyl as that album is very hard to get on that format and its still the only way to find 'I Am The City' on Vinyl.
These are the singles that I think should have been included in The Visitors box set
Head Over Heels/The Visitors
One of Us/Should I Laugh Or Cry
When All Is Said And Done/Soldiers
Slipping Through My Fingers/I Let The Music Speak
No Hay A Quien Culpar/Se Me Esta Escapando
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Post by Alan on Oct 19, 2023 11:59:44 GMT
Thank goodness they didn’t use the OOS picture disc for the sleeve. That picture does not do any favours to Agnetha and Frida Do you mean the UK sleeve? That was UK and Ireland only, so it’s unlikely we’ll ever see it again. The international sleeve was the alternate shot from the album cover session. I surmise that the UK record company were nervous about the sleeve (and that for Head Over Heels) as all previous UK singles in picture sleeves had a smiley ABBA on the front, so they wanted to keep that going for these two. I suspect Polar took note as The Day Before You Came had a smiling ABBA. West Germany changed the Under Attack sleeve to the album cover shot (again with a happy ABBA) so I’m surprised the UK didn’t do the same (though they did use it for the original picture disc).  |
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Post by evilincarnate on Oct 19, 2023 16:19:38 GMT
This is the commemorative box I've been anticipating the most and didn't hesitate to pre-order.
The omission of "When All Is Said And Done" is a shame - despite not being an international single, it's the best track on the album and should have always been the lead single (in my opinion).
It's ironic that whilst Frida dominates The Visitors' album sessions in terms of her performances (including the non-album b-side "Should I Laugh Or Cry") and the overall sombre, ominious vibe that ties in with her divorce narrative, the singles represented on this box edition are all Agnetha leads. This is not a criticism of Agnetha or the respective songs (I love three of them) but disappointing that Frida is not equally represented in this respect (just my thoughts).
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Post by Michel on Oct 19, 2023 17:54:56 GMT
Actually, I didn't expect any other singles to be included than these four. In this reissue project it's clear they are sticking to the original Polar releases, including the sleeve designs. Yes, LAYLOM was an exception but they could hardly release a singles box with only two singles. Three would be the bare minimum. Also, Happy New Year/Andante, Andante was not included (which did appear in the 2014 40 singles box).
Slipping Through My Fingers was never a viable option as it was only released in Japan and then as a one-sided picture disc.
As far as I'm aware No Hay A Quien Culpar and Se Me Esta Escapando were never released anywhere as two sides of one single so that was out of the question as well.
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Post by Alan on Oct 19, 2023 19:25:45 GMT
Slipping Through My Fingers was never a viable option as it was only released in Japan and then as a one-sided picture disc. And even worse, it was released to advertise/promote Coca-Cola. |
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Post by HOMETIME on Oct 20, 2023 7:18:18 GMT
If people are disappointed (and maybe not everybody is), then the label has created the situation. Their policy - if it exists - of only including Polar singles has been arbitrarily decided upon and broken. There's LAYLOM in the Super Trouper set. It wasn't a Polar single but it would have been stupid to omit it. But the official "reason" is that there'd have been too few items in the box. But then there's the extended VV/IIWFTN 7" in the Voulez-Vous set. That was only ever released as a RSD novelty and in the 2010s at that. With six other 7" singles in the box, there can have been no hand-wringing about sparse content.
It's important that they don't take liberties with the singles that were actually released back in the day. But as the VV/IIWFTN trinket shows, a box set can be enhanced quite nicely. This time around, the WAISAD/S single seems like a no-brainer. And why not include the US radio edit of The Visitors? They could have been creative by using one of the Dick Cavett live tracks if they wanted. Or could have popped it on the reverse of Slipping Through My Fingers, if they wanted to commemorate the limited Japanese release. Or they could have used either/both of the Spanish versions. The possibilities are almost endless. This was a choice. An unfortunate choice, in my opinion.
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Post by Alan on Oct 20, 2023 9:02:16 GMT
Not sure I agree with you there, HOMETIME. You’re right about the additional Voulez-Vous single, there was really no need for that when six official singles would make it the biggest issue of the eight albums anyway, but I can’t agree on Slipping Through My Fingers or the Spanish tracks. Prices have increased since 2019, so the fewer the better in my opinion! There is some justification for When All Is Said And Done, but I accept the apparently official explanation that it’s only Polar singles unless fewer than three were released. Also, Lay All Your Love On Me has been sufficiently elevated to major single status thanks to its inclusion on Gold, so it would have seemed unimaginable not to have it in the Super Trouper issues. The 2014 singles box did just include the five for The Visitors and beyond, so Slipping Through My Fingers (as a promotional single to advertise Coca-Cola of all things) has clearly been written out of official history. I wouldn’t have been happy with more than the five included, a bit too much paying out and too much milking the fans. |
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Post by Michal on Oct 20, 2023 9:14:34 GMT
I'm really not disappointed or, indeed bothered by inclusion (or not) of a certain single or two. The aspect that could have been better in all the previous boxes are the colours of the vinyls. This box seems to be the first that is more imaginative in this respect. Otherwise it's been the same boring colours over and over again. If Metallica can release this: www.metallica.com/news/2023-10-05-colored-vinyl-outside-us.html , it's a real pity that we get blue, red, yellow and white all the time. |
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Post by Alan on Oct 20, 2023 9:17:05 GMT
On the other hand… What does go in favour of that Japanese release is that it’s already both a coloured vinyl and a picture disc in one (though the red side isn’t genuine as it’s also a picture). They could re-release it separately without the Coca-Cola references (assuming Polar/Universal now own the rights to the artwork).    |
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Post by HOMETIME on Oct 20, 2023 10:44:49 GMT
Don't get me wrong, Alan , I only mentioned STMF in the context of other arbitrary inclusions in other box sets. I don't regard it as an official single (even if it would have made a lovely single). The Japanese artwork uses a 1979 photo for the picture disc and a reworked/painted up version of a 1980 photo in addition to the Coca-Cola branding - everything is at odds with The Visitors-era aesthetic. I think it would feel like an awkward addition to this kind of set. It's entirely academic at this stage, but I think the case for including WAISAD is strong: it was a respected single in the US and Australasia, and a modest US hit that bettered many of their other chart positions there. The Visitors is already in the set on the flipside of HOH. But given its status as a US single that garnered unusual levels of critical acclaim and given its impact in the Voyage show (a lesser consideration, but still), I think the set could have been made even more attractive by popping the 4:29 US radio edit on one side and the unreleased Tretow 1983 extended remix on the other. My mention of the Spanish tracks and the 1981 live recordings was just brainstorming possible B-side options if additional singles were included. It's all just thinking-out-loud on my part, nothing more. I'm not saying that any of this should have been done, but it certainly could have been done. The official reasons offered for which singles will/won't make these box sets are inconsistent. They're not law. The label and/or ABBA can approve/veto whatever they want - and obviously they do. I happen to think that, this time out, they missed the mark with regard to WAISAD. *shrug* Having said all that, I'd be thrilled if any of these missed opportunities were addressed in 50th anniversary releases next year. Who knows what they've got planned? And I agree 100% with you and Michal on the subject of vinyl colours. There is no excuse for such a dreary and limited palette. |
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Post by Alan on Oct 20, 2023 13:53:52 GMT
As these reissues rightfully use the Polar artwork, here’s a look at how some of these singles were represented elsewhere in the world… Firstly, UK. I’m incredibly biased here as this is how I always knew it. I don’t think I was aware of the international sleeve until the 1999 CD singles set. A suntanned ABBA, prior to Frida’s and Björn’s changes of hair (Björn to his face). It makes use of the two sides. Well, I like it anyway, and I wouldn’t have had it any other way. I make no apologies for that! This was the third time that CBS/Epic had deviated from official single artwork (after Angeleyes/Voulez-Vous and, less radically, I Have A Dream). ABBA may look crap but at least they’re all smiling (as they had on every CBS/Epic single in a picture sleeve so far).   And they repeated it with Head Over Heels. Still separate photos, still Frida before her change of hair. Clearly severe nerves on the part of CBS as to how ABBA now looked, though Björn’s with beard and not smiling. Again, I like it. The official sleeve is such an awful photo with only Agnetha managing a non-committal smile. Where the UK and some other licensees do well is promotion of albums on the reverse side. The Polar sleeves tended to just repeat the front image. CBS and other companies made full use of them.   Onto Australia, and the single that many think should be in these new issues after its inclusion in the 2014 box. The image is from a session done during the making of the video, with ABBA looking slightly more photogenic than they did at the time of One of Us. The US sleeve just used the album cover shot.  A belated US release of One of Us. Album promotion on the reverse sleeve is one thing, but doing it on the front is taking things a bit far!  West Germany. ABBA’s name and the titles are rendered in a similar way to the official sleeve, but the album photo is used instead of the painting. After apparent trepidation regarding The Visitors singles artwork in the UK, CBS went with the official artwork. Perhaps they were past caring by then? They did use the album cover photo for the picture disc though.  |
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Post by evilincarnate on Oct 21, 2023 3:38:52 GMT
Don't get me wrong, Alan , I only mentioned STMF in the context of other arbitrary inclusions in other box sets. I don't regard it as an official single (even if it would have made a lovely single). The Japanese artwork uses a 1979 photo for the picture disc and a reworked/painted up version of a 1980 photo in addition to the Coca-Cola branding - everything is at odds with The Visitors-era aesthetic. I think it would feel like an awkward addition to this kind of set. It's entirely academic at this stage, but I think the case for including WAISAD is strong: it was a respected single in the US and Australasia, and a modest US hit that bettered many of their other chart positions there. The Visitors is already in the set on the flipside of HOH. But given its status as a US single that garnered unusual levels of critical acclaim and given its impact in the Voyage show (a lesser consideration, but still), I think the set could have been made even more attractive by popping the 4:29 US radio edit on one side and the unreleased Tretow 1983 extended remix on the other. My mention of the Spanish tracks and the 1981 live recordings was just brainstorming possible B-side options if additional singles were included. It's all just thinking-out-loud on my part, nothing more. I'm not saying that any of this should have been done, but it certainly could have been done. The official reasons offered for which singles will/won't make these box sets are inconsistent. They're not law. The label and/or ABBA can approve/veto whatever they want - and obviously they do. I happen to think that, this time out, they missed the mark with regard to WAISAD. *shrug* Having said all that, I'd be thrilled if any of these missed opportunities were addressed in 50th anniversary releases next year. Who knows what they've got planned? And I agree 100% with you and Michal on the subject of vinyl colours. There is no excuse for such a dreary and limited palette. Excellent post Tony. "Slipping Through My Fingers" would have made an exquisite official single, with a worldwide release. However, the Japanese atrocity does it absolutely no favours. I did, to my utter embarrassment, purchase the 7" Japanese Coca-Cola single many years ago (sight unseen) and upon first glimpsing the front sleeve, was so appalled, I never looked it at again. The alteration to the band's faces is beyond absurd, particularly Bjorn, who simply looks demented. I also never understood the 'faux-perm' enhancement to Frida's obviously straight hair in the original photo. Disturbing. An era-appropriate image to accompany this stunning track would have made for a nice inclusion in the singles box, but I do concede the song was never conceived as a legitimate single. However, "When All Is Said And Done" most certainly should have been included (for reasons already cited) and in my opinion, warrants a place ahead of the two 1982 singles (both of which I adore). I also think it's odd that an image from 1982 has been included on one of the inner sleeves to the album remaster considering none of that year's recordings are being featured across the two vinyl discs (only the original album's nine tracks are present). It certainly looks sufficiently glamorous but once again, not era-appropriate. I'm assuming the Waterloo 50th anniversary campaign will be rolled out in the first quarter of 2024, but I wonder what this may mean for the recently completed tracks (potential 'Voyage' outtakes)? I assumed they would be unveiled to coincide with Eurovision but unless two discrete releases are rolled out at the same time, one will have to be delayed. What I'm really hoping will occur late next year/early 2025 is the release of the 1975 self-titled anniversary singles box and accompanying half-speed album master. I truly adore the album cover image and would probably need sedation if some outtake images from this photo session were uncovered. |
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Post by Alan on Oct 22, 2023 17:45:58 GMT
The news has reached Super Deluxe Edition. superdeluxeedition.com/news/abba-the-visitors-40th-anniversary-reissue/I do find the suggestion that The Day Before You Came and Under Attack somehow shouldn’t be part of these issues a bit bizarre. Where else are they supposed to go? It’s no different from Fernando being included in Arrival and Summer Night City / Gimme Gimme Gimme being included with Voulez-Vous. It’s the nearest album to them, and have been associated with it since the first remasters in 1997. The Singles is a long-dead compilation and was adequately replaced by either the 1994 4-CD set or The Definitive/Essential Collection. |
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Post by HOMETIME on Oct 22, 2023 18:30:57 GMT
Totally agree. That said, I can predict arguments for the case. If the box for The Visitors had been beefed up with 7" coloured singles of WAISAD (and TV and even STMF), then there'd be no worries about too few items in the box. Then the 1982 tracks could be boxed together with three coloured discs - TDBYC/C; UA/YOMO; and..... drumroll please.... JLT/IATC. Honestly, Alan , it's almost like you've never spent time among ABBA fans!!  |
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Post by Alan on Oct 22, 2023 18:31:11 GMT
However, the Japanese atrocity does it absolutely no favours. I did, to my utter embarrassment, purchase the 7" Japanese Coca-Cola single many years ago (sight unseen) and upon first glimpsing the front sleeve, was so appalled, I never looked it at again. The alteration to the band's faces is beyond absurd, particularly Bjorn, who simply looks demented. I also never understood the 'faux-perm' enhancement to Frida's obviously straight hair in the original photo. Disturbing. I’m glad you said that as I had half an eye on one on eBay. I’m guessing it’s something better seen online and not owned? There’s that classic scene in Addams Family Values where, after listing a series of atrocities that Debbie has done, Morticia Addams adds, “All of that I can forgive, but Debbie, pastels?” And here it’s “but ABBA, Coca-Cola?” (even if it was probably Stig that brokered this deal without ABBA’s knowledge). And the real problem with this is that younger fans like Adam (sorry AdamDawson2003, not that I think you’ll take any notice) think it’s a “proper” ABBA single when it really wasn’t. |
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Post by Michal on Oct 22, 2023 19:53:47 GMT
However, the Japanese atrocity does it absolutely no favours. I did, to my utter embarrassment, purchase the 7" Japanese Coca-Cola single many years ago (sight unseen) and upon first glimpsing the front sleeve, was so appalled, I never looked it at again. The alteration to the band's faces is beyond absurd, particularly Bjorn, who simply looks demented. I also never understood the 'faux-perm' enhancement to Frida's obviously straight hair in the original photo. Disturbing. I’m glad you said that as I had half an eye on one on eBay. I’m guessing it’s something better seen online and not owned? It's not that bad. Well, the sleeve is but the vinyl itself is quite nice. Certainly better than the recent Agnetha's picture disc, which strongly reminds me of Pikachu and the likes... |
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Post by evilincarnate on Oct 23, 2023 15:21:09 GMT
Alan, if you're wanting to complete your collection, it's an odd curiosity at best. The sleeve is quite ugly in the flesh and strangely cheap looking for a Japanese pressing.
I do, however, agree with Michal that the actual red vinyl (even with the Coca-Cola branding) is quite fetching. The particular shade of red works well against the white font.
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Post by AdamDawson2003 on Oct 23, 2023 15:33:49 GMT
However, the Japanese atrocity does it absolutely no favours. I did, to my utter embarrassment, purchase the 7" Japanese Coca-Cola single many years ago (sight unseen) and upon first glimpsing the front sleeve, was so appalled, I never looked it at again. The alteration to the band's faces is beyond absurd, particularly Bjorn, who simply looks demented. I also never understood the 'faux-perm' enhancement to Frida's obviously straight hair in the original photo. Disturbing. I’m glad you said that as I had half an eye on one on eBay. I’m guessing it’s something better seen online and not owned? There’s that classic scene in Addams Family Values where, after listing a series of atrocities that Debbie has done, Morticia Addams adds, “All of that I can forgive, but Debbie, pastels?” And here it’s “but ABBA, Coca-Cola?” (even if it was probably Stig that brokered this deal without ABBA’s knowledge). And the real problem with this is that younger fans like Adam (sorry AdamDawson2003 , not that I think you’ll take any notice) think it’s a “proper” ABBA single when it really wasn’t. I do understand that it wasn't an official single but it should still have been included in this box set as its part of The Visitors era. |
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Post by AdamDawson2003 on Oct 23, 2023 15:36:05 GMT
The news has reached Super Deluxe Edition. superdeluxeedition.com/news/abba-the-visitors-40th-anniversary-reissue/I do find the suggestion that The Day Before You Came and Under Attack somehow shouldn’t be part of these issues a bit bizarre. Where else are they supposed to go? It’s no different from Fernando being included in Arrival and Summer Night City / Gimme Gimme Gimme being included with Voulez-Vous. It’s the nearest album to them, and have been associated with it since the first remasters in 1997. The Singles is a long-dead compilation and was adequately replaced by either the 1994 4-CD set or The Definitive/Essential Collection. Fernando was recorded during the sessions for the Arrival album so thats why it is part of that album and regarding the 1982 singles they should have been standalone single releases I actually hope that the 'Gracias Por La Musica' album gets the half speed master treatment Summer Night City and Lovelight were recorded during the sessions for the Voulez Vous album and I have always regarded Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) as part of the Voulez Vous album even though it was recorded for Greatest Hits Volume 2 but I hate new songs being on compilations. As much as I love and adore 'Just A Notion' and I am thrilled that the full version finally got released after 43 years it does feel out of place on Voyage despite having a new backing track it belongs to the Voulez Vous album as it was originally recorded during the sessions for that album it should have been included on the Deluxe Edition of Voulez Vous as it was apparently considered for inclusion I recently added 'Just A Notion' to a playlist of the Voulez Vous and it fits perfectly as a bonus track on that album. |
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Post by Daronjulian23 on Oct 25, 2023 15:07:51 GMT
The news has reached Super Deluxe Edition. superdeluxeedition.com/news/abba-the-visitors-40th-anniversary-reissue/I do find the suggestion that The Day Before You Came and Under Attack somehow shouldn’t be part of these issues a bit bizarre. Where else are they supposed to go? It’s no different from Fernando being included in Arrival and Summer Night City / Gimme Gimme Gimme being included with Voulez-Vous. It’s the nearest album to them, and have been associated with it since the first remasters in 1997. The Singles is a long-dead compilation and was adequately replaced by either the 1994 4-CD set or The Definitive/Essential Collection. Fernando was recorded during the sessions for the Arrival album so thats why it is part of that album and regarding the 1982 singles they should have been standalone single releases I actually hope that the 'Gracias Por La Musica' album gets the half speed master treatment Summer Night City and Lovelight were recorded during the sessions for the Voulez Vous album and I have always regarded Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) as part of the Voulez Vous album even though it was recorded for Greatest Hits Volume 2 but I hate new songs being on compilations. As much as I love and adore 'Just A Notion' and I am thrilled that the full version finally got released after 43 years it does feel out of place on Voyage despite having a new backing track it belongs to the Voulez Vous album as it was originally recorded during the sessions for that album it should have been included on the Deluxe Edition of Voulez Vous as it was apparently considered for inclusion I recently added 'Just A Notion' to a playlist of the Voulez Vous and it fits perfectly as a bonus track on that album. A lot of tracks were released as singles from this particular album. The singles box set could have had five or six singles included, and that is without TDBYC & UA. I have three singles from El Salvador - One Of Us, Head Over Heels & When All Is Said And Done. If you add on Slipping... And Soldiers. |
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