format for new album

[starstruck]

Originally Posted by Deets

Autumnsong has some charming moments, really

it got whatever the hell it was trying to do over and done with not much over 3 minutes of life, so yes.

[JDMANIC]

Originally Posted by starstruck

good call, but unfortunately most of these "retro" record players you can get at the moment have a 78 speed option on it. too many of their fans would be able to hear the actual record without a dubious internet download; leaving nothing for the band to berate.

I was thinking 78 rpm too, but then it occurred to me - how about the wax cylinder format?





http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phonograph_cylinder

[starstruck]

looking good so far - new album must be a more Autumnsongish variant of Postcards, available on wax cylinder only and to add to the excitement one can only purchase this from that greatmagazines place that did the Q vinyl.

[Nature's Discontent]

I reckon Nicky should write a book of lyrics, hand copies of it out to the fans who believe themselves to be decent musicians, get them to write the songs for the lyrics and then send them back for James to decide the best ones, editing them as he sees fit.

Form that into an album of around 12-15 songs, record it straight to tape. And deliver it straight to fans by special James/Nicky/Sean look-alike couriers.

And there we have it. Truly revolutionary. Take that Radiohead!

[Aestivate]

Originally Posted by starstruck

How much will this boxset be and will it include a notepad and pen as used by Nicky Wire (limited copies will contain a Polaroid camera).

The band could decide not to release it all and just leave it to bootleggers to record the songs as they're played live.

[Takk]

Originally Posted by Nature's Discontent

I reckon Nicky should write a book of lyrics, hand copies of it out to the fans who believe themselves to be decent musicians, get them to write the songs for the lyrics and then send them back for James to decide the best ones, editing them as he sees fit.

Form that into an album of around 12-15 songs, record it straight to tape. And deliver it straight to fans by special James/Nicky/Sean look-alike couriers.

And there we have it. Truly revolutionary. Take that Radiohead!

and only £10,000 per box set. Awesome.

[Takk]

Originally Posted by Aestivate

The band could decide not to release it all and just leave it to bootleggers to record the songs as they're played live.

Lol, that wont work when they only play 30% of them live.

[starstruck]

Originally Posted by Aestivate

How much will this boxset be and will it include a notepad and pen as used by Nicky Wire (limited copies will contain a Polaroid camera).

The band could decide not to release it all and just leave it to bootleggers to record the songs as they're played live.

well, my pic was not so much a box set as it is an 8 track player. ebay suggests you can get them reasonably priced, but i am sure Sony will charge you a couple of hundred for them.

please note - only a limited number of the Sony 8 Track Manic Street Preachers box set will feature the actual album.

[Littlesue]

I have one of these in the loft, it was brought second hand from a junk shop for my 12th birthday, maybe I could just go back to taping everything off the radio

[Soft As Leprosy]

Originally Posted by Manic shell

just wondering what direction the next album will take ? hoe do they beat post cards . the best album they have done i think

This thread has been done already, at least twice, like a lot of the threads you start. And what is with your spelling/grammar? I'm not a frickin English teacher or anything but it is consistently wrong, in weird ways.

Presuming for a mo you aren't Nicky, and you're not a random commercial spammer, who the heck are you and don't you read anything on FD before you post? I'm not trying to be arsey, i'm genuinely intrigued. Reveal yourself Manic Shell!

[culture of destruction]

Hopefully someone else remembers so I can honestly say it wasn't an drunk image, but I think I remember James saying "I don't know what direction we'll go in next, it could be a triple album we'll have to wait and see"

Maybe just a random JDB thought, but at least a little something