Amazon are listing 2 versions of the 40th Anniversary remastered reissue of Hotel California. There is a single cd version and a deluxe 3 cd version! Release date is 24th November
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B076BWHMDP
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Amazon are listing 2 versions of the 40th Anniversary remastered reissue of Hotel California. There is a single cd version and a deluxe 3 cd version! Release date is 24th November
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B076BWHMDP
The price on Amazon for the 3-CD version is $99....I love this band dearly, but $99...good lord. It will be interesting to see what's on the other 2 CDs.
I found this on another music forum.
CD: 1
1. HOTEL CALIFORNIA 6:30
2. NEW KID IN TOWN 3:04
3. LIFE IN THE FAST LANE 4:46
4. WASTED TIME 4:55
5. WASTED TIME (Reprise) 1:22
6. VICTIM OF LOVE 4:11
7. PRETTY MAIDS ALL IN A ROW 4:05
8. TRY AND LOVE AGAIN 5:10
9. THE LAST RESORT 7:25
CD: 2
Live at The Los Angeles Forum – 10/20-22/76
1. TAKE IT EASY 4:47
2. TAKE IT TO THE LIMIT 5:19
3. NEW KID IN TOWN 4:52
4. JAMES DEAN 3:50
5. GOOD DAY IN HELL 5:29
6. WITCHY WOMAN 4:20
7. FUNK 49 4:04
8. ONE OF THESE NIGHTS 3:52
9. HOTEL CALIFORNIA 6:49
10. ALREADY GONE 5:14
CD: 3
Blu-Ray (Audio)
DTS-HD Master 5.1 Surround Sound (96 KHz/24-Bit) PCM Stereo (192 KHz/24-Bit)
1. HOTEL CALIFORNIA 6:30
2. NEW KID IN TOWN 3:04
3. LIFE IN THE FAST LANE 4:46
4. WASTED TIME 4:55
5. WASTED TIME (Reprise) 1:22
6. VICTIM OF LOVE 4:11
7. PRETTY MAIDS ALL IN A ROW 4:05
8. TRY AND LOVE AGAIN 5:10
9. THE LAST RESORT
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Various versions also available on the eagles.com website. There are cheaper CD options without blu-ray audio and without second CD.
I'm not at all happy with this deluxe edition. The last disc is a waste for me as I don't have Bluray and disc two is kind of skimpy with only 10 live tracks. I was hoping for a live version of TALA, but I guess that was dropped off the setlist by the time these songs were recorded. And the $99 price tag is prohibitive considering what the package includes.
So that's what the Eagles FaceBook page was hinting at yesterday with the video they posted. I remember Don saying this was going to come out last year but it was delayed with Glenn's passing. Is a bit too high for me to get but that book that comes with the 3 CD version looks interesting.
$99? I don't believe it. Jethro Tull sells much better deluxe packages for half the price.
The 2 CD version has the concert and is priced at $19.98.
That is a bit disappointing. Especially disc 3. If you're going to put a Blu-ray in, why not make it a video? 100.00 for essentially 10 songs that are different.
Stupid question of the day from me: so the 3rd disc is a dvd of a concert ? Will it play on a regular PC, laptop or computer? Do I need a blue ray to play it ? Thanks for the help.:confused::headscratch::blush:
So what exactly is the third CD? Is it just higher quality audio? I'm kind of disappointed if that's the case. I was holding out for some video
The 3rd disc is a high def Blu-Ray audio of the same recordings on the 1st CD. I would think you need a Blu-Ray compatible player to listen to it. Probably sounds great to those who have a home theatre setup.
The third cd is audio only (with 5.1 surround sound). If there was a dvd of the concert, that would make the sticker price more bearable.
As someone else pointed out there is a 2-Disc available, although it doesn’t include the extra goodies like the poster and family tree.
https://eagles.com/store/product/hot...ed-edition-2cd
Delilah - Thank You. That is what I thought. I don't have surround sound so I guess it would not be worth buying the three disc set. I tend to find surround sound annoying but that's just me.
I think it's interesting that the second disc will show the band playing NKIT and HC live before the album came out. That should be very interesting to hear crowed reactions and such.
19.98 for the 2 CD set isn't too bad at all. I think that's probably the route I will go.
I'll be buying the 2 cd version as an early Christmas gift to myself. The $80 difference between the two is ridiculous!
If you want to hear them doing NKIT before it came out you can hear the Eagles Live version.
If there is no extra video, I won't be buying it. I already have a 5.5 version of the original album.
The book with the black cover is a programme from that tour; I bought on Ebay years ago. It's mainly photos.
Just MHO but it is crazy to sell the package for $100 that contains duplicate discs - even if one is high def. The HC Program and other things do not make it worth $100. If they really wanted to make it worth the money for the three discs, they could have included the FULL Capital Center Concert or a disc with other concert footage from that period.
The second disc is really just a repeat of songs included on the Eagles Live album, which most people here probably already have. I am kind of disappointed with this as Don made such a big deal about it. To me it kind of sounds like it was thrown together in a hurry to get it out for Christmas.
I'll end up buying at least the two cd 20 dollar version of the rerelease. I think that the full package isn't a horrible deal. I really hope this version of HC is better than the eagles live one, that version is just bad in my opinion, don's vocals aren't that loud and I just find it lacking. Already gone was Another song that wasn't on the Eagles live album. But having Randy's vocals on these songs will be good in my opinion. I never understand the song choice on eagles live. "All night long" and "Saturday night" did not belong
Well, sorry about that. Still has quite a few songs from the live album. I have not listened to it in a very long time. Still not worth the $100 to me. Like I said, I wish the third disc had been the full Capital Center Concert or other concert footage from that time period.
YEF - Yes, I agree - the two disc is a good deal and I will probably buy it.
So 6 out of 10 songs are not on Eagles Live, if “Already Gone” is added to your list. I would also point out that most of the tracks from Live are not by the HC line-up. I realize that doesn’t matter to some fans, but given that this is commemorating the Hotel California album, having all the tracks by that specific line-up makes it special and appropriate. Plus the item description says these live tracks have never been released. So even NKIT and TITTL should be “new.” I also wonder if these tracks are more raw than the famously studio-dubbed ones on Live.
I also agree with YoungEaglesFan that having Randy, who is the original bassist/backing vocalist on all these tracks save one, is a positive. And speaking of Randy, I do wish that “Walk Away” instead of “Funk 49” was included b/c I love the vocal flourishes he adds at the end of WA.
So for me, it’s a no-brainer. I do want this. I just think the $99 price tag is over the top, esp. with no video or other bonus material.
**edit: I’m responding to the statement that CD 2 is just a repeat of the Live album; I’m using your post, FP, as a starting point for why I don’t agree with that statement**
It’s disappointing that there are no previously unreleased bonus tracks or video.
The Fleetwood Mac expanded reissues all have a lot of bonus material such as Demos and outtakes but I believe this just may not exist for Eagles material.
The 5.1 mix is really amazing as I have the original release of this. The surround sound on a good system is amazing. Looking forward to the extras such as the book.
On a different note, has anyone bought this presumably unauthorised DVD and if so what is it like?
https://www.walmart.ca/en/ip/eagles-.../6000190378569
Judging by the song lengths on the live CD, the tracks will be pretty basic with little introduction. Witchy Woman had a lengthy instrumental introduction in 1977, similar to Heartache Tonight's after the resumption, so I guess that has actually been edited down to 4:20 :sad:
Austin - We know how much you love this album and it being responsible for turning you into an Eagles fan. You should not feel guilty abut buying this. The second cd has HC songs being performed appx. six weeks before the album came out in Dec. 76. Also, this is with what many consider their "classic" lineup. Austin, if you want it, get it to add to your collection. You deserve it !
It looks like there are some extended jams such as HT, WW and AG. They also performed a shorter version of NKIT(was there a AM radio version of this song ?). The first two cds are great and are something all Randy fans here should love. It is just a heartbreaking shame this 40th annv. tour could never come about.:sigh:
Funk - back in those days the Eagles were famous for never saying much on stage during a concert. Thus the "loitering" remark made about them.
IMO buying a HC deluxe edition and supporting the current lineup are two separate issues. When you buy it, as far as I know some of the money goes to the guys who are on the album and not people who aren't - like Vince Gill. And those who are on the album deserve to get paid for their great work - even though some of them are doing something you may not like at the moment. I don't like what they're doing now, but it wouldn't stop me from buying it if I cared for it. So go for it, Austin! I do understand, however, that your main point was that before this you wouldn't have hesitated at all.
Chaim - Well said and I could not agree with you more.
I'm definitely putting this on my Christmas list!
I have the DVD-A and the tourbook, so theoretically, the $100 version isn't worth it for me.
But I will ask for the $100 version anyway, because I'm a completist - the exact fan this is aimed at -the fan who will buy the same album, repackaged, again and again and again, because there's just a couple things she doesn't have... in this case, the other stuff in the book.
And as a hardcore of both bands I have to agree with Phil that Fleetwood Mac's 40th anniversary reissues really put this one to shame. How I wish we could have gotten something like that for the Eagles!
I want to get the 100 dollar one. I love keychains, but I'm not paying 140.00 to get that with the t-shirt. I'm actually fine with getting the book, tour book, and posters. I hope they will sell the keychain separate down the road.
I probably going to buy it next year. I got so much going on for the rest of the year.
Thanks for the amazon link. I refuse to buy anything through "Wonderful Union" which, unless they've vastly improved, has a long history of botching orders. ("Wonderful Union" is what the official site uses for some reason. I have always felt the people behind "Wonderful Union" must have something on Azoff for him to tolerate their incompetence.)
I'm super excited about this, and am definitely getting the super duper deluxe version. Yahoo !!
Good question Delilah. Did the price for the box set go down a year or so after it was released ? Too long ago for me to remember.
I don't think the prices went down after a while. I did on both Eagles and Don's website that they are not selling long deluxe extra stuff.
I don’t know about the Eagles box set. I do know that Amazon and other online retailers periodically reduce prices on these types of releases. I don’t think that ever happens on the Eagles’ own website though.