What about copies of some of the original lyric sheets? Bryan used some discarded lines from Dreamhome in San Simeon, so hopefully this means that he holds onto things like this and can dig them out.

Maybe also limited edition packages individually numbered and individually signed by all of the line-up? Say 001 - 250?

Oh, and no VP on flagship CD

It would be fantastic that if there were signed copies made available, those included Eno and Graham Simpson.

Absolutely, Bill. It's either all or none at all.

The 1971 demo in its entirety please !

The word "deluxe" seems to be thrown around a lot in music packaging - a loose catch-all for everything from a few extra bonus tracks to Pink Floyd's "Immersion Box Set" monstrosity with the marbles and scarf.

I think the best path would be something like the Rolling Stone's Exile on Main St. super deluxe edition or Bowie's "Station to Station" super deluxe.
http://www.amazon.com/Exile-Main-Super-Deluxe-Edition/dp/B0039ZF89G/ref=sr_1_2?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1332209412&sr=1-2

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Station-To-5CD-1DVD-3LP/dp/B003UTUQ3O/ref=sr_1_3?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1332209914&sr=1-3

I'd love to see a large proper hardbound book, CD, DVD, and perhaps a few art prints or posters. In my eyes, the book should be substantial and the centerpiece of the collection - Mick Rock's photo book Moonage Daydream is a great template.

I would like them to include a remixed version - by Chris Thomas who I think understood the early Roxy sound better than anyone.

Not a 12 inch thing but just a different and beefier mix of existing tunes - like that Pearl Jam thing

I am sure I also read somewhere that Roxy weren't particularly happy with the original production/mix saying it was a little weedy

It was well publicised back then that the band (I think that might mean Bryan in particular) was not happy with the production of the 1st album. I think the term in general circulation then was that it was "unsympathetic".

Isn't that why re-works of some of the songs appeared on Let's Stick Together?

That doesn't explain Casanova's appearance on LST, of course. I wonder why he re-worked that one? I guess it could have been for the same reason.

It has always been assumed that Casanova was re-worked for the Let's Stick Together album but if you look close at the sleeve it says the album was recorded between 73-76 so it may be just possible that Country Life has a Roxy-fied version of BF's Casanova.

J.O'B.

Good point John........and I keep forgetting that the 1st album re-works were flip sides of early BF singles which takes some of them, at least, back to 1973. It seems logical, but do we know if they were all recorded at the same time and, if so, does that make it more likely that there are re-works of other tracks from the 1st album locked away somewhere?

Also, to those with a more musical ear than me, does LST's Casanova sound like it belongs to the same era as these 1st album re-works? If so, that would suggest that it does indeed pre-date the Country Life recording.

Not sure about that's why some tunes appeared on LST - simply because most of them are complete rearrangements rather than remixes

May be wrong of course but I reckon Bryan was just filling out the album with various b-sides