A pair of LPs from EMI's 1980s catalogue is coming out on CD through the Gold Legion label. The first up is Don't Suppose, the solo debut album from Limahl in 1984. The uniquely coiffed, uniquely named singer (whose stage name was a rearranged version of his real surname, Hamill) had recently left (or had been asked to leave) the band Kajagoogoo (of "Too Shy" fame). Don't Suppose was not a success in itself, but yielded two U.K. hits, "Only for Love" and the theme to the film The Never Ending
Archives for November 24, 2010
The Final Word: How Not to Do Box Sets, by Warner Bros.
Since our last post on The Tim Burton/Danny Elfman 25th Anniversary Music Box, a lot more dirt has been kicked up regarding the box, its limited availability and opinions thereof. It turns out that the "limited edition" of the box is very much like The Complete Elvis Presley Masters. (The only difference between editions of the Elvis set is one run has numbers, the other does not.) The first 1,000 copies of the Burton/Elfman set, it was semi-confirmed before all copies sold out, would have a