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I have a few:

- Putting an acapella version of Numb on creaky old vinyl... Actually, releasing anything new on vinyl. Keeps me having to digitise everything myself Extra large artwork is the only good thing about it.
- Having to wait for ages and ages for a new Literally issue!
- Although I like collecting PSB stuff it sometimes bugs me that they smear out all these remixes over three, four different formats everythime they release a single. How come DJ's get a single disk containing ALL Minimal mixes for free, and we fans have to buy not one, but two cd singles, a dvd, a 7inch, and, to be complete, that 10-track promo (I'm ignoring the Tomcraft In Private 12inch for now)? What use is a dvd anyway: can't play it in the car and can't listen to it on iTunes/iPod (only by first recording the dvd).

shaunh7 wrote:People not writing full titles of songs in this forum and using just initials
IRFMO
See what I mean

I concur here, it almost borders on text messaging. Leave that for texting please.

Full titles of songs please!

Pet hates:

Still playing "Go west" live

Posh Boy wrote:- Although I like collecting PSB stuff it sometimes bugs me that they smear out all these remixes over three, four different formats everythime they release a single. How come DJ's get a single disk containing ALL Minimal mixes for free, and we fans have to buy not one, but two cd singles, a dvd, a 7inch, and, to be complete, that 10-track promo (I'm ignoring the Tomcraft In Private 12inch for now)? What use is a dvd anyway: can't play it in the car and can't listen to it on iTunes/iPod (only by first recording the dvd).

Since the late 80s/early 90s, UK law has stated a maximum time for a commercial single release.

leesmapman wrote:
Since the late 80s/early 90s, UK law has stated a maximum time for a commercial single release.

That clarifies it somewhat. But why then release London on two cd singles, if it was a German release?

leesmapman wrote:

Posh Boy wrote:- Although I like collecting PSB stuff it sometimes bugs me that they smear out all these remixes over three, four different formats everythime they release a single. How come DJ's get a single disk containing ALL Minimal mixes for free, and we fans have to buy not one, but two cd singles, a dvd, a 7inch, and, to be complete, that 10-track promo (I'm ignoring the Tomcraft In Private 12inch for now)? What use is a dvd anyway: can't play it in the car and can't listen to it on iTunes/iPod (only by first recording the dvd).

Since the late 80s/early 90s, UK law has stated a maximum time for a commercial single release.

I thought this was over now. Weren't there new rules at the beginning of this year that allowed longer playing CD singles to be allowed in the charts?

I believe they extended the lengths of CD maxis to 30 minutes and they can include up to three different songs and any number (within time limit) of remixes of lead track. The totally moronic 10 minute rule for two track singles remains

Flaffer wrote:I believe they extended the lengths of CD maxis to 30 minutes and they can include up to three different songs and any number (within time limit) of remixes of lead track. The totally moronic 10 minute rule for two track singles remains

Very weird. In that case, let me retract my third pet hate> at least they are finding ways to supply their fans with quite a number of remixes and b-sides! Keep 'm coming!

Flaffer wrote:I believe they extended the lengths of CD maxis to 30 minutes and they can include up to three different songs and any number (within time limit) of remixes of lead track. The totally moronic 10 minute rule for two track singles remains

I think it's either a maximum of 20 minutes and 3 different songs (several versions of one song plus other songs are possible if the overall time is less than 20 minutes) or a 30-minute (or is it 40?) maximum of versions of one song.

When Sylvia Mason James decides to join in a song and totally ruin it by shouting ''yeah, yeah, yeah'' and ''ooohhh ahhh oohhh''. She gets paid for that fantastic contribution.

Dave

Undertaker wrote:When Sylvia Mason James decides to join in a song and totally ruin it by shouting ''yeah, yeah, yeah'' and ''ooohhh ahhh oohhh''. She gets paid for that fantastic contribution.

The way I see it, a vocal chord is the same as an instrument, only a lot more complex (it depends on what you prefer). So then, it doesn't matter what someone sings, the sound of the words is more important for me. And of a Oooh Ahh Ohhh works (and yes, that usually works for women ), it's fine by me.

No, I don't listen to lyrics that often.

Eldritch wrote:

Flaffer wrote:I believe they extended the lengths of CD maxis to 30 minutes and they can include up to three different songs and any number (within time limit) of remixes of lead track. The totally moronic 10 minute rule for two track singles remains

I think it's either a maximum of 20 minutes and 3 different songs (several versions of one song plus other songs are possible if the overall time is less than 20 minutes) or a 30-minute (or is it 40?) maximum of versions of one song.

I think the 40 minute rule did, or does, apply if it is purely remixes of one track. It's one of the reasons we get shitty edits of dance mixes because we cannot be trusted to listen to a whole track

shaunh7 wrote:People not writing full titles of songs in this forum and using just initials
IRFMO
See what I mean

That's not a typical PSB thing, but I agree. It's really frustrating to go through hundreds of song titles to get what "GWEKFGDFW" is...
It's easier to understand "I don't know what you want..." than I don't know what you want but I can't give it any more, so that's the way I spell it out. Why don't you all?

- The obstinate refusal to re-release "Relentless" (mine being broken and me waiting for ages)
- Nightlife wigs and eyeglasses and makeup (middle age crisis)
- Eminem song (trying to remain cool and mainstream, and probably hoping to indulge into chitchat with Eminem and Dr Dre and get the spotlight again)
- Recent-time love and fondness for toooooo many slow songs on albums on the border of overindulgency (and not very good ones)
- Releasing Domino dancing (hehe I mean Doming Dancing) after an immaculate string of hi-energy singles, so bashing the huge build-up and expectations to nothing
- New York City Boy

Very negligible, actually...

ummmm kinda a minor thing.

I wish they would release more acapellas. those are fun to screw around with.I would buy em if they offered them. instrumentals also.

I'm surprised more groups dont tap into that market.

Undertaker wrote:When Sylvia Mason James decides to join in a song and totally ruin it by shouting ''yeah, yeah, yeah'' and ''ooohhh ahhh oohhh''. She gets paid for that fantastic contribution.

Dave

I'd say they've been paying her with fried chicken