Phil Collin's back catalogue to be issued in deluxe versions!

**Rufus** · 05-20-2015

Maybe this should have been posted on the OT forum but due to his 'Prog' credentials thought here would be appropriate?
Which albums of his back catalogue pique PE members interest? Also anyone know of anything unreleased they would like to see included in these re-issues?

Phil Collins' back catalog will get a long-awaited revamp starting this year.

Collins has signed a deal with Warner Music to issue deluxe versions of all his solo albums, "as well as other uniquely curated titles from the vaults."

The first two releases will be 1981's Face Value and 1993's Both Sides this fall. The rest of the catalog -- Hello I Must Be Going, No Jacket Required, But Seriously, Dance Into the Light, Testify and Going Back -- will appear in 2016.

Collins' solo catalog is rare among classic artists -- none of the albums has been remastered or reissued since being released on CD in the '80s and '90s.

**Koreabruce** · 05-20-2015

Interesting that Going Back is included. Does that one already need remastering, and is there enough bonus material to make it worth revisiting? It was only released just a few short years ago.

I'd still be interested to see/hear some unreleased things. I've always enjoyed Phil as an artist, and though I don't necessarily love everything he's done, he's more hit than miss for me.

**zorknapp** · 05-20-2015

Something like Going Back is included because as this is a reissue campaign, with a new(ish) label for Phil's material, if it wasn't included, it wouldn't officially be in print anymore. Is it a needed re-purchase? Maybe with new bonus material, but I think the original releases had pretty much everything recorded for the project under one roof.

I'm looking forward to these reissues, I think they'll be a good way to put his solo career forward again.

Mike

**Scott Bails** · 05-20-2015

Originally Posted by Rufus

none of the albums has been remastered or reissued since being released on CD in the '80s and '90s.[/I]

That's interesting.

I'll probably wind up getting the first two because I like them, and No Jacket for the sake of nostalgia. Phil, like Genesis, has some pretty good B-sides, so that's something to look forward to.

**bRETT** · 05-20-2015

Originally Posted by Koreabruce

Interesting that Going Back is included.

And that the big-band album isn't. That's really the lost gem in his catalogue.

**battema** · 05-20-2015

Both Sides is my hands-down favorite, so I'm glad to see that one coming up first.

**trurl** · 05-20-2015

Phil Collins ruined deluxe editions.

**Wah3** · 05-20-2015

It'd be nice to see a Live at Perkins Palace DVD finally issued with Hello I Must Be Going. Same for the No Ticket Required DVD with No Jacket Required and But Seriously The Videos DVD with But Seriously. My VHS tapes are getting old.

**interbellum** · 05-20-2015

Originally Posted by Rufus

Collins' solo catalog is rare among classic artists -- none of the albums has been remastered or reissued since being released on CD in the '80s and '90s.

Still, I think the 24 K + Gold Compact Disc from "Face Value" on Audio Fidelity sounds quite close to the original LP.

**Kai** · 05-20-2015

Originally Posted by trurl

Phil Collins ruined deluxe editions.

Since I don't own the first two albums in CD format, I may well buy Face Value: The Deluxe Ruined Edition and Hello I Must Be Going: Digitally Ruined from the Original Master Tapes. I shall also consider But Seriously: 24 K Ruin-Fi Edition. While I share Battema's liking for Both Sides, I'm unlikely to be getting the Ruinophile edition. I sincerely hope that Collins would still be inspired to release new music, even if just a cover album. I would certainly buy Phil Collins Ruins The Ruins, for example.