CONEY ISLAND BABY IS OUT!!

MJG196 · Post by **MJG196** » 19 Sep 2006 01:09

Who has picked it up?! here is what allmusic.com had to say:

In 2006, Sony BMG/Legacy released an expanded and remastered version of Coney Island Baby -- a welcome surprise, since it was never one of Reed's more popular albums, even though it ranks with his best work of the decade. In addition to a sonically upgraded presentation of its original eight songs, the 2006 edition includes "Nowhere at All," a emphatic and hard-edged B-side; alternate versions of "Crazy Feeling," "She's My Best Friend," and "Coney Island Baby" that rock harder but also sound a good bit sloppier; and early drafts (with different lyrics) of two songs that would later surface on 1978's striking Street Hassle, "Downtown Dirt" and "Leave Me Alone." For the most part, the bonus tracks follow a different path than the rest of the material on Coney Island Baby, and it sounds like Reed was wise to leave these takes on the shelf, but they also offer a fascinating insight into his working process and how this minor masterpiece came to be. Hopefully Sony BMG/Legacy will follow this by upgrading a few more gems from Reed's back catalog.

lostblues · Post by **lostblues** » 19 Sep 2006 12:13

well, surprise, surprise! Bonus tracks. Oh well. Never thought that could happen. anybody heard them already?!

Raysdeathmachine · Post by **Raysdeathmachine** » 19 Sep 2006 23:21

Nowhere At All, Downtown Dirt, and Leave Me Alone have already been released. Thanks for the heads up MG196. I ordered it through Amazon. I?m looking forward to hearing the other bonus tracks.

Raysdeathmachine · Post by **Raysdeathmachine** » 20 Sep 2006 15:36

OR you can pick up the bonus tracks on iTunes.
. . . .DOH!

MeirRachel · Post by **MeirRachel** » 20 Sep 2006 18:20

Maybe this is a sign that MG196 has connections to Lou? I remember some of your posts complaining about remasters without bonus tracks.
Now if only Street Hassle and Live were remastered with bonus tracks.

MJG196 · Post by **MJG196** » 20 Sep 2006 18:43

MeirRachel wrote:Maybe this is a sign that MG196 has connections to Lou? I remember some of your posts complaining about remasters without bonus tracks.

Yeah! I remember that - I was saying that he needed to take a page from Bowie when it came to remasters. A new disc with a bunch of new material is going to sell a helluva lot better than a disc without any. Take No Prisoners was a big disppointment for me w/ no bonus material.

I am glad "Nowhere At All" gets the remaster treatment here. The best sounding copies of that were still on vinyl. The "Best Of" CD that it was on was god-awful sounding. I always liked the song, but never listened to it because the sound was so poor.

iaredatsun · Post by **iaredatsun** » 21 Sep 2006 01:05

There's also a mini-LP sleeve version from Japan at $18. It lists the same extra tracks on the website below.

http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=BVCM-37732

but amazon.com lists this same mini LP version without the extra tracks. Is that a mistake?

Apparently it's part of a 9 cd 'mini-LP' release schedule 'featuring the albums "Lou Reed," "Transformer," "Berlin," "Rock and Roll Animal," "Sally Can't Dance," "Lou Reed Live," "Metal Machine Music," Coney Island Baby," and "Rock adn Roll Heart"' for those who like this sort of thing.