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Songs and videos that didn't make it onto "Backtracks"
Can I Sit Next to You Girl (Song and video) Rockin' in the Parlour (B-side) Go Down (Shortened version) She's Got Balls from the Bondi Lifesaver (Shortened version) (All the mixes of the Powerage European LP releases) Fling Thing and the uncut version of Rocker from Glasgow in '78 Let Me Put My Love into You (Video) I Put the Finger on You (Video) Let There Be Rock from Landover in '81 (Longer version) Nervous Shakedown (Alt. video) Rock Your Heart Out (Video montage) The Jack from Donington in '91 Hail Caesar (Radio Edit) Back in Black and Let There Be Rock from Madrid in '96 why didn't they put all of the above on backtracks? did they forget about them or something?
They could have also added some really rare tracks like 'She's My Babe' and 'Messin' With The Kid'. I was disappointed that they only included previously released material.
I was hoping for the unreleased songs from: Flick of the switch, Stiff Upper Lip, or blow up your video. I really want to hear Tightrope. The songs from Donington, or No Bull were not needed on backtracks.
I agree with doctoracdc72.........the one that really doesn't make sense to me is why we haven't been able to get the video for Let Me Put My Love Into You. All the other BIB promo videos have been released on either Family Jewels or Plug Me In. I only have that version from the trading circles which isn't the best of quality.
$39.95 for the standard box at HMV here in Canada. I think the lack of the Donington and the Madrid tracks on the standard box is really an implicit acknowledgement of what a rip-off the "amp and stickers" box actually is. In other words, hardcore fans and even mid-level fans probably already own the DVDs and/or the audio rips from those DVDs of the Donington and Madrid shows, so there's no need for them to be on the "standard" version That Circus Krone DVD looks and probably sounds kick-ass, but I haven't seen anything yet that has convinced me it is worth over $200 CDN.
Donington '91, Madrid and Moscow are all kinda disappointing since they're already available on DVD. I'd like to see Donington '84 and cuts from the '85 tour. And more stuff from Stiff Upper Lip. Missed the Rock in Rio tracks as well. The show was broadcast on TV and is probably available in good quality. There are also recordings of Kicked In The Teeth, If You Want Blood and Up To My Neck In You live with Bon (at least in bootlegs). What about those? Finally, I think Circus Krone should be released on the simple package, as well. It seems like the real treat on that box to me.
I'll up the ante with probably the best stuff that's yet to be even mentioned for an official release, what about 'Can I Sit Next To You, Girl', 'Little Lover', 'Live Wire', and 'High Voltage' recorded for the BBC in 1976. Shameful, imo. That and the fact that if they have even the one song mixed from Bondai, then the same mixer settings/ levels would surely apply to the rest of the set. As i've said before, i'd be happy to mix them all, at my cost...
When I first read the tracklist I was disappointed, I would rather live rareities be that and not just another version of songs we have. Don't see the need for Hard as a rock etc to be there for I would expect a live album from the ballbreaker and stiff upper lip tours some time anyway. I would be very disappointed if the boys think this is a good release
They could of included monsters of rock '84, Rockin In The Parlour, Can I Sit Next To You Girl (with Dave Evans) and some more '70's, and 80's shows.
I got the special edition version and love it but there's one track missing that I really would have loved to have had included...the version of Stiff Upper Lip live from Circus Krone that was available on the Wal-Mart exclusive Plug Me In DVD package. It wasn't even a space issue either, at the end of the third disc there's about 6 or 7 minutes of available space that could have easily fit the track.
Is the Largo 1981 version of Let There Be Rock the full version? It clocks in at 7:31, but they did not play Rocker during this tour, so it doesn't make sense that Let There Be Rock would be so short. Can anyone answer this?
So Backtracks was a huge disappointment. Tell me something I don't know.
Well that is something I don't know... but it's not like I didn't see it coming...
Hi RnRDamnation, Let There Be Rock from Landover 1981 is 7:31 on backtracks 3 disk set not sure if it's the full version on the 5 disk I own the LP and it's 11:30
The version of Let There Be Rock on the 5 disc Backtracks is the full song plus Angus's solo at the end. Not really sure if that's considered the long version or the short version of the song. It does run though a little under eight minutes like you said.
the Backtracks version of LTBR is the shorter version. the long version from the "For Those About to Rock" 12" single is rare.
Yeah I would've loved to have Fling Thing/Rocker from Glasgow in '78. I've always been disappointed that it wasn't included on If You Want Blood in the first place.