Filed under: 1990-1991 Cake, 1998-2003 | Tags: CD, Import, Music, Trashcan Sinatras
Everyone loves Cake, but I think I may have overdone it.
It wasn’t until I bought the new super-duper, hi-res, super high material version that I realised I have six copies of the debut album. Overkill maybe, but you can never have enough Cake right?
Included here are the US, Canadian, UK releases and three from Japan – two of which include six extra tracks.
Now, when is that new re-release coming out again?
From the top: 1990 Go! Discs 828201-2 (UK) /1990 Go! Discs 828201-2 (US) /1990 Go! Discs 828201-2 (Canada) / 2008 Universal Records UICY-91292 (Japan) / 1998 Polydor K.K./PolyGram POCD-1984 (Japan) / 1990 Polydor Records JASRAC POCD-1028 (Japan)
Filed under: 1998-2003 | Tags: CD, Import, Music, Promo, Trashcan Sinatras
This double CD is a collection of demos and sessions of released and some unreleased songs, recorded between 1986 and 1997.
The songs were taken from various sources with varying degrees of quality. They were then compiled by the band and there’s a brief history of each in the liner notes.
There were three different pressings of this release. The initial pressing (this one) had some tracking errors, whilst later reissues resolved these errors. Get the full story here.
I like the signed Frank Sinatra photograph on this one.
2003 BoBame Recordings BOBAME003 (US)
This is the jewel case version of ‘Snow’, subsequent to the original digi-pak.
The washed out colour on the inner sleeve notes is about the only real difference in this release.
1999 SMEJ Associated Records/Sony Music Entertainment AICT 129 (Japan)
A song originally written by Randy Newman and recorded in 1967 by Harpers Bizarre, this song grew out of some Shabby Road sessions with Sokabe from Japanese band Sunny Day Service
This is the initial 4-track digi-pak pressing which had a limited release.
I think the packaging – designed by kato masako – is wonderful on this release and is typical of Japanese attention to detail.
Some copies, like this one, came with a promo sticker instead of the normal obi-strip. Very nice.
1999 SMEJ Associated Records/Sony Music Entertainment AICT 129 (Japan)
Filed under: 1998-2003 | Tags: Hard-to-Find, Import, Promo, Trashcan Sinatras, Vinyl
Very rare 7-inch Japanese promo released alongside the digi-pak pressing.
The artwork was again designed by kato masako. The photograph (not credited) on the cover is taken from the Ayrshire hills looking out onto Ailsa Craig an island in the outer Firth of Clyde, Scotland.
1999 SMEJ Associated Records/Sony Music Entertainment XDKL-93017 (Japan)
Limited edition promo sample 2-disc 4-track EP (originally released in 1999).
Issued to radio stations & reviewers ahead of the actual release date to promote the album release, includes bonus DVD containing a live performance in Tokyo’s Club Quattro 21st May 2005, lyric booklet picture sleeve plus custom stickered back insert with obi-strip. The inner ring of both the CD and DVD are printed with the words ‘Sample’ and ‘Loaned’.
The snow photographs within the booklet were taken at Glasgow’s Botanic Gardens by John Douglas. The artwork was designed by Shinsaku Murota from It’s A Beautiful Day Ltd.
A great example of how music packaging should be done.
2006 Sony Music SRCP 402-3 (Japan)
