Releases

Sweet Hello to be released on vinyl

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Per Gessle announced that “The Sweet Hello, The Sad Goodbye” remake will be released as an EP. This will be a limited edition on blue vinyl and will feature 4 tracks:

Side 1:
The Sweet Hello, The Sad Goodbye (Bassflow main version)
The Sweet Hello, The Sad Goodbye (Bassflow radio edit)

Side 2
The Sweet Hello, The Sad Goodbye (original version)
The Sweet Hello, The Sad Goodbye (T&A demo March 1990)

Per writes “I want one!” – well guess what, me too! This is just awesome. I wonder if Per got inspired with our votings for the setlist for the 2011 tour, where “The Sweet Hello” got the first place 😉 Back then he said:  “I don’t know about this Internet vote, there always comes up weird song choices like “The Sweet Hello, The Sad Goodbye” laughs Per. We played ‘Silver Blue’ since that song won. We did it in a new arrangement that was nice.”

We also have an interview with Mr. Bassflow in the pipeline, stay tuned!

“The Sweet Hello, The Sad Goodbye” prelisten and release!

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There was a time when you recorded LP albums. Each side was about 20 minutes long to maximise the sound quality. Our ”Joyride” album was so jam-packed with material that we just had to omit a few pearls that we really loved.

One of them was “The Sweet Hello, The Sad Goodbye”, which instead was used as a B-side on the “Spending My Time” single (yes, they had B-sides back then…). We’ve been regretting this for twenty years now, and when we did the “Travelling” album, which was recorded during our 19 month World Tour, the idea popped up to give “The Sweet Hello, The Sad Goodbye” a new and well-deserved chance.

Would there be a way to brush off the dust and rejuvenate this overlooked gem into the current world? There certainly would. We gave it to Peter “Bassflow” Boström, who was unable to make the tight “Travelling” deadline since he was busy writing and producing Loreen’s Eurovision Song Contest Winner “Euphoria”. But now, in time for the summer season, he’s done.

And what a piece of work it is. Absolutely brilliant. We love it! Now more than ever…

Go to Roxette Facebook page and check the site between 1-3pm CET today!

Source: EMI Newsletter

Update: The song appears to be already released on iTunes in several countries!

World Tour 2012: Buenos Aires Video Bootleg

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Argentinian Gente detras de las paredes website has released the very new and of decent quality video bootleg from the Roxette concert in Buenos Aires that took place on Tuesday, April 24, 2012.

It was the first of five live Roxette show in Argentina – including cities of Mar del Plata, Neuquen, Rosario and Córdoba. Two moments during the Buenos Aires gig deserve a higlight – the very first performance of “It’s possible” during this tour and surprising local tune played by Christoffer Lundquist – “De Música Ligera”. More unforgettable moments only on this special fan-made DVD.

Big thanks to Oscar Antonio Cordoba for making this bootleg available.

Tracklist for the Buenos Aires 2012 video bootleg:

01. Dressed for success
02. Sleeping in my car
03. The Big L.
04. Silver blue
05. Stars
06. She’s got nothing on (but the radio)
07. Perfect day
08. Things will never be the same
09. It must have been love
10. It’s possible
11. 7twenty7
12. Fading like a flower
13. Crash boom bang
14. How do you do?
15. Dangerous
16. Band introduction / De música ligera
17. Joyride
18. Spending my time
19. The look
20. Listen to your heart
21. Church of your heart

Download links can be found here.

Mastering engineer George Marino dies

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As Ultimate Classic Rock informs, George Marino, who mastered hundreds of albums in a career of nearly 40 years at New York’s Sterling Sound – including many of Roxette’s albums, passed away yesterday. Marino died following a year-long bout with lung cancer.

“Today Sterling Sound and the music industry as a whole has suffered a tremendous loss,” Sterling Sound issued via statement. “Senior Mastering Engineer George Marino lost his battle with cancer this morning. Words cannot express the sorrow we feel. George was family to us all and we will miss him dearly.”