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Cleopatra records is going to reissue Ministry's Wax Trax-era twelve inch singles as a two-CD set.* If you have the old Wax Trax! collection and the Rykodisc Early Trax comp you have almost all of this...however, there are two interesting bonus tracks: this collection is the first to include 'Primental' on CD, and it will also include for the first time on any commercial media (I believe) 'Same Old Madness'.

http://cleorecs.com/store/shop/ministry-twelve-inch-singles-expanded-edition-2-cd/

*yes it's Cleopatra but these are from the original masters, not remakes; Cleo acquired WaxTrax-era Jourgensen masters earlier this year

There's supposedly a longer version of Cold Life, from the "I'm Falling" 12", that I don't think has appeared on CD before.
http://www.discogs.com/master/21246

obs wrote:There's supposedly a longer version of Cold Life, from the "I'm Falling" 12", that I don't think has appeared on CD before.
http://www.discogs.com/master/21246

Yeah, the only version of 'Cold Life' to appear on CD is an edit (early fadeout) of the 12" version. I am dissapointed that the full version doesn't appear to be on this collection.

Cool, but another missed opportunity to include rare/previously unreleased tracks. Would have loved to see the song "Wait" on this collection, which was discussed on this thread:

viewtopic.php?t=26457&p=272352

The quality of the track was poor, and I'd love to hear a re-mastered official release of it.

Thefxc2 wrote:Cleopatra records is going to reissue Ministry's Wax Trax-era twelve inch singles as a two-CD set.* If you have the old Wax Trax! collection and the Rykodisc Early Trax comp you have almost all of this...however, there are two interesting bonus tracks: this collection is the first to include 'Primental' on CD, and it will also include for the first time on any commercial media (I believe) 'Same Old Madness'.

http://cleorecs.com/store/shop/ministry-twelve-inch-singles-expanded-edition-2-cd/

*yes it's Cleopatra but these are from the original masters, not remakes; Cleo acquired WaxTrax-era Jourgensen masters earlier this year

I started on a discography here, finished until 1985.
http://www.discog.info/ministry.html

I hope it helps, and also to pinpoint some unclear things.

/JW

They could've also included Work For Love (12") on there if they wanted.

True...seems odd that they left off some key tracks that fans of that era would love to have remastered versions of.

omar wrote:They could've also included Work For Love (12") on there if they wanted.

crichert wrote:True...seems odd that they left off some key tracks that fans of that era would love to have remastered versions of.

omar wrote:They could've also included Work For Love (12") on there if they wanted.

I don't think they have the rights to the Arista material.

eighties wrote:

crichert wrote:True...seems odd that they left off some key tracks that fans of that era would love to have remastered versions of.

omar wrote:They could've also included Work For Love (12") on there if they wanted.

I don't think they have the rights to the Arista material.

Cleopatra announced that they had the early Wax Trax-era stuff, but they have been putting a demo version of 'Work For Love' on some of their crappy digital compilations, so they may have rights to some unreleased music from the Arista period. I imagine they'll slowly roll it out over the next decade, sorta like what they've done with Christian Death.

CD2 is absolutely fantastic, way better than CD1. Play VERY LOUD !!