Icehouse - White Heat 30 Hits 2CD/DVD Aug 26th

[Barmy]

Isn't it $30 postage included on the Icehouse site? Seems like a bargain to me.

[eighties]

[quote][i]Originally posted by Barmy[/i]
<br>Isn't it $30 postage included on the Icehouse site? Seems like a bargain to me.
[/quote]

Don't tell everyone or moni won't be able to bitch about how it's too expensive

p.s. http://icehouseband.bigcartel.com/

All the best,
eighties

[Sean]

I received the 2cd/dvd yesterday. Awesome, just awesome!!! Iva Davies actually has a nice looking signature. [:)]

[moni]

[quote][i]Originally posted by eighties[/i]
<br>[quote][i]Originally posted by Barmy[/i]
<br>Isn't it $30 postage included on the Icehouse site? Seems like a bargain to me.
[/quote]

Don't tell everyone or moni won't be able to bitch about how it's too expensive

p.s. http://icehouseband.bigcartel.com/

All the best,
eighties
[/quote]
Who was bitching ? I was just stating that the price was a bit steep for me and i wasn't trying to influence other people not to buy it.

[omar]

Received mine thru the mail today. Are all the tracks in their actual 7" mixes ? i thought some were just album versions.

[Sean]

I was wondering the same thing Omar. Any Icehouse expert who can fill us in on which versions are single versions and which are album versions?

[morgan1098]

I'm by no means an "expert," but I do have a significant Icehouse collection. Icehouse is particularly maddening because in most cases, the album version and the single version are the same. But there are also American/European single versions that may differ from the Australian singles. Anyway, here's what I have determined thus far. This is by no means the final word on the matter:

DISC 1
1. Can't Help Myself-album version (NOTE: the entire first album was remixed/re-recorded for the US market, but these are the original Australian album versions)
2. We Can Get Together-album version
3. Walls-album version
4. Icehouse-album version
5. Love In Motion (Original Single Mix)-Australian 7", not the re-recorded US 7"
6. Great Southern Land-Australian album version, NOT the 1989 album remix by Michael Barbiero
7. Hey, Little Girl-album version
8. Street Cafe-7" single mix by Bob Clearmountain, but not labeled as such in the liner notes
9. Glam-album version
10. Taking the Town-album version ?
11. Don't Believe Anymore-album version
12. Dusty Pages (Single Version)-listed as "single version" in liner notes
13. No Promises-album version
14. Baby, You're So Strange-album version
15. Mr. Big-album version
DISC 2
1. Cross the Border-album version
2. Crazy-Australian album version, not the US album version, which is a minute longer
3. Electric Blue-Australian album version, not the remixed US album version
4. My Obsession-Australian album version
5. Man of Colours-album version
6. Nothing Too Serious-album version
7. Touch the Fire-same version as on the Great Southern Land comp
8. Jimmy Dean-ditto
9. Big Fun-album version
10. Miss Divine-album version
11. Anything is Possible-album version
12. Satellite (Single Version)-listed as "single version" in liner notes
13. Big Wheel-album version*
14. Invisible People-album version*
15. Love in Motion (w/Christina Amphlett)-same as on Masterfile comp

*With the songs from the "Big Wheel" album, this new compilation gets sloppy. All of the songs on the Big Wheel album are "linked" by ambient keyboards and other sounds, so that they segue into one another with no gaps. The tracks on this new compilation include those instrumental "links," and then cut off abruptly at the end. There are single versions of these songs without the distracting "segues" at the end, but for some reason those weren't included on White Heat.

Again, there may be other differences here that I haven't noticed yet. These are just my initial reactions based on my first few listens...

[bigwavedave]

Great detail...thanks for posting the track details.

[Sean]

Thank you for taking the time Morgan1098. Wow, so most of these are the album versions and not the single versions. [:(]

[Rubellan]

This is one occasion that I would have preferred a digipack, or at least the fatter jewel cases. Stuffing 3 discs into one slim case didn't work very well for international shipping.

It's a very nice set and it's great to have the videos on DVD. Though I have to admit that after perusing their later material, I had to conclude that the post Sidewalk material is truly crass, chart-geared pop garbage. Blah...

And this being the first time I've heard the original Aussie versions of the debut album tracks in about 10 years, I still hold firm to the U.S. resung/remixed debut album being eternally better.

[Bellenger1981]

[quote][i]Originally posted by Sean[/i]
<br>Thank you for taking the time Morgan1098. Wow, so most of these are the album versions and not the single versions. [:(]
[/quote]

[Bellenger1981]

[quote][i]Originally posted by Bellenger1981[/i]
<br>[quote][i]Originally posted by Sean[/i]
<br>Thank you for taking the time Morgan1098. Wow, so most of these are the album versions and not the single versions. [:(]
[/quote]
[/quote]
Let me try this again ...

Out of curiosity, which songs have single versions? Other than those listed, are there any other songs which have single versions that should have been present here over the album versions?

[omar]

Wasnt the 7" mix of No Promises run at 3:50 min ?

[Sensoria]

I wonder why all the videos on DVD haven't been made widescreen? That's the only objection on this rather brilliant compilation I have. Various television channels play them widescreen, and not reduced for space.

[soundstory]

[quote][i]Originally posted by Sensoria[/i]
<br>I wonder why all the videos on DVD haven't been made widescreen? That's the only objection on this rather brilliant compilation I have. Various television channels play them widescreen, and not reduced for space.
[/quote]

I imagine that 4:3 format is the standard that they were filmed in, it's possible that when you've watched them on tv, they have been "modified"

I'd rather have them as intended personally