Do you know if Warner Brothers will remaster these albums:

Like a Prayer
The Immaculate Collection
Erotica

I know it remastered Madonna, Like a Virgin, and True Blue.

Also, is it true that it will release a greatest hits collection later this year? If so, will it be a box set covering her 25 years?

Thank you.

There are rumours that Warners will remaster her albums in 5.1 for this years 50th birthday celebrations!
There is a 25 year box set in some form towards the end of the year also.

stevenpottle said:

Do you mean all her albums including the ones from the '90s?

I want to buy the Like a Prayer and Erotica albums (hard copies) but have been hesitent to do so because of a suspicion that they will be remastered soon.

Does anyone know why Warner Brothers did not remaster Like a Prayer along with Madonna, Like a Virgin, and True Blue?

And about the box set!

Rodya24 said:

I wish they would take off the original verion of Express Yourself on Like A Prayer...tame and terrible



Did You Do It was taken off of my copy of Erotica...hmm...

paisleypark4 said:

They should include the 7'' Remix since that was the hit.

And the Single Mix of Keep It Together.

paisleypark4 said:

There have always been two version of Erotica the clean without Did You Do It and the Explicit with it.

Please...no one should mess with the LAP album...it's a masterpiece. Don't get sissy with that removing EY shit!

MikeMatronik said:

I actually listened to the LAP album yesterday with my partner who didn't much care for Madonna as an artist,
but he was converted- he loved it!
"Promise To Try" still gets me everytime

Also my vinyl version still smells of Patchouli and even has the little blue AIDS awareness leaflet inside- I love that album.

stevenpottle said:

My gold promo CD has that, too.

ehuffnsd said:

aaahhh

VoicesCarry said:

Gold promo- cool!

stevenpottle said:

It's one of madonna's 3 masterpieces:

Like a prayer
Erotica
American life

MikeMatronik said:

paisleypark4 said:

AL is a masterpiece. Only true madonna fans can love such an album. I am one

MikeMatronik said:

What are your reasons for considering AI a masterpiece?

Rodya24 said:

American Life is one of her better albums everything from Love Profusion on is great.
Nobody Knows Me
Nothing Fails
Intervention
Easy Ride are some of my favorite Madonna tracks.

ehuffnsd said:

I checked some of the songs on American Life on YouTube. A couple of them I liked. But I think I need to hear the CD in full to decide whether or not I like it.

Do you know why Warner Brothers has not remastered Like a Prayer yet?

Rodya24 said:

my educated guess would be Madonna doesn't want them to.

ehuffnsd said:

Why? I thought it was widely acknowledged as her best album from the '80s.
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stevenpottle said:

I hope you're right!

MikeMatronik said:

Throw Ray of Light and Bedtime Stories in there and I agree with you.

GangstaFam said:

Ray of Light is very...overrated. I think I'm breathless is superior

MikeMatronik said:

I wouldn't exactly call 'American Life' a masterpiece,but it's an interesting album.It's darker and moodier than most of her albums and very personal too.I think of it as a personal,introspective album that she needed to make,for herself,for her own piece of mind...if that makes any sense,lol.

MikeMatronik said:

'Ray Of Life' is Madonna's second best album!

stevenpottle said:

I have the cassette that I bought in 1989 and it still has that Patchouli smell,too

SoulAlive said:

Don't mock me! It's dated. It's a William Orbit album featuring Madonna...just that!

MikeMatronik said:

Madonna's Top Three albums:

'Erotica'
'Ray Of Light'
'Like A Prayer'

Rodya24 said:

I have no idea.Makes no sense to me,especially considering that LAP puts those first three albums to shame,imo.My theory is that,they wanted to wait and do something truly special for the LAP remaster.It's an important album in her career...perhaps they wanna take their time and remaster it properly...go through all the outtakes,demos,etc....


I know...it's wishful thinking on my part