what do you think?

hmmm, tracks show up kind of small.


i'll type out the list in a minute.

CD 1 )|( 1982-1987

01 Everybody (edit)
02 Physical Attraction (edit)
03 Burning Up
04 Holiday (edit)
05 Lucky Star (edit)
06 Borderline (edit)
07 Like A Virgin
08 Material Girl
09 Crazy For You
10 Into The Groove (my own fade)
11 Angel (edit)
12 Gambler
13 Dress You Up
14 Over And Over
15 Live To Tell (edit)
16 Papa Don't Preach (edit)
17 True Blue (edit)
18 Open Your Heart
19 La Isla Bonita
20 Where's The Party


CD 2 )|( 1987-1992
01 Who's That Girl
02 Causing A Commotion (single mix)
03 The Look Of Love
04 Spotlight (edit)
05 Like A Prayer (single mix)
06 Express Yourself (single mix)
07 Cherish (edit)
08 Oh Father (edit)
09 Dear Jessie (my own fade)
10 Keep It Together (single mix)
11 Vogue (single mix)
12 Hanky Panky (horn intro edited out)
13 Something To Remember
14 Justify My Love
15 Rescue Me (edit)
16 This Used To Be My Playground (edit)
17 Erotica (edit)
18 Deeper & Deeper (edit)


CD 3 )|( 1993-1997
01 Bad Girl (edit)
02 Fever (edit one mix)
03 Rain (edit)
04 Bye Bye Baby
05 I'll Remember
06 Secret (edit)
07 Take A Bow (edit)
08 Bedtime Story (edit)
09 Human Nature (video edit)
10 Don't Stop
11 Forbidden Love
12 I Want You (my own edit/fade)
13 You'll See (edit)
14 One More Chance
15 Love Don't Live Here Anymore (single mix edit)
16 You Must Love Me
17 Don't Cry For Me Argentina (remix edit)
18 Another Suitcase In Another Hall
19 Buenos Aires (remix edit)


CD 4 )|( 1998-2003
01 Frozen (edit)
02 Ray Of Light (edit)
03 Substitute For Love (edit)
04 The Power Of Goodbye
05 Nothing Really Matters (edit)
06 Beautiful Stranger (edit)
07 Skin (remix edit)
08 American Pie
09 Music
10 Don't Tell Me (edit)
11 What It Feels Like For A Girl (edit)
12 Amazing
13 Impressive Instant
14 Die Another Day (edit)
15 American Life (edit)
16 Hollywood (edit)
17 Nobody Knows Me
18 Love Profusion
19 Nothing Fails











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[This message was edited Sat Nov 15 11:03:39 PST 2003 by AaronUniversal]

Looks great! I want one.

TRON said:

me too!

Looks great Aaron.

Will it b sellin' in record stores

The cover is cool!!!

U should make a Prince boxset 2!!!

DOPE MIX!!
I once did a tape of 1982-1987 that was pretty damn close to disc 1 (& beginning of disc 2), albeit with LP versions!

AaronUniversal said:

Hey I have a version that is 4:44 ("Angel" b-side), where did you fade this Aaron?

That is amazing. Are those all the same pics that were used in GHV2 becuase they look different and much cooler! Madonna should release that baby instead of that the thing she was planning on with only one disc of hits. It is just impossible!

Try finding GHV2 Remixed.I think this was only released as a promo but it's pretty cool.

pacey68 said:

What's on it?

Very impressive Aaron ~ the cover is gorgeous! And the track listings look great!!!

loomk dawg, how about i tade u that for summa my friends grammas buscuits and my Prince Purple Passion 5 CDs et HA!? lol

Very Nice Aaron!

TRON said:

1. What It Feels Like For A Girl (That Kid Chris Caligula 2001 Mix)
(previously unreleased) 9:51
2. Dont Tell Me (Timo Maas Mix) 6:55
3. Drowned World/Substitue For Love (BT & Sasha Bucklodge Ashram Mix) 9:27
4. Human Nature (Bottom Heavy Dub) 7:56
5. Frozen (Calderone Extended Club Mix) 11:17
6. Erotica (Masters At Work Dub) 4:54
7. Deeper And Deeper (Davids Klub Mix) 7:39
8. Ray Of Light (Calderone Club Mix) 9:30
9. Beautiful Stranger (Calderone Club Mix) 10:12
10. Bedtime Story (Luscious Dub Mix) 7:40
11. Secret (Junior's Sound Factory Dub) 7:58
12. Music (HQ2 Club Mix) 8:50

thanks everyone



answers:


my Into The Groove ends at 4:10, and it starts fading out about 10-20 seconds before that.


the pictures: well, i used a GHV2 thingy for the template on the front, but i meticulously inserted all of the pictures myself, so i could have better and more of my favorite ones on there.


the back is comprised of 2 ready-made GHV2 collages stacked on top of each other, with a GHV2 wallpaper from madonna.com underneath. i'm planning to replace the collage on the back with one of my own making, with all black and white pictures, but since the front was so time-consuming, i'm leaving it for now.




thanks for the compliments. i really enjoyed putting it together and making it

thetimefan said:

i did make a Prince one, 4 discs, all hits, but i'm not really feeling Prince at the moment, and i just made it to get the concept and breakdown in order. when i'm in a Prince cycle, i'll revisit and share it then. 21 tracks per CD. it ended up a lot better than i thought it would, so i'm encouraged to keep perfecting that one.

This looks pretty good,Aaron! Add another CD with rarities ("Revenge","Like A Flower","Cyberraga","Has To Be","Let Down Your Guard",etc) and you will have the ultimate Madonna box set.


Speaking of Maddy,yesterday at Tower Records I finally found the Special Edition of Q Magazine,focusing on Madonna's 20th Anniversary.Wow,what an issue!! The ENTIRE mag consists of articles/interviews from her whole career,and some of these articles are more insightful and revealing than ANYTHING I've ever read on her.There are loads of rare pictures,album reviews,etc...if you are a Madonna fan,you MUST pick up this magazine!!!

I also picked up the book "Mr.Peabody's Apples"

This is so cool! I know you where trying to save disc space, but why so many edits? Are the album versions much longer than the edits?

DavidEye said:

I got this too last month and it's great! I love the Top 20 songs section.

TRON said:

Yeah,it's amazing,isn't it? I just bought it yesterday and I can't put it down.Q Magazine really went all out with this issue.

DavidEye said:

Q and Mojo do this a lot with legends. They have their regular issues that cover everything, but then they have these special editions that go in depth on one artist. I can't wait to get the Mojo one with Bowie next week.

DavidEye said:

btw, did you see that Love Profusion has been removed from the upcoming maxi-single?


a pity. however, i can see the reasoning behind it. this EP and maxi is a last ditch effort to breath life into the AL project, and having all 3 songs they're promoting it with on the maxi doesn't give incentive to buy the EP or the album.

seanski said:

generally. and i wanted the versions that were hits, which in some cases means single remixes and edits.


for these projects, i like using edits. sometimes the album versions are too long, and i'm so familiar with them that the longer versions can wear out their welcome.

AaronUniversal said:

Tron used edits on his Prince HITS 3/4 too.. I only ever edit songs for the function of squishing more physically onto 1 disc. Someone on the org said the edits on Prince Hits 1/2 didn't wear out their welcome when they were in a car stereo changer shared on a long trip with a non-P fan.



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[This message was edited Sun Nov 16 18:47:37 PST 2003 by CinisterCee]

CinisterCee said:

yeah, when i do individual album projects, i use album versions, or preferably extended versions, if they aren't too far off from the original. for best ofs and greatest hits, i like edits and single mixes

who gave me zero stars?

AaronUniversal said:

Edits are perfect for a project like this. I know we're in the minority on this one though.

Check out another fan's ideas for the box set (posted at the "AbsoluteMadonna" fansite)...


***4 CDS highlighting Madonna's singles (each disc will be titled,the first disc is called "Blond Ambition")
***1 CD of B-sides and other rarities
***3 DVDS of Madonna's music videos
***Lyric book to all songs included in the collection
***A well-researched,high quality retrospective book with things such as Madonna talking about recording the songs,filming the videos,famous quotes,and tons of classic and rare photos.


DISC 1---BLOND AMBITION (17 Tracks,total time 71.40)
"Like A Virgin" (album version) 3.35
"Papa Don't Preach" (album version) 4.27
"Like A Prayer" (7"Remix/Edit) 5.42
"Express Yourself" (Remix/Edit) 4.50
"Vogue" (single version) 4.19
"Hanky Panky" (Bare Bones Single Mix) 3.50
"Sooner Or Later" 3.18
"Justify My Love" (Orbit Edit) 4.30
"Rescue Me" (single mix) 4.52
"Erotica(Erotic)" 5.18 (the Sex book version)
"Deeper And Deeper"(David's Radio Edit) 4.04
"Bad Girl" (extended mix) 6.29
"Bye Bye Baby" (album version) 3.56
"Human Nature" (video version) 4.30
"Beautiful Stranger" (Calderone Radio Mix) 4.03
"What It Feels Like For A Girl" (Above and Beyond Radio Edit) 3.45
"Die Another Day" (album version) 3.32


DISC 2---LIVING TO TELL (16 Tracks,total time 73.18)
"Secret" (Drum Mix) 5.15
"I'll Remember" (Orbit Remix) 4.20
"Drowned World/Substitute For Love"(album version) 5.09
"Crazy For You" 3.58
"Oh Father" (edit) 4.26
"Live To Tell" (edit) 4.37
"Rain" (remix/edit) 4.17
"Open Your Heart" (album version) 4.12
"Keep It Together" (single remix) 4.35
"This Used To Be My Playground" (long version) 6.03
"Take A Bow" (album version) 4.25
"The Power Of Goodbye" (album version) 4.13
"What It Feels Like For A Girl" (album version) 4.43
"You'll See" (album version) 4.39
"Love Don't Live Here Anymore (SoulPower Radio Remix) 4.44
"Live To Tell" (Live edit from 'Ciao Italia' video) 6.22

DISC 3---INTO THE GROOVE (15 Tracks,total time 72.72)
"Everybody" (album version) 4.47
"Holiday" (12" Version) 6.08
"Lucky Star" (album version) 5.30
"Material Girl" (Jellybean Dance Remix) 6.06
"Into The Groove" (single remix) 4.40
"Love Don't Live Here Anymore" (Hot Mix Radio Edit) 4.50
"Fever" (edit one/video mix) 4.03
"Secret" (Junior's Luscious Single Mix) 4.18
"Bedtime Story" (album version) 4.51
"Frozen" (album version) 5.45
"Ray Of Light" (William Orbit's Liquid Edit) 5.27
"Nothing Really Matters" (Club 69 Radio Mix) 3.45
"Don't Tell Me" (album version) 4.40
"Music" (Groove Armada 12" Mix) 5.30
"Impressive Instant" (Rauhofer's Universal Radio Mix) 5.32

DISC FOUR---WHO'S THAT GIRL (17 Tracks,total time 71.29)
"Burning Up" (album version) 3.41
"Borderline" (album version) 5.18
"Gambler" (soundtrack version) 3.54
"Angel" (album version) 3.53
"Dress You Up" (album version) 3.58
"True Blue" (remix/edit) 4.22
"La Isla Bonita" (album version) 4.01
"Causing A Commotion" (Silver Screen Mix) 6.39
"Who's That Girl" (album version) 3.58
"The Look Of Love" (album version) 4.03
"Cherish" (extended version) 6.18
"American Pie" (album version) 4.34
"Don't Cry For Me Argentina" (Miami Mix Edit) 4.29
"Buenos Aires" (Te Amo Radio Version) 4.13
"You Must Love Me" (album version) 3.05
"Another Suitcase In Another Hall" (album version) 3.33
"Don't Cry For Me Argentina" (radio edit) 4.50


DISC FIVE---RARITIES AND B-SIDES (17 tracks)
"Be Careful (Cuidado Con Mi Corazon)" with Ricky Martin 3.59
"Time Stood Still" 3.46
"Lo Que Siente Lu Mujer" 4.43
"GHV2 Thunderpuss Megamix Edit" 4.14
"Guilty By Association" 4.20
"Veras (You'll See,Spanish Version)" 4,21
"Has To Be" 5.16
"Cyberraga" 5.31
"Freedom" 3.12
"Let Down Your Guard (Rough Mix Edit)" 4.33
"Goodbye To Innocence" 4.52
"The Beast Within" 6.10
"Supernatural" 5.12
"Spotlight" (edit) 4.32
"Ain't No Big Deal" 4.14
"Santa Baby" 2.30




so,what do you guys think? Probably too many remixes for my taste,but overall,it's an impressive list.

Actually, there aren't too many remixes on there; like "Gambler (Soundtrack version)": well, where else would that person get it from but the Vision Quest soundtrack, y'know? The details tell you exactly what version they use when there are multiple versions available. And I think they chose the best ones! Miami Mix Edit, all the radio edits...

Me sayin:
"I only ever edit songs for the function of squishing more physically onto 1 disc."
That's me in total denial: In fact, I'm actually feeling Tron and Aaron's idea for using the edits, I just don't have alot of those edit versions when I make my mixes. I'd still really like a copy of Prince HITS 3/4!

CinisterCee said:

Speaking of "Gambler",I just realized that I don't even have that song,and I never bought the 'Vision Quest' soundtrack,although I do have it on video.So it would be cool having it as part of a box set.Curiously,this compilation doesn't include anything from 'American Life' but since there's already a remix EP on the way,it's not really crucial.