On March 23,BMG/Heritage Strategic Marketing Group will release 'Ultimate Daryl Hall and John Oates',a 2-CD set marking the first ever collection to represent the entire career of these enduring hitmakers,as well as a DVD of the same title compiling all of the duo's classic music videos to be released on May 18th.Kicking off with their first hit,1974's "She's Gone",the CD collection features 37 essentials spanning three decades of chart-topping hits--right up to the 2002 smash "Do It For Love"--plus written track-by-track comments from the duo on many of the songs.The DVD features eighteen staples of the early MTV era,including eleven that have never before been available commercially.

The release of the CD and DVD will kick off a year-long campaign by BMG to release upgrades and bonus material to the Daryl Hall and John Oates catalog beginning with 'Private Eyes' and 'H2O' on May 18,'Big Bam Boom' and 'Voices' on July 27 and 'Daryl Hall and John Oates Platinum and Gold' on October 12.The bonus material includes 12" mixes of some of the duo's hit songs as well as tracks that were previously unreleased in the U.S.

TRACKLISTING 'ULTIMATE DARYL HALL AND JOHN OATES'

DISC ONE---
"She's Gone"
"Las Vegas Turnaround"
"When The Morning Comes"
"Camellia"
"Sara Smile"
"Do What You Want,Be What You Are"
"Rich Girl"
"Back Together Again"
"It's A Laugh"
"I Don't Wanna Lose You"
"Wait For Me"
"How Does It Feel To Be Back"
"You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling"
"Kiss On My List"
"You Make My Dreams"
"Everytime You Go Away"
"Private Eyes"
"I Can't Go For That (No Can Do)"
"Did It In A Minute"
"Your Imagination"

DISC TWO---
"Maneater"
"One On One"
"Family Man"
"Say It Isn't So"
"Adult Education"
"Out Of Touch"
"Method Of Modern Love"
"Some Things Are Better Left Unsaid"
"Possession Obsession"
"Everything Your Heart Desires"
"Missed Opportunity"
"Downtown Life"
"So Close"
"Don't Hold Back Your Love"
"Starting All Over Again"
"Promise Ain't Enough"
"Do It For Love"


DVD TRACKLISTING 'ULTIMATE DARYL HALL AND JOHN OATES' (The Videos)

"I Can't Go For That (No Can Do)"
"Private Eyes"
"Your Imagination"
"Maneater"
"One On One"
"Family Man"
"Say It Isn't So"
"Adult Education"
"Out Of Touch"
"Method Of Modern Love"
"Some Things Are Better Left Unsaid"
"Possession Obsession"
"Everything Your Heart Desires"
"Missed Opportunity"
"Downtown Life"
"So Close"
"Don't Hold Back Your Love"
"Jingle Bell Rock"


In other Hall and Oates news...the guys will be touring this summer with Average White Band and Michael McDonald.They have also started work on their next album,which will include a song written by Smokey Robinson and possibly a remake of the 1972 Billy Paul hit "Me And Mrs.Jones".

Wow...we just did a couple of threads on these guys yesterday and now this.....This is really great news!!!!!

BRO915 said:

Yeah,it looks like these guys have ALOT planned for this year.I bet the remaster of 'Big Bam Boom' will include that much-talked about 12" version of "Method Of Modern Love".

DavidEye said:

1. Out Of Touch (Extended Version)
2. Say It Isnt So (Special Extended Dance Mix)
3. Possession Obsession (Special Mix)
4. Family Man (Extended Dance Mix)
5. Private Eyes (UK Mix)
6. Dance On Your Knees (Extended Version)
7. One On One (Club Mix)
8. Everything Your Heart Desires (54th Street Extended Remix)
9. Some Things Are Better Left Unsaid (Special New Mix)
10. Everytime You Go Away (Remix Version)
11. I Cant Go For That (No Can Do) (HOAX Remix)



1.Maneater(Extended Club Mix)
2.I Can't Go For That(Extended Club Mix)
3.Kiss On My List(Previously Unreleased Dance Mix)
4.Adult Education(Special Extended Mix)
5.Your Imagination(Disco Remix)
6.Method Of Modern Love (Extended 12'' Mix)
7.Out Of Touch(Dub Version)
8.Missed Oppotunity(Unlimited Mix)
9.Downtown Life(Downtown Remix)
10.I Can't Go For That(The Ben Liebrand Remix)
11.Jingle Bell Rock(Daryl's Version)
12.Jingle Bell Rock(John's Version)

All 24-Bit remastered. All their 12'' versions save for a few dub mixes.

I'm sure these American remasters also won't be able to compare to the Japanese 24-bits released last year - of ALL their albums. Not just the 80's ones. Unfortunately, we get another repackaging of the hits only instead of quality remastered versions of their 70s albums.

And WHERE on earth is an American remaster of "Live At The Apollo With David Ruffin & Eddie Kendrick"?
[This message was edited Thu Feb 19 5:12:15 2004 by VoicesCarry]

Wow! I'd love to get my hands on those CDs.

Thank heavens for H&O fans! I love them!!! ONE ON ONE....my favorite song. I will be getting this CD set!

The entire H&O catalogue (except for War Babies, Whole Oates & Abandoned Luncheonette, which were unavailable to be licensed from Atlantic), remastered with bonus tracks and demos; housed in paper sleeves that replicate the original LP art (front and back):

















(without OBI)



(without OBI)







And Daryl Hall's 2 solo albums:





Here's the ugly new cover art for the American 2-disc set


[This message was edited Fri Feb 20 6:53:43 2004 by VoicesCarry]

Those are Japanese versions,right? That's INCREDIBLE! Whenever I see artists getting their ENTIRE catalogs remastered,it just makes me really pissed at Prince for not doing the same thing.If he would with Warners,they could remaster and improve his CDs too.

DavidEye said:

I know, Warners is sitting on a goldmine there.

See this is what labels in America need to start doing. In Japan, they have to make their releases special to compete with American imports which are lower priced. The mastering on these discs is amazing (I have the set, completely worth the $), and it always pales in comparison to American mastering. So given the chance, I'd buy Japanese remasters of Prince's catalogue over the American ones - IF Warner EVER deigns to remaster 1999, PURPLE RAIN, PARADE, etc. (WTF? Why are these not remastered? Why is Madonna's Like A Prayer not remastered?).

VoicesCarry said:

Madonna's 'Like A Prayer' CD is begging to be remastered.