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Therapy? 20th Anniversary!

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Started by TotallyRandomMike (Mike McGrath-Bryan) in General Therapy? Topics

Next year marks twenty years since Therapy? were formed around Andy and Fyfe.

There bloody well ought to be something special to commemorate.

Andy mentioned in the Q&A that a live album would be good, I agree, maybe a double-disc career-spanning set, attractively priced as a potential entry point for newbies?

How about vinyl? Surely reissues of Babyteeth and Pleasure Death wouldn’t be hard to arrange.

That T-shirt reissue campaign that they were talking about before: some of that maybe? I’d like the cushioned question hearts on a t-shirt meself.

Maybe a re-recording in the manner of Exodus or Twisted Sister? Perhaps a twentieth anniversary go-over of the demo material, for website release? Maybe even Caucasian Psychosis?

Posted on Mon, 15 December 2008 at 09:57

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Dennis (Dudley Less) wrote:

All of the above sound great!

A compilation has already been done for the tenth anniversary, so anything other than just a standard “best of” would be good.

Posted on Mon, 15 December 2008 at 10:01

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TotallyRandomMike (Mike McGrath-Bryan) wrote:

Dunno, a vinyl singles box wouldn’t go amiss!

Posted on Mon, 15 December 2008 at 10:02

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TotallyRandomMike (Mike McGrath-Bryan) wrote:

Now that I think of that, a very limited reissue of Semi-D on 6x7” would be a treat…

Posted on Mon, 15 December 2008 at 10:03

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Alan wrote:

Good post Mike.
I’ve a feeling the band have something special in mind. The new album was finished in September yet is not being released till next year, so I reckon the band could be planning other releases around the time, to tie in with the new album. Especially since Demolition Records have just signed the band, they should be willing and eager to help out!

It’s been mentioned before that Babyteeth, Pleasure Death and Nurse could all do with a re-mastering job to bring the volume levels in line with the 21st century cos at the moment they sound like listening to a stereo with a sock over it.

I don’t think a live album is the answer, they’ve already had one with the cd release with Scopophobia, and then the webgig was a live album of sorts. There are so many unreleased songs that need to be heard, songs that didn’t make it past demo stage etc. I’d much rather hear a rarities compilation than a live album.

So yeah, remastered re-issues with extra tracks, or a rarities album seperately. C’mon Mikehell, you know you want to.

Posted on Mon, 15 December 2008 at 10:14

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fatboy wrote:

I’d say re-issue the A&M stuff, remastered with loads of b-sides, remixes, notes of where the band were at that time. And like the recent Carcass reissues, get the boys to be filmed in an interview for a bonus DVD.

Posted on Mon, 15 December 2008 at 10:35

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soul doubt (an) wrote:

Alan wrote:

So yeah, remastered re-issues with extra tracks, or a rarities album seperately. C’mon Mikehell, you know you want to.

That would be brilliant! A decent box-set with stuff like that and something extra that isn’t music, like a re-issue of an early shirt or something like that :-)~
I know I’m greedy, but I just love box-sets!!

I’m still hoping for the Speedo Menace video!!

Posted on Mon, 15 December 2008 at 11:45

#7

Squall wrote:

I’d love a new version of troublegum - similar to the Holy Bible reissue.

Posted on Mon, 15 December 2008 at 11:48

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Dennis (Dudley Less) wrote:

Double pack, with a photograph, extra track and a tacky badge.

Posted on Mon, 15 December 2008 at 11:53

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punkwack (Tijn) wrote:

I hope for a Live Album recorded around several countries for the upcoming tour :) so you can hear were the wombles scream the most… :o)

cheers

Posted on Mon, 15 December 2008 at 13:25

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CS (Colin S) wrote:

All cracker ideas!
How about a tour of where T? played some of their first shows in Europe? Back to the small, sweaty gigs!

Posted on Mon, 15 December 2008 at 13:45

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g (My Shade Will Comfort you) wrote:

anything but another live album or a troublegum reissue would be fine with me.

I’d love remastered remixed louder versions of nurse and caucasian psycosis, but might be a bit tricky due to label shit.

I’d love for the band to do an ‘unplugged’ tour and bust out a few rarities.

Posted on Mon, 15 December 2008 at 13:59

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Alan wrote:

Yeah I thought labels could be a problem, but then I remember Michael mentioning that he too thought it was a good idea to re-release the old albums, so if it’s a possibility I think they should definately look into it. The Wiiija releases shouldn’t be a problem at all, but ‘Nurse’ could be a bit tricky.

Posted on Mon, 15 December 2008 at 14:12

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Graeme55? (Graeme Williams) wrote:

maybe a B-Sides and Rarities album.

Posted on Mon, 15 December 2008 at 15:56

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g (My Shade Will Comfort you) wrote:

the trouble with bsides and rarities albums is they usually just contain stuff you’ll already have if you own all the singles and maybe one or two new tracks which is uinfair on people who have spent time tracking down singles only for johnny casualfan to go out and get all the bsides on one or two cds for a tenner.

Posted on Mon, 15 December 2008 at 16:00

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Beefgrinder wrote:

I don’t know if Demolition would be too up for that really, I don’t know what the ownership of some of the tracks is, they probably wouldn’t be too keen on paying various publishing companies for the usage of a song if to be honest very few people other than us are going to buy it. But that doesn’t mean I wouldn’t love to see one!

Posted on Mon, 15 December 2008 at 16:17

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soul doubt (an) wrote:

unless the rarities really are raretiesl, like demo’s from songs that never made it and stuff like that :-)
I do prefer rarities above b-sides for the reason Gimme states. Not that I don’t want the casual fan to get the b-sides that easily, but it would be nice there’s something new in it for the collectors, like myself and many others on the boards.

Posted on Mon, 15 December 2008 at 16:22

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Dennis (Dudley Less) wrote:

I think Neil should do a 20th anniversary instructional drum DVD.
Andy could also do a 20th anniversary instructional guit…erm, actually yeah, Neil could do a drum clinic DVD type thing…

;)

Posted on Mon, 15 December 2008 at 16:24

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fatboy wrote:

Since Universal have got their better known stuff (A&M), I thought they’d would’ve done something by now, wouldn’t you think? Also, is the Wiiija label still around.

Posted on Mon, 15 December 2008 at 16:26

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Alan wrote:

Beefgrinder wrote:

I don’t know if Demolition would be too up for that really, I don’t know what the ownership of some of the tracks is, they probably wouldn’t be too keen on paying various publishing companies for the usage of a song if to be honest very few people other than us are going to buy it. But that doesn’t mean I wouldn’t love to see one!

B-sides that have been released would belong to the respective record company, but stuff that has never been released (demos etc), wouldn’t be limited to the same publishing restrictions. That’s why I think a rarities album could work - forget the b-sides, I can make those cdr compilations myself!! :-D

Posted on Mon, 15 December 2008 at 17:13 in reply to an earlier post

#20

trigger wrote:

i say, t? please release something, anything… :P

Posted on Mon, 15 December 2008 at 17:23

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TotallyRandomMike (Mike McGrath-Bryan) wrote:

That boxset idea seems mighty tasty. While a live album was done in 2003, five years later there is some top-notch material to be aired live in my opinion: Long Distance, Deluded Son, Hard Work and Hope are three that come to my mind at least.

Posted on Mon, 15 December 2008 at 19:57

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realityfuck (Richard Splash) wrote:

‘Nurse’ remastered and repackaged like the re-issue of Ash’s 1977 would be good. Could include those most excellent early mini-albums remastered and some period live recordings.

Posted on Mon, 15 December 2008 at 22:03

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Dermot wrote:

I agree, Babyteeth, Pleasure Death, and Nurse remastered would be amazing. Also, a b-sides / demos / rarities album would be amazing as well

Posted on Mon, 15 December 2008 at 23:05

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Kyle Bovine (K B) wrote:

I like to see a live DVD featuring Magic tricks by Andy and stand-up routine by Michael. Neil could do announcements and drum-rolls.

Posted on Mon, 15 December 2008 at 23:45

#25

Dennis (Dudley Less) wrote:

How about a tour. Of the UK. Please. Ever again. Please.

Or, maybe they could repay the loyalty certain fans have shown them - There are plenty of T? fans with Therapy? tattoos, maybe the band should have tattoos done of all the Therapy? fans, to even out the balance…?

Posted on Mon, 15 December 2008 at 23:47

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TotallyRandomMike (Mike McGrath-Bryan) wrote:

On a tangent:
In the making of Babyteeth article Andy wrote, he mentioned he still has an amazing live version of Animal Bones.

Perhaps Rene or Sarah could coerce him into letting them post it as a download?

Posted on Tue, 16 December 2008 at 00:09

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g (My Shade Will Comfort you) wrote:

how about a festival apperance or two at least?

maybe headline bulldog bash or something.

Posted on Tue, 16 December 2008 at 00:52

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kossu (Petri Koskiniemi) wrote:

anykinda release is welcome for this young boy:) And that Speedo one specially…

Posted on Tue, 16 December 2008 at 03:07

#29

Bad Astronaut (Your mommy's alright, your daddy's alright....) wrote:

Maybe a cover album with a personal view that resist popular choose; like Wildhearts did. I really can feel the improvement between “Breaking the Law” and “Denim Demon”. İn the other hand the band got great roots, interest in different kind of music. Death punk to post jazz. Clutch, Black Flag, Husker Du…Local bands? Trad Irish songs with punk metal attitude? Lot of ways.

Posted on Tue, 16 December 2008 at 06:49

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Lector wrote:

Troublegum and Infernal Love in 5.1 audio.

Posted on Tue, 16 December 2008 at 09:54

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