THE MOBY EQUATION: The Art of Selling Out

Click this post's title and head over to the Washington Post to see if your favorite artist has "sold out" using the "Moby Equation".

I was going to do The Cult's "She Sells Sanctuary" but I can't remember what commercial I heard it in.

Damn you corporate America and your gobs of money!!! Stop helping musicians earn a living at the expense of their artistic integrity!!!

How Did I Not Hear About This Sooner...

From pinkfloyd.co.uk:

PINK FLOYD BOX SET OF ALL 14 STUDIO ALBUMS RELEASED IN MINI FAUX VINYL FORMAT TO CELEBRATE BAND’S 40TH ANNIVERSARY

The 40th Anniversary year of Pink Floyd ends with a typical flourish, the release of, Oh By The Way, a spectacular limited edition box set which contains, for the first time ever, the band’s 14 studio albums. These classic albums are presented in mini vinyl wallets with all the original extras also miniaturised. Floyd’s longtime design wizard, Storm Thorgerson, has designed a sumptuous box, as well as miniaturising the original sleeve artwork. Oh By The Way is released on EMI Records on 10 December (11 December in the US).

This unique box set is the first time in Pink Floyd’s incomparable history that all of their standard studio albums have been packaged together and made available as a set. In addition to the albums and their extras the set comes with a specially designed 40th Anniversary Storm Thorgersonposter featuring 40 Floyd images.

Oh By the Way contains:

• THE PIPER AT THE GATES OF DAWN (Single wallet) August 1967
• A SAUCERFUL OF SECRETS (Single wallet) July 1968
• MORE (Single wallet) June 1969
• UMMAGUMMA (Gatefold 2 discs) November 1969
• ATOM HEART MOTHER (Gatefold) October 1970
• MEDDLE (Gatefold) November 1971
• OBSCURED BY CLOUDS (Single wallet rounded corners) June 1972
• THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON(Gatefold + 2 posters + 2 stickers) March 1973
• WISH YOU WERE HERE (Single + liner + postcard + black shrinkwrap) September 1975
• ANIMALS (Gatefold) February 1977
• THE WALL (Gatefold 2 discs) December 1979
• THE FINAL CUT (Single wallet) April 1983
• A MOMENTARY LAPSE OF REASON (Gatefold) September 1987
• DIVISION BELL (Gatefold) April 1994

Many of these 14 Pink Floyd albums regularly appear in the ‘Greatest’ lists of all time. They represent a body of artistic work which captured the imagination of fans across the globe.

Oh By The Way will be a must for the legion of Pink Floyd fans worldwide, who will note the careful reproduction of the original classic labels. The box set will no doubt be figuring high on the Christmas wish list of many of the new generation of Floyd fans, as the band’s musical legacy continues to exert a powerful appeal some 40 years after it played its first notes.

Now Me:

I just read about this yesterday and if I had the money I'd probably get it. I was such a HUGE Pink Floyd fan "back in the day"and this set is the mother load. I have only a handful of their albums anymore so this would get me back to full Pink Floyd power very quickly.

Check it out HERE.

"Into the distance, a ribbon of black..."

New Releases for Tuesday Dec 11th 2007

MUSIC - Album / Artist:
Pink Floyd / Oh By the Way (16 CD Set)
Bow Wow/Omarion / Face Off
The Dream / Lovehate
Birdman / Five Star Stunna
Beanie Sigel / Solution
Wu Tang Clan / Diagrams
Mario / Go
Gucci Mane / Back to the Trap House

MUSIC DVD - Album / Artist:
Celine Dion / A New Day: Live in Las Vegas (2 DVD)

Remember, these are scheduled for U.S. release and all details subject to change without notice.

For a far more comprehensive list, check out Billboard.com's new release information here.

"Ticking away, the moments that make up the dull day..."

New Releases for Tuesday Dec. 4th 2007

MUSIC - Album / Artist:
Wyclef Jean / Carnival Vol. II: Memoirs Of An Immigrant
Scarface / M.A.D.E.
2Pac / The Best of 2Pac Part 1: Thug
2Pac / The Best of 2Pac Part 2: Life
Ghostface Killah / The Big Doe Rehab
Drama / Gangsta Grillz
Godsmack / Good Times Bad Times: Ten Years of Godsmack (CD/DVD)
Nelly Furtado / Loose - The Concert
Blake Lewis / Audio Day Dream
Too $hort / Get Off The Stage
Trace Adkins / American Man: Greatest Hits II
N.W.A. / Straight Outta Compton - 20th Anniversary
Styles P / Supa Gangsta Extraordinary Gntleman

MUSIC DVD - Album / Artist:
Mariah Carey / Adventures of Mimi (2DVD) *Only @ Best Buy*
Nelly Furtado / Loose - The Concert DVD

Remember, these are scheduled for U.S. release and all details subject to change without notice.

For a far more comprehensive list, check out Billboard.com's new release information here.

"I'm like a bird..."