PETER GABRIEL | The Making Of i/o - general info and discussion

An interesting review:

https://www.insights.uca.org.au/exploring-the-depths/

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An interesting review:

https://www.insights.uca.org.au/exploring-the-depths/

Interesting reference (Does "Road to Joy" really have elements of "The tower that ate people"? Don't think so....

Nevertheless I'd rather wair with reviews until the album is complete ...

SO.........Now I wonder: with the next full moon only four more days away, what do we think will be the next song released?

Personally I think it'll be This Is Home. Either that or Live and Let Live.

This is Home seems like the next song, given it's next on the track list. We shall see!

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This is Home seems like the next song, given it's next on the track list. We shall see!

That's also my guess

I think an album announcement is also not too far away.

I wonder what formats we will get..?

Digital, CD and Vinyl of course, and I think a surround version, maybe on Blu-ray Audio?

Will we get a bright and dark side of the album?

Will there be extra tracks on special editions?

soon we will know ...

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That's also my guess

I think an album announcement is also not too far away.

I wonder what formats we will get..?

Digital, CD and Vinyl of course, and I think a surround version, maybe on Blu-ray Audio?

Will we get a bright and dark side of the album?

Will there be extra tracks on special editions?

soon we will know ...

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I agree, I think we'll at least be informed of when the album will be released within the next month. By then PG will be done with his tour, so naturally - that should be next!

RE: The different formats, I'm sure he'll release it in vinyl-I will be getting that format myself. As for light vs dark, I wouldn't be surprised if he released a "dark version" and a "light version," and we would choose one. Personally that will be hard for me-cos although for most of the songs I prefer the Dark Side versions, there are some like i/o and Love Can Heal where I prefer the bright side mixes. I also suspect he may just simply release one version and he will pick himself what goes on there! I'd be fine with that.

I expect different formats and special editions. A deluxe box set will surely be an option …

I also wonder how they will deal with the different mixes. A bright side and a dark side edition in some form seems obvious. But then again … it’s Peter

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I expect different formats and special editions. A deluxe box set will surely be an option …

I also wonder how they will deal with the different mixes. A bright side and a dark side edition in some form seems obvious. But then again … it’s Peter

Maybe even a live version at this point??

Interesting quotation at the end of the last newsletter:

Thanks for being with us here, for another month and another song. We know many of you are awaiting news of the album release and we hope to bring that to you very soon. In the meantime, if you want more PG, we've just dropped the Deep Dive video for Love Can Heal into the Bandcamp subscription, along with a demo from the band session, so why not check that out? See you here again soon.

Hope for an album realize November end ? It will be a perfect timing before Christmas!

It's interesting to note that the In-Side Mixes will see a physical release as well. I haven't been able to listen to those yet...It'll be tough to decide which version to get, cos as of right now I have about 3 or 4 songs where I prefer the Bright Side Mix...

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this all indicates it might result in a 2CD/Blu-ray package. Which makes perfect sense.

Indeed it does, for that format...I however plan on getting the album in vinyl, assuming it's released in that format. I'd be shocked if it wasn't, considering the popularity of that media these days-especially when compared with the popularity of CDs now...

We'll see I guess!

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"quadrouple" Vinyl, then?

I guess LOL. Perhaps an i/o boxset is in order!

Although I still maintain that IMO the different mixes aren't "different enough" to warrant multiple different versions of the album...but that's just me I guess.

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i/o comes in December, more new music in 2024.

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https://www.genesis-news.com/n…s-this-December-n903.html

Great news. If it’s December 1st, that’d be before all mixes of the final track have been released. But that’d allow more time before the Christmas period. December 15th (after the new moon) is also a possibility. Nevertheless, we’re finally very close to getting our hands on i/o and, if we really will be getting even more new music in 2024 via the full moons, I can’t wait! 🙌

That's a beautiful cover (very reflexive)!