New Richard Thompson releases - Box set, DVD's & more

[MK]

A shit-load of RT coming this way, some of this is old news, some not:

RT Boxed Set in progress
3/13/05 (updated 3/13/05)

Representatives from Free Reed Records and Music met with Richard Thompson last week to pool ideas and give the boxed set its final overall shape. It will consist of five CDs, plus a bonus CD available with the first pressing.

Each CD will be themed:

1) Songs based on real people, places, and events
2) Epic guitar workouts
3) Unreleased songs
4) Cover versions and sessions
5) Essential RT

The bonus CD is yet to be finalized.

The majority of the inclusive recordings will be of previously unreleased material.
Richard Thompson has loaned Free Reed a large amount of music and memorabilia from his own archives – so likelihood is that even the most conscientious collector will find things that are new.

An October 2005 release is planned.

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1,000 Years DVD shoot at Bimbo's
2/5/05 (updated 2/5/05)


Two 1000 Years of Popular Music shows on two consecutive nights,
February 2nd and 3rd, 2005, were recently filmed for a future DVD release.


Richard Thompson
Judith Owen
Debra Dobkin

The DVD's tentative release is scheduled for October 2005.

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Austin City Limits DVD and CD available soon!
3/15/05 (updated 3/30/05)

Richard Thompson's July 2, 2001 Austin City Limits appearance will soon be available on DVD and CD.
The show, featuring Danny Thompson on bass and
Michael Jerome on drums, will be released by
New West Records on May 10th in the US, and will be out in UK, Europe, and Australia the same week.  Both the DVD and CD will also be available through Beesweb as of May 10th, 2005. The DVD set list includes:

1. Cooksferry Queen
2. Uninhabited Man
3. Walking The Long Miles Home
4. Al Bowlly's In Heaven
5. Mingus Eyes
6. Dry My Tears
7. Easy There, Steady Now
8. Persuasion
9. Bathsheba Smiles
10. Mr. Rebound
11. Ghosts In The Wind
12. She Twists the Knife Again
13. Shoot Out The Lights
14. Crawl Back (Under My Stone)
15. 1952 Vincent Black Lightning
16. Put It There Pal

The CD playlist is identical, with the exception of 'Put It There Pal', which was omitted due to time constraints.

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And a New Solo Acoustic Album -
Front Parlour Ballads, August 8th, 2005

[Alexander Keith]

Did not know there was a box set coming. SWEET!!!