Borders including bonus tracks, Japan including special sleeve

Anyone still on the fence about who to order from and how many? In the US, Borders Books and Music will sell a version of It's That Girl Again with bonus tracks "Clear Horizon" and "Oh Mama." (it is not listed on their site yet) In Japan, the bonus track will be "Clear Horizon" and the CD will be sleeved within a special plastic sleeve including text and graphics, according to the HMV site and our team of crack translators on smoe.

Looks like I'm going to have to get both!

"Clear Horizon" is a reworking of the 1998 song from the Clear Horizon- Best of Basia compliation.

As for other countries, plans are in the works and will be announced when they are ready to roll.

Japan release pushed to March 11

This according to basiasongs.com :)

It's official!

The official Basia site is updated including official word that the album will be out in the US on Koch on March 24 and in Japan on WHD "a week or two ahead of America." A final cover can be seen there as well as they have added ITGA to their discography. See also the link to their myspace which includes an unreleased live version of "An Olive Tree."

Japan release looking to be in March

While retailers are pushing a February 25th street date in Japan, according to Danny it will likely be a week earlier than the US release date, aka March. Will keep you posted.

Preorders available on CD Japan

(Thanks to Chris for the heads-up!)
It's That Girl Again is available for preorder on CD Japan's website according to this notice received by fans:


To secure your first press copy of any of the items listed below,
preorder on or before January 15, 2009.
************ ********* ********* ********* ******
IECP-10168
BASIA/IT's That Girl Again(Title subject to change) [Limited Release]
[HQCD] CDA 2700 yen US$29/93.78 Release Date:2009/02/ 25
Description: Features high-quality CD (HQCD) format.
URL - http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=IECP-10168

------------ --------- --------- ---
"First Press Available" button in the product details indicates the
availability of the first press edition (sometimes including bonuses).
When that button is gone, only a later press of the same title may be
available.
Some items are released in limited quantity or for a limited period of
time. If you're after a limited edition, early ordering is essential to
ensure timely receipt of your order.

As no details of any release have been confirmed yet, buyer beware! You could be ordering a different cover or bonus tracks... or you could be ordering a really expensive version of the exact same thing. :)

(Hopefully they ARE different-- I'm itching for something new to collect!)

It's That Girl Again will get a Japanese release too

The new album It's That Girl Again will be released in Japan as well as the US, according to the official Basia site. While they plan on sending emails to their mailing list when the official date is confirmed, HMV Japan appears to have beaten them to it by declaring a February 25th street date. Ooh, intrigue!

Flickr: Warsaw '94 screenshots, those crazy EPs

On BasiaWeb FanFotosKrysia posted tons of awesome screencaptures from the televised Sala Kongresowa show in 1994-- SO great! I especially love this one.


Now posted in BasiaWeb Collectors are multiple covers for the Best Remixes/Brave New Hope EPs released in various forms throughout the world. By no means is it complete. :)

Don't forget that you have to login via a Flickr or Yahoo account to see these for the time being. I hope this is temporary.

Flickr: UYCBTM (TWIGD), other singles

Some singles for "Until You Come Back To Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)" which were all so similar that I wasn't satisfied so I added a couple other goodies from LWNY, including this nifty "Copernicus" single from Japan.

Flickr!

For some reason Flickr is only showing my photos to people who are logged in (using your Yahoo ID will work). Apparently I'm in line to be reviewed since I have a new account, so hopefully in a few days any old fan will be able to see the 30+ photos in the stream. I'm a total newb on that site and didn't realize there was that stipulation. :/

Flickr: Baby You're Mine!

I found a handful of other "Cruising For Bruising" singles that I missed last time, including a Japanese VCD! So check those out.

But the main attraction is "Baby You're Mine," one of the more eccentric single choices, and wow did they put a lot of singles of it out in the UK. Be sure to check out the highly collectible Valentine's Day set and (as seen here) the lovely overlay effect of another CD single.

Flickr!

If you recognize your photo, please let me know so I can give you proper credit. I have a fair idea who one of them was from, but just want to confirm before I jump to the wrong conclusion. Thanks!

Flickr: new photo?,a whole lot of "Cruising For Bruising"

Right now I'm really liking Flickr! So easy and I can do something in a snap.

User dutchmarc captured a photo from Basia's myspace which appears to be new. Is it? [EDIT: No. It's old.] I like it. She's like, "I'm just going to chill in this corner here and think." ;)



Also, I'm going to start uploading single pictures to the Flickr group by song, just because it's fun. This week I'll do LWNY singles, today: "Cruising For Bruising." Some UK singles, a couple US ones and my favorite Japanese one.

Flickr!

More on Japan A New Day DVD

Thanks to Geoff Davies for a tip that CD Japan are selling the A New Day DVD for a far more reasonable $28US (approximate). As with all import purchases, be an informed consumer before you buy, as you need to have a region-free player to play this vid.

A New Day reissued on DVD in Japan

Spotted on the HMV Japan site is the DVD edition of the 1990 A New Day video. It includes the Time and Tide and London Warsaw New York videos and a portion of the interview done with Basia for VH1, back when they were cool and played music. I know, hard to imagine. Being a Japanese release, it's presumably encoded Region 2, and you would need a region-free player to enjoy it. The cost is approximately $50, or 5300 yen, but mostly for shipping.