Looks like it would be a good Xmas present for yourselves too. Sorry, I'm buying just for me... Best, Jason

SUBSCRIPTION OFFER.

ART BEARS The art box (6 CDs [42 pounds - $70 US OFFER ONLY PRICE] ReR ABox.

To mark the 25th Anniversary of the Art Bears we will be releasing a 6 CD box containing: 1. The three original releases, properly re-mastered, - when we did them before, the technology was much poorer, and we didnt know what we were doing. Now we do. Stunningy re-mastered by Bob Drake from 24 bit transcriptions of the original tapes and in newly designed Digipacks, same cover art, of course. 2. Art Bears Revisited -A double CD of re-mixes, re-workings and (mostly) new pieces made from the Art Bears multi-track masters by JOHN OSWALD, THE RESIDENTS, CHRISTIAN MARCLAY, FRED FRITH, CHRIS CUTLER, BIOTA, OTOMO YOSHIHIDE/GROUND ZERO, BOB DRAKE JON ROSE, OSSATURA, WARRIC SWINNEY/KALAHARI SURFERS, WHEN, THOMAS DIMUZIO, ANNIE GOSFIELD ROGER KLEIR,ANDREA ROCCA, VITOR RUA, JOCELYN ROBERT,MUSCI/ VENOSTA/ MARIANI, MASSIMO SIMONINI, HERB HEINZ. MARTIN ARCHER, YASUSHI UTSUNOMIYA, JON LEIDECKER/WOBBLY, STEVAN KOVACS TICKMAYER and BRIAN WOODBURY. 6 years in the making, this is an amazing catalogue of imagination and great music. Digi-packed with a cover art by EM Thomas, who did all three original art bears covers and containing Art re-mixes in the booklet as well as comprehensive information. This double also contains Collapse from the Ralph Records single, All Hail from the Recommended Sampler and one previously unreleased and unfinished track completed by Fred Frith and Chris Cutler for this release.

3. A free extra CD only available with the box (there are reasons) containing further re-workings by John Oswald, Bob Drake, Fred Frith, Biota, Yasushi Utsunomiya, as well as live Art Bears tracks and a Duck and Cover cover.

4. A thick book of artwork, articles, notes, interviews and commentary on the material, the work process, the tour and the band in general, with photographs, documents and artwork.

Its priced so that if you buy the box its the same as buying 3 new CDs in a shop, effectively making the other 3, the book and the box free. And, trust me, the re-mastering is infinitely superior to the previous CDs so, If you like those bears, you will want the new versions. And by subscribing, you help us pay the enormous bills for this outsize project.

This offer - for a special numbered edition with extra subscription only material is for ReR adherents only and has to close on November 31. Soon after that you should receive your Box. Just in time for Xmas.

For American subscribers: to make it faster and easier for you, you can send your subscriptions to us in US dollars (cheque or cc) c/o Squidco 160 Bennett Ave, Suite 6K New York, NY 10040 The Box will be mailed to you from there. 42 pounds is $70.