CHIC : GRANDE ANNONCE

[Electrofred]

The Chic Organization a annoncé sur Facebook une grande nouvelle à venir dans les prochains jours.
We have a BIG ANNOUNCEMENT to share with you in the next few days.
Stand by!
L’attente est à son comble : une deuxième box ? Un nouvel album de CHIC et Nile Rodgers ?
Quelles sont vos hypothèses les Chic-friends ?

[alex]

The good news is the new NILE RODGERS website (nilerodgers.com), but I'm still anxiously and patiently waiting for:

■ CHIC ORGANIZATION Boxset Vol. 2 [NILE RODGERS has a lot of unreleased material including 16 demos found by FONZI THORNTON in 2005, of which we never had a list with the names of these 16 demos, DIANA ROSS demos and other beats that never became songs sung by LUTHER VANDROSS and FONZI THORNTON (1979/1980) found by NILE RODGERS in 2009, NORMA JEAN demos (1978/1979), 2 finished but unreleased songs ("Boat Ride" and "Unknown Title") by SISTER SLEDGE (1979), CHIC "Pay Me" outtake (1981 or 1982 or 1983), SISTER SLEDGE "I Got To Love Somebody" outtake (1979), CHIC "São Paulo" alternate version (1977), CHIC "Good Times" alternate version (1979), CHIC "Good Times" instrumental version (1979), CHIC "I Want Your Love" DJ promo only version (over 10 minutes long) (1978) and other treasures]

■ JOHNNY MATHIS - "I Love My Lady" Album (Expanded) (1980/1981) [extended, instrumental, alternate, demos and outtakes versions and unreleased songs]

■ FONZI THORNTON - "Frostbite" Album (Expanded) (1981) [extended, instrumental, alternate, demos and outtakes versions and unreleased songs]

■ SOUP FOR ONE Movie Soundtrack Album (Expanded) (1981/1982) [extended, instrumental, alternate, demos and outtakes versions and unreleased songs]

■ NILE RODGERS - "Adventures In The Land Of The Good Groove" Album (Expanded) (1982/1983) [extended, instrumental, demos and unreleased songs]

■ ALPHABET CITY Movie Soundtrack/Score Album (Expanded) (1983/1984) [extended, instrumental, alternate, demos and outtake versions and unreleased songs]

■ CHIC - Almost complete "Unknown Title" Album recorded after the "Believer" Album from late 1983 to 1985 ["Just Call Me" (1983) (already released), "You Can Make It Happen" (1983), "Come Back" (1983), "Lovely Lady" (1985), "All About Your Love" (1985), "I Want To Fall In Love" (1985) and other unreleased songs, demos and outtakes]

■ CHIC - Entire show recorded in Las Vegas (1979)

[Electrofred]

Ha! If only one of your wishes actually came true, that would be amazing. As for the website, while it does look great at first glance, it’s not really what you’d call “big news.” There’s nothing we didn’t already know, aside from a different layout.
Did you take a look at the shop? Honestly, it feels like some so-called design agency got their hands on it and completely missed the mark. I’m really disappointed with the t-shirts. The letter spacing in the CHIC logo is far too tight, which surprised me, or else it’s overloaded with unnecessary gimmicks. It doesn’t look professional. It’s not CHIC. I don’t recognize either the spirit or the iconic logo. There was so much more they could have done by building on the original designs.
The bucket hat is nice (the letter spacing is much better, admittedly), but it’s missing that little something that clearly ties it to the band. As for the “retro” sweatshirt, there’s nothing retro about it. It’s too busy, hard to read, and frankly ugly. And “The CHIC Organization Ltd.” is absurdly large and very poorly placed, unless the goal is to turn yourself into a walking Times Square billboard. Ridiculous.
Well, that’s it. I’ve said my piece. I guess it’s just the result of being disappointed once again by announcements that always fall flat.
All the best :-)