Thin Red Line – 40th Anniversary
Manhattan Records released Glass Tiger‘s debut album 40 years ago today, which went four times Platinum in Canada in 1987 after 37 weeks in the charts, peaking at the 4th position in May 1986.
Known primarily for it’s Platinum Certified single “Don’t Forget Me (when it’s gone)”, which topped the charts for two weeks in May 2026, and the Gold Certified Top 12 hit “Someday”, the album won Album of the Year at the Juno Awards for 1986.
The band also won a Juno Award for Most Promising Band of the Year and Single of the Year for “Don’t Forget Me (When You’re Gone)” in 1986. And another Single of the Year the following Juno Awards in 1987, for “Someday”.
This was one of the first albums I purchased, which I enjoyed from by teens and on. And you can buy a remastered, tiger striped, 180 gram version on vinyl directly from the band’s official site or on eBay.
Enjoy!
Steves Music Store Restructuring
Steve’s Music Store just recently celebrated their 60th anniversary and moved their Ottawa store from their downtown location to Catherine street. And unfortunately it appears that all but their Montreal store and online operations will be continuing because of the retail slump caused by the pandemic and trade issues with the states.
Liquidation sales have begun at in store. Click here for details.
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair
Although i’m not a big fan of Quentin Tarantino’s films, I think the Kill Bill films, Pulp Fiction and Inglorious Bastards are classics. And out of these three films my favourite is Kill Bill but unfortunately there is some debate online on whether the new edit will be released on one 4k disc.
The two films with extra anime sequences will be released as one continuous 275 minute film on February 17th, 2026 on Apple TV. But a 4k disc can hold four hours of content. And although compression can add a few minutes to this content, it would result in lower picture quality.
It may be worth your while to just pre-purchase the online release for $19.99 if you have high speed internet and room on a hard drive for backup to play it locally. And the 4k discs for the first and second instalment of Kill Bill are also currently 20% off at Amazon Canada, which may be more to your liking. But personally I’m curious to see what Liongate does with the new cut.
Will they have some a better compression scheme? Or will they release a special boxed set with two discs, with the extras?
I’m a fan of physical formats and have learned from my small vinyl collection to not sell when upgrading, so I have most of the compact discs and DVDs I’ve purchased in storage.
I still listen to my mp3 player and recordings I’ve ripped in high quality decades back, only streaming to hear new recordings (which I usually purchase and download).
Yeah, this post isn’t technically about music, although I do like their soundtracks. But I also think people should hold on to their hard copies, whether it’s music, film or television.
I Love Weird Film & TV Stuff
Most of what I collect is music related; CDs, music video compilations and live concerts on DVD and blu-ray, the odd poster, t-shirt and baseball cap. But I also love the occasional weird film or television related product, like the “The X-Files: Is the Truth Out There?” Little Golden Book, and I’ve since spotted a few items related items I have since added to my Wishlist, like the “A Is for Alien: An ABC Book” and “JAWS: Big Shark, Little Boat! A Book of Opposites” Little Golden Books
I haven’t collected any music related Funko Pops yet, mainly because I’m sure I would spend way too much on them. But a new Jaws Funko Pop has caught my eye, which will be released on December 30th this year in Canada.
The British will get it earlier on September 10th and Americans will get it on September 30th so I’m hoping I might get it earlier, along with the Jaws Little People Collector Set, which has been available for a while. But yeah, Funko Pops would definitely be a dangerous rabbit hole for me.
A Def Leppard one here, a Queen one there… It would add up quick. 🙂
Yeah, I’m not made of money so I’m very, very picky when it comes to collectibles. And the only figurine I have ever purchased was a die cast metal figure of Gort from the original 1951 version of “The Day The Earth Stood Still“, which was made by Rocket USA.
I am somewhat interested in “The Prisoner” collectibles like the Mini Moke Taxi, but I’m not going to break the bank for them. And I’d actually rather purchase the ever elusive Japanese version of Platinum Blonde‘s “Standing In The Dark” before dumping hundreds on one of those. It’s the only LP i’m missing from the band.
Priorities. Priorities.
BTW, you can stream The Prisoner for free on PLEX and watch “The Day The Earth Stood Still” on Apple TV, if you like classic films and television that is. And yes, like I said. I like weird stuff. 🙂