Can I get an answer to any of my questions?
Sorry, but running this website isn't my full-time job which means that I'm only able to answer questions as and when I have the spare time...
Can you tell us who did the remastering this time? Also, why are the outtakes that I've read about still left in the vaults? And last, any plans for a vinyl (preferably colored) edition?
Details of who did the mastering this time around is listed in the accompanying sleeve notes - and I haven't been given permission to post that information in advance of the release date.
The outtakes (etc.) could have been left in the vaults for any number of reasons; 1) perhaps releasing them was out of the scope of this project; 2) perhaps Island Records weren't able to licence
previously unreleased material from their vaults to a third-party; 3) perhaps the band didn't want any of that material to be released; 4) something else altogether.
There are currently no plans (that I'm aware of) for
The Island Years box set to be made available on vinyl.
Rob