I am pleased to report that the original master tapes from "Lay Down The Law" have been transferred to the digital format for remastering - this is TRUE progress towards getting this CD out on Shrapnel Records in the months to come.

Master tapes that are that old (22 years) go through a process called 'baking' in order to make them playable - Aaron & I went through this when we 'baked' some old Steeler masters for the Anthology. They literally put the master tapes in a confectioner's oven, turn it on 120 degrees, and leave 'em in there for about 12 hours. Pretty scary. But apparently the LDTL masters came through without incident are now in a perfect state of digital preservation.

We will be adding a bonus track and many KEEL photos from the early days in the CD booklet - I'll keep you posted step-by-step...

That's sounds totally awesome!! Can't wait to get it and "ROCK" to it!!

SA-WEET!!!

Great news. I was just listing to my LP last week. Really looking forward to that!

Rudy

good news!!!! Will the CD included lyrics?

Thats great news Ron. I cant wait to hear it remastered.

GUESS WHAT I'M LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW.

The brand new digitally remastered 'LAY DOWN THE LAW' CD.

I am really surprised how good it sounds - I never listened past the first song of the bootleg version because thwe quality was so poor. And I haven't spun the vinyl since the 80's. But this brings back so many memories..."Til Hell Freezes Over" sent shivers up my spine.

I'm glad to see (and hear) that this project is in the final stages. We plan on making this an Enhanced CD with vintage live KEEL concert videos included on the disc.

bring it on!!!

When will it release?

I cannot wait until that is out! It will be truly awesome.

Oh man, I can not wait!!!

cool

I met with Mike Varney (the president of Shrapnel Records, and the man behind the Steeler album and KEEL's "Lay Down The Law") this evening - actually, we got up on stage together and jammed at a club here in Vegas called the Tailspin. Sang some ZZ Top & Zeppelin...had a great time hanging together.

We finalized our plans to release the digitally re-mastered CD of "Lay Down The Law" - a state-of-the-art digi-pak with rare photos, the story behind the band and the album, and enhanced video concert footage from KEEL's debut performance at The Country Club in Reseda/L.A. from May 27 1984.

We have worked for years to make this happen, and I think it's safe to say that there's a light at the end of the tunnel - no confirmed release date yet, but I'd bet we're looking at early '07.

I'll keep you posted, of course.

cool! tara

Wow, this is some pretty fantastic news. I actually just had my LP version put on CD...my friend did it for me so I could get them on my MP3 player to take with me on vacation. She also did FF and the Steeler album for me as well. I was overjoyed listening to these songs again....can't wait to hear a remastered version!!!

Hi Ron

are there any news about the re release of lay down the law? please tell us more about this huge event. I bet we're all existed to hear the remastered version of the album and the bonus tracks

hey Ron, give us more news about this please!! Anyone, keep posting news about this

I can't believe it's been 16 months since I started this thread with that announcement. I'm sorry the wheels have turned slow regarding this release - but I think we're close. We are wrapping up graphic design now, so I hope to announce an official release date soon.

ALL GRAPHICS & PACKAGING ARE DONE - ALL THE RED TAPE HAS BEEN CUT, AND ALL THE PAPERWORK IS COMPLETE. RELEASE DATE SCHEDULED FOR OCTOBER.

That's great to hear Ronnie...I'm looking forward to getting a copy!

Excellent!!! Can't wait til October...

Awesome news. Can't wait to buy and hear it!!!!!!!!

Hell Yeah !!! I cant wait to hear it in all its glory !!!

Hey Ron, is there any news about the Lay Down The Law CD being released?