Gabriel Upgrades Videos For Fall DVD.

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Peter Gabriel is at his U.K.-based Real World studios with Canadian
producer Daniel Lanois to remix tracks for an as-yet-untitled DVD
compilation of his videos, due for worldwide release Oct. 21 via
Warner Vision. Gabriel says that the project will allow viewers to
experience such classic videos as "Sledgehammer" and "Red Rain" in 5.1
surround sound.

"The project has been on the cards for some time, and now seems to be
the perfect timing," the artist tells Billboard.com. "Daniel is doing
mixes that will sometimes sound better than the originals. For a
musician, it is fantastic to have access to 5.1 technology. It is a
much wider sound -- there's more clarity."

Lanois previously worked with Gabriel on 1986's "So" and 1992's "Us".
He says 5.1 technology will allow listeners "to discover the different
layers of sound. It's almost like revealing the architects' plans."

Some videos will also be re-edited, and in some cases, new images will
be added. "We won't touch the better ones, but on some others we will
have new material," Gabriel reveals.

The DVD will comprise 18-20 tracks, including "Biko," "Digging in the
Dirt," "Shock the Monkey," "Games Without Frontiers" and "Don't Give
Up." Gabriel says his personal favorite videos are "Sledgehammer,"
"Mercy Street" and "Digging in the Dirt," while Lanois goes for the
lesser known "Zaara" and "Lovetown."

"We haven't completed the sequencing yet," says Gabriel. "I guess
we'll go for a recommended order and then people will be free to
re-arrange it."






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