September 1986 - September 2016...

I tend towards the assumption that there's nothing major behind announcement delays. That is, there's nothing for us to worry over/get excited about. It's probably just making sure that everything is in place promotion-wise before hitting the Go button.

But it's the "newly mastered" bit that worries me. There's absolutely nothing wrong with the mastering on the first three albums - in fact, it's pretty much as good as one could want IMO. Together Alone could use a little less compression but my expectation is that we'll get more. 

Whatever it is, it'll be what it'll be... I just want to see some track listings!

Amazon canada is showing vinyl available for pre order , release Sept 16! Just 3 weeks away!? Official announcement is late/ or these dates are wrong. Time will tell.

and the 2CD deluxe editions showing on amazon canada too, same date Sept 16. 

Release date on Amazon in the US is not until November 18 for the vinyl.  No mention yet of the CD's.  

I think I'm going to wait and see if it is possible to just purchase the bonus tracks in download form at some point.  I have no real desire to repurchase CD's of albums I already own, especially when I hardly ever listen to CD's any more.  

Paul H posted:

But it's the "newly mastered" bit that worries me. There's absolutely nothing wrong with the mastering on the first three albums - in fact, it's pretty much as good as one could want IMO. Together Alone could use a little less compression but my expectation is that we'll get more. 

I think the main reason to remaster any album of that era is, analog-to-digital conversion is vastly better than it was 20-30 years ago. All other things being equal, they will sound better for that reason. But I share your worry that all other things will likely not be equal..