may as well start a thread since you know this album's gonna sell millions.

Coldplay reveal 'Prospekts March' EP artwork, worldwide release dates



The band have used another Eugene Delacroix painting for the cover



The release will feature previously unreleased material recorded during the band's sessions for recent album 'Viva La Vida Or Death And All his Friends' and will be released on November 24 in the UK.

The band revealed on Coldplay.com that the front cover of the EP will feature Eugene Delacroix's painting 'Battle Of Poitiers'

Coldplay used the 1830 painting 'Liberty Leading The People', also by Delacroix, for the artwork for their 'Viva La Vida…' album.

As previously announced, Coldplay will also release a digital-only EP, 'Lost!', on November 10.

A clip of the band playing 'Glass OF Water', a song destined for 'Prospekts March', can be viewed at Coldplay.com.

According to the website the tracklisting of 'Prospekts March' will be:

'Life In Technicolor II'
'Postcards From Far Away'
'Glass Of Water'
'Rainy Day'
'Prospekts March'/'Poppyfields'
'Lost +'
'Lovers In Japan (Osaka Sun mix)'
'Now My Feet Won't Touch The Ground'

From Coldplay.com, the release dates and announcement:
Good afternoon. We're pleased to be able to confirm the release date of both the Prospekt's March EP and the special version of the album containing the EP's eight tracks, which will be called Viva La Vida Prospekt’s March Edition. The dates are as follows (the EP and the album are released on the same day in each country)...

Wednesday 19th November - Japan (digitally, physical to follow in January), Sweden (digitally on 21st)
Friday 21st November - Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium, Holland, Ireland, Italy, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, South Africa
Saturday 22nd November - Australia
Monday 24th November - UK, rest of the world
Tuesday 25th November - USA, Canada, Spain
Tuesday 9th December - Argentina

The Lost! digital bundle will still be released on November 10th worldwide. The tracklisting for that is as follows...

1. Lost! (album version)
2. Lost? (acoustic version)
3. Lost@ (live at Chicago)
4. Lost+ (with Jay-Z)

2. Lost? (acoustic version)

very excited for this.

so the in rainbows bonus disk basically.

This acoustic version was released with the import version of the full album... It's pretty good

"It's ya boy...young HOV...Coldplay...haha..."

WTF

NME News

Chris Martin: 'Coldplay will split up next year'
Frontman says the band will call it a day before they get old


Coldplay's Chris Martin has suggested that he plans to split up the band at the end of 2009.

The frontman told the Daily Express that his decision was based on his view that bands should call it a day before they get too old – saying he wanted to go out with a blast by keeping as busy as possible until 2009 ends.

"I'm 31 now and I don't think that bands should keep going past 33," he said. "So, we're trying to pack in as much as possible. Up until the end of next year, we'll just go for it in every sense.

"I don't believe in time off. We've still got most of our hair, we can still fit into our musical trousers and we've got to make the most of that."

He said this 2 years ago as well if I remember well. The guy knows how to keep the media interested.

Even if they split up, there's another record to come.

I do like the new version of Life in Technicolour and Glass of Water. Wish I waited for the double disc release of the album now.

Well you can get the EP individually, too, if you already have the album.

I'm aware but it's nice to have it all in one package

I wish this was another full length album. They've just gotten it so right with the new producers.

I forgot Jigga was showin up on this too.

Great EP. I almost like it better than Viva La Vida.

Glass of Water and Now My Feet Won't Touch The Ground are money.

Really dig the EP. Especially "Now My Feet Won't Touch the Ground" and the opening Life In Technicolor track.

Not a bad EP. I'm a little disappointed with Jay-Z remix of Lost, I thought it would have been more of a mash-up like the Linkin Park thing. Sadly it's just Jay-Z rapping over the bridge and solo. Hopefully the other mixes will be better. As for the other songs, not too bad. Life in Technicolour II and the title track really stand out for me.

People really like Coldplay?

Seriously? Really?

they can write good songs

Not many of them.

Brian Eno really helped these guys this year though

Being a coldplay basher for the past 6 years, i must say Brian Eno has helped this band tremendously. A LOT more interesting music, sounds, and song structures. Too bad Mr. Eno can't help Martin write some decent lyrics. But pleasantly surprised nonetheless.

http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/node/148593

Great clip.