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RE: You seem to be more interested in format than music.

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Neil Wilkes

In Reply to: RE: You seem to be more interested in format than music. posted by cfraser on May 03, 2009 at 13:51:08

These are the 2006 remasters.
What makes them special compared to a lot of remastered titles is that for this series, Rhino went back to the original analogue master tapes - previous reissues of these albums had been cobbled together from all manner of sources, but these were the first time since the original vinyl releases where the original 1985 (for "Psychocandy", anyway)source material was used.

On the DualDiscs, you get the "red book that isn't red book" on the CD side, and glorious 24/96 stereo on the DVDA, as well as the video clips for the singles released off each album.
The sole thing that is missing IMHO is that the various acoustic versions of tracks like "You Trip Me Up" & "Never Understand" & "Taste Of Cindy" etc that cropped up on the 7" Vinyl deluxe editions could have been included instead of videos.

What a shame they went out of print so quickly.....these are 5 classic albums, and my favoutites right now are "Psychocandy" & "Darklands".
Glorious!

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That's Rhino for you! Huge, evil, idiots..... - Sordidman 14:34:29 05/05/09 (2)
Getting control of a catalog, and allowing for no one else to play.

Pyscho Candy was recorded on the sly. They got signed on the basis of those acoustic demo tracks. They got a big advance from the label and immediately flew off to Japan and spent all of the money on these distortion boxes made by a fellow opium addict who immediately built them distortion boxes and filled them up with Opium and raw fish.
Returning to England, they recorded PsychoCandy and immediately drew the intense ire of the label.
With no money left, the label decided to release it instead of deep-sixing it.
It became a huge hit for them.

The worst thing in 1954 was the bikini; see the girl on the TV dressed in a bikini; she wouldn't think so, but she's dressed for the H-Bomb!
- I think I know where you're coming from... - cfraser 19:24:12 05/05/09 (1)
  the evil Rhino blocking Genesis SACD sales in North America. OK, I don't like that. But generally, Rhino is almost like the "Good Housekeeping" seal of approval for me: chances are much higher that I will like their releases compared to others. They sure aren't perfect, but thank God for them anyway (their CDs at least).
  
  I think somebody in this thread inferred the "non-CD" side of a DualDisc is DVD-A. Just to clarify for them, it isn't, it's DVD.
  - At the end of the day, - you're right of course - Sordidman 09:14:34 05/06/09 (0)
    Although the Genesis SACDs vs Rhino mediocrity has my panties in a bunch; I have to admit that they have brought out a lot of cool shite that would've never gotten out there otherwise. Although the Joy Division redos are not that much better recordings in redbook, the packaging and extras are cool.
    
    The worst thing in 1954 was the bikini; see the girl on the TV dressed in a bikini; she wouldn't think so, but she's dressed for the H-Bomb!

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