LoVE's Forever Changes 50th anniversary celebration. Music, book...

I love Forever Changes but geez, how many times does this album need to be reissued?

 

I'm thinking about 27 times. That's a good number.

 

Now yer talkin'!

 

The gorgeous Rhino LP from a few years ago suits me fine.

 

Yeah, I picked up a copy and I am uncertain how they could possibly improve upon it. I suppose Bruce could swing by my place with some high end gear in tow and play the mastetape in my living room, just for me. But that's about it.

 

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50th Anniversary remastered version, yes please, esp. if it's from the long-lost multi-track master tapes... well, I can only dream...

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If there's no unreleased bonus material in addition to what's already out there I'll pass. The 2001 remaster sounds fine to me and so does the LP Rhino did a few years ago. As much as I love the album, enough's enough.

 

Just reading the new Shindig Magazine (Issue #75) and there's an article written by Johnny Echols with the lead in of
"March sees the release of a special 50th Anniversary edition of Love's Forever Changes. Johnny Echols, lead guitarist and lifelong friend of Arthur Lee, remebers what it was like to be in a mixed race band during a time undergoing change".

I assume that because our gracious host has already commented here, as well as being responsible a few years back for the deluxe edition with alt takes, etc, that this is not the new surprise that he dropped a hint about last week.

Also in the same issue, next page actually, is a story about The Small Faces Autumn Stone being reissued that utilizes original stereo mixes instead of the "inferior mixes and second generation fold downs used on the album" (originally). Could that be what Mr. Hoffman is working on? I really have no idea, but anything and everything is plausible at this point!

By the way, Shindig magazine is one of the best going for 60's underground sounds (and pretty good coverage of current underground sounds). If you haven't given them a try in the past, might want to check them out. A long standing favorite of mine.

 

All I want is a vinyl mix without the hard panning of bass, drums strings etc.

 

Yes. It confirms the previous month's Shindig article with Botnick. I am wondering if it is yet another Botnick job. I'd really like to hear a mix by someone else, like Steve...a fresh and minimalistic approach that enhances the mix without doing a Giles/Peppers number on it.

Haven't heard anything about whether it is newly mastered (from the lost tapes....not likely), but wondering what will set this apart from the last several excellent releases. Especially the Deluxe Edition double CD with the alt takes of the complete Forever Changes??

Odd we haven't seen any pre-order promos that give the details. Soon I hope.

 

Now MONO would be something! You've hit on it! Do you notice anything better or different in the MONO vs Stereo? Man, a mono vinyl must be very rare and valuable! You say "had" so I'm guessing you lost it! Darn.

I've never heard Forever Changes in MONO, but I have the two previous in MONO and they are fantastic.

 

Surely it will be a CD issue of the new Hi-Rez mix that was put out...Was mastered nicely - but I like the original CDs I grew up with...

 

Great news! Let's hope the sound quality will be the best that it can be. By the way, the news has also been reported here.

 

He did, but I'm not aware of that download only version (24/192) being commercially available any more. Same with his remaster of The MC5's Kick Out the Jams that came out shortly after this one.

It does sound more like this may be a CD/Vinyl reissue using his remaster.

 

I have a mono (UK) one. I don't know what differences there are, I can't really tell.

 

That sucks. Yes, 1967 was on the edge of fold-downs. It may have been the beginning of fold-downs in earnest when Forever Changes was released in November of 1967.

A true MONO would be something worth seeing AND hearing in this 50th Anniversary release.

 

I got the impression that the UK mono of "Da Capo" was a fold, whereas the US One was a proper mono mix ...

 

Agreed. I have a mono in VG condition and I can't hear any striking differences that stand out.
It could very well be a fold-down.

 

Yes, the US mono is a proper mono mix. Excellent indeed! I like side two mono mix best. A good listen while working.

 

Wonder if this is the "project" that Steve hinted at on another thread.