Wow. Somehow I missed this post. That's a great album. Some years back I was lucky enough to find an autographed copy of it at 1/2 Price Books in the days before their pricing got ridiculous. Can't wait to hear the IR reissue. It'll fit on the shelf very nicely next to the original.
There is but I'll tell you what, Pledge's deal is very friendly to the artist and it's great for Marshall. I think I'm in for a hand-written lyric sheet! And on top of that it's available through Pledge as reissue only, and will also be available through all my usual channels. But for big Marshall fans the extra stuff is super cool! Without blowing my horn I also think it's cool that these super fan packages are accompanying a truly premium AAA reissue.
I certainly hope you are right: it's a crime when any master tapes are lost. Luckily, I have the originals, but would love to hear what Hoffman or Gray could do with them. I have heard a similar story about the Dinosuar Jr master tapes: supposedly lost and recent remaster is from Red Book.
Since you are releasing the Joe Jackson live album (of which I have minty copy): I saw him in Kansas City at the Uptown last Friday. He was amazing. For some of his songs, he played the same arrangements as on the original album, but on many others, he wrote/performed an entirely different arrangement that was just as satisfying as the original. He's a genius. And his band was top notch, out-of-this-world good. An amazing show and if you guys like him, you should definitely go see him. The crowd was amazing and was amazingly eclectic: young, old, punk, prep and everything in between. The sound was fantastic as well and I had seats that usually have a bad bass resonance (I go to this venue frequently).
I just received nearly £7 refund from Amazon in lieu of unpaid customs charges. This makes the warp on my Gilded Palace Of Sin more palatable.
Also received a refund after two weeks but it was only 0,24 euro...so I paid 51 euros for the gilded palace of sin...
Yeah, even the late 90s Rykodisc reissues were remastered from old SST CDs. Everything that's been reissued since has been mastered from the Ryko CDs. I bought a vinyl reissue of Meat Puppets II, and it was obviously cut from the Ryko CD. It sounded identical, just pressed on noisy vinyl. I cranked the treble and could hear nasty digital artifacts, probably from an 16bit 80s CD being uprezed to 24bit. Awful. I stuck with the SST vinyl. Those aren't too hard to come by, and can generally be had for not too much $$$. I don't think the master tapes are "lost," it's just that Greg Ginn is a lunatic and he won't release them. He probably just told Curt Kirkwood that they were lost, which is kind of his MO. Sonic Youth and others had to sue him to get their tapes back. The London albums could probably be licensed, though, and those masters are probably sitting in a vault in LA. I had a vinyl promo of Forbidden Places and it sounded great. Not sure what that was cut from.
That is great news about the Billy Squier. It really is a classic album, that had a lot of impact on people. I still remember buying it and Moving Pictures at the same time, and having both of them in the same bag.
If it isn't the 18th it will be damned close. The art is off, and the DSD is ready, so it's out for replication!
Any chance on Neon Golden by The Notwist? I am pretty sure it was recorded digitally, but I bet if done correctly it would sound great on vinyl.
All in for Lyle Lovette and I believe his albums are mostly digital recordings. Either way these would sound sublime on IR. Also Jimmie Spheeris would be another artist worthy of IR treatment.
I want to share information on a very special release and make a very direct request to take a chance on this album: email : Webview : Coming Soon from IR: Murray Head's 1972 Classic "Nigel Lived" I licensed Murray Head's great 1972 album Nigel Lived directly from Murray who gave me amazing pricing so we could increase our chances of finding a new audience for this great record. Because of Murray's generosity in terms I"m able to offer you a 100% analog mastered set of two 45 RPM LPs in a gatefold with an amazing 8-page book for just $38! We used Phill Brown's personal master tapes, and the music and sound are phenomenal! As side 2 was 27 minutes there was really no other way than 45 RPM to do this and not sacrifice sound quality. It's never been better! Please give this one a chance, it would mean the world to Murray and me! Thanks!
Do you have an estimated release day/month for your Burrito Deluxe SACD? Can I ask who is mastering it (and who mastered Gilded Palace of Sin)?
