Refused "The shape of punk to come" on Vinyl

This is one of my favourite albums from the 90's, the Swedes were at their peak with this release. The Production quality on this album is excellent, the CD sounds very nice especially given the punk aspirations of some of the songs, but l was wondering if its even better on vinyl?

There seems to be a couple of pressings around and surprisingly they are not expensive at all like l expected. Does anybody have experience of the Swedish press vs. Epitaph records?

Thanks,
mondie

 

I have the first Epitaph pressing (now OOP) and it sounds very, very good. Better than the CD, of course! I have an extra copy sealed…

 

I also have the Epitaph vinyl and it is great.

 

Amazing album indeed.

 

Thanks fella's, l might just go for the Epitah pressing then.

Cheers,
mondie

 

WOW

I had never heard this one before tonight. I picked up the reissue LP from Epitaph, cleaned it up, and I just listened for the first time. Amazing. What a great album. The drummer is absolutely out of his mind, the bass sounds nice and fat, and as mentioned above, the production quality is great. It's a strange mix of hardcore and metal, with some nice weird parts between songs, mostly electronic and/or jazz, quiet breaks before everything gets hectic again. Throughout, there are other instruments placed where you wouldn't expect them, including strings in one section. Beautiful. This one will be getting played a lot for awhile, I can tell. Even the album cover/artwork is great.

Also, check this out! The double LP comes with a DVD documentary of the band, called "Refused Are F___'ng Dead", and ALSO comes with a download code for a 320kbps mp3 version of the album, as well as a live show from '98. My pressing has the slightest of warps, but it is absolutely silent, no surface noise at all, and has some solid dynamics. All this was $20 new at Newbury Comics.

I almost embarrassed that I had never heard of this album before. I'm also really surprised not to see more posts on this board. I pretty much expected to see pages and pages of stuff on these guys.

Are there any other fans here? Has anyone compared the original pressing to the new one? Are there other albums of this band that I should seek out? I'd highly recommend this one to anybody interested in creative, hard-edged, energetic music. Just head out to the store, or online, and pick it up, trust me.

 

I have the Epitaph pressing as well and it's far better than the CD. It's a killer record that is still quite underrated in my opinion.

 

Welcome to the forum... not bad for post #1 huh? I like this one so much, I'm tempted to pick up an original pressing and compare. The reissue sounds great. I can't believe the lack of attention this record has gotten.

 

I've been meaning to get this album, regardless of format, for nearly 10 years now and for some reason just haven't gotten around to picking it up. My brother introduced it to me back in 2000 and it blew me away, as well. Now I know to keep my eye out for the Epitaph vinyl...thanks for the head's up!

 

Great album. Got it on CD, LP (on the Burning Heart label) and DVD-Audio.
I would recommend checking out the 5.1 remix on the DVD-Audio while it's still available.

I have been meaning to check out the recent reissue with the live CD, but I haven't done so yet. I already own the DVD with the documentary, though, so I'm not sure whether it's worth buying a fourth copy just for the live album.

 

Correction: I had another look at my LP and it's a US pressing licensed to Epitaph, so I guess the same as all yours. I must needledrop that puppy one of these days.

I'm planning on going to Sweden later in the year and will keep my eyes out for Refused vinyl (the EP collection CD is excellent) but I didn't find any there last time round. Some nice record shops in Stockholm.

 

Great to see a few more lovers of this album. l got onto this LP about 5 yrs ago when l saw the clip for 'new noise' on the box. It blew me away, then l got the CD and found the whole album was of equal greatness and originality. Why this album is so ignored beats me!

 

It's a great album. btw - The LP reissue that comes with the CD and DVD is only $19.99 at SoundStage Direct. It's usually a bit more at other retailers.

http://www.soundstagedirect.com/refused-the-shape-of-punk-to-come-deluxe-edition-vinyl-lp.shtml

 

This is available in a double LP format as well.

http://www.kingsroadmerch.com/epitaph-records/view/?id=1338&artist=84

Right from the label.

 

A great deal... they also have a DVD-A of the album, in a new mix, for just $11. Pretty sick. Unfortunately I don't have a DVD-A player anymore, but that would be interesting to hear.

Newburycomics.com also has the LP/DVD set for $16.99


Listened to the LP's again last night. Phenomenal.

 

I didn't know that Epitaph's CD pressings were that bad.

 

nice, the video for New Noise just might be the best metal video ever made

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3AoiVMQqX4

 

Has anyone done a comparison of the reissue lp to the original Swedish press yet?

 

I only have the US LP, but I gather the reissue is a double LP, while the original is a single, so I'm guessing the reissue is cut a bit hotter.

Having spent four weeks in Sweden recently, and trawled through just about every record shop in Stockholm, I didn't see a single LP copy of TSOPTC. Maybe it's more common in Malmö.
I did see one copy of Songs to Fan the Flames of Discontent, but it was too expensive for me.

Anyway, my US LP sounds pretty nice. No idea whether the Swedish original is any different. All of which is a long-winded way of saying "no, sorry."

 

I was able to still get the DVD-Audio disc from Amazon.com, where Amazon fulfills the order for Newbury Comics.

It was $4.76 and it sounds great, with a great surround mix:

http://www.amazon.com/Refused-Shape...e=UTF8&qid=1345838581&sr=1-1&keywords=refused

I was able to get it with free shipping since I purchased it with some items.

Get it while it still available for those interested.

 

Looks like a lot of Pitchfork's readers haven't heard of it either, it didn't even make the write-ins for the People's List.

I agree totally with johnnypaddock about this amazing album and have nothing more to add.

 

Just saw an announcement that Refused are playing up the road from my place in November.
http://www.enmoretheatre.com.au/events/2012/11/13/refused
Got all excited until I realised that it's on the same night that I have tickets to see Radiohead!
Dagnabbit!

 

Just downloaded the HD Tracks version - it sounds HUGE and awesome. Haven't compared it to the double vinyl yet. This may be
just a rip of the DVD-A, who knows? I can't do DVD-A so this is a good option, well worth $18. BTW thanks to
y'all for recommending this album. I don't keep up with modern music (besides jazz) so I need recommendations. This
album is a killer. Such a unique album - my daughter asked me to turn it down yesterday.

 

NEWS!!!
http://pitchfork.com/news/57401-ref...-this-summer-new-track-elektra-streaming-now/

 

Great news.