If my local has it, which I assume they do, I'll chime in later this evening on the sound of the vinyl.
Sound is quite punchy, I think. I'm undecided yet if I like this or not... Side A has hardly any dead wax. Makes it prone to inner groove distortion. I did not notice any on the first spin though. But I think I heard a few non-fill patches on track 9 (Star Me Kitten). Will need to inspect that further later. So far I would say it's a mediocre reissue only, far from great. Will be interesting to hear from others though.
I have the UK version, a nice quiet pressing generally at least, but unfortunately I have 3 or 4 repeated crunches (non fill?) right at the end of the final track which kind of spoils it all somewhat... Not sure if I should return and exchange
well, i ordered the Blu-ray version over 3 weeks ago from amazon, showed out for delivery this morning and now delivery has been delayed for a month, anyone else having delays???? I at least received 1 month extra on from from amazon but still disappointed with the delay ........
I preordered my set on September 19th from Amazon and didn't receive it today. Tracking says they are preparing it for shipment, if they do send it I won't get it til Monday at the soonest. Though that is better than 1 month like in your case. Hope your set arrives soon.
I went to one of my locals who always has new releases. No deluxe no vinyl today. Just the 2 cd set. I’m waiting for the LP
Strange, I wonder if there was some error that prevented the set from coming out, with an album like this they would have to expect they are going to sell a good number of sets.
Same boat. I cancelled my order this morning and ordered it through Target (!) for seven bucks less. It's already shipped and will arrive on Tuesday.
Was really looking forward to digging into this set over the weekend. Oh well, I have plenty of music to listen to, including the new Listen Without Prejudice box set.
I really like it - The brickwalling is slight and the demos are nice and Byrdsy. Probably the best reissue yet
Got the 2 disc CD (can't do Atmos and don't care). Sounds very dynamic but not aggressively so (like the others). Really digging it!
The previous remaster was the DVD-A, right? From memory that had good dynamic range. Looks as if they took a step backwards with this reissue.
My Deluxe Set arrived yesterday, so no delay at all with this release here in Germany. But very, very pricey. Payed around 85€. First impressions: It´s an LP-Sized Box Set with an OBI-Strip! Who´d thought it would come with one of those ? The Book is also almost LP-Sized and with a glossy feel to it. Nice! The Discs are below the book in their own little cut-out spots, but just in those budget cardboard sleeves. A bit underwhelming for such a high priced item. Overall the set is nice looking, but I would have preferred if they had stayed with the OOT-Design from last year. Everything would have fit in there too and the Book wouldn´t really need to be as big as it is now. But it´s a nice set nevertheless and I´m now looking forward hearing the Demos on Disc 3...
Thursday when they had the Paul Smith launch. Paul Smith x R.E.M. Collection Launch Photos and Images | Getty Images