They didn’t cancel my order or anything, but I’d love to see what’s on the deluxe. Might consider an upgrade if there’s anything worthwhile
I’m looking forward to this but if the “deluxe” is as pitiful as Facelift reissue was, it’s an easy pass.
Sweet Do we have any idea of the mastering engineer on this? I think Chris Bellman did the recent Facelift, yes?
Isn't the MOV cut supposed to be good? I wouldn't know, I didn't pick it up when it came out and don't you have to get a 2nd mortgage to get Alice in Chains MOV releases these day? Maybe it'll be that *shrugs*
I have the MOV. Its ok. I honestly didnt compare it to the cd though. I hope Chris or whoever did the "Facelift" reissue has done this one.
I hate to say it, but I own both a U.S. original and the MOV.... and the latter is better. Just a wider soundscape and more dynamics. I was as surprised as anyone. Glad I decided to test the MOV before it went OOP, I'd avoided copies for years assuming it was gonna sound worse. Of course, the original has that awesome etching on Side 4 so I'm never getting rid of it.
I am really curious as to what this Dirt remaster is going to sound like. Any insight on personnel involved yet? Alice In Chains - Dirt Remastered Vinyl LP
To add to that: I grabbed an original Euro vinyl of JoF way before the world went mental with prices and threw it against my MOV. The MOV was indeed great, goosed-up bottom end a bit, compared to the original, but my MOV copy (bought brand new around when it was released) had some pretty obvious IGD on the lead gtrs on Whale & Wasp that always bugged me, leading me to try out the original Euro. The Euro sounded just right to me, more like the CD i was obsessed with as a teen, and there was no IGD on Whale & Wasp. So anywho, more food for thought! The MOV pressing was indeed 90% great in my book! Plus ya get that great SAP slab along w it.
If interested: I did a shootout 'tween the MOV Dirt, the original U.S. vinyl and the original CD a couple of years ago. Alice In Chains "Dirt" - Original Euro vinyl vs the MOV pressing vs the Amazon Music HD 16/44.1
Would love this to sound good. Might be asking for too much but if this was a dirt colored LP that would be sweet, as well
Fascinating.... So looking at Discogs, it seems like most countries got Jar Of Flies by itself. Only the U.S. got the 2LP "set," which was later replicated by MOV. (Except for the etching on Sap.) So for whatever reason, the U.S. press used a different (less dynamic) mastering than the Euro press. That's a shame. It actually has as much bass as the MOV, but the whole mix is more compressed, which is why I didn't notice the MOV had goosed the low end. Ah well. I guess I could sell the MOV now to afford the original Euro.... HA! Probably just gonna be satisfied with what I have tho.
I never thought the MOV of Dirt sounded all that great, personally. Certainly no better than the original CD, as @TongueDruid confirmed. Too much music per side doesn't help. My friend has an original, and he likes the sound, but he didn't think it was worth the current prices, so I've been holding out for a true 2LP reissue. I REALLY hope they can go back to the original uncompressed master tape and get a really nice digital transfer from that. (Maybe ask MoFi for help?!?!) And then get Bellman to work his magic. That plus spreading it over 4 sides should be enough to make it the definitive vinyl version. Obviously we'd all prefer to cut it straight from the analog master, but I don't see that happening anytime soon. A lot is gonna depend on who does the mastering from (I assume) the hi-res digital files.
if they could get Bellman to work on this itd be fantastic. He did great job on the Ritual De Lo Habitual with splitting that across 2 lps
MAN if it sounds as good as Ritual I'll be a happy man. I thought Facelift was good, not amazing, but still have high hopes for Dirt.
Hopefully on the 12th they'll put the whole press kit out there. They did a box set for "Facelift" so it's possible their popular album would get one
Like others said, it's okay. I had it briefly and compared it to the PBTHAL needledrop of the OG and it was a big difference (OG was way better.)
