Love and Rockets Seventh Dream of a Teenage Heaven- Pure Audio Blu-ray disc

I don't have a surround system, so I probably won't get this... but it looks interesting.

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Seventh Dream Of Teenage Heaven was Love And Rockets darkly psychedelic debut album, and it was
released by Beggars Banquet in 1985 and marked the beginning of a career that would span an
impressive 14 years and 7 albums.

This special release features a high definition 96 kHz / 24 bit surround mix created by Neil Wilkes from
the analogue multi-tracks and also includes three additional bonus tracks from the original session
including the Gold Certified single “Ball Of Confusion” and a cover of Pink Floyd’s “Lucifer Sam”.
The original stereo masters, as used on the CD and vinyl, were digitally mixed on to F1 masters in 1985
at 44.1 kHz / 16 bit, so no high resolution analogue copies were created. For the Blu-ray release, Neil
Wilkes has created a new HD stereo mix. The release has been approved by original producer John A.
Rivers.

This release is on a Pure Audio Blu-ray disc, meaning it can be played on a Blu-ray player like a CD,
without the need for a navigational screen (though this is included). The audio streams are allocated to
the color buttons on the remote control.

Love And Rockets formed in 1985, almost 2 years after the demise of cult goth pioneers Bauhaus. The
band re-united Daniel Ash (vocals and guitar), David J (vocals and bass) and Kevin Haskins (drums).
Back in the mid-Eighties, when the North American alternative scene was just that, Love And Rockets
were one of the leading lights.

Love and Rockets provided a clean slate and an opportunity to plumb the depths of imagination and
influences. Their first single, a radical reworking of The Temptations classic “Ball Of Confusion”, was a
huge hit in underground dance clubs on both sides of the Atlantic. The release of their acclaimed debut
album followed. Seventh Dream of Teenage Heaven was an unashamedly psychedelic adventure, far
removed from the dark soundscapes of Bauhaus. Yet they had to fight hard to avoid being branded
‘goth’, citing Syd Barrett, Marc Bolan and the Beatles as primary influences.

Ned Ragget wrote about it’s recent 30th anniversary for The Quietus. “it’s its own thing, ruined
elegance, sculpted beauty, sometimes sharp without being angry, often inspiring without being sappy,
able to capture even slow dull moments in an attractive fashion. Every time I hear it, I’m glad it exists.”

Though the years have deadened its impact somewhat, there is still a visceral thrill to be drawn from
replaying the first Love and Rockets album, a sense of the first step taken towards a brave new world,
and a miasmic whirl of psychedelic intent that masks intents even darker than the preceding Bauhaus
ever envisioned. Recorded and released in 1985, riding to club acclaim on the back of the “Ball of
Confusion” remake, and aligning its makers with a destiny and fame that no one could ever have
predicted, Seventh Dream of Teenage Heaven ranks among the most deceptive debut albums of the
1980s. The keys to the album remain the same, of course — the churning guitar soup of “The Dog-End of
a Day Gone By,” the sibilant glam sexuality of the title track, the chilling nursery rhyme pendulum of “The
Game.” But the opiate atmosphere that chokes the wide open spaces leavened within every song only
thickens by the time you hit the closing acoustics of “Saudade,” and Seventh Dream of Teenage Heaven
emerges as profound an experience as any of the lauded trips of the original psychedelic era. It rounds
out the experience with dramatic flair, pinpointing the sheer creativity that was sparking around Love and
Rockets at the dawn of their decade-long career — and reminding you that that decade was over all too
quickly.- All Music

Selections:
High Definition (96 kHz / 24 Bit)
5.1 Surround Sound Mix
1. If There’s A Heaven Above
2. A Private Future
3. The Dog-end of a Day Gone By
4. The Game
5. Seventh Dream of Teenage
Heaven
6. Haunted When the Minutes
Drag
7. Saudade
8. Ball Of Confusion
9. Lucifer Sam
10. Inside The Outside

Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab
Original Stereo Mix
1. If There’s A Heaven Above
2. A Private Future
3. The Dog-end of a Day Gone By
4. The Game
5. Seventh Dream of Teenage Heaven
6. Haunted When the Minutes Drag
7. Saudade
8. Ball Of Confusion
9. Lucifer Sam
10. Inside The Outside

 

Tasty indeed

 

I often wonder how many 1980's lp's were actually different from their cd counterpart. This Love and Rockets lp came out in 1985 and they used 44.1 kHz / 16 bit transfers for the vinyl. The Cure did the same with their Disintegration lp.

 

I am trying to get clarification regarding the regular stereo mix. MOFI is doing it and it should be in high def. I will post what I find out.

 

Ball of Confussion in 5.1!!!! I'm in!

 

Cool. I've been hoping to see more 80s alt rock releases get the 5.1 treatment like this. Is anybody familiar with Neil Wilkes' work?

 

Wait. "Lucifer Sam" is an Express-era B-Side, from "Kundalini Express," isn't it?

 

I noticed that too. Maybe it was an earlier version recorded during the Teenage Heaven sessions? I'm good either way!

 

Wake me up when this is available on Amazon.com ... Though I may eventually pick it up from Acoustic Sounds or Music Direct if I need something to put me over the free shipping threshold.

 

That link also mentions the Pixies Doolittle is getting the same treatment. Both are up on Acoustic Sounds web page $25 each

 

Bull Moose has them for under $20 each.

 

In. Hope this sells well leading to the self-titled album getting the same treatment.

 

Possibly because they were mixing to DAT...?

 

You should check out Drastic Plastic's recent Love and Rockets self titled lp. It was cut by Kevin Gray and it sounds awesome.

 

I'm really surprised there is enough demand for them to release this.

I wish they had made Omnibus Editions for the last two Bauhaus studio albums.

 

The heck??

 

Take what you can get. Did you learn anything from the multichannel AF reissues? ...multiple wish list threads here.

 

I always preferred Love and Rockets to Bauhaus, not even close.

This has has always been one of my favorite 80's albums. It's great to see an underrated band get some attention.

 

Love this album! It had such a mystique for me as a UK import-only album when it was newer. This album and Express were in heavy rotation for me for ages.

 

I'm so in for this one, this will be an amazing listen in 5.1.
Neil Wilkes has done the surround mix and he has authored many of the great SW 5.1 mixes as well as other surround stuff and he has a great ear for surround so this should be very very good.
To have an idea on Neil Wilkes mixing chops, maybe not well known by all but very excellent discreet mixes, he did "The Vicar Songbook #1" and "Ian Cooke-Antiquasauria".

 

Whoa, what a headphone treat this is. 5.1 should be a lot of fun.

 

IN.

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I would love Express to get the same treatment!!!

 

Keep buying them NEW and they will keep making them.