Jesus and Mary Chain remasters

Daycare Nation · 07.22.2006, 01:13 PM

Does anyone have these yet? I can't imagine that they could make the albums sound better. I wanted them to re-release the videos on DVD since I couldn't find the VHS, but I don't really want to spend all the money on the CD's just to have them.

Opinions?

IntoTheGroovey · 07.22.2006, 01:14 PM

Never even heard about this.

acousticrock87 · 07.22.2006, 01:19 PM

I have all of them. They sound amazing, but I never had the originals so I can't really compare. They're dual-disc, meaning they're twice the price. I found promotional cut-outs at Rhino Records, where they were issued - meaning they were the copies sent out to reviewers, played once, stamped, and sold half-priced as used.

Really, I'm not sure it's worth it. You get three videos on each disc, a few pages about the history of that period of the band's progress, and I suppose slightly higher quality playback. I wouldn't have bought them all full-price.

SpectralJulianIsNotDead · 07.22.2006, 02:52 PM

The tape is great, it would be nice if they released a DVD with maybe a live performance. I picked up the tape for 3 dollars when I was on vacation in Seattle

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I'd make a copy for you, but I only have one VCR.

Kyohan · 07.22.2006, 03:34 PM

Haven't heard them yet, but I know that the original CD of Psychocandy sounded terrible compared to the vinyl. It was ridiculously heavily compressed and all the dynamics taken out of it. Hopefully they've sorted that out.

acousticrock87 · 07.22.2006, 04:01 PM

I believe they reissued the PC vinyl, as well. I picked up a promontional of that, too. Still labeled as 1985 (or 1986? I forgot), so it may just never have gone OOP.

kingcoffee · 07.22.2006, 06:28 PM

Sounds awesome. Are they for sale anywhere? I haven't seen them in stores.

Daycare Nation · 07.22.2006, 06:31 PM

They have them at my local store for 17.99, I think.

acousticrock87 · 07.22.2006, 07:46 PM

Rhino Records down here has a bunch of them for $18.99, but they're the ones who reissued them so of course they'll have them in stock. I saw the PC reissue at Best Buy, though, for about $17.99.

cosmokramer · 07.24.2006, 02:15 AM

i saw them in a store today..for 14.99 i think...maybe 15.99 i dont remember.
I was thinking about buying...but..i ended up not.

kingcoffee · 07.24.2006, 02:18 AM

what stores have them????? I went to Best Buy today and they didn;t have anything by J&MC. I would have gone to a better record store like Newbury Comics or Jelly's or Al-Bum's, but I wasn;t anywhere near them. Are they in big chain stores or are they destined for the racks of small, local indie stores?

acousticrock87 · 07.24.2006, 02:57 AM

I saw one copy of the Psychocandy reis. at Best Buy. That was it.

Angel Dust · 07.24.2006, 03:59 AM

Just bought Darklands and Honey's Dead dual discs. I had a shitty burned copy of Darklands so it is a 110% improvement on that one. Yeah, they definitely did a good job re-mastering these, as they sound super crisp. I noticed a big improvement on the song "Fall" on Darklands, it sounds so much better.

However, I have old issued copies of Automatic and Psychocandy, so I won't be buying dual discs for those. The videos are cool, but if you already have the albums, they'll still sound good anyways.

Is it me, or do the dual discs seem vulnerable to being scratched? I mean two sided discs are asking for problems, no trouble yet though.

sonic sphere · 07.24.2006, 09:19 AM

have them all already but will prob get psychocandy again just to c if there's much of a difference!

Hip Priest · 08.15.2006, 08:58 AM

Has 'Munki' not been reissued? I've seen it nowhere.

gmku · 08.15.2006, 09:30 AM

I have PC on reissued vinyl and my old copy of Automatic. I'll buy the rest if I see them on vinyl.

LittlePuppetBoy · 08.15.2006, 10:51 AM

[quote=Angel Dust

Is it me, or do the dual discs seem vulnerable to being scratched? I mean two sided discs are asking for problems, no trouble yet though.[/quote]

yeah dualdiscs are apparently more fragile than regular cds.

sonic sphere · 08.15.2006, 05:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Hip Priest

Has 'Munki' not been reissued? I've seen it nowhere.

no. i think it's coz they'd switched record labels back to creation b4 they released munki.

acousticrock87 · 08.15.2006, 05:58 PM

The original Munki is on Amazon for really cheap, though. Something like $8. Same with 90% of the SY albums.

I think the Peel Sessions were re-released (or just released for the first time). Not dual-disc, though.

Hip Priest · 08.15.2006, 06:04 PM

Thanks guys. It's a shame it's not in the shops too, to complement the other reissues.

07.22.2006, 01:13 PM	#1
Daycare Nation expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 1,904	Does anyone have these yet? I can't imagine that they could make the albums sound better. I wanted them to re-release the videos on DVD since I couldn't find the VHS, but I don't really want to spend all the money on the CD's just to have them. Opinions? __________________ That dragon ain't the love sweet love.
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07.22.2006, 01:14 PM	#2
IntoTheGroovey bad moon rising Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 197	Never even heard about this. __________________ The owls are not what they seem.
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07.22.2006, 01:19 PM	#3
acousticrock87 invito al cielo Join Date: May 2006 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 5,515	I have all of them. They sound amazing, but I never had the originals so I can't really compare. They're dual-disc, meaning they're twice the price. I found promotional cut-outs at Rhino Records, where they were issued - meaning they were the copies sent out to reviewers, played once, stamped, and sold half-priced as used. Really, I'm not sure it's worth it. You get three videos on each disc, a few pages about the history of that period of the band's progress, and I suppose slightly higher quality playback. I wouldn't have bought them all full-price.
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07.22.2006, 02:52 PM	#4
SpectralJulianIsNotDead invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 7,409	The tape is great, it would be nice if they released a DVD with maybe a live performance. I picked up the tape for 3 dollars when I was on vacation in Seattle . I'd make a copy for you, but I only have one VCR.
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07.22.2006, 03:34 PM	#5
Kyohan bad moon rising Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 131	Haven't heard them yet, but I know that the original CD of Psychocandy sounded terrible compared to the vinyl. It was ridiculously heavily compressed and all the dynamics taken out of it. Hopefully they've sorted that out.
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07.22.2006, 04:01 PM	#6
acousticrock87 invito al cielo Join Date: May 2006 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 5,515	I believe they reissued the PC vinyl, as well. I picked up a promontional of that, too. Still labeled as 1985 (or 1986? I forgot), so it may just never have gone OOP.
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07.22.2006, 06:28 PM	#7
kingcoffee expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,510	Sounds awesome. Are they for sale anywhere? I haven't seen them in stores. __________________ "No way, man! Cuz dyin' would be a stone groove! Got any messages for Jimi Hendrix?" "Yes. Pick up your puppy."
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07.22.2006, 06:31 PM	#8
Daycare Nation expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 1,904	They have them at my local store for 17.99, I think. __________________ That dragon ain't the love sweet love.
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07.22.2006, 07:46 PM	#9
acousticrock87 invito al cielo Join Date: May 2006 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 5,515	Rhino Records down here has a bunch of them for $18.99, but they're the ones who reissued them so of course they'll have them in stock. I saw the PC reissue at Best Buy, though, for about $17.99.
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07.24.2006, 02:15 AM	#10
cosmokramer bad moon rising Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 138	i saw them in a store today..for 14.99 i think...maybe 15.99 i dont remember. I was thinking about buying...but..i ended up not. __________________
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07.24.2006, 02:18 AM	#11
kingcoffee expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,510	what stores have them????? I went to Best Buy today and they didn;t have anything by J&MC. I would have gone to a better record store like Newbury Comics or Jelly's or Al-Bum's, but I wasn;t anywhere near them. Are they in big chain stores or are they destined for the racks of small, local indie stores? __________________ "No way, man! Cuz dyin' would be a stone groove! Got any messages for Jimi Hendrix?" "Yes. Pick up your puppy."
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07.24.2006, 02:57 AM	#12
acousticrock87 invito al cielo Join Date: May 2006 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 5,515	I saw one copy of the Psychocandy reis. at Best Buy. That was it.
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07.24.2006, 03:59 AM	#13
Angel Dust little trouble girl Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 47	Just bought Darklands and Honey's Dead dual discs. I had a shitty burned copy of Darklands so it is a 110% improvement on that one. Yeah, they definitely did a good job re-mastering these, as they sound super crisp. I noticed a big improvement on the song "Fall" on Darklands, it sounds so much better. However, I have old issued copies of Automatic and Psychocandy, so I won't be buying dual discs for those. The videos are cool, but if you already have the albums, they'll still sound good anyways. Is it me, or do the dual discs seem vulnerable to being scratched? I mean two sided discs are asking for problems, no trouble yet though. __________________ Formerly DrugBat.
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07.24.2006, 09:19 AM	#14
sonic sphere invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Ireland Posts: 4,446	have them all already but will prob get psychocandy again just to c if there's much of a difference! __________________ "trolling asshat" - All Hail WATT "wanker" - All Hail WATT
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08.15.2006, 08:58 AM	#15
Hip Priest invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Birkenhead Posts: 9,397	Has 'Munki' not been reissued? I've seen it nowhere. __________________ Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good. http://www.flickr.com/photos/outsidethecamp/
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08.15.2006, 09:30 AM	#16
gmku invito al cielo Join Date: May 2006 Location: Oxford, England Posts: 15,225	I have PC on reissued vinyl and my old copy of Automatic. I'll buy the rest if I see them on vinyl. __________________ Ever notice how this place just basically, well, sucks.
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08.15.2006, 10:51 AM	#17
LittlePuppetBoy expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Aylmer(now Gatineau), Quebec Posts: 1,756	[quote=Angel Dust Is it me, or do the dual discs seem vulnerable to being scratched? I mean two sided discs are asking for problems, no trouble yet though.[/quote] yeah dualdiscs are apparently more fragile than regular cds. __________________
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08.15.2006, 05:58 PM	#19
acousticrock87 invito al cielo Join Date: May 2006 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 5,515	The original Munki is on Amazon for really cheap, though. Something like $8. Same with 90% of the SY albums. I think the Peel Sessions were re-released (or just released for the first time). Not dual-disc, though.
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08.15.2006, 06:04 PM	#20
Hip Priest invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Birkenhead Posts: 9,397	Thanks guys. It's a shame it's not in the shops too, to complement the other reissues. __________________ Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good. http://www.flickr.com/photos/outsidethecamp/
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