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I ponied up via Amazon because this is good rock n roll, uhhhhh, music.
 
I've basically resigned myself to give up the ghost on hunting down OG copes of the 90s-00s records (I've got OGs of the 80s stuff and Innocence). Even if I did find legit copies, it's common knowledge just how much they go for, and that surpasses my personal max splurge budget of $75 on a single rare record.  A local record store actually had an OG Achtuuung. BABY! around that price last year and I slept on and subsequently lost out on it.
 
I'm hoping this reissue is simply a replica of the OG-not a remaster expanded onto 2LPs (that way I can feel like I have an OG  hahaha). I mean, I'll take whatever it is I suppose, but that's how I'd prefer it.
 
I'd also love to get me hand on Pop. Not a remix, I think the original audio is totally fine (and that this is a brutally underrated record).
 
Now from what I've last heard on Songs Of Experience, they are supposedly re-evaluating the lyrical content to see if the message they want to get across is now relevant in a post-Trump/Brexit world. That, and they might take the time to add new songs to it. Allegedly happening this year, though.  http://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/the-edge-breaks-down-u2s-upcoming-joshua-tree-tour-w459473
 
YES. The "Co." being Larry Mullen Sr.'s Son and Adam Clay-2000-Pounds, naturally.
 
YES.

I ponied up via Amazon because this is good rock n roll, uhhhhh, music.
 
I've basically resigned myself to give up the ghost on hunting down OG copes of the 90s-00s records (I've got OGs of the 80s stuff and Innocence). Even if I did find legit copies, it's common knowledge just how much they go for, and that surpasses my personal max splurge budget of $75 on a single rare record.  A local record store actually had an OG Achtuuung. BABY! around that price last year and I slept on and subsequently lost out on it.
 
I'm hoping this reissue is simply a replica of the OG-not a remaster expanded onto 2LPs (that way I can feel like I have an OG  hahaha). I mean, I'll take whatever it is I suppose, but that's how I'd prefer it.
 
I'd also love to get me hand on Pop. Not a remix, I think the original audio is totally fine (and that this is a brutally underrated record).
 
Now from what I've last heard on Songs Of Experience, they are supposedly re-evaluating the lyrical content to see if the message they want to get across is now relevant in a post-Trump/Brexit world. That, and they might take the time to add new songs to it. Allegedly happening this year, though.  http://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/the-edge-breaks-down-u2s-upcoming-joshua-tree-tour-w459473
 
YES. The "Co." being Larry Mullen Sr.'s Son and Adam Clay-2000-Pounds, naturally.
 
YES.

Long time lurker, first time poster, blah, blah, blah.
 
Ordered the full set, got mine on Tuesday.
 
Here are my observations:
 
Right off the bat, based on information available on Discogs, We Don't Need To Whisper and I-Empire are the SRC pressings from 2015 and 2016 (SRC056 and SRC066, respectively) simply with a slipcase placed over them to fit the aesthetic theme of this series. Compared to all the other records in this set, these two albums are more of an opaque clear rather than transparent clear, and the jackets/labels have the SRC logo and catalog info on them. They match the info on these two Discogs listings to a "T", sans the slipcase:
 
https://www.discogs.com/Angels-Airwaves-We-Dont-Need-To-Whisper/release/7195858
 
https://www.discogs.com/Angels-Airwaves-I-Empire/release/8069976
 
This does not bother me personally, as I didn't buy those versions at that time, and I have no qualms about the sound quality either. I could, however, see how others might perceive this as a rip off of sorts.
 
As for the rest:
 
Love 1 & 2-No exact match on Discogs. All 4 LPs are clear and I can see no variant listed there indicating such. It does closely match some other prior pressings lusted on Discogs in that side H is etched. No SRC markings, would not surprise me if this is a new TTS pressing for this series. Interestingly, it is packaged as two separate 2LP jackets within the slipcase rather than a box or one singular package.
 
Stomping The Phantom Brake Pedal-Seems to exactly match this variant on Discogs ( https://www.discogs.com/Angels-Airwaves-Stomping-The-Phantom-Brake-Pedal/release/6472357 ), but otherwise has no SRC markings anywhere. Would not surprise me if this is a new TTS pressing for this series.
 
The Dream Walker-No exact match on Discogs. Seems to be a new press for this series.
 
Of Nightmares-Discogs lists this version as a new pressing for 2017, apparently first time on vinyl.
 
Chasing Shadows-Discogs lists this version as a new pressing variant for 2017.
 
So you get two releases in this bundle that are certainly repackages of prior presses, two that are ambiguous, and three that appear to be fresh pressings.
Again, none of this bothers me personally, as these are the first variants of any of these albums I've purchased.
 
Other observations:
 
I've only had a chance to spin We Don't Need To Whisper and I-Empire in full and am halfway through Love 1. No complaints about sound quality whatsoever.
 
My package came from USPS with a corner fully dented, but mercifully none of the records or album packaging were damaged.
 
My only gripe is the die cut AVA logo on the slipcases. It makes adding polysleeves a little annoying. If I slide the polysleeve without thinking abut it, I get it caught up as the die cuts are not connected. I have to be overtly mindful of the die cuts when putting the polysleeves on. A minor annoyance at its worst.
 
All in all, I'm pretty happy with this purchase. These are some of my favorite albums and to get them in one shot was very appealing to me.
 

Long time lurker, first time poster, blah, blah, blah.
 
Ordered the full set, got mine on Tuesday.
 
Here are my observations:
 
Right off the bat, based on information available on Discogs, We Don't Need To Whisper and I-Empire are the SRC pressings from 2015 and 2016 (SRC056 and SRC066, respectively) simply with a slipcase placed over them to fit the aesthetic theme of this series. Compared to all the other records in this set, these two albums are more of an opaque clear rather than transparent clear, and the jackets/labels have the SRC logo and catalog info on them. They match the info on these two Discogs listings to a "T", sans the slipcase:
 
https://www.discogs.com/Angels-Airwaves-We-Dont-Need-To-Whisper/release/7195858
 
https://www.discogs.com/Angels-Airwaves-I-Empire/release/8069976
 
This does not bother me personally, as I didn't buy those versions at that time, and I have no qualms about the sound quality either. I could, however, see how others might perceive this as a rip off of sorts.
 
As for the rest:
 
Love 1 & 2-No exact match on Discogs. All 4 LPs are clear and I can see no variant listed there indicating such. It does closely match some other prior pressings lusted on Discogs in that side H is etched. No SRC markings, would not surprise me if this is a new TTS pressing for this series. Interestingly, it is packaged as two separate 2LP jackets within the slipcase rather than a box or one singular package.
 
Stomping The Phantom Brake Pedal-Seems to exactly match this variant on Discogs ( https://www.discogs.com/Angels-Airwaves-Stomping-The-Phantom-Brake-Pedal/release/6472357 ), but otherwise has no SRC markings anywhere. Would not surprise me if this is a new TTS pressing for this series.
 
The Dream Walker-No exact match on Discogs. Seems to be a new press for this series.
 
Of Nightmares-Discogs lists this version as a new pressing for 2017, apparently first time on vinyl.
 
Chasing Shadows-Discogs lists this version as a new pressing variant for 2017.
 
So you get two releases in this bundle that are certainly repackages of prior presses, two that are ambiguous, and three that appear to be fresh pressings.
Again, none of this bothers me personally, as these are the first variants of any of these albums I've purchased.
 
Other observations:
 
I've only had a chance to spin We Don't Need To Whisper and I-Empire in full and am halfway through Love 1. No complaints about sound quality whatsoever.
 
My package came from USPS with a corner fully dented, but mercifully none of the records or album packaging were damaged.
 
My only gripe is the die cut AVA logo on the slipcases. It makes adding polysleeves a little annoying. If I slide the polysleeve without thinking abut it, I get it caught up as the die cuts are not connected. I have to be overtly mindful of the die cuts when putting the polysleeves on. A minor annoyance at its worst.
 
All in all, I'm pretty happy with this purchase. These are some of my favorite albums and to get them in one shot was very appealing to me.