filthyrich

Yeah, AIC never really "did" B-sides or unreleased tracks, even back in the day. And their archives have been picked over pretty ravenously by the Sony vultures (ahem) for a good 2 decades now. 
That said, there's a decent amount of non-album stuff they COULD use as B-sides on those singles.... Although, knowing Sony and AIC, this probably won't happen. But all these tracks have been available digitally for years on the Music Bank box. 

"Fear The Voices"  (Dirt studio outtake)
"Iron Gland" (Dirt outtake that's a 43-second throwaway)
"Lying Season" (1991 demo, considered for Dirt)
"Rooster" (1991 demo)
"Junkhead" (1991 demo)
"What The Hell Have I" (Dirt studio outtake, appeared on Last Action Hero soundtrack)
"A Little Bitter" (Dirt studio outtake, appeared on Last Action Hero soundtrack)
 
There's also a live version of "Rooster" on the Nothing Safe compilation. And the Last Action Hero tracks already appeared on vinyl on this double RSD 7".... although that's pricey now, I guess.
https://www.discogs.com/release/10167478-Alice-In-Chains-What-The-Hell-Have-I-Get-Born-Again
 
 
 
 
 

 

We can agree to disagree. If you want to hear the difference, check out one of the louder songs on TDS.
The DE and the KG will "break up" in the heavy moments, particularly the DE, which was cut from the same remastered hi-res files that were compressed over the original. So it's gonna give you more of a wall of sound.

The US promo doesn't get congested in these moments. It's obviously loud, but you can pick out all the individual instruments still. It's really an amazing mastering job, particularly for '94.
 
But like I say, individual opinions differ. I also prefer the original CD mastering over the new Definitive Edition FLACs, for the same reason. YMMV.
 
Considering I have the same reaction to the Definitives of Broken and Fragile, I'm really jonesing to find an original of the former. The Definitive Fragile is probably as good as it gets, the original of that wasn't mastered any better apparently (and noisy to boot).
 
 

Well, I upgraded my table last year, and that alone costs $2K.
 
And I just played the MOV gold and the VMP gold pressing, back to back, Record 1 only. 
 
And they sound basically identical. I mean, I could lie and say the "artist approved" Clouds Hill pressing is more dynamic, or clearer, but honestly.... In a blind test I couldn't tell these apart. They're both cut extremely loud and not much more dynamic than the original CD. Both of them even have surface noise in the same spots. (Beginnings of each side during the quiet parts.)
 
I mean, this is par for the course for Cedric & Omar, but it's still hilarious they pitched a fit over the MOV reissue, cancelled the FtM MOV release, waited 7 (??) years to do their "official" reissues, and.... They're basically the same. I guess the "back cover" is now the "front cover." GREAT.
 
I still have the box set sealed, definitely selling that now once prices start going up in a few years.
 
 

Also, seeing how negative that last post sounded, I'll just add....
I haven't listened to this album start-to-finish in quite a while, and crushed mastering aside, it still holds up. "Eriatarka" kicks like a fuckin' mule. Brings back memories. 
I just wish there was a more dynamic master out there somewhere. I'm mostly collecting and listening to 70s and 80s pressings these days and you just can't beat a really good analog rock recording cut well where you can crank it all day.....

Well, I upgraded my table last year, and that alone costs $2K.
 
And I just played the MOV gold and the VMP gold pressing, back to back, Record 1 only. 
 
And they sound basically identical. I mean, I could lie and say the "artist approved" Clouds Hill pressing is more dynamic, or clearer, but honestly.... In a blind test I couldn't tell these apart. They're both cut extremely loud and not much more dynamic than the original CD. Both of them even have surface noise in the same spots. (Beginnings of each side during the quiet parts.)
 
I mean, this is par for the course for Cedric & Omar, but it's still hilarious they pitched a fit over the MOV reissue, cancelled the FtM MOV release, waited 7 (??) years to do their "official" reissues, and.... They're basically the same. I guess the "back cover" is now the "front cover." GREAT.
 
I still have the box set sealed, definitely selling that now once prices start going up in a few years.
 
 

Well, I upgraded my table last year, and that alone costs $2K.
 
And I just played the MOV gold and the VMP gold pressing, back to back, Record 1 only. 
 
And they sound basically identical. I mean, I could lie and say the "artist approved" Clouds Hill pressing is more dynamic, or clearer, but honestly.... In a blind test I couldn't tell these apart. They're both cut extremely loud and not much more dynamic than the original CD. Both of them even have surface noise in the same spots. (Beginnings of each side during the quiet parts.)
 
I mean, this is par for the course for Cedric & Omar, but it's still hilarious they pitched a fit over the MOV reissue, cancelled the FtM MOV release, waited 7 (??) years to do their "official" reissues, and.... They're basically the same. I guess the "back cover" is now the "front cover." GREAT.
 
I still have the box set sealed, definitely selling that now once prices start going up in a few years.
 
 

Well, I upgraded my table last year, and that alone costs $2K.
 
And I just played the MOV gold and the VMP gold pressing, back to back, Record 1 only. 
 
And they sound basically identical. I mean, I could lie and say the "artist approved" Clouds Hill pressing is more dynamic, or clearer, but honestly.... In a blind test I couldn't tell these apart. They're both cut extremely loud and not much more dynamic than the original CD. Both of them even have surface noise in the same spots. (Beginnings of each side during the quiet parts.)
 
I mean, this is par for the course for Cedric & Omar, but it's still hilarious they pitched a fit over the MOV reissue, cancelled the FtM MOV release, waited 7 (??) years to do their "official" reissues, and.... They're basically the same. I guess the "back cover" is now the "front cover." GREAT.
 
I still have the box set sealed, definitely selling that now once prices start going up in a few years.
 
 

Well, I upgraded my table last year, and that alone costs $2K.
 
And I just played the MOV gold and the VMP gold pressing, back to back, Record 1 only. 
 
And they sound basically identical. I mean, I could lie and say the "artist approved" Clouds Hill pressing is more dynamic, or clearer, but honestly.... In a blind test I couldn't tell these apart. They're both cut extremely loud and not much more dynamic than the original CD. Both of them even have surface noise in the same spots. (Beginnings of each side during the quiet parts.)
 
I mean, this is par for the course for Cedric & Omar, but it's still hilarious they pitched a fit over the MOV reissue, cancelled the FtM MOV release, waited 7 (??) years to do their "official" reissues, and.... They're basically the same. I guess the "back cover" is now the "front cover." GREAT.
 
I still have the box set sealed, definitely selling that now once prices start going up in a few years.
 
 

Also, seeing how negative that last post sounded, I'll just add....
I haven't listened to this album start-to-finish in quite a while, and crushed mastering aside, it still holds up. "Eriatarka" kicks like a fuckin' mule. Brings back memories. 
I just wish there was a more dynamic master out there somewhere. I'm mostly collecting and listening to 70s and 80s pressings these days and you just can't beat a really good analog rock recording cut well where you can crank it all day.....

Well, I upgraded my table last year, and that alone costs $2K.
 
And I just played the MOV gold and the VMP gold pressing, back to back, Record 1 only. 
 
And they sound basically identical. I mean, I could lie and say the "artist approved" Clouds Hill pressing is more dynamic, or clearer, but honestly.... In a blind test I couldn't tell these apart. They're both cut extremely loud and not much more dynamic than the original CD. Both of them even have surface noise in the same spots. (Beginnings of each side during the quiet parts.)
 
I mean, this is par for the course for Cedric & Omar, but it's still hilarious they pitched a fit over the MOV reissue, cancelled the FtM MOV release, waited 7 (??) years to do their "official" reissues, and.... They're basically the same. I guess the "back cover" is now the "front cover." GREAT.
 
I still have the box set sealed, definitely selling that now once prices start going up in a few years.
 
 

I think I have Variants #4 & 5 out of /100 (approx). 
Saw her play solo in a room that held maybe 50.... She was sold out of the tour variant or I would've snagged that too. 
 
Still waiting for 6131's elusive "Plays Quietly Without Pops Or Clicks" variant.
 

I think I have Variants #4 & 5 out of /100 (approx). 
Saw her play solo in a room that held maybe 50.... She was sold out of the tour variant or I would've snagged that too. 
 
Still waiting for 6131's elusive "Plays Quietly Without Pops Or Clicks" variant.
 

My local store got these in last Friday (when I was picking up the Prince set).
Unless you absolutely need to buy the Mellon Collie box from the official site, copies are gonna be everywhere and plentiful for a while, at lower prices.
 

If this doesn't sum up the Taylor Swift marketing strategy, I'm not sure what does.

The fact that the guy who once screamed "God is dead/ And no one cares," while writhing on the floor in S&M bondage gear, just composed a perfect 1930s musical pastiche of a score in 2020 is.... mind-blowing.

If this doesn't sum up the Taylor Swift marketing strategy, I'm not sure what does.

If this doesn't sum up the Taylor Swift marketing strategy, I'm not sure what does.

If this doesn't sum up the Taylor Swift marketing strategy, I'm not sure what does.

The fact that the guy who once screamed "God is dead/ And no one cares," while writhing on the floor in S&M bondage gear, just composed a perfect 1930s musical pastiche of a score in 2020 is.... mind-blowing.

Yeah, apparently all of the $20-25 vinyl reissues use the same digital mastering going back to the 80s (done by George Horn). The only difference is the color. Different outlets sell different variants each year: VMP did one, as did Kohl's, Cracker Barrel (!!), and I think UO has done 3 or 4 by now.
 
If you want all-analog, this is the only one to get, and it's gonna set you back $150+ at this point. (The 45 RPM version of this is even pricier.) But you might get lucky and find one cheaper! Check UPCs!
https://www.discogs.com/Vince-Guaraldi-Trio-A-Charlie-Brown-Christmas/release/6355463

Seems like Fantasy licenses a couple of colored variants of the same (digital-sourced) version every year.
 
Meanwhile, the one AAA pressing that sounds amazing keeps getting more and more expensive:
https://www.discogs.com/Vince-Guaraldi-Trio-A-Charlie-Brown-Christmas/release/6355463 
 

Based on my search of four different Target stores hunting Pearl Jam last weekend, I'm gonna say they pressed 200K copies of T. Swift, as opposed to 5 of PJ.

My local store got these in last Friday (when I was picking up the Prince set).
Unless you absolutely need to buy the Mellon Collie box from the official site, copies are gonna be everywhere and plentiful for a while, at lower prices.
 

Trent already has the #1 song in the country for the last 7 (8?) weeks.
 
Throw in this and he's bigger than T-Swift these days.
 
 

Really??? It's way closer to my personal tastes than some of the lists on here. Maybe SSFDL is a little low (should probably be ahead of the new album). That's about it.
The list someone posted that had High Violet dead last?? Why you even listen to National, bro??