GalacticMelt Posted May 16, 2016 Share Posted May 16, 2016 http://petergabriel.com/news/so-us-and-up-remasters/ Following the successful 2LP vinyl re-issues of Peter’s first four solo albums in 2015, the next series of re-issues are now ready to pre-order, and will be released on 15 July 2016. So, Us and Up have all been half-speed remastered and cut to lacquers at 45RPM in order to deliver the maximum dynamic sound range. The So album is released across two heavyweight 180g LPs, whilst the Us and Up albums are released across three heavyweight 180g LPs, with music on fives sides and an etching on the sixth. The vinyl was cut by Matt Colton at Alchemy Mastering, mastered by Tony Cousins at Metropolis and overseen by Peter’s main sound engineer Richard Chappell. The vinyl editions will have gatefold sleeves utilising imagery from the initial first LP pressings, sourced and re-scanned from original artwork. These limited edition releases are all individually numbered and will include download cards with a choice of digital download (Hi-Res 24-bit or 16-bit). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidney Crosley Posted May 16, 2016 Share Posted May 16, 2016 Very cool. I'd love to own a copy of Us, so will hopefully pick one of these up when they make it to stores. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GalacticMelt Posted May 16, 2016 Author Share Posted May 16, 2016 1 hour ago, Sidney Crosley said: Very cool. I'd love to own a copy of Us, so will hopefully pick one of these up when they make it to stores. Same here. I loved the first series. "Car" is my all time favorite and it sounds incredible on remastered wax. This next round will be even better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGhostOfRandySavage Posted May 16, 2016 Share Posted May 16, 2016 Yessssss. Car is also by far my favorite GalacticMelt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plarocks Posted May 17, 2016 Share Posted May 17, 2016 (edited) Does anyone know if these 45rpm pressings were cut "analog," like the Classic Records issues? Or were they transferred to Hi-Res digital first, like the Led Zeppelin reissues? Edited May 17, 2016 by Plarocks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danyc Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 The first group of the four self titled sound amazing, this round is a no brainer! Plarocks 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsgoodtobefree Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 (edited) On 5/17/2016 at 7:39 AM, Plarocks said: Does anyone know if these 45rpm pressings were cut "analog," like the Classic Records issues? Or were they transferred to Hi-Res digital first, like the Led Zeppelin reissues? These reissues (the first wave, at least) were cut from hi-res digital files. While some think they sounded good, the general consensus on the Steve Hoffman Forums is that the Classic Records releases blow these out of the water. Another disappointing aspect is that with the announcement of the second wave, it would appear they are skipping over a lot of the other albums, such as Passion (easily one of his best works), Secret World Live, Ovo, etc. Would've been great to have reissues of those on vinyl. Personally, I think the first four reissues sound pretty good. It's nice to have pristine copies of his albums, but at the same time, I really wish they would have gone the extra mile and did all analog cuts so that these could be the best versions of the albums ever released (I'm not sure if US and Up were recorded digitally or analog, though). Edited May 25, 2016 by itsgoodtobefree Plarocks 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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