unknown pleasures Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 Looks like Matthew Sweet's classic 90s pop trilogy albums - Girlfriend, Altered Beast and 100% Fun - are finally being reissued, along with Son of Altered Beast which is being released for the first time. I'm guessing this will get wide-spread availability outside of PledgeMusic but that's where they're at for now, along with some merch and signed options: https://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/matthew-sweet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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niblips Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 one reply to this post?!?!?! crazy. These albums are masterpieces. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorrisNuts Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 1 hour ago, niblips said: one reply to this post?!?!?! crazy. Not Sweet niblips 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hookedonsonics Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 (edited) anyone missed out on the signed 100% funs, they got more up - only 16 left. Looks like they botched the fulfillment (mailed out signed jackets without the LPs) so i guess they got a few more out there https://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/matthew-sweet Edited August 30, 2018 by hookedonsonics forgot link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faaip de oiad Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 Love Girlfriend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawhizz Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 I see that these are starting to trickle out and can now be ordered at https://www.interventionrecords.com/artists/matthew-sweet/ and elsewhere. Anyone have them and have thoughts on their quality? I have OPs of everything (except Son of Altered Beast, which was not previously pressed) and the price is a bit steep, but I love these albums and might bite at the bundle if it's worth it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyfranciosa Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 I have originals of these albums as well and I picked up the reissues. No contest they sound tremendously better. I am selling my originals as we speak. Altered Beast especially works so much better on 2 records. dobyblue, dawhizz and niblips 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unknown pleasures Posted November 21, 2018 Author Share Posted November 21, 2018 2 hours ago, tonyfranciosa said: I have originals of these albums as well and I picked up the reissues. No contest they sound tremendously better. I am selling my originals as we speak. Altered Beast especially works so much better on 2 records. It’s amazing what a difference there is between records pressed in the era of vinyl-as-an-afterthought when no one cared about mastering and the vinyl was made from recycled plastic cups & the era of vinyl-as-a-main concern when all attention is paid to sound quality. So many records from the 90s - ironically, many of which are so coveted because of scarcity - probably had no right to be pressed on vinyl in the first place with what little care was given. tonyfranciosa 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niblips Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 If you've ordered these from pledgemusic beware, they are in financial trouble. If you are just finding out about these remasters order from intervention records directly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dobyblue Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 On 11/21/2018 at 5:46 PM, unknown pleasures said: It’s amazing what a difference there is between records pressed in the era of vinyl-as-an-afterthought when no one cared about mastering and the vinyl was made from recycled plastic cups & the era of vinyl-as-a-main concern when all attention is paid to sound quality. So many records from the 90s - ironically, many of which are so coveted because of scarcity - probably had no right to be pressed on vinyl in the first place with what little care was given. Sadly the "all attention is paid to sound quality" is only true of releases like the ones from intervention Records, Analog Spark, ORG Music, MFSL and Analogue Productions...most of the time the major labels are releasing the exact same sonic shyte as the digital downloads. I have a few titles from Shane's team at Intervention and they're all AMAZING. From pressing quality to mastering to jacket, just unbelievably great. What a shame this isn't the standard. unknown pleasures 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unknown pleasures Posted February 13, 2019 Author Share Posted February 13, 2019 2 hours ago, dobyblue said: Sadly the "all attention is paid to sound quality" is only true of releases like the ones from intervention Records, Analog Spark, ORG Music, MFSL and Analogue Productions...most of the time the major labels are releasing the exact same sonic shyte as the digital downloads. I have a few titles from Shane's team at Intervention and they're all AMAZING. From pressing quality to mastering to jacket, just unbelievably great. What a shame this isn't the standard. True, there’s certainly the cash grab reissues with scanned, pixelated jackets mastered using ripped CDs (cough, Plain Recordings, cough) but I think most posters here know which labels to avoid... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hookedonsonics Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 On 1/31/2019 at 3:30 PM, niblips said: If you've ordered these from pledgemusic beware, they are in financial trouble. If you are just finding out about these remasters order from intervention records directly. man i really hope i get my Girlfriend lp..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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