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Post by bside on Oct 12, 2020 8:54:45 GMT -5
I think this will be one of those times when there is no shipment info and it just shows up at your door. OK, I know this is complaining about "first world problems" but....has anyone rec'd the boxset WITHOUT any update to their shipment from Rhino email/UPS website? Agree with what someone's post on one of the Mats Facebook pages, Rhino needs to get their act together (also file under DUH!/Fool me once shame on you).....if your preordered direct, I feel they should ship it so you receive it ON the release date....I'm not sure about specific bundles but it seems like folks who ordered elsewhere are getting quicker. As a side note, I bought the new Prince deluxe "Sign O' The Times" boxset from Amazon on Friday and got it Sunday. Rhino should partner with Amazon for future releases... Yep I was happy to get a shipping update last Thursday with 3-day shipping listed...only to see it was just that the label was created and my bundle is still listed as "Shipment Ready for UPS" this A.M.
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Post by bside on Oct 9, 2020 18:14:24 GMT -5
Just did a quick scan & listen to compare bonus/demo/alt tracks from the 2008 deluxe release with this new 2020 deluxe release. Here are some things that stood out to me: - 2008's "Birthday Gal (Studio Demo)" seems to be the same recording as 2020's "Birthday Gal (Demo)" but they're mixed differently. In general, I'd say 2008 sounds brighter. - 2008's "Valentine (Studio Demo)" is very similar to 2020's "Valentine (Demo)," but there are some notable differences. 2008 sounds brighter and more polished. 2020 seems like a slightly different comp/edit of Paul's vocal track, including more reverb. - 2008's "Photo (Studio Demo)" sounds warmer than 2020's "Photo (Demo)" more raw, less polished mix. - 2008's "Alex Chilton (Alternate Version)" is *not* on the 2020 release; it is not the same as 2020's "Alex Chilton (Rough Mix)" - 2008's "Can't Hardly Wait (Alternate Version)" is *not* on the 2020 release; it is not the same as 2020's "Can't Hardly Wait (Rough Mix)" - 2008's "Cool Water" has a bit of dialogue at the end from Paul ("Brains are getting in the way, boys"), whereas 2020's "Cool Water (2020 Remaster)" does not have the dialogue. All in all, if you were thinking about getting rid of your 2008 deluxe copy, it's definitely worth hanging onto for the 2 tracks that are exclusive to it, at the least. Yeah ultimately there is less unheard material than the Dead Man's Pop set which was a real reimagining that this was never billed as...not much that hasn't been heard on bootlegs or on the All For Nothing/Nothing For All Sire b-sides release. Still exciting to hear these songs in a new capacity and hopefully other fans get to discovery something fresh. Loving "Trouble on the Way" too
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Post by bside on Oct 9, 2020 14:16:04 GMT -5
Well for now you can listen on Spotify to the release. Didn't pre-order this time, probably just going to buy the 60 dollar edition. edit - There's maybe 2 songs sung by Tommy I never heard before, and in one he says "Pleased to Meet Me, the pleasure's all yours." There's also two for Chris, one of which being Cool Water, and one I never heard before called "All He Wants to Do is Fish". Edit 2- Really good quality versions of "Run for the Country" and "Learn to Fail". Pleasantly surprised by the Tommy songs...wonder why songs like these and "Satellite" didn't make it onto Bash & Pop's debut.
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Post by bside on Oct 9, 2020 13:43:06 GMT -5
Man the Jimmy Iovine remix of "Can't Hardly Wait" rules...a nice surprise
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Post by bside on Oct 2, 2020 13:31:54 GMT -5
"Unboxing Video" of the upcoming release Will be me in a week!!! Actually, I ordered from Rhino so... Will be me in two weeks!!!
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Post by bside on Sept 26, 2020 17:04:17 GMT -5
That was sort of a cool discovery for me...as someone who came into the Mats late, I had not only many albums to discover, but also their preconceived narrative (i.e. "Don't Tell a Soul" was lame, "All Shook Down" was a Paul solo album). While I don't discredit those takes, it was also cool to fall in love with albums whose reputation was lackluster or paled in comparison to their counterparts... To the point where I can say I enjoy a song like "My Little Problem" without thinking did Chris play on this? Is that Tommy on bass?? Is this THE REPLACEMENTS?
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Post by bside on Sept 26, 2020 14:49:15 GMT -5
I think this album is great but somehow it still gets better on relistens.
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Post by bside on Aug 28, 2020 18:34:24 GMT -5
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Post by bside on Aug 7, 2020 18:24:20 GMT -5
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Post by bside on Jul 25, 2020 13:15:53 GMT -5
Wow haven't heard this!
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Post by bside on Jul 25, 2020 13:15:03 GMT -5
My only gripe with Rhino was that i paid for shipping just to get the cassette. Turned out all the indie stores got the set with the cassette and I could've gotten it sooner and not paid shipping. Might do the same thing here. Yep! That was supposed to be exclusive to the Rhino web store/pre-order and I saw the same thing around here
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Post by bside on Jul 17, 2020 12:07:22 GMT -5
That leslie organ on the "Valentine" rough mix sounds great!
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Post by bside on Jul 16, 2020 13:04:46 GMT -5
Damn they know how to get a quick $110 from me but the Dead Man's Pop box set was so well done. Looking forward to this!
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Post by bside on Jul 4, 2020 16:17:04 GMT -5
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Post by bside on Jul 4, 2020 16:02:36 GMT -5
Weird grouping of songs considering their release dates (.2 & 3.)
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Post by bside on Jun 24, 2020 13:08:56 GMT -5
I love this tune! It's so fun, always make me happy.
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Post by bside on May 7, 2020 10:41:32 GMT -5
Superchunk took like 12 years off and came back with "Majesty Shredding" and have since released two more albums, all great -- the second half of their career is my favorite.
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Post by bside on Mar 4, 2020 17:17:57 GMT -5
That's awesome but I wish it was included with the box set.
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Post by bside on Feb 21, 2020 14:24:48 GMT -5
It was "AAA" when I was suicidal. Now it's probably "All That I Had".
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Post by bside on Oct 12, 2019 14:15:26 GMT -5
I hope the "Postcards from Paradise" bonus track makes the cut.
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