From the Crowded House Facebook page:
I'm disappointed that the surround mix of the first record will not be a part of its deluxe edition. Maybe they will see fit to release a single HFPA Blu-Ray disc around the time of the deluxe edition releases, but I certainly have not seen anything yet to indicate that will happen, so hold onto your DVDAs and dual-discs of that album, because it is really quite good!
Universal Music announce full Back Catalogue Deluxe Re-Issues
Each of Crowded House's six studio albums - Crowded House, Temple Of Low Men, Woodface, Together Alone, Time on Earth, Intriguer plus 1999's rarities album Afterglow, will be released as deluxe editions on Friday, November 4.
Each body of work will be expanded to include previously unreleased studio recordings, home demos, live tracks, b-sides and other rarities. In physical format, each album will contain a 36-page book showcasing unseen photos, new interview transcripts with Neil Finn and Nick Seymour, liner notes from esteemed album producers and journalists, alongside insights from the creator of the benchmark setting cover art for each album; Nick Seymour. Each album will also be made available on 180-gram vinyl; back on the format for the first time in many years. The Deluxe editions and vinyl are available to pre-order now at CrowdedHouse.com.
Neil Finn: “We are thrilled all seven of our albums are about to be reissued in all formats including vinyl, each one accompanied by a rich trove of rarities including writing demos and other unreleased musical curiosities, as well as new original artwork from my dear friend Nick Seymour. This has been many years in the making with much of the exhaustive listening, editing and remixing being done by the keeper of knowledge Jeremy Ansell in Auckland. It has been a labour of love for us and our mission all along was making a superlative quality, definitive document of Crowded House’s unique history for all the fans who have given us their affection over the years.”
See the tracklists at www.crowdedhouse.com
I'm disappointed that the surround mix of the first record will not be a part of its deluxe edition. Maybe they will see fit to release a single HFPA Blu-Ray disc around the time of the deluxe edition releases, but I certainly have not seen anything yet to indicate that will happen, so hold onto your DVDAs and dual-discs of that album, because it is really quite good!