Such goes the trap of "completest" collecting.
The SDE Surround Sound Series (Updated list of titles with links in post #1)
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Skipping #13 & #14. Fingers crossed for something more interesting next time
I'm not a completist anyway, i don't have numbers 1-4.
I'm not a completist anyway, i don't have numbers 1-4.
One of the smartest things Paul did was to number the series. There are probably 3 or 4 I wouldn't have bought otherwise. That said, I have enjoyed listening to them all, some much more than others.
The numbering was brilliant because I can be a completist and missing one could mess with my head. But once I broke the cycle and didn’t buy the Suede release, it got a lot easier to say no to others.
Don’t get me wrong... I want to support the series and still will if there’s something I think I’ll at least like a little bit.
But there are so many great releases in the surround realm from different companies and artists these days, I simply can’t be buying every single album that comes out.
Don’t get me wrong... I want to support the series and still will if there’s something I think I’ll at least like a little bit.
But there are so many great releases in the surround realm from different companies and artists these days, I simply can’t be buying every single album that comes out.
Funny - I bought the Suede release based on completist OCD (having never heard it before) and now I am obsessed with it.
Even a blind (or deaf?) squirrel gets a nut once in a while…
That might have been my problem... I took the time to listen to it ahead of time. Maybe I would have been more open if I had committed to buying it and heard it for the first time in Atmos.Funny - I bought the Suede release based on completist OCD (having never heard it before) and now I am obsessed with it.
Even a blind (or deaf?) squirrel gets a nut once in a while…
If there had been an instrumental mix, I would have pulled the trigger. More-often-than-not I can find enjoyment in the instrumentals even if the vocal version isn’t my thing.
That may be true.
The surround mix knocked me out. A great introduction.
I have since bought a 4 CD career retrospective which is not nearly as engaging.
Still - the guitar playing and songwriting is tremendous.
I wrongly associated them with Britpop, but they are much heavier - musically & lyrically.
I can see (hear) how the vocals might be an acquired taste, but as a Smiths/Morrissey fan (who likewise channeled elements of Bowie/T. Rex) it wasn’t such a leap for me
Simon M
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That may be true.
The surround mix knocked me out. A great introduction.
I have since bought a 4 CD career retrospective which is not nearly as engaging.
Still - the guitar playing and songwriting is tremendous.
I wrongly associated them with Britpop, but they are much heavier - musically & lyrically.
I can see (hear) how the vocals might be an acquired taste, but as a Smiths/Morrissey fan (who likewise channeled elements of Bowie/T. Rex) it wasn’t such a leap for me
Glad you're liking them, I've been a fan since it was first released and was most pleasantly surprised to see an SW remix, I really hope they continue with Dog Man Star and Coming Up next.
It's a real shame that the B-sides were not included as lot of Suede B-sides are better than the A-sides and easily some of their best material. There is a 2 CD set called 'Sci-Fi Lullabies' that is well worth getting (I'd say essential!) if you are getting into the band, 27 B-sides from the first three albums.
I'd like to think the B-sides were not included on 'Suede' because they have plans to remix the lot in surround for a Sci-Fi Lullabies re-issue further along the line, here's hoping anyway!
As for other stuff in the SDE series, it would be great to see the Frankie Goes To Hollywood 5.1 stuff get a re-release. I missed the box set that came out some years back and that's now prohibitively expensive, as is the SACD, but I'm keeping my eyes peeled for a reasonably priced SACD to turn up, if anyone wants to part with one let me know...
The interesting thing is if they go the Sci-Fi Lullabies route, that may leave a few b-sides on the cutting room floor in regards to surround sound mixes, like "Dolly". Of course, getting a whole b-sides set with surround sound treatment is nothing to scoff at (if it ends up happening). It's just something that came to my mind.
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Simon M
300 Club - QQ All-Star
True, there are quite a few missing, gives them an excuse to do an expanded edition and include all of them! I can't recall why the odd B-sides were left off, will have to dig out my CD and see if the liner notes reveal anything, I imagine the band didn't think them worthy or it was a run time thing?
This is interesting, Brett's personal ranking of Suede albums, Sci-Fi Lullabies is at number 4, he starts by saying 'The only reason this is number four, and not number one...' I'd not seen this interview before, well worth a read...
Rank Your Records: Brett Anderson Sorts Suede’s Records
I have read that about their B-sides. It appears that some but not all of them are randomly thrown together on disc 3 of the 4 CD “Beautiful Ones” retrospective.
I have tried to re-order the tracks to create a chronological playlist with B-Sides following appropriate singles.
At the moment I am hooked on “To The Birds” - playing it more than any of the singles
Owen Smith
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I only bought Tubular Bells and the only thing I wanted it for, the quad mix, is broken. So far I'm not doing at all well with the SDE series.
The Trever Horn release will also include instrumental 5.1 mix.
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I ordered it as soon as I read the SDE email!
I got notified today that SDE has shipped Van Morrison - Moondance standalone.
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