Original vinyl when released. Cassette after that. Half-speed mastered version on LP. Then the first CD release, then the annivesary releases, then the box set, then the 5.1, most recently the SACD edition.
And, like with King Crimson's Court of the Crimson King, I will buy it yet again for the 50th anniversary edition.
When I played the 5.1 BluRay version for an old friend, he said we should listen to the Alan Parsons Quad mix, as it was "angrier". More aggressive, more immediate. So we did, and he was right.
Later when AP was touring in New Jersey, I mentioned this to Alan and asked him why he thought that was the case. He laughed and said "becuase the label told me I had to have a Quad mix ready in two days!"
I think (and have always thought) that DSOTM is a perfect album, start to finish. There aren't many records in my collection that I can say that about.
And, like with King Crimson's Court of the Crimson King, I will buy it yet again for the 50th anniversary edition.
When I played the 5.1 BluRay version for an old friend, he said we should listen to the Alan Parsons Quad mix, as it was "angrier". More aggressive, more immediate. So we did, and he was right.
Later when AP was touring in New Jersey, I mentioned this to Alan and asked him why he thought that was the case. He laughed and said "becuase the label told me I had to have a Quad mix ready in two days!"
I think (and have always thought) that DSOTM is a perfect album, start to finish. There aren't many records in my collection that I can say that about.