Porcupine Tree 5.1 remasters - Deadwing / In Absentia - getting nearer?

[user 1679]

Hmm...I want the set of course, and no doubt I will end up buying it, however when I added it my cart without logging in I see the 54.99 with a breakdown of 45.83 + 9.17 (20% VAT) but then after I log in (with my USA address) it still wants to charge me the 54.99 + shipping - shouldn't it be the 45.83? It seems I went through this before with another set and when I asked I was told that that was the price for the USA. Doesn't seem right to me, maybe I'll wait and see what offers come from AmazonUK, DeepDiscount etc before I jump on this one.

 

[Sixtyten]

It technically will be a remaster because the inverted channels will be fixed, even though the mix itself won't be altered.

Leaving the door open in couple of years time for a re-re-release with a new Steven Wilson 5.1 surround sound mix.

 

[dobyblue]

I know the mix won't have changed but are we saying the inverted channels will be corrected and it will also use the original mastering as well as the original ES mix?

 

[dobyblue]

they had some at the TPT show yesterday

How was the show? I'm going tonight. It's not live quadraphonic sound like SW's shows right?

 

[knifeman]

Here it is! Release date is February 21, 2020

https://burningshed.com/porcupine-tree_in-absentia-deluxe_boxset
The much anticipated deluxe edition of Porcupine Tree's iconic 2002 album.

3CD/Blu-ray featuring remastered stereo and 5.1 surround sound mixes, additional studio recordings, a disc of unreleased demos and a new feature length Lasse Hoile directed documentary, plus 100-page hardback book with exclusive content including photography by Lasse Hoile, Carl Glover, Richard Barbieri and John Blackford from the recording sessions, subsequent tour and more, extensive biographical liner notes and track-by-track commentary by Stephen Humphries, artwork drafts, and handwritten notes and lyrics.

This deluxe version of In Absentia provides an unrivalled insight into a seminal album. The first CD features Steven Wilson's 2017 remaster, which has considerably less compression and limiting for a more dynamic listening experience.

The second CD includes all of the additional finished studio recordings the band made during the period. Collapse (intro), Drown With Me, Chloroform, and Meantime were all recorded during the album sessions in New York, while Futile and Orchidia come from the post-album promo-only Futile EP. Radio edits of Trains, Blackest Eyes and Strip the Soul are also included.

The third CD comprises over 70 minutes of demos recorded at Wilson's home studio during the two years leading up to recording the album. Many of the selections differ from the final versions, with additional sections, alternate lyrics, and different arrangements. Also included are demos of three songs that were not subsequently recorded by the band, all released here for the first time: Imogen Slaughter, Watching You Sleep, and Enough.

The Blu-ray features the new master of the original stereo mix, the 5.1 surround sound mix created in 2003 by legendary engineer Elliot Scheiner, plus the audio from the second CD, all in high resolution audio. It also boasts a new 109-minute feature length documentary film directed by Lasse Hoile, chronicling the making of the album with interviews and archive footage.

CD 1

1. Blackest Eyes (2017 Remaster) [04:24]
2. Trains (2017 Remaster) [05:55]
3. Lips Of Ashes (2017 Remaster) [04:39]
4. The Sound Of Muzak (2017 Remaster) [04:58]
5. Gravity Eyelids (2017 Remaster) [07:56]
6. Wedding Nails (2017 Remaster) [06:33]
7. Prodigal (2017 Remaster) [05:33]
8. .3 (2017 Remaster) [05:25]
9. The Creator Has A Mastertape (2017 Remaster) [05:14]
10. Heartattack In A Layby (2017 Remaster) [04:15]
11. Strip The Soul (2017 Remaster) [07:20]
12. Collapse The Light Into Earth (2017 Remaster) [05:49]

CD 2

1. Collapse Intro [01:45]
2. Drown With Me [05:21]
3. Orchidia [03:27]
4. Chloroform [07:14]
5. Futile [06:06]
6. Meantime [03:17]
7. Blackest Eyes (radio edit) [03:38]
8. Trains (radio edit) [03:52]
9. Strip The Soul (video edit) [03:35]

CD 3

1. Drown With Me (demo) [05:06]
2. Trains (demo) [06:05]
3. Imogen Slaughter (demo) [02:38]
4. Watching You Sleep (demo) [03:44]
5. The Creator Has A Mastertape (demo) [06:07]
6. Heartattack In A Layby (demo) [05:51]
7. Strip The Soul (demo) [15:19]
8. The Sound Of Muzak (demo) [05:32]
9. Gravity Eyelids (demo) [07:15]
10. Enough (demo) [03:45]
11. Wedding Nails (demo) [06:26]
12. Blackest Eyes (demo) [04:34]

Blu-ray

1. The Making Of In Absentia (documentary film) [49:45]
2. Blackest Eyes (2017 Remaster 5.1 mix) [04:26]
3. Trains (2017 Remaster 5.1 mix) [05:57]
4. Lips Of Ashes (2017 Remaster 5.1 mix) [04:40]
5. The Sound Of Muzak (2017 Remaster 5.1 mix) [04:59]
6. Gravity Eyelids (2017 Remaster 5.1 mix) [07:56]
7. Wedding Nails (2017 Remaster 5.1 mix) [06:33]
8. Prodigal (2017 Remaster 5.1 mix) [05:33]
9. .3 (2017 Remaster 5.1 mix) [05:26]
10. The Creator Has A Mastertape (2017 Remaster 5.1 mix) [05:21]
11. Heartattack In A Layby (2017 Remaster 5.1 mix) [04:15]
12. Strip The Soul (2017 Remaster 5.1 mix) [07:22]
13. Collapse The Light Into Earth (2017 Remaster 5.1 mix) [05:52]
14. Drown With Me (5.1 mix) [05:21]
15. Chloroform (5.1 mix) [07:14]
16. Futile (5.1 mix) [06:03]

Finally! This album was my first exposure to PT. After seeing they would be opening for an upcoming Yes show I would be attending and having never heard of them, I went out and bought In Absentia, which was their current album at the time. From the first listen, I was hooked. But when I got into surround, this title's 5.1 version wasn't available anymore so I never even heard it. Now I'm glad I never bought a used copy because from what I'm reading, there were a few issues with it. And an ES mix to boot!!!!!

 

[PmikeK]

Another box set with book and CD I do not want.

 

[bgf1973]

I have the dvd audio. I will buy when the price drop

 

[César]

I have the dvd audio. I will buy when the price drop

I second that, although Burningshed were hinting at a kind of limited run of the box. But 54 pounds for the content is a bit too much for me, I can live with the out of phase DVD-A too. Boxset pricing is insane lately: look at Bruce Soord's (with a lossy DVD) or REM's Monster. In the end Pink Floyd Later Years box has got more than there times the content of these boxes at barely three times the price. And yet we have King Crimson's amazing sets with tons of material at a reasonable price. And, what drives me crazy, I sometimes pay comparably higher prices for out of print surround stuff in Discogs

 

[TVB]

I could live with the original 5.1 DVDA also, except I cant find one!

 

[user 1679]

I second that, although Burningshed were hinting at a kind of limited run of the box. But 54 pounds for the content is a bit too much for me, I can live with the out of phase DVD-A too.

Someone over at SHF asked the folks at Burning Shed about how limited the set is and whether they were the exclusive seller - this was the response:

Although they won’t make them forever, there will be plenty of copies for everyone that wants one to get one.

They won’t be exclusive to us.

 

[César]

Someone over at SHF asked the folks at Burning Shed about how limited the set is and whether they were the exclusive seller - this was the response:

Thanks for that, no need to hurry then

 

[rusinurbe]

Buying this love the DVDA the bonus material is just too tempting

 

[HomerJAU]

But when I got into surround, this title's 5.1 version wasn't available anymore so I never even heard it.

You are in for a real treat!

 

[HomerJAU]

Here it is! Release date is February 21, 2020

Wow! Thanks for the great news Ryan. Not sure how I missed this post until just now.

 

[vegas]

Does anyone know can I cancel my order with Burning Shed in case this boxset shows up cheaper at other retailers?

 

[Patrick Cleasby]

Does anyone know can I cancel my order with Burning Shed in case this boxset shows up cheaper at other retailers?

Just e-mail them. They're super helpful. But we should support them really.

 

[vegas]

Just e-mail them. They're super helpful. But we should support them really.

Thanks.) And of course I support them, bought many titles from BS.

 

[Snood]

From What Snood see here Burning Shed is cheapest so far altho with shipping brings it to 86 here in USA and Amazon UK shipped is 79.88 sooo https://www.superdeluxeedition.com/news/porcupine-tree-in-absentia-deluxe/

Pop Market has it for 75.99 USA and free shipping for today only 12/19

Thought this was a new 5.1 mix but says 2003 Scheiner mix

 

[edisonbaggins]

From What Snood see here Burning Shed is cheapest so far altho with shipping brings it to 86 here in USA and Amazon UK shipped is 79.88 sooo https://www.superdeluxeedition.com/news/porcupine-tree-in-absentia-deluxe/

Pop Market has it for 75.99 USA and free shipping for today only 12/19

Thought this was a new 5.1 mix but says 2003 Scheiner mix

Morbidly curious as to whether they corrected the phase issue with the original mix/master. The 2003 mix is great, IMO. Lighter dynamic compression would be nice, of course.

 

[dobyblue]

From What Snood see here Burning Shed is cheapest so far altho with shipping brings it to 86 here in USA and Amazon UK shipped is 79.88 sooo https://www.superdeluxeedition.com/news/porcupine-tree-in-absentia-deluxe/

Pop Market has it for 75.99 USA and free shipping for today only 12/19

Thought this was a new 5.1 mix but says 2003 Scheiner mix

Original ES mix AND original mastering too, only the inverted channel issue has been fixed.