Had the "old one" and sold it when I got the Deluxe Edition; sold that one when I got the Japanese mini-LP 20-bit K2 remastered CD. The Deluxe Edition sounded better than the "old one", but not as good as the Japanese reissue (which is extremely rare nowadays)
Here's the HMV Japan page with the Japanese version (see also Alfred's post): http://www.hmv.co.jp/Product/Detail.asp?sku=1984110
The Japanese CD number is Sony SICP-381.
A friend of mine, a die-hard Captain fan, has the Revenant set, but he's not very enthusiastic about it; in his opinion it doesn't do the Captain justice.
Scott,
My posts were not directed at you. I tried to express my "concern" that every thread where SACD was mentioned would turn into a format war like it did on the old board - I agree with Ed Swinnich on that point. Your SACD question certainly wasn't turning this thread into a format war, but I'm having doubts about Gregore's post... His name looks familiar, don't you think?
Have you ever tried Trout Mask Replica, the Captain's masterpiece?
Slightly off topic: I'm still looking for Lick My Decals Off, preferably the Japanese reissue (no CDR) - yeah, I know, pricey, hard to get, etc.
Oh brother, here we go again.
What's the saying? Those who do not study history are doomed to repeat it or some such thing. I used to hate how so many threads discussing releases would degrade into format wars rather than discussions of the music. I really hope that we don't go down that path every time there's a thread about a reissue and someone asks if there's going to be an SACD release.
Exactly my point.
Just to avoid any misunderstanding: I wasn't talking about SACD itself, I merely saw an SACD fight coming on... I think we've had more than enough of that on a certain, now defunct board, but hey, that's only my opinion
Amazon France initially had this 4CD set (marked "UK import") for preorder at 23 Euro (!), but then they changed the price to 35 Euro.
You can always order it, but your order may be canceled by Amazon later "because the item is not available". That's how they manage to fix errors on pricing.
Well, I preordered it from Amazon U.K. at £17.99 (approximately €26 or $29) - let's wait and see what happens.
If you're in the Central European Time zone:
- click on "my controls";
- click on "board settings";
- go to "time zone":
- choose "GMT + 1";
- tick "daylight savings time" box,
and you get the right time, which at the moment is GMT + 2.
P.S. What is known as "summer time" in Europe, is called "daylight savings time" in the U.S.