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bedrock_barney
= Cult of Ray =
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 10/08/2003 : 11:41:10
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Hi
Can anyone help me with this one?
I have just bought the reissued cd albums Doolittle, Trompe le Monde and Bossanova from the American website CD Universe. The only reason for buying these was to replace the old versions already in my collection. However the cat. no. and artwork appears to be unchanged and I cannot make out any difference in the playback. I have queried this with CD Universe but they are standing by the fact that they are remastered cd's.
Am I being done up like a kipper or am I going mad?
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PsychicTwin
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
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Posted - 10/08/2003 : 12:08:53
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From what I have gathered from previous discussions on the matter here, these re-released CDs are in fact NOT remastered. So you might have a bone to pick w/ CD Universe
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jo
= Cult of Ray =
United Kingdom
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bedrock_barney
= Cult of Ray =
United Kingdom
871 Posts |
Posted - 10/09/2003 : 11:43:08
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Thanks for the very informative response. I shall take it up with Cd Universe and go back to listening to my original cds. Not that there was anything wrong with them in the first place!
Great website by the way. I'll try to visit on a regular basis from now on. |
Edited by - bedrock_barney on 10/09/2003 11:43:47 |
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ShakeyShake
* Dog in the Sand *
United Kingdom
1058 Posts |
Posted - 10/09/2003 : 15:45:04
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So jo,when did 4ad get the rights back,and why did they lose them in the first place?it's always been a bit of a mystery to me
My bone used to have a little machine,i must have misplaced it |
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billgoodman
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Netherlands
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Posted - 10/09/2003 : 23:41:02
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how could you lose the rights of the pixies!
(there is a good reason behind it, isn't it?)
''it's not a box, it's a submarine'' |
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Blackolyte
- FB Fan -
USA
109 Posts |
Posted - 10/10/2003 : 00:11:34
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Originally posted by jo
yes, they're definitely not remastered. The only difference is the artwork.
Jo, how is the artwork different? I haven't been to a shop since SMYT came out.
 The Cult of Frank / "Say hallo to my liddle friend"
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jo
= Cult of Ray =
United Kingdom
516 Posts |
Posted - 10/12/2003 : 11:14:08
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Originally posted by ShakeyShake
So jo,when did 4ad get the rights back,and why did they lose them in the first place?it's always been a bit of a mystery to me
4ad never had the rights in the US - everywhere else in the world the band are signed to 4ad direct, but Elektra has always released Pixies albums in the US, up until 10 years after the last record (plus an amount of sell-off time).
It was pretty normal to sign to a major back then, and keep indie overseas (see The Strokes at the moment, who are doing the same thing).
Elektra did keep the rights to The Breeders, so currently all Breeders records (no singles though) come out on Elektra in the US and 4ad everywhere else. |
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ShakeyShake
* Dog in the Sand *
United Kingdom
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Posted - 10/12/2003 : 15:48:23
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Ahhh right,cheers for clearing that up for me
My bone used to have a little machine,i must have misplaced it |
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bedrock_barney
= Cult of Ray =
United Kingdom
871 Posts |
Posted - 10/23/2003 : 01:35:27
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| A quick update. CD Universe have given me a refund/store credit for the returned cds and are 'looking into' the subject of remastering with their distributors. Let's hope that they change their website. Just had a look and no change as yet though. |
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