Atomhenge re-issues

[Jonathan Jarrett]

On Thu, 14 Jan 2010, Steve Swann wrote:

> Ok Atomhenge, you've convinced me.  These things are the real deal.
>
> Even if these weren't great sounding remasters, they'd be worth
> picking up for the liner notes.  These have to be the first re-issues
> since Griffin Records that really display some quality of work in the
> packaging...  these are not "make a quick buck" knock-offs like
> god-knows-how-many shady re-issues by no-name record companies, these
> are obviously labors of love by true fans.  I highly encourage you to
> buy them all.

 	I've only got two of these so far, and Amazon told me one was 
unobtainable before changing its mind two days later, so the distribution 
might still need some work... but you're quite right, the actual product 
is great. So far I have _Live 79_, which has everything you'd expect and 
sounds great (though I never had a non-remaster CD of this, so I don't 
have a comparator), and _PXR5_, which has completely resold me on the 
album, and especially the track of `Jack of Shadows'. I never much cared 
for it before, and now there's three versions on here, but the other two 
are live demo versions, and one has Adrian Shaw on vocals which is fun in 
itself, but the other is Calvert singing with no effects on, his voice 
clearly a bit tired, but you can hear every nuance of expression he's 
putting into the words, and none of it's overstated (perhaps because he 
was tired), it's just masterful, and the band is perfect behind him. I'd 
far rather have this version than the finished one. But meanwhile, having 
Simon House's violin break on `Robot' remastered *suits me fine* so I 
would recommend this one to the house and will be getting more. Yours,

Jon

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