This latest series of releases was engineered and
edited by our old friend Brian Kehew.
Miss that guy on this list.
Mark
--- jamierob54 <
jamie@...> wrote:
> > Thanks very much for that info ! I wasn't aware
> > that "Tales" was re-released on Rhino label. Will
> have to go out
> > straightaway and look for it. Did you buy it
> online, BTW ??
> >
>
> Jerry,
>
> Rhino has been re-releasing the so-called "main
> sequence" over the
> last few years in groups of about three at a time.
> The most recent
> batch is up through Tormato and Drama. They are
> excellent packages,
> with improved mastering and extra material, ranging
> from "studio run-
> throughs" to alternate mixes and previously
> un-released tunes from
> that period. Some of this material is of
> questionable interest,
> while some is "must-have", provided you are a fan of
> either the music
> or the band.
>
> I've bought some at retail outlets like Best Buy as
> well as online.
> I just did a search at Amazon and the first "Tales"
> tales on the list
> is the Rhino version - you can verify by checking
> for the
> supplemental tracks on the track listing. You should
> have no problem
> finding them.
>
> By far, my favourite new material are the
> run-throughs, because you
> hear just the band, in your face, presumably without
> edits (there are
> mistakes). In fact, I prefer the run-through
> version of Revealing
> Science to the final version - I can easily picture
> them all in the
> studio together just playing it straight through.
> Plus, I like
> hearing the mellotron so far up in the mix. And
> Alan's drumming is
> phenomenal.
>
> Unfortunetaly, the run-through of The Ancient is
> much more
> preliminary and the mellotron must have been sick
> that day - it is
> conspicuously absent.
>
> -Jamie
>
>
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