- Audio CD
- Number of Discs: 1
- Label: Sony Music
- ASIN: B00005LUK9
- Other Editions: Audio CD | Audio Cassette | Vinyl
- Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 100,046 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
'll start by saying I'm one of those who thinks this is the best BOC album and it's brilliant, unique and superb.
I'm fortunate enough (and old enough) to have an original vinyl version of this from 1988 which I know inside out, and on buying this new CD version I was surprised to find some of the tracks significantly different to their originals. Not just remixed with a slightly different balance in the overall sound, but with - for instance - different guitar solos in some places. Main example being "In the presence of another world" where all the lead guitar parts are completely different to those on the original album. So this isn't simply a CD version of the 1988 vinyl edition; it would almost be more accurate to call it an "Out-takes and alternative versions" edition of the original LP.
So, if possible, you still need the original version, because what you get on this CD version is pretty different.
Still an excellent album though.
I'm fortunate enough (and old enough) to have an original vinyl version of this from 1988 which I know inside out, and on buying this new CD version I was surprised to find some of the tracks significantly different to their originals. Not just remixed with a slightly different balance in the overall sound, but with - for instance - different guitar solos in some places. Main example being "In the presence of another world" where all the lead guitar parts are completely different to those on the original album. So this isn't simply a CD version of the 1988 vinyl edition; it would almost be more accurate to call it an "Out-takes and alternative versions" edition of the original LP.
So, if possible, you still need the original version, because what you get on this CD version is pretty different.
Still an excellent album though.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
I was hooked when I read in the sleeve notes "Imaginos is a random-access myth". A strange cross-time rite-of-passage narrative runs beneath the disordered songs making this much the most fascinating BOC stuff I've heard.
12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This is a heavy, heavy album without being heavy metal. How`s that? - well, this album is a culmination of many themes that the Blue Oyster Cult dealt with in the preceding years, and is centred around a weird, half-revealed mythic tale of strange beings outwith our dimension who try to influence events in our world...or something like that. See, `Imaginos` is more a collection of themed songs than a straightforward concept album. Much is hinted at, many obscure references are made, and there`s definitely some kinda weird transdimensional malarkey going on!
But when you get right down to it, this is an album of brilliant, entrancing, intriguing, mind-stompingly wonderful songs. Absolutely essential listening.
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Origins
If ever an album was due a collector's edition re-release with extensive history and interpretations of the songs it's this one. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Stalker
Form is Temporary - Class is Permanent
Thinking back to 1988 when this album was originally released on vinyl I think the first emotion as an avid BOC fan was relief that CBS / Columbia had given the go ahead for... Read more
Published 17 months ago by S Wilko, Derby
Albert saves the day,indeed the decade!!!
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Published 23 months ago by Friendlycard
A flash of inspiration sadly buried for 20 years
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Published on 24 Jan 2008 by D. Humphries
Their masterpiece
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Published on 28 April 2006 by Odysseus Rex
Imagination run riot
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Published on 21 Aug 2005 by Mr. Kevin Riley
excellent!
It's a rotten shame that this is out of print. In fact, it is the hardest album to get a hold of by them. It is not even listed on the american Amazon site. Read more
Published on 13 July 2005 by J. C Duval
Better than 'Agents of Fortune'
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Published on 15 Jan 2005 by Stephen Allen
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If only all albums were made this way... wonderfully crafted layers make this one of the warmest sounds you'll hear. Read more
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