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| 1. Golf Girl | |||
| 2. Winter Wine | |||
| 3. Love To Love You (And Tonight Pigs Will Fly) | |||
| 4. In The Land Of Grey & Pink | |||
| 5. Nine Feet Underground | |||
| 6. Frozen Rose (I Don't Know It's Name Alias The Word) | |||
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| 1. Aristocracy | |||
| 2. It Doesn't Take A Lot | |||
| 3. Love To Love You (And Tonight Pigs Will Fly) | |||
| 4. It's Likely to Have a Name Next Week (Winter Wine Instrumental) | |||
| 5. Nigel Blows A Tune | |||
| 6. Group Girl (Golf Girl first version) | |||
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| Disc: 3 | |||
| 1. Golf Girl | |||
| 2. Winter Wine | |||
| 3. Love To Love You (And Tonight Pigs Will Fly) | |||
| 4. In The Land Of Grey & Pink | |||
| 5. Nine Feet Underground - Medley | |||
| 6. Frozen Rose (I Don't Know It's Name Alias The Word) | |||
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Product Description
DELUXE EDITION : 2CD + DVD set. Digitally remastered in 2011! Vital 1971 album reissued with 14 BONUS tracks including three Stereo Mixes by Steven Wilson (Porcupine Tree) and live material, plus DVD of a 5.1 Surround Sound Mix and two film clips.
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In the land of grey and pink the third album by Canterbury favourites Caravan, and possibly their best known album, it still came as a bit of a surprise though that the 40th anniversary edition comes with a brand new surround mix as well as a host of extra tracks previously unreleased songs and a host of BBC tracks.
The first disc is a straight re-master of the original album and core Canterbury sound album somewhere between prog rock and prog folk, with outtakes tacked on the end two of which are newly created from the original master takes by Steven Wilson.
Disc two is a further selection of outtakes and some brilliant BBC recordings contemporary to the album.
Disc three is the main reason why I brought this set Steven Wilson (Porcupine Tree, Blackfield and much more) who is probably the best surround mixer around at present, was allowed to go back to the original master tapes and remix the whole album in surround as a bonus you also get a surround mix of `frozen rose'. The new mix brings out elements of the album which were recorded but buried deep in the original mixes given the extra sound field of a 5 speaker set up this does not make for an intrusive change, and the album retains its original feel even with the update. For fans of surround sound this is a stunning new mix, I wish more bands would take the time to do this. The bonus Beat club movies are great too (all Flairs and Tank tops).
Now to the moans and really this is picky as I am overall very happy with the set and the content price etc, this is good value for money. However why tuck the DVD into the sleeve as an after though why not give it its own tray in the digipack, and why only Dolby digital for eth 5.1 mix I understand that not everyone has a DVDA player but this album could really sound like the bees knees with a MLP or even a DTS track it's a music DVD not a film use the format with the greater bandwidth for music please record companies. Finally Universal used to use nice plastic sleeves for their deluxe editions now they are using the decidedly un-deluxe stick band round the pack, not good.
A quick summary then nice set reasonably priced and great surround mix a worthy rerelease which could be improved but is still pretty good...
The first disc is a straight re-master of the original album and core Canterbury sound album somewhere between prog rock and prog folk, with outtakes tacked on the end two of which are newly created from the original master takes by Steven Wilson.
Disc two is a further selection of outtakes and some brilliant BBC recordings contemporary to the album.
Disc three is the main reason why I brought this set Steven Wilson (Porcupine Tree, Blackfield and much more) who is probably the best surround mixer around at present, was allowed to go back to the original master tapes and remix the whole album in surround as a bonus you also get a surround mix of `frozen rose'. The new mix brings out elements of the album which were recorded but buried deep in the original mixes given the extra sound field of a 5 speaker set up this does not make for an intrusive change, and the album retains its original feel even with the update. For fans of surround sound this is a stunning new mix, I wish more bands would take the time to do this. The bonus Beat club movies are great too (all Flairs and Tank tops).
Now to the moans and really this is picky as I am overall very happy with the set and the content price etc, this is good value for money. However why tuck the DVD into the sleeve as an after though why not give it its own tray in the digipack, and why only Dolby digital for eth 5.1 mix I understand that not everyone has a DVDA player but this album could really sound like the bees knees with a MLP or even a DTS track it's a music DVD not a film use the format with the greater bandwidth for music please record companies. Finally Universal used to use nice plastic sleeves for their deluxe editions now they are using the decidedly un-deluxe stick band round the pack, not good.
A quick summary then nice set reasonably priced and great surround mix a worthy rerelease which could be improved but is still pretty good...
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
This has to be Caravan's finest album which has been given another "remastering". To celebrate the fortieth anniversary they have brought in Steven Wilson (porcupine tree) to add his skills and the remixes he has done. In my opinion,it really does justice to an album that does not age over time.
For the first time (to my knowledge) the third cd has the option of a 5.1 mix as well as new stereo mixes by the aforesaid Mr Wilson. What a terrific treatment this has been given. I have always been rather suspicious of messing around with Classic albums and trying this effect. It mostly doesnt work, but in this case, it does not disappoint! The added bonus is an alternate mix of "nine feet.." which brings out a different sounding first section. Wow! It is hard now to determine which of the two to play first, but rest assured Caravan devotees you will not be disappointed. This will continue to be one of my all time favourites. Now, can we do the same to "if I could do it...."
For the first time (to my knowledge) the third cd has the option of a 5.1 mix as well as new stereo mixes by the aforesaid Mr Wilson. What a terrific treatment this has been given. I have always been rather suspicious of messing around with Classic albums and trying this effect. It mostly doesnt work, but in this case, it does not disappoint! The added bonus is an alternate mix of "nine feet.." which brings out a different sounding first section. Wow! It is hard now to determine which of the two to play first, but rest assured Caravan devotees you will not be disappointed. This will continue to be one of my all time favourites. Now, can we do the same to "if I could do it...."
19 of 22 people found the following review helpful
Don't get me wrong, I have been a Caravan fan for decades and this has always been my favourite album. It was therefore with great joy I read about this 40th Anniversary release. Mine finally arrived today and unquestionably the music is outstanding, especially Steven Wilson's 5.1 mix. I was however disappointed that the only sound choices are Stereo and (Dolby) 5.1. There is no DTS and no DVDA included on the disk. Considering Steven Wilson's previous amazing work, I had taken for granted that this would be a DVDA thus I was quite disappointed.
In addition to this, I found the packaging of this "Deluxe Edition" to be sub standard. From the Amazon pics, you will see a broad band across the bottom of the cover and a black sticker across the front. Unfortunately the band is in fact sticky tape and it is impossible to remove without leaving a residue that I have been unable to remove. Same with the black sticker. What on earth were they thinking? Also, there are proper secure CD splines for the 2 CD's but the DVD slides into the end cardboard envelope. A proper 3 disk package would have been more appropriate. For me, this ruins the whole experience of what could have been a collectors edition. I would have paid a few bob extra to get this right.
I do not regret this purchase however I just wish a tiny little bit more effort had been made for loyal fans who have waited 40 years for this. It could have been better.
In addition to this, I found the packaging of this "Deluxe Edition" to be sub standard. From the Amazon pics, you will see a broad band across the bottom of the cover and a black sticker across the front. Unfortunately the band is in fact sticky tape and it is impossible to remove without leaving a residue that I have been unable to remove. Same with the black sticker. What on earth were they thinking? Also, there are proper secure CD splines for the 2 CD's but the DVD slides into the end cardboard envelope. A proper 3 disk package would have been more appropriate. For me, this ruins the whole experience of what could have been a collectors edition. I would have paid a few bob extra to get this right.
I do not regret this purchase however I just wish a tiny little bit more effort had been made for loyal fans who have waited 40 years for this. It could have been better.
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Fantastic Release
I absolutely love this release to bits.
Steven Wilson's "remix" ( more like "re-issue") of the opening passage of Nine Feet Underground is worth much, much more to me... Read more
Steven Wilson's "remix" ( more like "re-issue") of the opening passage of Nine Feet Underground is worth much, much more to me... Read more
Published 4 months ago by CaravanLover
masterpiece
i bought this for the surround sound disc,the actual album is totally awesome and ive known this for years.
just look at the cover! Read more
just look at the cover! Read more
Published 7 months ago by malko
Land of Grey & Pink deluxe
Nicely packaged with original artwork and plenty of new info plus bonus tracks though many are outtakes. Live DVD is good to see but shows it's age as you'd expect. Read more
Published 8 months ago by laxton
Another dimension.
Another dimension to another superlative piece of work. I'm a 5.1 nut and this doesn't let you down. Read more
Published 9 months ago by William G. Mclernon
Terrible sleevenotes!
No complaints here about the quality of the music or the remastering. But why on earth is Mark Powell allowed to ruin so many releases with his cliche-ridden, semi-literate... Read more
Published 10 months ago by Christopher Evans
Nice, but surround is low-rez
The surround mix is quite nice, shame that it is made available in a low-resolution format.
DVD-A would have been more appropriate
DVD-A would have been more appropriate
Published 10 months ago by J. Alan
Essential for Caravan fans
I still remember the first time I heard this magical album way back in the 70's, and have always owned a copy on vinyl or on CD. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Zares
CARAVAN OF DREAMS
Having read other reviws elsewhere i was expecting to be disapointed in this magnificent opus,well i am not!! Read more
Published 11 months ago by Finbar the looney
Great SW Mix but packaging could have been better
I agree with other reviews about the sticker across the cover instead of the usual slip case, they are trying to save money all the time. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Bring_back_the_60s
For the music
I buy CDs for the music, the packaging/booklets generally being perused once, so for me this has to be a 5 star release. Read more
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