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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
By Michael 80
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
I'm surprised that no one yet has posted any reviews. I'm here in the U.S. and have already received my copy. Well what can i say? Limping... to me was always the best Blow Monkeys album. This excellent 2cd set from Cherry Red does justice to the talents of Dr. Robert & Co. with a bonus disc of unheard demos and some beautifully remastered remixes. The sound quality is superb and all of the songs are from the original master tapes. No vinyl or over compressed noise anywhere ! Get it before it goes out of print.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Superb reissue, but is there really an extended mix of "Atomic Lullaby"?
10 Dec 2012
Format:Audio CD
A wonderful debut, to be sure, and one that's been out of print on CD everywhere outside of Japan for far too long now. It's a great, overlooked '80s gem, fully of interesting, challenging lyrics and ambitious arrangements, which is far to rare for most debuts. Hopefully, this release will rectify the fact that all but the most die-hard Blow Monkeys fan hold this record in the esteem that I do.
But, here's my real question: to me, it's interesting that the track listing Amazon currently gives for the 1st CD is missing what ended up to be track 16, which is listed as "Atomic Lullaby" (12" Version) on the release, but on my CD+Text, it says "Atomic Lullaby" (Extended 12" Mix). It seems identical to the album version (track 3), to me. I don't own the original vinyl single, but don't even think there was an extended mix, despite the original single release having used that word in its title.
However, most Blow Monkeys compilation CDs over the years have only used the edited single mix, which is a good 1:30 shorter than the album version, and perhaps therein lies the confusion on behalf of this reissue's compilers? Even Dr Robert himself was heavily involved, apparently. Cherry Red does make mistakes a bit, and this one's completely minor, but makes me wonder. Also, the fact that Amazon's only listing 16 songs on the first CD, when there are actually 17, makes me wonder if it was a last-minute addition by Cherry Red. They've been known to do this sort of thing a bit, too. Any insight into this would be greatly appreciated, thank you.
But, here's my real question: to me, it's interesting that the track listing Amazon currently gives for the 1st CD is missing what ended up to be track 16, which is listed as "Atomic Lullaby" (12" Version) on the release, but on my CD+Text, it says "Atomic Lullaby" (Extended 12" Mix). It seems identical to the album version (track 3), to me. I don't own the original vinyl single, but don't even think there was an extended mix, despite the original single release having used that word in its title.
However, most Blow Monkeys compilation CDs over the years have only used the edited single mix, which is a good 1:30 shorter than the album version, and perhaps therein lies the confusion on behalf of this reissue's compilers? Even Dr Robert himself was heavily involved, apparently. Cherry Red does make mistakes a bit, and this one's completely minor, but makes me wonder. Also, the fact that Amazon's only listing 16 songs on the first CD, when there are actually 17, makes me wonder if it was a last-minute addition by Cherry Red. They've been known to do this sort of thing a bit, too. Any insight into this would be greatly appreciated, thank you.
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Awesome album... Love The Blow Monkeys and this mastered album is amazing with a second cd as a bonus....excellent.... Love it!!!
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