Superunknown [4CD+Blu-ray 20th Anniversary Edition]

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Soundgarden Format: Audio CD

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Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 22.71 x 32.31 x 2.59 cm; 999.89 Grams
Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ UMC Polydor
Item model number ‏ : ‎ 3778162
Original Release Date ‏ : ‎ 2014
Label ‏ : ‎ UMC Polydor
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00IXLQJOO
Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 5

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Packaging: 8.5” x 12” hardbound book with approx. 70-80 pages + lenticular cover animating a solar flaring eclipse around the original cover art, 4k-5k word liner notes by David Fricke, completely new artwork by Josh Graham.

CD 1 – Remastered album – 16 tracks (including international album bonus track “She Likes Surprises”) – 73 mins

CD 2 – 14 B-sides and 2 Unreleased Alt Mixes – 75 mins

CD 3 – 9 Unreleased Demos – 44 mins

CD 4 – 16 Unreleased Rehearsals from June 1993 (1 month prior to start of recording session in July) – 63 mins

Blu-ray – New 96/24 5.1 Surround Mix of all 16 album tracks, 96/24 High Res Stereo, lyrics pages animated into video to go with each song

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C. Wheeldon

Classic album, botched reissue

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 10 June 2017

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First thing's first: this has to be one of THE greatest rock albums of all-time. Nevermind saw in the grunge era and this one bookended the movement at the other side. Kurt Cobain was gone just one month after the release of this. Two five star classic albums. I remember getting my hands on this the day it came out and listening to the entire thing, all 70+ minutes with rapt attention, knowing instantly how great it was. Badmotorfinger was a fantastic album and showed what Soundgarden were capable of but this took it to the next level. If you're new to this one don't think twice. Just get your mitts on it...but...

...the remaster. I bought this thinking it would reveal fresh detail but it is one of the worst I've ever heard. Turning the volume up until the music is brickwalled is not a remaster. The vocals sound clear, the drums are very loud and tinny and what now lies beneath, all of the guitars, are shrouded in a very moderate but horrible distortion. Listening is mildly more entertaining than having your teeth drilled at the dentist. It is impossible to get a nice volume with headphones on. It's either too quiet or uncomfortably loud. What a missed opportunity and a shame that anybody coming to this album for the first time will think it always sounded like this. Also, the original European and Japanese CD had a bonus track, She Likes Surprises, that sat very well in terms of quality with the rest of the album. This is missing from the single CD reissue. Would it really have hurt to include it here?

Get this album but track down the original CD to hear it in all of its glory.

Brilliant, brilliant album but a wasted opportunity here. Maybe one day someone will remaster this again...properly.

By the way, I should also mention that both the recent Badmotorfinger remaster and the Temple of the Dog remix are excellent.

RIP Chris Cornell. What a talent. He'll be badly missed.

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Ledboot

Surprisingly good sounding vinyl

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 7 September 2019

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I was a huge fan of Soundgarden's earlier work and gave this album a miss first time round thinking it was a bit of a sell out.
But it's actually a pretty good album, radio friendly (now classic) tracks included.
Was a little hesitant to get on vinyl due to criticism of the sound quality but found mine to be really good. The opening track had an odd mix with the vocal and guitar up front and the drum and bass mixed low and a bit over compressed for my ears. But from there on all the tracks open up and even out for a pretty good mix.

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klaher

Essential grunge album

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 9 September 2010

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Back in 1994, Soundgarden with Cornell on lead vocals released their masterpiece. He was one of the great grunge voices of the era. His voice soared over the bludgeoning, guttural riffs of Kim Thayil, especially on this album.

Previous albums had impressed, but Superunknown was a bold statement. 70 minutes and 15 diverse tracks was quite a lot to take in. Were they aiming for a White Album of grunge, maybe? The bottom line with this album is it is full of great, heavy songs, many of which were quite anthemic, and a lot of it is more metal than grunge.

Fell On Black Days, starts with a great, driving low riff and a superb vocal from Cornell. Mailman, is heavier, almost draggier (in a good way), as Cornell sings about "heading for the bottom". The title track follows which races along at breakneck speed, sounding enormous. Thayil plays not one but 2 guitar riffs and Cornell belts out the lyrics as if his life depended on it.

There is room for moodier introspective (with a degree of heaviness) on tracks like Head Down, The Day I Tried To Live, both of which feature unusual, exciting chord progressions. Along similar lines Black Hole Sun made a huge impression on MTV, being both a moody anthem, and being radio-friendly.

At the opposite end of the spectrum Spoonman is a heavy anthem featuring jackhammer drums, rampaging riffs and a spoon solo (!) in the middle (failed to start a musical trend), while Kickstand is a short, sharp, punky shock to the system.

On Half they try their hand at Eastern stylings while 4th of July drags a little on sludgier than sludgy riffs, but in the main the ten tonne, 20 metres below sea-level guitar riffs and vocal pyrotechnics win the day here. It's one of the essential albums of the grunge era.

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PPereira

Superb album with a good new mastering

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 10 March 2019

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It's great to listen to an album you know for ages, but with a good twist. That good twist is the mastering. Like a new experience. If you love the album, you'll know what I mean.

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STE2011

It doesn’t get any better

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 16 May 2020

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Outstanding! I bought this record in 97 on CD. I got back into vinyl, I thought buy superunknown on vinyl! Make no mistake the sound quality, if have a decent setup, is truly great. I read the reviews, it’s underwhelming, quiet, etc... from someone who is obsessed with sound quality, absolutely, buy it! I will take this record to the grave. RIP Chris

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Kholds73

A classic

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 23 January 2018

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I’ve read some of the other reviews and can agree and disagree. The album has been remastered from the original analog recording thus making it sound on some systems a little quite and not as honest as it should. My system is by no means great but since spent good money on my stylist it’s made a difference. The album is a classic buy it , you will love it .

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PatchTuesday

You can't go far wrong with Chris Cornell's voice and an endless supply of killer riffs.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 28 December 2017

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You can't go far wrong with Chris Cornell's voice and an endless supply of killer riffs.

It's actually a while since I've listened to it, and I wondered if 'Black Hole Sun' might still suffer from having been so overplayed when it was first out, or if 'Spoonman' would feel weaker than when I bought the 7" the day it came out. But no, they sit right in with the rest.

If anything, only 'Kickstand' and 'Half' are weak tracks, and the former may suffer a bit from following immediately after 'The Day I tried to Live', which is probably the best of the bunch.

There's not much to dislike about listening to this record.
Unlike the eye burning printed lyrics and general art style. The only redeeming feature visually is the pretend vinyl design on the CD itself.

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Ronald Fraser

If you like Soundgarden and like physical copies... This is great

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 28 August 2021

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Give it a listen online and then if you enjoy having physical copies then perhaps grab one for the collection like I have.

Titular track and "black hole sun" stand out on this album with others being a more marmite assortment.

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