[Heeplist] New BMG releases review

Thu Sep 22 10:48:31 EDT 2016

Thanks Tapio. I always get your post and enjoy reading them as I do All
other posts.Sometimes Bob a pot must be stirred.
Cheers,Mark

On Sep 22, 2016 9:35 AM, "Don Malecic" <docofun at gmail.com> wrote:

> Bob,
> I think you need to bring out the boat oar again and start stirring up this
> list!!
>
> I usually don't buy anything re- done , re- mastered , best of's etc.
> I understand the sound quality is improved and I understand the hype behind
> it all but, you're still getting the same songs again and again.
>
> I think  only " best of" record I own from Heep is the ole vinyl lp .vol.
> 1. That's  going back a few years now.
>
> Thanks Tapio for your review, you're Heep knowledge is always appreciated .
> Don
>
> On Thursday, 22 September 2016, Bob Winward <uriahheep at comcast.net> wrote:
>
> > Tapio, thank you, I always have interest in what you have to say and
> reply
> > most of the time.  This fall marks 20th anniversary of the list.  I have
> no
> > explanation other than maybe the novelty of the net and being a Uriah
> Heep
> > fan is waning.  The net was new to everyone back in 1996 and prior to
> that,
> > there was no communication between Uriah Heep fans and many of us,
> thought
> > we were what I have always called "Heep Orphans"
> >
> > Remember how I used to stir up some controversy on the early days of the
> > list, when things got quiet?  I called it "stirring the pots"!  In the
> mid
> > 70's I had a job at a state park and there were outhouses with no
> plumbing.
> > We had to pour a chemical into the toilet and stir it with row boat oars.
> > The duty was called "Stirring the Pots".  It was a horrible duty in the
> > summer, with the heat, the smell and the flies!!
> >
> > As for the review, nice job!  It appears to be same stuff, repackaged!
> >
> > Bob Winward
> >
> >
> > On 9/22/16, 7:55 AM, "Tapio Minkkinen" <tapio at uriah-heep.fi
> <javascript:;>>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Hi
> > >
> > > I haven't been posting to this lately because it has seemed that either
> > > my mails still aren't received by everyone or no-one is interested in
> > > what I post as there hasn't been any replys.
> > >
> > > Anyway, I received the two new BMG releases this week: As it was
> already
> > > clear beforehand that on VEVU there wasn't going to be any unreleased
> > > songs, just "alternate versions" of album tracks this wasn't as
> > > interesting but I wanted to check these out anyway also because these
> > > are the first Heep CD releases by BMG who bought the rights to the back
> > > catalogue from Universal Music a few years ago. It would be interesting
> > > to see if BMG could match with the same quality as the previous
> > > remastered cd's released when Sanctuary was still an independent record
> > > company.
> > >
> > > The packaging of both releases looks very nice. Double CD digipacks in
> > > gatefold sleeves, Lots of pictures, mainly album and single covers.
> > > Perhaps too much pictures especially on VEVU as they take up over half
> > > of the booklet's 20 pages so there's not so much space for information.
> > > The most interesting part is comments from Mick Box and Ken Hensley
> > > although they don't really include much new info that they haven't
> > > already told in interviews many times before.
> > >
> > > About the compilation: What can be said about this? Just another
> > > best-of, nothing more. There have been tens of sets such as this
> > > released over the years but I understand that BMG also wants to release
> > > their own compilation. All songs (except one) are the original LP
> tracks
> > > and mostly the same best known songs that have been included on all
> > > earlier compilations - in chronological order as usual. The only
> special
> > > things is the single edit of July Morning that has not been released on
> > > CD before and released originally in Japan only. It looks like the
> > > compilation hasn't been remastered like VEVU, at least in the sleeve
> > > notes there's no mention of that. I have to check it out and compare if
> > > there are differencies to earlier releases.
> > >
> > > On VEVU original album credits are not included, only one page with
> > > track listings. No info on line-up, who plays what, which of the three
> > > drummers is playing on which track, Colin Wood who plays keyboards on
> > > two tracks is not mentioned at all etc. This is the biggest fault in
> the
> > > sleeve notes. Corich's notes on previous remasters were excellent and
> > > very informative.
> > >
> > > Then to the most important part: The music. I haven't listened to the
> > > first album in a long time and I guess I haven't appreciated it as much
> > > as the later albums because Ken Hensley joined in the middle of
> > > recording and didn't have as much input on the songs. I must say this
> > > sounds great, both original LP and alternate versions on CD2 that are
> > > said to be previously unreleased.
> > >
> > > I haven't yet had time to compare these to the versions of these songs
> > > already released before but I have to check if there is something
> > > significantly different. I also have to compare the new remastering
> done
> > > by "renowned mastering engineer Andy Pearce" to see if this is better
> or
> > > any different from the masterings done earlier by Robert Corich. Corich
> > > has here only taken care of CD2. The addition of Spice recordings Born
> > > In A Trunk & Magic Lantern and the first version of Bird Of Prey among
> > > the album tracks brings more variety to the set and it's good.
> > >
> > > As a roundup I would say that these releases are good if you already
> > > don't already own the 1990's remasters and/or 2000's deluxe expanded
> > > editions these are worth getting but you can live without buying these.
> > > These are available - like just about all new releases these days - in
> > > streaming services like Spotify so you don't necessarily have to get
> the
> > > actual CD - or you can check it out beforehand if you're thinking of
> > > buying.
> > >
> > > I took some pictures of the artworks and I've uploaded them here:
> > > https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B3ieVvskyTAlZnNJcHZnSHFnc00
> > >
> > > I have prepared a page on my site dedicated to these BMG releases:
> > > http://www.heepfiles.net/bmgre.htm where you can see track listings,
> > > cover images etc.
> > >
> > > Salisbury is the next in the reissue series to be released in the end
> of
> > > October. This I believe will very soon be available for pre-ordering
> > > from Pledge Music like these two releases were. The link to the
> project:
> > > http://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/uriahheep
> > >
> > >
> > > ---
> > > TapioM.
> > > tapio at uriah-heep.fi <javascript:;>
> > > www.uriah-heep.fi
> > >
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