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Post by teac5 on Jul 7, 2016 19:29:41 GMT
SOUNDGARDEN RELEASES LOUDER THAN LOVE AND DOWN ON THE UPSIDE ON VINYL AUGUST 26
CLICK HERE TO PRE-ORDER! Soundgarden will re-release a standard single LP vinyl of their second full-length studio album, 1989’s Louder Than Love as well as a two-LP 20th anniversary reissue of their seminal 1996 album, Down on the Upside. Both LPs have been newly remastered from the original analog tapes and will be released by Ume on August 26 with original artwork, together with download cards including 320kbps MP4 AACs. Louder Than Love, Soundgarden’s second full-length studio album and major label debut was originally released by A&M Records on September 5, 1989, and was the last to include bassist Hiro Yamamoto. UMe is now releasing Louder Than Love in a single-LP 180-gram vinyl edition. Down on the Upside, Soundgarden’s fifth full-length studio album, released on May 21, 1996, debuting at #2 on the Billboard 200, represented a significant stylistic departure away from alternative metal into a more experimental sound with an emphasis on vocals, melody and more diverse instrumentation. Now, UMe has made Down on the Upside available for the first time as a two-LP 180-gram vinyl set. Louder Than Love(one-LP Vinyl) Side One 1. “Ugly Truth” 2. “Hands All Over” 3. “Gun” 4. “Power Trip” 5. “Get on the Snake” 6. “Full on Kevin’s Mom” Side Two 1. “Loud Love” 2. “I Awake” 3. “No Wrong No Right” 4. “Uncovered” 5. “Big Dumb Sex” 6. “Full On (Reprise) Down On The Upside(two-LP vinyl) Side One 1. “Pretty Noose” 2. “Rhinosaur” 3. “Zero Chance” 4. “Dusty” Side Two 1. “Ty Cobb” 2. “Blow Up the Outside World” 3. “Burden in My Hand” 4. “Never Named” Side Three 1. “Applebite” 2. “Never the Machine Forever” 3. “Tighter & Tighter” 4. “No Attention: Side Four 1. “Switch Opens” 2. “Overfloater” 3. “An Unkind” 4. “Boot Camp”
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Post by dobyblue on Jul 12, 2016 14:47:41 GMT
Very disappointed that they're going back to the original analog masters but then digitally mastering them instead of cutting them AAA. There are many options they could have chosen for this - Chris Bellman or Bernie Grundman at Bernie Grundman Mastering, Kevin Gray at Cohearant Audio, Steve Hoffman, Ryan K. Smith at Sterling Sound, potential untapped. Universal just don't get it.
In addition, Louder Than Love SIDE A will run 27m37s, wtf? How does that not get a 2LP release?
It's not that Bob Ludwig doesn't master some good sounding records, but when you take the time to source the original analog master then cut digital vinyl? Seems like such a wasted opportunity.
If Universal leave Bob well enough alone and don't make him master it silly loud like they did with the 20th Anniversary edition of Nirvana's Nevermind (awful record), DOTU may be worth picking up. But with those running times I'll stick to my original CD for Louder Than Love.
Hope they get it right when they finally release Badmotorfinger. 2LP, 33rpm, all analogue cut please, not pressed at United or Rainbo.
EDIT - how come this board has no posting history?
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Post by The Sound (Admin) on Jul 13, 2016 1:00:37 GMT
EDIT - how come this board has no posting history? Welcome to the forum. I assume you were a member of the old Soundgarden forum? Unfortunetly the team running the official forum decided to shut it down back in March 2015. They only gave a few days notice and some people did not even know until after the forum had been taken down. This forum rose out of the ashes so that we could try and maintain the community. This is why there are no post history or archives from the original forum. I hope you stick around and enjoy the community. Things should really pick up when we hear some news on the next album.
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Post by The Sound (Admin) on Aug 27, 2016 5:47:59 GMT
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Post by searchlightsoul on Jun 4, 2017 14:11:36 GMT
Picked up DOTU on vinyl recently, and it sounds really awesome! Nice package too - a weighty gatefold sleeve with two lyric sheet inserts. Had been a while since I listened to the album, and a few songs hit hard, Zero Chance especially, but it still remains as my top Soundgarden record.
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Post by lorc on Jun 6, 2017 22:28:43 GMT
Picked up DOTU on vinyl recently, and it sounds really awesome! Nice package too - a weighty gatefold sleeve with two lyric sheet inserts. Had been a while since I listened to the album, and a few songs hit hard, Zero Chance especially, but it still remains as my top Soundgarden record. I love Zero Chance. I found that quite hard to listen to when it came out weirdly as it felt like such a sad song, and I was 16 and just wanted riffs, but it grew on me pretty quick. Beautiful.
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Post by searchlightsoul on Jun 9, 2017 13:46:19 GMT
Yeah, Zero Chance is such a moving song. Chris' lyrics and Ben's music just fit together brilliantly.
Also, I'd forgotten how cool Switch Opens is.
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