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Re: Smash - The Singles 1985 - 2020

#526 Post by daveid »

OakeyDokey wrote: Sun 18 Jun 2023, 9:55 am Are the liner notes/Heath essays contained in only the vinyl box or the 3CD/BluRay package too? As that would be my main reason for buying. And if the notes are basically an edited/slightly expanded (?) version of the Further Listening editions, is this worth buying even just for that?!
From what I gather the vinyl and Blu-ray formats both have the interview but not the regular 3xCD, but if this could be re-confirmed by anyone else...

This may be the first PSB album I skip although I'm tempted by the cheaper price plus discount on the site mentioned earlier.

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Disco. wrote: Sun 18 Jun 2023, 10:04 am Its new, and its on the Blu-ray 3 cd.
The texts are remixes of previously available material (Further Listenings etc).

Bit like the version of Somewhere.

Still really confused.com.

I just compared the intros back to back and the person on PopArt has lots of fuzzy dialogue samples which I assume are from the West Side Story film, nothing resembling a song called One Hand On Heart to my knowledge (though those words are spoken by Chris on the Ext Mix).

The Smash version seems too be just a 'clean' mix without the dialogue?

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#528 Post by Disco. »

daveid wrote: Sun 18 Jun 2023, 10:05 am
OakeyDokey wrote: Sun 18 Jun 2023, 9:55 am Are the liner notes/Heath essays contained in only the vinyl box or the 3CD/BluRay package too? As that would be my main reason for buying. And if the notes are basically an edited/slightly expanded (?) version of the Further Listening editions, is this worth buying even just for that?!
From what I gather the vinyl and Blu-ray formats both have the interview but not the regular 3xCD, but if this could be re-confirmed by anyone else...

This may be the first PSB album I skip although I'm tempted by the cheaper price plus discount on the site mentioned earlier.
The regular 3xcd doesn’t include the interview.

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#529 Post by Disco. »

Nina wrote: Sun 18 Jun 2023, 10:41 am
Disco. wrote: Sun 18 Jun 2023, 10:04 am Its new, and its on the Blu-ray 3 cd.
The texts are remixes of previously available material (Further Listenings etc).

Bit like the version of Somewhere.

Still really confused.com.

I just compared the intros back to back and the person on PopArt has lots of fuzzy dialogue samples which I assume are from the West Side Story film, nothing resembling a song called One Hand On Heart to my knowledge (though those words are spoken by Chris on the Ext Mix).

The Smash version seems too be just a 'clean' mix without the dialogue?
Well, they have stated that it is a new interview .

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#530 Post by misterme »

While reporting errors and inaccuracies, look at the thumbnails for each of the singles sleeves in the booklet. Thoses are supposed to be CD singles sleeves whenever those singles were released as such (from "It's a sin" onwards).
But you get 7" singles images for "Being boring" and "Can you forgive her?".
And you get CD2 images for "I wouldn't normally do this kind of thing", "Yesterday, when I was mad", "A red letter day", "Home and dry", "Miracles" and "Did you see me coming?"
Or DVD single for "I'm with stupid".
Or non single sleeve (web source) for "Vocal", "Say it to me".

That's not a big deal. But it says a lot about quality control...
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#531 Post by Electronic Dave »

Started watching the remastered videos as far as 1991 and the Blu-ray is much sharper with a slightly faster frame rate...I did find the audio out of sync on West End girls but I think it's my setup. Enjoyed reading the notes and they do seem familiar. I noticed the missing dog and trampoline in Being Boring and of course the use of censored video. Shame no Paninaro and How Can You...but I have PopArt. :D :) :up

Surprised how many horses pop up in the videos 🤣

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I decided to order from HMV Store this time and received a pristine cd and dvd box set on Friday. I am pleased as usually I receive items err.. "Smashed". :D

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Electronic Dave wrote: Sun 18 Jun 2023, 11:07 am Shame no Paninaro and How Can You...but I have PopArt.
They are on the Extras disc.
misterme wrote: Sun 18 Jun 2023, 11:01 am Or non single sleeve (web source) for "Vocal", "Say it to me".
What do you mean exactly?
Disco. wrote: Sun 18 Jun 2023, 10:45 am Well, they have stated that it is a new interview .
Well, actually reading them disproves that.

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Nina wrote: Sun 18 Jun 2023, 11:45 am
misterme wrote: Sun 18 Jun 2023, 11:01 am Or non single sleeve (web source) for "Vocal", "Say it to me".
What do you mean exactly?
The orange image for "Vocal" and the one for "Say it to me" don't match the CD singles or the 12" singles. Those have only been used for digital release.

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Nina wrote: Sun 18 Jun 2023, 11:45 am Well, actually reading them disproves that.
It is a new interview because they talk about several singles that weren't in the FL series. Of course, that doesn't mean there isn't a mash-up with previous FL content too.

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misterme wrote: Sun 18 Jun 2023, 11:01 am While reporting errors and inaccuracies, look at the thumbnails for each of the singles sleeves in the booklet. Thoses are supposed to be CD singles sleeves whenever those singles were released as such (from "It's a sin" onwards).
But you get 7" singles images for "Being boring" and "Can you forgive her?".
And you get CD2 images for "I wouldn't normally do this kind of thing", "Home and dry", "Miracles" and "Did you see me coming?"
Or DVD single for "I'm with stupid".
Or non single sleeve (web source) for "Vocal", "Say it to me".

That's not a big deal. But it says a lot about quality control...
I assume they selected their preferred sleeve for each release. I don't see why it should automatically be cd1 for each release.

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#537 Post by misterme »

While at it, they could have selected their preferred version for each single. I don't know why they just did it for "NYC boy"...

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#538 Post by nodrog »

Like Being Boring the video for Drunk is presented in the censored daytime version (no naked couple, no dirty chin).

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#539 Post by drunk »

Hi, does anyone have an address, email address, or contact number for reporting all these errors to Parlophone, if indeed that's who to contact?

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drunk wrote: Sun 18 Jun 2023, 12:42 pm Hi, does anyone have an address, email address, or contact number for reporting all these errors to Parlophone, if indeed that's who to contact?
dontgiveacrap.justbuyit@parlophone.co.uk

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