"Vauxhall And I" (Definitive Master) released (UK - June 2, 2014)

The 20th Anniversary Definitive Master of Vauxhall And I is released by Parlophone Records in the UK today, June 2, 2014.

• 'Vauxhall and I' reissue reviews - 'Mojo' (9/10) & 'Uncut' (5 stars) - May 25, 2014
• Remastered "Vauxhall & I" details (June 2) - Uncut - Mar. 27, 2014
• Remastered "Vauxhall & I" on the way, plus pic from France - TTY - Mar. 15, 2014

 

[LazyDyke]

Am I the only one getting a weird crackling sound on Speedway? This isn't happening on any other song (no matter how loudly I play it).

What medium is this? CD? Vinyl? Ripped tracks?

I ask because in the past, I've had weird popping/crackling on tracks I ripped from CD into iTunes. I've re-ripped those albums with an app called XLD and it fixed it.
XLD is a Mac-only app though, if I recall.

 

[Harsh Truth]

Yep, Ringleader sounds awful. Sonically it is all over the place. What happened? I can't believe Moz thought it sounded good at the time, and listening to it today on vinyl I am wondering what happened to the bass. Anyone have an y insights?

Agree that Ringleader sounds fairly horrible. The singles from this album that appeared the following year on "Greatest Hits" do sound somewhat better on that release.

 

[Harsh Truth]

Been listening to the remaster the last few days. As noted by others, you really need to listen closely to hear much of a difference overall. Slightly crisper feel on some tracks. "Billy Budd" sounds a bit punchier, in a good way. That's been played on repeat at top volume in the car. "Used to be a Sweet Boy" has also grabbed me in a way it hadn't previously.

The packaging is a bit ghetto.

The live CD is nice but really wish they had included "Speedway".

 

[Ryan]

Mine arrived today.

 

[marred]

Mine arrived today.

ha! So did mine, but I can't open it till my birthday

 

[fredkocherpepsi]

Someone linked to this in another thread so I felt compelled to add:

I got the vinyl and I think it looks swell. Mine didn’t come with a download so I also bought it on iTunes (same for the other recent reissues of Kill Uncle and Your Arsenal). I will say that of those, I like the way this was done most because they didn’t mess with the track list.