version sound wrote:The bands who have gotten their catalogs back from SST have typically had 1) major label backing and 2) their shit together. Bad Brains have neither.
xxxMidgexxx wrote:But perhaps I just love drone stuff in general.
JGJR wrote:version sound wrote:The bands who have gotten their catalogs back from SST have typically had 1) major label backing and 2) their shit together. Bad Brains have neither.
This is kinda pedantic, but not necessarily re: the major label thing. Dinosaur Jr's Homestead and SST albums were reissued by Merge in 2005 when they reunited and later on Jagjaguwar (their current label). Sure, J was on a major in the '90s, but I don't think that applies here. Meat Puppets II was reissued by Rykodisc, too (not a major even though MP were on London at the time, I think).
Anyway, I am hesitant to order this because I have heard from a lot of folks that the new plates they use aren't nearly as good as the older versions. I have no idea about this version of IAI, though.
patient_ot wrote:TBF, Merge is a huge indie by indie standards. I don't know the financial status of J.Mascis. Maybe he can afford a good lawyer to scare the shit out of Ginn.
Ryko may have been indie on the surface but they operated like a big label.
xxxMidgexxx wrote:But perhaps I just love drone stuff in general.
JGJR wrote:
Ryko - I know they issued new stuff, too, (Morphine, who I LOVE, probably being the most prominent example), but how do you mean? I thought they were primarily a reissue-oriented label who just licensed releases from artists like Costello, Bowie, etc. who are/were fortunate enough to control their own publishing/back catalogs.
JGJR wrote:patient_ot wrote:TBF, Merge is a huge indie by indie standards. I don't know the financial status of J.Mascis. Maybe he can afford a good lawyer to scare the shit out of Ginn.
Ryko may have been indie on the surface but they operated like a big label.
Merge - They did get a bunch of cash in 2004 when they put out Arcade Fire's Funeral, so maybe that enabled them to do it? I'm not sure, honestly; just speculating here. Of course, having In the Aeroplane Over the Sea and 69 Love Songs as part of the catalog doesn't hurt, either. But good for them. Amazing for a label that started out a 7" only label.
Ryko - I know they issued new stuff, too, (Morphine, who I LOVE, probably being the most prominent example), but how do you mean? I thought they were primarily a reissue-oriented label who just licensed releases from artists like Costello, Bowie, etc. who are/were fortunate enough to control their own publishing/back catalogs.
version sound wrote:Who knows with SST, but at $15, I’m willing to risk it.
scannest wrote:It's like a filmmaker saying "Spielberg is my idol. Every time I get behind the camera I think about how I can make my film as good as Hook"
scannest wrote:It's like a filmmaker saying "Spielberg is my idol. Every time I get behind the camera I think about how I can make my film as good as Hook"
gregpolard wrote:Insert?
version sound wrote:Got my I Against I today (Ginn might be a crook, but damn, he quick), and it doesn’t look like this is an actual repress. If the run-outs can be trusted, the vinyl was pressed at Rainbo.
version sound wrote:As far as the concern about worn out stampers, I’d say that’s not the case here. This pressing exhibits none of the signs of a worn stamper. Also, despite the fact that it came from Rainbo (maybe?), the vinyl is flat, quiet, and centered. I am starting to think that my new (to me) amp is biased against Bad Brains, though, as it sounded a little bright. Judging by the “Masterdisk” stamp in the dead wax, this is the original Bob Ludwig master from the 80s, which I would expect to sound a little smoother. Maybe I’m experiencing the anti-punk bias lewdd talked about, or maybe I was just used to an amp that rolled off the highs a lot more.
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