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     Steve Ganis Member Username: Newtogobetweens Post Number: 1 Registered: 06-2005 |
First post. Let me say that despite some 35 plus years of voracious hoarding of all sorts of music into my life , the first GB collection I ever heard was OA, when it first was released last spring. Then, the GB played 2 small clubs here in New York City last June, and I missed them both. The new GB DVD/CD filled out a lot for me in terms of visualizing the band & putting together pieces of the history of the GB (the acoustic sessions, in particular). A few months ago, I downloaded from emusic.com T and 16LL, and am now listening to FORW and one of the Grant solo CDs. I'm part of the cult. Emusic has BYBO and most of the other 80s CDs for DLing as well, for some twenty five cents a track. Question: The 2 CD packages JetSet released in the past few years sell for about $20 apiece locally. Aside from adding value by including a second CD of rarities (I'm not yet at the level of rarities), what is your opinions of the quality of the liner notes to these packages...or of the packages in general? | ||
| Kurt Stephan Member Username: Slothbert Post Number: 144 Registered: 04-2005 |
The sound and general packaging of the 2-CD Jetset reissues are excellent. For a diehard fan, the bonus tracks on the second disc are well worth the cost for all six of the albums, though the bonus tracks tend to be a bit more interesting on the first three albums. In terms of liner notes, most of the Jetset packages (with the exception of "Before Hollywood") are a step down, in my opinion, from the Beggars Banquet reissues of the first six albums, which came out around '96, I believe. The BB reissues had interesting histories of the band and recording notes from around the time of the album in question, with lots of quotes from the band members. For the most part, the Jetset reissues have short essays by critics (for example, Robert Christgau for "Tallulah") that aren't as informative. I recommend you get the Jetset reissues, though, because the sound quality is a notable upgrade from the BB reissues. And buy David Nichols's book to get the rest of the stories behind all the albums. | ||
| Michael Leach Member Username: Mike_l Post Number: 14 Registered: 05-2005 |
Agree with Kurt. And Nichols' book is tops. Incidentally - Im sure Im not the only GB freak to have played all the "2nd" Jetset albums in a row, over a weekend. How was it for you? I loved the experience, though it tends to be weighted more in favour of Grant, as Robert had fewer excess songs around. The SMAL CD2 is great - highlights the poppier sound they might have had if they'd recorded the Very Quick on the Eye demos as an album. I think, from memory, that I liked SHF the best - Tallulah the least (bit light on material). SO many gems: Apples in Bed, Newton Told Me..... |