Loveless Remaster Actually Sound Better?

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Comedy comedy comedy.

Now on their official page as "Monday 7th May".

It doesn't state a particualar year.

Did we get any confirmation as to whether those previes Loveless copies that lucky press-types got were really remastered? That's some shameless shit if they were and they're just being sat on.

It'll still just sound like recordings of whales.

okay, promos for these just flipped through my letterbox, perhaps they're definitely gonna get a release now?

If only on e-bay...

What with all the facebook messages and stuff, this time it's fo' real fo' sho? I pre-ordered them last week anyway. Fully confident they'll arrive early May.

did the earlier promos of loveless include both remaster and 'mastered from 1/2 inch analog tapes' version? i can't remember. that's what's been sent out now.

Yeah it had both versions - my review from when it wasn't released a few years ago is still online: http://www.uncut.co.uk/my-bloody-valentine/my-bloody-valentine-reissues-special-isnt-anythinglovelessthe-coral-sea-review

desperate for new headphones as i listened the leaked FLACS (plural capitalized?) via my koss portapros and.... frankly couldn't tell the difference

If you can't tell on portapros, you wont be able to tell on <£100 headphones.

and if you need better headphones fto tell the difference, then you are into serious snake oil territory.

The leaked loveless flacs were a fake as far as I know, they were removed from waht who are good at moderating these things, but the very good sounding Isn't Anything remasters are still there.

i remember someone saying the leaked remasters were EQ'ed vinyl rips.
could be wrong though.

My Bloody Valentine

Loveless: Remastered: 2cd
CD £9.00 Free Delivery

Release date: 07-05-2012

I've got a £50 bet with my gf that the remasters won't come out this year.

Well they haven't changed it yet, but I'd only be interested in a vinyl rip anyway, and that's not on the cards at the moment.

There's a bit of a Loveless bubble going on at the moment. Sold my slightly worn original vinyl version a couple of years ago for £20, anticipating the remaster, but now they seem to go for £60+ on Discogs. I even managed to get a tenner for my pretty scratched Creation-era repress CD last year as well. Bizarre.

Vinyl *press*

My vinyl on Plain looks like it's been going for around £40 on ebay - very odd. One went for £150! I don't understand.

Have any popular beat combos been mentioning Loveless as an influence again?

Pretty sure the Loveless LP is the official currency on the Isle of Man now.

there is a full page advert in the latest mojo for the 3 cds which suggests that this is actually going to happen.

could be time to wave ta ra to your £50 notenough.

(5 cds - two are doubles)

Confused about US releases - Amazon's listing an import for like $68, released June 5th. I can't imagine there aren't plans to release these in the States.

OK, well you can listen to the track previews on Amazon now it seems. You can't tell much from the low bitrates on Loveless, but there are clips of the unreleased tracks on the EP:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/EPs-1988-My-Bloody-Valentine/dp/B006VP1OYO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1335285943&sr=8-1

What are the last four tracks on disc 2 originally from?

3 are "new", sugar was on a 7" with something?

http://spoiledmetropolis.blogspot.co.uk/2007/06/mbv-sugar-mp3.html says:

"Sugar" is an outtake from the Glider ep sessions. Its only official appearance was on a free cd given away with French magazine "Les Inrockuptibles" in 1991.

"new"... unreleased then? Neato, Angel sounds nice, found it in full no youtube

I have "Sugar" it came on a flexidisc with "The Catalogue" magazine

ugh this remastering sounds awful

*throws headphones down and tosses cd in the garbage*

lool

The inevitable end to this sorry saga.

Loveless needs to be remixed, not remastered. Vocals need to be mixed way higher.

you might try the analogue version.

Or the 'japancakes' cover

Or a different band

A remix would be good, but I'd keep the vocals the same, just give the rhythm section more beef.

Now available to stream at the grauniad

Arrived with us today, so they're really real at least...

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/p480x480/533470_299683613441004_113107498765284_664585_465102167_n.jpg

listening now

no better way to judge a remastering job than listening to an audio stream on my work computer!

i think this sounds good? i haven't listened to the CD in ages tho

funny that shields is so down on that plain records vinyl release from way back when -- i had a friend who raved about how awesome it sounded.

funny that shields is so down on that plain records vinyl release from way back when -- i had a friend who raved about how awesome it sounded.

Plain got a shit-storm of criticism on the Spiritualized boards about their handling of recent vinyl reissues of the first 3 Spz albums since their m.o. is to just take an off-the-shelf CD and use that for a master. I would avoid anything that company releases.

Shields says not only did they use a commercial CD as the master, that it was also functionally a bootleg, to the degree he was able to get it blocked from sale in the UK

http://https%3A//p.twimg.com/AsSIP6lCEAEM7N4.jpg

I take it all back about them never existing. Half expecting the CDs to be mis-printed with audiobooks of Harry Potter, though.

https://twitter.com/#!/sickmouthy/status/199434090510946304/photo/1

I take it all back about them never existing. Half expecting the CDs to be mis-printed with audiobooks of Harry Potter, though.

― Sick Mouthy (Scik Mouthy), Monday, May 7, 2012 10:45 AM (32 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

No, disappointingly low on printed word inserts though. Just some photographic stuff on the e.ps , not sure what came in Loveless. Might have hoped for some commentary from band members as you get on other reissues but maybe MBV weren't like that. An explanation as to why there were 2 different versions of Loveless might have been interesting. Like you can find that online now but when these are discovered by the next generation or dug up as relics of our civilisation people won't find that referencing so easy.

Especially when it's an Archaeological team from Blink 182 University.

Might have hoped for some commentary from band members as you get on other reissues but maybe MBV weren't like that.

wasn't one of the two-year delays because Kevin was working on the sleeve notes?

Seemingly not.

well, these notes leaked out recently, not sure if they're legit
http://www.vinmag.com/online/media/gbu0/prodlg/RGC027-all-work-and-no-play-card.jpg