but no extra songs…

above should be link to the picture, but i can't make it work (to be embedded into post), so richard feel free to edit my post (link to the picture: "http://hangout.altsounds.com/geek/gars/images/3/9/8/5/massive_attack.jpg")

http://www.factmag.com/2012/09/11/massive-attack-announce-specially-remastered-blue-lines-reissue/

21 years down the line, Clash report that Massive Attack have produced a fully remastered version of the record. The new edition was worked up in the band’s Bristol studio, and was pieced together using the original master tapes.

The remastered Blue Lines will be available on single CD, and will also be released as a standard or hi-res digital download. More discerning fans can enjoy a Box Set edition, featuring: a 96k/24bit hi-res audio DVD; two 180g vinyl LPs; the original 24″ x 18″ promo poster for the record; and a CD version of the record.

Blue Lines is due on November 19. The tracklisting is below, as is album opener ‘Safe From Harm’.

CD/DVD:
Safe From Harm
One Love
Blue Lines
Be Thankful For What You’ve Got
Five Man Army
Unfinished Sympathy
Daydreaming
Lately
Hymn Of The Big Wheel2LP:
A1. Safe From Harm
A2. One Love
A3. Blue Lines
B1. Be Thankful For What You’ve Got
B2. Five Man Army
C1. Unfinished Sympathy
C2. Daydreaming
D1. Lately
D2. Hymn Of The Big Wheel

Post edited 8:55 PM – Tuesday, September 11th 2012 by briaeos
Post edited 8:59 PM – Tuesday, September 11th 2012 by briaeos

well, from infos on other sites (and official forum) apart from remastering album was also "remixed (a bit)"!?

wtf, that means!? how much songs are changed and why (all songs or just some? subtle changes or whole new arrangements)?

and i hope that remastering would not be just another addition to loudness war…

and now question that comes naturally: will the rest of the albums get the same treatment?

as i recall, all previously released tracks on collected were remastered and there was some complaining that remastering was a case of loudness war…

i can understand that tracks for dvd-a needed remastering, but i'm more worried about "remixing (a bit)". i doubt that it would end as some kind of "director's cut".

is it really possible that they were waiting for 21 years to complete their artistic vision and that they are still remembering what it was back then!? even if that really is the case, how it can be done without mushroom?

even if the all albums do get "special treatment" what would be the next step? put it all in one box set? expand singlebox with singles after mezzanine? extend already extended eleven promos from collected with videos after that and put in one box? put all that in one big box set?