Thin Lizzy remasters from the original master tapes?!?
Posted: Sat Nov 06, 2010 9:57 pm
I know there's a few Thin Lizzy fans so here's some good news:
Hi-Fi World:November Edition :
'The UK based reissue label Back On Black has announced that it will be releasing all the classic Thin lizzy albums on 180gm vinyl and in thick cardboard covers,with the first 1,000 copies pressed on coloured vinyl. Speaking to the label, it also plans to release the earlier albums at a later date, so keep your eyes peeled for those...
"We did the deal to create the vinyl with Universal and we talked to the band and their management regarding merchandising and everything else," said BOB boss, Steve Beatty. " We requested the sources,to create the reissues,from Universal. On other projects we've been used to coping with whatever we've been given.We someimes receive digital masters,for example, because the original record label may have binned the master tapes after digitally remastering. However, when we put our request for thin Lizzy, a great big box turned up packed with the original tapes! It was out of this world. We stood there,looking at this piece of history and thought, 'They courieried these things to us'. I wouldn't have sent these in a van. If it was me,I'd have said 'These are going nowhere'. Or,you pick them up personally and I want them back tomorrow.' They're like the crown jewels of rock, really. Sometimes major labels say to me, 'What do you want to do vinyl for?' When I started this label, everybody I knew referred to vinyl and said, 'You're off your f#####g head, mate'. I replied that digital is not record collecting and it's not music. I said that,well, we're fans of this stuff and we think it's good."
Finally, a word has to be said regarding the artwork for 'Jailbreak' and for the rest of this series."Our reissue sleeves look like they've been made yesterday - which they were. The comparison is like switching from a black and white TV to HD colour", said Beatty. That is, an original sleeve has been scanned and then an artist has drawn over the top to create an exact match. The advantage being that the resultant colours are not only more vivid but today's superior printing techniques and processes make for a decidedly superior 'original' artwork.
The inside cover will hold a picture of the original master tape. As proof, as it were.
Hi-Fi World:November Edition :
'The UK based reissue label Back On Black has announced that it will be releasing all the classic Thin lizzy albums on 180gm vinyl and in thick cardboard covers,with the first 1,000 copies pressed on coloured vinyl. Speaking to the label, it also plans to release the earlier albums at a later date, so keep your eyes peeled for those...
"We did the deal to create the vinyl with Universal and we talked to the band and their management regarding merchandising and everything else," said BOB boss, Steve Beatty. " We requested the sources,to create the reissues,from Universal. On other projects we've been used to coping with whatever we've been given.We someimes receive digital masters,for example, because the original record label may have binned the master tapes after digitally remastering. However, when we put our request for thin Lizzy, a great big box turned up packed with the original tapes! It was out of this world. We stood there,looking at this piece of history and thought, 'They courieried these things to us'. I wouldn't have sent these in a van. If it was me,I'd have said 'These are going nowhere'. Or,you pick them up personally and I want them back tomorrow.' They're like the crown jewels of rock, really. Sometimes major labels say to me, 'What do you want to do vinyl for?' When I started this label, everybody I knew referred to vinyl and said, 'You're off your f#####g head, mate'. I replied that digital is not record collecting and it's not music. I said that,well, we're fans of this stuff and we think it's good."
Finally, a word has to be said regarding the artwork for 'Jailbreak' and for the rest of this series."Our reissue sleeves look like they've been made yesterday - which they were. The comparison is like switching from a black and white TV to HD colour", said Beatty. That is, an original sleeve has been scanned and then an artist has drawn over the top to create an exact match. The advantage being that the resultant colours are not only more vivid but today's superior printing techniques and processes make for a decidedly superior 'original' artwork.
The inside cover will hold a picture of the original master tape. As proof, as it were.
