Emerson Lake & Palmer / Brain Salad Surgery box pre-order

Fascists?

It wasn’t Impacted Faecal Matter. Stop the idiotic emails.

“Everybody” knows the working titles never included IFM. The title proposals were Heartbreak of Psoriasis, the Cutting Mohels, Painful Rectal Itch, Sticky Songs by the Bukkakeites and Pie Are Squared.

I mean Democrats. Sorry.

glad to see the assholes contributing to the thread

yes, we are always interested in what you have to say… must be republicans….

This should sell at least 30 copies!

The only things that I know about guitarist Jacko Jakszyk is that he is the son in law of one of the early 1970’s King Crimson members, and played in the 21st Century Schizoid Band, a Crimson spinoff/tribute band. He was also briefly a member of British pop/funk band Level 42, appearing on the album cover of the group’s “Guaranteed” album, despite the fact that he hadn’t played on the album.(sessionmen Allan Holdsworth & Dominic Miller played on the album).He did, however, play on several subsequent Level 42 B-sides & CD single tracks, and on the group’s “Guaranteed Live” video program.

The most ponderous and pretentious crap ever recorded.

I just placed a pre-order for this at amazon UK and even though the price lists at £50.19, when I checked out I was charged £41.83 (plus a reasonable £3.08 shipping to Canada). Great deal!

Is the photo above the “restored artwork”? Because I thought the original release had, um, an overt sexual reference that is not reflected above.

This Is totally off topic, but the sleeve is very HR Giger (Debbie Harry Koo Koo) lookalike. Don’t You Think ?

These sets of versions are ideal, I think.
Hardcore collector can rush for 6-disc, while “audio-source-collector” (includes me) can choose 3-disc version which contains all audios. I’m not so interested in LP and DVD-V (documentary, interview etc.), and not so willing to get SUPER EXPENSIVE BULKY EDITION just for 1 demo or outtake CD.
But, as many of BSS-related audios are already on previous releases, even surround version already exists (though this time newly-Jakko-remixed-5.1ch), this reissue is still less attractive to me.

I saw ELP in Germany in the early 1970s and the one thing that I will always remember is Keith Emerson attacking his keyboard with a set of knives – BSS is my fave of all ELP albums – However, I have the beautifully produced Japanese mini-lp cd set from a few years ago, and that is superb. I wouldn’t mind the 3 CDs and the DVD documentary, but the extra cost for having another vinyl copy is wasted on me as I always prefer the actual original vinyl copy – of which I still own (posters included!)

Hmm, a rather tempting price for the 6 disc edition….

oh my, and I was “a bit” negative about Toto……

According to the new issue of Prog (with the ELP BSS 2.0 cover):

The Limited Edition Super Deluxe boxset comes with original release die-cut poster and digitally restored artwork; 20-page booklet with new liners; photos and memorabilia; hardcover 12″ slipcase with artwork and internal gatefold. Five discs plus vinyl:
CD1: Original album, remastered.
CD2: The Alternate Album
Karn Evil 9 – Third Impression Original Backing Track
Jerusalem First Mix
Still …You Turn Me On First Mix
Toccata *Previously Unreleased
Karn Evil 9 – First Impression (part one) *Previously Unreleased
Karn Evil 9 – First Impression (part two) *Previously Unreleased
Karn Evil 9 – Second Impression *Previously Unreleased
Karn Evil 9 – Third Impression *Previously Unreleased
Excerpts From Brain Salad Surgery NME Flexi Disc
When The Apple Blossoms Bloom In The Windmills Of Your Mind I’ll Be Your Valentine B-Side Single (K13503)
Brain Salad Surgery B-Side Single (K10946)
Brain Salad Surgery Instrumental
Karn Evil 9 (3rd Impression) Diff Version
Karn Evil 9 (3rd Impression) Instrumental
CD3: New stereo version of album.
DVD-A: Original album in new 5.1 mix and also @24bit; the new high resolution stereo mixes @ 24bit.
DVD: Feature-length documentary featuring highlights of the 1973 World Tour.
LP: 180gms heavyweight vinyl of the original album, remastered.

The 3 disc Deluxe boxset comes with CD1, CD2, and the DVD-A.

Remix by King Crimson’s Jakko Jakszyk. According to an interview with Steve Wilson:
What does it take beyond money to get you interested in a remix project?
I’ve got to love the album and people involved. It’s as simple as that. I get invited to do a lot of stuff, believe me. I did two Emerson, Lake and Palmer albums, but I’ve chosen not to do any more of their records because I can’t honestly say I love them. I didn’t feel as connected to them as the King Crimson or Jethro Tull albums. So, Jakko Jakszyk will be doing the next two for ELP and he’ll do a great job. Going forward, I’m only going to do things I genuinely really, really love. The main thing about doing them for me is what I learn from the process. I really have learned a lot from working on these records. I absolutely love the King Crimson, Jethro Tull and XTC records I’m doing now. I grew up with them. I know those records better than the bands do. That’s an obvious thing to say because those guys haven’t listened to most of those records since they made them. No-one listens to their own records.

Are the surround mixes made by Steven Wilson as the prior deluxes?

I’ve got a flexidisc with a foldy out sleeeve somewhere…given away with NME back in the day. Not really superdeluxe!!!