"Brian Wilson" to be reissued on vinyl.

[MBE]

This should sound better than the original LP or CD.
http://www.elusivedisc.com/BRIAN-WILSON-BRIAN-WILSON-180g-LP-BLUE-VINYL/productinfo/FRMLP2566/&utm_source=email&utm_medium=special

[FatherOfTheMan Sr101]

I want. I already own it on vinyl and cd (2x) AND I have a signed promo poster for it, but I WANT.

[Shady]

Such an underrated album

[bgas]

This should sound better than the original LP or CD.
http://www.elusivedisc.com/BRIAN-WILSON-BRIAN-WILSON-180g-LP-BLUE-VINYL/productinfo/FRMLP2566/&utm_source=email&utm_medium=special

Sure, why not?  Rake in some $$ !  All us vinyl types will have to buy it. 

I like: 
>>In 1988, Brian Wilson took some time out from The Beach Boys and ventured out on his own <<  YEAH!!   

[Mikie]

This should sound better than the original LP or CD.

Anything is better than the originals. When I listen to this album, I pull out the 2000 reissued remastered CD from Rhino. Has 15 boner tracks on it. Sounds beautiful. Press a button and you can skip through the preferred songs if you want. Much easier than carefully puuuuling the vinyl out of the sleeve, carefully puuuuutting in on the turntable, carefully liiiiiifting the tone arm and carefully plaaaacing the needle on the record. Too much trouble. Too many beers and it's a pain in the assterisk to do. It ain't worth it.

I might buy one just to look at and say I have it. Like Bgas does.

[bgas]

This should sound better than the original LP or CD.

Anything is better than the originals. When I listen to this album, I pull out the 2000 reissued remastered CD from Rhino. Has 15 boner tracks on it. Sounds beautiful. Press a button and you can skip through the preferred songs if you want. Much easier than carefully puuuuling the vinyl out of the sleeve, carefully puuuuutting in on the turntable, carefully liiiiiifting the tone arm and carefully plaaaacing the needle on the record. Too much trouble. Too many beers and it's a pain in the assterisk to do. It ain't worth it.

I might buy one just to look at and say I have it. Like Bgas does.

see, there ya go.
That's pretty much what I do. maybe I should collect something else?

[Awesoman]

Think they're stretching things a bit with the promotion:

Jeff Lynne (ELO, Traveling Wilburys) joins the team as well for one of the finest collaborative efforts ever between two legends with the beautiful Let It Shine.

[I. Spaceman]

The 2000 remaster was ridiculously brickwalled. Unlistenable to me.

[Mikie]

I dunno. Whenever I get a piece of vinyl these days I just look at it, take the shrink wrap off (so it doesn't warp), and store it away in the collectione with the rest of the vinyl. Don't even have my turntable hooked up to my stereo anymore. It has cob webs on it. Takes up too much space and it's not worth the effort pull it out and to fire it up. Guess my audiophile ears from 20 years ago no longer fully appreciate the warm, rich, lossless analog sound that virgin vinyl produces...

[Mikie]

The 2000 remaster was ridiculously brickwalled. Unlistenable to me.

Beats the hell outta the original.  It's got a coupla mistakes in the mixes, but so what.  Much more to listen to and I don't have any sound problems with it.

Also like my limited edition "Brian Wilson '88" CD in the blue leatherbound case with the silk-screened disk and booklet.  It's boss.  

[bgas]

The 2000 remaster was ridiculously brickwalled. Unlistenable to me.

Beats the hell outta the original.  It's got a coupla mistakes in the mixes, but so what.  Much more to listen to and I don't have any sound problems with it.

Also like my limited edition "Brian Wilson '88" CD in the blue leatherbound case with the silk-screened disk and booklet.  It's boss.  

How do I identify the 2000 Remaster CD? 
I've heard about it alot but I can never remember( til now) to ask; and on account of thjose mix mistakes, it would be neat to have one in the collection 

[I. Spaceman]

The 2000 remaster was ridiculously brickwalled. Unlistenable to me.

Beats the hell outta the original.

Over the head with a two-by-four, till no life remains in it.

[Bean Bag]

>>In 1988, Brian Wilson took some time out from The Beach Boys and ventured out on his own <<  YEAH!!   

It really was a great time to step away, wasn't it?  Denny had passed and they did their "we're still together, still here, still a band" album with BB85.  That was a good response to the tragedy... a very serious effort, I think, to refocus the band and try something new.  Get together and heal.  Get back on the bike.  And a strong signal to fans that they wanted to make music no matter what.

So 1988 was a good time to step away and breathe.  Find himself, or whatever.  Those moments in life when you say... why haven't I done something like this?  For me!

I'm going to play this album right now... it's been way too long.

[KittyKat]

That album is what got me into the Beach Boys in a serious way. I still have the original vinyl as well as both versions of the CD. I'm not sure I'll invest in the new vinyl, though.  I still listen to my old LP's but I've never gotten into collecting audiophile vinyl reissues.

[I. Spaceman]

Vinyl reissues these days are merely CDs pressed on vinyl. They are all pressed in plants that are not up to the industry standards the US and UK had in the 70's and 80's. The 180 gram thing is a total scam, it has nothing to do with quality sound, it is only because the vinyl is so thick there is less chance of warpage (which means less money lost for the company).

[Bubba Ho-Tep]

This should sound better than the original LP or CD.
http://www.elusivedisc.com/BRIAN-WILSON-BRIAN-WILSON-180g-LP-BLUE-VINYL/productinfo/FRMLP2566/&utm_source=email&utm_medium=special

The original vinyl is fine. Not worth a reinvestment on my part.

Wake me up when they get to Imagination (or how about Orange Crate Art??!!).

p.s. These guys did a great job on the recent vinyl edition IJWMFTT:

http://www.amazon.com/Just-Wasnt-Made-These-Times/dp/B007HM3178/ref=tmm_vnl_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1358399296&sr=1-2

Anybody who likes this album and likes records should own it. Really nice.

[Mikie]

True dat, Spacer. That's the advantage of the 160G/180G warpage - an advantage by itself. Japanese standard vinyl is 160G. Thick vinyl will preserve better in the long run and when pressed properly, will track fantastically. Other than that, I think 180 gram vinyl is nothing but a marketing ploy. There are a lot (note spelling, Bgas) of bad 180G pressings out there, and there are plenty of great 160G pressings. It's all about the mastering and quality control at the pressing plant. If you don't market your album to audiophiles, who will buy a damn 180G record over a 160G record? So just stay with a 160G release. It's not gonna make any difference sonically.

Unlike those 70's/90's albums on Warner/Reprise/Sire albums that would warp like a banshee if you left them sealed with shrink or exposed them to extended temperatures or stored them incorrectly. Tgey used melted down chaep vinyl back then to save an almighty buck.

P.S. Just picked up "Thank God For The Radio" and "Lucky Old Sun" vinyl albums. 12 bucks each, so I took 'em and ran. Probably never play them. Might go back for the "I Just Wasn't Made For These Times" vinyl since Bubba Ho Tep recommended it.......

What's a Bubba Ho-Tep, anyway??

[Mikie]

The 2000 remaster was ridiculously brickwalled. Unlistenable to me.

Beats the hell outta the original.  It's got a coupla mistakes in the mixes, but so what.  Much more to listen to and I don't have any sound problems with it.

Also like my limited edition "Brian Wilson '88" CD in the blue leatherbound case with the silk-screened disk and booklet.  It's boss.  

How do I identify the 2000 Remaster CD? 
I've heard about it alot but I can never remember( til now) to ask; and on account of thjose mix mistakes, it would be neat to have one in the collection 

You serious?  Front cover is the same as the original. You look at the back of the CD cover and printed vertically up the right side it'll say "This Reissue/Compilation 2000 Warner Bros. Records, Inc. & Rhino Entertainment Company". On the edge of the CD it'll say           R2 79960        Briiiiiiiaaaaan Wilson      Warner Archives/Rhino.

Here's more than you need to know about the CD:

http://discog.fleetwoodmac.net/discog.php?pid=274
     

[Bubba Ho-Tep]

What's a Bubba Ho-Tep, anyway??

Ho-Tep (ho-tep’) n.
1.Relative or descendant of the 17 Egyptian Dynasties, 3100-1500 B.C.  2. Family Surname of an Egyptian Pharaoh (king).
 
Bubba (bub’uh) n.
1.Male from the Southern U.S.  2. Good ole boy   3. Cracker, red neck, trailer park resident

[KittyKat]

What's a Bubba Ho-Tep, anyway??

Ho-Tep (ho-tep’) n.
1.Relative or descendant of the 17 Egyptian Dynasties, 3100-1500 B.C.  2. Family Surname of an Egyptian Pharaoh (king).
 
Bubba (bub’uh) n.
1.Male from the Southern U.S.  2. Good ole boy   3. Cracker, red neck, trailer park resident

It's also a cult movie with Bruce Campbell and Ossie Davis:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bubba_Ho-tep

[Mr. Cohen]

Replace all the damn bell sounds with farty snyths and the album would be fixed. Like imagine "There's So Many" with a bunch of farty snyths in the background instead of tinkling bells when Brian sings the "planets are spinning around" bit. Much better.

[Freddie French-Pounce]

I'm just going to save my pennies and save my dimes here - the fact it's on Translucent Blue will probably slightly weaken the sound, but I'm happy with my minty original. I don't play it enough to warrant it anyway.

[The Shift]

Wonder how the credits will read this time around, and which mixes they'll press up?

[gsmile]

I'm pretty happy with my original vinyl pressing, but man...call me crazy, but when I read "First-time gatefold jacket" I got very excited.  I received a couple of Friday Music LPs for Christmas (Toto, Guess Who) and they sound amazing, with excellent sleeve quality.  I love this album, so I'm in.

[gsmile]

Wonder how the credits will read this time around, and which mixes they'll press up?

I bet a few Landy credits get in there by accident.