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TribunalRecords said:
Looks just like my copy except it doesn't have that licensed by Sanctuary Music on it.
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Yep, it's that 'licensed' by Sanctuary that has me perplexed. As far as I know, Noise Records owner Karl Walterbach sold the entire Noise catalog to Universal Music Group, but it's affiliate Sanctuary Records went out of business before this reissue was released, in 2008. So, how can it be 'licensed' from a label that doesn't exist? I would hit up Displeased Records for an answer, but they'll never get back to me, so it's pointless to go that route.

What really bothers me about this, though is the awful 'cut and paste' method they used to master this thing. I think the files were taken from someones hard drive, and dragged in to a burner drive via Windows. Just like the average person would do to make a CD from MP3 files.

I'm just getting tired of the attitudes by labels like Displeased, Century Media, Prosthetic, ect; towards 'Metal' fans, and the idea that were so dumb we won't notice mastering mistakes.

I bought the Prosthetic Records reissue of Testament's "The Gathering" awhile back. I noticed that the 'remastering' they did on the album was horrible, and completely different than the original. Actually it suffered from the same treatment the above mentioned Deathrow 'reissue' did, in that it had the same annoying 2-second gaps and a very low volume.

When I called them on it, and proved it by showing them a comparison to the original, they still acted as though they had no idea what the hell I was talking about. I had to spell it out for them. In the end, I wasn't thanked for pointing out a serious audio discrepancy on one of their products, but the guy got pissed at me for pointing it out! Anyways, I just hate it when labels put out crap and expect buyers to accept sub-par products that they've paid for.
 
I just went downstairs to check out my copy, it is Displeased without the Sanctuary logo.
I have heard of labels doing this; they will either do several more pressing beyond what their contracts allow, or some times they will carry boots of the titles they had previously officially released, boots they would get other places.
 
Mr. Lapin Kulta said:
Haha indeed. Since joining this forum, on account of being a thrasher interested in Divebomb reissues, I've been mostly listening to AOR and melodic rock. Weird :dopey: I blame Matt!
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Everyone likes it, how can you not. Just not everyone will admit to it.
I think it is one thing that Matt, Justin and I share is our like of AOR. They may go a tad bit further with but that is ok with me, some of it can kaje one feel a bit unfortable at time; kind of like watching porn with your buddies, might work for some but I can't do it.
 
TribunalRecords said:
SNFU - Better Than A Stick In The Eye
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:Smokin:
WOW, never in a million years on an UM forum would I have expected SNFU to be mentioned. This is the one with their cover of WILD WORLD right?
I haven't listened to this band in over 15 years probably.

If you are familiar with them, I hope you are familiar with LIBIDO BOYZ!!!

Another one of my all time fav 80s US band.
 
Jasonic said:
:Smokin:
WOW, never in a million years on an UM forum would I have expected SNFU to be mentioned. This is the one with their cover of WILD WORLD right?
I haven't listened to this band in over 15 years probably.

If you are familiar with them, I hope you are familiar with LIBIDO BOYZ!!!

Another one of my all time fav 80s US band.
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It does in fact have that cover on it. I actually prefer If You Swear You'll Catch No Fish, but this one is my second fave. I have a wide array of tastes especially since I grew up in the hardcore scene in the late 80's so I was exposed to all this stuff.

I actually don't know Libido Boys. I know Limbomaniacs, however, unfortunately.
 
Headquake said:
:kickass:local boys. Where did you get this and has it been reissued by someone?
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I got it today from a seller and collector from Essen Germany (bought it on Gemm). It's the original version of it on Active Records. Yeah it was fuckin expensive but worth the money!
I really wonder why there are no lyrics included..
 
Excalibur - Fils Vengeur
Serpent Saints - All Things Metal
Sin Starlett - Throat Attack (this album is badass)
Stormhunter - Crime and Punishment

All of which will be available in the distro soon.

Altered State - Winter Warlock
Faith Factor - Against a Darkened Sky

Both I got from Ski, so he autographed them.
 
J. Golden said:
I just went downstairs to check out my copy, it is Displeased without the Sanctuary logo.
I have heard of labels doing this; they will either do several more pressing beyond what their contracts allow, or some times they will carry boots of the titles they had previously officially released, boots they would get other places.
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Thanks for the info. It appears Sanctuary was the U.K. 'affiliate' of Noise Records, and when Displeased licensed the album from the recently sold Noise Records, they THOUGHT they were supposed to slap that logo on the disc for distribution in the U.K. (which is where my version is from). :err:In actuality, Sanctuary didn't exist when this album was released! Completely unnecessary due to the fact that Dis-order Distribution was the real distributor for all of Europe at that time, for Displeased Records.

Nobody can explain why the 'mastering' is shoddy... My bet is that when they did a 'repress', someone grabbed the 'raw' audio files thinking it was the finished 'master', and used it to replicate the discs. :confused:
 
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