I mastered the DEEP PURPLE "FIREBALL" AF Gold CD today...

Your English must be better than mine. It sounded to me like two contradictory statements.

 

I didn't think that announcement would go unnoticed.


Looking forward to it as a long time DP fan of the Mk II lineup.

 

This is really great news! I would personally love to see DP's first three albums remastered right, along with Burn and Stormbringer! I REALLY REALLY hope Come Taste The band is remastered right as it's my favorite album. I find it really frustrating that EMI had the chance to remaster their albums right and botched it! Now all we can do is wait another 10 to 15 years for a new shot at those titles unless AF does something about it!

 

Rock on.

 

Hey, 40th Anniversary coming up in 2 years...

 

Falling apart? Go easy on me Steve, I'm not an expert. Is the tape shedding off oxide, in need of baking, etc?

 

No, that makes perfect sense.

Can you let us know what you'll be mastering next, Steve? Yes, I'm already looking ahead.

 

I, for one, refuse to recognize the US version.











Doesn't mean I won't buy the AF on day of release.

Just sayin'...
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Man.. no way am I passing this up just because it doesn't include Demon's Eye. This is one of my all time fav Deep Purple albums.

As to The Mule being "filler". Hogwash. It's great! No negativity from me. I can't wait!!!

 

Man..I didn't think any Deep Purple expert would have picked the US version

 

Yeah, that surprised me too.

 

...or consider Demon's Eye and The Mule as "filler."

 

It woulda made an interesting poll.

 

Yeah, I love both those songs

 

Of course, I'm delighted at this news! I've put off buying any version of this album on CD, and I am fortunate my wait will be rewarded.

I'm also sadden by this news. There are many, many classic rock albums where one cannot find a decent sounding version, and I imagine that the tapes are probably sitting in some vault slowly decaying, and at some point, the continuing decay will make the tapes unsalvageable. And that music will, in one sense, be "lost" forever.

You'd think would would happen in the 21st century, with all the technology around, but I sure it will continue. Yep, these items aren't viewed as items of our cultural history to be treasured and preserved. Nope, if one can't make a quick buck on 'em, let's just lock them up and let them go to h?ll.

In fact, I would take the self-titled album (Chasing Shadows, anyone?) but it will never happen, at least in my lifetime, or probably the next.

 

If everyone will just concentrate...

 

...I'm still buyin' a copy.

 

I understand that is was a simple choice dictated by the label: US or UK. Period.

But I am curious as to why it would be so black and white. Generally speaking is there a typical reason for situations like this (contractual?) or does it differ from case to case?

Not complaining, I'm very happy to have this one on the way. It's one of the few DP albums I don't already have in one format or another

 

I was hoping it would be the UK as well, as there is a really good version of "Strange Kind of Woman" on Made In Japan. But I'm still getting the AF CD.

 

I, for one, am GLAD it's the US version. For a while there, I was worried that they would release this but in the UK version.

SKOW is a better song. Also, you can get Demon's Eye on the Singles As and Bs comp, but NOT the album version of SKOW.

So GOOD FOR AF for releasing the US version!

 

Which version was the original release for the rest of the world , Australia , Canada , Rest of Europe etc ? I'm thinking that for millions the US version is the ''wrong'' version. I can't think why in this day and age why it can't have Demon's Eye as well as SKOW , the format allowing around 80 minutes . [Same goes for adding Black Night onto In Rock] I will still get this though . I suspect that maybe further down the line it might be an idea for 'Singles A/Bs' to get the DCC treatment , for the completists .