Digital Gift?

[Ric220]

Hi all and thanks for the join. I've recently been redescovering the Sisters after having been a massive fan in the 80s and 90s (assisted by Thursday nights at Nottingham's Rock City). Much of their stuff really still stands up. Only issue is that much of their recordings (pre Floodland) are pretty crappy quality. FL&A is a superb album but the sound quality isn't great and my all-time favourite Body Electric sounds muffled even on a decent stereo.
Anyway, my question is are there any digital copies of Gift or do I need to buy the vinyl / cd (plus all the equipment to play them on)? I've looked in all the obvious places but it's like it never existed! Hoping someone can help. Cheers.

[Pista]

Hi all and thanks for the join. I've recently been redescovering the Sisters after having been a massive fan in the 80s and 90s (assisted by Thursday nights at Nottingham's Rock City). Much of their stuff really still stands up. Only issue is that much of their recordings (pre Floodland) are pretty crappy quality. FL&A is a superb album but the sound quality isn't great and my all-time favourite Body Electric sounds muffled even on a decent stereo.
Anyway, my question is are there any digital copies of Gift or do I need to buy the vinyl / cd (plus all the equipment to play them on)? I've looked in all the obvious places but it's like it never existed! Hoping someone can help. Cheers.

Hello & welcome to Heartland
You'll need to buy the existing copy of Gift as it's the only one that exists currently. Although there is apparently a re-issue in the works. Make of that what you will.
As for FALAA, the 2015 hi res collection is excellent. They even managed to clean up Body Electric 1984 and remove the massive drop out

[Ric220]

Cheers Pista. I'll have a look on Amazon music for the high res version. Surely the "massive drop out" on Body Electric was Eldritch

[Pista]

Cheers Pista. I'll have a look on Amazon music for the high res version. Surely the "massive drop out" on Body Electric was Eldritch

Haha.
It's on HD tracks.
I'd avoid amazon like the plague if I were you.

[Ric220]

Generally I find Amazon music has pretty much anything I'm looking for although not the very rare stuff obviously. Well worth £10 per month. Wd love to hear a remastered copy of body electric - the cleaned versions of Temple etc are brilliant.

[Pista]

Generally I find Amazon music has pretty much anything I'm looking for although not the very rare stuff obviously. Well worth £10 per month. Wd love to hear a remastered copy of body electric - the cleaned versions of Temple etc are brilliant.

That could well be the reason you're finding the quality a bit crappy.

[robertzombie]

my all-time favourite Body Electric sounds muffled even on a decent stereo.

Try the version on the CNT compilation CD. It's a copy of the master tape.