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Digital Gift?
Posted: 04 Dec 2021, 19:32
by 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.
Re: Digital Gift?
Posted: 04 Dec 2021, 21:26
by Pista
Ric220 wrote: ↑04 Dec 2021, 19:32
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
Re: Digital Gift?
Posted: 04 Dec 2021, 21:34
by 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
Re: Digital Gift?
Posted: 04 Dec 2021, 21:43
by Pista
Ric220 wrote: ↑04 Dec 2021, 21:34
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.
Re: Digital Gift?
Posted: 04 Dec 2021, 21:48
by 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.
Re: Digital Gift?
Posted: 04 Dec 2021, 22:11
by Pista
Ric220 wrote: ↑04 Dec 2021, 21:48
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.
Re: Digital Gift?
Posted: 05 Jan 2022, 00:14
by robertzombie
Ric220 wrote: ↑04 Dec 2021, 19:32
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.
