Main difference seems to be that the box is no longer pink with silver writing but burgundy with pink writing

The only tracklisting difference I can see from the leaked version earlier in the year is the addition of


Album Session Recording

Blue Monday (Instrumental Outtake)

Weirdly this track is NOT listed with an asterisk as previously unreleased?

On the SuperDeluxeEdition website, this track is listed with a *.
It therefore seems likely that it's purely a typo on the NO Store.

https://www.superdeluxee...box-set/#comment-1630709

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What's up with "Blue Monday" not having a die cut sleeve? Surely Warners has more money to blow than Factory did.

-Mike

I think that burgundy is the book.Box itself is still pink.

Yep - both were listed originally. I was indeed excited when I noticed the 'Countdown' performance, as would love to see that.
Imagine - a live in studio take of that song.
Great stuff!



I had no idea of this. Do you know how they differ?

I'm wondering if Bernard's introduction to 'Confusion' at The Metropol, Berlin, 1984 is included in the DVD:

"Right. You're the most miserable fucking audience we've ever played to in our fucking lives.
I never, ever want to come back to Berlin.
Ever.
You miserable fucking BASTARDS!!!
<spits>>"



I'm guessing this bit may be excised.


Don't "beat about the bush", Bernard. Tell us what you really think.

I'm looking forward to it!
Bonus discs are:

Power Corruption And Lies - Extras (CD)
Writing Session Recordings
1. Age Of Consent *
2. The Village *
3. 5 8 6 *
4. Your Silent Face *
5. Ecstacy *
6. Leave Me Alone *
John Peel Session
7. Turn The Heater On
8. We All Stand
9. Too Late
10. 5 8 6
John Peel Session Outtake
11. Too Late (instrumental rough mix) *

New York demo #1
12. Thieves Like Us*
Writing Session Recordings
13. Thieves Like Us *
14. Murder *
15. Blue Monday *
16. Blue Monday *
Album Session Recording
17. Blue Monday (Instrumental Outtake)
*Previously unreleased

I can't justify the $370.00 price tag, I'll just stream it legally for zero dollars. Lovely looking package though, vinyl collectors must be happy.

Release date is 02/10/2020. At this rate we'll get Technique in 5 years time from now.

I kept the guitar jam that leads to Confusion in there, but no between song banter on that occasion.

There's some missing production elements early on. I think we're talking about the corrected versions of the Collector's Editions? They will have used the studio analogue master which wasn't quite the final mix down. The actual master is on a U-Matic and features a small edit section that needs to be cut into it to complete it. This time round we couldn't get that U-Matic to play so had to use an analogue EQ'd production master reel for The Beach. Blue Monday is straight from a studio master reel.

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I sure hope the remastered singles will be available digitally in high-resolution in the USA. That was not the case with the movement era singles for whatever reason. A shame, and quite honestly lost revenue for the banisters and concerned.

So does that mean the version of 'The Beach' on the new 12" reissue is true to the one on the original 83 12" (and 'Substance')?

Also, on the subject of 'Substance', someone on superdeluxeedition has said "Apparently there’s a Substance box planned in the same format that will hoover up the various single versions. Expect a long wait for that one though, studio albums first…" Any truth in this rumour Johnny?

That sounds positive. Although off this thread's topic, here's my opinion...

I hope they keep the tracks exactly as they appeared on the original release (with the 1987 re-recorded 'Temptation' and 'Confusion'), as it's my favourite album by any artist (regardless of it being a compilation), and I'd like it remastered in its original form. The only tweak I'd make for the main album on the CD version, is stick back in the 40 or so seconds originally edited out of 'The Perfect Kiss' due to early CD running time constraints to be the full 12" as it was on the original 'Substance' vinyl (as modern day CDs can hold 4-5 more minutes in total at 79:58 or thereabouts).

The other edited 12" versions ('Subculture', 'Shellshock') should remain in their truncated edited 'Substance' forms, as I feel they benefited from being shortened down from what were very lengthy 12" mixes. The full versions of these 12" mixes will, after all, get re-released to accompany the 'Low-life (Definitive Edition)' boxed set.

Perhaps they could expand 'Substance (Definitive Edition)' to 3 CDs to mirror the tracklist of the original 2 x cassette which include 'Procession', the extra B-sides and dubs (not all of which appeared on the original CD 2 due to time constraints) with the Substance edit of 'Hurt', for the same reason as 'Shellshock' and 'Subculture' above. You'd also need 'Murder' in there somewhere too, either after 'Thieves' on CD1 (as per the tape), or inbetween 'Lonesome Tonight' and 'Thieves (Instrumental) on CD2. Don't mind which.

And bung in a few tasty live sets from the era on the DVD - that gig where they played 'Substance' in order if a video exists?

I'd also love it if they digitally release all the 7 inches to accompany a 'Substance' box. There's a few unique B-side and dub version edits that have never come out digitally, and it'd be great to see those on download stores and Spotify too with their original cover art.

Edited by user 05 August 2020 15:16:02(UTC)  | Reason: Not specified

I agree with the above Johnny (Including 'In A Lonely Place'). Maybe a 4 x CD + 2 x LP 'Definitive Edition' would do the trick then:

• Original 12 track LP on double vinyl
  
• Original cassette tracklisting on 3 x CDs (with slight alterations/corrections stated above)
  
• Fourth CD featuring the seven inch B-side / dub edits never yet released digitally, plus maybe a few more mixes, exclusives or unreleased tracks /demos from the era (plus the 'Salvation' tracks?)

That'd do me nicely. Must admit, not a fan of extending the original tracklist beyond 'True Faith' / '1963'. It ceases to be purely 'Substance' then.

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