New Pineapple Thief box set!!! 8 disc bluray 5.1and Atmos!! How did we find our way!

[PaulBM]

I only managed to play the first 3 yesterday, mixes are brilliant as you would expect from Bruce, 10 out of 10 so far, each album has about 8 pages of memories, thoughts, feelings and lyrics which all add to the value of the package. The best value package i’ve ever bought but then i’ve never bought 7 albums in one set before

Totally agree. I've just finished Variations On A Dream too. It's going to be while before I get through them all. Remember Us was great in surround!

 

[sjcorne]

Remember Us was great in surround!

That part towards the middle where each instrument comes in from a different speaker..

 

[beerking]

That was the most pleasure I've ever had in listening to fantastic music with brilliant mixes, continously, over the past 8 hrs!!

This is such an incredible box set.
But then I'm completely biased.
I confess that I've been a fan of Bruce's music for some time.
I hope as many folk get to hear this as possible.
It really is a gem.

 

[GOS]

I spoke too soon, earlier. importCD emailed and said "GOS, we love you so much, and we've shipped your package with extreme care and sent if next day air"

 

[Perp]

FedEx was supposedly to deliver my package TODAY from Burning Shed but it got delayed until Monday.

 

[mandrix]

My account was also dinged. I am pretty sure that means they are in hand and maybe already on the way. Like I said above, in the past Import CD purchases have just shown up at my door without any notice.
Otherwise, you'd have to wonder why would they wait until now to hit your account if they didn't have the product in hand. They could have done that when you pre-ordered if they were so inclined.

Makes sense.

 

[sjcorne]

I've only sampled a few favorite tracks in Atmos thus far - they sound awesome - but a standout feature of the set IMO is the liner notes. They're really well-written and informative, explaining the history of the band in great detail with quotes from Bruce interspersed throughout. This may be old news, but I didn't know Steven Wilson played a role in getting the band signed to KScope way back in 2006.

 

[JediJoker]

...I didn't know Steven Wilson played a role in getting the band signed to KScope way back in 2006.

I didn't either, but I'm not surprised. Wilson was one of the co-founders of the label, after all.

 

[Robert van Diggele]

That was the most pleasure I've ever had in listening to fantastic music with brilliant mixes, continously, over the past 8 hrs!!

This is such an incredible box set.
But then I'm completely biased.
I confess that I've been a fan of Bruce's music for some time.
I hope as many folk get to hear this as possible.
It really is a gem.

Great to read these early reports, I am looking forward to this set so much. Jpc has 30-06 as release date so a little patience.

 

[Neil Palfreyman]

I'm really enjoying these early Thief albums.

I see Neil is credited with the Playtesting ...presume that's for the 5.1 mixes?

It was indeed.

...it was a real labour of love, as I must have played every track at the very least six times each. Luckily, I've longtime been a huge fan of Bruce's earlier material, so it was really enjoyable listening to these very familiar songs being given a fresh new lease of life.

Knowing them all so well, I also had a fair amount of creative input into optimising the spatial positioning on many of them

 

[PaulBM]

I've only sampled a few favorite tracks in Atmos thus far - they sound awesome - but a standout feature of the set IMO is the liner notes. They're really well-written and informative, explaining the history of the band in great detail with quotes from Bruce interspersed throughout. This may be old news, but I didn't know Steven Wilson played a role in getting the band signed to KScope way back in 2006.

Yeah, and his name isn't really Bruce!

 

[AYanguas]

Great to read these early reports, I am looking forward to this set so much. Jpc has 30-06 as release date so a little patience.

I am glad that others are waiting for it from jpc, like me.
Patience? Do you mean craving?

 

[madscot]

In the book it talks about a single “Sherbert gods” being included on the blu ray, has anybody found it? Could it be an easter egg?

 

[JediJoker]

In the book it talks about a single “Sherbert gods” being included on the blu ray, has anybody found it? Could it be an easter egg?
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Is it in the track listing? I don't see any verbiage there suggesting its inclusion.

 

[madscot]

Is it in the track listing? I don't see any verbiage there suggesting its inclusion.

No not mentioned among the bonus tracks, maybe the notes were written before they realised there was no room

 

[JediJoker]

No not mentioned among the bonus tracks, maybe the notes were written before they realised there was no room

Again, nothing there suggests it was ever even considered for inclusion. It's just an aside, really.

 

[madscot]

Again, nothing there suggests it was ever even considered for inclusion. It's just an aside, really.

Nothing, apart from the 2nd and 3rd lines of the first paragraph

 

[JediJoker]

Nothing, apart from the 2nd and 3rd lines of the first paragraph

Oosp... My eyes must've bounced right off of that...

 

[AYanguas]

Googling about "Sherbert gods" you can find the discogs entry and Youtube links where you can listen the two songs of the single.

 

[mandrix]

Mine "shipped" yesterday but not made it to the Post Office yet according to the tracking number.
I'll be patient.
ImportCD's BTW.