Porcupine Tree - new live Blu-Ray coming later this year!

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Preorder links:

https://porcupinetree.lnk.to/PTCC
No 4K UHD Blu-ray. I wouldn't have expected one.
It seems that Blu ray only version contains just the show, whereas deluxe (for £30+ more) includes:

2X CD’S (FULL LIVE SHOW), 2 BLU-RAY DISCS BLU-RAY DISC 1 WILL BE FULL SHOW + BONUS FEATURES AND BLU-RAY DISC 2 WILL BE DOLBY ATMOS SURROUND SOUND AUDIO, 5.1 SURROUND SOUND AUDIO AND 24 BIT HIGH RESOLUTION AUDIO + 60 PAGE 12” SIZE BOOK HOUSED IN SLIPCASE.

A bit confusing. Blu ray 1 has the show plus bonus features, Blu ray 2 has the show as well! The bonus features are only on the deluxe, but it doesn't say what these bonus features are!
 
Yes, I ordered the BD/DVD, and says the BD includes full show, Dolby Atmos surround, 5.1 Audio & 24bit Hi-Rez Audio ( excluding bonus feature). I just hope we get to SEE the concert with the audio? Confusing…..
 
It seems that Blu ray only version contains just the show, whereas deluxe (for £30+ more) includes:

2X CD’S (FULL LIVE SHOW), 2 BLU-RAY DISCS BLU-RAY DISC 1 WILL BE FULL SHOW + BONUS FEATURES AND BLU-RAY DISC 2 WILL BE DOLBY ATMOS SURROUND SOUND AUDIO, 5.1 SURROUND SOUND AUDIO AND 24 BIT HIGH RESOLUTION AUDIO + 60 PAGE 12” SIZE BOOK HOUSED IN SLIPCASE.

A bit confusing. Blu ray 1 has the show plus bonus features, Blu ray 2 has the show as well! The bonus features are only on the deluxe, but it doesn't say what these bonus features are!
Same for the book included, softbound or hardcover. Not clear from the description
 
Preview track:



Compared to my memory of the live performance I saw last year in San Francisco, I find this a bit of a letdown, other than being able to clearly hear the different musicians. The energy doesn't really seem like it's there, despite the huge crowd. Steven's voice is clearly not in great shape. The stereo mix even seems to be lacking some mojo, despite the clarity, or perhaps as a consequence of how extreme the clarity is.
 
Preorder links:

https://porcupinetree.lnk.to/PTCC
No 4K UHD Blu-ray. I wouldn't have expected one.
Me neither but it really is a shame - I still only have the Clapton Lockdown sessions and the INXS Wembley ‘91 shows on the format and wish we would see more, I’m grateful we are still seeing BD releases but proper 4K home release with Dolby Vision would be insanely awesome for concerts like NIN, PT, etc
 
PT Closure/Continuation. Live 6x postcards set and all bundles with it already sold out )

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87 euros with shipments cost the 4 disc edition because i live in Spain.
 
It seems that Blu ray only version contains just the show, whereas deluxe (for £30+ more) includes:

2X CD’S (FULL LIVE SHOW), 2 BLU-RAY DISCS BLU-RAY DISC 1 WILL BE FULL SHOW + BONUS FEATURES AND BLU-RAY DISC 2 WILL BE DOLBY ATMOS SURROUND SOUND AUDIO, 5.1 SURROUND SOUND AUDIO AND 24 BIT HIGH RESOLUTION AUDIO + 60 PAGE 12” SIZE BOOK HOUSED IN SLIPCASE.

A bit confusing. Blu ray 1 has the show plus bonus features, Blu ray 2 has the show as well! The bonus features are only on the deluxe, but it doesn't say what these bonus features are!
i think blu ray 1 must be a concert film with bonus features between songs (interviews, etc)
 
A US person such as my self, ordering from Burning Shed.
DVD/BD Combo $22.30 without shipping and tax.
Deluxe CD/BD Book Combo $61.96 without shipping and tax.
Burning Shed calls it a pre order, with availability with August 12, 2023??
I looked at Amazon US, and every Porcupine Tree release has been available from Amazon, so if history repeats itself, it will be available on Amazon US.
 
A US person such as my self, ordering from Burning Shed.
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I looked at Amazon US, and every Porcupine Tree release has been available from Amazon, so if history repeats itself, it will be available on Amazon US.
It's already listed on amazon.com

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CLS8JVRY
It's a video from what I can tell (not just an audio mix as someone had suggested), the price is about right for a concert bluray as well.
 
Why do these concert directors have such a problem with holding the ******* camera still for a shot here and there? Is this a Bourne movie, or a live concert? I see Dick Carruthers getting lots of "accolades" and then I watched that Mumford and Sons South Africa Blu-ray and it's horrendous - wait it's been 0.2 seconds since we had a super fast zoom in and out that makes everything blurry, wait it's been 0.5s since we had a quick pan across the crowd shot....

I know I'm going to get this Blu-ray at some point, but watching Harridan, while it's not the most egregiously frenetic camera work for a concert, it's sucking some of the excitement out of the whole thing for me. Hopefully some of the other tracks are treated a little more delicately.
 
The almost instant lack of availability for SW's and PT's latest releases is getting beyond tiresome. Smacks of either rank incompetence or just a cynical attempt to manufacture anxiety based demand. I'm waiting for a US distributor and I'm not going to worry about "availability".
 
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