SDE Blu-Ray no.23 new Crowded House album, Gravity Stairs (May 31st, 2024)

[H.A.L.]

Keep in mind surround discs tend to go up in value by quite a bit over time. My bellwether is
"do I like this from my past?" or "is it very popular and in a small batch?" or whether I MUST HAVE THIS AT ALL COSTS! YMMV

 

[LTW]

Oh man, my favourite band from my home country are releasing an album on the same day as me?!
Gonna have to check out the singles. But I would really LOVE a surround mix of Together Alone.
I’m glad to see so many other fans on here though. It’s strange to see how popular they are outside of NZ.

 

[PK]

Oh man, my favourite band from my home country are releasing an album on the same day as me?!
Gonna have to check out the singles. But I would really LOVE a surround mix of Together Alone.
I’m glad to see so many other fans on here though. It’s strange to see how popular they are outside of NZ.

I gotta think many CH fans go back to Split Enz

 

[LTW]

I gotta think many CH fans go back to Split Enz

Yea I think so. I grew up around so much Split Enz and CH in the household.

 

[DuncanS]

Oh man, my favourite band from my home country are releasing an album on the same day as me?!
Gonna have to check out the singles. But I would really LOVE a surround mix of Together Alone.
I’m glad to see so many other fans on here though. It’s strange to see how popular they are outside of NZ.

Split Enz did go down well in the UK, saw them once (it must have been 1976-77), Crowded House really made it, seen the latest incarnation once

 

[SeeMoreDigital]

Split Enz did go down well in the UK...

Too true... I think I have one, maybe two of their picture disc singles!

 

[JulesRules]

Interesting that the Blu-Ray is not sold out after a week despite the 2000 units limit. I wonder if it will still be available on release date.

 

[JoshBasswood]

Oh man, my favourite band from my home country are releasing an album on the same day as me?!
Gonna have to check out the singles. But I would really LOVE a surround mix of Together Alone.
I’m glad to see so many other fans on here though. It’s strange to see how popular they are outside of NZ.

Very popular here in the Netherlands (aka The Lowlands... ) in the late 1980s and early 1990s. And they played some big festivals here in 2022. Very annoyed that - so far- they seem to give mainland Europe the cold shoulder re: touring.

 

[LTW]

Very popular here in the Netherlands (aka The Lowlands... ) in the late 1980s and early 1990s. And they played some big festivals here in 2022. Very annoyed that - so far- they seem to give mainland Europe the cold shoulder re: touring.

I live in the Netherlands now too, actually! And I have heard Don't Dream It's Over quite a few times at the supermarket so that makes sense.

 

[JoshBasswood]

I live in the Netherlands now too, actually! And I have heard Don't Dream It's Over quite a few times at the supermarket so that makes sense.

Google for their Pinkpop performance in 1994!

 

[DuncanS]

My disc has just arrived. Its packaged differently this time, its an all cardboard sleeve that fits into the SDE No.23 outer box along with an envelope containing the postcards. The disc is in a protective plastic sleeve.

Booklet says the mix is by Steven Schram - so looks like he did the Stereo, 5.1, & Atmos.

 

[colsky]

Mine is out for delivery today too.

 

[Stupy]

Very popular here in the Netherlands (aka The Lowlands...

I'm enough of a fan to know what you did there... nicely done.

I'm a bit miffed seeing people already receive their orders; I ordered within a couple of hours of it going online and haven't even received a shipping notice And I'm err, well, from one of the two countries that gave us this institution...!

 

[colsky]

Just had my first listen, loud and in 5.1 (no Atmos). The music is nice, and the surround mix is excellent, discrete with good use of the rears, and it fills the room nicely. Its an unexpected delight

 

[The Rang]

My disc has just arrived. Its packaged differently this time, its an all cardboard sleeve that fits into the SDE No.23 outer box along with an envelope containing the postcards. The disc is in a protective plastic sleeve.

Booklet says the mix is by Steven Schram - so looks like he did the Stereo, 5.1, & Atmos.

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All (fragile) cardboard after Pure Audio clear Bluray cases for all the previous releases, ugh

 

[SeeMoreDigital]

My disc has just arrived. Its packaged differently this time, its an all cardboard sleeve that fits into the SDE No.23 outer box along with an envelope containing the postcards. The disc is in a protective plastic sleeve.

Yep... I'm not a fan of this releases packaging!

Hopefully all future releases will return to the original plastic packaging...

 

[beerking]

Yep... I'm not a fan of this releases packaging!

Hopefully all future releases will return to the original plastic packaging...

I agree.
When I opened the cardboard box and saw the different packaging I thought ...humm this is completely unexpected.

Listening now. In Atmos
I like it
Mix good
Fidelity good
Music good
Songwriting good
So all good

 

[colsky]

I agree.
When I opened the cardboard box and saw the different packaging I thought ...humm this is completely unexpected.

Listening now. In Atmos
I like it
Mix good
Fidelity good
Music good
Songwriting good
So all good

So its good then?!

 

[beerking]

So its good then?!

It ain't good Col...it's great!!
I was being too conservative with my first review.

 

[colsky]

It ain't good Col...it's great!!
I was being too conservative with my first review.

I agree, I listened to it twice in a row, glorious