Underworld "1992-2012 The Anthology " and "A Collection": Release Dec. 4, 2011

[froopy seal]

Yeah, the booklets are part of why I bother to get a hold of physical releases at all. Coming without printed artwork, I haven't really gotten into buying MP3 yet. Call me old-fashioned, but to me digital-only releases don't feel as 'valuable'. As regards listening, on the other hand, having one's music collection all in one place, and quickly searchable too, is sooo much more convenient than manually browsing CDs and loading them one by one...

[tonyb]

Originally Posted by froopy seal

Yeah, the booklets are part of why I bother to get a hold of physical releases at all. Coming without printed artwork, I haven't really gotten into buying MP3 yet. Call me old-fashioned, but to me digital-only releases don't feel as 'valuable'. As regards listening, on the other hand, having one's music collection all in one place, and quickly searchable too, is sooo much more convenient than manually browsing CDs and loading them one by one...

Totally agree on the digital releases ... personally I dont feel I get anything substantial for my buck and certainly no pleasure in buying a digital release. I've actually swung all the way back to vinyl now as my premium choice of format. I went through the same "rip the CD and toss it on the pile, then play from the hard drive" and felt something was missing. So I am back as a vinyl junkie and enjoying the experience again. Most of the vinyl albums you get these days come with a download code to feed the iPod, and though the mp3s sit on my hard drive, there is still something tactile and connecting about taking an album out of its sleeve and popping it on the turntable. Good times!
Of course I had to buy the Underworld CDs (for Underworld I will buy all the physical formats) but just buying a digital copy leaves me cold.

[froopy seal]

Originally Posted by tonyb

So I am back as a vinyl junkie and enjoying the experience again.

I never was a vinyl junkie in the first place. The only records I own are by Underworld and I've never played them. Maybe they'll be my starter drug? I hope not.

[gcoleman99]

This is probably a stupid question, but I've been through the whole thread and didn't see anything mentioned... With the re-release of dubnobasswithmyheadman being completely remastered (well, other than CD5), I was wondering if this release was, as well.

[TheBang]

I don't think there was any remastering done for anything on this release.

[gcoleman99]

That's what I thought, though I have done some "side by side" comparisons, and the tracks from this release do sound a lot cleaner than what was released originally.