phallus dei
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New Faust boxset
Oct 09, 2021, 12:58
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Anyone have, or planning to get, this?
http://www.bureau-b.com/faust71-74.php
It's advertised as the "virtually complete" recordings of Faust during their classic period - the four regular albums, "Punkt" - which is being purported as the "official" version of their unreleased fifth album, plus two LP's worth of extras. And two singles. Most of this appeared on the Wumme Years from ReR in 2000 or so. But the thought of hearing substantial extra material is tempting...
Anyone heard it yet? Seems it's already out in Europe, but not yet in the States.
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thispoison
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Edited Oct 09, 2021, 19:16
Re: New Faust boxset
Oct 09, 2021, 18:42
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https://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/new-complete-faust-set.1091922/
This box seems to have "remixed" remasters. There are some complaints about dynamic range in the CD version, but cant see any comments about the vinyl version yet. DR is a religion on SH Forums, but my ears have been in too many PA stacks over the years (minor tinitus). so I probably won't have a problem. I cant tell the difference between FLAC/WAV and 320 MP3 in a blind test, and listen to a lot of "poorly" or Lo-Fi recorded stuff anyway. I did think Iggy's Raw Power CD remix was a horrendous headache, though, and Royal Trux' Accelerator CD (love the songs), so my ears may not be completely gone.
I've got the ReR Wumme Years box, but I want the extras on here, so very likely to order this. Despite my comments above, it would be good to compare a couple of tracks on the ReR box with the Bureau B first though, to see what the difference is, or if I can even tell.
Actually, if they sound a bit different, that could be a selling point for me.
There are only 2,000 vinyl and 1,000 CD sets (sold out at source), so not long to decide...
If you're in the States, Forced Exposure expect to have stock on 05 November.
https://www.forcedexposure.com/SearchResult.html?SearchType=Basic&Type=artist&Key=Faust
(Hey John McGinn's just scored the winner for Scotland!)
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phallus dei
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Edited Oct 09, 2021, 22:21
Re: New Faust boxset
Oct 09, 2021, 22:18
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Thanks for this info. The Steve Hoffman forums are helpful. I've pre-ordered the CD set from Forced Exposure. I've already got the Wumme set, Japanese imports of the first two CDs, and the 2CD version of IV, but it will still be interesting to hear new mixes of the classic stuff. The big draw, though, is the new material. According to the forum, there's at least two albums worth of unheard tracks here. Surprised there's still that much available, as the Patchwork CD from 2002 seemed to be scraping the barrel. But the new set's just around $100 so I figure it's worth the gamble.
Now if they could just release a boxset on Amon Duul II...
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garerama
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Re: New Faust boxset
Oct 18, 2021, 07:51
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Guardian article
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/oct/18/krautrock-legends-faust-naked-stoned-dogfood-german-beatles
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drudeawakening
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Re: New Faust boxset
Oct 20, 2021, 23:32
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Late to the party on this one as always. Hope they print more
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