VS. AND VITALOGY 20TH ANNIVERSARY EDITIONS

Pap

Pap wrote:

Still waiting here in Greece for mine...

dimitrispearljam

groovyf wrote:

Still waiting here in the UK for mine...

4-8 weeks international shipping...they ship it at 28th March..only 3 weeks pass from shipping day..
so will not arrive at April...

mike-mcfuckin-cready

ccjack wrote:

Got mine yesterday, also had to pay the $26.75 and they wouldn't accept credit card which was weird, just cash or cheque.

what? that is just wierd! youd think it would be the other way around

Leezestarr313

I'm listening to the Orpheum show and it's just AWESOME. Viva PJ live vinyl!

Fatal

mike-mcfuckin-cready wrote:

ccjack wrote:

Got mine yesterday, also had to pay the $26.75 and they wouldn't accept credit card which was weird, just cash or cheque.

what? that is just wierd! youd think it would be the other way around

I had to pay cash or debit as well.

bone

I had to pay cash and they didn't have change. My carrier left the change in my mailbox the next day however.

Marty2544

Hmmm...got my box here in the Toronto, ON area on Monday, picked it up yesterday. I had to pay the $26.75 duty charge.

I came home today to find this in my email from tenclub

hi,
Long story short, you will be issued a refund check by DHL for overpayment of DUTY/VAT for your Vs and Vitalogy Super Deluxe Box Set.

This charge was NOT a broker fee or shipping COD.

We sent an electronic file to DHL Global Mail with the value of the SDX box set of $150.00 USD. Apparently, due to a software glitch, the value of the box set was set to $300.00....so the DUTY/VAT tax payment was approximately double what should have been paid...We've just been notified in the last 30 min, so we don't have all the details yet, but we wanted to let you know that this issue is being dealt with now.

DHL Global Mail has been great to work with, and their attention to this matter is greatly appreciated.

We are very sorry for this inconvenience, and hope you are enjoying your Vs and Vitalogy Super Deluxe Box Set. Any questions should be directed to <!-- e --><a href="mailto:shipping@tenclub.net">shipping@tenclub.net</a><!-- e -->

Santos L. Halper

Works for me

norm

viewtopic.php?f=4&t=154812

ADogNamedPilate

Apparently the original Vs. and Vitalogy mastering jobs sound noticeably better than the new 20th anniversary editions...

Steve Hoffman forums thread:
http://www.stevehoffman.tv/forums/showt ... 72&page=14

posts:
http://www.stevehoffman.tv/forums/showp ... tcount=271
http://www.stevehoffman.tv/forums/showp ... tcount=274

http://www.stevehoffman.tv/forums/showt ... ost6455464

I did a short vinyl comparison tonight of the VS album. I compared an original US press, original Holland press, and the recently released remaster from the super deluxe box set. While I found it difficult to discern any major difference between the original U.S. and Holland presses, the recent remaster was noticeably different, and not in a good way. The album has been a bit compressed and the dynamic range has been squished. It is not as bad some other PJ albums, like the Ten remaster or the Avocado album, but it is noticeable. The punch of the drums and the clarity of the instruments that are present on the original press are not there to the same extent on the remaster. You can especially notice it on the drum intro to Glorified G. On the original press it sounds like you're sitting in front of the kit and the drums have a real punch to them. On the remaster, the punch and clarity of the drums have been replaced by more of a dull thud. Again, it's not the worst remaster job I've ever heard, but if you're looking to get a copy of this album on vinyl, I would go for an original U.S. copy.
-maj2505

Not to mention the exlusion of Malice Green.
see: viewtopic.php?f=4&t=153613

Pap

I JUST RECEIVED IT!!!! YAY! THANK YOU PEARL JAM!!! I'M NOW LISTENING TO HOLD ON (DEMO)!!!

analogueaddict72

If this is the case glad I've got the original pressings of these albums, regarding Ten, I can't see myself ever wanting to listen to the original mix by Parasher again, I much prefer Obrien's redux and thought it sounded much better, if it's compressed as they say so be it but it still sounded better than the original to me.

I have shelled out on both Vs & Vitalogy so I'll find out when they arrive, I've got a great love for vinyl but I don't have the money to shell out on top equipment I have a Rega Planar 3 with a cambridge pre amp and an Onkyo amp powered through a set of free standing mission speakers. My point is I'm unlikely to spot these things these guys are pointing out but I'm happy to be ignorant as I'm happy for the most times when some of these audiophiles are constantly nit picking.

Although if they are as notably bad as they say I do have to ask PJ why they don't get this done properly, Pink Floyd's most recent vinyl remaster of DSOM is reputably the best it's ever sounded on vinyl (although this has been disputed by some) why can't PJ who expect us to shell out on these new vinyl reissues give us the same treatement, I buy these vinyl's expecting an improvement on the originals not an inferior shiny new verison to leave sealed gathering dust, can anyone here say if what is said on these forums is what they found playing their new version please?

P.S Those woundering what MOV pressing of Satchel's The Family is like it's gets the thumbs up from me, I've been rather impressed with both Into The Wild & The Judgement Night OST I've had from these guys though I've no doubt Steve Hoffman and co will have problems.

force-10

well, analog addict, I prefer the parasher mix. Way more than BOB´s. I loved it when I first heard it and love it more now.

See I don´t get it when they say they did not like the way it was mixed back then. Listen to the drop in the park show. The voice effects are there, too. The guitars sound almost the same.

Compare it to the sound of the later shows, and you can tell the difference.

Sure, they disliked that sound afterwards and god bless them for that. Vs sounds completely different and that took balls to do that.

To me it´s like if Hendrix, after his success, would have re-recorded his voice in his first albums. He always said he disliked his singing. Believe it or not. Well he could have taken singing classes and then re-recorded the whole thing. The same thing but with "better" voice. As he would have liked them in the first place.

Pearl Jam is entitled to it. It is theirs to do what they want. BOB knew what he was getting into. Wich is why he gave his respects to parasher (in the promotional ten redux video).

But it is a matter of taste. To each their own.

Red Lukin

PearlJamster wrote:

Red Lukin wrote:

My LP copy of VS skips about 10-15 seconds into 'Go'. I hear, chk, chk, chk about 7 or so times and only out of the right speaker. Does anyone else have this issue?

Well I am waiting for my box set to arrive, but when I got the ten boxset 2 years ago on the Drop In The Park LP right at the end of porch where it really starts to climax in the song it skips quite a few times always did since it was first opened, so i dunno if it was a defect in the vinyl or just a bad copy I got.

TC's the best! They're going to replace the bad copy I received. No hassle or anything. And who says the TC has bad customer service?

mike-mcfuckin-cready

bone wrote:

I had to pay cash and they didn't have change. My carrier left the change in my mailbox the next day however.

wow what a decent dude!

PilateOfTheStorm

YAY!
got the deluxe edition TODAY


soo happy it's here- within four weeks which was a surprise

edit: so happy i can't spell

rafie

electricxlovex wrote:

YAY!
got the deluxe edition TODAY


soo happy it's here- within four weeks which was a surprise

edit: so happy i can't spell

Are you the first European to receive the set?

WhyNotSweden

rafie wrote:

electricxlovex wrote:

YAY!
got the deluxe edition TODAY


soo happy it's here- within four weeks which was a surprise

edit: so happy i can't spell

Are you the first European to receive the set?

I got my Collectors edition 3 weeks ago (7th April) herein Sweden. Love it!

rafie

WhynotSweden wrote:

rafie wrote:

electricxlovex wrote:

YAY!
got the deluxe edition TODAY


soo happy it's here- within four weeks which was a surprise

edit: so happy i can't spell

Are you the first European to receive the set?

I got my Collectors edition 3 weeks ago (7th April) herein Sweden. Love it!

You are talking about the super deluxe. I want to know about the deluxe 3 CD pack that the 10C shipped. Sad to say that Sony did not have shipping to Israel for the super deluxe so I ordered the Deluxe (along with the Tres Mts CD) from the 10C. Waiting for it to arrive.

PilateOfTheStorm

rafie wrote:

WhynotSweden wrote:

rafie wrote:

Are you the first European to receive the set?

I got my Collectors edition 3 weeks ago (7th April) herein Sweden. Love it!

You are talking about the super deluxe. I want to know about the deluxe 3 CD pack that the 10C shipped. Sad to say that Sony did not have shipping to Israel for the super deluxe so I ordered the Deluxe (along with the Tres Mts CD) from the 10C. Waiting for it to arrive.

it's the deluxe 3cd set

demetrios

ccjack wrote:

Got mine yesterday, also had to pay the $26.75 and they wouldn't accept credit card which was weird, just cash or cheque.

Same here. $26.75 & they wouldn't accept any credit card. Cash only. Don't think he gave an option for a cheque.