Brothers in arms 40th anniversary edition

[dustyvalentino]

Got my shipping mail for the Blu-Ray. Somehow disappointing that they are not able to hit the official release date....

LE

They are a very small operation catering to a very small niche audience.

Also, Pottel messaged to complain because he is a bastard and the guy said they only received their stock on release day.

[Love Expresso]

I understand but "niche" and "small audience" should make it possible to deliver on point even more, I would understand a delay if the demand was enormous. But I can live with it. 

LE

[Dutchessy]

Got my shipping mail for the Blu-Ray. Somehow disappointing that they are not able to hit the official release date....

LE

I still haven't. 

[Pieter]

On what sound system will you guys listen the Blu-Ray? Do all of you have an Dolby Atmos surround set? I am looking to buy a new audio system with Dolby Atmos but there are many choices.

- Soundbar with upfiring speakers;
- Teufel with seperate upfiring speakers;
- More expensive sets with speakers for a ceiling.
etc.

[Love Expresso]

I have my old trusty Panasonic Blu-Ray Player connected with a Teufel Kombo 62 Receiver  (which plays CD) and Teufel Ultima 40 floor standing speakers, plus a Dual DT 500 USB record player. So no high-end but pretty basic. I just bought the Blu-Ray as it was limited for maybe better future set-ups. Sounds all good enough for my ears though.

LE

[dustyvalentino]

I have a 5.1 setup with a Yamaha AV receiver and a mix of speakers. So I don't get the full Atmos experience, but close enough.

[Jimbo]

In my opinion, the only wrong thing about the recent DS releases is the digital/streaming albums.

For physical releases, the boxsets are, indeed, very good.
However, for the Streaming Platforms, the albums should be released separately. For example, the Rainbow concert should be released as a unique album. If a person wants to listen to this album, he need to select the Live 78-92 compilation then choose the Rainbow songs.
The same is for the OTN, Alchemy and now... San Antonio.

Dire Straits released a bunch of "new" material in recent years and, for a new listener, who will discover the band thru Spotify, the only thing visible to this new listener are the same traditionals studio/live albums plus the compilations (with the new stuff).

I totally agree with you, live albums should have been released separately, not in a box set.
I was just thinking about it yesterday.
The box set may be good for fans but for others absolutely not.
No one who is not a fan buys them.
They remain unknown live albums.

[Knopflerfan]

I have a 5.1 setup with a Yamaha AV receiver and a mix of speakers. So I don't get the full Atmos experience, but close enough.

Incidentally the BIA 5.1 mix is really good.........

[TheTimeWasWrong]

Received the 3CD package yesterday. Though there's really nothing new to learn, I loved the booklet and the fact that they took at least some time to get together for it instead of putting some generic text in there.

Of course, the live recording is the most interesting part about it, but I wonder which version the regular album is. Maybe I missed it here in the discussion. It's mastered by Bob, so I guess it's the 1996 remaster or the 2005 one?

[Silvertown]

Received the 3CD package yesterday. Though there's really nothing new to learn, I loved the booklet and the fact that they took at least some time to get together for it instead of putting some generic text in there.

Of course, the live recording is the most interesting part about it, but I wonder which version the regular album is. Maybe I missed it here in the discussion. It's mastered by Bob, so I guess it's the 1996 remaster or the 2005 one?

I am also wondering that!

[dustyvalentino]

Received the 3CD package yesterday. Though there's really nothing new to learn, I loved the booklet and the fact that they took at least some time to get together for it instead of putting some generic text in there.

Of course, the live recording is the most interesting part about it, but I wonder which version the regular album is. Maybe I missed it here in the discussion. It's mastered by Bob, so I guess it's the 1996 remaster or the 2005 one?

According to the guys at the Steve Hoffman forum who analyse all this stuff it's a new master. They reckon the mastering credit has just been pasted over.

[Jules]

Received the 3CD package yesterday. Though there's really nothing new to learn, I loved the booklet and the fact that they took at least some time to get together for it instead of putting some generic text in there.

Of course, the live recording is the most interesting part about it, but I wonder which version the regular album is. Maybe I missed it here in the discussion. It's mastered by Bob, so I guess it's the 1996 remaster or the 2005 one?

According to the guys at the Steve Hoffman forum who analyse all this stuff it's a new master. They reckon the mastering credit has just been pasted over.

Also according to Guy.

There are some messages talking about that in Guy's forum.

[Marnix]

In my opinion, the only wrong thing about the recent DS releases is the digital/streaming albums.

For physical releases, the boxsets are, indeed, very good.
However, for the Streaming Platforms, the albums should be released separately. For example, the Rainbow concert should be released as a unique album. If a person wants to listen to this album, he need to select the Live 78-92 compilation then choose the Rainbow songs.
The same is for the OTN, Alchemy and now... San Antonio.

Dire Straits released a bunch of "new" material in recent years and, for a new listener, who will discover the band thru Spotify, the only thing visible to this new listener are the same traditionals studio/live albums plus the compilations (with the new stuff).

I totally agree with you, live albums should have been released separately, not in a box set.
I was just thinking about it yesterday.
The box set may be good for fans but for others absolutely not.
No one who is not a fan buys them.
They remain unknown live albums.

You can also make for each live release of Dire Straits your own playlist and you can also search on Spotity for playlists to find these albums seperately

[Rolo]

In my opinion, the only wrong thing about the recent DS releases is the digital/streaming albums.

For physical releases, the boxsets are, indeed, very good.
However, for the Streaming Platforms, the albums should be released separately. For example, the Rainbow concert should be released as a unique album. If a person wants to listen to this album, he need to select the Live 78-92 compilation then choose the Rainbow songs.
The same is for the OTN, Alchemy and now... San Antonio.

Dire Straits released a bunch of "new" material in recent years and, for a new listener, who will discover the band thru Spotify, the only thing visible to this new listener are the same traditionals studio/live albums plus the compilations (with the new stuff).

I totally agree with you, live albums should have been released separately, not in a box set.
I was just thinking about it yesterday.
The box set may be good for fans but for others absolutely not.
No one who is not a fan buys them.
They remain unknown live albums.

You can also make for each live release of Dire Straits your own playlist and you can also search on Spotity for playlists to find these albums seperately

As I said:

... for a new listener, who will discover the band thru Spotify, the only thing visible to this new listener are the same traditionals studio/live albums plus the compilations (with the new stuff)

We KNOW about the DS releases.
However, for a Streaming Portfolio, In my opinion, the way that it is, is wrong.

[Robson]

I HAVE IT! Great joy!