http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/feature/cheap_ ... emastering

New mastering always scares me and the Japanese are no better than the rest of the world these days. But if the mastering is done right, this could be a wonderful reissue series. Really like how not only are they doing exact replicas of the sleeves, but are also doing replicas of the original OBIs. Does anybody know if Disk Union still makes limited edition boxes to hold these types of reissue series?

I have read over at the Hoffman board that these reissues are chocked full with bonus tracks.

I've ordered 3 to see if I like em. The usual suspects for me (Heaven Tonight, Dream Police and All Shook Up).

I am going for the self titled first, All Shook Up and it's a toss between Heaven Tonight and One on One.

I have the Aerosmith catlg on Blu-Spec 2 and they really sound great. Especially 'Rocks' which really needed an upgrade.

I will be curious if any bonus tracks are previously unreleased? Or are they from the Sex America box, Legacy remasters etc.

But nothing will get me to buy The Doctor.

Looked at the listings on Lawson/HMV and it appears some bonus material is from the Epic Archive series which is good as IIRC two of those sets are download only at this point. I will definitely grab the first four studio albums to start with.

CHEAP TRICK 77
Hot love
Speak Now Forever Hold Your Peace
He's A Whore
Mandocello
The Ballad of TV Violence
Elo Kiddies
Daddy Should Have Stayed in High School
Taxman, Mr. Thief
Cry Cry
Oh Candy
(In the order of the LP songs at the first sale)

BONUS TRACKS
Waiting For The Man / Heroin (Live at the Brewery 1974)
Taxman, Mr. Thief (Ardent · Studio · Demo)
Fan Club (Ardent Studio Demo)
Elo Kiddies (Single Version)
Lovin' Money (Outtake of the album "Cheap Trick)
IWYTWM (Initial studio version) (Outtake of the album "Cheap Trick)
Lookout (Studio version) (Outtake of the album "Cheap Trick)
I DIG GO GO GIRLS (Outtake of the album "Cheap Trick)
Oh Candy (single version)
Cheap Trick Radio Spot


IN COLOR
Hello There
Big Eyes
Downed
I Want You to Want Me
You're All Talk
Oh Caroline
Clock Strikes Ten
Southern Girls
Come on, Come On
So Good to See You

BONUS TRACKS
Oh Boy (Instrumental Version)"IWYTWM" US Single B-Side
IWYTWM (Outtake of the album "Cheap Trick)
Southern Girls (Single Version)
Southern Girls (Ardent Studio Demo)
You're All Talk (Outtake of the album "Cheap Trick)
Come on, Come On (Ardent Studio Demo)
1977 Radio Station ID


HEAVEN TONIGHT
Surrender
On Top of the World
California man
High roller
Auf Wiedersehen
Takin 'me back
On the Radio
Heaven · Tonight
Stiff Competition
How Are You?
Oh Claire

BONUS TRACKS
High Roller (Alternate Version)*
Stiff Competition (Alternate Version)
Surrender (Alternate Version)
Lookout (Live at Osaka '78)
Ain't That A Shame (Live - Single Edit)


AT BUDOKAN
Disc One
• Hello There
• Come on, Come On
• Elo Kiddies
• Speak Now Forever Hold Your Peace
• Big Eyes
• Look out
• Downed
• Can't Hold On
• Oh Caroline
• Surrender
• Auf Wiedersehen

Disc Two
• Need Your Love
• High roller
• Southern Girls
• IWYTWM
• California man
• Good Night
• Ain't That A Shame
• Clock Strikes Ten

BONUS TRACKS
Stiff Competition (Live at Budokan 1979)
How Are You? (Live at Budokan 1979)
Top of the World (Live at Budokan 1979)


DREAM POLICE
Dream Police
Way Of The World
The House Is Rockin
Gonna Raise Hell
I'll Be With Yoou Tonight
Voices
Writing on the Wall
I Know What I Want
Need Your Love

BONUS TRACKS
Day Tripper (Live Extended Version)
Such A Good Girl (EP version)
Take Me I'm Yours (EP Version)
The House Is Rockin (Live at LA Forum)
Way of the World (Live at LA Forum)
Dream Police (No Strings Version)
Dream Police Studio Chatter*


ALL SHOOK UP
Stop This game
Just Got Back
Baby Loves To Rock
Can't Stop It But I'm Gonna Try
Worlds Greatest Lover
High Priest Of Rhythmic Noise
Love Comes a-Tumblin' Down
I Love You Honey but I Hate Your Friends
Go For The Throat (Use Your Own Imagination)
Who D'King

BONUS TRACKS
Worlds Greatest Lover (Single Version)
Oh boy (vocal version - 1980 Jack Douglas Demo)
I Need love (1980 Jack Douglas Demo)
Loser (1980 Jack Douglas Demo)
Reach out (movie "Heavy metal" from original soundtrack)
I Must Be Dreamin ((Movie "Heavy Metal" From Original Soundtrack)
Everything Works If You Let It (Extended Alternate Version)
Worlds Greatest Lover (Demo)
Tone/Tape*


ONE ON ONE
I Want You
One On One
If You Want My Love
Oo La La La
Lookin' Out For Number One
She's tight
Time is Runnin'
Saturday at Midnight
Love's Got a Hold on Me
I Want Be Man
Four Letter Word

BONUS TRACKS
If You Want My Love (Demo)
Saturday at Midnight (Super New Dance Remix)
I'm The Man (Movie "Rock'n'Roll" Original Soundtrack Outtake)
Born to Rays Hell (Movie "Rock 'n' Rule" Original Soundtrack Outtake)
Ohm Sweet Ohm (Movie "Rock 'n' Rule" Original · Soundtrack Outtake)
If You Want My Love (Alternate Extended Version)
All I Really Want (LP not yet recorded B side)
Saturday at Midnight (Super Dub · Mix)


NEXT POSITION PLEASE
I Can't Take It
Borderline
I Don't Love Here Anymore
Next Position Please
Younger Girls
Dancing The Night Away
3-D
You Say Jump
YOYOY
Won't Take No for an Answer
Heaven's Falling
Invaders of the Heart

BONUS TRACKS
Don't Hit Me with Love
Dancing The Night Away (Short version)
Up the Creek (acappella intro)
Up-the-Creek (7 inch version)
Don't Make Our Love a Crime (Demo)
Twisted Heart
Don't Make Our Love a Crime
You Talk Too Much
Get Ready (theme song single "Spring Break" B side)


STANDING ON THE EDGE
Little Sister
Tonight It's You
She's Got Motion
Love Comes
How About You
Standing On The Edge
This Time Around
Rock All Night
Cover Girl
Wild Wild Women

BONUS TRACKS
Tonight It's You (Single Version)
Little Sister (Alternate Jack Douglas Mix)
She's Got Motion (Alternate Jack Douglas Mix)
How About You (Alternate Version)
A Place in France (album "Standing On The Edge" outtake)
Mighty Wings (from the movie "Top Gun" Original Soundtrack)


THE DOCTOR
It's Up to You
Rearview Mirror Romance
The Doctor
Are You Lonely Tonight?
Name of the Game
Kiss Me Red
Take Me to the Top
Good Girls Go to Heaven (Bad Girls Go Everywhere)
Man-U-Lip-U-Lator
It's Only Love

BONUS TRACKS
In This Country (From Movie 'Over the Top' Original Soundtrack)
It's Only Love (Single Version)
Funk # 9 ("The Doctor" Original Demo)
Money Is The Root Of All Fun (outtake of album "The Doctor")
Fortune Cookie (Demo)


LAP OF LUXURY
Let Go
No Mercy
The Flame
Space
Never Had A Lot To Lose
Don't Be Cruel
Wrong Side of Love
All We Need Is a Dream
Ghost Town
All Wound Up

BONUS TRACKS
The Flame (Live)
Money (from movie "Caddyshack II" original soundtrack)
Don't Be Cruel (Big New Mix)
All We Need Is a Dream (alternate version)*
You Want It (From the movie "Say Anything Original Soundtrack")
The Flame (Single Version)
Through The Night ("The Flame" B-side)
I Know What I Want (Live at Daytona Beach '88, B-Side)


BUSTED
Back 'n Blue
I Can't Understand It
Wherever Would I Be
If You Need Me
Can't Stop Fallin' Into Love
Busted
Walk Away
You Drive, I'll Steer
When You Need Someone
Had to Make You Mine
Rock 'n' Roll Tonight

BONUS TRACKS
Magical Mystery Tour (Short Version)
Come On Christmas (Single Version)
Stop the Thief (Movie "Another Way" - From Original Soundtrack)
I Will Survive (From Gladiator Original Soundtrack)
Big Bang ("Busted" domestic first release bonus track)
Can't Stop Fallin' Into Love (Radio Mix)
Magical Mystery Tour ("Greatest Hits" Version)

Very impressive bonus tracks, but won't most of these surface on the upcoming rarities CDs?

Not all of them I'd bet.

Same 3 for me with the addition of their first which is my personal favorite and Standing on the Edge for the Jack Douglas mixes.

My order has begun shipping from CD Japan.

I received my order today and these discs sound fantastic! Very crisp, clean, and detailed (and not too loud). The early albums are improved from the nearly 20-year-old remasters, and the '80s albums sound much better than whatever was sourced for the Complete Epic Albums Collection. I'm finally done upgrading the Epic years. Now if we could just get Steven Wilson to remix In Color, Heaven Tonight and Dream Police.

How much louder than the early remasters..... In Color for example?

Wow, that's some acknowledgement. I should receive mine next week and hope to able to second that review. Thanks AJCC68.

Well, I took a chance and plunked down some dough for most of these ($157 including DHL shipping). There's not many left of the first 3 albums.

The ones I did NOT get are All Shook Up, One On One, Next Position Please, Standing On The Edge, and The Doctor. Those I have in the box set and are sub par albums, in my opinion. The others are great.

I'm still waiting to hear what these sound like...................

Any other opinions on these, these are very tempting given the bonus material.

I just received my shipment today, 9/16. Provided some shopping money for my girlfriend so I can turn it up to 11 tonight. Will let all you know my thoughts.

Looking forward to your assessment. My shipment will be here Monday.

Mark, I am still on the first CD (their first album), believe me brother, you will not be disappointed.

See "What Are you Listening to Now?"

Cool. Now I don't feel so bad for coughing up $150+.

So, howzit sound? What do you feel is the difference between the first remasters and these? I'm looking forward to In Color.

That is great news, the question now becomes which of these do I NEED? IIRC the Budokan set is identical to the "Complete Set" that came out her, is that correct?

My turn to chime in.

So far, I have listened to In Color. Very detailed sound. The bass sounds much better and it is a bit louder than the old remaster. But it's not IN YOUR FACE loud. The extra tracks are gems.

On to Heaven Tonight tomorrow.

If the rest of these sound as good as In Color, then it's my opinion that Epic dropped the ball on the recent box set.

IMO, this thread needs DR values along with "ear judgements." And no I'm not kidding.