Thunderball Catalog # TB 135/136 Release Year 2001 2CD Length Date/Venue Studio Outtakes - Dream Factory LP Source Soundboard Quality VG/EX- |
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Comments
Deane's
Comments (rates this release 4.5/5.0)
This is first MUST HAVE i've seen in a while. It is not without
some minor flaws, but on the whole a superb release. Disc One is great and has
been spinning in my player at work for days. Disc Two has alot of well
circulated tracks, but the new ones make it worth a listen. My major
disappointment is the inclusion of Big Tall Wall on the second disc because the
sound quality is so poor, esp in contrast to rest of the tracks. I wish I could
give this release a 5, but the packaging and the sound quality of second disc
just aren't there.
Dale's Comments (rates this release
4/5.0)
What a fantastic release! So there are only a
few songs that weren't alreay circulating, so what. Having the first disc - the
final configuration of the unreleased Dream Factory album makes this a MUST
HAVE! Even though some of the songs on here have been released officially, they
are part of the 'concept' and this release would not be as good if they were
left off. Some of the songs that appear to be official are alternate verions,
such as Strange Relationship, I could never take the place of your man, and
Dream Factory (contains the full intro). Train is probably my favorite of
the 'new' songs on this album, but I am also fond of Wonderful Day. Teacher
Teacher doesn't do much for me, but I'm still letting it grow. The version of
Big Tall Wall on this release has an additional minute or so at the beginning,
but the sound quality on that track in particular is pretty bad. It starts out
very muddy, then gets a little better after the first minute or so, but not
enough to make me keep listening. If you are wondering why I rated this a 4.0
instead of higher, it is because; 1)The sound quality (although pretty
good) could have easily been improved. There is a high pitched noise throughout
disc 1 and some of disc 2, which is reportedly caused by high speed dubbing next
to a TV. I don't know for sure if that is true, but it takes away 1/2 a point in
my book. 2) The packaging is really sub par for Thunderball, or any major
label for that matter. It looks very rushed, and there is even a mistake on the
track list printed on the label of disc 2, but whatever happened there I'm just
glad that they decided to change it and added Wonderful Day and Teacher
Teacher!
Mike's Comments (rates this release
4/5.0)
The Dream factory album is a
classic, almost as good as Sign "O" the times. The
cast-offs on disc 2 are very interesting, particularly 'It's a wonderful day'
which would have made a good B-side to one of the Parade singles as
it is very much in that vein. The most interesting parts from this set are
also on The work volume 2.