[KeithH]

I've been waiting for this for a long time. I'm in a small record store last Friday evening and couldn't believe my eyes! On an end-cap was a remastered version of Supertramp Breakfast in America! It's about time! I bought the original CD back in 1989 and have been waiting for a remastered version for years. I was so "desperate" for a better-sounding version that I bought a sealed copy of the MFSL version last year on eBay for $65. On Friday, I bought the A&M (Universal) remaster for $12.98. It sounds great! Definitely better than the original CD. I have not compared it to the MFSL version yet (I have a lot of comparing of remasters and gold CDs to do). If you like Supertramp, the remastered version of Breakfast in America is a must-have. The store I was in also had a remastered version of Crime of the Century.

If you buy the remastered Breakfast in America CD and have a CD player in the car, pop it in and "Take the Long Way Home". You'll be glad you did.

For those who live in New Jersey, I saw the remastered Supertramp CDs at the Compact Disc World in West Windsor (Rt. 1, across from Quaker Bridge Mall). While Breakfast in America was $12.98, Crime of the Century was just $7.98.

NP: Supertramp Breakfast in America remastered CD

That is indeed good news. I too will be snatching these babies up real quick like! Breakfast In America is one of my all time favs.

[Wes]

Have you listened to "Paris"? This is by far my most favorite S.T. disc. For being an older live recording it is incredible. I really would like to see some super tramp released on DVD-A!

Wes

[Ryan Spaight]

I'm probably going to pick up the new "Crime" at some point -- I've actually never owned a copy! I've got the MFSL "Breakfast", though, which ought to hold me on that front.

Remastered versions or "Crisis? What Crisis?" and "Even In The Quietest Moments" were also reissued a couple weeks ago. On July 16, we're scheduled to get "Paris", "Famous Last Words", "Brother Where You Bound" and "Free As A Bird." On August 20, we go back for "Supertramp" and "Indelibly Stamped." Whee!

The new Crime, the gold "Breakfast" (the first rock LP I ever bought, BTW) and the old purple "Classics Vol. 9" CD ought to satisfy my level of Supertramp fandom, though. I've also got "Famous Last Words" and "Brother Where You Bound" on vinyl back from the days of massive cut-out bargains in the late 80s.

Ryan

[Brian Perry]

Keith,

Let us know how it compares to the MFSL version. I've been tempted to get the MFSL on eBay, but it would be great if the remaster is just as good or better.

[Frank_S]

Keith, do own "Crime of the Century" on vinyl?

I see you have multiple copies of a lot of material, just curious if you've compared the MFSL CD to vinyl. I don't own the CD of C.O.T.C. but I own both the Domestic and MFSL vinyl pressing. Most people regard the MFSL pressing superior to any other issue out there. I give the the MFSL issue a slight edge over the Domestic, not a huge increase in fidelity, IMO.

[KeithH]

Wes,

I don't have Paris on any format. Now that Supertramp's catalog is being remastered on CD, as per Ryan's information, I will likely expand my Supertramp collection. Currently, the only Supertramp CDs I have are Breakfast in America (three different versions) and Classics, Volume 9.

Supertramp on SACD or DVD-Audio would be something else.


Ryan,

I probably should have picked up the remastered version of Crime of the Century for $7.98 last Friday night since I don't have the original CD. As I recall, their price on this CD was an everyday price, so I'll pick it up the next time I am up there. This store discounts very well.

Where did you get the information on Supertramp releases? Is there a link you could share? I am hoping you can refer me to a web site with similar information for other artists.


Brian,

I've got a lot of new CDs that I am going through, so I don't know when I will do the comparison of the two versions of Breakfast in America. I'll post my results once I do the test. Nevertheless, I feel the remastered CD is easily worth the $12.98 I paid.


Frank,

I don't have Crime of the Century on any format, at least not yet. I plan on picking up the remastered CD. Something that just hit me is that I have Even in the Quietest Moments and Breakfast in America on 8-track! I picked them up for $1 each on eBay nearly two years ago. Perhaps I should compare the remastered CD of Breakfast in America to the 8-track tape.

[Mark R O]

Wonderful news! Not to mention the boys are touring again!
For those who do not own "Crime", get it. Audio is the best of any release, but more importantly, the statements, conjecture, mysticism and insights lyrically are among the most thought out and thought ful in rock.
Cool Trivia... The kettle drum hits in the last and title cut needed delay to sound more ominous. But back then, no digital, and analog was that "sound through a spring" effect. So, Tramp built a 90 foot long cinder block tunnel and miked the drum from the far end... how bitchin' is that?

"The actors and jesters are here. The stage is in darkness and clear. They're raising the curtian but no one's quite certain who's play it is..."

[KeithH]

Mark, interesting information there. Crime of the Century is on my list. I'll probably pick it up for $7.98 this weekend.

[Ryan Spaight]

Keith,

The release I'm going by was in ICE Magazine and:

www.pauseandplay.com/cdfront.htm

ICE is the more reliable, but pauseandplay goes out farther in time. I wouldn't treat any of it as gospel, but it's handy as an idea of what is "supposed" to happen.

BTW, pauseandplay also has links where available to the preorder pages on CDNow -- the Supertramp titles they have listed as July 16 CDNow is listing as July 30. Your mileage may vary, etc., etc..

Looking forward to the remastered CD/8-track showdown.

Ryan

[KeithH]

Ryan, thanks for the information. Much appreciated. I'll have to check out those resources.

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Looking forward to the remastered CD/8-track showdown.

Me too!