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5.0 out of 5 stars
BURN your old copy, you no longer need it, Dec 9 2004
This review is from: Burn (Audio CD)
You need to buy this CD. You need to do it today. Ignore the price tag. You will not regret this purchase.
As most Deep Purple fans know, their remasters have been stellar. Each one, from the first In Rock remaster back in the mid 90's to Burn, has had the most amazing sonic makeovers. I imagine they now sound much like they once did if you happened to break the seal on a brand-new vinyl back in the 70's. They finally sounded the way they should.
In addition, they were given extensive liner notes: So extensive in fact that it usually took you longer to read them than it did to play the album! Burn is no exception, and I am sure that there are tidbits of info here that even the most dedicated fan did not know. Rare photos? Yeah, they included those too.
Of course, bonus material is included. The amount of bonus material for Deep Purple remasters has always varied depending on how much cut material remained on the master tapes. For Fireball, there was a lot. For Burn, precious little. The band had rehearsed these numbers until they were tight before recording, so there was no wasted tape. As a result there are no alternate guitar solos like Machine Head had. We do get five very nice remixes that add some different dimensions to the original songs. The most drastic remix is the B-side "Coronarias Redig" which has been extended a great deal past the point where it originally ended, revealing lots of great playing from Blackmore and the band.
You will not believe the sound of this CD. You simply must hear it to believe it. Of course, if you'd bought any of the previous remasters, you knew this. Burn was well overdue. Let's hope Stormbringer is not.
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