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: : Year: 2002 Channels: True Stereo : :
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: : Language: English Rating: 87% of 100% : :
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The British version of Aftermath was released earlier than its American
counterpart and had several differences beyond its cover design: it
runs more than ten minutes longer, despite not having "Paint It Black"
on it (singles were usually kept separate from LPs in England in those
days), and it has four additional songs ù "Mother's Little Helper,"
which was left off the U.S. album for release as a single; "Out of
Time" in its full-length five-minute-36-second version, two minutes
longer than the version of the song issued in America; "Take It or
Leave It," which eventually turned up on Flowers in the U.S.; and "What
to Do," which didn't surface in America until the release of More Hot
Rocks more than six years later. Additionally, the song lineup is
different, "Goin' Home" closing side one instead of side two. And the
mixes used are different from the tracks that the two versions of the
album do have in common ù the U.K. album and CD used a much cleaner,
quieter master that had a more discreet stereo sound, with wide
separation in the two channels and the bass not centered, as it in the
U.S. version. Thus, one gets a more vivid impression of the
instruments. It's also louder, yet curiously, because of the cleaner
sound, slightly less visceral in its overall impact, though the details
in the playing revealed in the mixes may fascinate even casual
listeners. It's still a great album, though the difference in song
lineup makes it a different record; "Mother's Little Helper" is one of
the more in-your-face drug songs of the period, as well as being a
potent statement about middle-class hypocrisy and political
inconsistency, and "Out of Time," "Take It Leave It" (which had been a
hit for the Searchers), and "What to Do," if anything, add to the
misogyny already on display in "Stupid Girl" and "Think," and "Out of
Time" adds to the florid sound of the album's psychedelic component
(and there's no good reason except for a plain oversight by the powers
that be for the complete version of "Out of Time" never having been
released in America). The British version of Aftermath (which was also
released in mono on vinyl) has been available intermittently on CD
since the late '80s as an import, and is worth tracking down. [The
Rolling Stones' London/ABKCO catalog was reissued in August of 2002,
packaged in digipaks with restored album artwork, remastered and
released as hybrid discs that contain both CD and Super Audio CD
layers. The remastering ù performed with Direct Stream Digital (DSD)
encoding ù is a drastic improvement, leaping out of the speaker, yet
still sounding like the original albums. This is noticeable on the
standard CD layer, but is considerably more pronounced on the SACD
layer, which is shockingly realistic in its detail and presence, yet is
still faithful to the original mixes. Even if you've never considered
yourself an audiophile, have never heard the differences between
standard and gold-plated CDs, you will hear the difference with SACD,
even on a cheap stereo system without a high-end amplifier or speakers.
And you won't just hear the difference, you'll be an instant convert
and wish, hope and pray that other artists whose catalog hasn't been
reissued since the early days of CD ù Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen,
Neil Young, especially the Beatles ù are given the same treatment in
the very near future. SACD and DSD are that good.]
- Bruce Eder
http://www.stones.com/
http://www.rollingstones.com/
Tracks:
01. Mother's Little Helper
02. Stupid Girl
03. Lady Jane
04. Under My Thumb
05. Doncha Bother Me
06. Goin' Home
07. Flight 505
08. High And Dry
09. Out Of Time
10. It's Not Easy
11. I Am Waiting
12. Take It Or Leave It
13. Think
14. What To Do
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