As I write, I'm listening to the wildly entertaining concert portion of the Year of the Cat box set. First things first: while Tim Renwick was featured on the studio recording, he was not a member of the tour band. For 45 freaking years I've been under the impression that the great leads I heard that night in Hartford in 1976 were courtesy of TR. Stewart no doubt introduced the band, and yet... Memory is a weird thing. Deep, I know, feel free to use that line.
The packaging is pretty good, no big deal. Not a box, actually, but a slipcase. Considering the rather hefty price, I expected an actual book, with a hard cover. The notes are good, but I might have expected input from Alan Parsons or participating musicians. But I'm picking nits. Glad to own it. The thing that surprised me is the 4 postcards. Who cares about postcards, right? Well, they're details from the cover art, and they're really very nice. Who knew?
The remastering (by Parsons) is a joy to hear. A noticeable difference. I'm not an audiophile, so I can't speak to the 5.1 surround sound mix on the DVD. I'd read online that the quality of the concert discs is awful. Not so. But again, I'm no expert.
As I write, I'm listening to the wildly entertaining concert portion of the Year of the Cat box set. First things first: while Tim Renwick was featured on the studio recording, he was not a member of the tour band. For 45 freaking years I've been under the impression that the great leads I heard that night in Hartford in 1976 were courtesy of TR. Stewart no doubt introduced the band, and yet... Memory is a weird thing. Deep, I know, feel free to use that line.
The packaging is pretty good, no big deal. Not a box, actually, but a slipcase. Considering the rather hefty price, I expected an actual book, with a hard cover. The notes are good, but I might have expected input from Alan Parsons or participating musicians. But I'm picking nits. Glad to own it. The thing that surprised me is the 4 postcards. Who cares about postcards, right? Well, they're details from the cover art, and they're really very nice. Who knew?
The remastering (by Parsons) is a joy to hear. A noticeable difference. I'm not an audiophile, so I can't speak to the 5.1 surround sound mix on the DVD. I'd read online that the quality of the concert discs is awful. Not so. But again, I'm no expert.
Any of you get a copy yet?