Format:Import Media:Audio CD Discs:1 Shipping Weight (lbs):0.1 Dimensions (in):12.7 x 5.2 x 0.1
EAN:4988005509567 ASIN:B0014466LI
Release Date:May 13, 2008 Availability:Usually ships in 1-2 business days Shipping:International shipping available Condition:BRAND NEW, Factory Sealed items direct from the Studios. 30 Day Satisfaction Guarantee. Quick International Airmail!
Editorial Reviews:
Album Description Japanese only SHM-CD (Super High Material CD - playable on all CD players) paper sleeve pressing. Universal. 2008.
Customer Reviews:
One of the Best Rock Albums Ever! But What a Disappointment!June 12, 2008 Frederick Baptist(Singapore) 1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is Def Leppard's best album by far and no mean feat considering the drummer only had one arm by this time! Every track is brilliant and every pain-staking detail was taken in the recording which means the sound quality is also very, very good for a 1987 disc. It's frightening how much better it'll sound once they get around to remastering this thing.
Unfortunately, this is not one of those times. Given the very hefty price tag on this thing in order to justify upgrading from your existing copy, it has got to be a major improvement at least from the aesthetics of the cardboard sleeve and especially when it comes to sound quality. The cardboard sleeve is nothing to shout about given what is currently out there e.g. The Band, Hall & Oates etc that have been very well designed from thicker good quality cardboard which is so well assembled that you don't fear it coming apart when the glue wears out like it is here. The inclusion of the inner jacket replica and an insert with all the lyrics in both English and Japanese also isn't enough to justify a ridiculously expensive upgrade either.
The biggest crime though is the SHM-CD "remastered" sound quality which is really very, very poor. In fact, my existing old copy sounds even better! Listening to both, there is nothing to distinguish between the two except for the cardboard sleeve with the SHM-CD label on the front and the vastly different sound quality which is so much better on the old copy. I'm very very disappointed to have waited so long and this is what they have come up with: poor mlps design and very, very poor sound quality that is even worse than my existing old copy. I have placed SHM-CD orders for other albums that are due to reach me soon and I hope and pray that they are much, much better remastered versions than this one.
Given the very high price on this baby for a version that is so much worse than the unremastered old cd that you already have, this is a rip off and a major waste of money in these uncertain economic times.
