Okay, is it worth shelling out the money for the boxed set? I know there is at least 1 live disk. But if I already own all of their regular albums (Brotherhood, Movement, Low-Life,etc.) and Singles, Substance 1987, International and the iTunes Exclusive, is there anything on there that I don't already have? I really would like the opinions of those who already have it before I cough up the $60!
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I'd say it was worth it for the following reasons:
The box and sleeve
The Booklet
The tracks on the basic 4 CDs (see the site discography)
But most of all, it's worth it for the 5th CD
If you can get the five CD copy, go for it. If you can only find the basic version, think about it.
You may get the five CD set cheaply on Ebay or Amazon. It didn't sell as well as expected.
Liz wrote: Okay, is it worth shelling out the money for the boxed set? I know there is at least 1 live disk. But if I already own all of their regular albums (Brotherhood, Movement, Low-Life,etc.) and Singles, Substance 1987, International and the iTunes Exclusive, is there anything on there that I don't already have? I really would like the opinions of those who already have it before I cough up the $60!
If its going to cost you $60, then I wouldn't bother. You can pick up better live recordings hanging around this place.
only if your a completist... the remastering is ok, and the 5th cd is good, but not worth a heafty price tag. The only way the box set gets any play is if the ipod randomly choses it... I have never thought "hey! I wanna listen to Retro today!"
I honestly bought it for the remastering on the fan disc. Leave me alone and Your silent face sound magnificent now. The live disk is a joke, and the club disc is nothing special. But Pop has a good selection, including Everyone everywhere, which is my favorite track from Republic. So it's all by taste really, so you decide if it's worth it.
I managed to find them all rather cheaply, and my favorite disc is the live disc. It's set out so the earlier more hesitant songs are first, and the brilliant confident songs appear later, so to me at least, it's an interesting way to look at the band.
But yeah, think about shelling out that much money if you don't get the 5th disc (although you could probably find a copy on eBay or Amazon)
Hope this helps =]
Put it this way, if you buy it once, you won't want to buy it again. Unless, of course, you are a complete cock. Not that I'm suggesting you are of course.
Stand out track for me is the live version of Crystal with the intro from the White-guy or whatever his name is.
A complete waste of plastic, card and ink. An abomination and waste of money. Retro is merely a completely lost opportunity to have a definitive boxed set of everything the band did singles, b-sides and rarities-wise. Take away the bonus 5th CD (which is just the compilers' way of appeasing the dissent from the fans who feel shortchanged) and what you have left is a crock of utter crap.
The package design (eagle and mirror ball - what cack!) annoys the hell out of me now, but not as much as the even shoddier International compilation. Pointless exercises and New Order seem to go hand in hand all too often these days. I'm looking forward to the 25th anniversary rerelease / remix of Blue Monday now - only a few weeks to go now!
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