Re: Barking - The Alternative Versions (AKA CD2)
 

A quick quastion. Are all the alternative versions without the producers? So just Karl and Smith?
Because a lot of tracks are almost sound like the album versions, with little differences.

Re: Barking - The Alternative Versions (AKA CD2)
 

That's right, just Karl and Rick (and Darren Price on Between Stars). As detailed in the commentaries found in the boxset's book, the producers didn't use a heavy hand in most cases. High Contrast is the exception, obviously.

Re: Barking - The Alternative Versions (AKA CD2)
 

Yea and we can see what a disaster that was

Re: Barking - The Alternative Versions (AKA CD2)
 

On CD1 too?

Re: Barking - The Alternative Versions (AKA CD2)
 

Unrelated to the general what version is superior thread, here's some cover art I put together for the Alternative Versions disc for my iTunes cover flow...

http://www.pulltabtoopen.com/images/UW_AltCover.jpg

All the art elements are taken from the iTunesLP package.

Barking: The Alternate Versions (Disc 2)
 

Having received my deluxe edition in the mail 2 mornings ago, I have played the hell out of it since, watched the included DVD, and made it to Disc 2 yesterday; and boy, what a day!
I like Disc 2 better than I like Disc 1, if that's a bad thing or not, I'm not sure, but it doesn't matter because it's all damn good music.

and I've listened to You Do Scribble more than any of the others so far. I don't know if this is High Contrast more than Underworld, but I like it a lot.

this sounds cheesy, but I don't think electronic music will ever be the same (in a two fold way).

Re: Barking: The Alternate Versions (Disc 2)
 

I think YDS doesn't have High Contrast at all...

Re: Barking: The Alternate Versions (Disc 2)
 

You Do Scribble is Underworld. Scribble is Underworld buried beneath High Contrast.

I've made 'my version' of the album, which runs a little like this:

Bird 1
Always Loved A Film
You Do Scribble
Hamburg Hotel Essex
Grace (Telematic Peal)
Between Stars (Lemonworld Mix)
Simple Peal
Diamond Jigsaw
Louisiana

Which puts together my favourite versions of the tracks from those available, plus I've got rid of Moon In Water, which I only seem to like the version we heard years ago of, and replaced it by putting Simple Peal in, which makes Diamond Jigsaw seem even more lively and uplifting when it comes afterwards. I've only left in three collaborations, it seems.

Re: Barking: The Alternate Versions (Disc 2)
 

My box set FINALLY showed up yesterday (thanks to Om shipping via Media Mail).

I'm surprised no one has mentioned that "Kippers" shows up in "Strumpet Groove" starting at 4:30.

Re: Barking - The Alternative Versions (AKA CD2)
 

Only on CD 1. On CD 2, there wasn't any external producer involved at all, I gather.