Aphex Twin Aphex Twin's Selected Ambient Works 85-92 and Classics are being rereleased yet again, this time as the "2011 edition".

There's more information about the Selected Ambient Works 85-92 and Classics rereleases over at Bleep. Apparently the recordings are from the 2008 digital remasters. From the Bleep newsletter:

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The album is housed in a coloured, cardboard digipak, with a white foil R&S logo block printed on the front, and contains the original booklet artwork inside with new liner notes and a quote from label owner Renaat Vandepapeliere. The audio is taken from the digital re-masters from 2008.

This same description describes the new version of both albums.

This is lame because(IMHO):

A) It's a cd

B) It doesn't contain the original cover work

Well if we're sharing opinions on the matter, I consider it pretty uneventful, as someone who cherishes her copy of SAW85-92 and who sold her copy of Classics long ago. With any album, either it's worth keeping or it isn't. Either way, there doesn't seem much point in getting another version with slightly different mastering and different cover artwork.

why did you sell your copies of classics? you loser.

I almost shit myself when I saw "Aphex Twin" in my Bleep Newsletter subject line.

Then it was a re-release of Selected Boring* Works 85-92 and Classics. I frowned so hard I couldn't breathe.

*IMO

I don't see why I should buy a CD that has nothing but the label's logo on it.

But the audio was remastered in 2008!

fuck bleep

there are fucking loads of copies of this going around.... reissue something harder to get!

maybe if this was a rerelease of something that wasn't already remastered and rereleased 3 or so years ago it would be more eventful and i'd actually give two shits about it

edit: sure SAW 85-92 was a fantastic album but they're pretty much just milking it for money at this point

digital vinils.

Maybe next time this gets reissued Aphex will pull a George Lucas & rerecord the whole thing using state of the art computer technology, with additional wobs, rave sirens, & guest appearances from pop singers (all things unaffordable or not yet invented during the original time of production), to better fit his artistic vision.

  On 10/6/2011 at 8:35 PM, Cryptowen said:

rerecord the whole thing using state of the art computer technology

You're thinking of Wendy Carlos. :)

I will personally track down and kill everyone who buys this.

i actually bought classics and saw1 on vinyl like 5 years ago and i never used them, i dont even remember where they are.

Give me a bonus track or demo or ANYTHING

SAW2 is what needs a re-release. on vinyl ofcourse.

  On 10/7/2011 at 3:25 AM, Mcdergbit said:

SAW2 is what needs a re-release. on vinyl ofcourse.

This x 1000000. I keep seeing vinyl copies of SAW2 on discogs for over $100, I really want it but there's no way I'm paying that much.

  On 10/6/2011 at 11:32 PM, YELLOW said:

Give me a bonus track or demo or ANYTHING

Yea, why didn't they do this? That would guarantee sales.

  On 10/6/2011 at 4:47 PM, ZoeB said:

Well if we're sharing opinions on the matter, I consider it pretty uneventful, as someone who cherishes her copy of SAW85-92 and who sold her copy of Classics long ago. With any album, either it's worth keeping or it isn't. Either way, there doesn't seem much point in getting another version with slightly different mastering and different cover artwork.

Yeah, I don't often find myself listening to "Classics". Although, I would never sell anything Aphex related.

This thread has reminded me that I need to get a copy of Classics on vinyl!

yeh got these on vinyl a few years ago and they get an airing now and then....saw 2 defo needs a re-release

  On 10/6/2011 at 5:06 PM, Murveman said:

I almost shit myself when I saw "Aphex Twin" in my Bleep Newsletter subject line.

Then it was a re-release of Selected Boring* Works 85-92 and Classics. I frowned so hard I couldn't breathe.

 

*IMO

Same here. Bleep built my hopes up, raised my pulse, there's me thinking it was something new, I almost came... Well, maybe not. But no, all hopes were banished in a split second when I realised it was merely old stuff repackaged. Lame...

im boycotting aphex twin forever

There's just no incentive to buy this though, it's the 2008 remaster of old tracks, the sleeve artwork is dull, there are no added pictures and no bonus material. At a loss on this one.