Bought the U. S. mix of the Vibrators first album today at Truck Records in Oxford. It's much better than the U. K. mix. Got me thinking why did record companies issue different versions in different countries. The most obvious is the first Clash album that had substitute tracks. https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,67083,67083#msg-67083 Mon, 09 Mar 2026 18:26:48 +0000 Phorum 5.2.23 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,67083,67143#msg-67143 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,67083,67143#msg-67143 The Clash is the band's true debut. It'd take real brass (to be polite about it) to posit that the Stateside release is the one that's really their debut, especially since it hit the racks two years later. But to me, track for track, the U.S. version is a better listen.

There! Now then ... time for me to find a UK copy of Pure Mania and see if I have an opinion.]]> Delvin Trouser Press Sun, 07 Apr 2024 01:38:37 +0000 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,67083,67139#msg-67139 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,67083,67139#msg-67139 Keith Trouser Press Sat, 06 Apr 2024 20:25:49 +0000 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,67083,67133#msg-67133 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,67083,67133#msg-67133 steevee Trouser Press Thu, 04 Apr 2024 22:49:32 +0000 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,67083,67131#msg-67131 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,67083,67131#msg-67131 Cut the Crap which does at least have a great single), so I strongly prefer the original UK album. The US version feels very much like a compilation to me, but to be fair, it sounds great - if there was only one Clash album to take to a desert island, it might be that one, but otherwise, I'd rather just listen to the singles and other non-LP recordings on something like Singles and Black Market Clash and the UK version of the debut.]]> belfast Trouser Press Thu, 04 Apr 2024 19:22:40 +0000 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,67083,67126#msg-67126 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,67083,67126#msg-67126 The Clash is inferior to the 1977 UK original. Having heard both, plenty of times, I respectfully disagree. The U.S. release replaces four of the original album's less distinguished songs with five outstanding later singles that no Clash fan would want to be without -- "Clash City Rockers," "Complete Control," "White Man in Hammersmith Palais," "Jail Guitar Doors" and "I Fought the Law" -- and replaces the original "White Riot" with a later recording. The result is an album with much more variety and flavor, and a tremendously improved flow.]]> Delvin Trouser Press Thu, 04 Apr 2024 04:25:50 +0000 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,67083,67124#msg-67124 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,67083,67124#msg-67124 Change. Although a B-side, it's one of my favourite songs by them. A friend obtained the US pressing and there it was. As mentioned here before, the biggest head scratcher for mine are the Super Black Market Clash omissions.]]> Aitch Trouser Press Wed, 03 Apr 2024 23:43:28 +0000 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,67083,67100#msg-67100 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,67083,67100#msg-67100 steevee Trouser Press Mon, 01 Apr 2024 16:33:38 +0000 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,67083,67099#msg-67099 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,67083,67099#msg-67099 -------------------------------------------------------
> Did the U.S. CD of Pure Mania use the U.S.
> LP mix? FWIW, I don't think the CD has ever been
> remastered in the U.S., so there should only be
> one CD version here.

Not sure I bought the CD version in the UK and that's definitely the UK mix]]> Keith Trouser Press Mon, 01 Apr 2024 08:11:39 +0000 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,67083,67098#msg-67098 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,67083,67098#msg-67098 Keith Trouser Press Mon, 01 Apr 2024 08:05:30 +0000 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,67083,67097#msg-67097 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,67083,67097#msg-67097
Hence, Roxy Music’s Virginia Plain” and New Order’s “Blue Monday” were appended to American releases. Which is fine by me.]]> MrFab Trouser Press Mon, 01 Apr 2024 06:45:43 +0000 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,67083,67096#msg-67096 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,67083,67096#msg-67096 Keith Trouser Press Mon, 01 Apr 2024 06:26:54 +0000 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,67083,67095#msg-67095 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,67083,67095#msg-67095
One problem that artists have with regards to releasing music overseas is that some of the songs on the album might be offensive to the censors/public. This was especially true in the past: for example, I remember one of the Manic Street Preacher's earliest albums in the 90's had some songs that were considered to be very offensive to other cultures (I believe Spain forced the band to release the album sans the offensive material, with lousy remixes being issued on the album in it's stead).

Also, an American label will release something with a different cover, just to pique interest among consumers...and then there were the bonus tracks, ah the bonus tracks. I was a sucker for the back in the day, reminds me of Slowdive's Souvlaki album, which had bonus tracks on the American release.]]> Fleeingbandit Trouser Press Mon, 01 Apr 2024 06:12:24 +0000 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,67083,67094#msg-67094 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,67083,67094#msg-67094 steevee Trouser Press Mon, 01 Apr 2024 05:16:40 +0000 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,67083,67092#msg-67092 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,67083,67092#msg-67092 Pure Mania use the U.S. LP mix? FWIW, I don't think the CD has ever been remastered in the U.S., so there should only be one CD version here.]]> belfast Trouser Press Mon, 01 Apr 2024 00:52:10 +0000 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,67083,67089#msg-67089 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,67083,67089#msg-67089 Sgt. Pepper. I couldn't tell you how many times I've heard fans argue over whether Capitol was doing The Beatles a favor by re-organizing their earliest releases to include non-LP singles here and there, or whether the American label was messing with albums that were in fine shape already.

Whenever anyone's tried to get my two cents' worth on that topic, I've always shrugged and told them, "You're asking the wrong guy." Until I got married, the only Beatles albums I had in my collection were the Red Album and the Blue Album. I found them as German imports, pressed on colored vinyl.

My wife brought the complete Beatles reissues on vinyl into the marriage -- the box set in the navy blue slipcover case. Those pressings were modeled after the British issues, so, again, I didn't have any grounds to compare the American and British versions.]]> Delvin Trouser Press Sun, 31 Mar 2024 22:25:15 +0000 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,67083,67088#msg-67088 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,67083,67088#msg-67088 is superior.' Epic removed the two duff cuts on the album and replaced them with two top quality cuts from the debut Tourists album as produced by Conny Plank. Boom! Now it's perfect.]]> Post-Punk Monk Trouser Press Sun, 31 Mar 2024 21:32:46 +0000 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,67083,67087#msg-67087 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,67083,67087#msg-67087 ira Trouser Press Sun, 31 Mar 2024 18:44:58 +0000 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,67083,67083#msg-67083 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,67083,67083#msg-67083 Keith Trouser Press Sat, 30 Mar 2024 23:36:52 +0000