Often overlooked pre-DSOTM work that sounds utterly stunning in the 2011/2016 remastered edition.
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Mission 760 + Monolith 887 + German Maestro GMP 450
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Mission 760 + Monolith 887 + German Maestro GMP 450
Gorgeous melodic Rock that sits up there with the best of Marillion, Porcupine Tree and Riverside. Airbag have (mostly) managed to shake off the 'Pink Floyd clones' label and have found their own identity here.
A really worthwhile listen.
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Mission 760 + Monolith 887 + German Maestro GMP 450
Pink Floyd 'The Delicate Sound of Thunder' (2016 reissue).
Not officially billed as a remaster but the sound has certainly been tweaked. New version is clearer, punchier and better defined than my original 1988 CD copy.
There is a chance that the very latest, remixed and remastered 'Delicate Sound' that is part of the 'Later Years' box will be separately issued at some point. The tracks included on the single-disc Highlights sampler indicate that it will be an essential purchase.
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Mission 760 + Monolith 887 + German Maestro GMP 450