[Thor Joachim Haga]

Reached THE REIVERS now, the old Sony release from the 90s, with a sticker that boasts “John Barry’s legendary score”, LOL. It plays absolutely fine, and the sound quality is good, as far as I’m concerned. I’ve never had an issue with it.

That being said, I also have the digital files of the new release, and I might substitute my iTunes version of it with that. But would I also opt for the physical version at some point?

While everyone knows I’m hardcore anti-C&C, there are a few cases where I wouldn’t say “no” if someone offered to send them to me for free. One example is the new REIVERS, another is the HEIDI/JANE EYRE double disc from Quartet. I have the Label X of HEIDI (which I played a few days ago), and it’s okay, sound-wise. But could definitely use improvement. Too bad the new release includes the US version with the dialogue; a cleaned-up version of the dialogue-free Label X would have been preferred. JANE EYRE, I have on the Silva reissue from the 2000s, which is also fine. No need to replace it, but since it comes with the set, that’s okay too.

Another reason for why I wouldn’t mind having the new versions in my collection, is that they include the OST programs. So I’m not that militant on the issue. So….no immediate need for them, they’re not must-haves. But wouldn’t throw them in the bin either, if I got them for free or something. Otherwise, I’ll live perfectly fine with my old versions on CD (and maybe new versions inside iTunes).