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this is exciting. interscope is releasing EOTS on all-analog (AAA) vinyl for the first time ever, this feburary. i'm a vinyl collector and somewhat of an audiophile, so this is intriguing for a lot of reasons. all-analog reissues of loudness war/CD-era albums are VERY rare this is blink's first true AAA reissue ever, and first all-analog vinyl pressing since at least 2001 IIRC chris bellman -- widely considered a top vinyl mastering engineer -- is helming the project the blurb claims it is from the "original" master tapes -- not a safety copy, or high-res digital file, indicating the EOTS tapes were unharmed from the 2008 universal fire, which is news on vinyl, EOTS has had a very spotty history -- early vinyl reissues had poor QC and were sourced from inferior digital masters. the well-received 2016 remasters through SRC, done by kevin gray, were very likely digitally sourced as well (not a problem really, just not analog!) EOTS has always been a very loud, compressed-sounding album, intentionally so. that won't change, but it's likely that this could be a serious audio upgrade for it -- there's the potential for it to reveal new depth and details in the sound. jerry finn was meticulous about making these albums, which is why it has always sounded great, even as loud as it is. he was also a tape and hi-fi enthusiast. if they are willing to go back to the tapes for this reissue, it hopefully indicates interest in more -- maybe deluxe versions of the discography, which i know fans have always dreamed of.

kevin gray's SRC remasters are amazing. one can only assume that he used multitrack digital masters (as it's pretty standard, easier, cheaper, accessible, etc), but he tweaked with EQ/levels/etc to give the discography a better soundstage for the format. they are really phenomenal all things considered. even the ones that never got the deluxe "hi-fi" treatment (cheshire cat, TOYPAJ, neighborhoods) were remixed by gray. this reissue is a true analog reissue, straight from the original tapes, which presumably haven't been touched since they completed the album. the tapes are the literal original format the instruments were recorded on, and there's frequencies/timbres on that magnetic tape that some listeners claim can be lost when porting it to digital. it's like xeroxing a piece of paper. what they've done with this reissue is transfer those original tapes to a lacquer master and stamper that is used to press only these 3000 copies. at the end of the day, it's really up to listener whether or not it sounds BETTER, and there's a lot of snobby, deluded audiophiles that swear by AAA pressings. at the very least, it will be a very different listening experience for EOTS, likely clearer and less compressed than it has ever sounded.

timeless album that starts with a freaky, fast, furious fucking track (hooray for alliteration!)

Finally got my copy! Few chapters in - so many interesting bits... Now I understand the lyrics from Go 😔

Blink albums are in a sore need of a remaster. There's gotta be so many minute details that we barely hear in the originals. Hopefully this vinyl actually sounds a bit different.

here's your letter, what an incredible song

I loved Modern Baseball! They don't fit into that All Time Low type of stuff at all.

This is how I rank them. 1 Goddamnit 2 From Here to Infirmary 3 Maybe I'll Catch Fire 4 Crimson 5 Agony and Irony 6 This Addiction 7 Good Mourning 8 Is This Thing Cursed? 9 My Shame Is true 10 Blood, Hair and Eyeballs

Isn't it normal to play in a band with someone and when you start a new band you ask the person from the previous band to join? Doesn't mean it's the same band.

Your Graduation is another stellar song. I wish it was more popular.

Yeah, of course. It’s all trash. A bunch of frat guys cosplaying emotion.

Can I hate feldmann and also hate all time low and those sorts of bands?

I don’t like it either but I accept it. At least Feldman is back into obscurity again.

And Jan will glaze all 20 tracks within the first week of release. He will say it’s the best record of the 21st century and then backtrack a month later gaslighting everybody acting like he never said that.

They should release some demo or b-side material this year

I wonder if there will be a new album this year, or maybe they will record a new one and release it in 2027. I'm excited for whatever comes next.

Agreed. I can’t stand all the whiny voiced blink clone wannabes

This is AWESOME news for EOTS. That would be great if done to Dude Ranch too.

No JarJar, Jan has assured us that it is actually a desperate attempt to relate to the kids and their love of funko pops.

the "cringe" video was clearly an homage to this.....I think it's a nice touch.

New Pro-shot from a show from the 21st Century Breakdown Tour in Holland at Pinkpop 2010!

Thongs list makes me want to cry

One of my fave mark songs of all time

ouch, straight to the heart! I absolutely love the whole song though, Mark's vocals, and especially the lyrics (probably about Tom? haha) but yeah, tastes are tastes. For me it's also great because it picks up that energy that Easy Target has right after All of This, and the album just keeps the momentum going.

50 years old ☹️ my boys getting old

Happy birthday, Tom!

Here are two new additions that I was sent from the Fahrenheit edition and it's photobook: There's a picture outside of the venue from this show 3/6/1996: The band performs at the Metro in Chicago, Illinois. Other bands included Big Angry Fish, Love Nut and Plastics Hi Fi. A newly surfaced flyer for this show as well as the exact line-up 4/1/1996: The band performs at Troubadour in Los Angeles, California. Other bands included Goldfinger, Reel Big Fish and The Violet Burning

It would have been so fucking rad. And it would have worked too

Yeah that song is very sad now knowing the meaning behind the lyrics.

0:45 - one of Tom’s most underrated riffs to this day.

so agree. book is out of my price range, but a full scan of those photos would be out of this world.

If anyone has the Fahrenheit photo book, could you please scan the unseen pictures and send them my way ? Would be cool to investigate the dates and identify those pictures and add them to the timeline website 😃 Thank you in advance!

christ i can't really afford that in good conscience. i sure do wish someone could make a scan of the photos in the book though -- there's a lot of great stuff even in the preview images that he's never shared before, including recording EOTS

$150? C'mon man. That picture book better be thick.

MH WHAT A GRIFTER

i got the mark's mom's lasagna recipe variant.