Simple Minds Themes -25cd Box Set- -2008- -flac- -
Many box sets from this era circulated in lossy MP3. A true FLAC rip (CD-quality, 16-bit / 44.1kHz) captures every layer of Mick MacNeil’s synth textures, Derek Forbes’ melodic bass runs, and Jim Kerr’s cavernous reverb-drenched vocals. Tracks like “Theme for Great Cities” or the 7+ minute version of “Waterfront” lose their spatial power when compressed.
If you’re a fan of Simple Minds—or just a serious collector of ‘80s alt-rock and post-punk—the 2008 Themes box set is an essential piece of history. Released via Virgin, this 25CD behemoth isn’t just a greatest hits cash-in. It’s a complete archival deep dive. Simple Minds Themes -25CD Box Set- -2008- -FLAC-
Rather than re-releasing standard albums, Themes compiles the band’s non-album B-sides, extended 12” remixes, radio sessions, live cuts, and rare soundtrack contributions from 1979 to 1990 (the Empires and Dance through Street Fighting Years era). It’s the holy grail for anyone who thinks “New Gold Dream” was just the beginning. Many box sets from this era circulated in lossy MP3
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Does anyone know if this release is locked to Region B. I had the 3D blu-ray combo pack pre-ordered from Amazon.co.uk and they updated the info from Region Free to Region B so I had to cancel it. We don’t seem to be getting a 3D release in North America.
The Bluray is Region 2/B.
The 3D one seem to be A/B/C.
Thank you for this! I have so many different releases of T2 that it’s hard to get excited about yet another one, but now I’m looking forward to the new content.
I agree that Edward Furlong gets a lot of undeserved crap. I don’t know what’s going on in his life now, but I met him briefly when he did a Q&A at DragonCon a few years ago, and he came across as a sincere, thoughtful person who didn’t shy away at all from discussing the challenges life has thrown at him.
Did this end up getting a release in China ? googled couldn’t find anything, I thought Arnold was attending a premier just curious how the box office number were, because China’s theatrical release was the real reason T2 got remastered anyway,
No word yet. However Japan has been experiencing Terminator 2: 3D in 4DX.
Really disappointed that they didn’t do anything with the extended cut sequences. Since that’s my preferred cut, I guess I’ll be skipping this release.
Has anyone noticed that the Terminator’s vision is now slightly cropped out of the picture frame? For instance, when the Terminator arrives and goes to the bar, we see what the Terminator sees as it scans the motorbikes and the all the people inside the bar, however, the words are slightly out of the picture frame. They don’t fit within the screen anymore.
On the Skynet edition, everything fits well within the picture ratio. But with this new remastered blu ray edition the words don’t fit in fully. Like the first one or two letters of words no longer fit within the screen.
I hope that made sense. Has anyone noticed this? If not, compare the scenes to your previous blu ray and DVD editions.
The 3D process requires some overscan, because the text elements a before the screen.
Is it just me or is the picture ratio slightly off in this new release? For instance, the words that appear on the screen whenever we see what the Terminator sees are slightly out of frame. Has anyone else noticed that?