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Deluxe Limited Edition Box Set!
Contains Original Album on Silver Vinyl LP + Exclusive 7", 3 SACDs, Blu-Ray & Book!
Remastered at Abbey Road Studios!
On the eve of what would have been American singer-songwriter and Byrds founding member Gene Clark's 75th birthday comes the reissue of one of his finest works, No Other. Released in 1974 on Asylum Records, a year after the Byrds short-lived reunion, Gene reached for the stars with No Other; a psychedelic rock, folk, country and soul record that famously cost a small fortune to make. Although received warmly by critics, it flopped and was soon deleted, a failure Gene never came to terms with. However, as The New York Times wrote around the record's 40th anniversary in 2014, "hindsight has burnished No Other, as it has redeemed other albums that went on to be reconstructed as rock repertory, like Big Star's Third/Sister Lovers and Lou Reed's Berlin," with the album now being increasingly recognized as one of the greatest of its time, if not all time.
45 years on and recently remastered at Abbey Road, 4AD are giving No Other the reappraisal it deserves. The original tapes have been remastered at Abbey Road, a stunning 5.1 Surround mix of this album created for the first time (done by Neil Wilkes & B.J. Cole at Opus Productions), and both the in the studio and promotional photoshoots have been located. Furthermore, all the studio takes have been forensically worked on and mixed by the duo of Gene Clark aficionado, author and Long Ryders frontman Sid Griffin and John Wood, the producer famed for his work with the likes of Nick Drake, Fairport Convention and Sandy Denny. More than just bonus material, these tracks offer fans an insight in to how Gene approached recording No Other; no track has been edited or composited in any way, allowing for things to be heard exactly as they went down in the studio and before any overdubbing took place.
The deluxe boxset edition fans have been waiting for has also been lovingly curated. An extremely limited item, the box contains the LP pressed on silver vinyl, three SACDs (a multi-layer SACD of the original album housed in an authentic Japanese vinyl replica sleeve printed by the Ichikudo Company plus two further SACDs of session mixes and radio edits), an exclusive 7", a comprehensive Blu-Ray disc package which includes HD versions of all tracks, a 5.1 surround mix of the album, the original 1974 vinyl master and an exclusive documentary by Paul Kendall (an edit of his acclaimed 2013 film, The Byrd Who Flew Alone: The Triumphs and Tragedy of Gene Clark), and a hardbound 80 page book which features essays, extensive liner notes and previously unseen photos.
This reissue serves as both a celebration for fans and an introduction to soon-to-be fans. There really is no other like No Other.
One of the greatest albums ever made. Initially celebrated for its obscurity, No Other is now celebrated for its magnificence. It was in every way a magnum opus: epic, sprawling, poetic, choral, rococo.
The Byrds frontman's deliriously opulent solo work was misunderstood upon release, but this lavish repackaging restores a spiritual singer-songwriter classic.
Features
- Limited Edition Deluxe Box Set
- Original album pressed on Silver Vinyl LP
- Exclusive 7" Vinyl
- Multi-layer SACD version of original album presented in an exclusive Japanese Ichikudo vinyl replica sleeve
- 2 SACDs containing new session mixes & radio edits
- Blu-Ray: HD versions of all tracks; 5.1 surround mix of album; original 1974 vinyl master; exclusive documentary
- Remastered at Abbey Road
- 80-page hardbound book with lyrics, essays, extensive liner notes and previously unseen photos
- Poster
Selections
LP - No Other (Remastered)
Side A:
- Life's Greatest Fool
- Silver Raven
- No Other
- Strength Of Strings
Side B:
- From A Silver Phial
- Some Misunderstanding
- The True One
- Lady Of The North
SACD - No Other (Remastered)
- Life's Greatest Fool
- Silver Raven
- No Other
- Strength Of Strings
- From A Silver Phial
- Some Misunderstanding
- The True One
- Lady Of The North
SACD - Sessions 1
New Session Mixes by Sid Griffin & John Wood
- From A Silver Phial (Version 4)
- Silver Raven (Version 2)
- Some Misunderstanding (Version 3)
- Life's Greatest Fool (Version 2)
- Train Leaves Here This Morning (Version 2)
- Lady Of The North (Version 2)
- The True One (Version 2)
- Strength Of Strings (Version 2)
- No Other (Version 2)
SACD - Sessions 2
More New Session Mixes by Sid Griffin & John Wood
- From A Silver Phial (Version 1)
- Life's Greatest Fool (Version 1)
- No Other (Version 1)
- Lady Of The North (Version 1)
- Some Misunderstanding (Version 1)
- Silver Raven (Version 1)
- Train Leaves Here This Morning (Version 1)
- The True One (Version 1)
- Strength Of Strings (Version 1)
- Life's Greatest Fool (Single Version)
- Silver Raven (Single Edit)
7" Vinyl
Side A: Life's Greatest Fool (1974 Single Version)Side AA: Train Leaves Here This Morning (Version 1)
Blu-Ray contains:
Documentary - The Byrd Who Flew Alone: The Making of No Other by Paul KendallNo Other (Remastered at Abbey Road):
- Life's Greatest Fool
- Silver Raven
- No Other
- Strength Of Strings
- From A Silver Phial
- Some Misunderstanding
- The True One
- Lady Of The North
No Other - Sessions 1
New Session Mixes by Sid Griffin & John Wood:
- From A Silver Phial (Version 4)
- Silver Raven (Version 2)
- Some Misunderstanding (Version 3)
- Life's Greatest Fool (Version 2)
- Train Leaves Here This Morning (Version 2)
- Lady Of The North (Version 2)
- The True One (Version 2)
- Strength Of Strings (Version 2)
- No Other (Version 2)
No Other - Sessions 2
More New Session Mixes by Sid Griffin & John Wood:
- From A Silver Phial (Version 1)
- Life's Greatest Fool (Version 1)
- No Other (Version 1)
- Lady Of The North (Version 1)
- Some Misunderstanding (Version 1)
- Silver Raven (Version 1)
- Train Leaves Here This Morning (Version 1)
- The True One (Version 1)
- Strength Of Strings (Version 1)
- Life's Greatest Fool (Single Version)
- Silver Raven (Single Edit)
No Other - Alternate Audio Versions:
HD Abbey Road Remaster (Multi-layer SACD stereo with CD layer and Blu-Ray 24 bit/ 96 khz stereo)
HD 5.1 Surround Mix by Neil Wilkes & B.J. Cole (Opus Productions), Mastered by Neil Wilkes (Multi-layer SACD and Blu-Ray 24 bit/ 96 khz)
HD 1974 Vinyl Master (Blu-Ray 24 bit / 96 khz), Flat Transfer
HD 2019 Stereo Remix by Neil Wilkes and Nick Ward (Opus Productions), Mastered by Neil Wilkes (Blu-Ray 24 bit / 96 khz)