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I was quite pleased it had that different version of ID:YD .. and I must admit I didn't miss the viola .. sorry!

Cheers Newvox,

Got to admit though, I never noticed the differences in ‘I Die; You Die’ and ‘…Vapour’ either! Will have to dig out the vinyl now!

No the ID YD is def different cos it's got the 'frightened by the telephone' lyric .. took me years to work out why they published in in Smash Hits lyrics bt wasn't on my 7" ...

I can't remember the last time I played the original 7" version - must be late 80s at least!

I'm so used to the US Mix/Alternate mix with the extra lyric.

Hercules & Love Affair

An excellent mix of influences spanning from 70's disco right through to electro.

Antony (Antony & The Johnsons) provides vocals on a few of the tracks.

So far this year I can only say Replicas Redux.

I now have it confirmed guys that the remaster cd changes are exactly as i thought.

And as for the 'Replicas' remaster, well its a catalogue of mistakes in itself too.

Yes we def need a Gary Numan thread ..

What mistakes are those?

Rob

Hi Rob,

Firstly, the best remaster of 'Replicas' for sound quality is the version on the double cd album 'Replicas' / 'The Plan'. When the single album cd was released some years later, BB had reverted back to the old analogue tape version. The whole album has conciderably less treble, and on tracks like 'It Must Have Been Years' theres clicks and pops throughout the entire song. If ever there was a need to discuss whether an album had been remastered or not, it was this one.
Less important 'We Are So Fragile' should have followed after 'Do You Need The Service?', and 'We Have A Technical' was not the original, but a remix. The artwork was great though.