Talking Doors



There are currently a batch of re-mastered and extras packed versions of classic albums doing the rounds at bargain prices at the moment.

40th Anniversary versions of the The Doors albums can be found in the shops for under a fiver. The new versions have been remixed and include bonus tracks to keep any Doorheads out there happy. While I think that some of the re-mixes sound inferior to the originals I remember, the new editions sound clearer than they ever have before and at the price are well worth getting hold of.

Pick of the bunch: "The Doors", "L.A. Woman" (arguably one of the greatest albums of the Sixties) and "Morrison Hotel".

Speaking of heads and moving on a decade, brings me to the re-vamped Talking Heads albums that have recently dropped in price. Again these have been re-mixed with added extra track goodliness tagged on, but the real icing on the cake is the inclusion of a DVD that has Dolby Digital 5.1 versions of the original albums. Now you can immerse yourself in Road to Nowhere coming at you from all around, while you're making flippy floppy in your big suit. Fantastic.

Cream of the crop: "Fear of Music", "More Songs About Buildings and Food", "Remain in Light", "Talking Heads: 77".

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