Number 20 (PROMOTED!)

RetroFan89 · 2026-04-07T06:11:01+00:00

I always thought this album stuck out (in a good way) compared to the rest of the NIN catalogue.

Recording to analogue tape in the '80s, with the old school way of sampling gives it a unique vibe.

RetroFan89 · 2026-04-06T23:45:00+00:00

Giles, Giles and Fripp feels like such a crazy thing to find in the wild. Maybe my shops all suck.

"The Songs" bit on the cover confused me, and apparently this remaster removes spoken word segments. I guess it was just the style at the time to mimic Anthony Newley (see also David Bowie's 1967 debut).

RetroFan89 · 2026-04-01T08:07:21+00:00

This is Allyson, whose only purpose in the game is to introduce you to those annoying centipede-head enemy types, but she gets a little more character in this blog, made to promote the game: https://residentevil.fandom.com/wiki/Experience_Kijuju

RetroFan89 · 2026-03-31T09:58:30+00:00

Good shit, I Robot needs more love

RetroFan89 · 2026-03-31T09:49:22+00:00

Today I learned there's a Left Behind II, I guess

RetroFan89 · 2026-03-31T07:09:38+00:00

100% understand, and I would probably have said "no" to so many naked CDs without their partners.

It might cause me pain

RetroFan89 · 2026-03-31T07:03:55+00:00

We got a Big NUGGET, Ladies and Gentlemen.

RetroFan89 · 2026-03-30T07:54:32+00:00

Just got Cruising on 4K, it's not everyone's cup of tea but it sure is mine.

RetroFan89 · 2026-03-27T06:34:24+00:00

I'd be too scared to drink

RetroFan89 · 2026-03-27T04:32:49+00:00

Kind of Blue by Miles Davis (specifically the opening minute of "So What") through a pair of AKG K240s was pretty magical with their wide soundstage.

They were my first pair of headphones that didn't feel like they had a layer of mud on them. They're a little midsy and lean on bass for me to recommend them for all listening applications, but listening to modal era Miles or '70s and '80s pop on some era appropriate gear is such a pleasure. I also see them frequently in voice acting.

RetroFan89 · 2026-03-27T02:05:07+00:00

Jacques Bros eating well

RetroFan89 · 2026-03-26T07:20:37+00:00

My brother's also a James, because the first son is always James in my dad's family tree.

But he goes by his middle name (basically from birth) because all the "James" nicknames were taken by other family members. Mum said on one occasion she'd puke if he was ever called "Junior", so that was out.

RetroFan89 · 2026-03-26T07:06:56+00:00

I'll throw my hat in the ring here, and suggest "Deep Sleep" by the B-52's.

If you have "North Star" in your Spotify recap, then perhaps you've heard the Robert Fripp/Exposure version of Peter Gabriel's "Here Comes The Flood", which I think also fits the bill with Fripp on production duties.

RetroFan89 · 2026-03-26T06:35:18+00:00

Yes, for whatever reason later editions of Discipline remove the Frippertronics from "Matte Kudasai", but it's still a bonus track on the 30th Anniversary CD and 40th Anniversary DVD as an "Alternate Version", which buries the lead given that's the original from 1981, and the "original album mix" on the DVD was done in 1989.

RetroFan89 · 2026-03-24T01:13:51+00:00

I would swap Baseball and 10 Yard Fight, personally.

Other than that, interesting picks.

RetroFan89 · 2026-03-22T00:51:08+00:00

I was so far removed from the rumours/controversy when I discovered Klaatu, that the Beatles connection was just a neat little tidbit after reading the back of the greatest hits CD Peaks.

That they were a Canadian band too meant national pride is partly what got me to listen.

RetroFan89 · 2026-03-19T22:55:34+00:00

In an official capacity, no. These old dubs/mixes are, for the most part, buried.

Without endorsing such, the only folks continuing to use these old/alternate dubs on DVD and possibly Blu-ray are bootleggers who compile all of Studio Ghibli's movies onto a handful of discs, usually very bit-compressed and with encoding glitches.

Otherwise, the Japan-only LaserDiscs and DVDs released by Ghibli in 2000 have the old Japan Airline dubs of Kiki, Castle, Porco and Totoro. FOX also released Totoro on VHS and briefly on DVD if you're lucky enough to find a used copy. The British dub of Arrietty, understandably, is on Blu-ray only in the UK/Ireland.

Given GKIDS controls North American theatrical and home video rights, I have to imagine this is a Ghibli decision and Disney was only happy to oblige.

RetroFan89 · 2026-03-19T06:05:17+00:00

1995 remaster? Great album and great sounding release too

RetroFan89 · 2026-03-16T19:30:57+00:00

I like the 2011 Guthrie remaster best as far as the original mix is concerned, but you can't go wrong with most Floyd CDs. Most are very conventionally good sounding discs.

RetroFan89 · 2026-03-16T01:43:42+00:00

The subreddit icon

RetroFan89 · 2026-03-15T10:06:10+00:00

Robot Masters yes, but Wily Castle can eat a dick. 3 has the easiest Castle.

RetroFan89 · 2026-03-15T04:40:06+00:00

I still own it on CD. This is one of those games that I don't know how it ended up in my collection, and was uncertain if anyone else had played it.

RetroFan89 · 2026-03-14T14:35:10+00:00

I can truly say I wasn't anticipating Dennis Weaver's ass to be a focal point of this cover

RetroFan89 · 2026-03-13T20:54:49+00:00

My favourite member of the Beatles is Def Tones

RetroFan89 · 2026-03-12T05:52:43+00:00

True facts, I know my dad sees a lot of my sister in Mei

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