HELLO YOU ARE LOOKING TO BID ON THE SMITHEREENS SPECIAL EDITION BOXSET A DATE WITH THE SMITHEREENS RELEASED ON RCA RECORDS IN 1994 UPC: 07863-6280776. THIS VINYL BOXSET COMES WITH A COLLECTIBLE PROMO STICKER ON THE SHRINKWRAP FOR SPECIAL EDITION OF THE COMPLETE ALBUM, FOUR 7 " SINGLES, 2 UNRELEASED TRACKS & MIXES. NOTE: THIS BOX WAS SPECIALLY MASTERED FOR VINYL AND CONTAINS DIFFERENT MIXES FROM THE OFFICIAL CD AND CASSETTE RELEASE! BOXSET IS SEALED, BRAND NEW & IN MINT CONDITION! INTERNATIONAL BUYERS PLEASE INQUIRE FOR SHIPPING RATES. THANKS FOR LOOKING & HAPPY BUYING!
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THE SMITHEREENS A Date With The Smithereens (1994 UK RCA 15-track promotional box set, featuring exclusive mixes of the complete 'A Date With The Smithereens' album plus two previously unreleased demo recordings pressed across four 7 " vinyl singles, housed in a picture box which remains factory sealed from new in the original custom stickered shrinkwrap! #62807-7).
Tracklisting / Additional Info:
Disc One:1. War For My Mind2. Everything I Have Is Blue3. Miles From Nowhere4. Sleep The Night AwayDisc Two:1. Afternoon Tea2. Long Way Back Again3. Love Is Gone4. Point Of No ReturnDisc Three:1. Gotti2. Sick Of Seattle3. Can't Go Home Anymore4. Life Is So BeautifulDisc Four:1. I'm Sexy2. Keep Me Running - Demo3. Everything I Have Is Blue 4-Track Home Demo
In 1994, when the Smithereens released their lone RCA album, A DATE WITH THE SMITHEREENS, most record companies considered vinyl to be a dead issue, and it was usually only at the request of the artist that a limited number of records were pressed up. One imagines that there was some resistance to doing a vinyl version of DATE, until someone came up with a brilliant idea: A box set of four 45 RPM singles, featuring all of the albums songs, along with a bonus record of three tracks, otherwise unavailable on the CD version. To make things even sweeter, producer Don Dixon came up with alternate mixes of each of the albums songs, mixes that Pat DiNizio referred to as the "Four Track Mixes. " Listening to the vinyl box set mixes of A DATE WITH THE SMITHEREENS is a similar experience to hearing the mono version of the Beatles’ WHITE ALBUM for the first time. Listen a little closer, and subtle differences start to emerge. Listen further, and some of the differences become much more pronounced, and obvious. Unlike most modern stereo mixes, which are just short of being monaural, the "Four Track Mixes " feature much wider stereo, with the instruments positioned much more separately, and therefore, easier to pick out individually...again, another Beatles’ parallel, similar to the stereo mix of their REVOLVER album. Of course, one of the biggest reasons to search for the vinyl box set version of A DATE WITH THE SMITHEREENS is for the 4th record, featuring three tracks not included on the CD version!
