Jethro Tull – Stand Up

Wow! This has an incredible mix! The sound distribution is incredible and it is a very loud and clear pressing. I got this pressing for the pop-up, but it ended up being worth much more than I anticipated. Definitely recommend.

COMPARISON TIME:

2017 Steven Wilson remix EU press
Vs
2022 AP 2x45rpm remaster

Took me a while to compare these mainly as i feared for the AP (and i wanted to wait til i had two identical decks setup for rapid A/B'ing). In my opinion, the SW Remix of Aqualung crushes the AP UHQR. The SW Remix of Benefit betters the AP 2x45rpm but not to the extent of Aqualung. Yet i am glad to be aboard the AP fanboy train and say this double 45rpm does the business and does it better than Wilsons remix. For me its the clarity and expansiveness that does it for the AP. Wilson has cleaned up the sound again but Stand Up doesnt need beefing up the way Aqualung desperately did and Benefit also benefitted from and here the Wilson mix is abit too aloof. Too phat. Too closed in. Clean and non fatiguing yes. But compared to the AP its abit lifeless.

The AP just has more texture, more expanse and more life. Andersons flute sounds so much more lifelike in particular.

Pressing quality wise theres little in it. Out the sleeve the SW Remix from Optimal is MUCH quieter. As often the case with QRP/RTI presses, a wash clean before two or three plays is essential to finish the work the plant couldnt be bothered to. Once cleaned the pressing matches, perhaps exceeds the Optimal job.

Packaging wise.... theres no arguing on the jacket front.... AP WINS. Thick, glossy tip ons have no equal. I do quite like the extensive notes of the Wilson Remix reissues though.

Your mileage my vary as ever, i dont pretend my observations mean anything to anyone else but myself.

COMPARISON TIME:

2017 Steven Wilson remix EU press
Vs
2022 AP 2x45rpm remaster

Took me a while to compare these mainly as i feared for the AP (and i wanted to wait til i had two identical decks setup for rapid A/B'ing). In my opinion, the SW Remix of Aqualung crushes the AP UHQR. The SW Remix of Benefit betters the AP 2x45rpm but not to the extent of Aqualung. Yet i am glad to be aboard the AP fanboy train and say this double 45rpm does the business and does it better than Wilsons remix. For me its the clarity and expansiveness that does it for the AP. Wilson has cleaned up the sound again but Stand Up doesnt need beefing up the way Aqualung desperately did and Benefit also benefitted from and here the Wilson mix is abit too aloof. Too phat. Too closed in. Clean and non fatiguing yes. But compared to the AP its abit lifeless.

The AP just has more texture, more expanse and more life. Andersons flute sounds so much more lifelike in particular.

Pressing quality wise theres little in it. Out the sleeve the SW Remix from Optimal is MUCH quieter. As often the case with QRP/RTI presses, a wash clean before two or three plays is essential to finish the work the plant couldnt be bothered to. Once cleaned the pressing matches, perhaps exceeds the Optimal job.

Packaging wise.... theres no arguing on the jacket front.... AP WINS. Thick, glossy tip ons have no equal. I do quite like the extensive notes of the Wilson Remix reissues though.

Your mileage my vary as ever, i dont pretend my observations mean anything to anyone else but myself.

The EMI 100 does indeed end prematurely at the end of Side B. On both the UK and US original vinyl versions, "For A Thousand Mothers" fades into a few seconds of silence before a cymbal crash begins a short coda to end the side. The coda is missing from the EMI 100 version.

I wonder why the Analog Productions 2-LP 45 is not listed here but has some separate listing. Scared me half to death because I bloody well KNEW I bought it, but it wasn't showing here. Finally, when doing a specific search for Stand Up Analog Productions, THEN the listing came up. WHY the hell is it not listed here?!

Okay, I was listing by 'LP', but the wouldn't the AP 2-LP 45 be considered under the 'LP' search? It DOES now show under ALL versions, but not under 'LP'...

I have the same copy like this one but you can see on the label red text above the black text. Can someone tell me pls?

Just bought this. Was about to listen to and........ just why in the hell is 'Sweet Dream' not on here? That one has been rising in the ranks of Tull favorites since I first heard it.

This 24-bit 96kHz remaster, coming 47 years after its debut, sounds amazing. Steven Wilson nailed it (no surprise there). The clarity, dynamics, and mix are perfect. Somehow Steven is able to take brittle and worn original tapes from half a century ago and coax completely new life from them.

Bravo Steve, another stunning Remix "Bourrée" sounds very realistic - High foot tapping.

Patrick

My copy is a Missprint. B Side tracks on both sides! Anyone who has the same missprint?