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The recently released re-mastered version is far superior to the original double LP or first CD version. Not only does it sound better, it has a host of additional tracks. These extra tracks were excluded from the original release, not through any quality control issues, but simply because they had only recently (at the time) been released in studio format on the Moonmadness album.

The whole of "Snowgoose" is here, complete with orchestration. This version is even better than the original album, due in part to a fuller sound and a slightly harder edge to the band's performance. The resulting sound is slightly less smooth, with more bite to the guitar in particular.

The remaining tracks are mainly taken from the band's first two albums. They sound very fresh, new and improved so to speak. The audience is well back in the mix throughout, but it's not really the sort of album which demands audience participation. The quality of the performance and resulting sound is excellent, and that after all is what counts.

It appears the band were not entirely happy with the re-mastered version, which they had little or no input to. The main gripe appears to be that the master tape which was used did not have the drums on a separate track.

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