Still, the printed inner sleeve doesn't provide any context about these tracks (just credits), and for the $21.99 retail price, this EP feels like a rip-off. The disc is quiet, and the direct-to-board foldover jacket has a nice gloss coating on the front. The 12" vinyl of Brilliant Adventure EP, mastered by Cicely Balston at Alchemy Mastering at AIR and pressed at Optimal, sounds decent, if a bit thick and compressed. Bowie and Garson are both in top formmeasured and dynamic as alwaysthough there's so much spectacular Bowie material that I'm not sure these recordings are particularly essential.
Live renditions of "A Small Plot Of Land" and Jacques Brel's "My Death," recorded with pianist Mike Garson at a fundraiser during the September 1995 Shakespeare Festival in Manhattan, are perhaps the most valuable tracks here. It sounds thicker and arguably more cohesive than the album mix on the original CD, though that's probably a mastering thing and the overall differences are slight. Following that is an "alternate single mix" of "I Have Not Been To Oxford Town," which was never actually released as a single (I assume this is an alternate mix originally meant for a proposed single release, though the liner notes don't explain). "Johnny Downloader," an early version of "I'm Afraid Of Americans" recorded with Brian Eno during the 1994 Outside sessions, features alternate lyrics and more skeletal production than the Earthling version it's interesting, though as expected sounds a bit rough and unfinished. I picked up the latter (but not on RSD, because I knew there'd be abundant overstock and I couldn't be bothered to wake up early), which features four tracks surrounding 1995's high-concept 1:Outside. ("You've Got It Made With All The Toys") CD or 10" featuring more Toy material that you probably don't need (especially since the main box set is already overkill), and the Brilliant Adventure EP on CD and 33rpm 12" vinyl.
Mastered by: Cicely Balston at Alchemy Mastering at AIRįor Record Store Day 2022, Parlophone released two archival David Bowie EPs: the Toy E.P. Mixed by: David Richards and David Bowie (studio recordings), uncredited (live recordings) Produced by: David Bowie and Brian Eno (original recordings), Aisha Cohen and Nigel Reeve (reissue)Įngineered by: David Richards (studio recordings), Roy Clark and Tom Miho (live recordings)
#TYLER THE CREATOR VINYL ISO#
ISO Records/Parlophone 0190296670510 limited edition 12" EP (CD also available) It focuses on the previous few months' new releases for which we don't have time or energy to cover more extensively.) The reason for Tyler’s delay was unclear, but many other artists found their LPs held up by supply-chain chokeholds and the limited production capacity of the overtaxed vinyl industrial complex.( Review Explosion, curated by contributing editor Malachi Lui, is a guide to notable recent releases and reissues. “Call Me,” like so many other pandemic-era albums, had seen its vinyl version pushed back by many months. As early as August of last year, Tyler had hinted at his frustration with the delay. 1, appeared on numerous year-end critics’ lists, and this month took home the Grammy Award for best rap album - just as “Igor” did two years ago.īut something had been missing since the initial rollout of “Call Me”: its vinyl edition.
Forty-three weeks ago, in June 2021, the rapper, singer and Baudelaire-referencing cultural omnivore Tyler, the Creator released “Call Me if You Get Lost,” his sixth studio album.Ĭritics were fascinated by its high-concept throwback to the style of mid-2000s mixtapes, and fans embraced Tyler’s return to straight-up rap after a detour into neo-soul on “Igor,” his previous album.