Anyone heard/compared the Steven Wilson...

I haven't heard the Steve Wilson remixed LP only because as far as I know, it
was only available as part of a multi-media package. He did good work on
Benefit, though, which was a really murky recording. I have quite a few
Aqualung pressings, among them the old MoFi, the DCC, the Classic
Records 45 rpm (both black and Clarity- 8 records!), UK early press
(probably first, can't remember), U.S. first, and several U.S. WLPs. The best
one among all those is the U.S. WLP. It is not a very good recording, which is
why I have so many different pressings.

HDTracks has the Steven Wilson re-mix on sale right now for $17.98:

http://www.hdtracks.com/aqualung

And *every* Steven Wilson re-mix/re-master I've heard to date were astonishingly good. This guy is a true genius and perfectionist, I have virtually everything he's done and I have NEVER been disappointed.

Check out "Stupid Dream", "In Absentia", and "Arriving Somewhere...." from his band Parcupine Tree, these are tremendously good recordings.

-RW-

Whart: Thanks for your info!

Yes Wilson's re mix of Aqualung is the best out there. His re mix of Benefit is also the best out there.in the liner notes Ian talks about noisy amps and other things while recording Benefit which Wilson removed. Both are fantastic and worth the money. I wish he would do Stand Up. These three albums by Tull are my favorite.

Qdrone- am I correct that the Wilson remix vinyl LP of Aqualung is not
available as a 'stand-alone' copy (without the CD or DVD-A or whatever
other digitally readable formats it was sold in as a package?- that's how I
saw it marketed originally).
My old copy of Stand Up is sublime, I got lucky on that one, an orange
eyeball pink label, looks like it was pressed at Orlake, which I gather is hit or
miss- sometimes very noisy; this copy is great, very rich, no noise problems.
But, probably not easy to find at a price in great condition. Stand up is my
personal favorite.