CONDITION EXACTLY AS DESCRIBED .... READ THIS DESCRIPTION
Don't come cryin' like a baby saying things like "Hey mate, there are some scratches on one disc"
EXCELLENT heavy metal, one of our sound engineer's favourites
May seem a bit pricey but this is the Enhanced release (RR 8363-8) NOT the repress RR 8363-2 - check discogs for current market pricing
MACHINE HEAD - Through The Ashes Of Empires
Roadrunner Records
Cat# RR 8363-8
2003
Australian Limited Edition Enhanced release
Double CD case (with promo sticker and Rating sticker), front booklet and rear inlay are all in good condition.
Both CD media have been visually inspected under a bright white halogen light source and I can make these comments:
ALBUM CD
I can see a number of marks or scratches on the media, the majority look to be very light (similar to scuff marks) but this did concern me.
BONUS CD
I can see NO marks or scratches at all on the media, very good condition
I then played both CD's ENTIRELY, every single track, and BOTH CD's play entirely without any issues at all.
I did some special investigation to look more closely at the Album CD using some special Tascam broadcast equipment and an ordinary YAMAHA CD player. I read off the data error rates on the Tascam and yes they were slightly elevated at times but nothing was audible. To check the CD on a "domestic type" CD player, I used the YAMAHA, again with no problems at all.
On neither machine did the laser have any issues finding tracks, no skipping or other tracking nasties.
CD ALBUM
TRACKS: Imperium, Bite The Bullet, Left Unfinished, Elegy, In The Presence Of My Enemies, Day Turns Blue To Gray, Vim, All Falls Down, Wipe The Tears, Descend The Shades Of Night
BONUS EP
TRACKS: Bite The Bullet - Demo version, Left Unfinished - Demo version, Elegy - Demo version, All Falls Down - Demo version, Descend The Shades Of Night - Demo version
ENHANCED SECTION: Live video of "The Blood, The Sweat, The Tears" and a making of the album.
