Failure – Magnified

I know it doesn’t have the segue… but this press is excellent. Dynamic, well balanced, great soundstage. I have the recent remasters of Fantastic Planet and Magnified, and this definitely beats those two.

Shame that they cut out the segue, and I can understand why the band was upset about that - especially because they are known for their segues between songs. But it’s still very well done and sounds great despite its flaws.

If they're so mad about the ORG press, I wish they'd just press their own copies. The only other option if you want this on vinyl is paying for the massive boxed set.

My copy is flawless, plays perfectly, no distortion, no clipping, just crystal clear sound and a dead quiet pressing. Sounds good. Not mind-blowing sound but separation is good and drums sound nice. An ok reissue but Failure definitely need to redo this reissue right with the missing segue.

Statement concerning this release from the Failure Facebook page:

If you want to own a copy of our Magnified album on Vinyl, then you'll have to wait until someone actually releases it. The recent release by ORG music, claiming to be our album Magnified, is not. The people over at ORG Music, or perhaps the people at Rhino, (the catalog arm of Warner Bros) decided that they didn't need to check with the band before pressing, and actually left off a very important piece of the album. There is a Segue that comes right after the title track, that was left off. We are not talking about a disagreement in the quality of the mastering, or the type of Vinyl used. They actually left off content. Granted it was a Segue of roughly a minute and half in length, but to us, it is a very critical piece that is important to the flow of the album. Anyone who really knows the band's material, would know that Segues are one of our hallmarks. The one they left off is a particularly significant one that is a clear precursor to what we ultimately did with Segues on Fantastic Planet.

How this happened is anybody's guess, as the people we have spoken with so far are already pointing fingers at each other with no one willing to accept responsibility. It has nothing to do with the time restrictions of Vinyl, as there is clearly plenty of room at the end of Side A for the 1:40 Segue. This appears to be a simple case of negligence.

It is very easy for a label to get in touch with us, but even if one can't be bothered to spend the time and effort to the creators, and have them approve a new master before release, how hard is it to actually check the Vinyl Master against the CD or Digital version of the album, which are readily available, and as we intended, before you press up and release a 12"?

So, for the people who already bought this impostor, we're sorry you were duped. If your a collector type, maybe you'll be into this sort of thing. And for people who are thinking about buying it, we recommend that you not. At least not until they decide to put out the actual album we made.

-Ken Andrews

Anyone listened to this and thought it had clipping or seemed extra distorted?