Sema – Time Will Say Nothing 1982-1984

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Label:	Vinyl-on-demand – VOD 103
Format:	Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue Box Set, Compilation, Limited Edition, Numbered
Country:	Germany
Released:	Jun 22, 2012
Genre:	Electronic, Classical
Style:	Modern Classical, Minimal

Tracklist

500 copies including a numbered certificate.

A to B2 originally released on Le Rey Records in 1982 as Notes From Underground (LR04).

C1 to D3 0riginally released on Le Rey Records in 1982 as Theme From Hunger (LR06).

E and F1 originally released on Le Rey Records in 1983 as Extract From Rosa Silber (LR101).
F2 - F4 are bonus tracks to this record:
F2 from Various - Three Minute Symphony, 1984
F3 from Various - Devastate To Liberate, 1985
F4 from Various - Ohrensausen, 1986.

G to H2 originally released on Le Rey Records in 1984 as Three Seasons Only (LR102).
H3 is a bonus track to this record from The Best Of Robert Haigh, UDT34, Tape.

Special thanks to John Podeszwa for getting Rob of Sema and Frank of VOD together for this release & to Paul Takahashi for the Box-Image/Artwork.

Other (Catalogue Number LP 1): VOD 103.1
Other (Catalogue Number LP 2): VOD 103.2
Other (Catalogue Number LP 3): VOD 103.3
Other (Catalogue Number LP 4): VOD 103.4
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, handwritten; "-24913-" stamped): ELDORADO VOD-103 LP-1 A DMM H.P. -24913-
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, handwritten; "-24913-" stamped): ELDORADO VOD-103 LP-1 B DMM H.P. -24913-
Matrix / Runout (Runout side C, handwritten; "-24914-" stamped): ELDORADO VOD-103 LP-2 A DMM H.P. -24914-
Matrix / Runout (Runout side D, handwritten; "-24914-" stamped): ELDORADO VOD-103 LP-2 B DMM H.P. -24914-
Matrix / Runout (Runout side E, handwritten; "-24915-" stamped): ELDORADO VOD-103 LP-3 A DMM H.P. -24915-
Matrix / Runout (Runout side F, handwritten; "-24915-" stamped): ELDORADO VOD-103 LP-3 B DMM H.P. -24915-
Matrix / Runout (Runout side G, handwritten; "-24916-" stamped): ELDORADO VOD-103 LP-4 A DMM H.P. -24916-
Matrix / Runout (Runout side H, handwritten; "-24916-" stamped): ELDORADO VOD-103 LP-4 B DMM H.P. -24916-

Lautreamont May 13, 2018
Edited 5 years ago
There is some info in the Brainwashed review about how this reissue was sourced.

Whenever asked about reissuing his old material, the standard line from Robert Haigh has always been that because the original masters had been lost there was no chance of a reissue.

The lost masters have not mysteriously resurfaced, instead an almost forensic digital remastering of the material was performed using multiple copies of the original LPs, removing pressing errors and allowing the full detail of the music to remain. The result is a stunning reproduction of all the Sema albums but with the addition of bonus tracks to fully flesh out each album. They sound beautiful (though that is not hard compared to the MP3 rips I have had to make do with) and it is hard to tell that these had been mastered from other records. Granted there is a little muffling to some of the mid-range piano notes but it is slight and barely noticeable even when it does happen.
MrCrisp Oct 13, 2015
Is this mastered from the original tapes? How is the sound?