Peter Gabriel – So
| Label: | Caroline International – PGLPR5X, Real World Records – PGLPR5X, Caroline International – 884108004340, Real World Records – 884108004340 |
|---|---|
| Format: | 2 x Vinyl, LP, 45 RPM, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, 180g, Half Speed Remaster |
| Country: | UK |
| Released: | |
| Genre: | Electronic, Rock, Funk / Soul, Pop |
| Style: | Art Rock, Pop Rock, Synth-pop, Funk |
Tracklist
| A1 | Red Rain | |
| A2 | Sledgehammer | |
| B1 | Don't Give Up | |
| B2 | That Voice Again | |
| C1 | Mercy Street | |
| C2 | Big Time | |
| D1 | We Do What We're Told (Milgram's 37) | |
| D2 | This Is The Picture (Excellent Birds) | |
| D3 | In Your Eyes |
Companies, etc.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Peter Gabriel Ltd.
- Copyright © – Peter Gabriel Ltd.
- Pressed By – Record Industry – 14991
- Published By – Real World Music Ltd.
- Published By – EMI Music Publishing Ltd.
- Published By – Difficult Music
- Published By – Universal Music Publishing MGB Ltd.
- Recorded At – Real World Studios
- Recorded At – PolyGram Studios, Rio De Janeiro
- Overdubbed At – Power Station
- Mixed At – Real World Studios
- Mastered At – The Town House
- Mastered At – Metropolis Mastering
- Lacquer Cut At – Alchemy Mastering
- Designed At – Peter Saville Associates
Credits
- Arranged By [Additional Arrangement Ideas] – David Rhodes
- Arranged By [Horn Arrangements] – Daniel Lanois, Peter Gabriel, Wayne Jackson
- Design – Brett Wickens, Peter Saville (2)
- Engineer [Additional Engineering] – David Bottrill, David Stallbaumer
- Engineer [Assisted By] – Jam Crisp
- Engineer [Engineered By] – Ary Carvalhaes (tracks: C1), Daniel Lanois, Jairo Gualberto (tracks: C1), Kevin Killen
- Lacquer Cut By [Vinyl Cut By] – Matt Colton
- Lyrics By – David Rhodes (tracks: B2), Peter Gabriel (tracks: B2)
- Management [1986 Assistant To Peter Gabriel] – Amanda Harcourt
- Management [1986 Assisted By] – Norma Bishop
- Management [1986 Management] – Gail Colson, Gailforce Management Ltd.
- Management [2015 Assistant To Peter Gabriel] – Annie Parsons
- Management [2015 Management Team: with] – Tiff Pike
- Management [2015 Management Team] – Michael Thomas (10), Mike Large
- Management [Studio] – David Stallbaumer
- Mastered By – Tony Cousins
- Mastered By [Originally Mastered By] – Ian Cooper
- Music By – Peter Gabriel (tracks: B2)
- Photography By – Trevor Key
- Producer [Produced By] – Daniel Lanois, Peter Gabriel
- Recorded By [Original Track Recording By] – David Bascombe
- Supervised By [Session Supervision By] – Charlene Colon, Graciela Silberberg, Renato Costa
- Technician [Studio Organisation] – Luigi Hoffer (tracks: C1)
- Written-By – Laurie Anderson (tracks: D2), Peter Gabriel (tracks: A1 to B1, B2 to D3)
Notes
The album has been Half-Speed Remastered and cut to lacquers at 45RPM, across 2 x heavyweight LPs, to deliver maximum dynamic range in the sound. The vinyl cutting and mastering was overseen by Peter’s main sound engineer, Richard 'Dickie' Chappell.
Gatefold sleeves utilise imagery from the original LP inner bags and all images are newly re-scanned.
The album also contains a time-limited download card with a choice of digital download (Hi-Res 24bit/96k or 16bit/44.1k).
Each disc is housed in a plain white poly lined inner sleeve.
The gatefold inner spread has lyrics and credits. C1 is titled 'Mercy Street for Anne Sexton'
The first Catalog number appears back cover top right, spine, inner gatefold spread and labels. The second appears back cover lower left and on the sticker.
From back cover:
℗ 2016 Peter Gabriel Ltd
© 2016 Peter Gabriel Ltd
Manufactured in the EU
From inner gatefold spread:
Originally mastered by Ian Cooper at The Town House, London
Vinyl cut by Mark Colton at Alchemy Mastering
Mastered by Tony Cousins at Metropolis
All songs published by Real World Music Ltd/EMI Music Publishing Ltd except 'This Is The Picture - excellent birds' published by Difficult Music/Universal Music Publishing MGB Ltd/Real World Music Ltd/EMI Music Publishing Ltd
All tracks recorded and mixed at Real Worls Studios, England except for 'Mercy Street'; percussion recorded in Polygram Studios, Rio de Janeiro, engineered by Ary Carvalhaes and Jairo Gualberto, studio organisation by Luigi Hoffer, session supervision by Renato Costa and Graciela Silberberg.
New York overdubs recorded at The Power Station, engineered by Bruce Lampcov, assisted by Steve Boyer, session supervision by Charlene Colon
For additional work on tracks not included, thanks to Larry Fast, Jimmy Bralower, Paul Higgins and The House of Music
Runouts are etched except '14991 1X 00884108004340' is stamped, where 1X is 1A, 1B, 1C or 1D depending on the side.
Gatefold sleeves utilise imagery from the original LP inner bags and all images are newly re-scanned.
The album also contains a time-limited download card with a choice of digital download (Hi-Res 24bit/96k or 16bit/44.1k).
Each disc is housed in a plain white poly lined inner sleeve.
The gatefold inner spread has lyrics and credits. C1 is titled 'Mercy Street for Anne Sexton'
The first Catalog number appears back cover top right, spine, inner gatefold spread and labels. The second appears back cover lower left and on the sticker.
From back cover:
℗ 2016 Peter Gabriel Ltd
© 2016 Peter Gabriel Ltd
Manufactured in the EU
From inner gatefold spread:
Originally mastered by Ian Cooper at The Town House, London
Vinyl cut by Mark Colton at Alchemy Mastering
Mastered by Tony Cousins at Metropolis
All songs published by Real World Music Ltd/EMI Music Publishing Ltd except 'This Is The Picture - excellent birds' published by Difficult Music/Universal Music Publishing MGB Ltd/Real World Music Ltd/EMI Music Publishing Ltd
All tracks recorded and mixed at Real Worls Studios, England except for 'Mercy Street'; percussion recorded in Polygram Studios, Rio de Janeiro, engineered by Ary Carvalhaes and Jairo Gualberto, studio organisation by Luigi Hoffer, session supervision by Renato Costa and Graciela Silberberg.
New York overdubs recorded at The Power Station, engineered by Bruce Lampcov, assisted by Steve Boyer, session supervision by Charlene Colon
For additional work on tracks not included, thanks to Larry Fast, Jimmy Bralower, Paul Higgins and The House of Music
Runouts are etched except '14991 1X 00884108004340' is stamped, where 1X is 1A, 1B, 1C or 1D depending on the side.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (Text): 8 84108 00434 0
- Barcode (Scanned, UPC-A): 884108004340
- Matrix / Runout (Label sides A and B): 884108004357
- Matrix / Runout (Label sides C and D): 884108004371
- Matrix / Runout (Label side A ): PGLPR5X - 1
- Matrix / Runout (Label side B): PGLPR5X - 2
- Matrix / Runout (Label side C): PGLPR5X - 3
- Matrix / Runout (Label side D): PGLPR5X - 4
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout): = MATT @ ALCHEMY = PGLPR5 X A1 14991 1A 00884108004340
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout): PGLPR5 X B1 14991 1B 00884108004340
- Matrix / Runout (Side C runout): = MATT @ ALCHEMY = PGLPR5X C1 14991 1C 00884108004340
- Matrix / Runout (Side D runout): 14991 1D 00884108004340 PGLPR5X D1
Other Versions (5 of 306)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
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| So (LP, Album) | Charisma, Virgin | PG 5 | UK | 1986 | |||
| So (LP, Album, Stereo, Don Mills Pressing) | Geffen Records | XGHS 24088 | Canada | 1986 | |||
Recently Edited | So (CD, Album, Digital Audio Disc, 557) | Geffen Records | 9 24088-2 | US | 1986 | ||
| So (LP, Album, Specialty Pressing) | Geffen Records | GHS 24088 | US | 1986 | |||
| So (LP, Album) | Virgin, Virgin, Virgin | 207 587, 207 587-630, 207 587-8 | Europe | 1986 |
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Reviews
I've been through multiple US OG's over the years and this release improves on all of them. Sibilance had always been a reoccurring battle with majority of the OG copies I've acquired over the years and this two disc 45rpm version has finally fixed that. Overall, the soundstage and separation are excellent. Such a joy to listen to this album in this presentation.
My Version of this Vinyl was warped too. I send the records to a professionell flatening and cleaning Shop. Now they are perfect flat and without any flaw like surface noise or pops. Really really good sounding Vinyl.
Wondering if anyone has a Classic Records version that they can compare this to?
One of the greatest pop records of all time got the treatment it deserves. Outstanding in every way. This is the ultimate listening experience.
THERE ARE albums that should be left unrated because
they are so good that they are beyond the scale of the ratings.
Mastery of arrangement, production and execution.
Super editing in terms of printing and sound.
In the "ambitious pop-rock" category, this album is at the forefront.
Edited 6 years agoFound this (#010944)at a local Barnes and Noble earlier today, mis-priced at $21.99!- Looking to buy Disc1 of the 45rpm. My Side 1/2 are badly warped and sounds terrible, but it was too late for me to return to the seller as I kept it one the shelf for months before opening. if any one is selling a flat Disc 1 , then please PM me directly.
Additionally, this recording has very little dynamic range compression (-0.1 as measured by DRC-Meter).- These limited edition, numbered, 45 rpm half-speed master editions are awesome. They are whisper quiet and have a very strong signal (+1.5 dB on my scale). They also come with a free digital download and you can select 24-bit, 48 kHz hi-resolution versions. In addition the LPs come in beautiful gatefold jackets (even if the original album was not gatefold). They are produced directly by Peter Gabriel’s company and so they are done right. These albums are my most prized and loved possessions.
I am a huge Peter Gabriel fan and had to get them all. So is my favorite Peter Gabriel album, and “Mercy Street” my all-time favorite Peter Gabriel song. This album has a lot of hits like: “Sledgehammer”, “Big Time” and “In Your Eyes”. As with all the others the production and mastering on this version is precisely perfect—a joy to listen to. 
Have to say, the quality of these reissues is simply fabulous. The sound is breathtaking. Begs the question, if this level of sound can be achieved, why isn't every vinyl release like this? Are we buying substandard most of the time?!
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