Big Black – The Rich Man’s 8 Track Tape – Compact Disc, CD, Remastered, Touch & Go, 2015
Tracks 1 to 10 previously released on Atomizer LP,
Tracks 11 to 13 previously released on Heartbeat 45,
Tracks 14 to 17 previously released on Headache EP.
Track 9, Strange Things, which is absent on all prior CD pressings, is included on this version. There is no mention of the track on back tray or insert.
The inside of the insert has this text:
This compact disc, compiled to exploit those of you gullible enough to own the bastardly first-generation digital home music system, contains all-analog masters. Compact discs are quite durable, this being their only real advantage over real music media, you should take every opportunity to scratch them, fingerprint them and eat egg and bacon sandwiches off them. Don’t worry about their longevity, as Philips will pronounce them obsolete when the next phase of the market-squeezing technology bonanza begins.
The CD face reads:
When, in five years, this remarkable achievement in the advancement of fidelity is obsolete and unplayable on any ‘modern’ equipment, remember: in 1971, the 8-track tape was the state of the art.
