I guess, but I'm not talking about any others. I'm talking about this Mondo version of 2001: ASO. The 1996 Rhino version had the film versions, with the original vinyl edition versions as supplementary material. Is the Mondo supposed to represent that original vinyl edition? If it is, then I guess that would make sense.
I don't think contemporary vinyl editions are necessarily meant to mirror the originals, for better or for worse.
For example, when the Lalo's re-recording of Builitt came out on LP, it omitted "Song for Cathy," which was on the original album.
Similarly, when the film tracks of "Rosemary's Baby," appeared on LP, someone had the boneheaded idea to omit some of the important source tracks.
But with a score like this, I don't think it matters. This is all dollar-bin classical music, after all.
As for the "key art" complaint: you obviously aren't familiar with Mondo's vinyl M.O. The whole point is to do something striking and fresh. Not key-art.
Actually I am familiar with their M.O. Every release eschews the superior key art for crap. That wasn't just a complaint aimed at this particular release.
As for the "key art" complaint: you obviously aren't familiar with Mondo's vinyl M.O. The whole point is to do something striking and fresh. Not key-art.
Actually I am familiar with their M.O. Every release eschews the superior key art for crap. That wasn't just a complaint aimed at this particular release.
Lose the attitude. You're coming off like a tool.
Or as I would like to say something funky, crass and off putting for the hipsters sensibilities.
Typical FSM habitual poster dopiness on the "issue" of the cover.
For those who haven't seen, or are simply too dense, to acquire the theme of 2001: A Space Odyssey, the cover represents the moment in the history of human emergence when the proto-humanoids of the movie's introductory sequence sit poised between extinction, represented by the glowing-eyed leopard, and the limitless future, represented by the monolith.
As for the "key art" complaint: you obviously aren't familiar with Mondo's vinyl M.O. The whole point is to do something striking and fresh. Not key-art.
Glowing eyed Leopard represents extinction? Didn't know that. I don't quite remember any extinction analogies in the film either. Man-apes were doing just fine, they just got a boost in intelligence when the Monolith appeared.
The cover reminds me of a Frank Frazetta painting. Minus the naked cat lady.
I find a lot of (if not all) the latest cover arts from Mondo to be really uninspired and quite underwhelming to be frank. The artists often focus on an anecdotal detail from the movie and build their cover around it, resulting in something un-noticeable that misses the essence of the film. There's a trend among illustrators to produce something at the edge of being off mark to look edgy and original. but 99% of them fail.
Remastered? I will never understand (and please don't wast your time explaining it to me) why anyone would buy these things - you can get the original LP for fifty cents in mint condition - what a funny old world this is. I can't wait for the day when all these vinyl whatever they ares have killed the CD and then a decade later decide they must have CDs again.
I find a lot of (if not all) the latest cover arts from Mondo to be really uninspired and quite underwhelming to be frank. The artists often focus on an anecdotal detail from the movie and build their cover around it, resulting in something un-noticeable that misses the essence of the film. There's a trend among illustrators to produce something at the edge of being off mark to look edgy and original. but 99% of them fail.
I guess my post was also off topic, sorry.
That's perfectly stated. I think popular media in general has been obsessed with averting expectations. I'd just like to add I'm not dissing on the artist. He/she's clearly very talented and the painting is well rendered. I just question the composition and the elements they choose to focus on.
Which have you played more - the classical or rejected ost?
The 1996 Rhino edition would have the edge on the Alex North album. I think they did a great presentation--exactly what a fan of the movie and the music would like. I also really like the nice booklet and the bonus track of HAL's greatest hits.
I think I'm due to give the Alex North CD another revisit.
Glowing eyed Leopard represents extinction? Didn't know that. I don't quite remember any extinction analogies in the film either. Man-apes were doing just fine, they just got a boost in intelligence when the Monolith appeared.
The tribe we're shown is at the mercy of both predators, other tribes and, until they can start killing those pig things, starvation.
Of course a little known piece of trivia is that the leopard is clearly a replicant. The eyes.
