Equinox / Crystal Ball

I was very pleased with the quality of the CD. I love this band!

Replacement

I am a hugh Classic Rock fan, and have been buying music since the late 70's when I was in junior high. Went from vinyl albums to cd's in the mid-80's. About 15 years after compact discs originally hit the market, consumers began to see newer "re-mastered" versions of the old classics. At first, re-mastering was usually reserved for the most popular titles, but from 2002 to 2005, there seemed to be a surge of popular titles available. Some artists, such as Rush, Elton John, and Led Zeppelin, had their entire catalogs of past albums re-mastered. Then again, some classic rock outfits seem to not know this is something the consumers want, or simply don't care.Styx is one of those band's that are very popular, but you still can't get their early albums in the new re-mastered format. I don't understand why? They are just as popular with mainstream music buyers as KANSAS, who have almost all of their back-catalog re-mastered. Anyway, this is your opportunity to get two, early classic STYX albums on one cd, with good re-mastered sound. I bought mine when it was on sale for only $17.99 What a bargain! The London based record company, BGO Records specializes in re-issuing older music. BGO stands for the "Beat Goes On". As far as the sound goes, it's quite good. More over-all output, better bottom end, and no tape hiss!Before this became available, I had purchased the 2-disc Styx Anthology, just to get a modern, better sounding compilation of Styx songs. It's good. Nice selection of tracks and great sound, but it still did not have all the songs I wanted. I wanted all the tracks from the Equinox album. I own an A&M copy, put out in 1987. Just has a simple gate fold insert listing the songs, production notes, and band members. That's it. This BGO version has a 14 page booklet, including all song lyrics, original album sleeve notes from 1976, and a 5 page historical review of the band by Alan Robinson (2006).I just hope that BGO Records is planning on offering a Grand Illusion / Pieces of Eight two-for this year! That would be great, since A&M Records here in the states are too cheap to re-issue STYX's music.

I really like both albums. The last without and first with Tommy Shaw.

Well Worth The Money

And Beat Goes On (BGO) Records never fails to live up to my remastering expectations. This fit the bill and to get these two albums on one disc was just what This Old Man needed. And you need too!

I don't think Styx has ever made a bad album so. . .anyone that is buying this likely already knows this. I was of age when this came out. My kids dig it and I find these tunes on their music lists. Actually, now that I think about it, they have scalped most of my music from me at some point. They probably think they invented it.I still have a honk'n big analog system I play it thru as well. Say what you will about modern audio advances, but something gets lost in full digital translation of at least this type of music. Two giant speakers, a mere 150 watts and a 22 band EQ and all is well in the audio world.

I recieved this a few days early than expected which was great. Not all remastered cds sound great, but this one sounds really good. A nice full sound with the right amount of volume in my opinion. Glad i bought this.