Dexy's Midnight Runners Question (Don't Stand Me Down)

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What's the difference between the original album and the "Director's Cut" released last year. Is the original album in tact on the director's cut? Anything else?

― Scott McIntyre (some best friend), Wednesday, 29 October 2003 01:51 (twenty-two years ago)

Also tell me what the album is like. I'm going to buy it tomorrow having never heard it. What's it like?

― Scott McIntyre (some best friend), Wednesday, 29 October 2003 01:59 (twenty-two years ago)

I think the only difference is that the Director's Cut has an extra DVD with 3 Videos. But it doesn't even work on U.S. DVD players. I believe this version is also remastered.

As for the album, I love it. I think it's their best. Kevin Rowland talks over the music a lot of the time, rather than sings, and it works really well in my opinion. I don't know if you've heard their other albums or not--of course it has a very Irish sound. Very upbeat and joyful.

― Patrick South (Patrick South), Wednesday, 29 October 2003 04:44 (twenty-two years ago)

Also believe it has a new opening track. Don't have it, though. I miss the Creation CD w/ "Reminisce Pt. 1" on it. Now THAT'S some KR brilliance right there...

― Naive Teen Idol (Naive Teen Idol), Wednesday, 29 October 2003 06:18 (twenty-two years ago)

You can get the creation reissue cheaply on e-bay. The "Directors Cut" (on EMI) has a new opening track, "Kevin Rowland's 13th time". They don't all have a free DVD (It took a while for me to find one, after the fact).

Oh yeah, it is brilliant....

― mark grout (mark grout), Wednesday, 29 October 2003 09:33 (twenty-two years ago)

In the foreword to the Director's Cut, Rowland says that Creation used a stereo enhancer on the mix for the 1997 release, which he was never entirely happy with. So the Director's Cut is mixed without it.

― carson dial, Wednesday, 29 October 2003 11:07 (twenty-two years ago)

Yeah, file that stereo enhancer argument under "Artist Quibbles No One Else Notices". Besides, "Reminisce Pt. 1" (avail. on the newest issue of Too-Rye-Aye) fits better as an adendum to DSMD...

― Naive Teen Idol (Naive Teen Idol), Wednesday, 29 October 2003 19:19 (twenty-two years ago)

seven years pass...

drag it down from the shelf when feeling like your bile lvels reaching irredeemable high level.

proper ftw record.

― dell (del), Monday, 22 August 2011 18:19 (fourteen years ago)

I need to listen to this again.

― ¯\(°_o)/¯ (Nicole), Monday, 22 August 2011 18:22 (fourteen years ago)

y, kevin rowland does defiance like just about no other imo. even when it's completely self-defeating... and ridiculously tight grp of musicians backing him up on all their records.

― dell (del), Monday, 22 August 2011 18:28 (fourteen years ago)

yes.

― Mark G, Monday, 22 August 2011 20:28 (fourteen years ago)

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