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Mind Games (The Ultimate Collection) [Box Set]
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  • Summary: The reissue of John Lennon's 1973 album features six CDs that include new stereo mixes from original recordings called Ultimate Mixes, elemental mixes, elements mixes, an audio documentary, outtakes and raw studio mixes. The two Blu-Ray discs contain hi-def stereo, 5.1 and Dolby Atmos of theThe reissue of John Lennon's 1973 album features six CDs that include new stereo mixes from original recordings called Ultimate Mixes, elemental mixes, elements mixes, an audio documentary, outtakes and raw studio mixes. The two Blu-Ray discs contain hi-def stereo, 5.1 and Dolby Atmos of the material on CD, as well as a Remastered "Mind Games" music video and a "You Are Here" (additional out-take) tape boxes music video. Plus a 128-page hardback coffee table book. … Expand
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  1. Positive: 4 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
  1. Rolling Stone
    Jul 12, 2024
    80
    The sum of the parts here add up to an impressive whole and show enough sides to Mind Games to prove it was more than “just an album.”
  2. Uncut
    Jul 12, 2024
    80
    The new ‘Ultimate’ mixes are an excellent reimagining of the original’s tinny sound, giving a clearer route to Lennon’s voice while ensuring each instrument gets due prominence. Songs like “Aisumasen (I’m Sorry)”, “You Are Here” and “Out The Blue” can now take their place among Lennon’s finest. [Aug 2024, p.49]
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  3. Record Collector
    Jul 12, 2024
    80
    It’s a whole lot of matter for Mind, but it acts as a fascinating documentary, as does the extensive, detailed book. What are the takeaways? It’s like finding a hidden treasure in the middle of a catalogue that is well-known but only partially adored; Out The Blue, Aisumasen (I’m Sorry) and I Know (I Know) are deeply confessional and equal to anything Lennon has ever written. [Aug 2024, p.90]
  4. Mojo
    Jul 12, 2024
    80
    Warning: the only rarity of note in this reissue, outside the remix narrative, is Lennon running down I’m The Greatest in a near-Beatles reunion with George Harrison and Ringo Starr – and that’s tucked away as a hidden bonus track. The Mind Games you get instead, in this lavish, rejuvenating treatment, is the several brighter, bolder albums it might have been, on the way to the one that fell flat in 1973. [Aug 2024, p.92]
  5. Classic Rock Magazine
    Jul 12, 2024
    40
    The songs themselves are among Lennon's worst. .... This reissue comes in a box full of new mixes - several CDs or vinyl LPs of Raw Mixes, Ultimate mixes and Out-Takes, none of which add anything much other than a sense that one's ears have been syringed for no good reason. [Summer 2024, p.83]
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