ELP albums to be re-mixed by Steve Wilson in surround

Steve Wilson of Porcupine Tree is re-mixing classic ELP albums in 5.1 surround

According to different posts made by Steve Wilson (best known for his band Porcupine Tree) the first 6 albums by Emerson, Lake & Palmer will be re-mixed and re-issued as box sets, including 5.1 surround mixes by Steve Wilson.

Going by those posts the box sets will include:

1: CD with original mix in most recent remastered form /
2: CD with new stereo mix of the album and unreleased pieces and alternate takes found on the tapes /
3: DVD with 5.1 mix and all the stereo material.

Blu-rays are unfortunately still incredibly expensive to author and manufacture – to include a BR with these sets I think you would be looking at at least double these prices, which naturally makes the record companies a bit cagey, especially with the currency of multiple disc box sets of classic albums having fallen so much over the last couple of years.

SW

There has still been no confirmation of lossless audio so far, so we could end up with lossy Dolby Digital tracks. Needless to say, I pre-ordered the first 2 sets anyway, if only to just support a 5.1 release of a major studio (Sony Music in this case).

Emerson, Lake & Palmer

Tarkus

Stay tuned for reviews as soon as the sets arrive!

Update 9/10/2012:

Great news, the disc sets have arrived and the DVD Audios do hold lossless tracks in 5.1 surround and hi-res stereo! Don’t miss this excellent release! A short review is now up.