Imperial Records "Hollies Greatest Hits" Reissued On Vinyl

[cameron]

News just in that the 1967 Imperial records compilation "Hollies Greatest Hits" is being reissued on 8th Records in May. One source has it listed as being released on the 4th May: www.juno.co.uk/products/the-hollies-greatest-hits/686099-01/

Meanwhile Amazon are claiming it will be the 25th May: www.amazon.co.uk/Hollies-Greatest-Hits-VINYL/dp/B07C5FH5TM/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1524211773&sr=1-1&keywords=hollies

No notes yet on whether it uses the original dodgy Imperial master tapes or whether it's been re-cut using the UK masters for each song. Though the label does show that it's a stereo pressing, so perhaps I'm assuming they'll use the UK masters. 

[dirtyfaz]

Anyone know anything about 8th Records? Where are they located?

[dirtyfaz]

Any one get this one yet?

[cameron]

No, I'm not sure what happened to it, but it never arrived at Amazon. It's showing as out-of-stock and I never got charged for it

[dirtyfaz]

Thanks Cameron. Was interested in content ie stereo mono or rechannelled.

[cameron]

I'm intrigued too. The original pressing is unlistenable, IMO. The label on Amazon does show it to be stereo. I was hoping that they'd follow suit of Sundazed in using the first generation UK tapes. 

As an aside, I have a very rare New Zealand copy of this on Parlophone records. I've never seen another copy like it. It's not got an Imperial label but instead the Parlophone one with the standard UK 'stereo' text on the front cover and the usual EMI cover texts at the bottom of the rear cover. Annoyingly, despite New Zealand having decent master tapes, they use the Imperial master tape for the pressing, which coincidentally is on much better quality vinyl than the original Imperial pressing, but still sounds awful!

[dirtyfaz]

Yeah got one of those myself.

[moorlock2003]

I've ordered this thing twice and both times I was sent the frustrating Epic hits collection. The original Imperial LP in stereo had 5 true stereo tracks and 7 rechannelled, of which the opener Bus Stop sounded the worst for some reason.