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If I were to list my three all-time favorite, most-perfect-always albums, it would be Abbey Road, A Love Supreme, and Close To The Edge. Three absolutely flawless records that, even after thousands of spins, never get old.
Steven Wilson’s updated mix of Close To The Edge takes what was already a perfect album and improves it even further by adding a sense of depth and clarity that makes it possible to zero in on every nuance with a level of intimacy never before offered.
Of all of Roger Dean’s updated album covers, this is the most dramatically changed, but is one that makes so much more sense than the original faded green. The painting in the gatefold is the same but they did not recreate the original inner sleeve, which is minor but still a bummer.
Really it’s all about the music and this new perspective further illustrates the genius of this band.
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