I got my 'Manila Thrills - Tomorrow's Waiting' CD in the mail yesterday from Retrospect Records. Fast shipping. Ordered Thursday night, received Monday.
The following is my review of the final product:
**Please note this is my opinion, and I don't expect all of us to agree.**
Sound Quality: Holy shit....these songs will blow your speakers to bits. AWESOME sound. Crisp guitars, crashing cymbals, thunderous drums, and soaring vocals. The production on this disc is fabulous.
Artwork: A superb reproduction of the original cassette artwork with some added pictures of the band that were not in the cassette sleeve. The inside artwork is faithfully reproduced as well. The back of the CD is what really shines. Having absolutely no artwork at all on the cassette, the back cover is all new and all original. VERY professionally done.
The Disc: SILVER PRESSED!!!! The front of the disc is all new artwork, and it looks really good. Gone is the standard Retrospect label, and it is replaced with unique artwork just for this disc. Looks like a professional store bought CD.
I'll post some pics on here to let you folks see what the finished product looks like. I am totally blown away by this disc. I was sooo nervous about it being released, but I'm fucking excited now!!!! Michael and his bandmates will be proud of how this reissue turned out. Sam should be proud too. I know I am.
Here's to Manila Thrills!!!!
~Scott
P.S. I thought the original 7 songs were great...wait till you check out the 4 bonus tracks!!!!
Track Listing:
1. Gypsy Blood
2. The Long Wait
3. Tomorrow's Waiting
4. Inhibitions
5. Just Gotta Go
6. Simple Pleasures
7. Rain
**Bonus Tracks**
8. Slippin' (Thru The Cracks of a Dream)
9. I'll Be The Light
10. You're On Your Own
11. Hold On To Tomorrow
FRONT COVER
INSIDE FRONT COVER
BACK of FRONT COVER
BACK of DISC INLAY
FRONT of DISC
SILVER PRESSED