I've finally got my copy of All In!

[TotoStu]

Yep, came earlier this week. I've listened to the live EP and the Old Is New disc. I'm particularly taken with the song "In A Little While". Be interested to hear some background on that. I've got a hunch it probably came from around the "Thriller" era. Really sounds like it could have been an MJ song. Dig that track.

As for the rest of it - I've spent the last few days listening to the whole set on a shuffle setting. I haven't listened to Toto properly for a while now so it's lovely to revisit it.

It's a real nice set to have. I'm no audiophile - but the remaster sounds damn good to me! Great time to be a Toto fan! With the 40 tours CD and Blu Ray and now this set... 2019 is a bit of a banner Toto year for me!

Although I'm not seeing them in London this month. I've already seen them twice and I don't want to get greedy. Give someone who hasn't had a chance to see them live get the ticket I would have got. Only fair.

How are the rest of you finding the set? You enjoying it?

[The_Noble_Cause]

I didn't get All In yet. I bought TOTO and Journey tickets instead.

[hgwy407]

It's an excellent box set. I think they have done an amazing job with the remastering. I have been listening almost non-stop since it arrived. If I had to find one criticism it's that the liner notes leave a little to be desired. I would have liked to have seen more information about the material on the "Old Is New" disc, such as years or albums of origins, etc. Beyond that, I am thrilled with this set.

[TotoStu]

Yeah, it's a nice set to have.

[Andrew]

It's an excellent box set. I think they have done an amazing job with the remastering. I have been listening almost non-stop since it arrived. If I had to find one criticism it's that the liner notes leave a little to be desired. I would have liked to have seen more information about the material on the "Old Is New" disc, such as years or albums of origins, etc. Beyond that, I am thrilled with this set.

You have the new just CD version?

[hgwy407]

Yes I do. Picked it up day one from Amazon. There is similar feedback about the packaging on Amazon. Nothing by the way of new essays but there are thanks from Steve Lukather, Steve Porcaro, David Paich and Jospeh Williams. Still listening to this daily by the way.

[hgwy407]

Andrew, many thanks for the work you did on the liner notes and for making them available here. Outstanding.

[Andrew]

Thank you!!! Glad you enjoyed.

Free download on the front page for those not aware.

[The_Noble_Cause]

I was surprised to read that they re-arranged the track list on Mindfields.

[hgwy407]

"I was surprised to read that they re-arranged the track list on Mindfields."

Also interesting KOD received the same treatment. I love the little details. I love this set and perhaps what surprises me most is how much I love Old Is New. This now sits towards the top of my favorite Toto albums. Front to back, it's now a Toto classic for me.

[RonaldDupris]

Mindfields tracklist was already changed back in 1999 for the US release.

The European tracklist has the shitty tracklist that the band didn't like but it was fixed for the North American version with Cruel being changed to the opener. This is the American 1999 tracklist.

1. Cruel
2. Caught In The Balance
3. After You've Gone
4. Mysterious Ways
5. Last Love
6. Mindfields
7. Selfish
8. No Love
9. High Price Of Hate
10. Mad About You
11. Melanie
12. One Road
13. Better World (Parts I, II & III)
14. Spanish Steps (Of Rome)

And here's the March 1999 interview where they complain about it.
http://www.toto99.com/totospeaks/interv ... 1999.shtml

But by simply moving After You're Gone and Cruel like Andrew mentioned, it makes the first half of Mindfields way too Bobby dominant and the second half is too Luke dominated. It doesn't flow right. The North American 1999 tracklist I posted is the best of all the tracklists IMO.

[The_Noble_Cause]

Mindfields tracklist was already changed back in 1999 for the US release.

The European tracklist has the shitty tracklist that the band didn't like but it was fixed for the North American version with Cruel being changed to the opener. This is the American 1999 tracklist.

1. Cruel
2. Caught In The Balance
3. After You've Gone
4. Mysterious Ways
5. Last Love
6. Mindfields
7. Selfish
8. No Love
9. High Price Of Hate
10. Mad About You
11. Melanie
12. One Road
13. Better World (Parts I, II & III)
14. Spanish Steps (Of Rome)

And here's the March 1999 interview where they complain about it.
http://www.toto99.com/totospeaks/interv ... 1999.shtml

But by simply moving After You're Gone and Cruel like Andrew mentioned, it makes the first half of Mindfields way too Bobby dominant and the second half is too Luke dominated. It doesn't flow right. The North American 1999 tracklist I posted is the best of all the tracklists IMO.

Interesting. Thanks for sharing. Mindfields is too long, but I love it overall.

[The_Noble_Cause]

Ordered the cd box set today. Looking forward to all of it - but especially Live in Tokyo and Old is New.

[The_Noble_Cause]

Box set has arrived. Not sure where to start. Prolly Tambu and TOTO XX. Wish it had Andrew's notes, but this is still a nice set.

[LtVanish]

Box set has arrived. Not sure where to start. Prolly Tambu and TOTO XX. Wish it had Andrew's notes, but this is still a nice set.

I didn't notice to big of a difference on Tambu, I always thought that album was already one of their best mastered albums. I thought KOD sounded much better, really like the new version, along with all the earlier albums as well.

[The_Noble_Cause]

Box set has arrived. Not sure where to start. Prolly Tambu and TOTO XX. Wish it had Andrew's notes, but this is still a nice set.

I didn't notice to big of a difference on Tambu, I always thought that album was already one of their best mastered albums. I thought KOD sounded much better, really like the new version, along with all the earlier albums as well.

Listened to Old is New, Mindfields, Tambu, XX, and Turn Back so far. Really enjoying re-discovering these albums. Turn Back is underrated.

[TotoStu]

Turn Back is underrated.

Agree. That has some GREAT tunes on it. A real rocker of an album.

[r@y]

Box set has arrived. Not sure where to start. Prolly Tambu and TOTO XX. Wish it had Andrew's notes, but this is still a nice set.

I didn't notice to big of a difference on Tambu, I always thought that album was already one of their best mastered albums. I thought KOD sounded much better, really like the new version, along with all the earlier albums as well.

Listened to Old is New, Mindfields, Tambu, XX, and Turn Back so far. Really enjoying re-discovering these albums. Turn Back is underrated.

Sonically, are they as good as some say they are ? The remasters, I mean....

[hgwy407]

I can't begin to tell you how many times I have purchased the Toto catalogue, to include the Japanese remasters, but to my ears, these are the best masters to date. There is a depth to these I haven't heard before. There are details to many songs I have never heard before, some of those details are subtle and some were more pronounced. All said, to me it was worth the price of admission for this set.