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Adam Sohmer | Brooklyn, NY | 11/24/2007

(1 out of 5 stars)

"I don't understand why Volman and Kaylan leased this material to a second-rate label with no regard for details. As others have pointed out, the extraneous gaps and overall shoddy editing make for a frustrating listen, even with the sometimes improved mastering. As much as I was looking forward to replacing my worn vinyl copies, I am sorry I spent the money for this re-release."

Otherwise welcome release misses target

M. Dornan | London, UK | 11/09/2007

(3 out of 5 stars)

"after some time out of print it's great to have these F&E titles available again on a value-for-money 2 on 1 set. whilst the quality of the material isn't in doubt (although i for one think the first two currently unavailable albums boast stronger material), what lets this pairing down is the shoddy mastering (mentioned elsewhere) and budget artwork. as the cd originates from my home country of the UK i brought these issues to the attention of the label via email only to be brushed off with a one-line response suggesting i "get out more". this attitude is apparent in every aspect of the cd from the tacky art to the two-second gaps between all tracks that destroys the flow, most notably on the live section of "immoral...", and is a lazy mastering error that should have been picked up on well before manufacture. there's nothing to suggest any sonic improvement has been made on the previous sony editions (i only have "moving targets" to compare), so this could quite easily have been "mastered" using a home computer burning program with the same results. anyhow, despite these legitimate gripes, let's be grateful we have the chance to own these albums again and hope that whomever is privileged enough to reissue "the phlorescent leech and eddie" and "flo & eddie" does so with a little more respect."

Avoid - "Illegal" is from MP3

David Goodwin | Westchester, NY United States | 11/19/2008

(1 out of 5 stars)

"So others have commented on the musical worth of these two albums, but I just want to quickly raise an alarm: yes, there are two second gaps on "Illegal." More problematic is that the material is clearly from a lossy source...MP3, AAC, whatever, it's in no way from "master tapes," nor does it better the old One Way-label disc. Either wait for a proper reissue or seek that old disc out, as these albums (and, for that matter, Flo and Eddie) deserve better than this embarrassingly shoddy reissue."