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Title: Ugh! Bring back the bootleg version!
Review: As I sit hear listening to one of my fave artists, I wonder what brilliant decision maker at Sony/BMG decided to completely change around production-wise the ORIGINAL well-documented bootleg version of "Extraordinary Machine". This is simply a pathetic attempt at making a great recording better. It didn't work. The new production lacks instrumentation and Fiona's signature eerieness. I say Jon Brion got the raw deal here. The beauty of Apple's records is that she MADE IT big without being mainstream. This CD may sell because of devoted fans and mainly to individuals that were unfortunate not to hear how it was really recorded; how it was MEANT to be recorded. I predict that in the long run, this CD won't have too much shelf life.
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