" ▁box set ▁of ▁Soul ▁M ining ▁includes ▁an ▁authentic ▁vin yl ▁reprodu ction ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁release , ▁with ▁audio ▁rem aster ed ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁( over seen ▁by ▁Matt ▁Johnson ▁at ▁Ab bey ▁Road ▁Studios ), ▁and ▁is ▁expanded ▁with ▁a ▁second ▁vin yl ▁containing ▁alternate ▁versions , ▁ 1 2 " ' s ▁and ▁rem ix es , ▁intended ▁to ▁complete ▁a ▁" pur ist ▁album ▁experience ". ▁ ▁Crit ical ▁reception ▁ ▁The ▁album ▁was ▁well ▁received ▁on ▁its ▁release . ▁Don ▁Watson ▁of ▁N ME ▁said , ▁" In ▁days ▁when ▁the ▁pop ▁song ▁has ▁been ▁reduced ▁to ▁the ▁re iter ation ▁of ▁catch - phr ases , ▁Matt ▁Johnson ▁flex es ▁a ▁rare ▁literary ▁fla ir . ▁More ▁important ly ▁he ▁has ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁music ' s ▁immense ▁possibilities ▁to ▁carry ▁them ▁through ▁without ▁self - ind ul gence . ▁Ign ore ▁this ▁LP ▁if ▁you ▁must , ▁but ▁you ' ll ▁be ▁ign oring ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁year ' s ▁rare ▁heart - sto pping ▁moments ." ▁In ▁Mel ody ▁M aker ▁Steve ▁S uther land ▁said , ▁" As ▁you ▁return ▁to ▁Soul ▁M ining ▁again ▁and ▁again , ▁there ▁will ▁be ▁times ▁when ▁you ▁discover ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁last ▁thing ▁you ▁really ▁wanted ▁to ▁do . ▁It ▁will ▁sound ▁ma w k ish , ▁almost ▁abs urd , ▁like ▁a ▁voice ▁cry ing ▁w olf ▁over ▁and ▁over   ... ▁Then ▁again , ▁there '