▁on ▁vin yl ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁a ▁hy brid ▁S AC D ▁master ed ▁from ▁the ▁original ▁t apes ▁was ▁released ▁by ▁Mobile ▁F idel ity ▁Sound ▁Lab . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁a ▁new ▁master ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁Japan ▁on ▁SH M - S AC D ▁- ▁it ' s ▁made ▁from ▁the ▁original ▁t apes ▁and ▁contains ▁the ▁original ▁LP ▁length ▁of ▁the ▁album : ▁ 4 7 : 4 4 ▁min . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁the ▁album ▁re - enter ed ▁the ▁UK ▁Album ▁Ch arts ▁at ▁# 8 ▁following ▁the ▁record ▁being ▁made ▁available ▁at ▁a ▁disc ount ed ▁price ▁on ▁digital ▁music ▁ret ail ers . ▁The ▁album ▁has ▁spent ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 3 5 6 ▁weeks ▁on ▁the ▁UK ▁Album ▁Ch arts . ▁ ▁Crit ical ▁reception ▁ ▁Initial ▁reviews ▁of ▁Brothers ▁in ▁Ar ms ▁from ▁the ▁UK ▁music ▁press ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁were ▁generally ▁negative . ▁In ▁a ▁sc ath ing ▁review ▁for ▁N ME , ▁Mat ▁Snow ▁critic ised ▁Kn opf ler ' s ▁" ma w k ish ▁self - p ity , ▁his ▁lug ub ri ously ▁manner ed ▁appropri ation ▁of ▁rock in ' ▁Amer icana , ▁his ▁th ump ingly ▁cr ass ▁attempts ▁at ▁wit ". ▁He ▁also ▁accused ▁the ▁album ▁of ▁the ▁" tr it est ▁would - be ▁mel od ies ▁in ▁history , ▁the ▁last