I'll have to wait for the weekend to compare this new reissue to the 2012 Omnivore reissue -
Like Bellybutton, it sounds "fine". You can tell there's just something off. It's very flat...there's just a lack of "oomph". There is a post from the mastering engineer that did the digital files - and he suspects this was cut flat from the tapes -and not really "mastered" at all - which he says was much needed when he worked on the digital files.
Seems like that post, and all quotes/replies to that post are now gone, though.
Jellyfish – Spilt Milk Capitol Records – 0602458263657, 1993/2023
Collection playthrough #968 (in order added to discogs)
Hell yeah, I knew this one was coming up.
He's a macho guy
With Clark Gable ears.
When his body's set in motion
The ladies cry a thousand tears.
Let the dancin' fever move him
And he'll always bring down the house--
Disco Mickey Mouse.
Rainy Night In Soho really is such a beautiful song. I love the version on this release too, had a real rawness, particularly in the vocals, that contrasts with whichever version I was used to from the best of collections down the years!