This special collector's edition includes a special replica of the original St. Cleve Chronicle from January 7th, 1972. Also includes a colour supplement featuring articles, reminiscenses from band and crew, and many rare photographs from the stage. The original newspaper follows overleaf and has been reset from the original paper and set to a new size. The colour supplement follows the newspaper and the music element can be found on the last page of this package in the form of a CD and an Audio DVD.
The CD includes a new mix of the album by Steven Wilson. The DVD contains 5.1 DTS and Dolby Digital surround sound mix, high quality stereos 96/24 (new mix), Thick As A Brick original 1972 stereo mix flat transferred to 96/24 PCM from the original 1972 Morgan Studios recording by Robin Black, plus the 1972 radio ad. The book contains: the original newspaper (over 40 pages), an article by Classic Rock's Dom Lawson, rare photos from photographers Didi Zill and Robert Ellis, recording and touring mementos and much more, all contained in 104 page 7 ½'x 5 ½' hardback book.
