Very, Very, VERY frustrating...

Review Score: (6/10)
Okay. My PARENTS bought my first vinyl copy of this for CHRISTMAS in 1983. The pressing was pretty shabby, so I bought another vinyl copy in the fall of 1984 (I gave the first to a friend). I purchased my first CD copy of this in 1992. It was the old Combat version that had "Die Hard" and "Acid Queen" randomly sequenced among the original lp tracks, completely ruining the original's aesthetic. I purchased this newfangled copy from Amazon.co.uk. the day it was released.

Nice slipcase. Nice bonus tracks. Nice artwork...WHERE IS "BLOODLUST," the magnificent homage to vampirism that used to fall between "Raise the Dead" and "Teacher's Pet"???? Why, oh why, on earth has this been deleted?!?!?!?!

Also, the volume on this series of remasters leaves MUCH to be desired. Hmmmmmpphhh.

And another thing...why not include "Senile Decay," a track obviously from these sessions as a bonus, instead of some of the questionable radio reduxs???

The original gets 5 stars without a doubt, but I would have hoped for a better job this time out from Castle.

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