Finally, It has been unleashed. The new repackaged album of Pupil’s sophomore album is now out in the market. I for myself is a hater of so-called “repackaged editions” for albums simply because it’s just a marketing strategy for record companies to cash-in extra money on an album that has been already out in the market for quite sometime (well except of course if that repackaged album only contains 2-3 new tracks well, that has got to suck)
In this case, Wildlife Special Edition is different from those album repackages out there today (also being a pupil fan myself, I’m anxiously waiting for the release of this repackaged edition) and upon seeing the album in store shelves, i was treated to a new album cover (gone is the white-ish cover and it was replaced with a black-ish jungle cover, somewhat like the picture above)
So what’s the difference between the first release and special edition?
- This comes in a 2 cd format (the album and the other one is what i would like to call the “special disc”
- The Wildlife disc (disc 1) has been remastered for this release. I compared the first release to this one and the new one is somewhat cleaner and louder than the original one.
- Slim case (gone are the days of jewel cases)
- If you’re looking for lyrics inside the album, I’m sorry but you won’t find any of it on this special release, go get the first one or if you are saving up money, there’s the internet. Go search for the lyrics)
- Liner notes
So what does disc 2 contains this time?
- Eye in the big sky listers night live set (6 songs)
- 3 demo songs
- 4 music videos
- Wallpapers and band pictures
Wait wait wait, 9 songs in total plus 4 videos plus digital materials? Now that is a catch. As i bought the album, the first thing i played on my PC was disc 2 which is the real gem of this release. I found out that the first 6 songs can be an EP (extended play) material. Recorded live with the pupilistas, it gives us a song from the first album (Different worlds) and the remaining can be found on the second album. The catch? they are on a different arrangement if you would be comparing it from their original arrangements which for me is a breath of fresh air. I really liked their arrangements on Different worlds, Sala and Disconnection notice.
The 3 demos i mentioned before were teacher’s pet, sumasabay and matador. I have heard some of them being streamed on the official pupil website. The videos for sala, monobloc, disconnection notice and teacher’s pet are also present here, as well as wallpapers of the band are all here. Plus the liner noted that was done nicely by Aldus Santos adds up some interesting facts about the different songs in the album.
Overall, the special repackaged edition is well worth to be bought. A little higher on the price compared on the first release (approximately just add 25 pesos) and you’ll be treated to an additional disc worth of special materials and extras. If you are a first time buyer, go get the album. If you already own the first release and just curious with the special disc, well, i suggest go get this release also. This is what you bands out there follow when you are coming up with repackaged edition releases. Well worth the money spent.
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