While Supergrass’ boxset The Strange Ones: 1994-2008 is commendably allencompassing and reasonably priced at L150, LLV’s review in issue 35 had one complaint: their six albums are included on vinyl, but frustratingly on picturediscs. It’s a format Mick Quinn admits isn’t ideal, but is an aspect he wants the band and their label BMG to address soon.
“Generally, I think the boxset is great value for money,” Mick insists. “But we’ve had to make some compromises. In the main, having the albums on picturedisc was about re-evaluating our artwork. I was able to concentrate on getting the artwork onto the picturediscs, and I’m especially pleased withthe one for I Should Coco. BMG set the budget and suggested how to make it cost-effective, and those picturediscs came within the budget. I oversaw the mastering of the picturediscs for the boxset and I wasn’t disappointed withhow they came back.”