To mark the news of the reissue of We Care a Lot, we pinged some questions across to Faith No More bassist and Koolarrow CEO Bill Gould on the release – and he got back to us straight away to add a little more insight into the 19 August release.
Part of the appeal of WCAL is its rough and ready sound. How were you/Maor able to re-master the record to improve the sound but not lose that authenticity?
Well, now that it’s 20+ years later, I would say the quality definitely benefits from better quality converters used in the transfer from the original master. It’s not the 80’s anymore, there is a bit of weight to things that you might hear, but it’s hopefully still the same vibe and feeling as before.
Matt worked on the original record . what has be brought to the album in the remixes?
Just himself, really. We thought it would be a cool experiment to see what he would do with the same multi-track in 2016.
How did the re-mastering process change your opinion of the music? Were you more a actually complete band with a defined sound that you recalled?
What surprised me was when we transferred the old 1/2” master tapes to digital…it surprised me on how good it sounded. Considering we recorded this entire thing in a course of a few
days, with no editing, it made me realize that despite some of my memories, we were actually a pretty good little unit.In the media release, Roddy eloquently explains how the unique SF time and place helped mold your sound. Is this reissue in some way a tribute to a city that no longer exists?
Well, it’s definitely a time capsule from a period of time and a place that will never return, that’s for sure.
What does re-issue offer for FNM 2.0 readers, the hardcore fans who have heard and own everything?
Good question. That’s up to them. This things has been out of circulation for over 20 years. We tried to bring it back with a little more TLC this time. But how vital it will be to their collection is a subjective thing that I can’t answer.
Is there any chance of a promotional tour or appearance around the release date?
There are always possibilities for things like that. You never know—until we announce, that is!
CD: http://hyperurl.co/WeCareALotCD
2LP: http://hyperurl.co/WeCareALotLP
Digital: http://geni.us/WeCareALotDigital
What do you guys think of the sound of WCAL and ATWT so far? I had pretty good sounding CD from the 90’s, I think an Australian release, which to me sounded better than what was on iTunes up until this release, but I can still hear the improvement in the tracks on this deluxe release. I’m real excited to hear how The Jungle, WDYB, and Pills sound since they have some of the biggest sounds on the record. I’m a little disappointed in that there are only 2 live track releases. Interestingly, these tracks are from a show that I have a bootleg of, but these songs were included in the bootleg. So this should be the first time anyone besides those at that I-Beam show have heard these tracks! There are SO MANY good FNM bootlegs out there that would make excellent live releases. It’s still such a shame that the only official live show out there (which is still incomplete) is Brixton in 90. I still which they would release a Warfield package beginning with the show in 86…they did a killer show there every tour!
I recently bought some special edition/remastered albums that were originally lower quality recordings from the early 90s. They were remastered under the control of the original artist (Circle of Dust) and the result is brilliant! There are a lot of layers to the music that simply couldn’t be heard on the original releases. It’s almost like listening to the albums for the first time. I’m hoping for the same experience with WCAL.
This is great!…really looking forward to it! Thanks for the interview and insite Bill and Adrian 🙂 This album really needed and deserved a remaster and re-release. I only have what is available on i-tunes and it’s definitely not the best listening experience (sound wise, not musically)…almost like listening to the album from down the hall.
Thank you Bill, Roddy, Puffy, Matt, and Maor! Can’t wait! So far WCAL & ATWT sound great!!! Not quite sure what “Intro” is, but I hope it is the musical intro at that 1st live gig with Joe Pye on vocals!!! Also can’t wait to hear those live tracks!