John Powell – The Bourne Ultimatum (Deluxe Ed.) / FLAC / Remastered

BLEGH! That�s the one word I have regarding ‘The Bourne Ultimatum’. The music isn�t the culprit, it�s the sound. After doing ‘Bourne Supremacy’ I fully expected this score to be a walk in the park. I could not have been more wrong… though I should have known. For years, the OST CD has bugged me with its grey, lifeless, dynamically overcompressed yet more orchestr-y and bigger sound, all of it distinctively different compared to the other Bourne-scores. When I started to work on my Deluxe Edition I wanted to get rid of all these shortcomings in order for ‘Ultimatum’ sounding more like ‘Supremacy’. Well, I ended up with a sound that�s closer to my version of ‘Legacy’… and it took me a week to do so.

Faults of the OST and bootleg:

– very nasty and audible sine at precisely 11.025 Hz
– mixing by Shawn Murphy
– orchestra sounds utterly horrible
– stereo channel separation not consistent throught entire frequency band

The 11.025 Hz sine was probably the biggest problem: in order to weaken it, the engineers (recording, mixing or mastering) diminished the level of treble within a comparably wide frequency band. Secondly, they emphasized frequencies above. On occasion, this works well with purely orchestral recordings, but ‘Ultimatum’ is in essence (just like ‘Supremacy’ and ‘Identity’) an electronic score and because of that it didn�t work here… why they didn�t use a narrow band notch filter is beyond me. I assume that they hired Shawn Murphy to make the sound of this score ‘bigger’. With his symphonic sensibilities, honed over decades while performing engineering and mixing tasks for the likes of J. Williams and JNH, he (to my ears) approached this score differently compared to the other ones. An understandable decision but IMO, it�s a departure from the typical Bourne-sound and (as much as I adore S. Murphy) not befitting for this franchise. I wanted to tone that down by making it more direct and aggressive and less ‘big’.

The orchestra is the same one used fairly often by Remote Control employees. It certainly sounds like that: droning bass, no mids, boosted presence area and some curious high frequency peaks (an obvious one at roughly 9.500 Hz), all embedded within muffled sound. I think it was supposed to sound warm and pleasant, though the actual outcome sounds like (sorry) shit. Especially the 9.500 Hz peak was very disturbing.

Blablabla… to make a long story short, I did ‘Ultimatum’ twice. I wanted to get rid of all the aformentioned errors, I also wanted to infuse it with a pleasant, warm, yet aggressive and punchy sound. I ended up equalizing each track individually… something I never do because of the danger of making the sound inconsistent over the CD runtime. Anyway, I failed with the first version, it still sounded like crap. The second one is much better: ‘warm’ (perhaps a tad too warm), a compact, precisely rendered virtual stage with loads of depth (a.k.a the opposite of the OST). The sound is pleasant yet aggressive and punchy with nice ‘prat’. I like it but I freely admit that it might not be everyone�s cup of tea.

As usual, I combined some tracks. Half of my crossfade choices are inaudible; the one combining the tracks ‘Waterloo Pt. I’ & ‘II’ could either be ingenious or completely bollocks. I�m undecided regarding this matter, I�m sure some will hate it, some will love it. Oh yes… I�ve shortened some tracks to tighten the musical narrative. Don�t worry, I didn�t remove anything important, just some musical blabla. On the other hand, I�ve incorporated the updated version of ‘Extreme Ways’. It comes from my OST CD of course.

Shall I say something about the cover? Ugh… I think not. I like it, it does its job.

Really: it�s not beautiful but I like it. My favourite cover would be the last (on the far right). You don�t need to see Matt Damon’s face to know that he�s Jason Bourne.

My main problem is: I don�t particularly like this score anymore because of its botched-up sound. But maybe you people will take something good out of it.

Tracklist:

Disc 1

1. Six Weeks Ago 4:30 2. Waterloo Station 14:48
3. Ross Terminated 3:01 4. Daniels Clears Out 1:46
5. Thinking Of Marie 3:50 6. Unsafe House 11:32
7. He�s In Tangiers 1:29 8. Assets And Targets 7:58

Disc 2

1. Tangiers Chase 9:59 2. Faces Without Names 3:29
3. Morgue 2:58 4. Contacting Landy 8:23
5. New York Car Chase 2:30 6. Coming Home 6:46
7. Corners Of My Mind 4:27
8. Jason Is Rebourne 3:09
9. Extreme Ways (Bourne�s Ultimatum) 4:09
10. End Credits (B & E) 3:05

AND NOW A WARNING:

1. Once the links expire, I won�t upload them again, someone else has to do that – that�s what sharing is for, right?
2. Mp3’s: I won�t provide them.

Link:
http://www.mirrorcreator.com/files/7FD2AKIB/OneOfTheBestMovies.part1.rar_links
http://www.mirrorcreator.com/files/1NI0FUCT/OneOfTheBestMovies.part2.rar_links

Pass: ChasesOnGreengrass

No replies yet? No thank yous? Alright, I’ll be the first. Thanks for posting this and for your hard work on it. I could care less for any Bourne movies Matt Damon is attached to, but anything you touch I will listen to. Thanks again

Oh my God, how cool is this? I just re-tagged my Bourne albums and thought, maybe I should take a look if there is something new at the shrine and then the search results came up with your thread.
I don’t like the Bourne films at all, but the music is really great. Thank you so much for your efforts, Sonic!

Thank you for all your efforts, Sonic!

you sure put lot of work on something you say you don’t like ! 😉

thanks 🙂

Thanks

Thanks SonicAdventure. 🙂 I’ve always liked this score (I guess I just can’t pick up all the issues/problems you mentioned on my crappy $10 speakers lol). It’s not as good as the Supremacy score, but still one I’ve always enjoyed. And I see a couple people here feel otherwise, but I’ve always REALLY liked the film as well.

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Anyone else having trouble extracting Tangiers Chase? It’s says "wrong password"???

Another fantastic Deluxe Edition! Thank you!

Thanks SonicAdventure!!

Yeah, thanks !

Oh yeah, and since SonicAdventure keeps bashing his own artwork…

Shall I say something about the cover? Ugh…
even though I think they’re pretty good, I did a quick one.

(http://s1064.photobucket.com/user/Jasonjhn8/media/BourneUltimatumDeluxeEditionv3small.jpg.html)
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No replies yet? No thank yous? Alright, I’ll be the first. Thanks for posting this and for your hard work on it. I could care less for any Bourne movies Matt Damon is attached to, but anything you touch I will listen to. Thanks again

Aaaaah, that�s too nice of you. Though I can really recommend this movie – warmly. It�s even better than the music.

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Thanks SonicAdventure. 🙂 I’ve always liked this score (I guess I just can’t pick up all the issues/problems you mentioned on my crappy $10 speakers lol). It’s not as good as the Supremacy score, but still one I’ve always enjoyed. And I see a couple people here feel otherwise, but I’ve always REALLY liked the film as well.

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Anyone else having trouble extracting Tangiers Chase? It’s says "wrong password"???

I agree: it�s definitely not as good as Supremacy (though the movie it is attached to is superior). I�ve always wondered why people keep bashing Supremacy, to me it�s one of the best scores of the last ten years.

BTW, I downloaded it and extracted it – no problem. Try re-downloading, if that still doesn�t work, check the program you use for extracting. If that�s ok it might be caused by defect RAM or FrontSideBus (if you still have something like that).

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Oh yeah, and since SonicAdventure keeps bashing his own artwork…

even though I think they’re pretty good, I did a quick one.

(http://s1064.photobucket.com/user/Jasonjhn8/media/BourneUltimatumDeluxeEditionsmall.jpg.html)
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Erm… I didn�t exactly bash my own covers :D. I think that they�re servicable. Regarding your cover: thank you!

But – if I may be a critique – the ‘Deluxe Edition’ is squeezed too much (just like ‘Music composed by…’ which is also too close to the corner). I also would have moved ‘Ultimatum’ so that its ‘U’ is exactly below the ‘O’ of ‘Bourne’. Though I love that you centered the poster design… I restricted myself too much by aligning it to the left side as I wanted to re-create the OSTs cover. Did you use Arial as a font? On the Bourne posters they used the font Swiss 721 and just like Arial this is a Helvetica derived font.

Thanks once again! 🙂

Ok, so i listened your deluxe version : impressive work, thanks again !

Thanks, SonicAdventure!

Aaaaah, that�s too nice of you. Though I can really recommend this movie – warmly. It�s even better than the music.

It�s definitely not as good as Supremacy (though the movie it is attached to is superior). I�ve always wondered why people keep bashing Supremacy, to me it�s one of the best scores of the last ten years.

Agreed on both counts. The Ultimatum is a film that I really enjoy upon many repeat viewings, but the real standout is the score for the Supremacy. My favorites are Morning Run, Goa Chase, Funeral Pyre, and Atonement, but the whole score is just SOOO good! Tracks like The Drop, Nach Deutschland, To The Roof, Berlin Foot Chase etc… Just plain LOVE that score. I’m listening to your deluxe version right now as I’m typing. 😀

BTW, I downloaded it and extracted it – no problem. Try re-downloading, if that still doesn�t work, check the program you use for extracting. If that�s ok it might be caused by defect RAM or FrontSideBus (if you still have something like that).

I’ve now downloaded it twice with the same result. I normally use 7-Zip but I also installed Winrar and it’s the same with both. I don’t know what a "FrontSideBus" is but I REALLY hope my RAM isn’t dying. 🙁 Regardless, could you pretty please (flutters eyelashes) upload just "Tangiers Chase" for me? Sorry to be a bother. 🙁

Erm… I didn�t exactly bash my own covers :D. I think that they�re servicable. Regarding your cover: thank you!

I guess I should have added a wink face in there. I was attempting to be funny. My first mistake! lol…

But – if I may be a critique – the ‘Deluxe Edition’ is squeezed too much (just like ‘Music composed by…’ which is also too close to the corner). I also would have moved ‘Ultimatum’ so that its ‘U’ is exactly below the ‘O’ of ‘Bourne’. Though I love that you centered the poster design… I restricted myself too much by aligning it to the left side as I wanted to re-create the OSTs cover. Did you use Arial as a font? On the Bourne posters they used the font Swiss 721 and just like Arial this is a Helvetica derived font.

Thanks for the input (and I’m not trying to be sarcastic or anything). The only way to get better is to have people point you in the right direction, so thanks. 🙂 I’ve updating my post with a new version, what do you think?

Thank you, Sonic!

Agreed on both counts. The Ultimatum is a film that I really enjoy upon many repeat viewings, but the real standout is the score for the Supremacy. My favorites are Morning Run, Goa Chase, Funeral Pyre, and Atonement, but the whole score is just SOOO good! Tracks like The Drop, Nach Deutschland, To The Roof, Berlin Foot Chase etc… Just plain LOVE that score. I’m listening to your deluxe version right now as I’m typing. 😀

Yes, agree with you completely! Such a wonderful score. I actually think that my Edition isn�t an improvement, for one, the OST CD is the more rounded listening experience, secondly, the sound of my edition isn�t up to my usual standards. Though they could have included ‘Goa Chase’ on the OST, there�s some very nice oriental string work in it.

I’ve now downloaded it twice with the same result. I normally use 7-Zip but I also installed Winrar and it’s the same with both. I don’t know what a "FrontSideBus" is but I REALLY hope my RAM isn’t dying. 🙁 Regardless, could you pretty please (flutters eyelashes) upload just "Tangiers Chase" for me? Sorry to be a bother. 🙁

The Front Side Bus was the interface between CPU, RAM, card slots, South Bridge etc. on older Intel systems (pre-2008). Nowadays, most of these things are included in the CPU itself. What�s your hardware? Have you overclocked it?

And I�d do anything for those pretty eyelashes: Download links for Tangiers.rar – Mirrorcreator – Upload files to multiple hosts (http://www.mirrorcreator.com/files/YIYFZBGO/Tangiers.rar_links) (pass is the same as above).

Thanks for the input (and I’m not trying to be sarcastic or anything). The only way to get better is to have people point you in the right direction, so thanks. 🙂 I’ve updating my post with a new version, what do you think?

I�m sorry… I should have said that I�m as critical with others as I�m with me. Yes, now your cover is better. Though the font is still very squeezed – if you want a font that is actually designed to look flat and squeezed I suggest ‘Bank Gothic’. Bank Gothic Medium FREE font download at Font-zone.com (http://www.font-zone.com/download.php?fid=111)

Thank you, Sonic! Your Deluxe Edition of Supremacy was my first time listening to that score, and I was really impressed! Now it looks like I’ll be able to say the same for Ultimatum. 🙂

Edit: Do you know if the orchestra is the Hollywood Studio Symphony, as with the score for Supremacy? Or is it somebody else? I know that Powell generally uses Hollywood Studio but I can’t find any confirmation on this one.

Thank you share, SonicAdventure!

but the real standout is the score for the Supremacy. My favorites are Morning Run, Goa Chase, Funeral Pyre, and Atonement, but the whole score is just SOOO good! Tracks like The Drop, Nach Deutschland, To The Roof, Berlin Foot Chase etc…

Can’t agree more!

Yes, agree with you completely! Such a wonderful score. Though they could have included ‘Goa Chase’ on the OST, there�s some very nice oriental string work in it.

Exactly why I was sooooooo thankful for the expanded leak. I REALLY missed that track when I first listened to the OST.

The Front Side Bus was the interface between CPU, RAM, card slots, South Bridge etc. on older Intel systems (pre-2008). Nowadays, most of these things are included in the CPU itself. What�s your hardware? Have you overclocked it?

You need a program to allow you to "overclock" right? It’s not something that just happens by accident right? So I don’t think so…

And I�d do anything for those pretty eyelashes: Download links for Tangiers.rar – Mirrorcreator – Upload files to multiple hosts (http://www.mirrorcreator.com/files/YIYFZBGO/Tangiers.rar_links) (pass is the same as above).

That did the trick, thank you very much!

I�m sorry… I should have said that I�m as critical with others as I�m with me. Yes, now your cover is better. Though the font is still very squeezed – if you want a font that is actually designed to look flat and squeezed I suggest ‘Bank Gothic’. Bank Gothic Medium FREE font download at Font-zone.com (http://www.font-zone.com/download.php?fid=111)

I had "squeezed" the text because I wanted it smaller compared to the title, but I guess it just wasn’t working. Oh well, I’ve updated again, and plus your covers are really good anyhow. Better than you give yourself credit for. 🙂

Thanks again for you hard work!

Thank you

Oh yeah, and since SonicAdventure keeps bashing his own artwork…

even though I think they’re pretty good, I did a quick one.

(http://s1064.photobucket.com/user/Jasonjhn8/media/BourneUltimatumDeluxeEditionv3small.jpg.html)
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nice cover. thank you.

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Listening to this score now. I love Six Weeks Ago and how it seems to fade into Waterloo station even though there is about a three second gap until the next track. It’s official this first track shall be my new running track going through the woods here. I love how the sound just drops at 2:10. You just know something is about to happen…

Thanks again man! I really love these movies, Supremacy is my favorite but Ultimatum is a close second! I didn’t like Legacy though!

Password doesn’t work… Damn!

You almost talked me out of listening… but only almost 😉 thanks

thank you mate! cant wait to listen! never liked the sound from the ost and even the leaked expanded a bit ago.

Thank you very much for this one, I really like your work here! 🙂

So what can I say?…Oh well I love Matt Damon, I love the Bourne Series and anything that Sonic caresses rightfully deserves to be heard and enjoyed. Okay so I’m a huge fan of Sonic plain and simple. Thanks dahling!

Thanks

Thank you, Sonic! Your Deluxe Edition of Supremacy was my first time listening to that score, and I was really impressed! Now it looks like I’ll be able to say the same for Ultimatum. 🙂

Edit: Do you know if the orchestra is the Hollywood Studio Symphony, as with the score for Supremacy? Or is it somebody else? I know that Powell generally uses Hollywood Studio but I can’t find any confirmation on this one.

It�s the Air Lyndhurst Orchestra, conducted by Gavin Greenaway. Supremacy was the Hollywood Studio Symphony, conducted by Pete Anthony.

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You need a program to allow you to "overclock" right? It’s not something that just happens by accident right? So I don’t think so…

Ok, I won�t say anything else regarding this matter 😉

I had "squeezed" the text because I wanted it smaller compared to the title, but I guess it just wasn’t working. Oh well, I’ve updated again (…)

Your cover is much better now! 🙂

thanks for the share.

You need a program to allow you to "overclock" right? It’s not something that just happens by accident right? So I don’t think so…

Ok, I won�t say anything else regarding this matter 😉

lol, I guess it’s obvious by now that my computer knowledge is somewhat limited. hehe

Your cover is much better now! 🙂

Thanks. 😀

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Password doesn’t work… Damn!

Did you type in the password or copy and paste it? I can’t count the number of times copying and pasting did it cause I didn’t realize I had mis-typed.

Thanks Sonic.

Awesome work, thanks!

Thanks so much, Sonic Adventure! Once again, I can’t wait to give this a listen.

just gave a listen. really really good. top notch improvement over the commercial release and leaks.
you have kept quite a overall balance! when comparing to the ost and leak, i definitely hear more in the middle, and the highs are sparkly in a good way as in very detailed without shadowing the mids. the lower end is nice and punchy and not too bombastic and not poisoning the middle and upper end. it all works rather well. i take my hat off to you, extremely well done!

Thanks, SonicAdventure! Wonderful work!

Thank you very much!

When I started to work on my Deluxe Edition I wanted to get rid of all these shortcomings in order for ‘Ultimatum’ sounding more like ‘Supremacy’. Well, I ended up with a sound that�s closer to my version of ‘Legacy’… and it took me a week to do so.

Wait a second! You ended up with a sound closer to your version of Legacy?? As in, The BOURNE Legacy? I look forward to listening to that one if you ever post it!

Half of my crossfade choices are inaudible; the one combining the tracks ‘Waterloo Pt. I’ & ‘II’ could either be ingenious or completely bollocks.

I for one think that crossfade is bollocks, but I’m definitely digging the new sound overall, especially in tracks like "Ross Terminated." Don’t know if "punchier" is really the right word for the more noticeably improved bits, but just like with the newly released film mixes of cues like "Remus" and "The Scorpion" on the new Star Trek: Nemesis set, I’m quite pleased to hear a higher amount of detail and instrument separation. It’s kinda like hearing the music again for the first time and it’s a truly wonderful feeling!

As always, thanks for sharing Sonic! And for taking the time to do this one right after Supremacy no less!

Wow, this sounds ever so lovely. The clarity of the audio is bloody impressive! Seriously Sonic, this is a damn impressive job you’ve done! Many, many thanks!

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Thank you very much for your work. I like the Bourne movies very much (at least the ones with Matt Damon), and the music is a big part of the fun of watching.

It�s the Air Lyndhurst Orchestra, conducted by Gavin Greenaway. Supremacy was the Hollywood Studio Symphony, conducted by Pete Anthony.

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Thank you for the information. The score sounds fantastic!

Thank you.

Wait a second! You ended up with a sound closer to your version of Legacy?? As in, The BOURNE Legacy? I look forward to listening to that one if you ever post it!

Crap, I shouldn�t have mentioned it. Yes, my version of ‘Bourne Legacy’ by JNH. It won�t be shared here, I simply refuse to share OSTs. Unless I can add something not released before, something of additional value. And slightly updated sound doesn�t merit a release when it�s on its own. The moment the sessions for ‘Legacy’ leak, I�ll release a Deluxe Edition.

I for one think that crossfade is bollocks, but I’m definitely digging the new sound overall, especially in tracks like "Ross Terminated." Don’t know if "punchier" is really the right word for the more noticeably improved bits, but just like with the newly released film mixes of cues like "Remus" and "The Scorpion" on the new Star Trek: Nemesis set, I’m quite pleased to hear a higher amount of detail and instrument separation. It’s kinda like hearing the music again for the first time and it’s a truly wonderful feeling!

LOL! Yes, the crossfade could have been done differently, like on the OST for example. But I didn�t want to leave out this tiny part, I happened to like it. And ‘Star Trek: Nemesis’ profits immensely from the fact that they used the filmmix with the more prominently featured percussion and synths. When I did my Deluxe Edition years ago I wanted to achieve the same… but I can only alter anything after the fact while they have true multitracks which naturally is much more advantageous.

Thank you

Thanks for your work on this project and for sharing it.

thank you!!!

Thanks a lot SonicAdventure for this job and for all others…
I’d like to be able to listen your Bourne Supremacy Remastered soon 😉

Thanks a lot SonicAdventure for this job and for all others…
I’d like to be able to listen your Bourne Supremacy Remastered soon 😉

Then send him a PM.

Thanks a lot SonicAdventure!!

Giving this one a try. Thanks for all the effort, SonicAdventure.

Oh my God, how cool is this? I just re-tagged my Bourne albums and thought, maybe I should take a look if there is something new at the shrine and then the search results came up with your thread.
I don’t like the Bourne films at all, but the music is really great. Thank you so much for your efforts, Sonic!

The first one is my pick, after that they go down like the proverbial brick in water.

Thanks, very nice work!

thanks Sonic

Thanks !

Thank you very much for this one: I love the care you gave the files.

The Waterloo Station transition sounds perfect and the improvements in dynamics of your remaster are great too. In fact, I didn’t suspect you could reconstruct a track without the master tapes, so this is like magic to me!

Better late than never: thank you, SonicAdventure. As always, loved reading your comments (same awe as if Getafix explained magic potions), and had a laugh with the icon of the thread title xD. I’m sorry to just enjoy this without fairly appreciating the work done on it, but that’s no news for you. Thumbs up.

Your Deluxe Editions are always a highlight of the site. Thank you very much.

another quality release by sonic 😀

thanks buddy for your hard work and sharing it with us 🙂

Thanks Sonic and Thanks Jason

thanks sonic ,the link still work.

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That’s great,thanks sonic. the link still works.

BTW, you are now able to vote for a score I then shall turn into a Deluxe Edition. Do it here: http://forums.ffshrine.org/f2/%5Bpoll%5D-ask-sonicadventure-deluxe-edition-your-favorite-179037/#post2758074

thanks a lot

I also came too late for these links. Can anyone re-upload this please?

Same here, if anyone has these could they re-up them please?

I also want this set. Now I have space to collect I am much more interested in things I have never heard.

Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaas?:sad:

RE-UP (MEGA):

CLICK HERE OR GET FLACKED (https://mega.co.nz/#!aJlFFaTL!2WbXkFunp0VF-u4C7sypbIq6WaaYsWAxN33y_-WQwuU)

Thank your clumsy soul, we have life.

fweeee bump 🙂

Can you please re up this to Mega??
Thanks!!

Can you please re up this to Mega??
Thanks!!

Seriously? Two posts up mr merrick did this.

Thank you and thanks for the re-up.

Regards.

Thanks to SonicAdventure for the work and presentation and thank you to mr_merrick for the reup, again.

Thanks to Sonic for this, and Mr. Merrick for the reup!

Thanks for the re-up, and a huge thank you to Sonic, once again…

Thanks to the Master Blaster SONIC ADVENTURE for another amazing ost revivification.

And another thank you to Mr_Merrick for the convenient reup to Mega.

Got this fantastic Deluxe Edition a while ago and I forgot to say thanks, thank you very much Sonic 😀

RE-UP (MEGA):

CLICK HERE OR GET FLACKED (https://mega.co.nz/#!aJlFFaTL!2WbXkFunp0VF-u4C7sypbIq6WaaYsWAxN33y_-WQwuU)

thanks for the re up !!

thanks for the re up !!

The Bourne Identity Deluxe ??

RE-UP (MEGA):

CLICK HERE OR GET FLACKED (https://mega.co.nz/#!aJlFFaTL!2WbXkFunp0VF-u4C7sypbIq6WaaYsWAxN33y_-WQwuU)

thanks for this too and to you merrick

thanks for the re-up

Thanks for putting this back up!

fantastic reup!

thanks for the reup