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This Deluxe Edition re-master by Steve Wilson released in 2012 as a 3-disc set should not be confused with previous CD releases and re-masters. As described in the details, the 3-disc set contains a re-release of the original album as released in 1970. What first drew my attention to this release was the 5.1 DVD-Audio re-mix / re-master.Having now had the time to listen to all three discs, I'll not bore you with more accolades for the musicians, rather, I'm offering a critical review of the new previously un-released re-mixes by Steve Wilson in the traditional LPCM 44.1/16 format and in the DVD-Audio 5.1 MLP format.With respect to disc 1, I can't discern any improvement over the Polygram re-master which I already owned.Disc 2 is also a LPCM format CD with re-mastered tracks from the original album AND additional tracks containing alternate mixes from the original recording sessions. Be aware, however, that the first two movements from The Three Fates, Clotho (organ solo) and Lachesis (piano solo), are omitted from the re-master, leaving only the third movement Atropos. Also, Tank is omitted from the re-master. However, 2 previously unreleased (and, in my opinion, less interesting) tracks were inserted in the place of the omitted tracks AND 4 alternate mixes were added including alternate mixes of Take a Pebble, Knife Edge, and 2 alternate mixes of Lucky Man, for a total of 12 tracks on this disc. That said, you can certainly hear the difference in the re-master: way less distortion and much quieter background. Well worth it just to hear a much "cleaner" recording of the original album albeit sans the missing tracks. The addition of the previously unreleased material was a nice touch.Disc 3 is the most interesting (to me anyway) and the ultimate purpose of this set of recordings. Basically the same re-masters (and same track omissions) and additional previously unreleased mixes on Disc 2, but re-mixed into 5.1 surround using the MLP 48k/24bit multi-channel encoding method used for DVD-Audio recordings (a lossless method of 'packing' digital audio without using lossy compression). There is no question (in my mind anyway) that DVD-Audio is the ultimate format for multi-track audio recordings...at least re-issues of digitally re-mastered analog recordings.Bear in mind you will need a multi-format disc player that supports DVD-Audio discs in order to play the DVD-A tracks (not to be confused with DVD-Video) and a 5.1 channel audio system to fully enjoy this disc.