Yes, the new 2CD edition of Red is a right royal mess. According to the booklet and CD labels, CD1 should be the 30th anniversary edition and CD2 is the new 2013 mix. It's not! They are reversed. The 2013 mix with respective bonus tracks as listed, is on CD1. The 30th edition is on CD2.
If you compare the track Fallen Angel for instance. On the 30th edition and that on the 2009, 40th anniversary edition (which is the same mix as the 30th) the track timing is 5.58. On the 2013 mix on the 2CD edition and that in the big Red box set it is slightly longer at 6.10. I hope all that is clear.
The original thinking was that they just mixed up the bonus tracks on the discs. But the main album tracks plus bonuses are on the wrong discs. In saying that, the 2013 mix really should be on disc 1 as that is the reason for this new release. Maybe it's the printing that is wrong! I can see how the mistake can be made. Having two sets of the same album on different discs could easily be mixed up. There are just too many editions of Red!!
Anyway, see below for my detailed analysis on this issue.
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