If you’re building a digital library from original CDs (the legal and highest-quality method), aim for one of these pressings:

| Region | Label | Catalog # | Dynamic Range Score (DR) | Why It’s Sought After | |--------|-------|-----------|--------------------------|------------------------| | UK (preferred) | One Little Indian | TPLP51CD | DR13 | Flat transfer, no EQ boost. | | Japan (highest price)| Polydor Japan | POCD-1261 | DR13 + | Bonus track "I Go Humble". Sharpest glass master. | | Europe | Mother/Elektra | 7559-61762-2 | DR12 | Very close to UK; nearly identical. | | Australia | Festival Mushroom | D31157 | DR10-11 | Compressed; avoid for critical listening. |

In 2015, Björk remastered her catalog for the Surrounded box set and subsequent digital releases. Some audiophiles actually prefer the 1995 original FLACs, claiming the 24-bit remasters exhibit excessive dynamic range compression. However, the 2015 remaster is identical across all regions (no separate Australian master), making the “-ausy” filter irrelevant for that version.

The ausy tag functions as a provenance marker in decentralized networks. Unlike commercial metadata (UPC, ISRC), these grassroots tags signal:

This mirrors the “release group” naming in warez scenes (e.g., -DIMENSION, -FLACKiD) but remains amateur and undocumented.