My copy arrived today, so I plan on doing an extensive comparison this weekend. While I had initially planned on passing on this set of reissues, I have to tip my hat to clone, by releasing it at the end of the year I had some spare xmas money to throw their way.
I'm sure I'll continue to take the originals to play out and will leave the fancy comp for home listening / playing ala the shake reissues. Which I'm sure is the exact opposite of what others do, but then again I'm the oddball still playing wax to begin with. Have a happy new year folks! May the next 366 give you more tunes to jam out to and then argue about later! jw On Fri, Dec 30, 2011 at 1:54 PM, Patrick Wacher <pwac...@gmail.com> wrote: > I have the CD atm and just waiting on the vinyl to be delivered. > > I haven't had a good chance to _really_ listen to the tracks, but from > my quick listen, the mastering is real good.... trying to find the > right word, but definitely adds 'brightness' to the tracks... > definitely as you say, crisp. > > - Patrick. > > On Fri, Dec 30, 2011 at 2:01 AM, Emile Facey <em...@bleep43.com> wrote: >> First impressions of this are that it's definitely sounding pretty different >> from the original releases, I think AT has done a nice job and it's a good >> thing he didn't try to recreate the original sound. The mastering is a lot >> more clear and crisp, and a lot less distorted than on the originals. You >> can hear a lot more detail in certain tracks. Ron Murphy definitely played >> his part in turning these tracks into dancefloor destroyers. For a fan it >> definitely has to be heard, just because you can really hear a distinctly >> different take on the music you thought you knew so well. >> >> Anyone else got it yet? >> >> >> >> On 14 Dec 2011, at 18:08, Patrick Wacher wrote: >> >>> No argument from me :) >>> >>> On Wed, Dec 14, 2011 at 7:08 AM, Fred Heutte <ph...@sunlightdata.com> >>> wrote: >>>> >>>> I'll tell you what, not that this is news to anyone, but Ron Murphy >>>> was a wizard. I give you Exhibit A: Wavejumper. >>>> >>>> fh >>>> >>>> ----------------- >>>>> >>>>> Great point about the mastering perhaps giving a more consistent >>>>> quality, Emile... >>>>> >>>>> I hadn't been so interested in actually listening to the comp, since I >>>>> know it all already, until you guys reminded me about the >>>>> remastering...It'll be interesting to hear how esp. certain tracks >>>>> might sound better/different -- Wavejumper & The Countdown Has Begun >>>>> come to mind off the top of my head, the 909 in the originals is so >>>>> punchy and I think that record is kinda crusty, in a good way and in a >>>>> bad way... >>>>> >>>>> I think some stuff could really benefit in some ways but maybe others >>>>> might lose some specialness, even if they sound technically better, >>>>> I'm pretty curious now...Especially I think where Ron Murphy was >>>>> involved, it'll be interesting to hear the difference because it's >>>>> bound to be pretty different...Everything he mastered (like >>>>> Wavejumper/UR-030) had his touch, a bit of wildness that fit the music >>>>> so well..On the other hand, it wasn't always a 100% success...;) >>>>> >>>>> jt >>>>> >>>>> On Wed, Dec 7, 2011 at 5:29 AM, Emile Facey <em...@bleep43.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> As Marsel says, it'll depend on what Alden Tyrell has done in his >>>>>> mastering >>>>>> process, and if it's to your taste. Mastering techniques have >>>>>> definitely >>>>>> come a long way since some of this stuff was released originally but >>>>>> not >>>>>> everyone will agree that they've got better. He's normally a really >>>>>> good >>>>>> engineer though and the clips sound great to me. >>>>>> >>>>>> One thing that might be interesting is that remastering everything in >>>>>> one >>>>>> session from the original tapes might give the tracks a more consistent >>>>>> sound. I don't know for sure but I'd imagine that because a lot of them >>>>>> were >>>>>> released on different labels, most of these 12"s were mastered by >>>>>> different >>>>>> engineers at different cutting sessions and that as a result all the >>>>>> records >>>>>> sound a bit different, well at least to my ears, they do. >>>>>> >>>>>> 07 UNKNOWN JOURNEY is definitely something I've never heard before or >>>>>> seen >>>>>> on any original releases. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On 7 Dec 2011, at 09:48, Marsel van der Wielen wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> well, mastering is meant to have it sound better :-) >>>>>>> >>>>>>> but it's always personal judgement if it does of course >>>>>>> and can depend on which system the music is played after (home >>>>>>> headphones >>>>>>> vs 100k stadium) >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Op 7-12-2011 10:45, Placid schreef: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> all re-mastered - >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> A quick question. Does remastering actually man its going to sound >>>>>>>> better. What if the technique they use isn't as good as it >>>>>>>> originally >>>>>>>> was.... >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Going back to a post a few months back on how the trax stuff had been >>>>>>>> remastered to sound great on big sound systems but lacked mids and hi >>>>>>>> end >>>>>>>> clarity >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> here - http://www.offmodern.com/2011/06/revisionist-house/ >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> just thinking... >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >> -- Technoir Audio http://www.technoiraudio.com "dealing with your imperfect world"
