Yes, it probably was a time constraint. The first CDs were 74 minutes, the later ones 80 minutes. (650 vs. 700 MB of data).
I do really miss the "Paint a starry night again, man" comment that was on my old vinyl copy of Miles of Aisles.... :-) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Randy Remote" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, February 24, 2002 1:27 PM Subject: Re: HDCD's > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > MILES OF AISLES was the (double) album that > > first turned me on to Joni and I just love her and her guitar especially. My > > questions are : Why was the audience "banter" removed the first time around? > > Certainly it wasn't a time constraint. > > Maybe it was. As I recall, earlier CD technology allowed less minutes > than they do now. > > > Are the other HDCD's marked > > improvements over the initial releases sonically or just re-packaging? > > While there is some improvement on all titles, the most dramatic > is on STAS and C&S. > RR
