Hemotep
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Yep. He did 4 of the 5 in the boxset. I'd assume that the breakouts used those same plates. They really do sound fantastic.
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I never had an OG of that one, but US Prince releases were known for being pretty flat and lifeless. Japanese or recent represses seem the obvious route with Prince stuff.
mitchwagz
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The original US pressings of Remain In Light and Talking Heads 77 are better than the reissues he did too, imo, but that likely comes down to preference. I can’t think of an album he’s done that I hated the mastering of.
TrainFan73
Frothy
Only Prince I have cut by him is Purple Rain (the only album in my collection where I have an OG and a remaster - as opposed to a remix or alternate version). That one is pretty special.
keylime_5
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I think Waits/Brennan oversee the digital remastering. And those remasters have been fine. The actual vinyl mastering/cutting is where we get the lack of quality compared to originals. But then against if you're not cutting your LPs with a premier engineer like Bellman/Grundman and are just using the digital source it's not surprising those reissues aren't super great.
Yeah they made an utter mess of the asylum years reissues, Closing Time in particular. They stink up the digital and the vinyl and feel more like full remixes than simple remasters. I actually think that everything after the asylum era has been ok but received middling vinyl pressings.
TrainFan73
Frothy
I believe Closing Time had re-recorded vocals but I can’t be arsed to look it up.
mitchwagz
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For the Island years (and I think I posted this here a few months back) Rain Dogs was not good and is possibly the quietest record I have ever owned. I have to crank it to almost 3 o clock for it to sound remotely good and need to crank the volume at least 4-5 clicks to match the OG in volume. Plus it sounds lifeless compared to the OG. Bone Machine was only OK, very similar to my original CD, but Black Rider and Frank’s were quite good. I compared Frank’s to my OG and they were quite similar, no comparison for Black Rider but it sounds good.
mitchwagz
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Oh and Swordfish is good too!
tvham
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Come for the Television review, stay for the epic rant about Rhino's mailers
I can't. Coles notes?
tvham
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He's a fan of the Television reissue and the other Rhino Hi-Fi in general...but he absolutely hates the mailers, their lack of customer support, etc. He said he's ordered multiplies of all their releases just to get a copy that's not damaged and even then he's had little luck.
Turbo
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US original - really bad sonically, trebble too high and can't be cranked
Japanese original - a bit better than the US but not great
Bellman Rhino - added a much needed bass boost and it's the first real good sounding copy he heard and became his go-to
Hi-Fidelity - a bit better than the CB cut, bass boosted and less hot than the CB. More clarity. Can be cranked. The CB is probably good enough for most, but this is going to be his go-to now.
And rants a lot about this idea of "artist intention".
mucusoffmybrain
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Mine didn't come in the white mailer of death this time, but not a whiplash. Arrived undamaged though!
Hemotep
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tvham
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I only ordered the Cars and Coltrane (together) from Rhino a few months ago and somehow they both arrived undamaged!
Hemotep
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For me the clarity and separation are done just enough to not make it sound artificial for the kind of music it is. The vocals are forward and the drums are recessed just a tad, but I don't mind that because it gives me more of an in the studio with them vibe. I had this on CD as a teenager, but am enjoying this so much more now. I think some of that is being in my 40s and it hitting me in a different way than it did then. But I suspect I'll be spinning this one a lot.
Turbo
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Warner Canada has the release as Feb 2 so it'll be a while before I get mine, but looking forward to it.
Russ I
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Looks like MoFi's Joni Mitchell - Blue has hit the shelves (or soon will). Looking forward to reviews of this one.
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Just ordered the 2018 KPG Craft Violent Femmes ST. Anyone got that one? My buddy has the RM cut and it's sick. I actually wanted that one but they repressed this year with new runouts and the dubious "Mastered at Capitol" and the same damn SKU code so I went with KPGs.