I just have the remastered Aqualung - paper sleeve. Great to look. That's about all. Cara Hack Email Yahoo Yang Lupa Password on this page. Play it at your own risk.

I heard that the remastered Thick as a Brick was OK (not great but listenable). The version that kills these remasters is - of course - the DCC gold discs. Second up is the MFSL titles. For everything else, I'd guess the early British pressings would be the way to go. I don't know. Sorry, I have not heard Benefit but I don't think I'll pick it up.

Jun 28, 2002. Hi, Anyone got the latest remaster of this (Chrysalis Capitol)? There seemed to be positive comments on these first 3 remasters. I've only heard this. The Mysticism Of Hamzah Fansuri Pdf Merge.

Why Ian Anderson did not get Steve to do these, I'll never know. Click to expand. I've heard the MFSL and the EMI aniversary remaster of Thick -- the EMI wins hands down. I haven't heard the DCC, though I'd expect it too to sound good. But not to *kill* the EMI, which is very good. Hoffman's Aqualung similarly wins hands down over the rather botched EMI Anniversary remaster. Interestingly, at least one thoughful reviewer felt the EMI had some merits even though he preferred the DCC overall.

(see also links therein) (the Japanese paper sleeve is the same as the botched EMI ). Click to expand.One always has to wonder whether the master tape doesn't simply *sound that way*, and that the various versions represent various attempts at 'improvement'. MoFi, AFAIR, was not always of the 'purist' mindset -- they were not averse to 'improving' the masters during transfer. Ian Anderson has written that the first few albums were not recorded under stellar conditions -- e.g., the Aqualung sessions were apparently 'beta testing'a new studio -- so it's possible that what you hear as 'screechy' or dull or whatnot, is simply what's on the tape. The DCC Aqualung sounds *comparatively* great, in terms of other versions of that album, for example, but compared to albums from that era in general, Aqualung's just not a very well recorded.and Ian Anderson agrees. The Originals set was strongly NoNoised without any attempt at restoring the frequencies shaved off by this process.

Some of the tapes used may not have been the best as well. Consequently, the 3 albums sound a little phasey. The mini-vinyl covers are the best I have seen, and includes the full album covers and track listings as originally released in the UK. The latest remasters of the first 3 albums were done at Abbey Road using Peter Mew with NoNoise and then re-equalised after this. The cover reproductions are cheap and nasty, but include some (very) brief extra notes from Ian Anderson.

They sound better than The Originals versions. This Was - of the CD versions, the latest remaster is the best. AFAIK, no audiophile versions of this exist on CD Stand Up - this was always a very hissy recording on Island UK vinyl, and the only version that comes close to vinyl is the MoFi. The latest remaster may come from a better tape, however, as the tape damage at the beginning of A New Day Yesterday is not as obvious as the MoFi. The Originals Bouree has odd sounds throughout that are not present on the remaster, which, although NoNoised, is good. Verdict: MoFi is the best (this also includes the original Stand Up cover (although it's not as well done as the Originals version) Second best is the new remaster.

Benefit - always a very compressed sounding album on any version I heard. Where did you say the drummer Clive Bunker went during these sessions? Sound Quality is much reduced compared with Stand Up and This Was.

MoFi were going to do this and bailed out. I suspect that the master tape was not available (did Steve mention this?) The new version is the best so far, but hopefully, if IA ever ferrets out the master tape, it may sound even better.

Aqualung - another hissy, compressed album, which never sounded all that good - possibly recorded using similar technology to Benefit. Dynamics - I don't think so. MoFi did this on vinyl and it sounds wonderful, if you like extreme smiley curve equalisation. The only version that sounds like Island/Chrysalis UK vinyl is the DCC. The EMI 25th is the best example of how not to use NoNoise I have ever heard - it almost sounds noise gated, it is used so heavily. Thick as a Brick - I never liked the MoFi CD - it sounded duller than Chrysalis UK vinyl (it missed the sparkle on the opening acoustic guitar) The EMI 25th sounds very good and some versions replicate the original newspaper in full with an extra slipcase cover (the MoFi did a reproduction of a few of the pages therein) Apparently, Aqualung and TAAB are next to be redone.

Check out for the latest information. Originally posted by John Buchanan The Originals set was strongly NoNoised without any attempt at restoring the frequencies shaved off by this process. Some of the tapes used may not have been the best as well. Consequently, the 3 albums sound a little phasey. The mini-vinyl covers are the best I have seen, and includes the full album covers and track listings as originally released in the UK. The latest remasters of the first 3 albums were done at Abbey Road using Peter Mew with NoNoise and then re-equalised after this. The cover reproductions are cheap and nasty, but include some (very) brief extra notes from Ian Anderson.

They sound better than The Originals versions. This Was - of the CD versions, the latest remaster is the best. AFAIK, no audiophile versions of this exist on CD Stand Up - this was always a very hissy recording on Island UK vinyl, and the only version that comes close to vinyl is the MoFi. The latest remaster may come from a better tape, however, as the tape damage at the beginning of A New Day Yesterday is not as obvious as the MoFi.

The Originals Bouree has odd sounds throughout that are not present on the remaster, which, although NoNoised, is good. Verdict: MoFi is the best (this also includes the original Stand Up cover (although it's not as well done as the Originals version) Second best is the new remaster. Benefit - always a very compressed sounding album on any version I heard. Where did you say the drummer Clive Bunker went during these sessions? Sound Quality is much reduced compared with Stand Up and This Was. MoFi were going to do this and bailed out. I suspect that the master tape was not available (did Steve mention this?) The new version is the best so far, but hopefully, if IA ever ferrets out the master tape, it may sound even better.

Aqualung - another hissy, compressed album, which never sounded all that good - possibly recorded using similar technology to Benefit. Dynamics - I don't think so. MoFi did this on vinyl and it sounds wonderful, if you like extreme smiley curve equalisation. The only version that sounds like Island/Chrysalis UK viny is the DCC. The EMI 25th is the best example of how not to use NoNoise I have ever heard - it almost sounds noise gated, it is used so heavily. Thick as a Brick - I never liked the MoFi CD - it sounded duller than Chrysalis UK vinyl (it missed the sparkle on the opening acoustic guitar) The EMI 25th sounds very good and some versions replicate the original newspaper in full with an extra slipcase cover (the MoFi did a reproduction of a few of the pages therein) Apparently, Aqualung and TAAB are next to be redone.

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