What a disappointment. Flat, muddy, compressed and generally UNLISTENABLE in-room (at decent levels), or through 'phones.These were the most recent "remasters" by Bob Ludwig (it sez) and to 'HDCD', no less.
Ludwig is obviously going deaf, poor old sod.
But I'm sure they'll be OK for semi-conscious commuters, played through their car-stereos or I-pods.
I swore I'd never buy another new release or "remaster" a couple of years back, and these horrible-sounding discs have deterred me for another couple of years, at least.
Up for sale on e-Bay as a set, as soon as I can be bothered.
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Topic - Just bought the first 5 Roxy Music albums on ceedee .... - Aleksunder 16:07:27 03/04/07 (8)
- I looked at Amazon and there was no mention of the source, just that they were remstered. - Duilawyer 07:42:06 03/05/07 (0)
- Get English pressings of the original LP's. - J.R. 05:44:46 03/05/07 (0)
- You can give a mastering engineer credit for - markrohr 03:34:12 03/05/07 (2)
- OT" I am noticing that my Andreas Volenweider Book of Roses - Duilawyer 07:40:52 03/05/07 (1)
- Assuming - markrohr 08:07:44 03/05/07 (0)
- Go back in time - the originals are good. - Metralla 19:06:43 03/04/07 (0)
- that is lousy; look for remastered from original multitrack masters.. - Duilawyer 17:51:13 03/04/07 (0)
- Can't you take them back? - Finch Platte 17:36:46 03/04/07 (0)