Remasters - Which Ones are Essential? - Music

Romanelli
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For the most part, I believe, a great money making scam by the labels to move move units.

For the most part, I believe, little or no difference from the originals.

For the most part, I believe, bad. For the consumer. If they are fooled into believing that this is great new relevant music...which it is not.

But good for everyone who stands to make money from it...
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RoundTheBend
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kickerofelves wrote:

Are we talking just remasters here or remixes as well?

Remixes are much more likely to be of dubious quality than remasters. The engineer has a lot more control over the sound since they have access to the individual stems and not just a single audio file.
The recent Sargent Pepper re-release is a remix, ditto those two Ozzy Osbourne albums mentioned above.

I rarely double dip on an album but I'm sorely tempted by the recent remix of XTCs English Settlement. The original album is a bit murky and lacks the polish of their other albums. Has anyone heard the new version?

I realized remaster vs remixes aren't the same. And some releases are remastered only and some are remixed and remastered. I thought to me self, meh, and carried on. But fantastic point nonetheless.

RoundTheBend
I miss the comfort in being sad

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Romanelli wrote:

For the most part, I believe, a great money making scam by the labels to move move units.

For the most part, I believe, little or no difference from the originals.

For the most part, I believe, bad. For the consumer. If they are fooled into believing that this is great new relevant music...which it is not.

But good for everyone who stands to make money from it...

97% truth.

craola
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Location: pdx

Romanelli wrote:

For the most part, I believe, a great money making scam by the labels to move move units.

For the most part, I believe, little or no difference from the originals.

For the most part, I believe, bad. For the consumer. If they are fooled into believing that this is great new relevant music...which it is not.

But good for everyone who stands to make money from it...

i was stoked for the remaster of the joshua tree back in the day - particularly due to exit, and i walked away feeling scammed. i hardly heard a difference, and the track that needed it the most (really a remix and remaster) was still screwed up. keep in mind, this is the same band that scammed me with how to dismantle an atomic bomb. so yeah, i can understand this attitude.

i can't think of a great remaster off the top of my head, though i know i've heard a couple that've surprised me in the good look. genesis' 2009 remaster of selling england by the pound was pretty bad though, getting that brickwall ouch my ears treatment.
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