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June 4, 2013
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This release was a HUGE disappointment - compare this with the DCC gold CD and you will discover that the version of "Heartbreak Hotel" is an nth-generation dub copy that sounds like it's in a tunnel. This was Elvis's landmark breakthrough and they couldn't be bothered to locate the original mixdown ... more |
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January 26, 2013
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I really cannot recommend this, as it's like the other George Marino mastering jobs I own: shrill in the upper midrange. It's very similar in sound to those early CDs that you can only crank up halfway before the high end singes your eardrums.
Even Sam Cooke's vocals come off as less than silky ... more |
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June 18, 2012
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Folks, the reason this SACD disappoints is because the original vinyl does too. Fact is, this album's sessions were blighted by the drug issues of two of the band, and it shows in some of the mixes, especially "Talk Of The Town", which is one of the two standout tunes. This album is without a doubt, ... more |
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January 14, 2012
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I have to disagree with the other reviews, for only one reason: digital compression. I did a back-to-back comparison with the MoFi SACD of Hot Buttered Soul, and the difference was so obvious--I could crank up the volume on "Soul" no problem at all, smooth as silk. But as soon as I tried it on ... more |
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December 31, 2011
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This is one well-recorded album. Same studio (for 7 of the 8 cuts) as It's Only Rock & Roll, but the difference between the two albums is night & day. A very different, funky kind of beast from the classic Stones albums of 1968-72, it has more in common with a Steely Dan-type sound than anything the ... more |
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December 2, 2007
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| Are there any other vendors for this yet? It sure would be nice if Amazon UK/Germany or JPC would list this... ... more |
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July 1, 2006
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| If sales in Cologne & Venlo are any indication, this SACD sold so poorly that the other releases were pulled, pronto.
I saw multiple copies in the bargain 8.99 (Euro) bin a few months after release in both cities. ... more |
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June 22, 2006
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| Here is the weird thing--a poster on Steve Hoffman's SH Forum Music Corner board just scarfed the SACD of "Rocks" from a chain store in California--the post even has photos of him holding the single layer stereo disc, which he says sounds fantastic.
Here's da ... more |
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June 6, 2006
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| Well, it's a (re-) start, but both Silly, Stoned & Sony and Universal Disaster have got a long way to go before I can really believe them. For starters, how about finally issuing ALL the Steely Dan classic LPs in 5.1 SACD, like Eliott Scheiner has been nagging them to let him do, and for Sony's part, how about finally releasing the first five Byrds ... more |
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April 24, 2006
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| ...as well as the Genesis SACDs!
http://www.soundandvisionmag.com/article.asp?section_id=4&article_id=1321
"...it was rough to open up a recent issue of Entertainment Weekly and see the following entry for the "brick" on The Must List: "Eight studio albums — remastered both in stereo (yes!) and in 5.1 surround (huh?)." Huh?! Guess that about sums ... more |
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