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| From | Brian Curtis <brioohs@sbcglobal.net> |
| Subject | Re: One Way remasters |
| Date | Fri, 02 Jul 2004 23:31:53 -0500 |
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I have a feeling that depends more upon the source material than anything,
although the older the CD reissue the crappier the sound quality (due to
advances in mastering tech). The One Way titles that I do own sound fine,
taking into account what the material is: Producers, Eddie Jobson, Bo
Hansson, Missing Persons, Poco...the worst of the lot is the Emitt Rhodes
album, and I expected it to have weaker quality sound because of the
limitations imposed by the circumstances of its' production (in the
makeshift home studio circa 1970). Even the Varese Sarabande Rhodes comp
belies those limitations on that particular material, although it was better
cared for in the remastering process.
Of course, this is all nitpicking, and we should be glad that the stuff was
converted to digital at all. I have a feeling that a lot of stuff will
never see the light of laser due to various reasons (deteriorated tapes,
lack of popular interest, etc.) so I'm not gonna bitch too loudly.
Brioohs
on 7/2/04 11:01 PM, audities-owner@smoe.org at audities-owner@smoe.org
wrote:
>> I'd think you best wait for someone else to reissue anything that came out on
>> One Way. Everyone one of those that I got were not done with any care or
>> attention.... hissssssssss If it's something you don't care that much about,
>> then look for 'em cheap
>>
>> RS
>
> I am not sure as the CD is buried under all my other CDs but I think One Way
> reissued the debut by The Good Rats from old Kapp Records. I bought it cause
> my dad was the engineer on the original, and the CD reissue was horrible.
> Lousy sound, tho some might say that was the band themselves. :)
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