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The problem I have with all of the "sonic" arguments is that you almost
HAVE to listen to the tracks back to back in order to tell any difference - and
what fun is that? (Obviously, the tracks with vocals vs. without vocals are
pretty different, but 'sonically' it's still negligible.)
There are better representations of radical sonic differences outside of
Lather/Panter LP's - Cruising with Ruben & the Jets immediately comes to
mind...
Speaking of differences, where are we with the "We're Only In It for The
Money" project that was mentioned so long ago? Just curious...
SOFA
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Sent: Wednesday, April 19, 2006 1:31
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Subject: [Zappa-List] The 3 doomed
Warner Brothers LPs: how do you think they REALLY sound?
I have brought this topic up in the past. But now I have
"gotten down
to business" and carefully compared the original USA
Discreet LPs
with the Spencer Chrislu mastered equivalent tracks from
Lather. (I
do not own the other individual CD versions, which are supposed
to be
mixed differently.)
My conclusion is that my ears were not as bad
all along, and
those LPs DO sound good (even VERY GOOD most of the time,
save for
Duke of Orchestral Prunes, which is quite muffled) . This in
spite of
Zappa's contending way back that the masters he had delivered to
WB
they couldn't manufacture proper records out of because they hadn't
been provided with the necessary technical specs - I don't remember
the exact technical term - to complete the job and EQ them
correctly.
Chrislu's excellent (as always?) CD mastering does have slightly
better percussion (high-end detail). Also, as some of the end-of-side
pieces progress towards the center of the platter, my little Grado
cartridge doesn't track so well and distorts, so the CD equivalent in
those cases is MUCH better... But that is only physics and not
inherent to the master tapes.
All in all, I find it weird that the
sonic difference is very far
from dramatic... at least to my
ears!
What's your own take/feeling/opinion on
this?
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