[klaatumail] Re: Review of Klaatunes Records remaster of Hope
- From: Tree <tree@xxxxxxx>
- To: klaatumail@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2012 08:09:55 -0700
Well - I have spent a little time comparing the Bullseye and new versions
of HOPE (I guess it should all be capitals?).
This was done with my Sony MDR-V6s. I paid particular attention around the
6-8 minute of 4th track. I was noticing the hiss during the vocal solo
(starting with Politrzania - Brave Strong and True). I noticed the hiss
fairly easily during the quiet part of that passage (on the new version
initially). I also noticed the bells being played on top of the louder
portion of it (and how they moved around the stereo image).
When I listened to the Bullseye version in the same two minute segment - I
pretty much could hear the same things. It's possible there was a bit less
hiss on the new one - but it wasn't night and day. I really doubt that
without a side-by-side comparison - you would really have a different
listening experience.
My only complaint with both discs is that parts of it sound really tinny -
with lots of noise sounding like it was mastered off of an old 78 record.
It seems to fade in and out - as if parts of the master tape were erased -
and replaced with something recorded off of an old Victrola. I suppose
this is something that can only be fixed having the original recording of
the performance and doing a new mix. Really a shame a masterpiece like
HOPE has these sections. I was hoping it would be fixed on the new version
- but it pretty much sounds just like the previous releases (and even my
old LP copy). Seems worse near the start of the 4th track. Oh well.
Maybe the next super release of this album will fix that.
This is really an excellent album.
Tree in Boring, OR
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