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They fixed the stereo version, that much I can tell you.
I don't have any idea. I haven't bought any new (old) music in several years. The last time I bought Revolver was in 2009 when the remastered CD sets came out.
They fixed the stereo version, that much I can tell you.
Let me introduce myself. I had a brief flirtation with CDs 1987-89 before going back to vinyl and never looking back. I buy CDs only where the music is not available on a better format (vinyl or 24-bit lossless download...I miss DVD-A too). 80% of my music listening is on vinyl. 10% from magnetic tape. 10% digital. I even have an office turntable. I realised that tide was turning about 10 years ago when my cousin visited with his kids. I was searching for a record cousin and I used to enjoy as teenagers and this 10 year old kid said "Ooooh, vinyl. Do you know they're better than CDs?". Even Audio-Technica are re-releasing the Sound Burger. Record players and turntables at all price points are selling. Last year the most popular Christmas purchase from one major, mainstream retailer in the UK was.....a turntable. Rega now do great business at the Ideal Home Show. I've even seen half decent, non-destructive turntables on sale at the supermarket (yay Tesco!).
And no, one does not need a turntable and amp that cost as much as a car. While I am very happy that I invested in a Systemdek for home use back in 1991 (probably the most shrewd purchase I ever made), my office turntable is a modest 80s model sold under several names (Sansui, Memorex, Marantz to name three). And even through my 42 year old Realistic micro amp it sounds audibly better than streaming from my office computer. A few years ago I restored my late father's 1960s Garrard and gave it to a friend who plays it through a Bose bluetooth speaker. Knocks the socks off Spotify etc.
In the last four years (pandemic aside) I've been seeing a lot of small bands at a jazz and blues club. They've also seen a shift into people wanting to buy their music on vinyl records and not CDs. Music lovers who want to *listen* to the music. I have a fair few musician friends (including one or two famous ones) who say the same, their music is selling on vinyl and they're starting to actually make money from music again. Let me tell you, Spotify reduced a man who has had a near 50 year career at the sharp end of rock music including a decade as a full member of a household name band to driving a 15 year old Honda Civic because he makes almost no money from streaming.
As for film being a fad and driven by the come and go weird films.....again....read the info being presented. Kodak are hiring people to manufacture 35mm C41 film because of specific, sustained increase in demand for colour 35mm film. Retailers cannot get hold of enough C41 colour film. Film cameras are flying off shelves of brick and mortar shops and prices on auction sites and even charity shops/flea markets have doubled in recent times. TALK to the people selling these items and they tell you people are buying them to use, not to display or turn into a novelty desk lamp (oh, the horror).
I think the original 1966 version of Revolver was mono. I am not sure why they decided to do a stereo version. I guess it must be twice as good since it has twice as many channels. I saw that the newest remaster has a Dolby Atmos version. Who knows how many channels that has. I think the max is 128.
I remember listening to this famous album that was originally recorded in mono and remastered in stereo. It may have been a Bob Dylan album. Anyway, in the stereo version they put his voice in the left channel and his guitar in the right channel. Boy, was that a improvement. So realistic.
OMG what if they had remastered it in quadraphonic!
OMG what if they had remastered it in quadraphonic!
There are a lot of surround sound remasters, about which the less said the better.
I built this kit from Dynaco that gave you synthesized quadraphonic. That would have been circa 1972. I thought it sounded great. Ah, to be young and foolish again.
I think the original 1966 version of Revolver was mono. I am not sure why they decided to do a stereo version. I guess it must be twice as good since it has twice as many channels. I saw that the newest remaster has a Dolby Atmos version. Who knows how many channels that has. I think the max is 128.
I remember listening to this famous album that was originally recorded in mono and remastered in stereo. It may have been a Bob Dylan album. Anyway, in the stereo version they put his voice in the left channel and his guitar in the right channel. Boy, was that a improvement. So realistic.
I was being sarcastic.
I know.
Contrary to a common factoid, there is a tonne of good stuff not released on CD or streaming.
Yes. I've been looking for wonderful record I had years ago, Laurindo Almeida playing the music of Heitor Villa-Lobos. Very folkloric, nowhere to be found these days.
That's very cool. Thanks for sharing it!I am familiar with the evils of current recording practices and remastering rock. Here is a piece I wrote on it a while back when I was reviewing high end audio equipment.
Curious. Do commercially bought music CD's die as often as my personal backup data CD's?
It depend on the quality and life of the reflective coating on the label side of the CD. Evidentially, vinyl recorders do not have this problem.
Is this it?
Laurindo Almeida, Heitor Villa-Lobos, Sylvius Leopold Weiss - Villa-Lobos: Concerto For Guitar And Small Orchestra, Weiss: Suite In A Minor, Bach: Arioso (Vinyl, US, 1966) For Sale | Discogs
Shop the 1966 US Vinyl release of Villa-Lobos: Concerto For Guitar And Small Orchestra, Weiss: Suite In A Minor, Bach: Arioso by Laurindo Almeida, Heitor Villa-Lobos, Sylvius Leopold Weiss at Discogs.www.discogs.com
I have heard that data CDs are susceptible to digital rot. Never experienced it myself, and I don't know if it applies to mass-produced musical or data CDs. Vinyl is delicate, easily scratched and susceptible to warping and of course breakage. They also will deteriorate with use, especially when equipment is not set correctly. And magnetic tape doesn't age very well unless kept under controlled conditions.It depend on the quality and life of the reflective coating on the label side of the CD. Evidentially, vinyl recorders do not have this problem.
I realize that. But do they die as often as mine do? Should people duplicate their commercially bought CD's from time to time?
I realize that. But do they die as often as mine do? Should people duplicate their commercially bought CD's from time to time?
Could it be your CD burner or the blank CDs you are using?
I lost GOld-type DVD's after ten years. Which are the best for archiving?
Regarding the hunt for better audio quality, I got off that train a few stops back. Between the natural decline in hearing with age and a loud case of tinnitus I have, I’m just happy I can still still hear what I do. While I do still enjoy my 1970s system that I bought when I was in the army and few pieces added after that, I do listen quite a bit with my AirPod Pros. I also listen to music while riding my motorcycle with JBL speakers inside my helmet which sound surprising good.
I also listen to music while riding my motorcycle
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