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post #16 of 22
10/18/09 at 10:10am
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Originally Posted by chinesekiwi View Post
'remaster' huh...mmm..we'll see. (i.e. Loudness War factor)
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they're ruining everything lately.
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post #17 of 22
10/25/09 at 6:22pm
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Originally Posted by userlander View Post
x2

they're ruining everything lately.
I liked the remaster job the Abbey Road engineer did on Three Imaginary Boys, Seventeen Seconds and Pornography, but i thought the subsequent Universal in-house remasters sounded compressed and the higher frequencies too harsh.

I hope Disintegration is treated with the utmost care, because any compression will lose the dynamic atmosphere so fundamental to the original recording
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post #18 of 22
11/20/09 at 8:09pm
I'm surprised and pleased to hear this news. The original still sounds good to my ears.

Oh god, the wait is already killing me.
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post #19 of 22
11/20/09 at 9:02pm
Why not buy the original LP?

Cure Disintegration Albums, CDs, Vinyl Records and LPs
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post #20 of 22
6/18/10 at 5:31pm
Thread Starter 

I know, old thread, but... I finally got my Disintegration remaster yesterday (damn Amazon, never pre-ordering anything from them again), and I don't seem to be very impressed.

 

I've only been casually listening to the whole 3 CD set, but first impressions aren't exactly enthusiastic. CD 1 (main album) sounds very clippy to me; bass is distorted and treble is very sibilant. I remember the original CD sounding smooth on all frequencies (maybe a little roll-off on treble but the liner notes did say it was mixed to be played loud), with nice dynamic range as well. When I have time I'll compare the two.

 

CD2 with all it's rehearsals and demos are quite an interesting listen, seeing how the songwriting progressed, but other than that, it will not do much for the casual listener. Don't expect high quality recordings either.

 

CD 3 (Entreat Plus) is more of a letdown; I was sooo looking forward to this one. I knew it was going to be remixed but the way it was done totally robs it of atmosphere from the original live recordings. Shame, because the live version of "Disintegration," "Prayers For Rain," "and "Last Dance" rocks. Nevertheless, having a complete live Disintegration set is very nice (I love "Plainsong" and "The Same Deep Water As You" live. I know for a fact these songs were not played in progressive order (even with other songs inbetween) during the Wembley shows but I feel having all 12 songs in progressive album order does paint a certain story or mood, even if they're live recordings.

 

Thankfully I have the original CDs of Disintegration and Entreat (plus all the US issued CD Maxi-Singles for that matter) that I'll never let go of. I just might have to make my own composite disc of the original 8 Entreat songs mixed in with the 4 other ones from the remaster.

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post #21 of 22
6/19/10 at 3:33am

I have the original CD but unfortunately the last few tracks are all messed up - on 2 of my players, the tracks skip badly. (by the way, I got the disc second hand 20 years ago). I sort of expect the new remasters would be hot, and I suppose I will end up getting them when my paycheck arrives. Just hope it isn't too hot.

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post #22 of 22
6/21/10 at 2:42pm

If any of you have heard the remaster on vinyl please comment on it.  I want to know if it's worth buying. Thanks

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