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i didn't realize that the gross error you mentioned had even occurred. how could they possibly make that sort of mistake?- wow!
i think there were lousy cds being released for years (still are...), and that there were better versions of many of them subsequently released. some of the earlier crummy releases were related to unfamiliarity with working within (love alliteration!) the digital realm.
I think this issue of CDs being released with RIAA EQ might be an urban myth.
Or at best an exaggeration of an isolated incident.
You know how Chinese whispers work.
I did a fair amount of Googling and could not find any facts to support CDs had been released with RIAA EQ.
As for lousy CDs being released, I disagree.
During the 80s and 90s most CDs sounded brilliant, provided the mastering was done right.
Many of my 80s and 90s CDs sound soooooo much better than most remasters and are better than most new releases since the late 90s.
This is a generalisation and obviously there are exceptions. (IE Jethro Tull - Aqualung 2011)
The trend of maximising the volume of everything (brickwalling, compression) is killing the musicality.
The CDs are just not crankable because there is no dynamic range and the EQ is way too bright.
Black Country Communion 2 is a great album but is killed by the poor mastering and heavy compression.
If I play this CD on my good listening system it sounds weak and flat. I just cannot listen to it there.
If I play the CD in my car it sounds passable in small doses.
It is such a same about this CD because the songs and performance is fantastic, but is let down by the production.
Instead of buying remasters I source used originals because they have not been messed with to make them sound bright and modern on iPods.