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by JWB
Thu Jan 05, 2012 4:20 pm
Forum: General Music Discussion
Topic: Everybody line up to blow Andrew Sandoval
Replies: 19
Views: 38500

Re: Everybody line up to blow Andrew Sandoval

Sean Murdock wrote:Why is anyone fretting about "early" mono CDs, when the 2011 deluxes have gotten nothing but raves across the board?


Because the "early" CD's are infinitely better. Try listening to them, dumbass.
by JWB
Mon Sep 12, 2011 7:47 pm
Forum: General Music Discussion
Topic: Everybody line up to blow Andrew Sandoval
Replies: 19
Views: 38500

Re: Everybody line up to blow Andrew Sandoval

"Which Deluxe Editions Are The Biggest Improvements?"

How about NONE, you dumb kool-aid drinking motherfuckers...
by JWB
Sat Aug 20, 2011 1:25 pm
Forum: General Music Discussion
Topic: Everybody line up to blow Andrew Sandoval
Replies: 19
Views: 38500

Re: Everybody line up to blow Andrew Sandoval

Just had another listen to the "arthur" deluxe edition and man, does it suck. People actually prefer these to PRT's?
by JWB
Fri Jul 01, 2011 6:51 am
Forum: General Music Discussion
Topic: Everybody line up to blow Andrew Sandoval
Replies: 19
Views: 38500

Re: Everybody line up to blow Andrew Sandoval

Oh yeah, you can learn good stuff there. It just seems like forum consensus doesn't make sense any more. The new Neil Young, which sounds fantastic to my ears, is getting slammed for being from "crappy sources" (ie, a DAT of a board mix). Meanwhile these mediocre Kinks reissues are the gre...
by JWB
Fri Jun 24, 2011 6:59 pm
Forum: General Music Discussion
Topic: Everybody line up to blow Andrew Sandoval
Replies: 19
Views: 38500

Re: Everybody line up to blow Andrew Sandoval

Man, the mastering on these Kinks deluxes suck ass. All it needs it a layer of noise reduction and we're in Jon Astley territory. Meanwhile, the intense scrotum licking continues unabated.
by JWB
Mon May 23, 2011 2:11 pm
Forum: General Music Discussion
Topic: Everybody line up to blow Andrew Sandoval
Replies: 19
Views: 38500

Re: Everybody line up to blow Andrew Sandoval

I can't believe the endless love these are getting on SHTV...people saying they sound better than the PRT's...what a load of b.s.
by JWB
Mon May 16, 2011 4:58 am
Forum: General Music Discussion
Topic: Everybody line up to blow Andrew Sandoval
Replies: 19
Views: 38500

Re: Everybody line up to blow Andrew Sandoval

Do you have originals, JWB? I'd be curious how the credits are exactly listed? Thanks! You were right about the first four Monkees albums. It lists Sandoval, Hersch & Inglot. However, the Birds/Bees & Head deluxes (which are arguably worse) list only Hersch & Sandoval, as do the Kinks d...
by JWB
Sun May 15, 2011 2:06 am
Forum: General Music Discussion
Topic: Everybody line up to blow Andrew Sandoval
Replies: 19
Views: 38500

Re: Everybody line up to blow Andrew Sandoval

Dan Hersch is responsible for the Monkees & Kinks deluxes...not Bill Inglot. I find Hersch's mastering style to be the antithesis of what the Hoffman board is supposed to stand for. Harsh, bright EQ & a very generous dose of compression. The only thing missing is noise reduction. But nobody ...
by JWB
Sat Apr 30, 2011 4:05 pm
Forum: General Music Discussion
Topic: Everybody line up to blow Andrew Sandoval
Replies: 19
Views: 38500

Everybody line up to blow Andrew Sandoval

If Bob Ludwig mastered these horrible Monkees and Kinks deluxe editions, with the extreme brightness and heavy compression that smears the stereo image, do you think he would get called out? Or would he get the patented SHTV ball massage like Sandoval does?
by JWB
Sat Oct 30, 2010 8:33 pm
Forum: General Music Discussion
Topic: New ATMP remaster available on vinyl, 24/96 download
Replies: 6
Views: 13393

Re: New ATMP remaster available on vinyl, 24/96 download

Beyond the AHDN fuck-up and the messed up German track (can't remember which one), they did an awesome job for a catalog this large. I compared them all closely to the "Blue Box" pressings and most of them sound damn near identical, ususally with a slightly wider soundstage. (AHDN is an ex...
by JWB
Thu Oct 28, 2010 6:47 pm
Forum: General Music Discussion
Topic: New ATMP remaster available on vinyl, 24/96 download
Replies: 6
Views: 13393

Re: New ATMP remaster available on vinyl, 24/96 download

I think the Beatles/Lennon/Badfinger remasters are beyond excellent, so I'm hopeful.

What don't you like about the Beatles remasters Luke? They're a little heavy in the upper mids (so is the original UK vinyl) but otherwise they're superb.
by JWB
Sun Aug 01, 2010 12:47 am
Forum: General Music Discussion
Topic: Beatles Capitol Boxes
Replies: 8
Views: 14478

Re: Beatles Capitol Boxes

OK I folded down the stereo LMD in the Capitol box and compared it to the mono and they were nearly identical. The Ebbetts mono LP sounds like a fold-down as well. So I was wrong.
by JWB
Sat Jul 31, 2010 10:26 pm
Forum: General Music Discussion
Topic: Beatles Capitol Boxes
Replies: 8
Views: 14478

Re: Beatles Capitol Boxes

lukpac wrote:Which two songs are supposed to not be fold downs on Early Beatles? Not that it's necessarily the last word, but Brennan indicates the whole album is a fold down.


Love Me Do/P.S. I Love You

I'm gonna grab the Ebbetts Early Beatles and look into this further.
by JWB
Fri Jul 30, 2010 11:33 pm
Forum: General Music Discussion
Topic: Beatles Capitol Boxes
Replies: 8
Views: 14478

Re: Beatles Capitol Boxes

I was just curious if it was certain because the mono Early Beatles is supposed to have two true mono tracks amidst the fold-downs. I believe Help! is the only album that is a fold-down all the way through.
by JWB
Thu Jul 29, 2010 1:47 am
Forum: General Music Discussion
Topic: Beatles Capitol Boxes
Replies: 8
Views: 14478

Re: Beatles Capitol Boxes

So Early Beatles & Help are digital fold-downs and the rest are from tape?