The Who - Tommy

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The Who - Tommy

Postby Mike Hunte » Sat May 07, 2005 10:41 am

What's the best version on CD?
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Postby MK » Sat May 07, 2005 5:00 pm

The MFSL, but you should burn a copy with the original "Eyesight To The Blind" from the 1993 Labson CD if you want something closer to the original album.
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Postby Xenu » Sat May 07, 2005 6:19 pm

Oh, he knows.
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Postby Andreas » Tue May 10, 2005 4:40 am

How does the Labson CD sound? I know that WhiteFang likes it, but I would like to hear more.
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Postby lukpac » Tue May 10, 2005 8:00 am

Fairly close to the MFSL, but with the high end jacked up slightly.

I prefer the MFSL myself.
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Postby dudelsack » Tue May 10, 2005 10:01 am

I've heard that the MFSL matches the original UK Track LP (ie, the Track has the lower-octave-sung Eyesight to the Blind).
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Postby lukpac » Tue May 10, 2005 10:17 am

What Fang says:

"Other Comments: Somewhere after the original release, UK copies from had a completely different vocal track on "Eyesight To The Blind". I've read before that this occurred when Polydor changed printers from Ernest J. Day & Co., to Howard's Printers (Slough), Ltd. However, since I have a copy with the alternate vocal on the original printer -- I guess that's not true. Before it went out of print in the 80's, they changed the vocal back to the original. The same vocal track can be found on the MFSL <gold> CD."
"I know because it is impossible for a tape to hold the compression levels of these treble boosted MFSL's like Something/Anything. The metal particulate on the tape would shatter and all you'd hear is distortion if even that." - VD
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Postby dudelsack » Tue May 10, 2005 1:34 pm

What the hell does the cover printer have to do with the pressing differences?
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Postby lukpac » Tue May 10, 2005 1:45 pm

Good question for Fang!
"I know because it is impossible for a tape to hold the compression levels of these treble boosted MFSL's like Something/Anything. The metal particulate on the tape would shatter and all you'd hear is distortion if even that." - VD
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Postby dudelsack » Tue May 10, 2005 2:03 pm

Indeed.
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Postby Xenu » Tue May 10, 2005 4:34 pm

Don't bother asking him. I wouldn't be surprised if all aspects of his analysis were totally fabricated.
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Postby dudelsack » Tue May 10, 2005 5:05 pm

Given how many digitally identical discs he claims to hear differences with, I guess I wouldn't be surprised.
I'm jealous of his record collection, though!
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Postby Rspaight » Tue May 10, 2005 8:21 pm

I'm jealous of his record collection, though!


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Postby Beatlesfan03 » Tue May 10, 2005 11:21 pm

Wasn't it $10,000,000 last year at this time?

Damn, he's pricing that thing to move!
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Postby dudelsack » Wed May 11, 2005 12:04 am

I guess my jealousy knows boundaries...
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