Japanese Bee Gees reissues
Posted: Wed Feb 16, 2005 7:14 pm
This'll get me raked over the coals, but...
So Anton at sh.tv claims that the new, 2004 Japanese Bee Gees reissues use different masters than the current, stock UK/US CDs.
I'm not a big Bee Gees fan by any stretch of the imagination, but I do enjoy the pre-Odessa albums, most of which sound OK (if not spectacular) in their current incarnations.
My question: is there actually any improvement in these Japanese issues? Anybody know? Traditionally, I doubt claims of improved mastering on Japanese reissues (especially when put as uncritically as in the thread in question), but my curiosity's piqued.
-D
So Anton at sh.tv claims that the new, 2004 Japanese Bee Gees reissues use different masters than the current, stock UK/US CDs.
I'm not a big Bee Gees fan by any stretch of the imagination, but I do enjoy the pre-Odessa albums, most of which sound OK (if not spectacular) in their current incarnations.
My question: is there actually any improvement in these Japanese issues? Anybody know? Traditionally, I doubt claims of improved mastering on Japanese reissues (especially when put as uncritically as in the thread in question), but my curiosity's piqued.
-D