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Byrds mono mixes
Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2005 11:39 pm
by Chris M
Apparently the new MOFI is releasing a SACD of the mono Mr. Tambourine Man. I don't think I've ever heard a Byrds mono mix save for the handful of mono tracks on the reissues. What am I missing?
Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2005 12:39 am
by Xenu
I have a mono MTM, and I don't recall it being much different.
Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2005 6:00 am
by J_Partyka
As it happens I just bought a mono MTM LP last weekend. I played it last night, and I agree ... this isn't a case of night-and-day differences.
Re: Byrds mono mixes
Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2005 8:07 am
by lukpac
Chris M wrote:Apparently the new MOFI is releasing a SACD of the mono Mr. Tambourine Man.
You have to be kidding.
That's one of the strangest things I've ever heard.
Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2005 8:17 am
by Chris M
Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2005 8:22 am
by J_Partyka
Wow, MoFi actually has the
Zappa Money listed on their site now as well. ("Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab is proud to release this ULTRADISC II™ 24K Gold CD featuring GAIN 2™ remastering from the original 1968 Verve / Bizarre mixes." I assume that means
stereo mixes, and stereo only.)
The MTM SACD is certainly a surprising choice. It won't be an automatic buy for me, but I'll be interested to see what others think ...
Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2005 12:33 pm
by Xenu
I should note that Joe Travers totally gave me the brush off on the whole Money issue.
Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2005 4:09 pm
by JWB
I hope it's not the '95 Ryko master.
Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2005 8:44 pm
by Xenu
Of course it is. If the Vaultmeister knwos nothing about it, where did they get the tape from? Also, I should probably point out that almost the entire run of MoFi's new gold-discs are "taken from already existing digital masters. It's the "even we can't justify trying to make an SACD of this" approach.
Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2005 9:14 pm
by lukpac
Damn you Zappa people.
Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2005 9:53 pm
by Xenu
Well, it's nice that MoFi has chosen a new demographic to disappoint.