Chuck Berry on CD
Posted: Wed Aug 23, 2006 7:35 pm
Anyone see Universal's new Definitive Collection? It's almost, ALMOST perfect. It basically replaces The Great Twenty-Eight, but has thirty tracks total. Funny, 'cause when I had that CD, I remember thinking, "Man, this would be perfect if only 'Promised Land' and 'You Never Can Tell' was on here." Well, those two were added. Unfortunately, they also added "My fucking ding-a-ling" (it's one saving grace is that it inspired an amusing Simpsons moment) and dropped "Bye Bye Johnny" in the process, which was unnecessary because there was room for it too.
Anyway, I haven't heard it, but I'm sure it's the same mastering as Anthology, which was reissued as Gold, you know, Universal's strange reissue campaign where they replace every two-disc compilation already in-print with a more generic-looking package titled Gold. Well, it's more than that, they have added some comps and made a few changes to others, but that's what it's become in recent months.
I did find a copy of The Chess Box, and I actually prefer the mastering on it. The booklet's gone, but supposedly Greg Fulginiti and Doug Schwartz did the mastering, like they did for the other Chess boxes, and it sounds like the same masters were used as Anthology. The difference is, Anthology is twice as a loud with a few more decibels in the upper region to give it a more 'whitened' sound. It's not a HUGE boost, but it's noticeable. Anthology was done by Erick Labson, and that's kind of his MO. The limiting isn't too bad, but it's more noticeable on some tracks.
Anyway, I haven't heard it, but I'm sure it's the same mastering as Anthology, which was reissued as Gold, you know, Universal's strange reissue campaign where they replace every two-disc compilation already in-print with a more generic-looking package titled Gold. Well, it's more than that, they have added some comps and made a few changes to others, but that's what it's become in recent months.
I did find a copy of The Chess Box, and I actually prefer the mastering on it. The booklet's gone, but supposedly Greg Fulginiti and Doug Schwartz did the mastering, like they did for the other Chess boxes, and it sounds like the same masters were used as Anthology. The difference is, Anthology is twice as a loud with a few more decibels in the upper region to give it a more 'whitened' sound. It's not a HUGE boost, but it's noticeable. Anthology was done by Erick Labson, and that's kind of his MO. The limiting isn't too bad, but it's more noticeable on some tracks.