Anybody have any input on these? I saw some in a store a few days ago, and I figure that I might as well own Macca II and Wild Life in *some* form. Thing is, I'm suspicious of these being "Bowie RCA"-esque...ie. I can see what people see in them, but for me the cons outweigh any benefits.
ARE these as good as reported?
McCartney FAME CDs
McCartney FAME CDs
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Re: McCartney FAME CDs
Xenu wrote:Anybody have any input on these? I saw some in a store a few days ago, and I figure that I might as well own Macca II and Wild Life in *some* form. Thing is, I'm suspicious of these being "Bowie RCA"-esque...ie. I can see what people see in them, but for me the cons outweigh any benefits.
ARE these as good as reported?
What exactly are these releases ?
Dave,
I'm sorry it has taken me so long to get back to you on this, but time has been short. I got a copy of the Fame version of "London Town" and a cdr of "Venus and Mars." Both of them sound pretty great to me, although the original recording of VAM is, as I was led to believe, not all that good, and so my copy does suffer in comparison with LT.
LT has a rich, warm sound, and I find it very satisfying. Sounds like a flat transfer and maybe even from the first generation tape. Whatever it is, it's worth having, I think. "With a Little Luck" sounds much better than the version on Wingspan. Can't compare it to other cd versions or the vinyl (I don't have any other versions). When I compare it with the McCartney DCC's that I have I can imagine how much better it could be, but in the absense of a Hoffman version of this record I'm glad to have the Fame. Haven't had a chance to A?B the VAM with Wingspan, but my memory tells me it's also preferable. Depends upon your tolerance for that shimmery modern mastering style, I suppose.
I hope that helps.
Louis
I'm sorry it has taken me so long to get back to you on this, but time has been short. I got a copy of the Fame version of "London Town" and a cdr of "Venus and Mars." Both of them sound pretty great to me, although the original recording of VAM is, as I was led to believe, not all that good, and so my copy does suffer in comparison with LT.
LT has a rich, warm sound, and I find it very satisfying. Sounds like a flat transfer and maybe even from the first generation tape. Whatever it is, it's worth having, I think. "With a Little Luck" sounds much better than the version on Wingspan. Can't compare it to other cd versions or the vinyl (I don't have any other versions). When I compare it with the McCartney DCC's that I have I can imagine how much better it could be, but in the absense of a Hoffman version of this record I'm glad to have the Fame. Haven't had a chance to A?B the VAM with Wingspan, but my memory tells me it's also preferable. Depends upon your tolerance for that shimmery modern mastering style, I suppose.
I hope that helps.
Louis
Uh...yes. I think I'd say that's a positive recommendation. I can add, by the way, that a cdr of a Japanese version of "Wings Greatest Hits" of similar vintage sounds almost as good as the Fame "London Town."
I'm not sure these things are all that easy to find in the US, but I think they're worth looking for. Very good second choices to the DCC's (for the titles that have DCC versions, for the others they may be the only versions worth listening to).
L.
I'm not sure these things are all that easy to find in the US, but I think they're worth looking for. Very good second choices to the DCC's (for the titles that have DCC versions, for the others they may be the only versions worth listening to).
L.