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« Reply #2500 on: December 03, 2012, 08:39:53 PM » |
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I now have all the 2012 remasters except Sunflower and Surfs Up. I bought them mainly for the mono. I would buy the 2 70's albums if I thought there was a significant difference in the new remastering. Has anyone got these, I would appreciate your comments.
I highly recommend Sunflower. It sounds much cleaner and distinct than the twofer. It's my understanding that they used a better master for it. I don't have Surf's Up, but I assume it's similar in quality.
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« Reply #2501 on: December 03, 2012, 09:37:56 PM » |
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Great thanks for that I'm going to get Sunflower.
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« Reply #2502 on: December 05, 2012, 02:41:27 PM » |
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« Reply #2503 on: December 05, 2012, 02:50:22 PM » |
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On the Hallmark label? Curious.
Notable that over the last 12 months multiple remastered versions of the album have been available for download on amazon uk; wonder if this is related or whether it's an anniversary thing or what.
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« Reply #2504 on: December 05, 2012, 02:51:48 PM » |
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It is because the album is out of copyright in Europe.
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« Reply #2505 on: December 05, 2012, 02:57:31 PM » |
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It's on Amazon uk for only £3.76 with free shipping.
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« Reply #2506 on: December 05, 2012, 08:13:15 PM » |
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I now have all the 2012 remasters except Sunflower and Surfs Up. I bought them mainly for the mono. I would buy the 2 70's albums if I thought there was a significant difference in the new remastering. Has anyone got these, I would appreciate your comments.
I highly recommend Sunflower. It sounds much cleaner and distinct than the twofer. It's my understanding that they used a better master for it. I don't have Surf's Up, but I assume it's similar in quality. The new mastering of Sunflower is a mixed bag to me. Some of the tracks (Slip On Through, This Whole World, Add Some Music, Tears, All I Wanna Do, Our Sweet Love, At My Window) have an incredibly shrieky and brittle high end while the others have a more natural sound. It's just a mess.
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« Reply #2507 on: December 05, 2012, 11:55:42 PM » |
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Surf's Up, however, is superb.
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« Reply #2508 on: December 06, 2012, 03:11:54 AM » |
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I have yet to hear SUSA, SG, LDC, S or SU. But I"m loving all of the ones I have heard.
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« Reply #2509 on: December 06, 2012, 07:56:17 AM » |
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It's on Amazon uk for only £3.76 with free shipping.
You'd probably be better off throwing your money in the sewer.
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« Reply #2510 on: December 06, 2012, 08:33:48 AM » |
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Sewer's snow-covered at the mo'… Hallmark label not too good then?
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« Reply #2511 on: December 06, 2012, 09:57:07 AM » |
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I just picked up the new Sunflower, the Auto-tune is HORRENDOUS
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« Reply #2512 on: December 06, 2012, 10:06:07 AM » |
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auto-tune, what auto-tune, I don't hear any auto-tune. Can you show me a graph with a little jaggedy line on it?
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« Reply #2513 on: December 06, 2012, 12:48:26 PM » |
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I loved the additional vocals Jeff provided to those Today! songs on the remasters!
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« Reply #2514 on: December 06, 2012, 12:54:04 PM » |
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I loved how they replaced all the Hal Blaine drumming with pristine digital drumming by Chad Wackerman!
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« Reply #2515 on: December 06, 2012, 01:00:41 PM » |
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Slowly getting used to the new, more positive "Til I Die" lyrics on the Surf's Up remaster.
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« Reply #2516 on: December 06, 2012, 01:12:02 PM » |
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Al's new resyncopated lead vocal on Help Me Rhonda from the Summer Days remaster is out of sight!
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« Reply #2517 on: December 06, 2012, 01:13:00 PM » |
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THe orchestrated second movement in Surf's Up is a bit of an anticlimax…
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« Reply #2518 on: December 06, 2012, 01:20:07 PM » |
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The newly added drum beats really add a lot to the overall sound of Smiley Smile. Makes it sound less like a stoner record, which is nice!
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« Reply #2519 on: December 06, 2012, 01:23:23 PM » |
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Surfin safari artwork at amazon uk. Pitiful.
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« Reply #2520 on: December 06, 2012, 01:26:36 PM » |
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I just picked up the new Sunflower, the Auto-tune is HORRENDOUS
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« Reply #2521 on: December 06, 2012, 01:28:40 PM » |
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I'm also a fan of the Love You-style "Good To My Baby" bonus track
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« Reply #2522 on: December 06, 2012, 01:34:07 PM » |
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« Reply #2523 on: December 06, 2012, 01:48:55 PM » |
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I loved how they replaced all the Hal Blaine drumming with pristine digital drumming by Chad Wackerman!
It was especially thoughtful of them to bring in Taylor Hawkins to re-do the drum parts originally played by Dennis on Today/Summer Days. Bringing in AGD to "sweeten" Brian's vocal on I'm Bugged At My Old Man was completely pointless... OSD's rap part on Summer Means New Love is awesome though!
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« Reply #2524 on: December 06, 2012, 01:51:16 PM » |
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...with liner notes by Phil Cohen.
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