You have to replace an album from your youth...
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You have to replace an album from your youth...
As I was a child of 70's but mainly 80's music, and it was all music on tapes,lol, really got to update my now unplayable tapes.
Really do need to get 'Brother's in Arms' Dire Straits on full whack in my car again...
Really do need to get 'Brother's in Arms' Dire Straits on full whack in my car again...
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Ha,Went to play cd today, jumped all over
So got out 30 years old tape, which was itself was recorded from the original
Good as new and much better than mucked around digital stuff
Jj Cale.
Either 86 or 87
So got out 30 years old tape, which was itself was recorded from the original
Good as new and much better than mucked around digital stuff
Jj Cale.
Either 86 or 87
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Lol, I found their first album whilst rummaging a few weeks back; Chrome tape edition.. still have a tape deck in the Jag so plonked it on; Forgot how good it was
Ordered CD on amazon the next day, now ripped at 320 bitrate AAC. (Amazons auto rip is only 256kbps mp3 ).
Big question on ordering new reproductions is if you get the remastered stuff and "best of" versions. Remastered is not always better as they fiddle with the dynamic range (like make quiet bits louder) and the "best ofs" sometimes miss some lesser known gems. I've got a best of Eurythmics CD which is the worst of both, it sounded so terrible I tried it on I another HiFi system to make sure it was the CD!
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That brings back some memories. One of the girls brought it into school and we were allowed to listen to it. It was definitely one of my first memories of a style of music that really grabbed my attention so I went out and bought a copy, god knows what happened to it. There were a few different volumes of it, this one was Vol. 3. I remember the distinct shiny cover. If you want to replace it, or any other music you have lost discogs. com is good. https://www.discogs.com/Various-Moto.../master/217924
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But then I was (and still am) an avid DS and Mark Knopfler fan - boy he can still play a guitar!
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I think you'll find the pinnacle of Dire Straits was the truly excellent Love over Gold album - Telegraph Road is my most epic track from my youth - still listen to it regularly - it never fails to disappoint - Private Investigations is a close second - Ok I'll maybe I can be persuaded to pass on the Industrial Disease track which jarrs slightly with the others, but the whole album is killer
But then I was (and still am) an avid DS and Mark Knopfler fan - boy he can still play a guitar!
But then I was (and still am) an avid DS and Mark Knopfler fan - boy he can still play a guitar!
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Still have most of the Strait's stuff on Vinyl
If you like Mark Knopfler, he's done some good music for Films, the soundtrack to "Local Hero" is excellent
If you like Mark Knopfler, he's done some good music for Films, the soundtrack to "Local Hero" is excellent
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That brings back some memories. One of the girls brought it into school and we were allowed to listen to it. It was definitely one of my first memories of a style of music that really grabbed my attention so I went out and bought a copy, god knows what happened to it. There were a few different volumes of it, this one was Vol. 3. I remember the distinct shiny cover. If you want to replace it, or any other music you have lost discogs. com is good. https://www.discogs.com/Various-Moto.../master/217924
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I still have every
"Blank" Cassette (hundreds of mix tapes TDK SA and MA90's)
Album Cassettes
Cassingles, yes i have a few
7", 10",12" singles, floppy disc, picture discs
CD's
CD Singles
SACD's
I ever bought so no need to replace anything, I swear the vinyl and cassettes in the loft are making the ceiling bow
"Blank" Cassette (hundreds of mix tapes TDK SA and MA90's)
Album Cassettes
Cassingles, yes i have a few
7", 10",12" singles, floppy disc, picture discs
CD's
CD Singles
SACD's
I ever bought so no need to replace anything, I swear the vinyl and cassettes in the loft are making the ceiling bow
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Lazy day today, so thought I'd have a look at why my Eurythmics album seemed to sound worse than the tapes I had from yesteryear;
http://dr.loudness-war.info/album/view/60262
Backed up by opinions on this thread : http://forums.stevehoffman.tv/thread...est-hits.4393/
Yep, apparently the worst version you can buy for audio quality...no wonder it was cheap (£2.99).
http://dr.loudness-war.info/album/view/60262
Backed up by opinions on this thread : http://forums.stevehoffman.tv/thread...est-hits.4393/
Yep, apparently the worst version you can buy for audio quality...no wonder it was cheap (£2.99).
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^^^^ Hmmmm - I bought a Fleetwood Mac greatest hits 'remastered' CD a few years back and its actually unlistenable too - there is sooo much Treble on it it actually physcially hurts to listen to it - I kid you not - its been the most disappointing CD I ever bought!
Whoever remastered it needs to be decapitated at dawn via a 1,000 remastered FM CD's flung at their neck!
Whoever remastered it needs to be decapitated at dawn via a 1,000 remastered FM CD's flung at their neck!
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That Dynamic range website is pretty handy to check out if any prospective purchases haven't been butchered when remastered or dumped on a greatest hits CD.
The best dynamic range on there is s recording of a frying egg
Interestingly the LPs aren't as badly affected, presumably, like tape you can't put too much loudness on vinyl; as they have the bass cut and treble boosted when printed, then re-equalised back by the pre-amp (which is why a turntable sounds terrible if you plug it into a aux or cd input on a amp).
The best dynamic range on there is s recording of a frying egg
Interestingly the LPs aren't as badly affected, presumably, like tape you can't put too much loudness on vinyl; as they have the bass cut and treble boosted when printed, then re-equalised back by the pre-amp (which is why a turntable sounds terrible if you plug it into a aux or cd input on a amp).
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