Yeah that just stood out to me becauze it seemed so unanimous. Could just be because Hoffman shares that opinion and nobody wants to argue with him though.
There are definitely people on Hoffman who take everything he says as gospel. I don't know that I have many Hoffman-remastered albums that I truly love and I think he sometimes has personal biases in what he likes and what he doesn't, so I always take what he says with a grain of salt. I do really want to track down some DCC pressings though...I really regret not going after a decently priced copy of Al Green's Greatest Hits on DCC but...
The main reason I got the 5 years box, albeit at a bargain price, was because that pressing was in there, hoping the rest of the mastering would be as good, which it wasn't really unfortunately, but not bad. That version beats my random mid 70s USA press, but that's all I've had the opportunity of comparing it to. I think of course it was then pressed individually and is still widely available I believe.
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Interesting. Not sure why Fremer says it might not be AAA. Super Deluxe Edition said: “The label has confirmed to SDE that as far as the vinyl is concerned “everything is remastered from analogue except for a couple of tracks on Re:Call where we had no analogue source available.”The main reason I got the 5 years box, albeit at a bargain price, was because that pressing was in there, hoping the rest of the mastering would be as good, which it wasn't really unfortunately, but not bad. That version beats my random mid 70s USA press, but that's all I've had the opportunity of comparing it to. I think of course it was then pressed individually and is still widely available I believe.
Edit: looks like although Fremer likes it, he prefers the MoFi and also isn't sure if it is AAA, which is surprising, I though that had been established, not sure.
David Bowie's "The Prettiest Star" Three Ways And Box Set Finale
There's something deeply offensive to me about picking apart the sound on the David Bowie [Five Years 1969-1973] box set. The guy is gone, the sadness lingers and maybe it's time to just enjoy and celebrate the music. On the other hand, what better time than now to obtain the best possible...
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Yeah the Ziggy in the box and this one is a straight repress of that one.Interesting. Not sure why Fremer says it might not be AAA. Super Deluxe Edition said: “The label has confirmed to SDE that as far as the vinyl is concerned “everything is remastered from analogue except for a couple of tracks on Re:Call where we had no analogue source available.”
it’s a bit disappointing to hear that the box set isn’t great as I have had my eye on it for a bit. The pressing of Ziggy I had considered buying instead of the MFSL was this one:
David Bowie - The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars
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The 40th is the best available pressing if I’m not mistaken. The 2016 reissues use that mastering too unless I’m completely wrong. I have the 40th and it sounds awesome. I’ve never played the tracks on the DVD that came with it but I’m sure they’re great. I like it better than my US OG. Never heard other copies of it.
The 2016 (as well as the box set) use the same plates as the 40th. So, not just same mastering, represses.
As noted, the 2016 reissue is supposed to be a repress of the 40th anniversary vinyl. Looks like that repress is available at Target, and part of their sale:
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Ok thanks, I see one of the 2016's has a different matrix with likely digital mastering... but it's the same barcode that's gunna make it tough...
Well that's annoying! Sorry, I wasn't aware of that.
I HATE it when they do this. It's the same with like 5 different Buckley "Grace" pressings that all have different mastering but share the same barcode. But only ONE of them is the Kevin Gray master. Took a while to sort that one out.
I agree with this as well from my somewhat limited experience. I have picked up a few of these japanese late 70s/early 80s MFSL pressings and maybe I just got good titles, but I'm a fan. I have about 25 MoFis now total and the Ziggy Stardust might be one of my favorites. I don't have the best ear maybe in terms of EQ or what to listen for in pressings but they are quiet and Ziggy has great separation and overall soundstage.
Really? I have a repress from whenever/wherever, and I assumed they were all about the same. Mine sounds really great. Super quiet, really dynamic. If I DON'T have the KG cut, I would love to hear how good that sounds. I would pay extra for his version of that album in particular. Acoustic Sounds lists a 45rpm version that, for a millisecond, I thought was in stock and got soooo excited.
Check yo deadwax. Look for the KPG @ CA etching. You can also look for the date on the back of the jacket should be 2010 only, but the etching is the only surefire way to tell.
You prefer the MoFi LZII to the RL press???
I’ve never heard it but I cannot imagine a better sounding hard rock album than that. It’s like the template on how hard rock should sound imo. I’ve had several RL copies but prefer the Monarch pressing. I’ve never heard a clean one though and probably never will. All of mine have been VG or worse.