Label shown as Rhino/Warner Bros, so I doubt the quality will be much better, best to wait for re-masters

fuzzface said:

These have been available for a long time via HDTracks.

there have been several threads about this in the last year

kapo74 said:

https://twitter.com/baron...1124583427 For You to Parade available in lossless format... WB release as it seems, so probably legit

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See that white box at the top right of this website? With a "Search" button next to it? How about you use that before you quote a tweet by fam as if it is news?

192 kbps? That isnt Lossless, isnt even close is it?

Wait, there's more! Prince just changed his name to an unpronounceable symbol and WB is about to release a triple best of compilation called The Hits/The B-Sides!!!

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Huh? What do u mean by "that was 21 years ago"?! I just saw it on Twitter for chrissakes!

fnksoul said:

192 kbps? That isnt Lossless, isnt even close is it?

This is available in 192kHz/24bit & 96kHz/24bit. CD quality is 44kHz/16bit.

192kbps is not related. That's something completely different.

Both resolutions offered are considerably higher resolution that CD quality, though 192kHz/24bit is very hard for human ears to differentiate from 96kHz/24bit.

I own all of these and I can tell you the clarity is stunning. I've heard little keyboard parts on the 1999 records that I've never heard before after listening to it for almost 30 years, so of it intensely and with headphones.

kapo74 said:

fuzzface said:

Label shown as Rhino/Warner Bros, so I doubt the quality will be much better, best to wait for re-masters

Guess so... Besides, what good is HD played over a simple household sound system?

It sounds pretty amazing in headphones and it's 100% noticable on even a modest system, though perhaps not to the average listener.

I have all of these. They sound good.

steakfinger said:

fnksoul said:

192 kbps? That isnt Lossless, isnt even close is it?

This is available in 192kHz/24bit & 96kHz/24bit. CD quality is 44kHz/16bit.

192kbps is not related. That's something completely different.

Both resolutions offered are considerably higher resolution that CD quality, though 192kHz/24bit is very hard for human ears to differentiate from 96kHz/24bit.

I own all of these and I can tell you the clarity is stunning. I've heard little keyboard parts on the 1999 records that I've never heard before after listening to it for almost 30 years, so of it intensely and with headphones.

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Fair enough, is it a legal site then? Because surely they have to be tracks that have been remastered from CD's independantly or something rather than fromt he original masters?

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Not avaliable in the UK anyway

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BartVanHemelen said:

kapo74 said:

https://twitter.com/baron...1124583427 For You to Parade available in lossless format... WB release as it seems, so probably legit

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See that white box at the top right of this website? With a "Search" button next to it? How about you use that before you quote a tweet by fam as if it is news?

Yeah but then you'd have nothing to do!

Aaaaaand they still can't be bought from the UK

TheEnglishGent said:

Aaaaaand they still can't be bought from the UK

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There are other sites that sell hi-def music, like this one (it's the "Studio Masters" releases). Intriguingly, that site also has FALLINLOVE2NITE in hi-def (24bits).

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I recall that in one of the HDTracks threads there were links to a non-HDTracks online shop, can't recall if it's this one and I can't be arsed to look it up. -- Update: I think it was this German webshop: http://www.highresaudio.c...abid=94226

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BartVanHemelen said:

TheEnglishGent said:

Aaaaaand they still can't be bought from the UK

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There are other sites that sell hi-def music, like this one (it's the "Studio Masters" releases). Intriguingly, that site also has FALLINLOVE2NITE in hi-def (24bits).

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I recall that in one of the HDTracks threads there were links to a non-HDTracks online shop, can't recall if it's this one and I can't be arsed to look it up. -- Update: I think it was this German webshop: http://www.highresaudio.c...abid=94226

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Thanks Bart. First one doesn't work, still saying can't buy in uk. Second one looks good but more expensive. Will keep my eye on it.

fnksoul said:

steakfinger said:

This is available in 192kHz/24bit & 96kHz/24bit. CD quality is 44kHz/16bit.

192kbps is not related. That's something completely different.

Both resolutions offered are considerably higher resolution that CD quality, though 192kHz/24bit is very hard for human ears to differentiate from 96kHz/24bit.

I own all of these and I can tell you the clarity is stunning. I've heard little keyboard parts on the 1999 records that I've never heard before after listening to it for almost 30 years, so of it intensely and with headphones.

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Fair enough, is it a legal site then? Because surely they have to be tracks that have been remastered from CD's independantly or something rather than fromt he original masters?

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Not avaliable in the UK anyway

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Yes, it's legit.

The company gets the music from the labels.