I don't mean your fac cd but what albums sound so much greater in your opinion.

Currently i'm listening to zeppelin but i've only listened to 4 symobols which sound amazing.

Herbie Hancock: Headhunters
Miles Davis: Kind Of Blue
Stevie Wonder: Music Of My Mind/Talking Book/Innervisions/Fulfillingness First Finale/Songs In The Key Of Life
Jimi Hendrix: Axis: As Bold As Love/Electric Ladyland
Pink Floyd: Dark Side Of The Moon SACD

Just to name a few, but I'm still waiting for those Prince and Sly & The Family Stone reissues!
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silverchild said:

Sly's first three albums have been reissued with bonus tracks...

I remember when HIStory came out with MJ's biggest hits like Billie Jean, Beat It, Don't Stop etc. remastered, I noticed a huge difference in quality. Expecially Billie Jean. I noticed sounds I never noticed before on the original 82 version. Really blew me away how much they improved each track, expecially the Off The Wall and Thriller tracks.

DarlingDiana said:

The extended & instrumental versions

of 'Billie Jean' should of been

included on the remastered one.

Aladdin Sane

Rolling Stones- Exile on Main St
Elvis Costello- Armed Forces
Marvin Gaye= What's going On
Beach Boys- Pet Sounds (Stereo and Mono)
The Band- Rock of Ages
Bob Dylan- Highway 61 Revisited
Bruce Springsteen- Born to Run

jjhunsecker said:

Already been remastered and then some...



Tracks:

Disc: 1
Original release:
1. What's Going On (3:52)
2. What's Happening Brother (2:44)
3. Flyin' High (In the Friendly Sky) (3:49)
4. Save the Children (4:03)
5. God Is Love (1:41)
6. Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology) (3:13)
7. Right On (7:31)
8. Wholly Holy (3:09)
9. Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler) (5:28)

Detroit Mix:
10. What's Going On (3:52)
11. What's Happening Brother (2:44)
12. Flyin' High (In the Friendly Sky) (3:49)
13. Save the Children (4:03)
14. God Is Love (1:41)
15. Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology) (3:13)
16. Right On (7:31)
17. Wholly Holy (3:09)
18. Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler) (5:28)
19. What's Going On (Rhythm & Strings Mix)

Disc: 2
1. Sixties Medley (Live At The Kennedy Center)
2. Right On (Live At The Kennedy Center)
3. Wholy Holy (Live At The Kennedy Center)
4. Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler) (Live At The Kennedy Center)
5. What's Going On (Live At The Kennedy Center)
6. What's Happening Brother (Live At The Kennedy Center)
7. Flyin' High (In The Friendly Sky) (Live At The Kennedy Center)
8. Save The Children (Live At The Kennedy Center)
9. God Is Love (Live At The Kennedy Center)
10. Stage Dialogue
11. Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler) (Reprise)
12. What's Going On (Reprise)
13. What's Going On (Original Single Version)
14. God Is Love (Original Single Version)
15. Sad Tomorrows (Original Single Version)
16. In the Meantime - Head Title (aka Distant Lover)

Players:
Marvin Gaye: Piano, Drums, Keyboards, Vocals, Producer
Wild Bill Moore: Tenor Sax
Eli Fountain: Alto Sax
Ear Van Dyke: Guitar
Robert White: Guitar
David Van De Pitte: Arranger, Conductor
Joe Messina: Guitar
Bob Babbit: Bass
James Jamerson, Jr.: Bass
Chet Forest: Drums





Hope this helps...

DarlingDiana said:

Same here.

Haha I always wondered what the point was for all those remastered Death Row albums:

Personally , i was blown away by how TABU records re-did the first few albums of Alexander O'Neal , Cherrelle , SOS Band and a few more .

Also Japanese re-issues have some incredible results .
Sometimes they use a 24-bit mastering technique , which can clearly be heard .
That's why their prices vary , because in a 1800 Yen cd has not been put that much effort than a in a 2400 Yen cd .
I've bought 2 early 80's albums ( Rockie Robbins & Booker T Jones ) which sound like they've been recorded recently .

There has been quite some development in the audio/hi-end world like the Super Audio CD system , DVD audio , and the Hybrid-system .
The last mentioned one has been developed for the big consumers-market .
A cd created in this technique has the abilty to be played on a regular audio-system or a Super Audio system .
These systems just add an extra audio-flava to a cd , in comparison to the many downloads on the web which sound good but miss that extra effort in postproduction .
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Those 20th Century Masters compilations, corny as they seem with their short-ass eleven track listings, sound great. I noticed this when I ripped a Brothers Johnson track for a mixtape. It was loud and jammin and clear!

CinisterCee said:

Straight up !

And all them awesome promo-pics in the booklets from which some i haven't seen before , like on the ONE WAY and RICK JAMES/STONE CITY BAND compilations .
All those samplers have been recorded directly from the original masters ... the best source ( imo ) .

Here's an overview of the 20th Century funk & soul-releases
http://umusic.ca/twentiet.../index.php

Strangely enough i couldn't spot the following compilation on the 20th Century site ...

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funkpill said:

I have that edition of that album and it is simply incredible!

silverchild said:

Sure is..

I always listen to the Detroit mix...

Aladdin Sane
Honky Dory
and whenever they do Station to Station

also the kate bush's remasters that sappuse to happend.

The Pet Shop Boys remasters of most of their albums (they stoped at "Nightlife" but keep saying that it will be released soon) are very good! I can't compare them to the original, but the bonus material is excellent!

weepingwall said:

Thought Hounds Of Love was already remastered, yo?

funkpill said:

Now see...this is how a remaster should be!! Motown got it right with this one,and they also released similar "Deluxe Editions" of his 'Let's Get It On' and 'I Want You' albums.Prince,please take notice!!

DavidEye said:

Yep, this is one great reissue. It's the one I was referring to.
And I alwayssaid I wish Prince would follow the lead Rhino and Elvis costello took on his albums : one CD with the original album, and a seperate CD with live cuts, B-sides, 12' mixes, and demos

in my mind, the Bob Dylan remasters are 2nd to none. They sound phenomenal.

I also love the Talking Heads remasters, and the first batch of Cure reissues.

The Pet Shop Boys also did a wonderful job with their remasters, as did Eurythmics.

NorthernLad said:

Oh, those Talking Heads ones are wonderful. And generally , I find Surround re=mixing of albums to be too "gimmicky", but in this case it definitely worked. Hearing 'Remain in Light" and "Naked" in Surround Sound is a revelation

The Rhino editions of all of the Elvis Costello albums are amazing! These are how remasters are supposed to be done: fully remastered songs, 2nd discs of bonus tracks, booklets with interviews and comments on the songs. This stuff is head and shoulders above the Rykodisc versions of his albums.