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Reissue Talk XXV (25) - Stevie Nicks

Coming soon on BBR...

KARYN WHITE - KARYN WHITE (2CD Deluxe Edition]

Out soon on BBR...

DENIECE WILLIAMS - BLACK BUTTERFLY: THE DENIECE WILLIAMS ANTHOLOGY (1976-1989)

[Edited 10/4/16 17:32pm]

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From FunkyTown Grooves


Coming Soon - Expanded CD Edition of Betty Wright's 1983 album "Wright Back At You" Another first time ever on CD release !!


Coming Soon - Expanded CD Edition of Betty Wright's 1981 Self Titled album, this will be the first time it has been available on CD !!


headbang headbang headbang

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Herb Alpert's Jam & Lewis produced album 'Keep Your Eye On Me' remastered and reissued. Out September 9th.

Herb Alpert will re-release 24 albums on CD with a four titles also being released on vinyl, on September 9, 2016.


Each title has been remastered from the original analog tape mixes by Grammy-winner Bernie Grundman.

Vinyl Reissues

South Of The Border
What Now My Love
Going Places
Rise

CD Reissues

The Lonely Bull
Volume 2
South Of The Border
Going Places!!
What Now My Love
S.r.o.
Sounds Like
Herb Alpert’s Ninth
The Beat Of The Brass
Warm
The Brass Are Comin’
Summertime
You Smile–the Song Begins
Coney Island
Main Event Live (With Hugh Masekela)
Rise
Beyond
Magic Man
Fandango
Keep Your Eye On Me
North On South St.
Midnight Sun
Anything Goes
I Feel You


[Edited 8/19/16 14:25pm]

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Description
Singles is a two CD compilation of New Order's 1981–2005 singles. Originally released on 3 October 2005. reissued Nov 2016

Tracklist
[CD1]
1. Ceremony
2. Procession
3. Everything's Gone Green (7'' Version)
4. Temptation (Original 7" Version)
5. Blue Monday
6. Confusion (UK 7'' Promo Edit)
7. Thieves Like Us (7'' Version)
8. The Perfect Kiss (7'' Edit)
9. Sub-Culture (7'' Version)
10. Shellshock (7'' Version)
11. State Of The Nation (7'' Version)
12. Bizarre Love Triangle (7'' Remix Edit)
13. True Faith (7'' Edit)
14. Touched By The Hand Of God (7'' Version)
15. Blue Monday '88 (7'' Version)

[CD2]
1. Fine Time (7'' Version)
2. Round And Round (7'' Version)
3. Run 2 (7'' Remix Edit)
4. World In Motion (7'' Version)
5. Regret (7'' Version)
6. Ruined In A Day (7'' Edit)
7. World (The Price Of Love) (7'' Version)
8. Spooky (Radio Album Edit)
9. Nineteen63 (Arthur Baker Radio Remix)
10. Crystal (CD Single Mix)
11. 60 Miles An Hour (CD Single Mix)
12. Here To Stay (Radio Edit)
13. Krafty (Single Edit)
14. Jetstream (Radio Edit)
15. Waiting For The Sirens' Call (Rich Costey Radio Edit)
16. Turn (Stephen Street Edit)
Bonus Track:
17. I'll Stay With You (Lost Sirens LP Version)

New Order - Singles (Limited Edition 180g Vinyl 4LP Box Set)

October 16, 2016

LP1
1. Ceremony
2. Procession
3. Everything's Gone Green (7" Version)
4. Temptation (Original 7" Version)
5. Blue Monday
6. Confusion (UK 7" Promo Edit)
7. Thieves Like Us (7" Version)

LP2
1. The Perfect Kiss (7" Edit)
2. Sub-Culture (7" Version)
3. Shellshock (7" Version)
4. State Of The Nation (7" Version)
5. Bizarre Love Triangle (7" Remix Edit)
6. True Faith (7" Edit)
7. Touched By The Hand Of God (7" Version)
8. Blue Monday '88 (7" Version)

LP3
1. Fine Time (7" Version)
2. Round And Round (7" Version)
3. Run 2 (7" Remix Edit)
4. World In Motion (7" Version)
5. Regret (7" Version)
6. Ruined In A Day (7" Edit)
7. World (The Price Of Love) (7" Version)
8. Spooky (Radio Album Edit)

LP4
1. Nineteen63 (Arthur Baker Radio Remix)
2. Crystal (CD Single Mix)
3. 60 Miles An Hour (CD Single Mix)
4. Here To Stay (Radio Edit)
5. Krafty (Single Edit)
6. Jetstream (Radio Edit)
7. Waiting For The Sirens' Call (Rich Costey Radio Edit)
8. Turn (Stephen Street Edit)
9. I'll Stay With You (Lost Sirens LP Version)

[Edited 8/19/16 15:30pm]

[Edited 8/19/16 15:30pm]

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Reply #4 posted 08/23/16 5:26pm

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getxxxx said:

Herb Alpert's Jam & Lewis produced album 'Keep Your Eye On Me' remastered and reissued. Out September 9th.

Herb Alpert will re-release 24 albums on CD with a four titles also being released on vinyl, on September 9, 2016.


Each title has been remastered from the original analog tape mixes by Grammy-winner Bernie Grundman.

Vinyl Reissues

South Of The Border
What Now My Love
Going Places
Rise

CD Reissues

The Lonely Bull
Volume 2
South Of The Border
Going Places!!
What Now My Love
S.r.o.
Sounds Like
Herb Alpert’s Ninth
The Beat Of The Brass
Warm
The Brass Are Comin’
Summertime
You Smile–the Song Begins
Coney Island
Main Event Live (With Hugh Masekela)
Rise
Beyond
Magic Man
Fandango
Keep Your Eye On Me
North On South St.
Midnight Sun
Anything Goes
I Feel You


[Edited 8/19/16 14:25pm]

"Keep Your Eye On Me?" NICE! I'll be scoopin' THAT ONE up! smile

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Check out Soulmusic.com on Facebook! LOTS of aMAZING stuff comin' out in October, namingly Natalie Cole's 1983 sole Epic/CBS album, "I'm Ready" expanded! It was released on CD with bonus tracks in 1992 on the heels of "Unforgettable's" monster success, but was mixed at a very low volume. Hopefully David Nathan will turn that shit UP! "Azz Iz" is the JOINT produced by Stanley Clarke! Kinda sounds like an early Jam/Lewis track! smile

[Edited 8/29/16 17:18pm]

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whitechocolatebrotha said:

Check out Soulmusic.com on Facebook! LOTS of aMAZING stuff comin' out in October, namingly Natalie Cole's 1983 sole Epic/CBS album, "I'm Ready" expanded! It was released on CD with bonus tracks in 1992 on the heels of "Unforgettable's" monster success, but was mixed at a very low volume. Hopefully David Nathan will turn that shit UP! "Azz Iz" is the JOINT produced by Stanley Clarke! Kinda sounds like an early Jam/Lewis track! smile

[Edited 8/29/16 17:18pm]

soulmusic.com's reissues are kind of hit and miss for me. I was just listening to their reissue of Meli'sa Morgan's "Do Me Baby" the other day and, sound wise, I really don't hear any difference between the reissue and the original 80's CD pressing. The bonus tracks are nice, though. And I HATE that gold frame around the artwork on their reissues! mad


I'm curious to find out if there will be any previously unreleased tracks on the upcoming Natalie Cole reissue. Somehow I doubt it since this its a U.K reissue and they usually are not able to license previously unreleased material to include on reissues of American artists. I will probably just stick with the CD I already have.

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Reply #7 posted 08/30/16 6:41pm

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when is Rufus releasing remasters with bonus????

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kitbradley said:

whitechocolatebrotha said:

Check out Soulmusic.com on Facebook! LOTS of aMAZING stuff comin' out in October, namingly Natalie Cole's 1983 sole Epic/CBS album, "I'm Ready" expanded! It was released on CD with bonus tracks in 1992 on the heels of "Unforgettable's" monster success, but was mixed at a very low volume. Hopefully David Nathan will turn that shit UP! "Azz Iz" is the JOINT produced by Stanley Clarke! Kinda sounds like an early Jam/Lewis track! smile

[Edited 8/29/16 17:18pm]

soulmusic.com's reissues are kind of hit and miss for me. I was just listening to their reissue of Meli'sa Morgan's "Do Me Baby" the other day and, sound wise, I really don't hear any difference between the reissue and the original 80's CD pressing. The bonus tracks are nice, though. And I HATE that gold frame around the artwork on their reissues! mad


I'm curious to find out if there will be any previously unreleased tracks on the upcoming Natalie Cole reissue. Somehow I doubt it since this its a U.K reissue and they usually are not able to license previously unreleased material to include on reissues of American artists. I will probably just stick with the CD I already have.

.

The Natalie CD is a straight reissue of the reissue haha. The tracklist on the Cherry Red site is identical to that first pressing. "I'm Ready" originally came out on CD after Natalie was back on top in the early 90s, there was no CD pressing in '83. They might just leave the audio the same as the original CD too which would save them a lot of money.

.

Kit your comment about the Meli'sa CD is dead on. If an album has been on CD before that's often what the label will provide as a master for a reissue. Many reissue labels will then pay someone to remaster that existing audio - some labels sadly brickwall the sh!t out of it because a lot of older CDs are considered "quiet" by todays standards.

.

It's a common misconception that it's always better to go back to the original master tapes for a reissue. A good example of this is the FTG reissue of Evelyn "Champagne" King's "So Romantic" album. There are errors present on a number of the Side B tracks that WEREN'T on the original 1984 CD. Clearly the tapes had degraded by the time that transfer happened. They should have used the original CD as the refererence for those tracks and had their sound guy mix the tracks so they had a consistent sound to the Sida A tracks. Or just remastered from the original CD as that digital transfer obviously happened before the tapes had been stored in god knows what conditions for 30 years.

.

I guess with the Meli'sa CD soulmusic.com went back to the tapes for the bonus tracks only as they had never been on CD before. Only fans would notice that the album audio was identical to the first press and it would have been a lot more cost effective for the reissue label that way.

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luvsexy4all said:

when is Rufus releasing remasters with bonus????

Unfortunately, Universal owns those albums and, other than the Japan remasters a fews years ago, they have shown no interest in releasing remastered and expanded editions.

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Reply #10 posted 09/01/16 1:29am

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luvsexy4all said:

when is Rufus releasing remasters with bonus????

This is what I'm waiting for! It's a shame that the Rufus withChaka Khan CDs aren't being given the upgrade that they deserve.All of those CDs deserve to be remastered!

t

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SoulAlive said:

luvsexy4all said:

when is Rufus releasing remasters with bonus????

This is what I'm waiting for! It's a shame that the Rufus withChaka Khan CDs aren't being given the upgrade that they deserve.All of those CDs deserve to be remastered!

t

Were you able to find those Japan mini-LP CD remasters?

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SoulAlive said:

luvsexy4all said:

when is Rufus releasing remasters with bonus????

This is what I'm waiting for! It's a shame that the Rufus withChaka Khan CDs aren't being given the upgrade that they deserve.All of those CDs deserve to be remastered!

t

The Japanese remasters sound fantastic and look great too in their mini-LP sleeves. They pop up on Ebay, Amazon etc regularly at prices aren't that ridiculous.

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Reply #13 posted 09/01/16 2:00pm

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kitbradley said:

SoulAlive said:

This is what I'm waiting for! It's a shame that the Rufus withChaka Khan CDs aren't being given the upgrade that they deserve.All of those CDs deserve to be remastered!

Were you able to find those Japan mini-LP CD remasters?

yeah I found some on eBay,but the prices are absurd mad

Rufus Chaka Khan Japan Mi...int | eBay

Why can't they just simply remaster/reissue these CDs in America?!

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Reply #14 posted 09/01/16 2:01pm

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whitesockedfunk said:

SoulAlive said:

This is what I'm waiting for! It's a shame that the Rufus withChaka Khan CDs aren't being given the upgrade that they deserve.All of those CDs deserve to be remastered!

t

The Japanese remasters sound fantastic and look great too in their mini-LP sleeves. They pop up on Ebay, Amazon etc regularly at prices aren't that ridiculous.

I found someone one Ebay seling four of these titles for $120! mad

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Without any bonus tracks.....NO THANKS. They need to reissue the COMPLETE 'Stomin At The Savoy' live album!!

[Edited 9/3/16 13:18pm]

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seand67 said:

Without any bonus tracks.....NO THANKS. They need to reissue the COMPLETE 'Stomin At The Savoy' live album!!

[Edited 9/3/16 13:18pm]


I know. The only reason i got the recent Savoy reissue was bc the original WB presiing sounded like shit and i wanted some more history behind the show, since there had been very little up until this point. If funkytown grooves had of reissued it, im sure we would have had the complete concert. But again, bbr being u.k. based, it hard for them to license unreleased material from american artists. sad
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kitbradley said:

seand67 said:

Without any bonus tracks.....NO THANKS. They need to reissue the COMPLETE 'Stomin At The Savoy' live album!!

[Edited 9/3/16 13:18pm]

I know. The only reason i got the recent Savoy reissue was bc the original WB presiing sounded like shit and i wanted some more history behind the show, since there had been very little up until this point. If funkytown grooves had of reissued it, im sure we would have had the complete concert. But again, bbr being u.k. based, it hard for them to license unreleased material from american artists. sad

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What was the complete setlist?

.

[Edited 9/5/16 5:04am]

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SoulConservator said:

kitbradley said:

seand67 said: I know. The only reason i got the recent Savoy reissue was bc the original WB presiing sounded like shit and i wanted some more history behind the show, since there had been very little up until this point. If funkytown grooves had of reissued it, im sure we would have had the complete concert. But again, bbr being u.k. based, it hard for them to license unreleased material from american artists. sad

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What was the complete setlist?

.

[Edited 9/5/16 5:04am]

"Everlasting Love" (which was released on the soundtrack for the movie "Nightshift"), "Hollywood" and "Best Of Your Heart" were all deleted from the album.

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Reply #19 posted 09/06/16 2:03pm

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kitbradley said:

whitechocolatebrotha said:

Check out Soulmusic.com on Facebook! LOTS of aMAZING stuff comin' out in October, namingly Natalie Cole's 1983 sole Epic/CBS album, "I'm Ready" expanded! It was released on CD with bonus tracks in 1992 on the heels of "Unforgettable's" monster success, but was mixed at a very low volume. Hopefully David Nathan will turn that shit UP! "Azz Iz" is the JOINT produced by Stanley Clarke! Kinda sounds like an early Jam/Lewis track! smile

[Edited 8/29/16 17:18pm]

soulmusic.com's reissues are kind of hit and miss for me. I was just listening to their reissue of Meli'sa Morgan's "Do Me Baby" the other day and, sound wise, I really don't hear any difference between the reissue and the original 80's CD pressing. The bonus tracks are nice, though. And I HATE that gold frame around the artwork on their reissues! mad


I'm curious to find out if there will be any previously unreleased tracks on the upcoming Natalie Cole reissue. Somehow I doubt it since this its a U.K reissue and they usually are not able to license previously unreleased material to include on reissues of American artists. I will probably just stick with the CD I already have.

I believe there will be four "vault" tracks including the funky, "Azz Iz" produced by Stanley Clarke and yes...the gold frame border is SO TACKY! Plus, there's usually WAY TOO MUCH TEXT on the front covers TOO! Just reissue the albums the way they looked in their original form! It's perfectly CLEAR that they're "reissues" and when one reads the back tracklisting, clear that there are/are NOT bonus tracks! I agree, kit!!! :-O

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SoulConservator said:

kitbradley said:

seand67 said: I know. The only reason i got the recent Savoy reissue was bc the original WB presiing sounded like shit and i wanted some more history behind the show, since there had been very little up until this point. If funkytown grooves had of reissued it, im sure we would have had the complete concert. But again, bbr being u.k. based, it hard for them to license unreleased material from american artists. sad

.

What was the complete setlist?

.

[Edited 9/5/16 5:04am]

"Stompin' " was remastered and reissued by BBR in 2014. smile

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Reply #21 posted 09/06/16 2:07pm

SoulAlive

with the hoilday season coming up soon,what are the big box sets that will be released soon? Anybody know?

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I will never purchase CD Reissue of anyone... they are cheaply pressed with rip off prices... Prince prooved it with Planet Earth and 20TEN cover CDs in 2007 and 2010... think about it

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Reply #23 posted 09/07/16 2:50pm

SoulAlive

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[Edited 9/7/16 14:51pm]

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Lou Reed Album Collection Getting Vinyl Release

Sep 09


A collection of albums Lou Reed cut for the RCA and Arista labels in the 1970s and 1980s is getting the vinyl reissue treatment.


A previously announced CD set, Lou Reed: The RCA & Arista Album Collection, assembling 16 live and studio albums that the late musician recorded from 1972 to 1986, is set for release on October 7. But a newly announced vinyl LP edition called Lou Reed: The RCA & Arista Vinyl Collection, Vol. 1 is coming November 18.


The vinyl set cherry-picks six classic albums from Reed's years with the labels: 1972's Transformer, which features "Walk on the Wide Side"; 1973's celebrated concept album Berlin; 1974's famous live album Rock n Roll Animal; the often-autobiographical 1975 record Coney Island Baby; 1978's dark classic Street Hassle; and 1982's acclaimed The Blue Mask, which saw Lou returning to a small-band format.

Each disc will be pressed on 150-gram vinyl. Also included in the package will be a 30-page book.


The music for the collection was remastered under Reed's personal supervision in June and July 2013. It was his final project before his passing at age 71 on October 27, 2013.


Laurie Anderson, Reed's wife and partner for 21 years, said, "Lou put his heart into remastering these records... They are not smoothed out. Sometimes remastering revealed their details and roughness in the most exciting ways. They leap out at you with their original energy." Each of the albums will be pressed on high fidelity 150gram vinyl and housed in a reproduction of the album’s original packaging including a 30-page book.




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George Michael‘s second solo album, 1990’s Listen Without Prejudice, Vol 1, will be reissued across a number of formats in November, including a 3CD+DVD super deluxe edition box set.

The super deluxe will comprise the original album remastered, a CD of the audio of George’s 1996 MTV Unplugged performance (remastered), a bonus disc of B-sides, mixes and rarities and a DVD of UK TV’s Southbank Show special from 1990. This set comes with a 36 page book featuring liner notes, photos and memorabilia from George’s personal archive. Best of all this super deluxe is really well priced at only £34 in the UK at the time of writing.

Less than HALF the price of The Human League set, which is the same 3CD+DVD format!! A two-CD edition includes the Unplugged performance, but omits the bonus disc of mixes/rarities (and the DVD of course). This ’25th anniversary’ (it’s actually been 26 years) is also being released on vinyl, too. All formats are out on 11 November 2016.

Listen Without Prejudice, Vol 1 – 3CD+DVD super deluxe CD 1 Listen Without Prejudice remastered 1. Praying for Time 2. Freedom! ’90 3. They Won’t Go When I Go 4. Something to Save 5. Cowboys and Angels 6. Waiting for That Day – George Michael / The Rolling Stones 7. Mothers Pride 8. Heal the Pain 9. Soul Free 10. Waiting (Reprise)

CD 2 – MTV Unplugged 1. Freedom! ’90 2. Fastlove – George Michael / Patrice Rushen 3. I Can’t Make You Love Me 4. Father Figure 5. You Have Been Loved 6. Everything She Wants 7. The Strangest Thing 8. Older 9. Star People 10. Praying for Time

CD3: B-Sides And Mixes (super deluxe only) 1. Soul Free (Special Radio Edit) 2. Freedom! ’90 (Back To Reality Mix) 3. Freedom! ’90 (Back To Reality Mix Edit) 4. Fantasy ’90 5. Freedom! ’90 (Edit) 6. Cowboys and Angels (Edit) 7. If You Were My Woman 8. Too Funky (Edit) 9. Crazyman Dance 10. Do You Really Want to Know 11. Happy 12. Too Funky (Extended) 13. Too Jazzy (Happy Mix) 14. Fantasy ’98 15. Heal the Pain – George Michael with Paul McCartney 16. Desafinado – George Michael with Astrud Gilberto

Disc: 4 – DVD (super deluxe only) 1. The South Bank Show 1990 2. Freedom! ’90 3. Praying for Time 4. Freedom! ’90

[Edited 9/14/16 10:47am]

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Reply #26 posted 09/14/16 1:38pm

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SoulConservator said:

kitbradley said:

soulmusic.com's reissues are kind of hit and miss for me. I was just listening to their reissue of Meli'sa Morgan's "Do Me Baby" the other day and, sound wise, I really don't hear any difference between the reissue and the original 80's CD pressing. The bonus tracks are nice, though. And I HATE that gold frame around the artwork on their reissues! mad


I'm curious to find out if there will be any previously unreleased tracks on the upcoming Natalie Cole reissue. Somehow I doubt it since this its a U.K reissue and they usually are not able to license previously unreleased material to include on reissues of American artists. I will probably just stick with the CD I already have.

.

The Natalie CD is a straight reissue of the reissue haha. The tracklist on the Cherry Red site is identical to that first pressing. "I'm Ready" originally came out on CD after Natalie was back on top in the early 90s, there was no CD pressing in '83. They might just leave the audio the same as the original CD too which would save them a lot of money.

.

Kit your comment about the Meli'sa CD is dead on. If an album has been on CD before that's often what the label will provide as a master for a reissue. Many reissue labels will then pay someone to remaster that existing audio - some labels sadly brickwall the sh!t out of it because a lot of older CDs are considered "quiet" by todays standards.

.

It's a common misconception that it's always better to go back to the original master tapes for a reissue. A good example of this is the FTG reissue of Evelyn "Champagne" King's "So Romantic" album. There are errors present on a number of the Side B tracks that WEREN'T on the original 1984 CD. Clearly the tapes had degraded by the time that transfer happened. They should have used the original CD as the refererence for those tracks and had their sound guy mix the tracks so they had a consistent sound to the Sida A tracks. Or just remastered from the original CD as that digital transfer obviously happened before the tapes had been stored in god knows what conditions for 30 years.

.

I guess with the Meli'sa CD soulmusic.com went back to the tapes for the bonus tracks only as they had never been on CD before. Only fans would notice that the album audio was identical to the first press and it would have been a lot more cost effective for the reissue label that way

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Reply #27 posted 09/14/16 1:44pm

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whitechocolatebrotha said:

SoulConservator said:

.

The Natalie CD is a straight reissue of the reissue haha. The tracklist on the Cherry Red site is identical to that first pressing. "I'm Ready" originally came out on CD after Natalie was back on top in the early 90s, there was no CD pressing in '83. They might just leave the audio the same as the original CD too which would save them a lot of money.

.

Kit your comment about the Meli'sa CD is dead on. If an album has been on CD before that's often what the label will provide as a master for a reissue. Many reissue labels will then pay someone to remaster that existing audio - some labels sadly brickwall the sh!t out of it because a lot of older CDs are considered "quiet" by todays standards.

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It's a common misconception that it's always better to go back to the original master tapes for a reissue. A good example of this is the FTG reissue of Evelyn "Champagne" King's "So Romantic" album. There are errors present on a number of the Side B tracks that WEREN'T on the original 1984 CD. Clearly the tapes had degraded by the time that transfer happened. They should have used the original CD as the refererence for those tracks and had their sound guy mix the tracks so they had a consistent sound to the Sida A tracks. Or just remastered from the original CD as that digital transfer obviously happened before the tapes had been stored in god knows what conditions for 30 years.

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I guess with the Meli'sa CD soulmusic.com went back to the tapes for the bonus tracks only as they had never been on CD before. Only fans would notice that the album audio was identical to the first press and it would have been a lot more cost effective for the reissue label that way

Interesting. Soulmusic Records seems to keep messin' up on their product line. First, Stephanie Mills' "Tantalizingly Hot" had issues and now there's some weird glitch on Evelyn King's "Flirt" on either Track 9 or 10. Can't recall. I threw it away rather than wait 4 months for Amazon to refund me or for SMR to reissue it aGAIN with a new remixer. Gets tired FAST. Get it RIGHT the FIRST time so your customer base isn't spending money TWICE. It's unprofessional, wasteful and unfair. Hopefully, they'll crank the volume up on Natalie's "I'm Ready." The 1992 CD is mixed SO LOW that it's pretty inaudible. sad

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Reply #28 posted 09/14/16 6:52pm

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Interesting. Soulmusic Records seems to keep messin' up on their product line. First, Stephanie Mills' "Tantalizingly Hot" had issues and now there's some weird glitch on Evelyn King's "Flirt" on either Track 9 or 10. Can't recall. I threw it away rather than wait 4 months for Amazon to refund me or for SMR to reissue it aGAIN with a new remixer. Gets tired FAST. Get it RIGHT the FIRST time so your customer base isn't spending money TWICE. It's unprofessional, wasteful and unfair. Hopefully, they'll crank the volume up on Natalie's "I'm Ready." The 1992 CD is mixed SO LOW that it's pretty inaudible. sad

I know exactly which glitch you're talking about on Flirt. I knew it wasn't a cd error, but mastering issues. But, I took a chance and got another copy of Flirt- and for some reason, the glitch isn't there. Maybe they have some bad copies... I'm not really sure.

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Reply #29 posted 09/15/16 6:53am

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whitechocolatebrotha said:

whitechocolatebrotha said:

Interesting. Soulmusic Records seems to keep messin' up on their product line. First, Stephanie Mills' "Tantalizingly Hot" had issues and now there's some weird glitch on Evelyn King's "Flirt" on either Track 9 or 10. Can't recall. I threw it away rather than wait 4 months for Amazon to refund me or for SMR to reissue it aGAIN with a new remixer. Gets tired FAST. Get it RIGHT the FIRST time so your customer base isn't spending money TWICE. It's unprofessional, wasteful and unfair. Hopefully, they'll crank the volume up on Natalie's "I'm Ready." The 1992 CD is mixed SO LOW that it's pretty inaudible. sad

Hmmmm. I have the reissue of "Flirt" and to be honest, since I've heard the album so many times, I haven't listened to anything on the reissue except the remixes of "Kisses Don't Lie". I will have to give it a spin this weekend to see what glitch you're speaking of. There is really no excuse for glitches since the Flirt album, along with all of the single remixes, are all available on CD.

Another reissue soulmusic.com screwed up on is Alicia Myer's "Alicia Again". Some of the tracks sound like they were directly lifted from a cassette or 8-track tape. I didn't make a big fuss about it because I was told by an engineer some years ago that a lot of Alicia Myer's master tapes are either not available or in really bad shape. I think that's why we haven't seen a proper reissue of "I Appreciate" and no reissue for "I Fooled You This Time".

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