[b]bucsateflon wrote: [/b] If I want to experience(listen) Queen on vinyl for the first time I wouldn't buy some old shitty LP full of scratches, clicks and full of distorsion in the high range.[/QUOTE]
Then buy an original vinyl that's in good condition. That's what I've done for a couple of vinyls.
e-man · Member since
I'm tempted to buy the box, for a couple of reasons
-none of my first pressings are near mint condition
-the box set is a beauty it seems :)
-even though any press release would brag about the product, it does seem that there's a lot of work done here, to ensure a high quality product
I'm a bit sceptical about the analouge master - digital transfer - back to analouge medium route, but I don't think they would have done this if it wasn't the best solution
It's been a while since I've played the 2009 onwards vinyls that were released in the latter EMI years, so I don't have any comparisons fresh in mind...
bucsateflon · Member since
Then it would be to precious to play it...
e-man · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]bucsateflon wrote:[/b]
[QUOTE] [b]the dude 1366 wrote:[/b]
The sacd's were a complete ripoff as they were mastered painfully loud. [/QUOTE]
I don't agree, SACD are the best, sound wise for Queen albums, besides the DVD-A ANATO. They have the best dynamic range I ever heard and the volume levels are OK!
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If I want to experience(listen) Queen on vinyl for the first time I wouldn't buy some old shitty LP full of scratches, clicks and full of distorsion in the high range.[/QUOTE]
I'm still on the fence about the SACD, simply cause of the very mixed reviews
some say they are great, others say they are way too loud
which ones do you have, and which in your opinion offer the best upgrade compared to other cd versions (or indeed vinyl!)
people on streets · Member since
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[b]e-man wrote: [/b]
I'm a bit sceptical about the analouge master - digital transfer - back to analouge medium route, but I don't think they would have done this if it wasn't the best solution
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You're being naive.
The King Of Rhye · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]miraclesteinway wrote:[/b]
Did 1998 not see some kind of repackaging of the first 8 albums again on 'mini vinyl' CDs? The digital master series repackaged?
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That was the Crown Jewels box set! I actually had that back in the day...nothing all that special really, unless you just had to have the 'record sleeve' looking CD things, or the purple box...
I remember it came with a form that you could mail out and they'd send you Brian May's "Retro Rock Special" cd, though, which I did :D
I'm not sure, but I think it was a different remaster than the 91 Hollywood Records CDs....
partsref · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]The King Of Rhye wrote:[/b]
[QUOTE] [b]miraclesteinway wrote:[/b]
Did 1998 not see some kind of repackaging of the first 8 albums again on 'mini vinyl' CDs? The digital master series repackaged?
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That was the Crown Jewels box set! I actually had that back in the day...nothing all that special really, unless you just had to have the 'record sleeve' looking CD things, or the purple box...
I remember it came with a form that you could mail out and they'd send you Brian May's "Retro Rock Special" cd, though, which I did :D
I'm not sure, but I think it was a different remaster than the 91 Hollywood Records CDs....
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I have that box. It's the 1998 masters. I love the mini-LP idea, but that set was poorly done - badly cut sleeves, alternate artwork, etc.
Day dop · Member since
The exercise edition of Innuendo (where you have to keep getting up from your sofa every three tracks) is a little off putting.
However, that's the best looking Queen II cover I've seen >> http://www.queenonlinestore.com/Queen/Music/Queen-II-Studio-Collection/4O03032M071
BETA215 · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]Day dop wrote:[/b]
The exercise edition of Innuendo (where you have to keep getting up from your sofa every three tracks) is a little off putting.
However, that's the best looking Queen II cover I've seen >> http://www.queenonlinestore.com/Queen/Music/Queen-II-Studio-Collection/4O03032M071
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Does somebody has a HQ scan of the cover or the picture? I would love to get it, it's so iconic and meaningful to me (due to personal reasons).
cmsdrums · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]Day dop wrote:[/b]
The exercise edition of Innuendo (where you have to keep getting up from your sofa every three tracks) is a little off putting.
However, that's the best looking Queen II cover I've seen >> http://www.queenonlinestore.com/Queen/Music/Queen-II-Studio-Collection/4O03032M071
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Click on the 'Queen Archive Edition; in that store link, and you'll see that you don't need to get up from your sofa, but for only £134.99 you can get up from your "collectable" (yes really) Innuendo themed deck chair. FFS...!!!
Surely if they really HAVE to do a deckchair then 'Seaside Rendezvous' would be the obvious choice (or 'Brighton Rock')?!?
MercurialFreddie · Member since
I thought that some of the tracks in the Singles Box Set (Esp. Vol. 3. & 4) were fabulous remastered (dynamic range, overall mix and balance between higher and lower register etc.) ?
rhapsody8 · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]BETA215 wrote:[/b]
[QUOTE] [b]Day dop wrote:[/b]
The exercise edition of Innuendo (where you have to keep getting up from your sofa every three tracks) is a little off putting.
However, that's the best looking Queen II cover I've seen >> http://www.queenonlinestore.com/Queen/Music/Queen-II-Studio-Collection/4O03032M071
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Does somebody has a HQ scan of the cover or the picture? I would love to get it, it's so iconic and meaningful to me (due to personal reasons).[/QUOTE]
Is this enough?
http://dvfnvgxhycwzf.cloudfront.net/media/ArticleSharedImage/imageFull/.f3noMS6U/ArticleSharedImage-53612.jpg
brians wig · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]e-man wrote:[/b]
I'm still on the fence about the SACD, simply cause of the very mixed reviews
some say they are great, others say they are way too loud
which ones do you have, and which in your opinion offer the best upgrade compared to other cd versions (or indeed vinyl!)
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I've got them all and I've had a look at the wavforms of some of them and compared them to the wavforms of the remastered CDs.
The forms look pretty much identical: the only difference is that the CDs go all the way up to 0db, but the SACDs are a lot lower. What I'm saying is that if you reduce the db level of the CD to -10, for example, the form looks pretty much the same as the SACD.
Quite simply it's the same remaster on both formats, except the SACD is higher resolution and if you have decent speakers and an amp capable of playing hi-res audio, you can hear the difference.
Don't get me wrong. You won't be blown away by the difference - it's subtle. It just sounds a bit more "open"/"wider"/"cleaner" (but that's to the ears of a 44 year old - if you're younger then you may get a bit more! LOL)
Oh, and Hot Space sounds "loud" on both formats.
MadTheSwine73 · Member since
I'm not an expert with regards to analogue vs. digital (although I've always heard analogue is better), and I don't know much about frequency and plenty of other things that have been spoken about in this thread. However, I consider myself to be a big enough Queen fan, and although I'm glad a vinyl box is finally here, one thing that upsets me about this set is that it doesn't contain all of their released studio material.
There's been a lot of comparison (earlier in the thread) to the Beatles in Stereo/Mono vinyl box sets that were released not too long ago, and both of them contain the wonderful Past Masters (Mono Masters for the mono set), that contains all the studio material that was released in some form other than on any of the UK studio LPs or Magical Mystery Tour. For years, I (and I'm sure many others) have been hoping for a Queen equivalent of this. Now, I know that most of the songs on Past Masters are popular Beatles songs (From Me To You, I Feel Fine, Get Back, Let It Be, etc.) and that can't be said for a possible Queen equivalent. However, one can still hope.
I made a track listing in the same style as Past Masters (in chronological order) and it seems decent. I included the single edits for Flash, I Want To Break Free, and It's A Beautiful Day because I feel that of all the single edits, those 3 have the most significant differences to their studio LP counterparts. Although I didn't include the live B-sides from The Miracle 12" single, I included the live version of TSMGO with Elton John from 1997 since it was John Deacon's last performance.
1. Mad The Swine
2. See What A Fool I've Been
3. A Human Body
4. Flash (Single Version)
5. Soul Brother
6. I Go Crazy
7. I Want To Break Free (Single Version)
8. Machines (Instrumental)
9. Thank God It's Christmas
10. A Dozen Red Roses For My Darling
11. Forever
12. Hang On In There
13. Stealin'
14. Hijack My Heart
15. Chinese Torture
16. The Lost Opportunity
17. My Life Has Been Saved (1989 Version)
18. It's A Beautiful Day (Single Version)
19. Rock In Rio Blues
20. Queen Talks
21. The Show Must Go On (Live with Elton John, 1997)
22. No-One But You
23. I Can't Live With You (Rocks Retake)
24. Under Pressure (Rah Mix)
It would have probably ended up being an extra 2 LPs, but I think it would have been worth it. Maybe if they didn't have Queen II as a double LP, this could have been more feasible. But either way, it's not gonna happen.
brians wig · Member since
Well. I wouldn't have put Rock In Rio blues on there, but if the band ever re-released that track I hope to God they give it more than the milisecond of thought they gave the original release and actually fade it in and out this time.
