Zeppelin vs Queen reissues

My cousin works for a major record company (Warner), he expalined to me the differences. The overall result according to him and a sound specialists, is that Queen have better sound and less compression.  I am not an expert, so I can not go to the details, but he explained to me, that Ludwig did a great job by keeping Queen songs "character" and succeed to reveal details without destroying the songs, kept the quite partts etc. So they avoided as much was possible to sound flat.

I guess what's better sound is a matter of opinion. Which releases have more limited dynamic range isn't.

Yeah it is matter of taste and ofcourse equipment (hi fi).

[QUOTE] [b]Dim wrote:[/b]

Led Zeppelin re-issuies are very good, however they kind sound flat to me and it is like they have been remixed by Page.

Moreover Queen remasters have better stereo mix and less compress than Led Zeppelin's[/QUOTE]

The Zeppelin masters aren't as compressed as the 2011 Queen remasters. The only Queen one that's impressive is Queen II. Queen (debut) is alright. Sheer Heart Attack was the worst of the bunch, and it's one of the worst versions of The Game I've heard, considering it's usually one of the best sounding Queen albums. I could go through them all one by one, but let's just say that overall, on average, they weren't too great. In saying that, if you're pleased with them, that's fair enough.

As I've said in another thread, the reason I pre-ordered the upcoming 2015 Sheer Heart Attack vinyl remaster is because if it sounds no better than the job of it they did on cd, then none of the other 2015 remasters will be worth getting.
£20 + p&p might be a somewhat expensive way to find out, but it's not as expensive as buying the box set then finding out they're crap, if that's the case. And if they are any good, it works out easier and far cheaper than hunting out and buying copies of early pressings on the second hand market in near mint or mint condition.

Since a couple of years i am a regular visitor to London record fairs. A lot of dealers told me that Jimmy Page is a going to every record fair to search for old mint condition Led Zel bootlegs for his new reissues. I have seen pictures pictures as proofs. The reason why Led Zep bonus stuff is superior to Queen is that Jimmy Page cares and Brian May gives a shit.

greatest hits = gazillions
reissues with bonus albums = limited sales

Brian may DOES give a shit...about filthy lucre

[QUOTE] [b]brENsKi wrote:[/b]

greatest hits = gazillions
reissues with bonus albums = limited sales

Brian may DOES give a shit...about filthy lucre[/QUOTE]

Is that the next compilation's working title?

FILTHY LUCRE has a nice ring to it

LZ + Beatles reissues : yes.
Queen reissues : no

Just downloaded the bonus tracks in FLAC format wich was, in my country, perfectly legal at that time.

The upcoming vinyl boxset is something I gladly ignore as well.

[QUOTE] [b]sexmachine wrote:[/b]

Since a couple of years i am a regular visitor to London record fairs. A lot of dealers told me that Jimmy Page is a going to every record fair to search for old mint condition Led Zel bootlegs for his new reissues. I have seen pictures pictures as proofs. The reason why Led Zep bonus stuff is superior to Queen is that Jimmy Page cares and Brian May gives a shit.[/QUOTE]

I gather from what you say there that Page isn't one for online shopping then.

I think the 2011 bonus tracks are a joke. Only five (!!) tracks on each disc, many tracks which are already available or "2011 mix", what the f***? Bike It 80 totally nailed it in my opinion, the bonus tracks are barely ads to past and future releases of the band.
Nevertheless, I don't think that Queen is a band full of unreleased songs. I think most of it have been released and the more interesting things that remain are live shows, BBC sessions and maybe some unreleased demos.
Now that they have released the Rainbow shows, they have seen that a 70ies show release can be successful. Hope there will be more soon.

As stated in interviews, Jimmy Page was scouring everywhere for Led Zeppelin bootlegs so he could get a full idea of what was already out there. He then made sure that the bonus tracks he added to each album were not available on bootlegs anywhere, so all fans (even those that thought they had everything) would have a new experience. That's a devotion to band and product.

Wasn't Brian May an avid collector of Queen bootlegs at one point?

A little history: I ordered the Queen EMI CDs as imports when first released. Purchased the HR 'remasters' and dealt with some of the errors, as well as the few good extras, and mostly crap remixes. Stayed away from the 2011 overpriced and underfilled set, and simply had a friend provide me with most of the previously unreleased bonuses.

Bought The Beatles' 2009 remasters, even though I have the originals, mainly because of the first four LPs finally being available in stereo, as well as just wanting the darn thing.

With Zeppelin....it was worth purchasing 'How The West Was Won', as well as the expanded 'Song Remains The Same' reissue (what Live Killers COULD be).

I have a friend that will make me copies of the three recent reissues, but I'm going to buy them. They provide the extra bang for the buck. They are what reissues are supposed to be, appealing to both the casual and hard core fans.

^^^ hear hear!!!

[QUOTE] [b]sexmachine wrote:[/b]

Since a couple of years i am a regular visitor to London record fairs. A lot of dealers told me that Jimmy Page is a going to every record fair to search for old mint condition Led Zel bootlegs for his new reissues. I have seen pictures pictures as proofs. The reason why Led Zep bonus stuff is superior to Queen is that Jimmy Page cares and Brian May gives a shit.[/QUOTE]

In Brian's defense - what has Page done in the last 15 years, other than remaster old Zeppelin recordings?

Brian has simply followed other interests. Music has pretty clearly become second bananas to his beloved furry critters, astronomy and stereo photography.

And with the exception of the Rainbow box set, it seems like the right people haven't been working for them. Hopefully that's just the start of a string of great things to come.