The Rolling Stones: Their Satanic Majesties Request: 50th Anniversary Special Audiophile Edition

Discussion in 'Music Corner' started by Jack, Jul 7, 2017.

  1. mbrownp1

    mbrownp1 Forum Resident


    OK we get it...you don't like it. We do.
     
  2. Tim Müller

    Tim Müller Forum Resident

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    No. Songs are better.
     
  3. lapepalz

    lapepalz Forum Resident

    I have old London west germany & Japanese version new sacd 2002
    Do you think I need this new released ?
     
  4. Tim Müller

    Tim Müller Forum Resident

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    Soundwise, no.
     
  5. tlake6659

    tlake6659 Senior Member

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    No.
     
  6. jsayers

    jsayers Just Drifting....

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    New to this thread, hope this hasn't been asked, but here goes:

    Any opinions on what song <s> benefit most being heard in mono from the album?

    Thanks in advance!
     
  7. stereoptic

    stereoptic Anaglyphic GORT Staff

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    To me it is Gomper. It sounds less cluttered to me in mono.
     
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  8. john lockland

    john lockland Forum Resident

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    2000 light years from home in mono really makes my day
     
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  9. Sgt Pepper

    Sgt Pepper Forum Resident

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    I have received my copy today, can't wait return from work and give it a whirl.

    Sorry not got time to go back through the thread but what is the LP sound quality like. Thanks in advance.
     
  10. lennonfan1

    lennonfan1 Senior Member

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    look, nobody is more devoted to the Fabs than I, but this is truly the one Stones album where the songs in general just have more depth!
    While the lyrics of the Stones album deal with very gritty reality as well as deep appreciation of the beauty surrounding us, Pepper for me retreats from the fabulous Revolver in that Revolver had super concise lyrics and by and large, especially Paul and largely John, on Pepper sing about a lot of hoo ha not really connected to serious depth IMO with a few exceptions....so let me discuss them.
    Day In The Life - obvious masterwork, and Mick and Keith are there for the orchestra build up:)
    Within You Without You - George has the most psychedelic song on the record hands down, world music expanded from the earlier Revolver and Rubber Soul hybrid of Sitar integrated into rock music.
    She's Leaving Home - like George, this is the next step from Revolver's Elenor Rigby with similar feelings of alienation and loss that many could relate to.

    Now you can mention Lucy because it's psych and it rocks, but for me the lyrics for the rest of this album go so abstract and lightweight that for me it's a real come down from Revolver. Musically there's progression all over the place but there's also a lightweight vaudeville atmosphere that has always put me off.

    Magical Mystery Tour was a more psych record and is more comparable and contemporary to Majesties even with its convoluted history and compilation factor being really just an ep with singles attached.
     
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  11. Headfone

    Headfone Nothing Tops A Martin

    I think the essay featured in the booklet is extremely well written. Among many other good things, it does a nice job of validating the place of the album within the Rolling Stones' canon. Effectively debunks the erroneous idea that it's simply a failed Sgt. Pepper clone. I think it was worth the 20 minutes it took to read.
     
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  12. Sgt Pepper

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    Been listening to the Mono LP.........wow, it is sublime.
     
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  13. Carl80

    Carl80 Forum Resident

    I gave the stereo LP a spin before, does sound great. This is one of my favourite LP sets now, love the way it folds out, looks great.
     
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  14. Sgt Pepper

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    I am shocked also and agree with you Carl, the Stereo version is superb also.
     
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  15. MHP

    MHP Lover of Rock ‘n Roll

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    And so, this thread has now turned into yet another "Beatles vs. Stones" debate...
    How about trying something new?
    Please, no more!
    I beg ya all!
    After 50 years we should know better.
    Than ol' horse has been beaten to death...
     
  16. Sgt Pepper

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    Man the SQ on this just seems to get better with every play of the discs.
     
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  17. lennonfan1

    lennonfan1 Senior Member

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    I copied the vinyl to 7.5 ips reel, mono one side stereo the other...it's amazing, and I don't have to wear out the vinyl;) ...very nice pressings and mastering.
     
  18. signothetimes53

    signothetimes53 Senior Member

    "The Lantern" also is very different in mono. It has been frequently noted that there's one less (or is it one more?) Big Ben bell chime at the beginning, but the song itself is mixed quite differently than the stereo as it pertains to the lead guitar part (not sure if it is Keith or Brian). In the stereo, the guitar is clearly and prominently heard in the right channel. In the mono, the guitar is often nearly buried in the mix. Which is better, the mono or stereo? I think it will vary with the listener. I like them both, though my preference is the stereo.
     
  19. lennonfan1

    lennonfan1 Senior Member

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    I would say mono but both are nice.....but the mono has centered drums which is more powerful and there's not as much silence in the right channel overall:)
     
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  20. Rara

    Rara New Member

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    Hi everyone!

    My apologies in advance in case this seems like a stupid question. I've been a huge Rolling Stones fan since my childhood but I'm rather new to collecting vinyls.

    I notice some people mentioning and comparing their copy numbers #. I've located #61 in a store nearby and I'm thinking to get it. How big of a deal is the # to collectors?

    Thank you!
     
  21. dkmonroe

    dkmonroe A completely self-taught idiot

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    I'd think anything under #100 is going to have some perceived collectible value due to the low number. I'd grab that one if I were you, even though generally I'm not concerned with numbers.

    However generally I think numbered units tend to be less valuable today than in the past. Something from the 60's that was brand spankin' original and a huge success and had a limited numbered press run (like the original White Album) is collector gold. Just reissuing a classic album and numbering it is a common thing today and not nearly as special. If there's 10 million people who want an album and only 20,000 copies are numbered, that's a big deal. If there's a 20,000 press run of a reissue that only 10,000 people are interested in, that's not much of a big deal.
     
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  22. Adam9

    Adam9 Русский военный корабль, иди на хуй.

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    Sing This All Together. The bass drum is mixed much louder and really moves the song along.
     
  23. dkmonroe

    dkmonroe A completely self-taught idiot

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    Both mixes are really good. For all its desultory (and undeserved) reputation, TSMR is really a great sounding LP in most any version. Considering the chaos that it was recorded in, and the fact that it was the Stones' first self-produced album, it's kind of a minor miracle.
     
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  24. OldJohnRobertson

    OldJohnRobertson Martyr for Even Less

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    I still haven't got around to the SACDs yet...but I just listened to both mixes on vinyl again today. I can't get over how great that vinyl sounds.
     
  25. tdavis0903

    tdavis0903 Forum Resident

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    Totally agree! I listened to the stereo LP today on my main system through the speakers after listening to my rip of Redbook layer of the mono SACD on Fiio with in-ears and the LP sounded amazing. Nicky Hopkins was such a musical master, his work with my favorite bands, Stones and Who, is magical. I agreed with many that Majesties seemed an odd choice for a deluxe treatment but not after today, reading the booklet and enjoying the LP. Mono gets a spin tomorrow. Essay in booklet really good perspective of it's place in their 60s albums. I have a framed original cover but I like this box design. Still hate SACDs stuffed in cardboard pockets though, sacrilege!
     

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