"Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits" [Audio Fidelity Gold CD] - Shipping Discussion Thread

Listening to my copy now (#314 for those keeping score)



"Rainy Day Women" just THUMPS right from the get-go. One thing I never appreciated until now was how the three acoustic songs that follow sound so different from one another. "Blowin' in the Wind" sounds glorious. I can live with that stereo mix when it sounds this good. "Times" and "It Ain’t Me Babe" have such presence to them, especially the latter. "Like A Rolling Stone" flat out ROCKS. Dig those poppin P’s. I haven't compared it to the DCC...maybe someday.

Time to pause for the side break….


"Mr. Tambourine" is breathtaking, my favorite Dylan song sounding better than ever. "Subterranean" kicks you-know-what, especially that bass. I’ve heard "I Want You" dozens and dozens of times but that lead guitar line really shines through on this disc. It’s hypnotic. The spell is broken almost immediately when "Positively 4th Street" kicks off with an authority that doesn't let up for four minutes. By the far the very best I’ve ever this song. "Just Like A Woman" is profound…the vocals, the guitar, that ghostly organ, and those crashing drums that bring one of my all-time favorite album sides to a close.

Now how about a similar treatment for one of the vintage stereo mixes of Blonde on Blonde.

MOFI disc coming this fall might do the trick I'm anxiously awaiting.

Agree 110%.

Just listened to my copy.

Track 2, Blowin' in the Wind, wow!!! Jaw-dropping

Sounds like Bob in my room.

Also "Positively 4th Street",

Fact: OPPO and its relatives (Cambridge Audio) still make BD players with built-in HDCD decoder. (Also the bigger Denon (DBP-A100, DBP-4010UD, DVD-A1UD) and Marantz (UD8004, UD9004) BD players have a built-in HDCD decoder)

Btw: You don't need a player with built-in HDCD decoder. A receiver with built-in HDCD decoder (like my Denon AVR-4310) is sufficient.

Got the one my local Brick and Mortar ordered for me today, # 1961.

Here's hoping the rest of you get your orders.

These two get my vote for best sounding as well.

Just got news from Amazon -- my copy will be here on Tuesday.

What was your original order date?

Thanks

July 2nd.

My original order date was 6/28 and it will be here Tuesday.

My amazon order shipped; wouldn't usually comment about it but due to the delays I thought it might be relevant. I ordered on 6/10.

Isn't the purpose of this thread to discuss the actual sound/mastering/packaging/etc of this release, as opposed to shipping dates? I think that's what the other Dylan GH thread is for:
http://www.stevehoffman.tv/forums/showthread.php?t=287843

How can you tell the difference, unless one of them is renamed to "Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits [Audio Fidelity] Shipping Thread".

Alright you made me bring the Baby out.

Sorry guys, was just asking a question. That was my understanding of the situation. Carry on...

No problem. Both threads got caught up in the shipping frenzy. With this being the first AF title to sell out before street date a lot of members are wondering if they'll be shut out. I've been waiting for weeks to bring the Baby back out. It's all in good fun. We need some humor around here sometimes.

I haven't read this entire thread, so I didn't know that! Jeez, I hope mine gets shipped.

Is that really true? Wasn't the same thing said of the AF Pet Sounds when it came out......then brand new copies were available for seemingly years later...hmmm.

Maybe, but nobody wants to be the one left out in the cold (at a reasonable price), and have to fall prey to the opportunists (crazy, gouging prices).

I cancelled my Amazon order after umpteen delays, and got one directly from Marshall himself, within 48 hours, and emerged most satisfied.

There was an email sent to all AF Members last month from Marshall saying for the first time an AF Gold release had sold out before street date. Now of course all of their usual vendors got copies we just don't know yet if it was enough for current demand. Pet Sounds had a run of 7.500 copies not the usual 5,000.

I just "pre-ordered" a copy from Amazon (can it still be a preorder if it is released tomorrow?) right now; no such warnings on their site about limited availability or anything.

My prediction: In a month or so, the classified section here will have a glut of AF Greatest Hits for sale, as everybody double/triple-orders in a panic and then dumps one or more copies afterwards.

Can anyone who already has received a copy give an update to tell us which mixes on this disc are new to CD?

Baby, please stop crying.

At the moment, it's not even sold out (at full list price) on the AF site.

And it's instock and ready to ship at importcds.com.

It may sell out in the future of course, but looks like demand has not yet consumed the supply.