Jesus Christ Superstar

How does that one sound vs. the 2012 ALW remaster? Anyone have both? That sure is one FUGLY yellow cover!

 

Thank you, good information.

 

THIS is the one I ordered... is it the correct one, I hope, Decca label.
https://www.amazon.com/Jesus-Christ...006974&sr=1-2&keywords=jesus+christ+superstar

 

Definitely the best one musically imho. Not sure of that specific mastering Enjoy it.

 

Great... I hope it’s alright, will be anxious until I play it.

 

I have the most recent remastering and it sounds excellent.

 

Which recording is the most recent remastering? Tell me more, please.

 

Yes indeedy. That screaming sting in the "thowing out the money changers" song is better than a lot of Deep Purple I recall.

 

The remastering of the original (1970) recording, which was sourced from ALW's own archive.

 

Speaking as a Deep Purple and JCS fan....your memory may be a tad faulty.

 

Remember, the original concept was a rock opera LP, not a staged musical.

This, as some others have said, has likely not been bettered.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B008...d+original&dpPl=1&dpID=51jfwArHIKL&ref=plSrch

 

Am sure it’s excellent... am hoping mine will sound close to as excellent as the original did years ago!

 

Yes.

 

Can't speak to the CD, but at the risk of going outside of your request, I much liked the music and vocal parts and the US LP always sounded like the life was sucked out of it. Finally broke down and bought a fairly early UK pressing and wow- dimension, bass, a soundstage, musical. It was an unmistakably better sounding pressing than that which we colonials were offered.
I went to a dress rehearsal of the reboot on Broadway some years ago- was the the singer from Styx?
It didn't have the magic for me, nothing against that singer.

 

Bill, thank you! I’m sure the UK pressing was better. Hopefully, this one will be decent. Ugh, will be interested in hearing if this is the case. I’m uncertain. Shari

 

Who are you too fault my memory?? I was at Woodstock when the Beatles played backup for Melanie even though it rained!!

 

That was a fantastic set. I thought it was great when Lennon danced with Melanie during Look What They Done to My Song, Ma.

 

I have the UK 1995, the gold disc version and the 2012 remaster.

The 2012 is compressed. If you look at Superstar in Audacity it's practically a solid wall.

I think the 1995 and gold disc sound very similiar. The 1995 is like a lot of other early CDs where the volume is a little low. The gold disc ups the volume as far as they could without compression.

Giving a quick listen to the track Superstar between the three discs, if I had to pick one to keep, it'd be the gold disc. I think the 2012 sounds nice on many of the tracks but having it compressed sort of ruins Superstar making the whole song sound the same level. The 1995 and gold disc tends to kick it up a notch when the orchestra comes in.

All personal opinion via headphone listening. I could have a different view if playing them through the speakers but I hate comparing tracks that way as the Mrs tends to question me why I'm playing the same song over and over and bit by bit.

 

The original JCS with Ian Gillan has been officially mastered for CD exactly four times:

1. original UK/Europe (late 80's) MCD 00501
2. original US (Discogs says 1990) MCAD2 10000
3. first remaster, 1993 - used for the gold CDs MCAD2 10950 and the regular CDs MCAD2 11542
4. second remaster, 2012

 

I wash my hands of this.

 

All this arguing about DR numbers - you can hear the clips on Amazon for the 2012 and decide for yourself anyway. I just did and, well, the numbers are not lying - think I'll pick up one of the older CDs.

 

Of his demolition?

 

The original U.S. MACD 1000 sounds awful! Avoid it! The first remaster done in 1993 sounds best.

 

Whichever remaster this is sounds great to me:
Various, Andrew Lloyd Webber & Tim Rice* - Jesus Christ Superstar

 

I picked up the 2012 at Amoeba and yah, pretty nice.