Queen 40th Anniversary remasters

If it's a CD (or HDCD) it's not 24/96. Maybe mastered at that resolution, but still 16(or 20)/44.1 on the disc. Confusing marketing.

 

Looks like a pirate disc to me.

 

It really does. They love to put all kinds of audiophile attributes at once on those.

 

QUEEN - Greatest Hits Albums Released As HD Sound Files In Japan

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Posted on Thursday, April 21, 2011 at 17:24:43 EST

The 2011 remastered versions of QUEEN's both Greatest Hits and Greatest Hits II albums are released today in Japan by e-onkyo and Universal Music Japan – for the first time as high-definition downloadable sound files, delivered by US mastering engineer Bob Ludwig. The albums and the individual songs are all available as 96 kHz/24-bit lossless audio files. The bonus tracks contained in the 2011 Japanese CD issues area also included.

 

yes, you're right however if the Greatest hits are a different master originally i think it would sound as good as the albums tracks.

 

wouldn't

 

Just checked the currency conversion on those...$73 US for the pair? No thanks...

 

Is there, at least, some kind of self-printable OBI?

 

Why is that so outlandish? People regularly pay as much if not more to import SHM-SACDs from Japan (which are sometimes derived from exactly the same masters as their much-cheaper domestic counterparts). This release offers a guaranteed upgrade in sound quality, plus one track that isn't available remastered anywhere else in "I Was Born To Love You".

If I could navigate the checkout in Japanese, I'd gladly drop that much money to get 'em. It works out to about $2 per song... certainly comparable with HDtracks and other high-def download retailers' price points.

 

I hate the thought of spending more than $20 on a download with no physical media/packaging/tangible object involved...but that might just be me.

 

1) I live in a bit different country, where montly incomes are an order of magnitude lower than both in Canada and Japan. And, I'm afraid, I'm not alone here. Still, I'm ready to buy a legal product and even pay some reasonable extra for higher resolution.

2) Prices on Japanese SACDs usually grow up, i.e. we can re-sell them. The re-sell price of this download will drop to zero immediately after purchase.

 

I agree, too expensive for a bunch of files....

Exactly!

 

And those files end up always on usenet...
So one pays honest money, for the cd`s or files, and another can....get it free

Al the 24bit release`s from Steely Dan to whatever I`ve seen coming through..(but that is another kind of topic )
I also like to have something phisical if i pay for music.

grt Peterr

 

Strange a day at the races sound louder using my stereo period. But when listening through my ipod at low volume sounds pretty nice...

 

Well maybe not loud parts too low and loud parts too louder each song has a different treatment in my opinion some sound good but others not

 

The UK/ROI release date for the next 5 remasters, Deep Cuts 2 comp & Platinum Collection reissue has been pushed back 3 weeks to June 27.

http://www.queenonline.com/en/news-archive/second-five-albums-release-date-change/

 

OK -No reissue series would be complete without the delays, I guess.

 

Just saw this news on Facebook , usa would be cool , but not if they don't sound that great ....

They are also taking votes for the fan designed 40th anniverasry shirt ........some cool designs !


http://www.talenthouse.com/queen-anniversary-design-a-t-shirt

 

yes, old news this was already posted above. thanks anyway.

 

Anybody knows if the 2011 SHM-CD have the same mastering as the 2011 by Bob Ludwig?

 

Ok, I wondered since some of the stores (Amazon, Play etc) dont have accurate info on the releases yet...so post here possible links if found them on sale.

 

why, you can only take just so much Queen?

 

what are the next 5?

 

The next 5 albums to be released. These remasters are coming in 3 waves of 5 discs each. The next 5 are:
News Of The World
Jazz
Flash
The Game
Hot Space

The 5 after that are:
The Works
A Kind Of Magic
The Miracle
Innuendo
Made In Heaven.

The next 5 will be out in June, followed by the rest about September if I remember correctly. Apparently these will be followed by the remastered live albums next year.

Im still waiting to hear what the bonus tracks are for the next tranch of releases.

Steve