Remixing on Sam Cooke box set

I just visited a Sam Cooke site that had this to say about the recent RCA Sam Cooke box set. It sounds like most of it has been remixed:

"The mother lode. A total of 96 tracks, including the complete Harlem Square recording and the complete "NIGHT BEAT" album. Every track has been remastered and most have been remixed -- all for the better, too. Highlights are way, way, too numerous to mention, but again, there are no later-period ABKCO-controlled songs here that would have made this a more complete overview of Sam's entire career. Still, this box should be judged for what it is, not what it isn't -- and it's just terrific at giving us a good look at the very best of Sam's RCA material. It also includes a fair amount of rarities including some otherwise unreleased alternate takes.

"One interesting note: The box originally was set to have 99 tracks, including an unreleased song called "She's Wonderful" and an unreleased version of "Cupid."  For some reason,  three tracks were pulled off the set at the last minute, including "She's Wonderful" and the out-take of "Cupid."  
Fans of the Harlem Square album will no doubt notice this live recording (included here in its entirety) has been remixed and reedited. The spoken intro is a tad longer and "Havin' A Party" is several choruses longer. That said, I prefer the original CD. For some reason, this new version pushes the audience farther back in the mix -- and the audience really is part of the performance on this set. (They should have collected the names of everyone at the club that night and included their names in the credits!) Also, this new mix inexplicably puts the drums in the left channel rather than keeping them centered. Typically, the bass-and-drum rhythm track on a recording are placed dead center for a more natural listening experience. It's certainly odd -- particularly on a live recording -- to have the drums off to one channel. Go figure."