The remix is so good I can’t listen to the original anymore. Any examples?

The Fatboy Slim remix of Beastie Boys "Body Moovin" crushes the original like a grape!

 

I'd have liked Benefit to be a bit brighter in the remix while retaining that rich bottom. That's just a preference; it's certainly not a bad remix.

 

I wouldn’t go so far about not listening to the originals anymore but here’s some:

Monkees: remixes from Listen to the Band Box Set
Jethro Tull: Aqualung

And I like a lot of the Yellow Submarine Songtrack stuff.
Pepper remix has some moments. And the new Paperback Writer from 1+ is better than the other stereo mix

 

I like it; two mixes, for two moods!

 

L.A. mix versus 'original' New York mix on the Rainbow Rising Deluxe Edition? I understand the L.A. mix was the pulled in favour of the 'less heavy' NY mix on the original release of Rising.

And staying in the Deep Purple family tree, there are some nice remixes on the Burn and Stormbringer 30th anniversary releases (better on vinyl than CD I think), not exactly replacing the original mixes (although Burn is a somewhat compromised recording to start with) but nice to have.

 

According to the notes in the CD, it was remastered by Elliot Scheiner, additional mixing and mastering by Wyn Davis and Brian Kehew.

 

Chicago II--Steve Wilson remix

Rush Vapor Trail's--David Botrill remix

 

In my initial post I mentioned the improvement of the 1999 remaster in relation to the old plaid back (it wasn't a remix - my error).

 

1. Katatonia - Viva Emptiness

Remixed with added instruments and vocals. Also the remastering sounds better. I loved the original version when it was released but now the 2013 remaster is my favorite.

2. Meshuggah - Nothing

I didn’t like the original version but the remixed version they released sounds really good.

 

The Steve Wilson remixes that are done for the Jethro Tull catalog in book format (cd) are excellent and I prefer to the originals.

 

So far, I’m gonna purchase the Aqualung remix as well as the Plastic Ono Band and Imagine remixes. Could somebody tell me when Dylan’s Blonde On Blonde was remixed?

 

First remixed in stereo in 1968, then in 1987 for the first CD, again in 1992 in stereo for the MasterSound CD, then finally in 1999 in stereo and surround (the current version in print).

 

Thank you

 

1 that comes to mind is the dance mix to Lana Del Ray's Summertime Sadness.

Just love it..

 

I'm not sure if some of the examples listed here are really indicative or representative of the sentiments behind the opening post. I am referring to the dance mixes and/or 12" single releases that have been quoted. They are often remixed so radically so as to bear little resemblance to the original recordings. Not saying they aren't great tunes in their own right but are they really a true comparison?

 

Whilst not a remix, the original Chic mix of Diana Ross' 'I'm Coming Out' blows the released mix away. It is pumping, a disco-fuelled energy booster of a mix, with a thick, deep sound, very unlike the originally released mix.

 

Garbage - #1 Crush (Nellee Hooper Mix)
Offspring - The Kids Aren't Alright (Wiseguys Mix)
Project Pitchfork - Steelrose (Talla 2XLC Remix)
Rihanna - Umbrella (Travis Barker Remix)
The Cure - Pictures Of You (12'' Mix)
The Cure - High (Higher Mix)
The Cure - A Letter To Elise (12'' Mix)
Dido - Believe (Flu Season Mix)
Indochine - Un Ange A Ma Table (Downward Remix)
Infusion - Legacy (Junkie XL Remix) <= THIS ONE IS ONE FIRE !!!
Moby - In My Heart (New Mix)
NIN - Vessel (Bill Laswell Remix)
Rednex - Cotton Eye Joe (Slide To The Side Mix)
Tyope O Negative - Blood & Fire (Out Of The Ashes Mix)
U2 - Mysterious Ways (Solar Plexus Club Mix)
U2 - Numb (Emergency Broadcast Network)
U2 - You’re The Best Thing About Me (Kygo Remix)

 

All you guys listing these alternate dance/extended 12" versions...what do you do when you spin an album with the "regular" versions on? Do you really skip them?

 

Most of Steven Wilson's Jethro Tull ones, except for "Thick as a Brick"

 

Pink Floyd - Meddle. Hidden hi-res remix found on the The Early Years boxset.

 

PM them and ask them what the cover looks like. The first CD pressings had the original artwork while the remix has John on the cover from the flip side of the cover.

 

not the aqualung remix

 

A song like nowhere man sounds much better . I would like to hear more of that of that year of music remixed.

 

I feel like those remixes lack some bass and the songs are also different not just remixed. I did tack on L.A Woman intro from 40 to the 40th original remaster (now its getting confusing)

 

The I'm A Believer remix is much better IMO