Zombies Redbook vs. SACD

RickH · Aug 22, 2003

Originally posted by joelee
Picked up the Zombies hybrid yesterday at BB for $10.99. Sounds fantastic and I didn't think the DCC issue could sound better. It does.

Joe
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Picked it up today for $10.99, along with Stan Getz' Pure Getz hybrid , for $12.99. A brand new Best Buy opened in my vicinity today (it's on my way home from work, much too convenient ) Can't wait to throw on the Zombies disc this evening...it appears from the above threads (and the mastering guy who's name appears on the back cover) that I'm in for quite a sonic treat.

Dave D · Aug 22, 2003

I don't have the SACD yet, but I'm sure it's great......but what the hell is this guy talking about? Surely he must be mistaken.....at a yard sale?

From amazon.com
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Zombie need better releases, June 27, 2003
Reviewer: Paul Buckener
I picked this up at a yard sale and it was not bad for [$$$] but I'm glad I didn't pay full retail. The music sounds very bad compared to other Zombie CD's I have. I own another CD from this generics label and it sounded like ... to. I hope one of the major labels re-haul the Zombies and come out with an acceptable CD or 2. I'm going to give this to my mother and father. Maybe they will like it.
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He must be reviewing another cd! That's why I never trust any review on amazon!

KeithH · Aug 23, 2003

Here is a review of Steve's DCC Zombies CD from allmusicguide.com. Note the part in bold.

Fifteen remastered Zombie originals recorded for Decca Records between 1964-1967, including the single version of "She's Not There" (their first release). Subsequent U.S. hits "Tell Her No" and "Time of the Season" are also included. If the other tracks didn't exactly set the charts on fire, there's no filler here and pretty much every one's a winner. For those entranced with the catchy yet melancholic British Invasion sounds of the Hollies and the Pretty Things in the mid-'60s or Badfinger in the late '60s/early '70s, at least one Zombies release is a must. Purists might recommend Odessey and Oracle, their justly celebrated swan song, but it features only one hit, "Time of the Season." Greatest Hits, however, isn't as easy to find as some Zombies comps, notably The Singles A's & B's and Absolutely the Best, which boast superior sound quality, but lacks "Don't Cry for Me" (which sounds like the blueprint for Redd Kross' entire Neurotica release), "I Can't Make Up My Mind," "The Kind of Girl," "It's All Right With Me," and "I Don't Want to Know." The artwork is from the original 1964 Parrot album cover.
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O.K., so these other compilations offer more songs, but do they really sound better than the DCC CD?

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