I have Book of Dreams & Fly Like An Eagle Gold DCC CDs. But, I am curious as to the best mastered CDs releases for the '68-'73 catalogue? Any thoughts?Original Capitals? US? Japan?Thoughts opinions would be greatly appreciated. Even links to threads I somehow "missed" I found a few closed & very shorts threads that I wished provided more to go off of. Thanks for reading & or helping out here
If it's any help to you I have a good compilation called 'The Best of 1968-1973 '.It's missing a few tracks I'd like to have on it but what is there is choice.
I have the Capitols of the first three, and I think they're OK, but I've never compared them with other reissues.
No clue on early mastering's, if any differences exist On US Capitol JAX manufactures I have- Brave New World Children Of The Future Both sound natural Here's peaks for the geeks *Future DR9 -2.10 dB -14.90 dB 3:00 01-Children Of The Future DR10 -2.22 dB -14.58 dB 0:39 02-Pushed Me To It DR10 -2.14 dB -13.54 dB 0:53 03-You've Got The Power DR9 -1.51 dB -13.84 dB 7:35 04-In My First Mind DR10 -2.59 dB -16.97 dB 5:18 05-Beauty Of Time Is That It's Snowing (Psychedlic B.B.) DR12 -1.07 dB -18.11 dB 3:17 06-Baby's Callin' Me Home DR11 -1.25 dB -13.81 dB 3:09 07-Steppin' Stone DR10 -0.04 dB -11.51 dB 2:30 08-Roll With It DR10 0.00 dB -12.92 dB 2:30 09-Junior Saw It Happen DR11 -0.83 dB -14.74 dB 3:10 10-Fanny Mae DR12 -1.43 dB -17.79 dB 6:19 11-Key To The Highway *World DR10 -1.12 dB -13.23 dB 3:30 01-Brave New World DR11 -0.61 dB -13.15 dB 2:31 02-Celebration Song DR10 -1.17 dB -12.94 dB 2:32 03-Can't You Hear Your Daddy's Heartbeat DR10 -0.33 dB -13.02 dB 2:27 04-Got Love 'Cause You Need It DR10 -0.69 dB -14.53 dB 4:28 05-Kow Kow DR10 -2.92 dB -14.72 dB 3:51 06-Seasons DR11 -0.46 dB -13.14 dB 4:56 07-Space Cowboy DR11 -0.67 dB -14.57 dB 2:30 08-LT's Midnight Dream DR9 0.00 dB -10.65 dB 3:06 09-My Dark Hour
Looks like most the early SMB was US Capital releases -89 & next released in Japan '93 . Question-same 'mastering" then? example.....Children Of The Future release.... US '89 Steve Miller Band - Children Of The Future Japan '93 Steve Miller Band - Children Of The Future
That be it. EMI JAX would be a later run using the same mastering. Good question on those Japan's. I'm sure @Dave will recommend the one that was manufactured on Pluto, they only made four, one ended up accidentally missing us and got caught up in the moons orbit
When Steve did the Greatest Hits('74-'78) DCC Gold CD I read this morning trying to get info it appears the Orig. Capitals had the 45edit versions on the CD releases & Steve opted for the album length versions for this DCC CD release(Greatest Hits). So,curious "if" there could be 45edited versions on the '68-'73 era Cds as well. Or maybe the "hits" that were shortened were only from the popular side of the SMB releases('75 onward) Because that was his commercial turning point? Just noting this as I prefer the album length version of any song in the digital (CD)form.
From the this thread...... I found the Steve Miller Greatest Hits 1974-1978 DCC gold CD tonight! Post #9 I found the Steve Miller Greatest Hits 1974-1978 DCC gold CD tonight!
I was rifling through many threads this morning can't find the reference to the ORG Capitals having the edited versions though
What release? There are many it appears that were issued in '90? US release? I'm assuming these are all the same mastering (Discogs link below) Steve Miller Band - The Best Of 1968 - 1973
Thanks George Interesting observation I noticed (maybe just a listing typo?) The first Track-The Joker on this release you posted has a run time 4:23 The Joker album 4:26 but,the Greatest Hits ('74-'78)DCC Gold release runtime 3:26? Steve Miller Band - Greatest Hits 1974-78 Gotta be a typo. Equally interesting, The Joker appears on both Greatest hits(68-73) &(74-78) but, according to Discogs, the longer version is on the 1st GH comp.