Peter Gabriel - Best Digital Masterings?

Discussion in 'Music Corner' started by tlake6659, Dec 22, 2008.

  1. tlake6659

    tlake6659 Senior Member Thread Starter

    Location:
    NJ
    For the Peter Gabriel catalog, do you prefer the original cds or the SACDs for the best mastering?
     
  2. LeeS

    LeeS Music Fan

    Location:
    Atlanta
    I like the SACDs quite a bit. A bit more open than the redbooks.
     
  3. PaulT

    PaulT Spuzzum

    Location:
    B.C., Canada
    I have the (European release) Hybrid SACD's of I (Car), II (Scratch), III (Melt), IV (Security), Us , Up and they sound very good so I have had no reason to seek out the originals.

    Had the 'So' Hybrid SACD as well and sold it when I got the Black Triangle. The 32VD of that title sounds a bit better on my system than the SACD did, both the redbook and SACD layers.
     
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  4. masswriter

    masswriter Minister At Large

    Location:
    New England
    Passion remaster sounds nice! :righton:
     
  5. LesPaul666

    LesPaul666 Mr Markie - The Rock And Roll Snarkie

    Location:
    New Jersey
    First the early albums Peter Gabriel 1,2,3, and 4(aka Security), the late 80's Virgin/Charisma UK CD's all the way.

    Peter Gabriel V (So), I believe has the same mastering worldwide(My fave) except for some level shifting on some pressings.

    The SACD's are a a bit over EQ'd and slightly compressed in comparison.
     
  6. Jamie Tate

    Jamie Tate New Member

    Location:
    Nashville
    One comment on the SACDs. They sound mastered. Things are sonically tucked and tidied up. Not a stray edge is left. Technically they were very well mastered discs but what do they do for you emotionally?

    I prefer the old Virgin/Charisma CDs.
     
  7. PaulT

    PaulT Spuzzum

    Location:
    B.C., Canada
    Hmmm, well maybe I'll have to check the VC's out then. There was enough of a difference with the SO disc.

    The SACD's sound nice and tight, don't hurt my ears if turned up loud. Up rocks in surround.
     
  8. GowG

    GowG Forum Resident

    Location:
    Czech republic
    I prefer the red book remasters. Original I a II don't sound good to my ears. Very muddy.
     
  9. LeeS

    LeeS Music Fan

    Location:
    Atlanta
    IV and Up are maybe the best SACDs sonically. I was not as happy with I or II. I don't have III. So is very good.
     
  10. jojopuppyfish

    jojopuppyfish Senior Member

    Location:
    Maryland
    I've never heard the VC of peter gabriel.

    I can compare the original US to the SACD and the remastered cd.
    I like the remaster and SACD better

    As for Shaking the tree, the original cd is better than the sacd.

    And I like the west German target of Security. Never felt a need to get the sacd.
     
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  11. RussellG

    RussellG Forum Resident

    All the V/C's sound fine to me, except Security, where I found the WG Target to be considerably better.
     
  12. darkmatter

    darkmatter Gort Astronomer Staff

    :agree:

    Originals for me too :)
     
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  13. Pdog

    Pdog Forum Resident

    Location:
    Austin
    I have the first three albums remastered in 2002. I haven't listened to them in a sometime, and not since coming here, and learning how much I didn't know regarding mastering.
     
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  14. Black Elk

    Black Elk Music Lover

    Location:
    Bay Area, U.S.A.
    Isn't it time to do this properly? There have been many threads started in the past, here are just a few:

    http://www.stevehoffman.tv/forums/showthread.php?t=87608

    http://www.stevehoffman.tv/forums/showthread.php?t=126562

    http://www.stevehoffman.tv/forums/showthread.php?t=148295

    http://www.stevehoffman.tv/forums/showthread.php?t=161108

    There are different masterings of several titles for the pre-2002 editions, so we need to determine exactly how many variants there are, and which ones people are referring to when expressing a preference for an earlier mastering.

    So, someone wake up Jeff Carney, Dr. M., Raf, etc. and let's sort this all out. :D

    Should we go album by album, or just post up everything we have and have someone sort it all out at the end? Anyone want to volunteer to keep all the data organized?
     
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  15. eelkiller

    eelkiller One of the great unwashed

    Location:
    Northern Ontario
    There will be single and double versions of Plays Live so that will add more to the mix.
     
  16. Great Deceiver

    Great Deceiver Active Member

    Location:
    New Jersey
    I can contribute some EAC numbers for the V/Cs I have :wave:
     
  17. eelkiller

    eelkiller One of the great unwashed

    Location:
    Northern Ontario
    I am wondering if the I and II you have are USA pressings or European. I found the Euro disc of I (PGCD1) was infinitely better than the USA disc I had. The US was very muddy in comaprison.

    I have the Black Triangle discs and the Japan first pressings of I and II if numbers are needed.
     
  18. Michael St. Clair

    Michael St. Clair Forum Resident

    Location:
    Funkytown
    I bought the import hybrid of So and was disappointed. I prefer the original non-remaster CD.

    I have Up for the surround, and I got the import so it wouldn't "rot" (Crest Cracker - bad hub).
     
  19. foobar2000

    foobar2000 New Member

    Location:
    US
    I'm in! I'll even keep score.
    (Though this'll likely cost me a ton of money when I find out what I'm missing.)

    Peter Gabriel I
    US ATCO 36-147-2 "Made in USA by WEA . . . " Blue perimeter ring
    Track 1 - Peak level 93.0 %
    Track 2 - Peak level 100.0 %
    Track 3 - Peak level 99.5 %
    Track 4 - Peak level 77.1 %
    Track 5 - Peak level 95.8 %
    Track 6 - Peak level 88.6 %
    Track 7 - Peak level 73.6 %
    Track 8 - Peak level 80.3 %
    Track 9 - Peak level 77.2 %

    Peter Gabriel II
    US Atlantic 19181-2 "Made in USA by WEA . . . " Red perimeter ring
    Track 1 - Peak level 89.2 %
    Track 2 - Peak level 99.6 %
    Track 3 - Peak level 46.7 %
    Track 4 - Peak level 98.0 %
    Track 5 - Peak level 95.3 %
    Track 6 - Peak level 74.3 %
    Track 7 - Peak level 99.5 %
    Track 8 - Peak level 75.2 %
    Track 9 - Peak level 62.5 %
    Track 10 - Peak level 99.7 %
    Track 11 - Peak level 77.0 %

    Peter Gabriel III
    US Geffen 2035-2 "Mfg. by DADC" DIDX 001873
    Track 1 - Peak level 78.9 %
    Track 2 - Peak level 75.7 %
    Track 3 - Peak level 28.1 %
    Track 4 - Peak level 76.4 %
    Track 5 - Peak level 58.8 %
    Track 6 - Peak level 82.0 %
    Track 7 - Peak level 86.0 %
    Track 8 - Peak level 86.4 %
    Track 9 - Peak level 34.7 %
    Track 10 - Peak level 73.8 %

    Security
    US Geffen 2011-2 WG Polygram silver/black Target
    Track 1 - Peak level 95.5 %
    Track 2 - Peak level 80.5 %
    Track 3 - Peak level 100.0 %
    Track 4 - Peak level 100.0 %
    Track 5 - Peak level 100.0 %
    Track 6 - Peak level 100.0 %
    Track 7 - Peak level 94.2 %
    Track 8 - Peak level 99.9 %

    So
    UK Virgin PGCD 5 "Nimbus England"
    Track 1 - Peak level 100.0 %
    Track 2 - Peak level 100.0 %
    Track 3 - Peak level 100.0 %
    Track 4 - Peak level 100.0 %
    Track 5 - Peak level 100.0 %
    Track 6 - Peak level 90.4 %
    Track 7 - Peak level 100.0 %
    Track 8 - Peak level 100.0 %
    Track 9 - Peak level 100.0 %
    (OK, muffled, this one is not!
     
  20. foobar2000

    foobar2000 New Member

    Location:
    US
    Peter live at 1979 Glastonbury Festival, with Steve Hillage and Phil Collins.
    [​IMG]
     
  21. hvbias

    hvbias Midrange magic

    Location:
    Northeast
    I prefer the original VC CDs as well. On headphones the SACDs sound too unnatural.
     
  22. bopdd

    bopdd Senior Member

    Location:
    Portland, OR
    Here are the peak levels for:

    Peter Gabriel II
    PGCD 2 Virgin (Made in France MPO)

    1. 97.7%
    2. 97.7%
    3. 58.7%
    4. 97.7%
    5. 97.7%
    6. 92.0%
    7. 97.7%
    8. 96.5%
    9. 97.7%
    10. 97.7%
    11. 97.7%

    Peter Gabriel III
    PGCD 3 Virgin (Mastered by Nimbus, UK)

    1. 95.5%
    2. 95.5%
    3. 37.1%
    4. 95.5%
    5. 95.5%
    6. 95.5%
    7. 95.5%
    8. 95.5%
    9. 43.5%
    10. 95.5%
     
  23. bopdd

    bopdd Senior Member

    Location:
    Portland, OR
    Here are some peak levels (taken from existing threads) for other Peter Gabriel CDs:

    Peter Gabriel 1
    PGCD 1 (Nimbus):
    91.2 % - 97.7 % - 97.7 % - 87.1 % - 93.3 % - 97.7 % - 97.6 % - 89.7 % - 97.7 %

    Peter Gabriel 4:

    Geffen 2011-2 (matrix = DIDX-1012 1 MANUFACTURED BY DADC) [US original CD]
    96.4 % - 49.2 % - 67.0 % - 58.2 % - 89.3 % - 78.3 % - 57.9 % - 100.0 %

    Deutsches Album - Virgin/Charisma XPGCD 4/0777 7 87220 2 1 (matrix = 787220 2 @ 1) [disc made in Holland]
    100.0 % - 85.1 % - 90.9 % - 75.4 % - 86.1 % - 73.3 % - 93.0 % - 78.3 %

    (NOTE: songs 2 and 4 are swapped on Deutsches Album relative to PG IV.)
     
  24. darkmatter

    darkmatter Gort Astronomer Staff

    Thank you for pulling together the readings :righton:
     
  25. bopdd

    bopdd Senior Member

    Location:
    Portland, OR
    In reading another thread, it's indicated that the IV target and original V/Cs are different masterings. A forum member posts his peak levels for a Made in Holland PGCD 4. However, all the other V/C masterings have a lot in common with the IV target mastering (all having high, consistent peak levels). Is there anyone who has a V/C of IV made in the UK or France to check against the Holland disc?

    Here are the peak levels for the Made in Holland disc:

    Virgin/Charisma PGCD4
    Track 1
    Peak level 97.7 %
    Track 2
    Peak level 53.8 %
    Track 3
    Peak level 71.0 %
    Track 4
    Peak level 67.9 %
    Track 5
    Peak level 90.7 %
    Track 6
    Peak level 85.6 %
    Track 7
    Peak level 60.8 %
    Track 8
    Peak level 91.3 %
     

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