CSNY Deja Vu 50th anniversary reissue - May 14, 2021 *

Got mine today from Juno. They use royal mail who are on strike tomorrow so guessing it was sent early to avoid that.

 

Didn't get the box set but loved the alternate takes vinyl that was issued for Record Store Day last year.
I hope this vinyl release is up to that standard.
Guess I'll find out!

 

You're going to find out that it sounds the best you've ever heard it sound!

 

Just listening to side 1 now. This is a great sounding record. It's got a real raw edge to it.

Haven't even cleaned it yet and it sounds perfect so far.

 

Can I ask you for info on the cover? Is it like the original textured gatefold or is it a simple printed image?

 

I'm pretty sure it's the single LP out of the 5lp box set that came out last year.
the cover looks like a textured finish, and gatefold.

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Déjà Vu

 

It is a textured finish on the cover with the writing in a gold foil. It's really nice.

 

Got my vinyl copy today and just gave it a spin.
Good pressing, sounds great.
It's nice that they really tried to emulate the original cover (with more modern and lighter weight materials).
The gold foil embossing is a nice touch.
My only other copy is an original that I hungrily bought the day it came out and have played a million times, so I love having a clean and great sounding copy!

Question, did the vinyl in the box set come in the same cover or was it just in a simple sleeve?

 

The one in the box is identical.

 

If memory serves, it came in an inner sleeve but no cover. (I kept the CDs and passed the vinyl on to my son.)

 

Has anyone heard this release and compared it to the Classic Records version?

I wonder if this new release is AAA?

 

It doesn't say it is cut analog. Sounds good though.

 

I haven't had a chance to sit down and listen to my copy yet, but I looked at the deadwax, and both sides have Chris Bellman's initials in the deadwax. I'd very very surprised if this is not derived from the same mastering job he did when cutting lacquers for the AAA reissue included in the "Deja Vu" box set.

 

Yes, matrix is the same as far as I can tell.

 

I ordered the gold vinal variant months ago. Looks like it's supposed to ship next week.

 

Is the standalone release now out, mastered by Chris Bellman confirmed AAA? Was the box version AAA?

 

I haven't seen anything saying it is.

The standalone is the same cut as the box issue going by the matrix info.

 

I just saw a few mentioned it was AAA and I've never seen any true confirmation. I always assumed digital. I'd think it would have been trumpeted if it was AAA. I got it today and will listen tonight.

 

I think it sounds excellent. My nice original and later Piros reissue have gone missing so I can't compare.

 

It definitely sounds better than my old 8 track on my Alpine in my Chevy Impala . True!
Seriously it sounds quite good! Haven't had an original in years so I thought I'd take a chance on it based on my love for the music and Chris Bellman's mastering chops.
That said I think the CSN album is a better recording.

 

Actually it sounds pretty poor on further listening. I always thought this album sounded poor back in the day, but attributed it to my equipment at the time or a poor pressing.. This mastering might be fine, the best Chris could do, and perhaps it is AAA, we don't know. It's so inconsistent, each track with a different sonic signature, many times those famous harmonies lack separation, sound congested, distorted. Great music, but I guess I confirmed what I always suspected. A step down sonically from the debut.

 

Thanks for your opinion.

 

I woyhave bought the box but hate when they include both the vinyl and cd. Secondly, the absence of NY outtakes and his overall lack of participation is a turnoff to the deluxe Ed.

 

My standalone vinyl shipped

 

I compared to my original and found the reissue to sound veiled and dead compared to it. The remaster has great bass but and punch but nothing else bested my original monarch.