And I should clarify that the good mastering is only for the first 13 tracks. The bonus tracks range from loud to brickwalled.
I did an A/B listening comparison with the 2021 and the Imp Fiend and found I still prefer the Imp Fiend: a little muddy but also without any harshness.
2021 CD currently reduced to £6.49 on Amazon UK: This Year's Model (2021 https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B099BZK2V6/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_50N29JKW25WJFX4T21SQ (Spanish Model CD also available for the same price)
Bought the high res download, great dynamics. Easily my go to version. It’s good when a remaster is so well done.
I've got a 1984 repress vinyle with a gold stamp promo stamp on the back, which I assume is just a stock promo copy and it sounds amazing to my ears.
I concur and thought I would bump this thread up as I was just mentioning the HD Tracks 2021 remastering of this title and it is the album we are firing up starting today in the song by song Elvis Costello Insults and Flattery discussion in case anyone who is a fan of this record would like to chime in about it….cheers…
