Essential Barry Diament masterings

Folks, feel free to add to this (provisional) list of essential Barry Diament mastered CDs:

Bad Company – s/t
Bad Company – Straight Shooter
Bad Company – 10 out of 6
Bad Company -
Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Brain Salad Surgery (CD, Album) Atlantic, Columbia House
Emerson, Lake & Palmer (CD) Atlantic
Emerson, Lake & Palmer – Trilogy (CD) Atlantic
The Blues Brothers - Briefcase Full Of Blues (CD) Atlantic, WEA International Inc.
Tommy Bolin: The Ultimate CD
Cowboy Mouth - Word of Mouth
Bob Marley - Catch A Fire (CD) Tuff Gong
Bob Marley - Confrontation (CD) Tuff Gong, Island Records
Bob Marley - Live! (CD, Album) Tuff Gong, Island Records
Bob Marley - Kaya (CD) Tuff Gong, Island Records
Bob Marley - Rastaman Vibration (CD) Tuff Gong
Bob Marley - Survival (CD, Album) Tuff Gong, Island Records
Bob Marley - Uprising (CD) Island Records (Germany)
Dokken - Under Lock And Key (CD) Elektra
Woodstock - Music From The Original Soundtrack And More (2xCD) Atlantic
The Rascals - Ultimate CD
The Eagles – s/t (CD)
The Eagles – Desperado CD
The Eagles - Hotel California CD
The Eagles – The Long Run (CD)
Otis Redding - Ultimate Otis Redding CD
Robert Palmer – Riptide CD
Tommy Keene - Based On Happy Times CD
INXS - Listen Like Thieves (CD, Album) Atlantic
Ratt - Dancing Undercover (CD) Atlantic
Dokken - Breaking The Chains (CD, Album) Elektra
Mötley Crüe - Too Fast For Love (CD, Album) Hip-O Records, Mötley Records
Nu Shooz - Poolside (CD)
Georgia Satellites (CD, Album) Elektra
Benjamin Orr - The Lace (CD, Album) Elektra
Guns’N’Roses - Appetite For Destruction (CD, Album) Geffen Records
Guns’N’Roses - G N' R Lies (CD) Geffen Records, BMG Direct Marketing, Inc.
Kitaro - The Light Of The Spirit (CD, Album) Geffen Records, Geffen Records
Keeler - Autofocus (CD) Great Orm Productions
Led Zeppelin (CD, Album) Atlantic
Led Zeppelin II
Led Zeppelin III
Led Zeppelin Houses Of The Holy
Led Zeppelin Physical Graffiti (2xCD) Swan Song
Led Zeppelin - The Song Remains The Same (2xCD) Swan Song
Led Zeppelin Presence (CD,Album) Atlantic, Swan Song
Led Zeppelin Coda
Danzig (CD, Album) American Recordings
Slayer - South Of Heaven (CD, Album) American Recordings 2002
Edie Brickell & New Bohemians - Shooting Rubberbands At The Stars (CD, Album) Geffen Records
The Sun And The Moon - Sun And The Moon (CD, Album) Geffen Records
Hex - Hex (CD, Album) First Warning Records
John Cage & The Arditti Quartet, The Complete String Quartets, Vol. 1 (CD, Album) Mode
Hex (LP) Demon Records 1990
Dr. Fiorella Terenzi - Music From The Galaxies (CD) Island Records (US)
Of Cabbages And Kings Hunter's Moon (CD) Les Disques Du Soleil Et De L'Acier, Triple X Records
Of Cabbages And Kings - Never Too Late (CD) Triple X Records
Pete Townshend - Psychoderelict (CD, Album) Atlantic 1993
Pete Townshend White City
Pete Townshend - Another Scoop
KMFDM - Glory (CD) Wax Trax! Records, TVT Records
Underworld - Born Slippy (CD) Wax Trax! Records, TVT Records
U2 - Under A Blood Red Sky (CD, Album) Island Masters
U2 - October (CD) Island
Yes - Close To The Edge (CD, Album) Atlantic
Yes – Yessongs (CD, Album) Atlantic
Various - ATLANTIC SOUL CLASSICS

 

There's gotta be AC/DC.

 

I'm speechless!What about some more Yes?He did some beyond the two mentioned,didn't he?

 

Barry is credited but I don't think he actually did ELP's Trilogy.

 

Hi Jamie,

Yup. I was also blamed for Yessongs. I mastered neither.

Butch, you've got me down for "album" along with CD on a lot of those. I don't know if the vinyl credits me or not but I didn't master the vinyl for any on your list, just the CDs. (I don't know if any of the vinyl was done using tapes I prepared for CD. I would doubt it.)

Best regards,
Barry
www.soundkeeperrecordings.com
www.barrydiamentaudio.com

 

You have Slayer - South of Heaven, but don't forget Slayer - Reign in Blood, an excellent sounding CD. Barry, do you have any interesting insight about either Slayer album you mastered? Did you get any instruction from the band? It seems these days they are pushing for LOUD and their CD's end up like crap. RiB and SoH are two of their much quieter CD's and they have amazing punch, something the newer albums can only dream of

 

Please don't forget his Amazing version of 'Face Value'.

 

Hi hushypushy,

Those were from 1/2" analog mixes, if I recall correctly.
There were no instructions when I mastered. I would guess folks come to me because they have heard my work and like it.
I made no effort to create a loud record, instead, as I always do, I aimed to preserve all the dynamics the mix contained. (Loudness, in my view, is best achieved not on the recording but instead by turning the playback volume control clockwise. )

Best regards,
Barry
www.soundkeeperrecordings.com
www.barrydiamentaudio.com

 

Sorry Barry, I copied most of that from a website and from the "Welcome Barry D" thread here. All corrections are much appreciated!

If we get a definitive list out of all of this, it will be well worth it! Throw us a bone, any and all SH forum folks! We need every bit of accurate information here!

 

Work Of Art - Lift (Soundkeeper Recordings - SR4001)

Work Of Art - Simplicity (Sword in the Stone Records - SSR54)

If you want audiophile sound.

Back In Black

I don't know about "Highway To Hell" or the other early ones.

I have a Bod Ludwig credit for "For Those About To Rock". Is this the LP credit or did Mr. Ludwig do this one for CD?



Barry, did you master The Eagles "Greatest Hits Volume 2"?

 

Warren Zevon - A Quiet Normal Life: The Best Of Warren Zevon (CD) Asylum

 

October sounds terrific. I was under the impression, however, that the first pressing for the Eagles first album used a duplicate of the master made at the wrong speed. Am I wrong about this?

 

Please add Dokken: Under Lock & Key. Easily the best sounding recording in their catalog.

 

Crosby Stills & Nash s/t "couch" album

Crosby Stills Nash & Young SO FAR

 

Original Deja Vu?

 

Other cds I have that credit Mr. Diament (not that that proves anything apparently. . .):

Simply Red Men And Women
Mike + The Mechanics s/t
AC/DC Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap

I know Barry mentioned in another thread that he did some of the other original Robert Palmer cds, too.

 

Danzig-'Danzig'

 

Tommy Bolin-The Ultimate..is a sweet one, Thanks Barry (wish you could do the whole Bolin catalogue)

 

I also would add "Deep End Live" to the Pete Townshend slot.

 

Bob Marley Legend. IIRC Genesis A Trick of the Tail

 

Hi Barry,

I don't recall if you did any of the Linda Ronstadt CD's?

I know Mr. Doug Sax did the vinyl LP mastering of most of Linda's albums.

 

Ooooh. That one sounds nice.

I hear good things about the 30th Anniversary Exodus as well but not sure if Barry did it or not...

 

A few more Bob Marley titles that have not been mentioned:

Burnin'
Natty Dread
Babylon By Bus
Exodus
Rebel Music

 

What about the YES album Barry, did you do that one?

 

Thanks. I believe these represent my best work to date.

I did the original CD release of "For Those About To Rock".

I may have done the Eagles Greatest volume 2. Hard to remember after all the projects and all the years.

Best regards,
Barry
www.soundkeeperrecordings.com
www.barrydiamentaudio.com