SH Spotlight FLEETWOOD MAC Rumours, heard it 1000 times, still love it! Our WB 45 & 33 1/3 RPM vinyl coming now!

The DVD-Audio does play on a DVD-V player, just not in HiRez.

 

Wow Steve- Im so excited about this is coming out. I simply cannot find a copy that has both a good sounding side 1 AND a good sounding side 2 IMO. It will be great to hear this, as originally intended. Like Yes Fragile, I am also glad that you poured thru all the versions that you did, and the fact many of those were KP versions means even more! Word on the street has always been that the right KP original is the one to beat. Im betting that will change.

 

Can't wait!! And just include "Silver Springs" if you can.The verison I got is the 2-disc Rhino remaster done by Inglot which is good,but not way I remember.

 

Thanks a bunch Steve. I'll definitely be plopping down some cash for this one.

 

Just to be clear (not sure I was?)

The US WB CD labeled RE-1 in the inner-ring of the disc (4-digit catalog number) was the revision Steve just made mention of. Inglot did not use this master or make the mistakes that this disc did, but I agree that Inglot gave it the Inglot sound. You may like it but it also has its own separate sonic misfortunes, IMHO.

The RE-1 disc uses a digitally made mastering which has:

1. "Second Hand News" (Linsey's Yeh!) at the end with his guitar part is looped around once, then faded.

2. "Dreams" Ends with "you will know.....Oh, oh, oh, you'll (edit)owwww...:" How this got past anyone's radar is kinda strange. Listen to XM and your local radio station and you'll hear this botched ending, even past their radar!

3. "Gold Dust Woman" was MADE to be faded up, and there might even be some scrawl on the 2nd master tape do to this. The RE-1 disc starts COLD (without the count-in, supposedly on the master!) and fades about 40 seconds earlier than it should.

THIS DISC, THIS VERSION, became "the one" in most people's collections. If you have such a disc, throw it out.

This is why, at the time, I spent $25 (in college - used book money, no less!) to get the Japanese CD (Forever Young Series, #20P2-2036) to avoid the problems in the RE-1, which was everywhere, even hundreds dumped into the used bins. It had all the right stuff and didn't sound like poop either.

 

I will be buying this one. It is such a great album! I hope you can do a non-digital version of Tusk as well. That would be my ultimate!

 

Any reasonable doubt that Ken Caillat left it that way so it COULD be faded in at mastering? Meaning, he decided later, but didn't BOTHER making another mix to fly into the reel? There are a lot of masters with "special directions" on the box, no?

Not doubting history or your insight, but...?

 

When I was in college and "upset" that Rumours had changed in that way, I called a rep at Warners. Said "someone would call me back about it". Not sure why a lowly college radio station doode would get a call back, but my curiosity, ect....

Lo and behold, Christine's then husband and/or manager called, wanted to set me straight. Polite, but firm (wasn't John though)

"That is the way it's SUPPOSED to be." was the reply no matter how I made example of how the LP was for many years, no matter how I asked the question, of course.

Can't remember what his name was, but British for sure....

 

That is what I thought you said. But that's why I'm confused. My Inglot 2-disc remaster does have some the very things you say it should not have - in particular, the ending of SECOND HAND NEWS looped in a second time.

 

Very interesting! Thanks Steve.

Does anybody have a complete list of which variations appear on which CD versions? There seems to be a lot of confusion about this...

 

I've tried countless times and can't come up with a single "good" side.

I too can't wait to hear this. I'm actually REALLY excited to get it.

 

This is a start:

http://www.stevehoffman.tv/forums/showthread.php?t=79404

 

Wow! I've never ever heard that!

 

I've heard it,unfortunatly.

 

So which variation does the DVD-A follow, or is it its own unique beast?

 

If I can remember correctly, the DVD-A surround portion is pretty dry and there's little or no reverb on it. I'll have to bust it out and give it a listen.

 

I like the smoothness and warm sound of the Inglot CD, but I can'tr wait to hear Steve's LP. I had an original pressing back in early 1977, but my playback was crappy so I have no idea how it sounded.

 

Can't wait!

 

Coolbeans Steve!

 

I've got this on preorder.

 

I think it's fair to say that your version of RUMOURS will be the ultimate one.

By the way, I read here (I believe it was Jamie who posted it) that someone's cursing at the beggining of "The Chain". Does anyone hear that? I can't spot it.

 

Sounds great Steve. I can't wait to hear it.