^ I think so yeah. From: http://www.pinkfloydarchives.com/Articles/DSOTMCDM.htm "9) Mastering Number 9 – EMI 20th anniversary mastering – EMI revision level 2 Track Peak Levels: 67.9 / 69.1 / 76.9 / 75 / 96.8 / 69.6 / 89.3 / 75.7 / 82.5 In 1993, on the twentieth anniversary of the original release of Dark Side of the Moon, a new mastering of the album was done for CD release by Doug Sax. This new mastering was first issued in a special black box with five cards inside. The new remastered CDs also were given a new look, with a prism etched into the CD label." The Shine On boxset version is the one that is different and came out around the same time if I remember correctly.
I have no idea what the Harvest "Blackface" is so I went with 'Other'. I have the UK 80s CD. Sounds good to me. Mind you, I like the sound of the recent remaster especially as the sound effects are not buried as much in the mix.
For a new remaster the 2011 sounds very good. But I'm surprised it's winning the best sounding is it that good?
It is good, but I haven't compared it yet to the non-TO Japanese black-triangle disc, which I like very much.
2011 is good, but 1992 is better IMO. Remember that the doug sax mastering was never released in europe, that might influence the voting.
Thank You that is what I thought but was not sure. Can you help on this what is the difference to the Doug Sax 94 remaster and the black triangle Japanese? Is it the same remaster?
I should add (or subtract) that the Black Triangle CD (or non TO Black Face Harvest) has a very vinyl like sound in general, but to be blunt it doesn't hold a candle to the UK A3 // B3 vinyl pressing. In fact I like all the early vinyl pressings (even the MFSL) better than these CD's (Which are both the same)...But, like I said, it's the only one that holds up very well to the earlier vinyls. (Except the A3 // B3 ) If I were trapped on a desert island and only had access to this CD, I would be very happy. Sorry I don't know who did the mastering on the CD or vinyl. If anyone want's to hear a brighter (similar) presentation of the Black Triangle/Black Face Harvest, look no further than the later Silver Face Harvest... I'm 99% sure this should have been released with pre-emphasis flags. (IE, the CD player should have been instructed to de-emphasis this CD). This CD was WAY off the chart too bright. So I ripped it and added the flags. When I played it back with the flags inserted, it sounded much better...But still not as good as the 'blacks', of course.
I like the black triangle best, but every version brings something different to the table. You can't go wrong with any pressing. It's an extremely well-recorded and produced album and has always been treated with delicate hands in mastering. Floyd fans are lucky.
Doug Sax did the shine on remasters, but I seem to remember a thread on here where it may have been determined that he redid some of them for general release. But see here: http://pinkfloydarchives.com/DUSCDPF.htm for the mastering done on all of the Pink Floyd CDs:
I recall our host saying somewhere on this forum that MFSL did not play with EQ on their early releases. Any speculations that the MFSL DSOTM has smiley-face EQ are just that, speculations. Maybe that's how the master tape is.