Pixies - Bossanova MFSL UDSACD

Yes

 

Thanks again. That's a damn shame, as it obviously none of those defects were necessary. :t

 

Audio Fidelity wasn't always able to fix defective discs, for example Deep Purple in Rock and Blood, Sweat & Tears S/T.

 

What's the defect on In Rock?

 

If I recall correctly it had digital clicks.

 

This is the only open thread about this record so I'll comment here. I also dislike the original US CD, too thin and cold. I found a UK LP from 1990 online and just pulled the trigger. I hope I'll like it better. I love the songs.

 

I was glad that MFSL took the chance and released all the Pixies' albums on SACD. They are one of the younger acts with available SACDs from an audiophile label.

 

Younger? I think you really mean "not quite as old".

 

Because i have no life i converted the dsf files from the SACD and analyized the spectrogram, i saw a cutoff around 20khz, so maybe it's a weird analog digital hybrid?

 

The 90s are sadly neglected by the labels...

 

Makes sense. This was a D.A.D. recording.

 

Really? Interesting. Where the other albums recorded like this? Was this hybrid process common at the time?

 

Pixies, not sure if Trompe was or not.
Not many but a few were, Ozzy's No More Tears was a good ol' DAD

 

Does that make it Dad rock?

 

Huh. Bizzare. Wonder why the hybrid of analogue and digital and no one or the other

 

Yes.
And it was done for the sentimental/funky DAD as well

 

No clue actually. Easier to mix/record in the digital realm. Cheaper to output onto analog tape?

 

I guess at the time digital recorders were pretty widespread but recordering engineers were more accustomed to mixing with analog equipment, maybe digital mixers were primitive i dunno...
Does D-A-D imply that it was recorded digitally, then mixed on an analog console and then dubbed to tape? How do you knkw for certain it was D-A-D?

 

Why is this album so bass shy? Both the original CD and the SACD have very very weak bass compared to their previous two albums and on most songs, Kim's bass guitar is barely audible in the mix.
And the drums man, they sound like how copper tastes. Did the digital recorders they had back then affect the sonics that much?

 

I also wonder, if the master recording is only 16bit 44khz what is the benefit of mastering this for an SACD release?

 

It's more audiophile

 

Aside from some EQ choices during the remastering stage probably none.
I do prefer this mastering over the stock US.
MFSL did the Pixies well. I had my doubts.

 

The advantage of SACD for the Bossanova album is that you don't get those ticks and pops found on the redbook layer.

 

Oh yeah that's right! Stupid digital glitches

 

I mean the master mix is a 44khz 16bit digital file dubbed to analog tape, I imagine the tape itself would "color" the sound a bit, but not add any resolution or whatever. I'm not complaining