DCC Archive Q to Steve Re: Beach Boys 40 Greatest Hits

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  1. Matt

    Matt New Member Thread Starter

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    Steve,

    Someone mentioned that you mastered a Beach Boys collection for Razor & Tie. Is this the same 40 Greatest Hits collection that was advertised in newspaper magazines (like Parade) and on TV?
     
    Matt, Oct 15, 2001
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  2. Steve Hoffman

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    Yes. It used clones of the DCC masters.
     
    Steve Hoffman, Oct 15, 2001
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  3. Angel

    Angel New Member

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    Ah, this explains a lot. My mom bought a copy from the TV commercial. I told her she was crazy, until I heard it....Now I want one!

    Amazing sounding stereo "Little Saint Nick".

    Someone at Razor & Tie must have been pretty hip to put that title on there. Christmas hits almost never appear on Greatest Hits albums...
     
    Angel, Oct 17, 2001
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  4. lukpac

    lukpac Senior Member

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    Question - does it use the stereo versions of the early tracks (where available), or does it use the mono mixes?
     
    lukpac, Oct 17, 2001
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  5. Matt

    Matt New Member Thread Starter

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    No kidding. I remember seeing those on TV and in newspaper ads and thinking "they probably sound like crap."

    Considering that DCC hasn't pressed any new copies of Endless Summer yet (though I was told they were going to in August), this may be a more viable alternative, assuming they haven't messed with Steve's work.

    [ October 17, 2001: Message edited by: Camarillo ]
     
    Matt, Oct 17, 2001
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  6. Steve Hoffman

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    Mike Ragogna, my buddy who works at MCA/Universal compiled that one. I think the shirts gave him much grief about including "Little Saint Nick" on there, but he made them see the light. Good thing, eh? I THINK it's the only place where one can hear the "correct" original stereo version of "Saint Nick"....

    I used the original stereo LP version without the mono overdubs...My call totally, but Mike backed me up.

    FYI, just like on the DCC "Endless Summer" and "Spirit Of America", I used the correct stereo mixes in all places that a stereo mix existed. The "mono only" mixes, of course I used on songs like "California Girls". I also used the correct hit single versions of "Be True To Your School" and "Help Me Rhonda", etc.

    [ October 17, 2001: Message edited by: Steve Hoffman ]
     
    Steve Hoffman, Oct 17, 2001
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  7. lukpac

    lukpac Senior Member

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    Sounds good...

    Next question - anyone know where to actually find a copy?
     
    lukpac, Oct 17, 2001
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  8. JohnnyK

    JohnnyK Senior Member

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    About three weeks ago I ordered Endless Summer from the DCC store. Yesterday, DCC sent me an e-mail saying that Endless Summer will be available in January.
     
    JohnnyK, Oct 17, 2001
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  9. Steve Hoffman

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    www.musicspace.com has the Razor & tie Beach Boys Greatest Hits.

    As I mentioned in another thread, We can't just assume they are still using the master tapes I sent them to manufacture these discs.

    They could be, though...
     
    Steve Hoffman, Oct 17, 2001
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  10. Angel

    Angel New Member

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    Good news. I'm there!

    Even if they used a copy of a copy of Steve's work to manufacture, it will still sound a million times better than anything else out there.

    And if by some chance they are still using the original glass mastering to manufacture, even better!

    Whoopee!!! ;)
     
    Angel, Oct 17, 2001
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  11. Steve Hoffman

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    In response to several emails....

    Yes, on the Razor & Tie Beach Boys TV disc I did, the tracks from Pet Sounds are from the DCC 24 Karat Gold Disc mastering. And, yes, they are the original mono Brian Wilson/Chuck Britz mixes. I wouldn't have done it any other way!

    :)
     
    Steve Hoffman, Oct 17, 2001
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