Lol. I have said it before. If people seriously prefer the 1987 CD's they either need a hearing test or are crackers. You don't spend years in a studio remastering an album for it to be worse. Even George Martin slated the 1987 CD's and he should know.
Wow 'Go All The Way' sounds so much better. I wish I knew about this when this CD was released as I would love to have a better sounding version of 'Go All The Way'. That and 'I want To Be With You' are my 2 favorite Raspberries songs.
I checked on Amazon US for this particular CD and it's $34.00. I never loved this whole album but of course I love 'Go All The Way'. One reviewer said it comes with some demo's. Can you post the names of the songs that are on this CD as demo's. How do the demo's sound? Many Thanks Scott
Here are the ones I got: Raspberries - Raspberries Raspberries - Fresh Raspberries - Side 3 Raspberries - Starting Over I figured it was worth a shot since the YouTube uploads from UMG seemed to be new transfers (unlike the disapointing Caroline box which was just tweaked versions of the old RPM CDs which weren't particularly great to begin with). That coupled with the OBI indicating 2016 remasters gave me hope... I wasn't disappointed this time - despite the occasional minor dropouts/wandering image, overall these transfers are the best I've heard this material sound. The bonus material is good to have if not essential (single mixes/edits and demos from the withdrawn compilation) - there's some serious distortion on the demo of "I Saw The Light" unfortunately but I never had the comp so I'm glad to have these tracks, all of which are interesting at least. The particular revelation is the first album though - without the extra layer of EQ and compression it's a much more nuanced listening experience. "Rock & Roll Mama" never sounded so good!
I do not disagree. But there is a purist-league on this board. And if they’re teased, you’re gonna be squeezed. That’s all I’m sayin’...
Maybe not perfect but I think the Sony SBM remasters of Wham's! Fantastic and Make It Big sound better than the early CD masters (the ones I compare with are the old Columbia US CDs).
To add onto this as well, the 2008 and 2009 remasters of War and The Unforgettable Fire respectively both are great too. The DR range is a little less sure, however both are still wonderfully dynamic sounding with a much improved soundstage to my ears
The Soul Asylum Twin/Tone Years box set greatly improved the sound of all of those albums. The originals were shrill & brittle, but the remasters put some life back into the sound.
The 2009 stereo remaster of Sgt. Pepper. The 1987 CD just sounded so weedy and limp. The remaster with the bass restored really lifts it into the 21st century.
Label Obscura did a stellar job on the vinyl release of Change of Heart's Smile album. The Toronto band's CD was released to acclaim in '92, but I never cottoned to it, despite having been a fan of the band. I gave the 2017 LP remaster a try, and suddenly understood the critical praise. Probably an obscure IndieCan release on this board, but if ever someone asked me if remastering can improve things, this would be my automatic go-to. Obscura, sadly, seems to have ceased releasing reissues.
