bapu
Pedro does I'm sure.

c'Amon man, that's a bunch of Duul.... 

Moshkito
 
I like to say, that one moment or two in your life is not always the definition of what it is all about ... your whole life is, and that moment is a part of it, although that moment could define a few details within it ... and for me, the "trip" is the part that matters the most, and the moment, is a part of it all ...

FFS

 
 
Just finished listening to it. 
 
I have to rate it as OUTSTANDING!  I wish there was an ever higher level of Outstanding cause then I'd rate it that! 

Looking forward to watching this at the weekend;
 
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08tb97f
 
Howard Goodall analyses each song to show how The Beatles built them layer by layer. Heard a couple of excerpts this week, very interesting stuff.

 
I think Pedro is confusing 'remastering' with 'remixing' or even 're-recording'.
 
I have four differently mastered versions of The Clash's eponymous debut album. In each version, the recorded parts, the stereo mix and the relative levels of each part are identical. The only difference is the mastering process itself.
 
Hence two completely different recorded versions of Beethoven's 5th Symphony are er.... completely different.

So, should Pedro be:
 
A) Re-recorded
B) Re-mastered
C) Re-mixed
- Or -
D) All of the above? 

Can anyone name a single album that got better after being remastered?
 
Not saying it's never happened, but I can't think of any. Now, some of the recent remixes (e.g. the Tull and Yes remixes by Steven Wilson, and Giles Martin's Beatles remixes) have been big improvements. After hearing some of the new Sgt Pepper I've been looking to buy it in FLAC (without success so far).
 
But "remastering" usually just means louder, less dynamic, tinny and distorted. Listen to the travesty that is George Harrison's "All Things Must Pass" for an example.

where do you go to hear it?
 

jamesg1213
Looking forward to watching this at the weekend;
 
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08tb97f
 
Howard Goodall analyses each song to show how The Beatles built them layer by layer. Heard a couple of excerpts this week, very interesting stuff.

I saw there was one for Kate Bush as well ... would have loved to see it, but we can't see it in america!

bitflipper
Can anyone name a single album that got better after being remastered?
 
Not saying it's never happened, but I can't think of any. Now, some of the recent remixes (e.g. the Tull and Yes remixes by Steven Wilson, and Giles Martin's Beatles remixes) have been big improvements. After hearing some of the new Sgt Pepper I've been looking to buy it in FLAC (without success so far).
 
But "remastering" usually just means louder, less dynamic, tinny and distorted. Listen to the travesty that is George Harrison's "All Things Must Pass" for an example.

I still have the English pressing of Sgt Peppers ... and it STILL sounds better than any of those A, B C or D choices! All you need is a good turntable, and some AWESOME speakers ... it's one of the few LP's I will die with ... DSOTM in the English pressing as well! Unless you have one of these, you have no idea what these re-dones (whatever they are!) are all about! I can see "cleaning it up", but none of them are cleaning up anything ... feels like Stokowski ... changing the shape of the orchestra so the recording would sound different! Still the same piece of music, so Strummy is right on that one!