Led Zeppelin Remasters Box Set Rar
Donnell Simon
Technical note: The new remasters were created from 192 kHz/24 bit digital transfers of the original analogue tapes. The catalogue is being remastered now to take advantage of the significant advances in mastering technology that have occurred since 1991.
Ok, today I bought Led Zeppelin II Remastered from Walmart for a good price I thought? I have to say some of these tracks sound like Sh*t , I hear a lot of clipping (distortion) ? Wtf... thiis was the second album I ever bought as a kid when it first came out, the first was Led zeppelin I. So I think I know what the album sounded like. I have to say my 8 track recording of the album sounded better them some of these tracks... There are a few that sound fairly good, but overall not good. I have been updating my music lately and ripping cd to 44/16 flac, and they sound pretty good. Bought The Dark Side of the Moon the other day an it sounds good... Im reluctant to buy Led Zeppelin IV now! I would like a good recourding of Led Zeppelin II, does anyone know where I can get this? Hd Tracks? etc: Thanks!
There have been a number of "remasters" of classic rock albums over the years. Some are good, some are not. Many suffer from dynamic range compression and volume overmodulation. One must pay attention to the release date of the particular reissue. The Steve Hoffman Music Forums are a good place to garner opinions on various releases.
I've been amazed at the love for some of these. I personally don't think these remasters or any previous ones are a patch on Barry Diament's work on the original CDs (bar IV which was Joe Sidore) at Atlantic. They have a more natural balance and weight. These newer ones just sound a bit pumped and brightened to my ears. YMMV etc.
I tend to like well done digital and don't care if it sounds like vinyl or not - even though I like the sound of vinyl. I care that the digital remasters don't have that annoying "digital" sound, aren't super volume compressed, and seem to have a reasonable mix. So when I play these I'm pretty happy with what I hear.
Guys, any thoughts on the recent new remasters - Coda, Presence, HotH etc. Looking at the DR Database I am not so optimistic: Album list - Dynamic Range Database At lest Presence looks the best from them. Do you recommend any particular remaster of the Zepp's?
There's a lot of debate about the best-sounding Zep albums. There's a lot of affection for the old 1980s Barry Diament-mastered CDs, and some are quite good, but others not so much IMHO. For many albums, I prefer the 2014/2015 John Davis remasters.
I really appreciate the review and wanted to add some of my own thoughts.
I bought the 2 CD sets with some hesitation as I have been disappointed lately in my choices of remasters. I really go for the audio improvements first and then if there are decent bonus features then all the better. It is easy to be contrary to the general opinion just "to be different", but I take improved audio very seriously and take care comparing when reissues appear. Anyway, I find the sound on these new remasters not as good as the discs I already have. I am comparing to the German-pressed, first Jimmy Page remasters, issued as special editions with Japanese card cover LP replicas. Just for interest, I replaced the North American pressed remasters with these at the time - can't explain it, but the sound was improved, even though they were supposed to be the same masters - they could not be, or they were tweaked before they were pressed.
Back to the new remasters, for example, on Whole Lotta Love, the new remaster has Plant's vocal buried in the mix, while my version has his vocal right up front without losing any of the detail. On Babe, I'm Gonna Leave You, the acoustic guitar is far clearer with precise picking. I could name many other examples. However, another interesting thing is that my German copies have totally left/right reversed channels - so I am not sure which is correct. But the audio is the key for me.
I would recommend trying one disc of your choice first and compare before taking the plunge, unless the second discs are a priority, then it doesn't matter.
Well, I'd like to get a box set of all of Led Zeppelin's studio album, and could less if it had "The Song Remains the Same" on it. I'm torn between getting The Complete Studio Recordings and The Definitive Collection. I don't want to get anything from Japan. However, I heard that the Rhino version of the Definitive Collection just has the same remasters as The Complete Studio Recordings. Can anyone confirm this? If so, I'll get The Studio one, because I'd like an essay about the band, as I don't know much about them. Unless, of course, The Definitive Collectiion has an essay or something...
Another thing is about the remasters. Does the Definitive sound better than the Complete Collection, or is it only because it's louder? I'd like some dynamic contrast and what not, and I definitely don't want a victim of the loudness war.
Not necessarily -- the Floyd complete set (Discovery) was released concurrently with the DS and WYWH boxes, while The Wall came out in 2012. Buzz abounds that the remasters of the albums proper have been finished, and that's what was recently (late last year) uploaded for sale via iTunes.
Details on the final three expanded Led Zeppelin remasters have emerged, including extra tracks and release dates. The information on forthcoming reissues of 1976's Presence, 1979's In Through the Out Door and 1982's Coda arrive via Amazon. The band also has uploaded a cover image from the planned Presence release to Facebook.
All three albums will be released on July 31. They will be available as single remastered CDs, deluxe-edition multi-disc sets with unreleased companion audio, single remastered LPs on 180-gram vinyl, deluxe-edition remastered vinyl LPs with companion audio and as digital download remasters. The super deluxe box set also includes a hardbound, 70-plus page book filled with rare photos and memorabilia. The first 30,000 box sets will be individually numbered.
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