Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds - Fallin' In Love - 1978
Uni
Records recordings CD, maybe just the sound quality is not up to par!
Thought their previous hit was one of the better sound recordings of the
early '70's! Sadly, behind every record and CD is a human doing
mastering. Some are good, some are bad. As tape tracks became smaller,
noise and less dynamic sound was apparent. When they used 35 mm film
tape to record, stand back, what a sound treat! However, the Big Boy
record companies are continually tapping your wallet with better sound
quality. I find it funny when they add "Live" recordings as Bonus
Tracks. Live recordings stink, in my opinion. Used to like the sound of
Starbuck's "Moonlight Feels Right", on original 45, but LP and CDs stink
as far as stereo separation. Anyway, enough of my gibberish!...
http://www.angelfire.com/empire/abpsp/images/fallin-1.mp3
Uni
Mr. M
wrote:
This was from the summer of 1975
Mr. M
Uni
Whoops, you are correct! Thanks, M!
Uni
>
> Mr. M
Mr. M
wrote:
Hey, it happens!
Mr. M
Paul
called 'The Playboy Years' on CD in 2005 , they used and mastered the
cd from Vinyl and the tempo at which the LP's were played is too slow.
Although I was very happy to see their Playboy material finally hit
CD, I was very disappointed as were others that they DID NOT USE a
'tape' source for the so-called remastering process.
THE CD IS HORRIBLE BEYOND WORDS and was/is a waste of money to anyone
who has or may purchase the CD. My advice? AVOID THIS TITLE AT ALL
COST!!!! It ain't worth it.
Here is a link to the CD on Amazon and as you can see from the
reviews, it wasn't just me who was disappointed with this title.
http://www.amazon.com/Playboy-Years-Hamilton-Frank-Reynolds/dp/B000BHSEPA
If Rhino can issue Fallin' In Love on CD from a good quality source,
why can't other labels do the same for the albums??? Surely they could
have found an old 8-track or cassette copy of their albums and used
those instead of vinyl.
According to reviews on Amazon, Renaissance supposedly went back and
redid the project in 2007. I can't foresee spending money on this
title again hoping to get the updated version only to be let down with
the inferior 2005 release
Uni
Okay, Paul! Had to review again! While it doesn't "look" like a LP rip,
I do hear a faint vinyl remnant at the end. Probably holders of Playboy
Records tapes want a small fortune to use! Maybe noise reduction and
dynamic enhancement makes this sound odd. They do claim "Remastered", if
I remember correctly! Just like Frankie & The Knockouts material. Assume
Razor & Tie holds the tapes, but because of the expensive price to use,
even Varese Sarbande opted to rip from vinyl! '80's material ripped from
vinyl. Ha, never thought I'd see the day! Actually, Paul, this is what I
like about the '50's material. Since copyrights of US material have
expired abroad after 50 years (US fighting to change that!), now we get
to finally hear the "good" stuff from import CDs!
Uni
Uni
> The problem I have is that when Renaissance Records reissued what they
> called 'The Playboy Years' on CD in 2005 , they used and mastered the
> cd from Vinyl and the tempo at which the LP's were played is too slow.
> Although I was very happy to see their Playboy material finally hit
> CD, I was very disappointed as were others that they DID NOT USE a
> 'tape' source for the so-called remastering process.
>
> THE CD IS HORRIBLE BEYOND WORDS and was/is a waste of money to anyone
> who has or may purchase the CD. My advice? AVOID THIS TITLE AT ALL
> COST!!!! It ain't worth it.
>
> Here is a link to the CD on Amazon and as you can see from the
> reviews, it wasn't just me who was disappointed with this title.
>
> http://www.amazon.com/Playboy-Years-Hamilton-Frank-Reynolds/dp/B000BHSEPA
>
> If Rhino can issue Fallin' In Love on CD from a good quality source,
> why can't other labels do the same for the albums???
Well, even Rhino opted to rip from vinyl for Vanity Fare material, to
avoid having to purchase "from tape" from abroad! I found it funny, when
both Collectables and Rhino used the same identical vinyl rip!!!
Uni
Paul
and not tape is to run out and purchase a copy... that is IF you can
find it. I had to go online to buy mine when first issued because we
lack a decent CD store here in Green Bay.
It is very very obvious the entire CD comes from vinyl. And the fact
that it was done at the wrong speed is pathetic!!!!!
Uni
Maybe I have the redone edition! Whatever, Renaissance didn't use tape,
first time, last time, everywhere in between! That's right, it's hard to
find, because the person who HAS the tapes (to compile an actual
Greatest Hits) demands a high price! That's the way I "see" it! :-)
Uni
Paul
reissued the CD but the reissue was just as bad as the first. The only
difference is that it was supposedly remastered at the correct speed
Uni
Ah, okay! Probably after they bought a turntable with speed adjustment! :-)
Uni
Uni
Hey, Paul, while I have you here, why do you think the Big Boy record
companies ONLY release better quality sound (or odd releases) out of
Japan? I mean, it comes and goes so quickly, can't be a great way to
market music.
Uni
Paul
were pressed and most likely mastered in Japan. Maybe it has continued
into this century.
BTW, the speed adjustment is called 'Pitch Control'. Being a DJ, both
my turntables I use have it on them as do my CD players I use when
mixing music....
Uni
> Not really sure but do know that when CD's first hit the states, they
> were pressed and most likely mastered in Japan. Maybe it has continued
> into this century.
They threw rocks at Sony, when they did that, after scarfing up
Columbia. But Sony made it well known when they ceased to continue.
>
>
> BTW, the speed adjustment is called 'Pitch Control'. Being a DJ, both
> my turntables I use have it on them as do my CD players I use when
> mixing music....
Better called Speed Control (though you are correct), since you can vary
pitch w/o varying speed.
Uni
Uni
> The problem I have is that when Renaissance Records reissued what they
> called 'The Playboy Years' on CD in 2005 , they used and mastered the
> cd from Vinyl and the tempo at which the LP's were played is too slow.
> Although I was very happy to see their Playboy material finally hit
> CD, I was very disappointed as were others that they DID NOT USE a
> 'tape' source for the so-called remastering process.
>
> THE CD IS HORRIBLE BEYOND WORDS and was/is a waste of money to anyone
> who has or may purchase the CD. My advice? AVOID THIS TITLE AT ALL
> COST!!!! It ain't worth it.
>
> Here is a link to the CD on Amazon and as you can see from the
> reviews, it wasn't just me who was disappointed with this title.
>
> http://www.amazon.com/Playboy-Years-Hamilton-Frank-Reynolds/dp/B000BHSEPA
>
> If Rhino can issue Fallin' In Love on CD from a good quality source,
> why can't other labels do the same for the albums??? Surely they could
> have found an old 8-track or cassette copy of their albums and used
> those instead of vinyl.
Did Rhino offer BOTH their Playboy Top 40 hits songs, or just one?
Uni
Paul
again in 2007, WINNERS & LOSERS HAD NEVER appeared on CD. Perhaps
someday W&L will get a proper CD release from some kind of tape
source.
and although it is speed control, every turntable, DJ CD player and
tape deck I own labels speed control as 'Pitch control' including my
Technic 1200's and my Pioneer RT-909 Reel To Reel tape deck. I've
never seen it labeled as speed control on anything.
SJC
Hey, I noted some rapper these days has a huge hit [maybe that jerk
Kanye West, me as a Taylor Swift fan]
mined a hit of that for some song that goes like "Baby you look bad,
Baby you look bad"..."Like the Andy Griffith theme song.."