J.A.W.

Many engineers bump up the high frequencies (and sometimes also the lows, hence the phrase "happy smiley EQ") when they're remastering older recordings, thus creating a less "warm" and sometimes more detailed but also more fatiguing remaster. Most if not all of the DCC remasters are "flat" (i.e. no fiddling with the EQ) and therefore sound warmer in comparison.

Some of the best sounding CDs are the gold DCC CDs mastered by Steve Hoffman; his non-tampering with the original tapes pays off very well to my ears. The sound of the gold Analogue Production CDs is also very good. Unfortunately, both series are out of print; some of the CDs are rare and therefore rather pricey.

A friend of mine, who's much more into Beefheart than I am, got rid of Grow Fins almost as fast as he had picked it up... He really, really hated it.

David owned the Japanese reissue long before I did, so...

A few Beefheart recommendations, in more or less chronological order: Safe As Milk - Buddha Trout Mask Replica - Reprise Lick My Decals Off, Baby - Reprise (practically impossible to get at the moment; my Japanese reissue sounds fine ) The Mirror Man Sessions - Buddha The Spotlight Kid - Reprise Shiny Beast (Bat Chain Puller) - Virgin Doc at the Radar Station - Virgin Ice Cream for Crow - Virgin

Don't understand it either. Same goes for the Tristano / Konitz / Marsh set...

That would explain a lot.

Tried back in the 1600s. It didn't work, we ended up with a load of Germans (Sad though it is...)

Jim!

The sound of many Fresh Sound reissues pales in comparison to the originals.

Missed it too - happy birthday and many returns!

See couw's explanation.

...though it's suddenly very slow...

No problem here at all (IE6).

Both the Sonny Clark and Tommy Turrentine hybrid Audio Fidelity SACDs of their Time albums are still available from CDConnection at very attractive prices. Grab 'em while you can!

I've never seen an SACD of Stanley Turrentine's Time album. I do, however, have the SACD of Tommy Turrentine's Time album. Aren't you mistaking one for the other?

Same here. I hope it's nothing serious...

Great movie!

I heard it on my computer the first time, so that's probably why it didn't sound very good. I hope to get my copy later this month.

Yep, it definitely belongs there.

It was and still is on my list above...

The late Peter Kowald was one of THE amazing bassists in the freer styles of jazz. If only he had kept his mouth shut - or his voice out of the equation if you like - when playing...

It is fantastic! Better than I had remembered. I will try to post a more thorough review later but, for now, I will highly recommend it. Does it have a lot of that typical Kowald humming (some would call it vocalizing)? why? are you a fan of "humming" ? Sure, as long as I'm the one who's doing it...

It is fantastic! Better than I had remembered. I will try to post a more thorough review later but, for now, I will highly recommend it. Does it have a lot of that typical Kowald humming (some would call it vocalizing)?

Hm, I even posted in that thread. Makes you wonder... Must be getting old. My apologies to ghost.