Anybody has the new Mobile Fidelity Bitches' Brew lp set?

[bogdan101]

Somebody just tell me it's good so I can order it already...

[jazzbo]

Reports are positive on the Steve Hoffman forum where this sort of thing is talked about a lot. I'm waiting for the SACD, it's the original mix and that is what I want on SACD.

[bogdan101]

Reports are positive on the Steve Hoffman forum where this sort of thing is talked about a lot. I'm waiting for the SACD, it's the original mix and that is what I want on SACD.

Does the vinyl also have the original mix?

[jazzbo]

Apparently, according to the discussions I've read, YES.

[sidewinder]

With 2 UK original pressings, an original US pressing, at least one vinyl reissue and several (at least 3) CD versions of various vintages plus the 4CD box set............. I'll pass !!

[erwbol]

I'll get the hybrid SACD as well. I've heard mp3 sound snippets of the original mix compared to the Wilder remix, and the original had a different feeling to it (the drums if I remember correctly).

Edited July 29, 2014 by erwbol

[jazzbo]

I spent decades with the original mix and I prefer it, clearly. I have very good vinyl and cd versions of the mix, I do want the SACD. This release is one of the cornerstones of my collection, and listened to often.

[erwbol]

I have the original mix on the vinyl from the 40th Anniversary box, but, alas, no turntable to play it on. The only piece of vinyl in my collection.

Edited July 29, 2014 by erwbol

[jazzbo]

That vinyl sounds VERY good.

[Head Man]

That vinyl sounds VERY good.

... not if you haven't got a turntable...

[jazzbo]

Granted. In that case it has great potential!

[Scott Dolan]

I still do not get this album, but I've never heard a MoFi release that wasn't incredibly well done.

[porcy62]

I have the mosaic reissue, is the mix so different from the original issue?

[jazzbo]

The mixes are different. In a sense I view the original mix as a sort of processed "rock album" mix, and the remix as a more "unfutzed with jazz" mix. I would possibly prefer the remix if I hadn't been listening to this release since '71, and then the fact that it is mixed the way it is was one reason it sucked me in and has held me prisoner all this time.

[etherbored]

will the SACD be a hybrid?

[jazzbo]

Yes. Just don't ask me when it comes out. I think they have a supersecret Magic 8 Ball they use to plan their release program.

[etherbored]

so when's it come out....? (just kidding - couldn't resist)

[jazzbo]

If I get my Ouija board out this weekend I'll ask.

[Scott Dolan]

Ouija boards can be rigged. Magic 8 Ball? Not so much.

[JSngry]

[Scott Dolan]

[etherbored]

dare i ask where's hans when we need him....?

[Clunky]

I've had two editions of BB. The original CD issue from the late 80s, this sounded so bad I rarely listened to it. Few years ago I picked up the UK 2LP (original issue) which sounds fantastic. I've not needed to look further and haven't heard any of the additional material issue on the extended reissues.

[erwbol]

The 40th Anniversary set was a must buy over the 2CD/1DVD Legacy just for the Tanglewood concert. I was lucky and found the 40th new for €39 in Amsterdam.

Edited July 29, 2014 by erwbol

[Homefromtheforest]

I have the original CD box set from Columbia; so this version is inferior to the 40th anniversary set?

I must admit I greatly prefer "Jack Johnson" and "in a silent way".