https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Sat, 11 Apr 2026 05:20:32 +0000 Sat, 22 Jun 2024 14:09:36 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.07 360 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=9972 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum//images/Top-40-Music-on-CD-Forum-Logo.png https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/ https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9972&PID=64876&title=huey-lewis-japanese-mqa-cd-remasters#64876 Author: kaqueno
Subject: 9972
Posted: 22 June 2024 at 2:09pm

I realize now that this Japanese compilation includes a
version of "The Heart Of Rock & Roll" labeled as a 4:42
Single Version, not the same as the 45 o LP version. Does
anyone know more about this?
On the other hand, I notice a difference in arrangements or
equalization in "stuck with you", could it be another mix?]]> Sat, 22 Jun 2024 14:09:36 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9972&PID=64876&title=huey-lewis-japanese-mqa-cd-remasters#64876 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9972&PID=63286&title=huey-lewis-japanese-mqa-cd-remasters#63286 Author: EternalStatic
Subject: 9972
Posted: 14 July 2023 at 5:23am

995wlol wrote: I only have the Jellybean mixes on the original 12" single, but I agree that they do sound kind of shrill to my ears as well.

Thank you! Good to know that it isn't something that's just gone "wrong" in transferring to digital.]]> Fri, 14 Jul 2023 05:23:59 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9972&PID=63286&title=huey-lewis-japanese-mqa-cd-remasters#63286 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9972&PID=63283&title=huey-lewis-japanese-mqa-cd-remasters#63283 Author: 995wlol
Subject: 9972
Posted: 13 July 2023 at 12:36pm

EternalStatic wrote: I think that the fidelity issues that I had perceived originally could be inherent to what the master actually sounds like, as both CD versions that I have heard come across as notably lo-fi, kind of muddy and grungy but yet still a bit shrill in the vocal effects. That is not to say the Jellybean short mix sounds bad: there are a lot of "club" records from the mid-'80s that kind of sound like this, like they were going for a bit of boom box distortion or something. But I've found it hard to play it next to the other Huey stuff, even after multiple attempts at re-EQ'ing.

I only have the Jellybean mixes on the original 12"
single, but I agree that they do sound kind of shrill to
my ears as well.]]> Thu, 13 Jul 2023 12:36:27 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9972&PID=63283&title=huey-lewis-japanese-mqa-cd-remasters#63283 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9972&PID=63282&title=huey-lewis-japanese-mqa-cd-remasters#63282 Author: thecdguy
Subject: 9972
Posted: 13 July 2023 at 9:21am

EternalStatic wrote: thecdguy wrote: I noticed the link to The Second Disc page with the track listings show a long version of "Do You Believe In Love" as a Bonus Track. I never knew there was a longer version of it. Does anyone know if this longer version has ever been on any other CD, maybe a VA compilation or Import CD? I also noticed that the "Hard At Play" Disc only has the Remix/Sax version of "It Hit Me Like A Hammer" as a Bonus Track and none of the edits of "Couple Days Off". I thought that was kind of weird too, esp. since that is kind of the only album on which they really skimped on the bonus material. Maybe the compilers were only interested in "Hammer" since it was an actual different mix and not just an edit?

That's what I thought, too. But there's also an "AC Mix"
of "Hammer" that's not included.

There's at least a few other Single Edits that aren't
included, like the one for "Give Me The Keys (And I'll
Drive You Crazy)". But I think most of their singles are
on the 3CD "Collected" Import that I have. It has some of
their extended versions as well. ]]> Thu, 13 Jul 2023 09:21:00 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9972&PID=63282&title=huey-lewis-japanese-mqa-cd-remasters#63282 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9972&PID=63280&title=huey-lewis-japanese-mqa-cd-remasters#63280 Author: EternalStatic
Subject: 9972
Posted: 12 July 2023 at 4:24pm

I also wanted to recant something I stated in my original post, which is that the previous release of "The Power of Love" (Short Jellybean Version) was subpar ... having heard the Japanese Singles Collection
version now, I think that the fidelity issues that I had perceived originally could be inherent to what the master actually sounds like, as both CD versions that I have heard come across as notably lo-fi, kind
of muddy and grungy but yet still a bit shrill in the vocal effects.

That is not to say the Jellybean short mix sounds bad: there are a lot of "club" records from the mid-'80s that kind of sound like this, like they were going for a bit of boom box distortion or something. But
I've found it hard to play it next to the other Huey stuff, even after multiple attempts at re-EQ'ing. Anyway, that was a long way around the world to say that the mastering that appears on the Disky CD doesn't
sound great, but there might not be a way to make this particular track "sparkle".]]> Wed, 12 Jul 2023 16:24:56 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9972&PID=63280&title=huey-lewis-japanese-mqa-cd-remasters#63280 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9972&PID=63279&title=huey-lewis-japanese-mqa-cd-remasters#63279 Author: EternalStatic
Subject: 9972
Posted: 12 July 2023 at 4:11pm

thecdguy wrote: I noticed the link to The Second Disc page with the track listings show a long version of "Do You Believe In Love" as a Bonus Track. I never knew there was a longer version of it. Does anyone know if this longer version has ever been on any other CD, maybe a VA compilation or Import CD? I also noticed that the "Hard At Play" Disc only has the Remix/Sax version of "It Hit Me Like A Hammer" as a Bonus Track and none of the edits of "Couple Days Off".

I thought that was kind of weird too, esp. since that is kind of the only album on which they really skimped on the bonus material. Maybe the compilers were only
interested in "Hammer" since it was an actual different mix and not just an edit?]]> Wed, 12 Jul 2023 16:11:40 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9972&PID=63279&title=huey-lewis-japanese-mqa-cd-remasters#63279 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9972&PID=63278&title=huey-lewis-japanese-mqa-cd-remasters#63278 Author: EternalStatic
Subject: 9972
Posted: 12 July 2023 at 4:09pm

LunarLaugh wrote: It's hard to improve on the original Chrysalis discs and they are super easy to find in the used bins. The 1996 "Time Flies..." compilation on Elektra records which was mastered by Bob Ludwig is pretty solid but it uses the LP mix of "I Want A New Drug". All the original mastering engineers are also listed in the booklet so it's possible that Ludwig just used the existing mastered versions and adjusted them all to be the same loudness level.

Yeah, I'm glad the mastering is very in line with the original pressings. I could have gone to the used bins for a lot cheaper, but I really wanted some of these bonus
tracks, plus in the interest of full disclosure, I didn't have any Huey albums on CD except for Time Flies..., so it was nice to get them in a matched "set".]]> Wed, 12 Jul 2023 16:09:49 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9972&PID=63278&title=huey-lewis-japanese-mqa-cd-remasters#63278 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9972&PID=63265&title=huey-lewis-japanese-mqa-cd-remasters#63265 Author: LunarLaugh
Subject: 9972
Posted: 08 July 2023 at 8:23am

crapfromthepast wrote: The original Chrysalis Sports CD sounded superb (the 1999 reissue... not so much). I remember the US Fore as also being pretty solid, but it's been a while since I dug into that album. I also had a European best-of called Heart Of Rock And Roll (1992), which had excellent sound. Let me know if you want me to compare the new MQA releases of Sports and Fore to the '80s-era Chrysalis releases.

It's hard to improve on the original Chrysalis discs and they are super easy to find in the used
bins.

The 1996 "Time Flies..." compilation on Elektra records which was mastered by Bob Ludwig is
pretty solid but it uses the LP mix of "I Want A New Drug". All the original mastering engineers
are also listed in the booklet so it's possible that Ludwig just used the existing mastered
versions and adjusted them all to be the same loudness level. ]]> Sat, 08 Jul 2023 08:23:41 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9972&PID=63265&title=huey-lewis-japanese-mqa-cd-remasters#63265 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9972&PID=63261&title=huey-lewis-japanese-mqa-cd-remasters#63261 Author: thecdguy
Subject: 9972
Posted: 07 July 2023 at 2:40pm

I noticed the link to The Second Disc page with the track listings show a long version of "Do You Believe In Love" as a Bonus Track. I
never knew there was a longer version of it. Does anyone know if this longer version has ever been on any other CD, maybe a VA
compilation or Import CD?

I also noticed that the "Hard At Play" Disc only has the Remix/Sax version of "It Hit Me Like A Hammer" as a Bonus Track and none of the
edits of "Couple Days Off". ]]> Fri, 07 Jul 2023 14:40:32 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9972&PID=63261&title=huey-lewis-japanese-mqa-cd-remasters#63261 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9972&PID=63260&title=huey-lewis-japanese-mqa-cd-remasters#63260 Author: 995wlol
Subject: 9972
Posted: 06 July 2023 at 6:30am

crapfromthepast wrote: This "Short Version" (4:18) appears on this 12 inch single. It's an edit of the John "Jellybean" Benitez 12" version (7:10), and is longer than the common 45/soundtrack version (3:53).

FWIW, I have a 1986 KDWB aircheck with the Jellybean edit.]]> Thu, 06 Jul 2023 06:30:40 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9972&PID=63260&title=huey-lewis-japanese-mqa-cd-remasters#63260