CDs with songs mastered from vinyl

eric_a wrote: Roscoe wrote: ..."Surfin' Bird" on the DCC Beach Classics CD was mastered from a 45 (using Wesson Oil, no less)... What does Wesson Oil do? Is this a mastering trick, or am I missing a joke?

It's actually not a joke! Apparently, this is a mastering trick of Hoffman's to reduce surface noise when doing a vinyl transfer. I guess you wouldn't plan on re-using that record again after the transfer!

I believe the 45 version of "Creeque Alley" by the Mamas & Papas on the Dick Bartley On The Radio CD is a vinyl transfer (no tapes survive for that one).

Also, I remember hearing that the 45 version of Amii Stewart's "Knock On Wood" on the Varese CDs "Then 1 Totally Oldies" and "Disco Classics" is a vinyl transfer; no one has been able to find the master tape of the 45 version with its unique intro.

<Jigsaw "Skyhigh" is indeed mastered from vinyl on many VA comps (I have only 3 total), however I believe it's from tape on Targon's Very Best Of (or cleaned up very well!).>

Being that I was the co-producer of Taragon's "Very Best of Jigsaw" I can confirm that the master tape was used. All Jigsaw import CDs that contain "Sky High" are from master tape, too. I don't have all the U.S. various artist comps, and I can't quite recall about the Rhino "Super Hits", other than I remember the intro was faded in instead of starting at the proper volume, and that does make me suspicious as to whether they used vinyl and needed to cover it up in the quiet spot.

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"Almost Summer" by Celebration, which appears on one CD only, "Guilty Pleasures", is mastered from vinyl. If you listen on headphones especially, you can hear the record crackling.

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The French versions of "Ringo" and "Sand" on the Bear Family boxed set of the Bonanza cast albums are clearly needle drops with the surface noise intact. The Canadian CD of the Irish Rovers' Greatest Hits 2 LP set is clearly a needle drop to the point that one can clearly hear a click and pop on "Goodnight Irene," but this does have the best remastering of "The Unicorn" I have ever heard. I have heard Bear Family's remastering of Gordon Lightfoot's cover of "Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues" as it appears on "Sunday Concert...Plus" and that is a noisy needle drop as well.

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