night cd---night/long distance

attn all.......i just bought the 2 in 1 cd by night titled "night/long distance" issued in 2004 on renaissance records.........even though the cd itself is silver giving one the illusion that it is a factory made cd, it clearly is just a copy of a record/lp.....lots a pops and tics for it to be from the original source tape.........no hissing or humming, just a lot of low level scratches........be warry when thinking of buying this cd.......

John's statement doesn't make any sense -- there are no digital master tapes yet the "master tapes" (supplied by lead singer Chris Thompson) were used for this release. What -- the analog master tapes? Would this seller be the John who was the president of Renaissance Records? He sells a lot of Renaissance product, and I've found many of the later releases came straight from vinyl. (I, too, bought through ebay.) But when I asked him about it, he swore the master tapes were used. Clearly, they weren't, and the CDs came from vinyl!

are you sure it's digital and not a tape source???

thx for the site link.......are these the original versions or re-makes???

Hi All,

I'd also be dubious about the statements made about licensing in this case. "digital masters" being destroyed makes little sense since that material was recorded analog and mixed down to analog masters. I'm sure digital copies can be mastered from those tapes which I'm sure are safe and sound on a BMG vault.
Perhaps EdisonLite can comment, because if I recall, he helped with licensing to get "If You Remember Me" on the Varese CD "Barry Scott presents The Lost 45's" vol 2. It is certainly from a master tape on there. It was licensed from BMG special products. I do recall him saying something about Chris Thompson involved, not sure.

And side note, I've seen this many times - when a record was distributed by a major label, even if that label later loses the rights to the music, you can bet the tapes they issued stay right were they were stored. Those Planet singles were issued by RCA so it made perfect sense to look to BMG for tapes.
I also have "Hot Summer Nights" from an import cd and that too is from a master tape.
-MM