Kenny Rogers - Lady

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   Kenny Rogers tracks don't turn up on many compilations.  If they do, be suspect.  All Time-Life discs that include "Lady" have a run time of about 3:44, and include the rerecorded version from Reprise's 20 Great Years.  Avoid.

The Kenny Rogers single-artist discs that include the hit version of "Lady" all run about 3:51.

Curb's Greatest Country Hits (1990) has its left and right channels swapped, and sounds kinda bad overall.  Avoid.

Ten Best Series (1991) sounds really nice, and is my choice for this song.

42 Ultimate Hits (2004) has a slightly smiley-face EQ compared to Ten Best, but is a good second-choice for "Lady".

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crapfromthepast Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 14 September 2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 9	Post Options Post Reply Quote crapfromthepast Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Kenny Rogers - Lady Posted: 16 March 2014 at 11:09am
	Kenny Rogers tracks don't turn up on many compilations. If they do, be suspect. All Time-Life discs that include "Lady" have a run time of about 3:44, and include the rerecorded version from Reprise's 20 Great Years. Avoid. The Kenny Rogers single-artist discs that include the hit version of "Lady" all run about 3:51. Liberty's Greatest Hits (copyright 1981) has absurdly low volume levels, with about 12 dB of headroom for "Lady". Not good. Curb's Greatest Country Hits (1990) has its left and right channels swapped, and sounds kinda bad overall. Avoid. Ten Best Series (1991) sounds really nice, and is my choice for this song. 42 Ultimate Hits (2004) has a slightly smiley-face EQ compared to Ten Best, but is a good second-choice for "Lady". Edited by crapfromthepast
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PopArchivist Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 30 June 2018 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 17	Post Options Post Reply Quote PopArchivist Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 17 May 2020 at 11:26am
	I love the song, but always felt it lacked in mastering. I agree the Ten Best Series does sound the best.With his passing this year for those who want his best, the 42 ultimate hits is a great collection...
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crapfromthepast Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 14 September 2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 9	Post Options Post Reply Quote crapfromthepast Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 17 May 2020 at 12:41pm
	In a later post, I discovered that the mastering on Ten Best Series is taken from 25 Greatest Hits, which is a much better collection. See this thread.
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PopArchivist Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 30 June 2018 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 17	Post Options Post Reply Quote PopArchivist Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 17 May 2020 at 6:01pm
	Ron, I don't think there is any better remastering on any later comps than the one from 25 greatest hits right? At least to my knowledge. For such a huge hit your point about it not being represented much in various artists comps is an astute observation. Time Life ignored it even though it was the #1 hit of the year and probably one of the most well known songs of the very early 80's period. Edited by PopArchivist
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	Most, if not all, of Kenny Roger's Liberty catalog is terribly represented on CD. All of them sound like they are sourced from high generation tapes, leaving a lot to be desired. The original vinyl sounded excellent by comparison.
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aaronk Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 16 January 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 88	Post Options Post Reply Quote aaronk Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 18 May 2020 at 4:06pm
	That’s interesting. I did an A/B with a few early ‘80s songs and found that the original 45s sounded just as bad as the CD versions. I can only speak for a few songs—not the entire catalog.
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	The 45s are probably bad as they tended to be cut louder and in most cases were sourced from EQ'd/compressed cutting masters. I was referring to the vinyl LPs.
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AdvprosD Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 12 June 2020 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote AdvprosD Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 13 June 2020 at 5:14pm
	I have always wondered about how Kenny Rogers was almost always re-recording all his old tunes for CD. Was this a choice the artist or the record company(s) made? I wasn't impressed by any of it. Having grown up on and lived through the original radio versions, I always felt the new recordings lost a great amount of the style Kenny was so famous for.

AutumnAarilyn Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 22 August 2019 Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote AutumnAarilyn Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 14 June 2020 at 5:47pm
	It's usually the artist's idea to re-record their hits. The original label typically has a no-compete clause where the artist can not re-record songs for a set number of years. The artist's new label can recommend doing this but most often re-recordings are issued by 'gray market' labels. Artist royalties from old hits on the former label are often little if anything at all. Edited by AutumnAarilyn