not top 40 hit but...The Monroes...

Message Topic Search Topic Options Post Reply Create New Topic Printable Version Translate Topic

   Both CD sources sound like they came from tape to my ears.  The Rhino disc is borderline brick-walled, though, which is odd for that series and time period.  EDIT: I now see that several tracks on this disc are hard limited, although none are extreme.  That surprises me.

Edited by aaronk

Author	Message Topic Search Topic Options Post Reply Create New Topic Printable Version Translate Topic
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: 210	Post Options Post Reply Quote aaronk Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 08 July 2018 at 5:04pm
	Both CD sources sound like they came from tape to my ears. The Rhino disc is borderline brick-walled, though, which is odd for that series and time period. EDIT: I now see that several tracks on this disc are hard limited, although none are extreme. That surprises me. Edited by aaronk
	Aaron Kannowski Uptown Sound 91.9 The Peak - Classic Hip Hop

crapfromthepast Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 14 September 2006 Location: United States Status: Online Points: 105	Post Options Post Reply Quote crapfromthepast Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 08 July 2018 at 8:40pm
	For Just Can't Get Enough, crank up the volume at 3:27, near the end of the fade, and you'll hear a little turntable rumble and a little crackle in the right channel. There are no such artifacts at the same point on Living In Oblivion. Plus, there's more high end on Oblivion, throughout the song.
	There's a lot of crap on the radio, but there's only one Crap From The Past.

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: 210	Post Options Post Reply Quote aaronk Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 08 July 2018 at 10:29pm
	Wow. How did you even notice that? I hear the very, very light rumble and crackle just before the song is completely faded out. Other than that, though, I don't hear any noticeable ticks/clicks anywhere else. Did they have noise reduction tools available in 1994 that would've allowed them to clean up a track that well? It also makes me wonder why the handful of other songs from vinyl are much more obvious, like the Nails on Vol. 3.
	Aaron Kannowski Uptown Sound 91.9 The Peak - Classic Hip Hop

crapfromthepast Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 14 September 2006 Location: United States Status: Online Points: 105	Post Options Post Reply Quote crapfromthepast Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 09 July 2018 at 8:03am
	Back in 2013 (!), when I was doing all the A/B comparisons for my 1982 tracks, the Rhino version of this song stood out as being just a little off, especially compared to the version on Oblivion. I wouldn't have noticed if I hadn't been meticulously comparing discs against each other. It's a very good vinyl transfer. I have copies of this 45 on vinyl and styrene, and I seem to remember that both sound quite nice.
	There's a lot of crap on the radio, but there's only one Crap From The Past.