Juice Newton - Heart Of The Night

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   It's certainly not one of her best-remembered singles; it peaked at #25 in 1983.

I have two CDs with this song - Greatest Hits (And More) (1987) and Ten Best Series (1991).

Both are the LP version, and both appear to be taken from the same analog transfer.

The interesting part: I think Greatest Hits (And More) is taken from vinyl, and I think Ten Best Series uses noise reduction to cover it up!

The fade on Greatest Hits (And More) is delightfully hissy, and has a few minor ticks and pops that sound like what I'd expect from a good vinyl transfer.

The fade on Ten Best Series loses all the high end, like what I'd expect from noise reduction.

If you own either of these CDs, load the track into an audio editor, crank up the volume by 40 dB and listen to the fades.  It's like a textbook case of before/after for noise reduction.

Anyone have any further insights as to why a vinyl transfer would be on a 1987 greatest hits collection for a song that was only four years old at the time and on the same label?

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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: 21	Post Options Post Reply Quote crapfromthepast Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Juice Newton - Heart Of The Night Posted: 05 February 2013 at 9:32pm
	It's certainly not one of her best-remembered singles; it peaked at #25 in 1983. I have two CDs with this song - Greatest Hits (And More) (1987) and Ten Best Series (1991). Both are the LP version, and both appear to be taken from the same analog transfer. The interesting part: I think Greatest Hits (And More) is taken from vinyl, and I think Ten Best Series uses noise reduction to cover it up! The fade on Greatest Hits (And More) is delightfully hissy, and has a few minor ticks and pops that sound like what I'd expect from a good vinyl transfer. The fade on Ten Best Series loses all the high end, like what I'd expect from noise reduction. If you own either of these CDs, load the track into an audio editor, crank up the volume by 40 dB and listen to the fades. It's like a textbook case of before/after for noise reduction. Anyone have any further insights as to why a vinyl transfer would be on a 1987 greatest hits collection for a song that was only four years old at the time and on the same label? Edited by crapfromthepast
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Smokin' TomGary Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 26 June 2011 Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote Smokin' TomGary Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 06 February 2013 at 7:16pm
	I listened to "Heart Of The Night" on "The Ultimate Hits Collection" (Fuel 302 061 990 2). It has an actual time of 4:06 and I can't say I hear any vinyl artifacts. This is a new CD, 2011 I believe. My RTA shows good content out to 16 kHz and I hear no loss of high end. There may be any number of reasons for a vinyl dub. Inability to find the tape, rush to get the title released, etc. Budget pieces often, but not always, lack quality.