Jeff Green wrote:
BTW, I think Bill's referring to 'Modern Music' being used for auditioning a high end audio system viewtopic.php?f=1&t=5138&hilit=Naim
I knew it was 'Modern Music' and tried looking online to find relevant article, but couldn't..but, that's the one!..never thought of doing a search of the DV threads
Just for the record, my late Father had quite a high-end Hi-Fi system in the 1970s and so long as I was respectful of this equipment he was ok with me playing 'special' albums through it, now and then...and I always remember playing Sunburst Finish and Modern Music through this system and being blown away by how great they sounded!, and, in comparison to some other high profile releases from top artists of the time and remember my Father made positive comments too...contrary to a couple of comments made, I always thought, and still do, just how crisp and clear (especially Modern Music) and well-balanced Be-Bop Deluxe albums seemed to be..just how professional they sounded..a sonic delight

...everyone sees and hears differently.
Jeff Green wrote:
hmmmm, I'm always a bit hesitant when people start remixing/remastering records, It can be very hit & miss.
Yes, that's a good point to make....In general, if everything has gone according to plan, an album is released into the public domain how the artist/s wants the final product to 'be'..it's mixed to their approval and sounds how they want it to sound and makes the statement they are trying to make..no we all know situations, time, money, different ideas and inputs etc, etc can make getting the final product with the icing on top, easier said than done and I suppose there are always compromises..but let's assume thing have gone reasonably well and the final mix is to 'satisfaction', then the pressed and released album is, give or take, how the artist wants it to be...
That's the important part!..it then becomes a permanent marker of what that musician was at that particular time..a milestone, a mark of intent, if you like..a 'cast in stone' statement of what they were all about and trying to achieve at that point in history...and that's why I think the original mix of a release is so important!..it contains the very DNA of what they were all about at a particular point in time and I think it's very important to remember that point and preserve that original intent....Personally I, much more often than not, prefer original album releases, the original mix, over remixed, 'souped-up' remasters, of which there are often numerous versions.....The caveat to this point is obviously when things have not gone according to plan in the recording and mixing process in the first place and artists are generally unsatisfied with the final product..when it is not how they wanted it to be or sound..then remastering can obviously be a good thing, especially if done by the artist/s, or with their input and approval...as I mentioned recently in another thread, the Jimmy Page remastered release of Led Zep's 'Physical Graffiti' in 2015 is a very good example of just how good remastering can be.