User Details - mystic fred


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  steve trowbridge
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  music fan since the birth of rock
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  London,England
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Reviews
Found: 3

Genesis 1970-1975        (6 of 7 found this review helpful)
  December 9, 2008

No problems with compression, over-compensation, just pure clear full sound, and lots of details/alterations I have not heard before - "Supper's Ready" was always cited for less-than-average sound quality having been squashed on a single LP side, but here it is revealed in its full glory, the 5.1 ... more
Derek & The Dominos: Layla        (4 of 6 found this review helpful)
  March 6, 2006

well something seems to have gone drastically wrong here in the remastering department. i played a direct comparison test to an original vinyl copy on my linn sondek that revealed much more depth and clarity than to this SACD remaster which sounded dull and muddy, especially in the midrange ... more
The Who: Tommy        (2 of 3 found this review helpful)
  December 26, 2005

christmas eve 1969 (or was it 1970..?).....after spending most of the afternoon in the pub i had something left of my first christmas bonus and found myself in the local record shop. browsing through the racks i came across TOMMY and, though I was somewhat inebriated and it was something i wouldn't ... more

 
 
Latest Posts

Discussion: Genesis: Trespass
September 12, 2008
the "review" was actually for the albums that have been released to date, and not the unreleased ones, but he'll probably have the same opinion of those - i'll buy the new unreleased ones when they come out and publish my own opinion here. ... more
Discussion: Genesis: Trespass
September 4, 2008
I was looking forward to the release of the Gabriel era Genesis albums, esopecially this one, remixed on SACD when i noticed these reviews proliferating on Amazon uk - "Nick Davis used to be a great engineer... what happened?, 1 Aug 2008 By Jamie Tate (Hermitage, TN United States) - See all my reviews Nick Davis has done amazing work in the ... more
Genesis
September 4, 2008
I was looking forward to the release of the Gabriel era Genesis albums remixed on SACD when i noticed these reviews proliferating on Amazon uk - "Nick Davis used to be a great engineer... what happened?, 1 Aug 2008 By Jamie Tate (Hermitage, TN United States) - See all my reviews Nick Davis has done amazing work in the past. Actually, ALL of ... more
RELAUNCH SACD
August 12, 2008
those latest Hong Kong releases look scintillating.... ... more
Genesis
August 12, 2008
Paranoid is expanded to a triple-disc containing the extremely rare 1974 Quadrophonic mix of the album. The album also includes deluxe digipak gatefold packaging with expanded booklets containing rare and previously unseen photographs, comprehensive sleeve-notes telling the story behind each album and include images of rare single covers and ... more