I would be more excited if it were unreleased work from the Homework project. "Get Lucky" is pretty much the only track that came out of RAM that I can revisit with as much appreciation as when I used to listen to it. The bonus tracks are basically drafts. Listening to a track featuring people talking in a recording studio isn't much to get excited about.
Rather odd thst a retrospective of Giorgio Moroder is mid credited to some masked 21st century bandits who basically sing “we have nothing original to offer the world” over and over in an autotuned vocoded voice
I was wondering this as well, considering that RAM was engineered with a no-compromise and loving approach to recording, mixing, and mastering.
Bob Ludwig, the original mastering engineer, is about as close to an elder-master as you can get. It’s not like there’s any question around his capabilities.
The only “upgrade” that I can observe to the mixes is that the original album has now received alternative Atmos mixes as an add-on.
I think “remastered” is just marketing shorthand in this case.
Mastering for vinyl is very different than any other medium. You need to reduce bass for one so that the needle stays in the groove. The digital version is likely to be the most faithful representation of the tapes, assuming high quality AD was used, which I'm certain it was.
The CD version sounds good on headphones and OK through my small speakers. But the vinyl sound was arresting - maybe a smaller stereo image or something else with the mastering.
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[ 3.2 ms ] story [ 65.7 ms ] threadIt also came with a video DVD of a few tracks performed live, sans robot suits
https://youtu.be/CYKekR6661o
Bob Ludwig, the original mastering engineer, is about as close to an elder-master as you can get. It’s not like there’s any question around his capabilities.
The only “upgrade” that I can observe to the mixes is that the original album has now received alternative Atmos mixes as an add-on.
I think “remastered” is just marketing shorthand in this case.
I'd like to A/B the vinyl vs. CD versions through the same speakers to hear how they compare.
Mastering for vinyl is very different than any other medium. You need to reduce bass for one so that the needle stays in the groove. The digital version is likely to be the most faithful representation of the tapes, assuming high quality AD was used, which I'm certain it was.