Pixies box set announced for Blu-ray

[rded]

Originally Posted by dobyblue

They definitely don't generate a better sound than vinyl, the format itself ensures that even if it comes from the direct digital source rather than a medium.
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I will let you know if this is truely the case. I have the mofi cd/sacd and regular vinyl version of bossanova and do little but don't have a TT at this point. According to the guys a music direct, they(mofi) are still working on the vinyl editions of the pixies album and thought the current vinly editions are soso recordings.

[dobyblue]

Originally Posted by rded

I will let you know if this is truely the case. I have the mofi cd/sacd and regular vinyl version of bossanova and do little but don't have a TT at this point. According to the guys a music direct, they(mofi) are still working on the vinyl editions of the pixies album and thought the current vinly editions are soso recordings.

But MOFI also think their 180g 1/2 speed mastered 45rpm Metallica series are awesome recordings and I have Master of Puppets and Kill 'Em All and found them to be very unimpressive. Nice quiet vinyl, but the mix just sounded terrible with shrill highs and little oomph in the midbass.

My last communique from MOFI was as follows:

Thanks for the email sir. While, we currently do have permission by all parties involved to release Trompe le Monde, we are going to see how LP sales go on Doolittle and Surfer Rosa. Then if warranted, we’d do Bossanova and then consider releasing Trompe le Monde afterwards.

At this point, it’s only a tentative release with no firm date. We apologize about the confusion

[rded]

Originally Posted by dobyblue

But MOFI also think their 180g 1/2 speed mastered 45rpm Metallica series are awesome recordings and I have Master of Puppets and Kill 'Em All and found them to be very unimpressive. Nice quiet vinyl, but the mix just sounded terrible with shrill highs and little oomph in the midbass.

My last communique from MOFI was as follows:

I can't comment on the Kill em all etc as I only have the 45 rpm Black album and I believe it was not reamsterd by MOFI. As Far as the SACD/CD albums from Pixies, it defintely blows away the regular CD version.

[bangy38]

They aren't even remastering the albums, which also pretty much rules out the possibility of the blu-rays being multichannel mixes.

"Jeff Anderson, the founder of A+R (Artist in Residence), who is overseeing the project, says he didn’t want to touch the original master recordings of the Pixies’ albums, so the reissues will feature the music as it was originally released."

http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdail...otaur-box-set/

Personally I'd settle for a MoFi SACD of Trompe le Monde, this box set is way too overpriced for what it is.

[fighthefutureofhd]

no, they're actually doing a different mastering. these are the gold discs, which always gets a different mastering. there's no point in putting them on the gold discs if it's not a different master. again, this box set is not way too overpriced for what it is. for what it is, the price is extremely reasonable.

[bangy38]

No, the guy in charge of the project flat out said that they going to remaster any of the music. It doesn't really get much clearer and I don't know why you would think that a gold cd equals an automatic remastering no matter what.

[fighthefutureofhd]

Originally Posted by bangy38

No, the guy in charge of the project flat out said that they going to remaster any of the music. It doesn't really get much clearer and I don't know why you would think that a gold cd equals an automatic remastering no matter what.

cause i've owned one and know that it's in fact a different mastering than the original pressing. gold discs always have a different mastering than regular cd's and are actually preferred over regular cd's.

[dobyblue]

Originally Posted by fighthefutureofhd

no, they're actually doing a different mastering. these are the gold discs, which always gets a different mastering. there's no point in putting them on the gold discs if it's not a different master. again, this box set is not way too overpriced for what it is. for what it is, the price is extremely reasonable.

According to what's in print right above you, they're not being remastered, that's from the releasing company.

In addition the Gold disc doesn't mean a remastering at all, it's the sonic response and longevity that is improved.

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[fighthefutureofhd]

Originally Posted by dobyblue

According to what's in print right above you, they're not being remastered, that's from the releasing company.

In addition the Gold disc doesn't mean a remastering at all, it's the sonic response and longevity that is improved.

true, but it is a different mastering and sound the original release. so no matter what they tell you it will be different. whether in mastering or sound.

[rded]

Originally Posted by bangy38

They aren't even remastering the albums, which also pretty much rules out the possibility of the blu-rays being multichannel mixes.

So what are the Blurays gonna be then?

[bangy38]

Originally Posted by rded

So what are the Blurays gonna be then?

Probably just a high resolution stereo mix, similar to the Nine Inch Nails "Ghosts" blu-ray I would expect. I wish they would just release the full specs for this already.