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There are two - the original and Bluesiana II. The follow up sounds even better.
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Another one: Talk Talk, Natural Order 1982-1991.
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This is a 2013 compilation with tracks selected by Mark Hollis to showcase "the other side" of Talk Talk, e.g. deep cuts, and is meant to accompany the more well-known Natural History compilation.
I find the mastering excellent - and those who don't like modern compression will especially like it. It pops a DR13 on the DR Meter, with two tracks DR11, two tracks DR15, and one DR17.
In particular, I find track 3, "For What It's Worth," to be a demo-quality track. The ambience and depth cues, along with the tightness and presence of the bass percussion, are IMHO outstanding.
Finally, for anyone interested in the band, this compilation is also unique in that it's the only one that includes at least one track from all five of their albums, including their finale Laughing Stock. And in that vein, it ends with a unique two-track sequence, where there's a direct segue between the Spirit of Eden track "Eden" and an edited alt. version of the Laughing Stock track "After the Flood."
Highly recommended.
Talk Talk - Natural Order 1982 - 1991
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This is a 2013 compilation with tracks selected by Mark Hollis to showcase "the other side" of Talk Talk, e.g. deep cuts, and is meant to accompany the more well-known Natural History compilation.
I find the mastering excellent - and those who don't like modern compression will especially like it. It pops a DR13 on the DR Meter, with two tracks DR11, two tracks DR15, and one DR17.
In particular, I find track 3, "For What It's Worth," to be a demo-quality track. The ambience and depth cues, along with the tightness and presence of the bass percussion, are IMHO outstanding.
Finally, for anyone interested in the band, this compilation is also unique in that it's the only one that includes at least one track from all five of their albums, including their finale Laughing Stock. And in that vein, it ends with a unique two-track sequence, where there's a direct segue between the Spirit of Eden track "Eden" and an edited alt. version of the Laughing Stock track "After the Flood."
Highly recommended.
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Thanks for this! I'm a big Dr. John fan and did not know about these. Just bought both as downloads from Qobuz.
Absolutely excellent mastered CDs .. there are many if someone is into Japanese Jazz Labels. 
Three Blind Mice label has some pretty amazing stuff with very high dynamic range.
Mari Nakamoto, isao Suzuki, ayako hosokawa, tsuyoshi Yamamoto, shigeko toys so many artists worth checking out
Three Blind Mice label has some pretty amazing stuff with very high dynamic range.
Mari Nakamoto, isao Suzuki, ayako hosokawa, tsuyoshi Yamamoto, shigeko toys so many artists worth checking out
Lyle Lovett's first 5 albums are to me some of the best sounding CD's of popular music, or any music for that matter. It shows what digitally recorded popular music could have been if not for the loudness wars. They have never been remastered and don't need to be. The used CDs are cheap and even the streaming versions are dynamic (they sound quiet compared to other music but just turn them up a little).
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