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Phil wrote a while back:
“..... curious to see if they use the right mix of the debut this time,
the first time around!” My copy of the To my ears, Tom’s eponymous 1st solo album has the correct mix;
unlike the glaring (albeit temporary) mistake Collector’s Choice made
when it re-issued this same album in 2002. The mix of Dreamtime also
appears to be the original 1981 mix, although I haven’t listened to every
one of its songs yet. Technical QUESTION: The cardboard sleeve/jacket that encases the jewel box (& cd’s
accompanying booklet with lyrics & notes) both say: “AAD. Mastered In Hi-Definition. Audiophile Recording from the
Original Master in 2016 by Andrew Thompson of Sound Performance, Does this imply that he took the (correct) mix of the original 1979
analogue master tape, and converted/digitalized it to say 96 k samples per sec.
with each sample equal to 24 bits, and then subsequently converted this to 44.1
k Hz, 16 bits (i.e., ‘Red Book’ cd)? I.E., does Mastered In
Hi-Definition imply an initial conversion to 96 k Hz 24 bits (or maybe even
higher)? When I use Trader’s Little Helper or Audacity to analyze the
cd’s tracks, both say 44.1k Hz, 16 bits. Leo PS: Extremely disappointed in the liner-notes (10 pages wasted) by From:
tv-owner@obbard.com [mailto:tv-owner@obbard.com] On Behalf Of Phil Obbard Looks like TOM VERLAINE and DREAMTIME are being reissued on a single CD
in November (just in time for Christmas/Hanukkah shopping): No bonus tracks or anything, but I'll pick it just because I love these
2 LPs so much. (Plus, curious to see if they use the right mix of the debut
this time, the first time around!) Phil |