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Remastered Albums 2014 and 2015


Post Posted Sat May 24, 2014 11:19 pm
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Dr_Jones wrote:
Christophe wrote:
Dr_Jones wrote:Looks like Sony Music fixed the EquiNOXE sleeve:
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Where you found that? :wink:

Looks like the first misprint will be a collectorsitem! :wink:
It's in the Dutch shops here.
Still nothing here in Belgium (Mediamarkt, Fnac in Antwerpen).

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Post Posted Tue May 27, 2014 1:51 pm
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Post Posted Tue May 27, 2014 3:35 pm
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Sony Music corrected the EquiNOXE word and the picture of Granger.
Post Posted Tue May 27, 2014 3:53 pm
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Elf wrote:Shops? What do you mean? Buying records in shops? Where can you do that?
shop=store (I think) :wink:

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Post Posted Tue May 27, 2014 4:33 pm
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rinogurr wrote:Sony Music corrected the EquiNOXE word and the picture of Granger.
yeah I posted that a few posts ago...
Post Posted Tue May 27, 2014 4:34 pm
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Elf wrote:Shops? What do you mean? Buying records in shops? Where can you do that?
This post reminds me I lost a few cherised recordstores in the past few years ;-(
Post Posted Tue May 27, 2014 5:23 pm
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Nice, they actually fixed something!

I've been listening to some of the remasters on Spotify and... well, it's a shame. The #1 thing that comes to my mind from almost any of those remastered tracks is "did they re-record this stuff inside a tincan?).

However, the new remaster of Orient Express is actually a guilty pleasure of mine these days. :oops: Even if its percussions are all over the place. And I'm glad to notice that (at least on Spotify) the Lyon version is present on the Cities in Concert recording (also a guilty pleasure of mine, that 2014 remaster ;) ).

... and speaking of which, despite the annoying extra audience sounds, I still consider Rendez-Vous 2 from the 1997 Cities in Concert remaster to be the best version of that track. At least to my ears, it sounds like the perfect combination of electronic music with classical instruments. Mileage may vary.
Post Posted Tue May 27, 2014 7:32 pm
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Dr_Jones wrote:
Elf wrote:Shops? What do you mean? Buying records in shops? Where can you do that?
This post reminds me I lost a few cherised recordstores in the past few years ;-(
The only store that used to sell CD's here was the Free Record Shop, while overpriced most of the time, they sometimes had excellent deals. Now the only store that I actually know that still carries more than just one rack, is in Almaar :|
27-11-10: Ahoy Rotterdam
22-11-16: Heineken Music Hall Amsterdam
01-07-25: Palais royal de Bruxelles/Paleizen Plein Brussel
Post Posted Tue May 27, 2014 8:31 pm
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Finaero wrote:Nice, they actually fixed something!

I've been listening to some of the remasters on Spotify and... well, it's a shame. The #1 thing that comes to my mind from almost any of those remastered tracks is "did they re-record this stuff inside a tincan?).

However, the new remaster of Orient Express is actually a guilty pleasure of mine these days. :oops: Even if its percussions are all over the place. And I'm glad to notice that (at least on Spotify) the Lyon version is present on the Cities in Concert recording (also a guilty pleasure of mine, that 2014 remaster ;) ).

... and speaking of which, despite the annoying extra audience sounds, I still consider Rendez-Vous 2 from the 1997 Cities in Concert remaster to be the best version of that track. At least to my ears, it sounds like the perfect combination of electronic music with classical instruments. Mileage may vary.
The remastered albums sound pretty good to me! I listen it on my iPhone. :wink: :)

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Post Posted Thu Jun 19, 2014 10:55 pm
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My copies of the Sony remasters 2014 album covers signed by Jean Michel - Cities in Concert Houston/Lyon 1986 and Equinoxe!

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Concerts attended:
Théâtre Marigny, Paris - 2007
Symphony Hall, Birmingham - 2008
RAH, London - 2008
Wembley Arena, London - 2009
NIA, Birmingham - 2009
POP Bercy, Paris - 2010
NIA, Birmingham - 2010
O2 Arena, London - 2010
Zénith Aréna, Lille - 2010
Port Hercule, Monaco - 2011
TUI Arena, Hannover - 2011
Festival International de Carthage - 2013
Barclaycard Arena, Birmingham - 2016
Post Posted Fri Jun 20, 2014 9:13 am
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Elf wrote:
Kanta wrote:My copies of the Sony remasters 2014 album covers signed by Jean Michel - Cities in Concert Houston/Lyon 1986 and Equinoxe!

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Where did you get it signed?
Made in IRCAM 1 - Futur en Seine 2014 - 12 June 2014:
http://www.zoolook.nl/forum/viewtopic.php?t=6167
http://www.zoolook.nl/forum/viewtopic.p ... 958#189958
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Concerts attended:
Théâtre Marigny, Paris - 2007
Symphony Hall, Birmingham - 2008
RAH, London - 2008
Wembley Arena, London - 2009
NIA, Birmingham - 2009
POP Bercy, Paris - 2010
NIA, Birmingham - 2010
O2 Arena, London - 2010
Zénith Aréna, Lille - 2010
Port Hercule, Monaco - 2011
TUI Arena, Hannover - 2011
Festival International de Carthage - 2013
Barclaycard Arena, Birmingham - 2016
Post Posted Wed Jul 09, 2014 9:20 am
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I'm a bit disapointed, I thought JMJ took care about the sound quality but when I see how these new remasters are made:

Original release from 1987, Rendez-vous IV, Dynamic Range: 13 db
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Remaster from 1997, Dynamic Range: 8.6 db
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Remaster from 2014, Dynamic Range: 6 db
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Everything is compressed, it's almost the same volume level during all the track.
Post Posted Wed Jul 09, 2014 10:00 am
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Icarus wrote:I'm a bit disapointed, I thought JMJ took care about the sound quality
Seeing how he oversaw the quality of E&R, this is in the line of expectation.
Post Posted Wed Jul 09, 2014 1:02 pm
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Elf wrote:
Dr_Jones wrote:
Icarus wrote:I'm a bit disapointed, I thought JMJ took care about the sound quality
Seeing how he oversaw the quality of E&R, this is in the line of expectation.
E&R?
Essentials & Rarities.
Post Posted Wed Jul 09, 2014 4:17 pm
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Elf wrote:This is exactly why I no longer buy remasters, but play my good old vinyls, as well as only buying LPs.
Eh, I thought the latest (2011?) anniversary CD editions of Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon and The Wall were pretty good.

Anyway, the moment I heard the guy responsible for E&R's "remastering" was gonna do the rest, well, I knew that was it. I guess it was a nice gesture for them to flat-out admit that they're not gonna release any extra stuff or old concerts on BluRay (while the wording was oddly specific, I don't we can expect any concert DVDs ever either). Ah well.

/me puts on the MFSL vinyl of Equinoxe for (IMO) the best Jarre release ever







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