From: owner-onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org (onlyJMDL Digest) To: onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org Subject: onlyJMDL Digest V2010 #167 Reply-To: joni@smoe.org Sender: owner-onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk Archives: http://www.smoe.org/lists/onlyjoni Websites: http://www.jmdl.com http://www.jonimitchell.com Unsubscribe: mailto:onlyjoni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe onlyJMDL Digest Friday, June 18 2010 Volume 2010 : Number 167 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- "Blue' LP remaster [Chuck Eisenhardt ] Re: "Blue' LP remaster [Garret ] Re: "Blue' LP remaster [Corey Blake ] RE: "Blue' LP remaster ["Jim Kauffman" ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2010 09:53:13 -0400 From: Chuck Eisenhardt Subject: "Blue' LP remaster the re-mastering engineer, Steve Hoffman, chimes in... "This is a really wonderful album; Joni just laid it all out there for the world to hear. Brave, especially back in the dayI feel that this new version is the true giant killer. Unlike the original 1970's pressings, this new version was mastered without ANY added compression whatsoever, making it a true problem child in cutting (of our own making) but I wouldn't have it any other way. After many spoiled lacquer masters and one too many Altoids, it was finished to everybody's satisfaction. The effort was worth it. The ebb and flow of the music is totally intact. Parts were cut, plated and pressed at Record Tech (RTI) and the actual 1971 Reprise master tape (as recorded and mixed at A&M Recording Studios) was used in disk cutting, bypassing the usual/"EQ'd and Compressed Cutting Master" completely. Unlike the DCC, most of the songs on this vinyl version were cut without ANY equalization at all so this will be the closest you will ever be able to get to the sound of the true master tape of Blue. It was exciting to work on and I'm sure it will please y'all."  Steve Hoffman a beautiful listening experience and well worth the $25.......ChuckE ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2010 18:38:48 +0100 From: Garret Subject: Re: "Blue' LP remaster Well I don't understand much of what Mr Hoffman says there, but it truly is a wonderful listening experience Chuck. GARRET On Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 2:53 PM, Chuck Eisenhardt < c.eisenhardt@earthlink.net> wrote: > the re-mastering engineer, Steve Hoffman, chimes in... > > > > "This is a really wonderful album; Joni just laid it all out there > for the world to hear. Brave, especially back in the day I feel that > this new version is the true giant killer. Unlike the original 1970's > pressings, this new version was mastered without ANY added > compression whatsoever, making it a true problem child in cutting (of > our own making) but I wouldn't have it any other way. After many > spoiled lacquer masters and one too many Altoids, it was finished to > everybody's satisfaction. The effort was worth it. The ebb and flow > of the music is totally intact. Parts were cut, plated and pressed at > Record Tech (RTI) and the actual 1971 Reprise master tape (as > recorded and mixed at A&M Recording Studios) was used in disk > cutting, bypassing the usual/"EQ'd and Compressed Cutting Master" > completely. Unlike the DCC, most of the songs on this vinyl version > were cut without ANY equalization at all so this will be the closest > you will ever be able to get to the sound of the true master tape of > Blue. It was exciting to work on and I'm sure it will please y'all." > Steve Hoffman > > > > a beautiful listening experience and well worth the $25.......ChuckE ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2010 11:14:50 -0700 From: Corey Blake Subject: Re: "Blue' LP remaster Where did this quote come from? Do you have a link? Thank you! - -Corey On Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 6:53 AM, Chuck Eisenhardt < c.eisenhardt@earthlink.net> wrote: > the re-mastering engineer, Steve Hoffman, chimes in... > > > > "This is a really wonderful album; Joni just laid it all out there > for the world to hear. Brave, especially back in the day I feel that > this new version is the true giant killer. Unlike the original 1970's > pressings, this new version was mastered without ANY added > compression whatsoever, making it a true problem child in cutting (of > our own making) but I wouldn't have it any other way. After many > spoiled lacquer masters and one too many Altoids, it was finished to > everybody's satisfaction. The effort was worth it. The ebb and flow > of the music is totally intact. Parts were cut, plated and pressed at > Record Tech (RTI) and the actual 1971 Reprise master tape (as > recorded and mixed at A&M Recording Studios) was used in disk > cutting, bypassing the usual/"EQ'd and Compressed Cutting Master" > completely. Unlike the DCC, most of the songs on this vinyl version > were cut without ANY equalization at all so this will be the closest > you will ever be able to get to the sound of the true master tape of > Blue. It was exciting to work on and I'm sure it will please y'all." > Steve Hoffman > > > > a beautiful listening experience and well worth the $25.......ChuckE > - -- - --------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.CoreyBlake.com - a whole lot of me Do you Dig Comics? http://www.digcomics.com Mailing List - http://coreyblake.googlepages.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2010 19:00:22 -0400 From: "Jim Kauffman" Subject: RE: "Blue' LP remaster This is THE best version of Blue I've ever heard. If you don't have a turntable and have lots of excess cash, Steve Hoffman's DCC Gold CD is for you. If you have a turntable, buy at least one copy of this before it goes out of print and you have to pay $200 for it on eBay. Jim K. > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-joni@smoe.org [mailto:owner-joni@smoe.org] On > Behalf Of Chuck Eisenhardt > Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2010 9:53 AM > To: JMDL List > Cc: Jerry Notaro > Subject: "Blue' LP remaster > > the re-mastering engineer, Steve Hoffman, chimes in... > > > > "This is a really wonderful album; Joni just laid it all out > there for the world to hear. Brave, especially back in the > dayI feel that this new version is the true giant killer. > Unlike the original 1970's pressings, this new version was > mastered without ANY added compression whatsoever, making it > a true problem child in cutting (of our own making) but I > wouldn't have it any other way. After many spoiled lacquer > masters and one too many Altoids, it was finished to > everybody's satisfaction. The effort was worth it. The ebb > and flow of the music is totally intact. Parts were cut, > plated and pressed at Record Tech (RTI) and the actual 1971 > Reprise master tape (as recorded and mixed at A&M Recording > Studios) was used in disk cutting, bypassing the usual/"EQ'd > and Compressed Cutting Master" > completely. Unlike the DCC, most of the songs on this vinyl > version were cut without ANY equalization at all so this will > be the closest you will ever be able to get to the sound of > the true master tape of Blue. It was exciting to work on and > I'm sure it will please y'all." >  Steve Hoffman > > > > a beautiful listening experience and well worth the $25.......ChuckE ------------------------------ End of onlyJMDL Digest V2010 #167 ********************************* ------- Post messages to the list by clicking here: mailto:joni@smoe.org Unsubscribe by clicking here: mailto:onlyjoni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe