From: owner-onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org (onlyJMDL Digest) To: onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org Subject: onlyJMDL Digest V2010 #169 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 Sunday, June 20 2010 Volume 2010 : Number 169 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- Re: Tech stuff re: remastered Blue VLJC [Dave Blackburn ] Re: onlyJMDL Digest V2010 #168 [Mark Domyancich Subject: Re: Tech stuff re: remastered Blue VLJC I shouldn't get involved with this one but I will. Though I agree with Russ' gripe that re-issues of old material are often a marketing ploy, especially when it's only a format change, and costs the company nothing except a little reformatting of the packaging, there are times when a remastered version of an old classic is a revelation. We live in a time of amazing technology in all spheres, one of which being restoration. Old movies and recordings can be massively improved if done right. Has anyone seen the restored Lawrence of Arabia? It looks and sounds amazing, as if it just came out this year, instead of 1962. The Beatles boxed set from last Christmas season was a similar huge leap forward in presenting the material in its best possible sound. Definitely not the 1000th of a percent improvement...more like 200% I am myself involved in recording and mastering so have spent a lot of time pondering how to translate recorded sound into an emotional experience that comes out through speakers and grabs the listener from the first moment. On occasion I get it right and people respond to the sound accordingly. I would hate to think that presenting music or film in any old fashion makes no difference. That's like not restoring a painting or a cathedral ceiling 'cause it's just a marketing ploy to get more people to look at it. Dave On Jun 18, 2010, at 11:52 AM, Russell Bowden wrote: > Gang, > > > > While I'm sure it's nice to listen to a nice cleaner (?) Blue, I > have to say > that I'm getting it up to here with the 1001 "new" ways to listen/ > view a > classic...Whether you're watching/listening to Blue, Casablanca or > whatever on > non-compressed, HD, Blue-Ray, blah blah...it's still Blue, > Casablanca or > whatever.....another great marketing fraud America style....buy the > same > product on as many formats as possible because one of them MIGHT be > 1000th of > a % better. Sheesh! Nothing personal here..just being a grouch. > > > > Love, Russ in Alameda, CA > > > Sotto voce > > > _________________________________________________________________ > The New Busy is not the too busy. Combine all your e-mail accounts > with > Hotmail. > http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?tile=multiaccount&ocid=PID2832 > 6::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HMP:042010_4 ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 19 Jun 2010 11:16:23 -0700 From: Russell Bowden Subject: Court and Spark Gold CD Gang, I own this cd and the sound is quite marvelous. One thing that does bother me is that on the LP/Cassette/Regular CD there is a segue from Court and Spark to Help Me. On the gold there is a definite break between the 2. Love, Russ in Alameda CA Sotto voce _________________________________________________________________ The New Busy is not the too busy. Combine all your e-mail accounts with Hotmail. http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?tile=multiaccount&ocid=PID2832 6::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HMP:042010_4 ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 19 Jun 2010 13:39:52 -0500 From: Mark Domyancich Subject: Re: onlyJMDL Digest V2010 #168 Amen. What I'm really interested in hearing is a 24 bit/96kHz multitrack conversion to DVD-A similar to what the Talking Heads did a few years ago for their box set. I've been lucky enough to hear some Quad8 conversions of C&S and HOSL, but these are still essentially 8-tracks and the only real benefit I've noticed is a much better mix than the HDCD's. Mark NP: Central Line, "Walking Into Sunshine" Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2010 15:39:23 -0400 > From: "Jim Kauffman" > Subject: RE: Tech stuff re: remastered Blue > > The new LP is not 1000th of a % better. Joni is in the room with you. > > This of course assumes you have a better-than-average stereo and the ears > to > go with it. Otherwise, feel free to listen to it on MP3. > > > Jim K. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 19 Jun 2010 12:41:27 -0700 From: "Randy Remote" Subject: Re: Joni Mitchell Jazz Radio Special Have a great show, David- what's the radio equivelent of "break a leg"? Have some dead air? > Hi, > Just reminding you all that I'll be doing "Joni Mitchell Jazz Summer > Solstice Radio Special" this Thursday starting at 9 pm (Pacific) on > www.klcc.org (you can stream the show at that time). I'm pretty much > working the top 20 Joni songs most covered by others with some getting > multiple covers with mostly jazz performers. I hope you all enjoy it. > Again thanks to Bob for all his help. > David Gizara > Thursday Night Jazz > KLCC 89.7 FM Eugene (NPR) > www.klcc.org ------------------------------ End of onlyJMDL Digest V2010 #169 ********************************* ------- Post messages to the list by clicking here: mailto:joni@smoe.org Unsubscribe by clicking here: mailto:onlyjoni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe