From jeriksson@u-tokyo.ac.jp Mon Apr 22 15:45:38 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!u-tokyo!jeriksson From: jeriksson@u-tokyo.ac.jp (Jen Eriksson) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: [FLAME] European 12-inch extended club dubs - comparing pressing masterings Message-ID: <1996Apr22.154538.2476@u-tokyo.ac.jp> Date: Mon, 22 Apr 1996 15:45:38 GMT Organization: University of Tokyo Department of Information Science NNTP-Posting-Host: u-tokyo.ac.jp X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 11 Comparing the German Teldec 12-inch, British Fennimore/Ashford pressing, and French Vogue release. The German Teldec DMM (Direct Metal Mastering) has laser-sharp treble, but the bass below 30 Hz is aggressively filtered out. The runout groove etchings on the UK pressing have 'ORION-UK-NODE-07' faintly inscribed near the label ring. Why did different European territories receive completely different extended arrangements? -- Jen Eriksson *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Pentium 90 (OS/2 Warp) - NetBSD 1.0 From fvasiliev@panix.com Wed Apr 24 05:03:38 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!panix!fvasiliev From: fvasiliev@panix.com (Fiona Vasiliev) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [FLAME] European 12-inch extended club dubs - comparing pressing masterings Message-ID: <1996Apr24.050338.6855@panix.com> Date: Wed, 24 Apr 1996 05:03:38 GMT References: <1996Apr22.154538.2476@u-tokyo.ac.jp> Organization: Public Access Unix of New York NNTP-Posting-Host: panix.com X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 8 In article <1996Apr22.154538.2476@u-tokyo.ac.jp>, jeriksson@u-tokyo.ac.jp (Jen Eriksson) writes: > Comparing the German Teldec 12-inch, British Fennimore/Ashford pressing, and French Vogue release. Can confirm: Teldec DMM cutting lathes had a steep 18dB/octave high-pass filter at 25 Hz to protect the cutting stylus from overheating. -- Fiona Vasiliev Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From rfischer@titech.ac.jp Wed Apr 24 18:34:38 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!titech!rfischer From: rfischer@titech.ac.jp (Renata Fischer) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [FLAME] European 12-inch extended club dubs - comparing pressing masterings Message-ID: <1996Apr24.183438.6381@titech.ac.jp> Date: Wed, 24 Apr 1996 18:34:38 GMT References: <1996Apr22.154538.2476@u-tokyo.ac.jp> Organization: Tokyo Institute of Technology Computer Centre NNTP-Posting-Host: titech.ac.jp X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 10 In article <1996Apr22.154538.2476@u-tokyo.ac.jp>, jeriksson@u-tokyo.ac.jp (Jen Eriksson) writes: > Comparing the German Teldec 12-inch, British Fennimore/Ashford pressing, and French Vogue release. > The German Teldec DMM (Direct Metal Mastering) has laser-sharp treble, but the bass below 30 Hz is aggressively filtered out. The UK Fennimore copy is by far the best sounding. The bass shakes the floorboards on a good pair of speakers. -- Renata Fischer Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of Tokyo Institute of Technology Computer Centre. ------------------------------------------------------------ From dbrennan@delphi.com Fri Apr 26 14:33:38 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!delphi!dbrennan From: dbrennan@delphi.com (Diego Brennan) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [FLAME] European 12-inch extended club dubs - comparing pressing masterings Message-ID: <1996Apr26.143338.3725@delphi.com> Date: Fri, 26 Apr 1996 14:33:38 GMT References: <1996Apr22.154538.2476@u-tokyo.ac.jp> <1996Apr24.183438.6381@titech.ac.jp> Organization: Delphi Internet Services NNTP-Posting-Host: delphi.com X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 9 In article <1996Apr24.183438.6381@titech.ac.jp>, rfischer@titech.ac.jp (Renata Fischer) writes: > The UK Fennimore copy is by far the best sounding. The bass shakes the floorboards on a good pair of speakers. Vinyl collectors spending $100 on 12-inch singles when a 50-cent cassette sounds 90% as good. Usenet never changes. -- Diego Brennan "The carrier frequency does not drift by accident." Atari Falcon 030 / FreeBSD 2.1