More Hot Rocks CD Question

[jligon]

I've seen discussion of a version of this album on disc, something about Mobile Fidelity I believe, and was wondering if someone could remind me of the "version to get."
Was it a German pressing?
Was it a London pressing?
Also, does anyone know if the track order is different on this CD than the original Lp. I know my Abcko CD is the same as the Lp, with some of the older stuff on "side 4," ending the CD.

Thanks!

[Alan T]

The pressing you want is the West German, London 820 515-2 and 820 516-2. I think this LP/CD had the same track listing wherever it was released-.

[Vivaldinization]

Yeah, except I think the American issue differs from all other issues track-wise.


MHR 1 and 2 were *not* released until the second issue of London CDs (thus, they don't appear in London "Digitally Remastered" versions). Because of this, German and Japanese issues are essentially identical.

IIRC, a different version of Poison Ivy is used versus the American CD, Dandelion/We Love You sound better to a ridiculous extent, SAR has the intro clipped, etc...still much preferrable to the US issue.

-D

[David R. Modny]

Originally posted by David Goodwin

MHR 1 and 2 were *not* released until the second issue of London CDs (thus, they don't appear in London "Digitally Remastered" versions). Because of this, German and Japanese issues are essentially identical.

-D



I compared the Japanese and German MHR2 versions to see exactly what the differences were, mastering wise. While I didn't take the time to "invert" the individual tracks and compare; As I recall, one second overall timing difference between the two discs (probably empty space), and a different peak output level between the two discs. Definitely the same master used on both though. The identical anomalies (e.g. the quick fade up on "Sittin On A Fence", etc...).