Who's Next-Again and again! Thank You , Dave!

[Ronflugelguy]

Dave , I just got the steve Hoffman Canadian "Who's Next in the mail tonight, when I got home from work(11:30pm) and I already played it , and ITS ASTOUNDING!!!!!! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!! Anyone want to buy my 180 gram MCA Who's Next? I don't know if I can sell it ,Ido have a conscience.;)

[Ronflugelguy]

Oh and I forgot, THANK YOU STEVE< for such a great mastering Job!!!!!!!!!!:D

[Dave]

Ron,

Glad you like it! I gather that it was everything I said and then some compared to my desciption.

Steve,

Well done. Kudos;)

[Ronflugelguy]

You're absoulutely right!!!!!!!!!!!! thanks !

[Dave]

Enjoy to the max. Ron that's why Steve does it.:D

[stereo71]

Okay, guys. I'm already watching the mailbox.
Do you know how to positively identify this
CD? From the US version, that is. Is there
an artifact (or lack thereof) that will nail
it? Maybe track length?

Arrgh...guess I'll go out today and buy a US
copy for future comparison.

Is that a mail truck rounding the corner???

[Dave]

Stereo71,

Check put the discography under MCA. It's all there.;)

[lukpac]

Originally posted by Dave
Check put the discography under MCA. It's all there.;)

Well, keep in mind there were *several* US versions, only one of which being Steve's version. And they all used the same catalog number. As of yet nobody has been able to determine exactly what pressing Steve's was, so...

The simple way (for now) is just to pick up the Canadian disc.

[Ronflugelguy]

Does anyone know where I could get the STEPPENWOLF Steve Hoffman mastered CD??

[Dave]

stereo71
Junior Member

Hurry up Canada post...
Okay, guys. I'm already watching the mailbox.
Do you know how to positively identify this
CD? From the US version, that is. Is there
an artifact (or lack thereof) that will nail
it? Maybe track length?

Lukpac,

I think that it may have already been established prior to your post as this is what I was refering to.;)

[Henry Love]

I got Who's Next from Canada thanks to this forum.It's great,especially for the price since I bought the MO-FI version right before it.A real find.

[Dave]

Well Henry.

So how does the Mofi stack up against the Steves MCA?

[lukpac]

Originally posted by Dave
So how does the Mofi stack up against the Steves MCA?

The MoFi is a POS. They used an Astley-assembeled digital master for their CD. I'm not even sure if they did any mastering. If you want the MoFi CD, just go get the remix/remaster at Best Buy.

Is the question how to identify the US version that Steve did? As far as I know there's no simple way, other than doing an A/B comparison with the Canadian CD. The Canadian CD has a slight glitch in WGFA, but Steve said that shouldn't be there on the original US CD.

[vinylrec]

If you go through the used bins and find a BMG CD Club issue, pick it up. It uses the Steve version. It has 11/89 2DAE pressed in the CD's inner groove...

[Henry Love]

Dave,when MO-FI went out of business I decided to get Live At Leeds and Who's Next.Music Direct jacked them up to $40 & $50 each.I took a pass on that.I think it was the fifth Best Buy store that I found the last copy of each one for $25 each. I was pretty proud of myself.They sounded okay but not their best effort,great booklets though. I Got Who's Next (Canadian) for less than $10 and DCC McCartney and DCC Nat King Coles Greatest Hits from HMV Canada for a great price because by that time,you guessed it Music Direct raised it's prices on DCC material. Yes,I give the nod to Steve's version.It seems like a veil is lifted as the saying goes.It seems clearer,more natural.I think Keith Moons drumming benefits the most from this one. What an awesome musician.

[Ronflugelguy]

Yeah, it's the cymbals!! Also the synth! The cymbals sound more real than I've heard in a long time! But the acoustic guitar also is sounding very clean. Love IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Oh , and the vocals........................

[BradOlson]

Steve's CD of the Steppenwolf debut album is the one that's in print. It only lists at $9.98