"All Things Must Pass" to be re-released on 3LP vinyl and 96Khz/24 bit digital part 2

Mine too ('Ballad of Sir Frankie Crisp').

 

Giving the 24/96 download a good listen now. Until now I've only ever owned the 2001 remaster, and I've never personally heard ATMP on vinyl; only a hi-rez needledrop. So I'm coming from a different place than most posters since I'm primarily familiar with the 2001.

At first, the 2010 sounded DARK...very unfamiliar to me for this album since I've just been so used to the 2001. I can see why everyone who owned this album prior to the remaster loathed the sound of it. I initially had a preference for the 2001 EQ, but the more natural tone of the 2010 is growing on me. It actually sounds like an album from 1970, as it should.

What strikes me the most about the 2010 master is that it's not limited - whereas the 2001 is SLAMMED. The drums in the 2010 breathe so much better; vocals don't distort; and even the Wall of Sound seems less intrusive. It's warm and analog-y - pretty cool.

 

Thanks to everyone for the help on the downsampling. It really sounds good.

I wonder if there will be some kind of box or "cloud" in 10 years for the 50th anniversary with demos, outtakes remixes & the like. It would not surprise me.

 

To bump my previous question, did some folks get mp3's with their download? Mine was just the 24/96 files.

 

I got mp3s with the download

 

I listened to the first 4 tracks and already can tell this sounds great.

And the great thing about it is that its not loud at all.
ANyone know who mastered it?

 

Funny--mine is named properly.

 

I didn't get mp3's either! Not that I would want them . . .

 

*Twilight Zone theme*

Oh, well. Easy enough to rename. And the files all play OK.

 

+1

 

Stefan, I didn't get mp3's either. I saw that people were getting different download sizes which made me wonder. My download unzipped into a folder named Lossless (the same as BOTR, also from ToppSpin).

I, too, wouldn't have wanted mp3 files with my Hi-Res download.

 

You don't need to use iTunes (or any other Apple product) to play these files. Windows Media Player should work fine, although like Mac OS X, Windows has its own quirks for setting up 24/96 playback.

Ayre Acoustics has some good 24/96 setup guides:

Windows XP: http://www.ayre.com/usb-xp_setup.htm

Windows Vista/7: http://www.ayre.com/usb-vista_setup.htm

Mac OS X: http://www.ayre.com/usb-apple.htm

 

So far very happy with the 24/96 download...

 

Me too. I downloaded twice, got the mp3's twice & deleted them twice.

 

Downloaded the Hi-Rez and received both MP3 and 96/24. Burned a HI-Rez DVD-A using DVD Audio Solo and it came out great. Thought that $30 was a bit steep for just a download considering there was no physical product involved. I have not listened to it all the way through yet, just bits and pieces. I also thought it sounded ver analog and I thought the drums on some of the songs like "Run Of The Mill" sounded great. I never heard them on that song like this before. I was feeling the stick hit the snare. Very Good!

 

None in mine....

 

I have as much love for ATMP as anyone - iconic recording, terrific songs. The new remaster is nice - I am listening to the downloads at the moment, vinyl when it gets here. To me though, it isn't worlds away, not enough, from several other editions I own. The reduced compression and airiness is a positive. Among huge negatives are George's 'S's' which still have sibilance evident in places, especially MSL ("really wanna (ssss)ee you...".) Was ATMP recorded so badly? Would a complete remix make this material shine like it should?

 

I was convinced this album needed a remix to truely shine but this remaster has made me think again.

 

Is there anyone in the UK who may be able to burn a DVD of the High Res files for me? I have bought the download, but don't have a DVD burner to be able to burn the files to disc. I'll pay the postage!!

 

Lovely. Thanks.

 

Yes.

 

To save archival space, I even converted the hi-rez files into FLAC. They are still hi-rez that way.

 

I may convert them to ALAC. Haven't decided yet. An upshot of this is that I can add the album art and tagging.

 

This is also a good approach for those with streaming devices like Squeezeboxes, etc.

 

After listening to the 2001 remaster for so long, especially, it's like "woah, there ARE drums on this album!!"

Also, since it's been asked, yes I got mp3's with my download. They were located in the top folder, a subfolder called "Lossless" contained the Hi-Res files.