"Super Session" - best CD version?

What do you guys feel is the best sounding CD version of the Bloomfield Kooper Stills "Super Session" album? The original CD, remaster, Sony Mastersound gold CD ............ ?

Thanks,
Fred

 

The remastered copy I got from yourmusic.com sounds great. Is there a mofi or sacd? Thinks for reminding me about this album, I was listening to 2 tracks on the way home and was going to pull out the album when I got home, but I forgot.

 

MFSL only did a 1/2 speed of the stereo mix.

 

This one is probably the remaster that beatlelennon65 is referring to. So you guys think the remaster sounds better than the original CD? Any opinions on the Sony Mastersound gold CD?

 

While I haven't compared my $6 remastered version from yourmusic to all the other CDs, I like it because it has the original mixes without horns - I prefer to listen to them this way.

BTW, I think Al Kooper has a Mike Bloomfield box in the works.

 

i never understood why stills doesn't sing on this album.

renny

 

There are M-ch SACD test pressings.

 

thanks, i can understand that, but not even harmonies?

renny

 

In his book,Al Kooper tells the whole story.Basicly,Side 1 was recorded one night.Bloomfield & Kooper went home & when Kooper woke up,Bloomfield had split.Kooper than called every guitar player he knew & Stills was available.It was too late to call Atlantic in NY to clear Stills,so they decided he wouldn't sing,figuring Atlantic would be more willing to let just his playing go on the (Columbia) LP,then they would if he sang.

 

i never knew that, thanks.

renny

 

I know Al Kooper planned or already mixed Super Session and Child Is Father To The Man for 5.1 SACD hybrids, but I thought the mixes never even made it to test pressings. Is it true there are 5.1 mixes of this sitting in the vaults?

I wonder if they test pressed 5D 5.1 SACDs...

 

I have the mastersound gold disc and remaster with the bonus tracks.

Prefer the remaster.

Can't stand Sony SBM digital.

SBM sounds unatural to my ears.

Compressed and crunchy.

Remaster sounds great.

 

Thanks, Bob. I guess there's no need to spend the extra money on the gold disc then, huh?
I've never heard the gold disc, but I'm kind of surprised that it doesn't sound good, as it was mastered by Mark Wilder if I remember correctly, & I usually think that his work is very good.

 

Who owns yourmusic.com? Is it a forum member?

 

I believe BMG or whoever the corporate parent is these days.

 

me!

 

They did.

Yes, the projects were completed all the way up through mixing, editing, audio mastering, disc authoring, disc mastering, stamper creation and the running of test pressings.

No, they didn't.

 

At least Stills put down some of his best guitar playing on the album. Its interesting to hear his playing in the interim between the end of Buffalo Springfield and CSN.

 

Too bad

 

And then?

 

Bumping after almost 8 years (!)... wondering if any new developments since then ... Thanks!