Early Roxy Music CDs

Are these the WG editions, as opposed to those made in the UK/Holland?

I've since added the Flesh + Blood black triangle to my collection, which is a big improvement on the EGCD. I'll keep the EGCD though - why break up a complete set

 

Thank's for the info stereoptic. I guess I'm not completely senile. Yet.

 

Hi Simon, he's sitting quietly on the couch, quite oblivious to his world-wide fanbase

If you don't mind me asking, what sort of prices do those WG Roxy discs command, and have you been able to compare them to the standard UK/Holland issues?

In the used bins here I've mainly seen Aus pressings, which I think are just clones of the UK mastering. I wanted the UK versions so have sourced them all off ebay.co.uk.

Russ

 

Are the "red faced" versions different from the "blue ring" versions. My "Stranded" is EG/Polydor - Made in W. Germany in 1984. I have never seen a "red faced" Roxy CD. Can someone fill me in?

 

Question:

I know Windows Media Player has the little HDCD indicator light up when an HDCD disc is detected. Does it actually decode HDCD?

 

Thank's for the info darkmatter. Are you saying "Stranded" was released after they ceased pressing the red face? Yet there is a red faced Avalon? Just a tad confused.

 

cat no. 823 019-2

matrix is identical to cat no. followed by a space then 01.

 

1984. Yes it does sound very good. In fact it sounds much better than the HDCD. Which I stated earlier sounded best.

I do however prefer the Siren HDCD to the EG/Virgin.

 

Actually, I just saw 2 different Avalon discs at the local shop, one Reprise/E'G, one Warner Bros/E'G. Both contained a Made in US WEA pressed disc. I would assume the mastering is the same on these. . .

 

Thanks for the synopsis Simon.

So, some Red Face discs are preferred for their sound, including some Roxy cd's. So is the Avalon Red Face your preferred redbook version (over the HDCD) as well?

 

As I understand it now Warner and Reprise US are actually one and the same?

 

I just picked up the original USA Reprise/EG cds of the 1st 2 albums, the ones with Eno, for $5 each, mint, at my fave used cd store, and they sound great to me.
I'm done!

 

It became a big hit in the UK if I recall in clubs and, eventually, radio. EG replaced the original version of "Angel Eyes" with the disco version to sell more albums no doubt.

It didn't happen in the U.S. though. Atco stuck with the original line up of songs.

 

I listened a bit to both versions of Stranded this morning, the 3 last songs.

They are not very different, and the harshness I felt during the Ludwig's mastered Mother Of Pearl was also present in the EG and on a EG vinyl I listened to a while ago. Nothing to do with the mastering then.

The Ludwig's remasters have a bit more low end, and it is especially pleasing during Sunset. On A Song for Europe, I would say that the Ludwig's version brings more details into focus (the drumming especially) at the expanse of a more comfortable listen. The EG seems to bring the voice into focus and put everything else on a more blurry plan. I personaly prefer that, but it is really a matter of personal taste.

I think both versions are great. If you have one, you do not need the other.

 

I have all of the Roxy Music albums on CD from Japan - black triangle pressings. I bought them over the years for probably $10 - $30 apiece. I recently tried to upgrade to copies with obis as they were on auction sites. I bid around $70, and was outbid on all of them. Oh well.

 

What's better between these two for "For Your Pleasure" and "Avalon?"

The HDCD remaster or the original USA edtion?

Thanks!