Do you know if the "non-PDO" EGCD 20 contains the same mastering as the one made in the UK, with the repaired intro? Roxy Music - Siren I just purchased a copy of the UK PDO-pressing, but it is unfortunately unreadable due to heavy bronzing... Thanks!
Yes, purchasing a PDO UK disc is a risky business. The EG/Virgin you linked to, probably a PDO WG disc, has the same matrix as the 1984 EG/Polydor Polygram WG: 823 020-2 01. So it likely contains the first mastering with the injured 'Whirlwind'. Roxy Music - Siren It's possible there's a Nimbus UK pressing floating around with the corrected mastering. Nobody submitted it to Discogs but there exists a Nimbus EGCD 50 of 'Avalon'. Roxy Music - Avalon
Thank you, I suspected that too. Luckily I found another confirmed "Made in UK by PDO" pressing in the meantime. Let's see if this one is fine and un-bronzed. Thanks again!
Are the complete studio box remasters for s/t and For Your Pleasure available on single CD releases? For s/t there is the 2018 2CD Digibook version with the session extras. Am I right in assuming this is the 2012 remaster? Is there a single CD version? Seems like with For Your Pleasure the only post-2012 releases are three Japanese CDs, and at least one of those is a Japanese re-remaster stated as flat transfer from DSD. The other two are unclear with regards what mastering they use.
