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  1. Craig in Indy

    Guster!

    I’ve been threatening to start a thread on Guster for at least a couple of years. Since no one’s beaten me to it, here goes… Guster was formed in 1991 when Ryan Miller, Adam Gardner and Brian Rosenworcel met as freshmen at Tufts University. The trio was originally called, simply, Gus, but...
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    The Beatles - Abbey Road (1969) Remaster

    Abbey Road – 1969 The quintessential late-period Beatles album, Abbey Road enjoys the odd distinction of being the last Beatle album recorded, though not the last one released. Let It Be was recorded before AB, but as everyone and their sister knows, its release was delayed due to any...
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    The Roches

    The Roches were/are three sisters, Maggie, Terre and Suzzy (yes, those spellings are correct), who have performed and recorded in various combinations of solos, duos and trio (and occasionally as a foursome with the addition of their brother David) since the 1960s. Their music is known for its...
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    The Beatles - Yellow Submarine (1969) Remaster

    Yellow Submarine (1968, 1969) Yellow Submarine was the soundtrack album to the animated film of the same name. The album was released in the UK on January 17, 1969, but in a rare twist, it had been released in the US the previous November. I’ve been frankly avoiding this album for a couple...
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    Dan Fogelberg (Official Thread)

    I hope I didn't overstep my bounds calling this thread "official." If so, then Mods, do what you must. Dan Fogelberg was one of the biggest selling individual pop/rock musicians of the ‘70s, ‘80s, ‘90s and ‘00s. His unique blend of soft rock and heartfelt ballads made him extremely popular in...
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    The Beatles - White Album (1968) Remaster

    The Beatles (1968) Part One The Beatles (aka The White Album) was released on November 22, 1968, on the anniversary of the release of their second LP, With the Beatles. That’s the 5th anniversary. No shite. I’ll pause a moment to let that fact sink in. Only 5 years elapsed between...
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    The Beatles - Magical Mystery Tour (1967) Remaster

    OK, let's get this thread back on the front page of the 60s section... Magical Mystery Tour (1967, 1976, 1987) One of the oddities in the Beatle discography, here’s what is said in the liner notes of the new remaster concerning the release date(s) of this album: “The Beatles devised...
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    The Beatles - Sargent Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967) Remaster

    Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967) The natural extension of the work they began with Revolver, Sgt. Pepper may be the most analyzed, talked and written about about record in pop music. Since we're talking about sound, here, all I say about the album in general is that it's the...
  9. Craig in Indy

    John Mayer Trio - wait! THAT John Mayer?!

    I know it seems absurd to post about John Mayer in this section, but over the weekend I saw his Where the Light Is concert DVD, and I have to say, if you haven't seen it, you absolutely should. The concert (one single show in LA in December of '07) is split into 3 parts: the first is all...
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    The Beatles - Revolver (1966) Stereo Remaster

    Revolver (1966) This was the album, IMO, on which the Beatles broke the mold. Or maybe it’s more accurate to say they broke it with Rubber Soul since that one was the last of its kind – a collection of love songs, basically. Here they get 4 songs into the album without a single love...
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    The Beatles - Rubber Soul (1965) Stereo Remaster

    Rubber Soul (1965) Just as a little personal historical note, this is the first Beatle album that I was aware had an impact on the girls in my class (I think they tended to think of this as the first really “romantic” Beatle album). I’d say a conservative estimate would put about 96%...
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    Felix Mandelssohn Bartholdy

    Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809 - 1847) Felix Mendelssohn (as he is known in most English-speaking countries) was a composer of incredibly beautiful melodies in a variety of settings, whether symphonies, overtures and incidental music, or chamber music. He was a genuine prodigy, playing and...
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    The Beatles - Help (1965) Stereo Remaster

    Help! (1965) I don’t know if I’ll have a lot to say about this one, as for the first time in the series, I’m comparing the remaster to a stereo original. I don’t know whether the initial British LP release was in stereo or not, but the first CD issue was, so there aren’t the revelatory...
  14. Craig in Indy

    Kate McGarrigle dies

    It's with profound sadness I have to report that Kate McGarrigle died Monday after a 4-year bout with cancer. She was 63 years old and died at her home in Montreal. Kate was from a musical family and was known initially as half of "Kate & Anna McGarrigle," a critically acclaimed folk/pop duo...
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    REO Speedwagon (Official Thread)

    REO Speedwagon Website Original REO Speedwagon UK Website REO Albums: R.E.O. Speedwagon (1971) R.E.O./T.W.O. (1972) Ridin' the Storm Out (1973) Lost in a Dream (1974) This Time We Mean It (1975) R.E.O. (1976) Live: You Get What You Play For (1977) You Can Tune a Piano but You Can't...
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    The Beatles - A Hard Days Night (1964) Stereo Remaster

    OK, back to our original topic... A Hard Day's Night (1964) First, I know I said I wasn't going to indulge in any opinions about the music on these albums, but I've got to say this is one fine, fine record. The progress Lennon and McCartney had made in their writing craft by the time they...
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    The Beatles - With The Beatles (1963) Stereo Remaster

    With the Beatles (1963) In general, the improvements are similar to PPM, but the stereo effect is a little more primitive-sounding on this album, and is considerably more like the old Capitol records stereo where all instruments were in one channel and all vocals were in the other. Here I...
  18. Craig in Indy

    The Beatles - Please Please Me (1963) Stereo Remaster

    I don’t really intend any of these posts to cover artistic or historic matters, though I may not be able to resist making those sorts of observations on occasion as I go through the catalog. I’m really primarily reporting on the sound of these new remasters, and even then, only as they compare...
  19. Craig in Indy

    The Beatle Remasters

    I don’t really intend any of these posts to cover artistic or historic matters, though I may not be able to resist making those sorts of observations on occasion as I go through the catalog. I’m really primarily reporting on the sound of these new remasters, and even then, only as they compare...
  20. Craig in Indy

    REM "remasters?"

    Does anyone know anything about any supposed remasters of the early REM catalog? I got a copy of Life's Rich Pagaent from a dubious record club I belong to because according to their website it was supposed to have been remastered, but the packaging looks exactly like the original CD issue. I...
  21. Craig in Indy

    A Formal Introduction

    I've been neglecting my manners - I've been here a few days and haven't made my formal debut yet... I'm another one of the folks who washed ashore here in the wake of Magic and Lord Grendel. The atmosphere they created at the old place was terrific, and if they like it here, I know I will, too...

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