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Date Posted: 18:00:35 02/21/00 Mon
Author: Species Hawk
Author Host/IP: NoHost / 207.219.76.3
Subject: Guess Who CATALOG re-issues !!!

All,
A few months ago, I managed to lose possession of my beloved Guess Who CDs (long story!). While I still have Artificial Paradise, The Way They Were, and Flavours on vinyl, I am NOT about to spring for the collection once again. And why not? Well, to be quite honest, I wasn't too bloody impressed with the sound quality of the CDs anyhow. I can't think of another "superband" collection in the whole of the record industry with a shoddier, cheaper, more bare-bones quality to it. I mean, have you listened to the AMERICAN WOMAN album in its entirety and then popped in a Queen CD reissue? The difference is like night and day. I was, however, very very happy to hear the great improvement in sound with the recent Guess Who greatest hits CD (released in the last 6 months or so). I was overjoyed, in fact. This, coupled with the Cummings reissues, which may I say are very well done sound-wise, has convinced me to wait. Why should I stuff more money into the pockets of these fat, bloated pigs at RCA, re-stock my rack with the Guess Who CDs, when they haven't shown the slightest concern for my listening pleasure by producing quality sound? Answer: I shouldn't and I WON'T!!! I might be insane but I am going to wait for Guess Who reissues (pray God they'll come before I get old and grey), something a little more 21st century. I mean, come on! Would it kill these RCA pigs to digitally remaster the catalog? I recently heard about the BEATLES catalog and how it's being digitally remastered (again!) by Sir George Martin and his merry band of sound wizards. While I realize the Guess Who are NOT the Beatles, I asked myself: "Why not? Why not just a simple remastering of the Guess Who's work? In a boxed set or something?" Something for the fans, for f*ck's sake!!! Imagine, if you will: "You may saaaaaay I'm a dreamer ... but I'm not the only one ... I hope somedaaaaay they'll reward us ... and the Guess Who catalog will be re-done. ................................. Species Hawk

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[> Re: Guess Who CATALOG re-issues !!! -- VfD, 19:46:08 02/21/00 Mon [1] (spider-ta024.proxy.aol.com/152.163.205.54)

How can you live this way? You mean you can't listen to "Down & Out Woman", or "Talisman" whenever you get the urge?
I like how you broke into song, reminds me of a Barney Miller episode where they brought in a guy who acted as though life was one big musical.
I have to agree that TGW CD's haven't been produced too well, sound- or packagewise, but after listening to records that sound like they were eaten off of with steak knives, I can deal with it.


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[> [> Re: Guess Who CATALOG re-issues !!! -- Sugar Plum Fairy, 11:49:51 02/23/00 Wed [1] (proxy1.rdc1.ab.wave.home.com/24.64.2.33)

> I have to agree that TGW CD's haven't been produced
> too well, sound- or packagewise, but after listening
> to records that sound like they were eaten off of with
> steak knives, I can deal with it.

Funny you should mention that, some of the GW CDs were mastered from VINYL sources. Unbelievable!


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[> Re: Guess Who CATALOG re-issues !!! -- TimoV, 05:57:50 02/22/00 Tue [1] (taykpc99.uta.fi/153.1.23.169)

You are not the only one waiting remastered CD-reissues of
GW albums. I still have most of them only on vinyl and sure
I'd like to get them on CD, but remastered with bonus-tracks
and with booklets that have good liner-notes (hopefully by
JE) and some rare pictures. Maybe BMG (RCA whatever) is
going to release them if/when reunion happens.


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[> [> Re: Guess Who CATALOG re-issues !!! -- JE, 11:18:03 02/22/00 Tue [1] (usersa112.videon.wave.ca/207.161.149.212)

There are some discussions happening.


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[> [> [> Re: Guess Who CATALOG re-issues !!! -- Sugar Plum Fairy, 11:51:03 02/23/00 Wed [1] (proxy1.rdc1.ab.wave.home.com/24.64.2.33)

> There are some discussions happening.

WOOOOHOOOOOO!


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[> Re: Guess Who CATALOG re-issues !!! -- MF, 12:56:54 02/22/00 Tue [1] (spider-we053.proxy.aol.com/205.188.195.43)

Yes they seem to have had a lot of snakes hissing in the
background when they were recording. Would love to see a 10 disc remastered holiday box set come out this fall and it would put some chump change in the boys' pockets.


> All,
> A few months ago, I managed to lose possession of my
> beloved Guess Who CDs (long story!). While I still
> have Artificial Paradise, The Way They Were, and
> Flavours on vinyl, I am NOT about to spring for the
> collection once again. And why not? Well, to be quite
> honest, I wasn't too bloody impressed with the sound
> quality of the CDs anyhow. I can't think of another
> "superband" collection in the whole of the record
> industry with a shoddier, cheaper, more bare-bones
> quality to it. I mean, have you listened to the
> AMERICAN WOMAN album in its entirety and then popped
> in a Queen CD reissue? The difference is like night
> and day. I was, however, very very happy to hear the
> great improvement in sound with the recent Guess Who
> greatest hits CD (released in the last 6 months or
> so). I was overjoyed, in fact. This, coupled with the
> Cummings reissues, which may I say are very well done
> sound-wise, has convinced me to wait. Why should I
> stuff more money into the pockets of these fat,
> bloated pigs at RCA, re-stock my rack with the Guess
> Who CDs, when they haven't shown the slightest concern
> for my listening pleasure by producing quality sound?
> Answer: I shouldn't and I WON'T!!! I might be insane
> but I am going to wait for Guess Who reissues (pray
> God they'll come before I get old and grey), something
> a little more 21st century. I mean, come on! Would it
> kill these RCA pigs to digitally remaster the catalog?
> I recently heard about the BEATLES catalog and how
> it's being digitally remastered (again!) by Sir George
> Martin and his merry band of sound wizards. While I
> realize the Guess Who are NOT the Beatles, I asked
> myself: "Why not? Why not just a simple remastering of
> the Guess Who's work? In a boxed set or something?"
> Something for the fans, for f*ck's sake!!! Imagine, if
> you will: "You may
> saaaaaay I'm a dreamer ... but I'm not the only one
> ... I hope somedaaaaay they'll reward us ... and the
> Guess Who catalog will be re-done.
> ................................. Species Hawk


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[> Re: Guess Who CATALOG re-issues !!! -- Mark Mars, 13:01:07 02/22/00 Tue [1] (gateway3.srp.gov/148.126.100.111)

I think Share the Land could really benefit from remastering. The sound seems to be a little masked.


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[> [> Re: Guess Who CATALOG re-issues !!! -- ProperStranger, 15:07:50 02/25/00 Fri [1] (proxy-316.public.rwc.webtv.net/209.240.200.16)


> I think Share the Land could really benefit from
> remastering. The sound seems to be a little masked.

Funny how you mentioned SHARE THE LAND! I got TWO versions on cd...the import Canadian version & a REMASTERED US version I picked up used. It was done March 1994. Any difference? You bet! The US version has better bass, clearer highs, more open. I use these two cd's as demos to show people that not all cds sound the same!


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[> Re: Guess Who CATALOG re-issues !!! -- bcpcfan, 22:24:22 02/22/00 Tue [1] (port5-42.hanover.desupernet.net/208.157.110.249)

Glad to know I'm not the only one who thinks the BMG American Woman CD sounds like Burton is being muffled by the music.



> All,
> A few months ago, I managed to lose possession of my
> beloved Guess Who CDs (long story!). While I still
> have Artificial Paradise, The Way They Were, and
> Flavours on vinyl, I am NOT about to spring for the
> collection once again. And why not? Well, to be quite
> honest, I wasn't too bloody impressed with the sound
> quality of the CDs anyhow. I can't think of another
> "superband" collection in the whole of the record
> industry with a shoddier, cheaper, more bare-bones
> quality to it. I mean, have you listened to the
> AMERICAN WOMAN album in its entirety and then popped
> in a Queen CD reissue? The difference is like night
> and day. I was, however, very very happy to hear the
> great improvement in sound with the recent Guess Who
> greatest hits CD (released in the last 6 months or
> so). I was overjoyed, in fact. This, coupled with the
> Cummings reissues, which may I say are very well done
> sound-wise, has convinced me to wait. Why should I
> stuff more money into the pockets of these fat,
> bloated pigs at RCA, re-stock my rack with the Guess
> Who CDs, when they haven't shown the slightest concern
> for my listening pleasure by producing quality sound?
> Answer: I shouldn't and I WON'T!!! I might be insane
> but I am going to wait for Guess Who reissues (pray
> God they'll come before I get old and grey), something
> a little more 21st century. I mean, come on! Would it
> kill these RCA pigs to digitally remaster the catalog?
> I recently heard about the BEATLES catalog and how
> it's being digitally remastered (again!) by Sir George
> Martin and his merry band of sound wizards. While I
> realize the Guess Who are NOT the Beatles, I asked
> myself: "Why not? Why not just a simple remastering of
> the Guess Who's work? In a boxed set or something?"
> Something for the fans, for f*ck's sake!!! Imagine, if
> you will: "You may
> saaaaaay I'm a dreamer ... but I'm not the only one
> ... I hope somedaaaaay they'll reward us ... and the
> Guess Who catalog will be re-done.
> ................................. Species Hawk


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