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About the Aqualung remix, this was all done at 96K and in particular the new stereo mix is something that I’m very proud of, since the recording was not done under the best circumstances (though what’s on tape is better than the original mix would suggest). Having failed to get EMI to go Blu-Ray on this (which is the high res audio format I’m moving to for a forthcoming solo record), I’m still urging them to at least do a DVDA. The problem with the major labels is that although there are genuine music lovers still in these companies, they are beholden to the accountants who run things. This was not an issue with Crimson reissues because Robert owns all the copyrights, so we could do what we wanted with them. I’m going to pursue the idea of somehow trying to make the high res formats available if the companies won’t do it, but don’t hold your breath – there’s a lot of bureaucracy involved.
At least the success of the Crimson reissues has led a to more and more artists from this era coming to the conclusion that a sympathetic remix (by which I mean one that is super faithful to the original mix in every respect, using the same balance, EQ, stereo placement, plate reverbs..etc..), can do what no amount of remastering the original mixes can do in bringing out sonic clarity. So in terms of the model of deluxe editions with the original mix, a new stereo mix, 5.1 mix, and mixes of previously unheard out-takes found on the reels, there are more of these kind of projects on the way, though I can’t say more at present. I just hope that more often that not we can incorporate a high res format into these editions. Watch this space I guess…
und ein weiterer Insider:
Anonymus: Was in Abbey Road recently and popped into Studio 3 to hear a beautiful alternate version of ‚Cheap Day Return‘ with a lovely oboe part. Don’t know if that’ll appear but it just so happened that the engineer was going through ‚Aqualung‘ on that day.
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