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In rec.music.cd, kimp@rpi.edu (Phil Kim) writes:

> I got two of Sony's MasterSound CDs (Mobile Fidelity's Ultradisc 
> copycat), Billy Joel: 52nd Street and West Side Story: Original 
> Broadway Cast (1958).  They are gold-plated but comes with a clumsy 
> "deluxe" longbox with LP artworks attatched.  The sound quality is 
> incredible, especially when compared with CBS/Columbia release.  With 
> both discs, you will hear small details not found on CBS/Columbia 
> discs.  Other MasterSound CDs include Aerosmith, Bruce Springsteen: 
> Born To Run and few others.  Other CBS/Columbia big acts, such as 
> Simon & Garfunkel, Barbra Streisand, and Michael Jackson are likely 
  *****************
> to follow.

I remember reading that the Simon and Garfunkel master tapes had
all been lost years ago.  How they gonna get this "Master Sound"?

Phil
Newsgroups: rec.music.cd,rec.music.misc
From: metlay@netcom.com (metlay)
Subject: I want it I want it I want it! PLEEEZE!
Summary: Much money offered for CDs listed below....
Organization: Atomic City
Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1993 00:20:15 GMT


I am interested in finding the following albums on CD. Some have been
deleted and others may never have been released in that form. Any or
all sale offers or pointers to distributors will earn extra karma
points (and possibly some ca$h if you can provide me with the discs
themselves). Thanks! PS. POSITIVE data that a title was NEVER out on
CD would also be appreciated. Please use email to reply, keep the 
stuff off the newsgroups.

The list:

Eddie Jobson/Zinc: The Green Album
Thomas Dolby: The Flat Earth
Ultravox: Rage in Eden
Synergy: ANY except Electronic Realizations and Metropolitan Suite
Renaissance: ANY except Prologue, Ashes are Burning, and the 1001 Nights set

-- 
metlay            |
atomic city       | "If he talks to you, punch him. I'll catch the baby."
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metlay@netcom.com |                                           (k. geisel)
From: v026ltr5@ubvmsb.cc.buffalo.edu (Monty)
Newsgroups: rec.music.cd
Subject: Re: Madness
Date: 6 Jan 93 15:31:00 GMT
Organization: University at Buffalo
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41

In article <1992Dec22.100345.18549@rdg.dec.com>,
ggoodman@theraj.enet.dec.com (Graham Goodman) writes...
>The only Madness compilation available on CD is Divine Madness which is the best
>anyway, being both the previous compilations (Complete Madness and Utter
>Madness) together on the one album. Out of the two previous ones, Utter Madness
>has Our House, but is only available on vinyl or cassette.

This is wrong. I know because I have Utter Madness on CD and have
seen it many times. Complete Madness is available on CD as well.

Also, Divine Madness is NOT the same as Complete and Utter Madness.
Divine Madness is every single, whereas Complete Madness has
"In The City" and Utter Madess has "Seven Year Scratch", neither
of which are on Divine Madness.

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From: schuster@panix.com (Michael Schuster)
Newsgroups: rec.music.cd,rec.music.misc
Subject: Madness
Date: 5 Jan 93 00:38:29 GMT
Organization: Panix Public Access Internet & Unix, NYC

Well, based on the fine advice from netfolk I ordered and received my
copy of Divine Madness. It's a great compilation.

I have one question, though. The version of Our House that I remember from
the radio has a voice-over of the words "something tells you that you've got
to get away from it" on the fadeout. The version on this compilation does
not. Was the former version released as a single mix?

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Newsgroups: rec.music.cd
From: Guest@comm.mgmt.purdue.edu (changhun park )
Subject: Re: Pink Floyd: Shine On Box Set
Summary: I saw and plan to buy a set; and need comments on the price.
Date: Mon, 4 Jan 1993 06:57:46 GMT
Distribution: rec.music.cd
Organization: Krannert Graduate School of Management
Keywords: P.Floyd; Shine On Set.

In article <3h727+p@rpi.edu> monitn@rebecca.its.rpi.edu (Nicholas Monitto) writes:
>From: monitn@rebecca.its.rpi.edu (Nicholas Monitto)
>Subject: Re: Pink Floyd: Shine On Box Set
>
>>In article <1993Jan3.161147.3713@Arco.COM> jrowney@arco.com writes:

>>At a record show last week a dealer said it's history ... out of print, and
>>unsold copies recalled. When they said "limited edition" they meant it.
>
>Hrm? I'll buy the "out of print" and "limited edition",

** I, a novice collector on R'n'R, saw the set at a local store and plan 
to buy it; But the price (not used) is $149.99 (before tax).
   Is it worth that price? 'cause I can buy the 8 albums with 20% 
discounts at another store that has more favorable regular prices (but this
store does not have the boxed set.) (Only one CD and the book escape me in 
that case.) Any comments?
__________________________________________________________________________
chpark@vm.cc.purdue.edu (Peter C. P.)
chpark@purccvm.bitnet
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From: gwl@specialist.genrad.com (Glenn W. Lea)
Newsgroups: rec.music.cd
Subject: Re: CARTOON MUSIC! HELP AND A CHALLENGE
Date: 7 Jan 1993 07:57:53 -0500
Organization: GenRad, Inc.
NNTP-Posting-Host: specialist.genrad.com
Summary: You want Raymond Scott

In article <1993Jan7.010406.2023@Princeton.EDU>, shari@phoenix.Princeton.EDU, shari@clarity.princeton.edu (Shari L. Landes) writes:
> A few weeks ago while turning the dial on my car radio, listening to
> bits of this and bits of that, I encountered a radio show where the
> guest was giving his opinion of the 10 best CD's of the year.  He
> proceeded to play a snippit of two cuts off one of his favorite 1992
> disks.  These cuts were originally made in the 1920's and 1930's and
> through the wonders of technology they were remastered for release in
> 1992.  The music was upbeat, fast, jazzy.  Lot of clarinets.  Happy
> music.  CARTOON music.  I'm sure I recognized these tunes as
> background-type music for the 'toons, Warner Bros circa 1930-1940.
> I do know that one person was the originator and recorder of these tunes.
> However, I don't know who it was, don't know the name of the album, don't
> know the radio station where I heard this, don't know anything except that
> this disk was released in 1992 and it is fabulous.  I have visions of
> walking into my neighborhood record store and asking for, "you know,
> the cartoon CD."  I don't think that would work.  If anyone knows anything
> about this album or any pointers for me to try and locate it, it would be
> most appreciated and you'd win the CARTOON MUSIC challenge of 1993.
> 
If it was released in '92, then it's probably the new Raymond Scott
collection on Columbia.  It might be stashed in the jazz section of
your record store.  It's absolutely wonderful.

There's also the "Carl Stalling Project" album of a couple of years
ago.  Stalling did the soundtracks for most of the Warner Brothers
cartoons;  Raymond Scott was the original composer of many of Stallings
pieces.
From: stevan@alchemy.tn.cornell.edu (Stevan Vidic)
Newsgroups: rec.music.cd
Subject: Re: BMG/Columbia House Phone Numbers wanted..
Date: 5 Jan 93 05:44:26 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: Alchemy International

In article <1993Jan4.162833.25389@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu> daw@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu (Dave Webb) writes:
>
>Could someone please mail me the number for BMG and Columbia House Record
>Clubs?  It seems that 1-800-WAMADEUS doesn't work anymore.
>		THanx in advance,
>			Dave Webb
>
>


Columbia House
Orders:           (800) 328-4100
Customer service: (800) 457-0500
                  (812) 466-8125

BMG
Orders and customer service: (317) 542-0414

Regards,
Stevan
Newsgroups: rec.music.cd
From: jeffj@ultra.com (Jeff Johnson)
Subject: Re: BMG CD Club- opinions wanted
Reply-To: jeffj@ultra.com
Organization: Ultra Network Technologies
Date: Sat, 9 Jan 93 01:39:56 GMT

In article 3lwq@rpi.edu, monitn@rebecca.its.rpi.edu (Nicholas Monitto) writes:
=>I just received a "Pre-approved, preferred membership" in the BMG CD club. I 
=>get to choose 4 CDs now for almost free (shipping and handling) and in the
=>next year I buy 1 CD for half price and get 3 more almost free.
=>
=>I was wondering: is anyone here a BMG member who can comment on them?  Would 
=>anyone here not necessarily a BMG member have any comments?  I can make a
=>summary of what I receive, and comment on what happens if I accept their offer.
=>
=>Thanks in advance
=>
=>Nick
=>monitn@rpi.edu
=>


For starters, BMG currently has it's 10-for-1 deal going (see, for example,
TV Guide).  You get 6 free up front, buy 1, then get coupons for 3 more free
(free meaning you only pay "shipping").  Of course, my question is how quickly
does one get these coupons after fulfilling the 1 CD obligation, since what I'd
like to do is get my 6, buy the one, get the 3, and then quit.  Anybody?
/jeff
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 The difference between ignorance and apathy?  I don't know and I don't care
From: dwo1@gte.com (Donald W. Ottens)
Newsgroups: rec.music.cd
Subject: Pet Shop Boys on Brava New Years' Eve
Keywords: Pet Shop Boys
Date: 8 Jan 93 20:08:56 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: GTE Laboratories Incorporated, Waltham MA


I heard that the Pet Shop Boys were on the Bravo (Cable Pay Channel)
channel on new year's eve.  They were supposedly appearing on a
show from England.

Did anyone get a chance to see it?  I would like to know what they
played and what the stage was like?

thanks

don

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From: dft00@tomcatcd.amdahl.com (Doug F Tiedt)
Newsgroups: rec.music.cd
Subject: Re: Recent & Upcomming Release list
Date: 8 Jan 93 21:23:13 GMT
Organization: Amdahl Corporation, Sunnyvale CA

In article <1993Jan8.091727.29255@nwnexus.WA.COM>, amigo@halcyon.com
(Scott Rowin) writes:
|> 
|> 	Just wondering if Dave is still posting the Release list for new
|> music comming out? If so, can someone mail me a copy of the last one
|> posted or give me an address to a site that keeps a copy on hand?
|> 

There is a mailing list set up to forward the list, the address is: 
sew7490@ultb.isc.rit.edu

All revisions of the list are in the music archives at cs.uwp.edu, 
available for anonymous FTP (I think Dave Datta maintains this, my
apologies if the credit is wrong).

Note that Dave Dooley compiles the list, but is not affliated with
the mailing list or archives at cs.uwp.edu.

Doug

=/=/=/=/=/=/=/ Doug a.k.a. dft00@quts.ccc.amdahl.com \=\=\=\=\=\=\=

What we have here... is a case of the blind leading the stupid.
                                                               -me
Newsgroups: rec.music.cd
From: jeffj@ultra.com (Jeff Johnson)
Subject: Re: Question about "Shine On" set
Reply-To: jeffj@ultra.com
Organization: Ultra Network Technologies
Date: Sat, 9 Jan 93 02:35:42 GMT

In article 74684@yuma.ACNS.ColoState.EDU, richichi@lamar.ColoState.EDU (Mike Richichi) writes:
=>The quesiton I have though, is this:  In my CD of Meddle, they stuck the
=>insert from "Wish You Were Here" in it.  All of the other discs
=>(including "Wish You Were Here") are correct.  I don't have an insert
=>for "Meddle."  Have a lot of people seen this, or should I seal the baby
=>back up and not play it ever again?  Could I get the right insert if I
=>wrote Columbia?  Should I care?  I'd like to know if this is an isolated
=>goof or a substantial error.

Well, my Wall disc 1 has the Animals insert.  If we can find the right 6 people
who also have the wrong inserts, we can just do a massive swap :-)
/jeff
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 The difference between ignorance and apathy?  I don't know and I don't care
From: ah897@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Robert Lai)
Newsgroups: rec.music.cd
Subject: Columbia House CD Club's 800 Number
Date: 11 Jan 1993 21:30:36 GMT
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio (USA)
NNTP-Posting-Host: hela.ins.cwru.edu


I called the Columbia House CD Club number (800-328-4100) and
got some rather befuddled people repeatedly put me on hold
then telling me they only handle the video club.  There USED to
be one for the CD club, because I called it about a year ago.
What happened to it?

-- 
This is Robert Lai's "Signature File," and the reader is reminded
that 'tis the season to be Jolly - Falla La La La...la la la la.
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Newsgroups: rec.music.cd
From: mdh@mlb.semi.harris.com (Mark Hanson)
Subject: Re: Sweet:  Ballroom Blitz
Date: Mon, 4 Jan 1993 15:48:31 GMT
Reply-To: mdh@mlb.semi.harris.com (Mark Hanson)
Organization: Harris Semiconductor, Melbourne, Fl.

In article <1i8lmeINNf5d@shelley.u.washington.edu>,
olsenc@stein.u.washington.edu (Clint Olsen) writes:
|> Hello:
|> 
|> Does anyone know which album has the song by the above group?
|> 
|> Thanks.  Please email.
|> 
|> -Clint

Yes, this song is on 'Desolation Boulevard'.
This is the only "real" Sweet album that is available on CD.

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Newsgroups: rec.music.cd
From: bear@fawnya.tcs.com (h.w. neff)
Subject: Re: Replacing jewel boxes
Organization: Teknekron Communications Inc.
Distribution: ne
Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1993 00:37:37 GMT

In article <1993Jan5.163159.25707@meiko.com> mike@meiko.com (Mike Stok) writes:
<Aaargh!  While carrying a stack of CDs down the stairs at work the
<inevitable eventually happened and I dropped them, lots of broken jewel
<cases and a few scratched CDs :-(.  In the UK I used to try and get
<replacement jewel cases which were called "Shape 2001", they had a "tray"
<which raised up & unclamped the CD as you opened the case.  Do any shops
<in the Boston area sell these (if so what sort of price), or failing that
<does anyone know a mail-order place which sells them.
<

these 'shape 2001' units sound a bit like the lift-lock units that mfsl
   ships in.
if so, mobile fidelity sells them mail order.
about us$5 for 4 or some such (i.e. not "cheap" by any stretch)

mfsl 1-800-423-5759
p.o. box 1657
sebastapol, ca 95473-1657

std disclaimers apply: they don't pay me, i pay them.

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From: as232@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Michael Lerner)
Newsgroups: rec.music.cd
Subject: Re: INXS  -  Welcome to Whereever You Are
Date: 11 Jan 1993 21:20:05 GMT
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio (USA)
NNTP-Posting-Host: hela.ins.cwru.edu


I finally saw the new INXS CD in jewel box format, I am not sure where the
shop got it (May be an import?) or if they put it in a jewel box themselves.

Mike
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From: ingvar@ufs.uf.se (Ingvar Mattsson)
Newsgroups: rec.music.cd,demon.local,bit.listserv.allmusic,comp.music,rec.music.misc
Subject: Re: CD Contains wrong music...
Date: 1 Jan 93 21:26:31 GMT
Organization: Unga Forskare Stockholmsdistriktet

dce@smsc.sony.com (David Elliott) writes:

[stuff deleted]

>My favorite CD "bug" is on one of the Front 242 CDs (I think it's
>"Tyranny, For You").  The last track's time is too long, so you end
>up with 11 minutes of silence after the music ends.  Best of all,
>it's a Sony(tm, probably).

Well, actually... After ca 2 minutes there is music again...
According to a good friend of mine, that is.

>-- 
>...David Elliott
>...dce@smsc.sony.com | ...!{uunet,mips}!sonyusa!dce
>...(408)944-4073
>..."You want to give me a 10-9 on that, Big Ben?"
-- 
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+ Vasav{gen 83       + You are not a fish, how do you know about their mind? +
+ 175 32  J[RF[LLA   + You are not me, how do you know what I know?          +
From: lars.gronsberg@thcave.no (Lars Gronsberg)
Newsgroups: rec.music.cd
Subject: Re: Is high priced CD pla
Date: 10 Jan 93 13:10:00 GMT
Reply-To: lars.gronsberg@thcave.no (Lars Gronsberg)
Organization: Thunderball Cave BBS - Oslo, Norway  (47 2) 29 94 41

TO: hwt@bcarh11a.bnr.ca

HT*Xref: nuug rec.music.cd:20707 rec.audio:32621
HT*From: hwt@bcarh11a.BNR.CA (Henry Troup)
HT*Newsgroups: rec.music.cd,rec.audio
HT*Subject: Re: Is high priced CD player worth the money?
HT*Message-ID: <18439@bcars664.bnr.ca>
HT*Date: 8 Jan 93 16:43:27 GMT
HT*References: <1992Dec21.080720.27222@ultb.isc.rit.edu> <2B35918E.19858@news.s
HT*Sender: news@bcars664.bnr.ca
HT*Reply-To: Henry.Troup@BNR.CA

HT*Hate to contribute to a long standing religious arguement, but there are
HT*real differences in digital to analog converters.  Aside from
HT*oversampling, there
HT*are some analog side issues:

HT*- stability (especially at high change of signal rates)
HT*- linearity (never easily attained)

HT*Most CD players are fairly high output levels, so the power supply
HT*issues can become quite real - as usual the 1812 Overture is an extreme
HT*example.

I think one of the biggest problems lies in JITTER,that most fashionable
of all current digital ailments,and a major factor behind hardness,lack
of image depth and loss of low level clarity.
It seems to be many factors involved,but syncing of the clock between
transport and converter seems to be very important.And a very accurately
maintained 75 ohm output impedance,a measure which reduces signal
reflections where impedance mismatches would otherwise occur,so reducing
pulse distortion.
One of the cheapest upgrades you can do,is buying the Audio Alchemy
Clear Stream Cable,you will hear the difference!
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Newsgroups: rec.music.cd
From: jcarroll@bach.udel.edu (James Carroll)
Subject: Re: PG: _Us_ soundquality?
Organization: University of Delaware Alumni
Distribution: usa
Date: Fri, 8 Jan 1993 06:36:59 GMT

In article <30DEC199201552875@loyola.edu> mglicksman@loyola.edu (Michael `SLAM' Glicksman) writes:
>In article <C00EoB.I9p@ns1.nodak.edu>, kruger@plains.NoDak.edu (Donovan Kruger) writes...
>> 
>>I don't know if my disc is a defect or what, but _Digginng_in_the_Dirt_
>>sounds REALLY BAD.  Among other songs, some of the percussion and the
>>guitar parts sound as if they were recorded in a hole in the ground
>>(muffled and almost non-existing).
>
>	I was unhappy with the sound quality of the CD also, most people that
>I've talked to feel the same way. I _think_ that I heard a rumor that the CD
>single of "Digging in the Dirt" was supposed to sound better then the album
>version(I could however be wrong about this).
>

Anybody know if this also holds true for the CDsingle of "Steam"?

-James

>
>1--------------------------------------------------------+-------------------+
>|Just like the lonely man there on the corner, What he's | From the Amiga of |
>|waiting for, I don't know. But he waits every day now,  |MGlicksm@loyola.edu|
>|He's just waiting for that somethin' to show. -genesis- |                   |
>+--------------------------------------------------------+-------------------+


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From: krovetz@sydney.cs.umass.edu (Bob Krovetz)
Newsgroups: rec.music.cd
Subject: Re: Pink Floyd: Shine On Box Set
Date: 8 Jan 93 03:05:28 GMT
Reply-To: krovetz@cs.umass.edu (Bob Krovetz)
Followup-To: rec.music.cd
Distribution: usa
Organization: University of Massachusetts, Amherst

How does the version of Dark Side of the Moon in this set compare to
the Harvest or Mobile Fidelity version?  I'm also curious how the
other discs in the set compare to the separately released versions.

Thanks,
Bob

krovetz@cs.umass.edu

Newsgroups: rec.music.cd
From: rardin@binah.cc.brandeis.edu (R. Lynn Rardin)
Subject: Re: CD technology: A few random questions
Reply-To: rardin@binah.cc.brandeis.edu
Organization: Brandeis University
Date: Sat, 9 Jan 1993 00:37:43 GMT

In article <1ikvkhINNe6f@news.aero.org>, wae@aero.org (William A. Emanuelsen) writes:
>In article <1993Jan8.154418.13437@bsu-ucs> 00mjstum@leo.bsuvc.bsu.edu (Matthew J. Stum) writes:
>>Just a few random questions:
>>
>>2) Why isn't the plastic itself more resistant to scratches?  Is it too
>>   expensive to do otherwise?  Or are there light-carrying characteristics
>>   in the current plastic that are unique?
>
>Yeah, it seems like you would really want a tough polycarbonate.  I've
>dropped my polycarbonate-lensed glasses on cement without a scratch.
>But polycarbonate is probably more expensive, and the manufacturing
>machines may not be able to work with it, and there may be a problem
>with the optical properties.
>-- 
>William A. Emanuelsen

Actually, I think the polymer used in CD manufacturing CDs _is_ 
polycarbonate.  I'm not sure why it isn't as tough as the polycarbonate used 
in eyeglass lenses, though.

-Lynn  (rardin@auriga.rose.brandeis.edu)
Newsgroups: rec.music.cd,rec.music.misc
From: roy@sfsuvax1.sfsu.edu (Roy J.)
Subject: Re: BMG CD Club- opinions wanted
Organization: California State University, Sacramento
Distribution: US
Date: Fri, 8 Jan 1993 13:22:12 GMT

In article <gk!3lwq@rpi.edu> monitn@rebecca.its.rpi.edu (Nicholas Monitto) writes:
>I just received a "Pre-approved, preferred membership" in the BMG CD club. I 
>get to choose 4 CDs now for almost free (shipping and handling) and in the
>next year I buy 1 CD for half price and get 3 more almost free.
>
>I was wondering: is anyone here a BMG member who can comment on them?  Would 
>anyone here not necessarily a BMG member have any comments?  I can make a
>summary of what I receive, and comment on what happens if I accept their offer.

I am a satisfied BMG customer and I advise you to ignore that
"Pre-approved, preferred membership" b.s.  Why, you ask?  Because they
currently have an offer for 8 cd's for the price of half a cd.  This
offer expires Feb. 28 & can be found in various mags like the current
issues of Guitar For The Practicing Musician & Playboy.

By the way, BMG has a smaller selection than Columbia House and takes
longer to deliver orders, but is still worth it IMHO, because of those
unbeatable prices.

-roy

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