[Scott Dorsey]

In article , hinz wrote:

That's interesting. I listened to some vinyl pressings on YT and they
are indeed a lot more consistent in comparison. They really changed the
CD remix, making DSOTM much brighter and the others duller than they
were. DSOTM still seems a bit clearer on the cymbals mainly.

This is frequently just a matter of what the current style is when the
reissue is made.

You'll notice the LP releases of the first Beatles albums were tonally
quite different between the Parlophone and Columbia releases. The US
releases were very midrange-heavy, because that's what they thought US
customers wanted.

Some reissues were clearly bungled, having been made from equalized
distribution master tapes or made with incorrect playback eq or azimuth.
It's not surprising to find US reissues of European recordings made
by playing back CCIR-equalized tapes on an NAB machine (and if there aren't
any markings on the box or tone ladders on the tape the only clue is the
sound). But a whole lot of other reissues were squashed and brightented
to meet the fashion of the day when they were released.
--scott

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