Whats on your turntable tonight?

Couldn't help it....put on lp 2 from the original "ATMP", side4. Immediately noticed stronger transients, overall sound seems more open. On "The Art of Dying", the sound on the original seems more like a "rock show", on the 50th, it's more personal. "Isn't it a Pity", Bobby's piano is off to the left and not as prominent as in the latest version. Again, the original mix doesn't seem as personal. I'm beginning to like the new version better, we'll see. The 50th has a warmer overall character which seems to be more appropriate for that period in time.

Karajan conducts Sibelius - Finlandia · Valse Triste · Der Schwan Von Tuonela • Tapiola. Berliner Philharmonic. Deutsche Grammophon 1967. German release 

Zakk Wylde - Book of Shadows II

Gillian Welch "The Lost Songs"
Boots No. 2
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@slaw

Steve, I watched an interested review of the 50th release on YouTube. This person, and I typically trust his opinions, stated that these ‘ex Beatles’ releases are very tough to remix as Apple will not release the origional tapes to anyone. Ever. Thus, it is very limited to what can be done. Now, I personally don’t think that is all bad, as good or bad, the origional should have merit. Of course that assumes the artist, George in this case, agreed with the overall sound released originally. 

I have the original, and enjoy it. At times though, I think the Spector ‘wall of sound’ is just too much at times. It’s simply too ‘blurred’ and dense. It’s interesting that these guys maintained that late Spector relationship after the Beatles broke-up.