40th Anniversary Aqualung is KILLER

Sounds like we are getting mixed opinions on this album.
It is one of my favorite albums. I have the original LP, mint condition which I think sounds better than the MO-FI one that came out years ago.
I guess I will have to get the CD to hear for myself.
It is a GREAT song. Makes you want to jump up and start to dance or play your air guitar.
Joe Nies

I have several copies on vinyl. The Chysalis copies have never been that impressive. I find the Classic Records 33 1/3 version barely OK. I haven't heard the 45 version. I have two Reprise copies that are great and I would think very hard to beat. I haven't heard this latest version but at $103-$179 I probably never will. I'd recommend a good clean Reprise at $5 to anyone. I know that much.

I just want to know if it's overly compressed or not? I've heard both yes and no. Guess I'll buy it anyway.

I don't have a TT for the LP, but the Redbook is not compressed at all. That is one of the things I likes about the new remaster. It's very three dim. and open. Imaging is also very good.

I just received the 2 CD version. Although I think it's a sonic improvement over the original CD version, it's louder. I had to turn the volume down on the remaster to level match the two versions. For the sake of full disclosure, both are ripped lossless to iTunes.

The irony is, in the liner notes, Steve Wilson himself states specifically that he didn't raise the levels. So that part was a disappointment to me.

All said I feel the remaster (remix) is a step up in sonics and clarity plus an overall improvement.