Top 40 Music on CD Forum : Chat Board https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Wed, 20 May 2026 17:38:24 +0000 Sat, 16 May 2026 14:47:23 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.07 30 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/RSS_topic_feed.asp?FID=8 <![CDATA[Top 40 Music on CD Forum]]> https://top40musiconcd.com/forum//images/Top-40-Music-on-CD-Forum-Logo.png https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/ <![CDATA[Chat Board : Kenny Rogers - 25 Greatest Hits]]> https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=8918&PID=68175&title=kenny-rogers-25-greatest-hits#68175 Author: LunarLaugh
Subject: Kenny Rogers - 25 Greatest Hits
Posted: 16 May 2026 at 2:47pm

Stock Liberty 45s are pretty notoriously poor sounding. The vinyl transfers I referred to were actually LPs. ]]> Sat, 16 May 2026 14:47:23 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=8918&PID=68175&title=kenny-rogers-25-greatest-hits#68175 <![CDATA[Chat Board : Kenny Rogers - 25 Greatest Hits]]> https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=8918&PID=68174&title=kenny-rogers-25-greatest-hits#68174 Author: aaronk
Subject: Kenny Rogers - 25 Greatest Hits
Posted: 15 May 2026 at 2:16pm

A while back, I dubbed one of the original vinyl 45s, but I don't recall which one it was. I was expecting it to sound better than what I had on CD, but sadly, the vinyl sounded just as bad and "high gen" as the CD. Obviously one track is not indicative of his entire output, but it does make me wonder if at least some of the songs we have on CD sound as good as the original first gen masters.]]> Fri, 15 May 2026 14:16:45 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=8918&PID=68174&title=kenny-rogers-25-greatest-hits#68174 <![CDATA[Chat Board : Kenny Rogers - 25 Greatest Hits]]> https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=8918&PID=68173&title=kenny-rogers-25-greatest-hits#68173 Author: ChicagoBill
Subject: Kenny Rogers - 25 Greatest Hits
Posted: 15 May 2026 at 12:57pm

Originally posted by LunarLaugh LunarLaugh wrote:



An engineer friend of mine did some excellent sounding transfers from original vinyl sources that sound a lot better than anything out there digitally.

I'll do a quote from my good friend the late Steve Massie. 'A transfer from a new or near mint vinyl recording can sound a LOT better than a poorly manufactured CD'. Sure, we would all like to see the lowest generational tapes used for construction of any CD, but for the music I grew up listening to, that is becoming almost impossible to find. Now with the addition of AI and the most current software, it's getting hard to tell if it's not from tape. -Bill.]]> Fri, 15 May 2026 12:57:36 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=8918&PID=68173&title=kenny-rogers-25-greatest-hits#68173 <![CDATA[Chat Board : Kenny Rogers - 25 Greatest Hits]]> https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=8918&PID=68172&title=kenny-rogers-25-greatest-hits#68172 Author: LunarLaugh
Subject: Kenny Rogers - 25 Greatest Hits
Posted: 15 May 2026 at 10:51am

Sadly, no. Kenny's Liberty output is in desperate need of a sonic overhaul but as far as I can tell, it seems like no new digital transfers of most of the material have been attempted since the 1980s. I think Kenny's estate controls his masters now (through some deal with Universal).

An engineer friend of mine did some excellent sounding transfers from original vinyl sources that sound a lot better than anything out there digitally. ]]> Fri, 15 May 2026 10:51:35 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=8918&PID=68172&title=kenny-rogers-25-greatest-hits#68172 <![CDATA[Chat Board : Kenny Rogers - 25 Greatest Hits]]> https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=8918&PID=68171&title=kenny-rogers-25-greatest-hits#68171 Author: CountryPD
Subject: Kenny Rogers - 25 Greatest Hits
Posted: 15 May 2026 at 7:36am

Resurrecting this thread for 2026.

Appreciate Ron's excellent analysis of the 25 GH CD. That was one of the earliest Rogers' CD comps I bought and I was surprised to see how highly Ron rated that one in 2018.

I've been reviewing the Kenny Rogers hit compilation discs in my library - mostly from the late 80's & early 90's - I was wondering if any recent comps have improved audio and are worth obtaining.

A 1999 Capitol 14 track comp Kenny Rogers - A Musical Anthology - issued in conjunction with the A&E Channel & Biography has very good audio quality in my opinion. It's an excellent companion disc to the 25 GH set as it includes singles that were not issued there including Laura (What's He Got That I Ain't Got), Love The World Away, Share Your Love With Me, Blaze Of Glory, A Love Song, All My Life, and the Dottie West duets - Every Time Two Fools Collide, Anyone Who Isn't Me Tonight, All I Ever Need Is You and the Dottie West single with Kenny's uncredited duet appearance, What Are We Doin' In Love.

https://www.discogs.com/release/12528251-Kenny-Rogers-Kenny-Rogers-A-Musical-Anthology

Most of Kenny's original United Artists & Liberty albums are now available as downloads. Has anyone obtained those and is the audio any better on those releases? (Referencing FLAC or WAV files available from sites like Qobuz)

Appreciate any comments on this topic. Thanks!

Edited by CountryPD - 15 May 2026 at 8:08am]]> Fri, 15 May 2026 07:36:18 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=8918&PID=68171&title=kenny-rogers-25-greatest-hits#68171 <![CDATA[Chat Board : Icona Pop feat. Charli XCX "I Love It"]]> https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9323&PID=68170&title=icona-pop-feat-charli-xcx-i-love-it#68170 Author: aaronk
Subject: Icona Pop feat. Charli XCX "I Love It"
Posted: 14 May 2026 at 1:12am

Good info!]]> Thu, 14 May 2026 01:12:36 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9323&PID=68170&title=icona-pop-feat-charli-xcx-i-love-it#68170 <![CDATA[Chat Board : Prince & The New Power Generation - Gett Off]]> https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=10363&PID=68169&title=prince-the-new-power-generation-gett-off#68169 Author: bertrand
Subject: Prince & The New Power Generation - Gett Off
Posted: 14 May 2026 at 12:58am

They also messed up the "Flutestramental" version on this one - a few different releases list Flustestramental but actually play the "Thrust Dub" version instead. The actual Flutestramental is 4:12]]> Thu, 14 May 2026 00:58:32 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=10363&PID=68169&title=prince-the-new-power-generation-gett-off#68169 <![CDATA[Chat Board : Icona Pop feat. Charli XCX "I Love It"]]> https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9323&PID=68168&title=icona-pop-feat-charli-xcx-i-love-it#68168 Author: bertrand
Subject: Icona Pop feat. Charli XCX "I Love It"
Posted: 14 May 2026 at 12:54am

I checked archives. I have three versions...

These two both replace 'shit' with stuff. Both still have the word 'damn' intact. The only difference is on 'bitch'
"Radio Edit (Semi Clean)" retains the word bitch twice
"Radio Edit (Super Clean)" retains the word bitch twice

Then one is "Clean - Blurred Words" that reverses (or "blurs" i suppose) the words shit and bitch instead of replacing them.


Edited by bertrand - 14 May 2026 at 12:56am]]> Thu, 14 May 2026 00:54:24 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9323&PID=68168&title=icona-pop-feat-charli-xcx-i-love-it#68168 <![CDATA[Chat Board : Talking Heads - And She Was]]> https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7702&PID=68167&title=talking-heads-and-she-was#68167 Author: AndrewChouffi
Subject: Talking Heads - And She Was
Posted: 13 May 2026 at 5:39am

Thanks Ron & Aaron for doing the analytical work!

I "knew" it was a different mix when I bought 'Sand In The Vaseline' the first day it came out - but it is still similar.

It sure sounds like Eric Thorngren mixed them both in the same day...

Andy]]> Wed, 13 May 2026 05:39:32 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7702&PID=68167&title=talking-heads-and-she-was#68167 <![CDATA[Chat Board : Talking Heads - And She Was]]> https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7702&PID=68166&title=talking-heads-and-she-was#68166 Author: aaronk
Subject: Talking Heads - And She Was
Posted: 12 May 2026 at 11:49pm

I can hear the mixes are different from the opening "hey" and drum hit. The reverb on "hey" trails longer on Little Creatures. The keyboards on this version are also noticeably louder. There's also a synth horn flourish around 2:45 that has an echo effect, whereas on Sand there's no echo. This same synth has a few extra notes that follow on Sand that are absent from Little Creatures. At the very end, the electric guitar is quite a bit louder on Little Creatures.

I'm also curious to know if this is a previously unheard mix on Sand or if it matches something released in 1985.]]> Tue, 12 May 2026 23:49:36 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7702&PID=68166&title=talking-heads-and-she-was#68166