Scritti Politti - Perfect Way

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   I have what appears to be the 45 version on TM Century GoldDisc 131R, but it's 

a vinyl dub with noise reduction.  Do any of the '80's ears here have a 

spectrum analysis on what CD version sounds the best.  Do all commercial CD's 

use vinyl dubs? 

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prisdeej Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 02 July 2011 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 4	Post Options Post Reply Quote prisdeej Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Scritti Politti - Perfect Way Posted: 15 February 2012 at 8:52pm
	I have what appears to be the 45 version on TM Century GoldDisc 131R, but it's a vinyl dub with noise reduction. Do any of the '80's ears here have a spectrum analysis on what CD version sounds the best. Do all commercial CD's use vinyl dubs?
	DJ L.

crapfromthepast Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 14 September 2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 40	Post Options Post Reply Quote crapfromthepast Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 15 February 2012 at 9:14pm
	Oh, you really want to avoid the TM Century discs for mid-'80s tracks. A lot of tracks from that time frame are taken from vinyl and use really heavy noise reduction. The 45 edit first appeared on CD on EMI's Living In Oblivion Vol. 3 (1994). There's a differently-EQ'd digital clone on Time-Life's Sounds Of The Eighties Vol 12 1985-1986 (1995). Both sound very nice. There was a new analog transfer of the 45 edit on Rhino's Just Can't Get Enough Vol. 15 (1995). There are digital clones on Warner Special Products' Eighteen Modern Rock Classics (1996; digitally exactly 1.6 dB quieter), Universal's Retro Lunchbox: Squeeze The Cheeze (1997; digitally exactly 3.16 dB quieter), and Time-Life's 2-CD Modern Rock Vol. 21 Club '80s (2001; different EQ). All of these sound very nice as well. Any of these will sound far, far better than the TM disc for "Perfect Way". Edited by crapfromthepast