TM Century Gold Discs

Can someone fill me in on the TM Century Gold Discs. What are they and how can I get them. I am not familiar with them and I seem them being referenced many times on these chat boards?

Thanks

I know this topic is water under the bridge, but I'd like to comment on the GoldDisc
product.

I've been using them for a number of years, as I own two libraries. The majority of
the music serviced is hard to find because the 45 edits/mixes were mastered from
promotional copies sent directly to radio. Occasionally TM misses the 45 version and
uses the LP version, or in some cases they edited the LP down themselves to recreate
the 45 version. For the most part I'm pleased with the product as they did a decent
job mastering the discs.

On the downside, the Sonic Solutions "NoNoise" technology is in my opinion an
abomination to the original material. It was a marketing tactic that gave them an edge
in 1987-90 and it made the GoldDisc line quite attractive to radio. No more vinyl, eh?

I've spent years dissecting my "N" generation GoldDiscs, and without a doubt 63% of the
cuts prior to 1990 are mastered from vinyl. Second hand vinyl dubs with copious
amounts of noise reduction. But wait, the noise reduction process was used on many
GoldDisc cuts taken from 1990+ Promo CDs. Some background noise is intended and is
acceptable. When too much reduction is used it takes away from the original integrity
of the recording. It's disrespectful. Their marketing team still believes they have
the best sounding product for the broadcast industry. I doubt TM Studios had as much
of an "in" as Time Life in obtaining the original 45 masters and making the discs sound
as "sonically" superior. :P

This isn't meant to bash TM Studios, their current HitDiscs/PrimeCuts product is an
exemplary model for mobile DJ's and programmers who need the hits fast. Just please do
your homework when programming your stations using TM's GoldDiscs.   

I trust Pat's database and the ears on this forum, first.
:)

Sometimes I wonder if the wrong edits that show up on some
commercial CDs originated from pre-1990 TM Century Gold
Discs.

Did those people not care if the edits were correct?

The Hits Man wrote: Sometimes I wonder if the wrong edits that show up on some commercial CDs originated from pre-1990 TM Century Gold Discs. Did those people not care if the edits were correct?

Their early edits were done on digital reel-to-reel tapes with a razor blade and tape. They didn't have the precise digital editing tools when they made those first discs. They also did not have access to any master tapes from record labels. They had to use either promo CDs/45s or commercially available CDs and vinyl.

I highly doubt any commercial CDs used GoldDisc edits, but nothing surprises me.

The Hits Man wrote: On some level: people remember. If they don't, they sense something is wrong.

I do agree some might sense, especially if it triggers a
memory. On average, it's a very passive medium.