I don't think they are strictly using the LP masters per se for 'Elvis For Everyone' (samples on the link below) the majority of the album sounding very much like the recent '20 Classic albums' release and the FTD version, notable exceptions to those are 'For the Millionth and the Last Time' and 'Memphis Tennessee' which seem to have the extra added reverb, like the original album masters.skatterbrane wrote:Just because a file is 24/96 does not preclude the possibility that they are simply CD resolution uploaded to a high-rez format. And if that is the case there would be no sonic improvement. I wonder how one can be ensured that when you buy a high-rez product that it was actually mastered from the original master tapes and converted directly to high-rez digital, rather than simply transferring a CD master to the high-rez format?
I also understand that all the Anesini complete masters reside on a 24/96 format in the first place, so that is good. But that still does not guarantee a retail source for high-rez simply used a CD for their master source.
In short, how do I know I am not just getting an oversampled CD master?
If the Elvis For Everyone high-rez file is from the original LP master, then many of the songs will be in ERS.
The recent 'Mastered for iTunes' 'Elvis For Everyone' seem to use these same versions also, only compressed into the AAC format, obviously. The fifties album collection on iTunes is also 'Mastered for iTunes' featuring the unedited 'I Want To Be Free' on 'A Date With Elvis', the single version of 'Doncha' think it's Time' on Gold records 2 (but not the odd edit on 'Any Way You Want Me' on 'Golden Records') also a few of these albums have extra bonus tracks. Now if all these Hi-Res/'Mastered for iTunes' collections/remasters/albums whatever are emanating from the same source, presumably 24/96 Hi-Res Masters, one begins to wonder if these will form the basis for the much mooted 'New Boxset in the Works'; if so, it will ultimately result in the same discrepancies we've had for the last twenty years or so. I really hope not...
http://www.qobuz.com/gb-en/album/elvis-is-for-everyone-elvis-presley/0886445009958#item