Thu Nov 03, 2005 6:03 pm
David Bendeth wrote:
I only worked on E1 cd and DVD, I know nothing of other releases. I never picked the material for E1, That was a committee between the USA and the UK,
Thu Nov 03, 2005 6:10 pm
Kristian Hjelmaas wrote:David Bendeth wrote:
I only worked on E1 cd and DVD, I know nothing of other releases. I never picked the material for E1, That was a committee between the USA and the UK,
I probably should go check on my prescription and take the right pills...
Don't know why, but I somehow got mixed up there...
You're not Rick Schmidlin, to put it that way...![]()
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Crossed the wires, so to speak!![]()
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Kristian
Thu Nov 03, 2005 6:10 pm
I thought as Producer you would be able to approve or not the mastering since that is what the consumer hears. So it must have been frustrating to listen to what was done to your excellent mixes. Now what is being done is just the opposite. Good mastering of poor 70s mixes that have one generation loss since it is taken from the analog stereo master which is a copy (mix) of the multitrack. But at least there is no problem with the mono tracks which have excellent mastering using DSD which is our only option because of Sony.David Bendeth wrote:Every record made today is LOUD. Whose fault is that? the label, the fans? who knows, its a tragedy. I had no control over the mastering because I am not a mastering engineer. I am a mixer and a producer.
Thu Nov 03, 2005 6:23 pm
My crossing point was listening to the outakes and hearing the real Elvis talk, He was really funny, made fun of himself. He had no super ego, He was a perfectionist.
Thu Nov 03, 2005 6:25 pm
JLGB wrote:I thought as Producer you would be able to approve or not the mastering since that is what the consumer hears. So it must have been frustrating to listen to what was done to your excellent mixes. Now what is being done is just the opposite. Good mastering of poor 70s mixes that have one generation loss since it is taken from the analog stereo master which is a copy (mix) of the multitrack. But at least there is no problem with the mono tracks which have excellent mastering using DSD which is our only option because of Sony.David Bendeth wrote:Every record made today is LOUD. Whose fault is that? the label, the fans? who knows, its a tragedy. I had no control over the mastering because I am not a mastering engineer. I am a mixer and a producer.
Thu Nov 03, 2005 6:28 pm
No one really likes to "share" their favorite artist. Its kind of personal. When smaller bands today start to sell tons of records their harcore fans usually abandon them because they are no longer that "private" band. E1 brought Elvis back in the spotlight, I beleive the hardcore fans had to dissaprove, I mean why would they like a CD that everyone else liked? How blasphemous!!!
Real Elvis fans, I mean the diehards like live recordings, Bootlegs and rare things. E1 was not that.
Thu Nov 03, 2005 6:34 pm
Gregory Nolan Jr. wrote:David, whoops, about your last name...
I agree with you regarding "brussel sprouts" etc. I personally love
al the "different" mixes that exist of otherwise familiar tracks.
I think the issue with the fans was that this was nearly a "definitive"
collection with the "best ever" sound, or so we believed or wanted to
believe. If you go to a library, the CD section represents Elvis
often with this very set (E1). Many fans felt, as you know, that
alternates never should have been used, "rewriting history," etc.
For many in this era, it was the only Elvis disc they might ever own.
DB wrote:My crossing point was listening to the outakes and hearing the real Elvis talk, He was really funny, made fun of himself. He had no super ego, He was a perfectionist.
You were in a unique posthumous sense, "'meeting" Elvis in the
studio and "working" with him in a way. With the old musicians around,
it must have furthered that sense.
What a privilege.
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Thu Nov 03, 2005 6:45 pm
David Bendeth wrote: I listened to the Beatles best of the other day. I love the Beatles, I got pissed that some of the takes were wrong, edits were wrong and the mastering sucked....
Thu Nov 03, 2005 6:47 pm
Thu Nov 03, 2005 6:48 pm
I kept saying, “We're going to get crucified by someone for this. We're messing with the Mona Lisa — like putting longer hair on her and better makeup.”
Thu Nov 03, 2005 6:49 pm
David Bendeth wrote: I listened to the Beatles best of the other day. I love the Beatles, I got pissed that some of the takes were wrong, edits were wrong
Thu Nov 03, 2005 6:52 pm
Gregory Nolan Jr. wrote:I'm curious if in your budding fandom (or new appreciation) for Elvis
that you have sought out anything else by him?
I'm
thinking of landmark albums like "Elvis is Back" (now a 2-CD version
on the FTD label) or "From Elvis In Memphis" ...? Or perhaps
the decade boxsets? As you may
know, some of here think RCA/BMG overrelies on his well-known
hits. There's lots more there besides the hits.
Thu Nov 03, 2005 6:55 pm
David Bendeth wrote:I did search deeper, I LOVE the Sun recordings, AMAZING and I really love the 69 live video and recording.
Thu Nov 03, 2005 7:02 pm
Steve_M wrote:David Bendeth wrote:I did search deeper, I LOVE the Sun recordings, AMAZING and I really love the 69 live video and recording.
Pleeeeeeease elaborate on the 69 live video and recording.
Thu Nov 03, 2005 7:18 pm
familyjules wrote:David Bendeth wrote: I listened to the Beatles best of the other day. I love the Beatles, I got pissed that some of the takes were wrong, edits were wrong
Wrong takes and edits? Really?
Any more detail, David?
Jules
Thu Nov 03, 2005 7:23 pm
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Thu Nov 03, 2005 7:35 pm
Gregory Nolan Jr. wrote:So much for my Beatles' "1" set! I want the blue and red CD-boxes
as I first had the LP's of both anyway...
David, how about those apparently "moldy"Elvis tapes which
had been stored at Iron Mountain and used for E1?
Do you have any idea if RCA ever improved their storage
after that? The actual tapes should still be kept and cherished,
no matter the "digital" masters they may have created!
Also, I noticed you praised the sound (naturally ) on the new
HITSTORY, which repackages E1 , E2 and other material.
How do you feel about their "fixes" on disc one?
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