Post subject: [2020-10-09] John Lennon "Gimme Some Truth: The Best Of" 2CD/1BD set including hi-res 5.1 surround mixes (Capitol)
Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2020 7:08 am
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So...another Greatest Hits collection? Wonderful! Not sure what remains in his vaults but I'm more interested in that than this. I will definitely pass.
Post subject: [2020-10-09] John Lennon "Gimme Some Truth: The Best Of" 2CD/1BD set including hi-res 5.1 surround mixes (Capitol)
Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2020 10:56 am
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Executive Produced by Yoko Ono Lennon and Produced by Sean Ono Lennon, these thirty-six songs, handpicked by Yoko and Sean, have all been completely remixed from scratch, radically upgrading their sonic quality and presenting them as a never-before-heard Ultimate Listening Experience.
Mixed and engineered by multi GRAMMY® Award-winning engineer Paul Hicks, who also helmed the mixes for 2018's universally acclaimed Imagine – The Ultimate Collection series, with assistance by engineer Sam Gannon who also worked on that release, the songs were completely remixed from scratch, using brand new transfers of the original multi-tracks, cleaned up to the highest possible sonic quality. After weeks of painstaking preparation, the final mixes and effects were completed using only vintage analog equipment and effects at Henson Recording Studios in Los Angeles, and then mastered in analog at Abbey Road Studios by Alex Wharton in order to ensure the most beautiful and authentic sound quality possible.
Like all Lennon projects, intense thought and care went into the making of GIMME SOME TRUTH and the remixing of these treasured songs. As Paul Hicks details in the Deluxe Edition book: "Yoko is very keen that in making The Ultimate Mixes series we achieve three things: remain faithful and respectful to the originals, ensure that the sound is generally sonically clearer overall, and increase the clarity of John's vocals. 'It's about John,' she says. And she is right. His voice brings the biggest emotional impact to the songs." Hicks continues, "The combination of remixing from all the original first-generation multitrack sources and finishing in analogue has brought a whole new level of magic, warmth and clarity to the sound, along with a more detailed dynamic range and sound stage, and we really hope you enjoy the results."
Post subject: [2020-10-09] John Lennon "Gimme Some Truth: The Best Of" 2CD/1BD set including hi-res 5.1 surround mixes (Capitol)
Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2020 12:09 pm
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Tricky Kid wrote:
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Executive Produced by Yoko Ono Lennon and Produced by Sean Ono Lennon, these thirty-six songs, handpicked by Yoko and Sean, have all been completely remixed from scratch, radically upgrading their sonic quality and presenting them as a never-before-heard Ultimate Listening Experience.
Mixed and engineered by multi GRAMMY® Award-winning engineer Paul Hicks, who also helmed the mixes for 2018's universally acclaimed Imagine – The Ultimate Collection series, with assistance by engineer Sam Gannon who also worked on that release, the songs were completely remixed from scratch, using brand new transfers of the original multi-tracks, cleaned up to the highest possible sonic quality. After weeks of painstaking preparation, the final mixes and effects were completed using only vintage analog equipment and effects at Henson Recording Studios in Los Angeles, and then mastered in analog at Abbey Road Studios by Alex Wharton in order to ensure the most beautiful and authentic sound quality possible.
Like all Lennon projects, intense thought and care went into the making of GIMME SOME TRUTH and the remixing of these treasured songs. As Paul Hicks details in the Deluxe Edition book: "Yoko is very keen that in making The Ultimate Mixes series we achieve three things: remain faithful and respectful to the originals, ensure that the sound is generally sonically clearer overall, and increase the clarity of John's vocals. 'It's about John,' she says. And she is right. His voice brings the biggest emotional impact to the songs." Hicks continues, "The combination of remixing from all the original first-generation multitrack sources and finishing in analogue has brought a whole new level of magic, warmth and clarity to the sound, along with a more detailed dynamic range and sound stage, and we really hope you enjoy the results."
Of course that's what the spin on this will be, but I'd like an opportunity to see if I can detect any improvement before going in on this.
Post subject: [2020-10-09] John Lennon "Gimme Some Truth: The Best Of" 2CD/1BD set including hi-res 5.1 surround mixes (Capitol)
Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2020 1:34 am
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I just watched the documentary All Together Now about the making of the Beatles Cirque show in Vegas. Quite entertaining. But the part that sticks with me is days before opening to the public at dress rehearsal, Yoko sits down to give the director notes regarding the portions featuring John's songs. After the conversation he tells his assistants that Yoko hates it. She hates everything about John's songs. I just don't know if that attitude comes to this project with Yoko listed as executive producer. Comparing the two songs we have I'd say I'm not sure. As most have said, Instant Karma sounds pretty much the same, perhaps a touch brighter. Mind Games is a different story. John's voice does not appear to be centered anymore as much as coming separately from both the left and right, more spread across the sound field. Different? Yes. Better? I don't know. I may have to wait a few days past the release and see what people have to say. Maybe it's just me.
Post subject: [2020-10-09] John Lennon "Gimme Some Truth: The Best Of" 2CD/1BD set including hi-res 5.1 surround mixes (Capitol)
Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2020 10:25 am
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I guess having mined the vaults for the box set, they have to come up with a new angle for yet another compilation album, hence the new stereo and surround mixes.
If it gets John's music to a new generation or sparks a revival of his catalogue, that's great -- I just have no interest in yet another collection.
Post subject: [2020-10-09] John Lennon "Gimme Some Truth: The Best Of" 2CD/1BD set including hi-res 5.1 surround mixes (Capitol)
Posted: Sat Oct 17, 2020 8:35 am
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My deluxe copy's arrived, but I can't rip it. Has anyone else had this problem? Two UMe releases in a row with this problem (Richard & Linda Thompson's Hard Luck Stories being the other)..
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