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From: knf@druxo.UUCP (FricklasK)
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Subject: Re: Versions of Floyd
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Date: Sun, 8-Sep-85 13:51:49 EDT
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Posted: Sun Sep  8 13:51:49 1985
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>I purchased The Wall on CD around March of this year, and recently, I 
>bought Wish You Were Here (Dont buy this one unless you are willing
>to put up with a LOT of hiss - for a CD -).

>A friend recently bought the same disks, but had different liner notes.
>The WYWH disk had a completely different cover, while the Wall cover
>was different in only a CBS logo on the back. So what gives? Are
>there two versions of these disks? 
>
>My Wall disk lists "HARVEST" on the case as the label, I assume, whereas
>the CBS disk is probably from CBS, right? I havent checked WYWH for a 
>different label, but suspect so.
>
>Question : Do you suppose that there is any difference in the recordings
>	   and not just the label on the box?
>
>Dave Jobusch at Iowa State University

I have heard both the Japanese (Harvest) and US (Capitol, I think) recordings
of "Dark Side" on the same system, and the Harvest sounds considerably
better.  This seems to be in keeping with the quality of Japanese vinyl discs.
I don't know whether this is true of all the Japanese stuff, but I have
been very impressed by several Japanese masterings, most notable that of
"Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, etc." , Bruno Walker conducting, on Sony/CBS Japan,
recorded 1958-1961(!).  If you don't mind not being able to read the liner
notes, I generally buy the Japanese equivalents of domestic recordings.  Any
comments?
    '`'`'`
     Ken
    '`'`'