Any thoughts on differing CD REISSUES: Mono/Stereo Martin Denny, Esquivel - Tiki Music

R rupe33 Tiki Socialite DC Metro Area (MD) Joined: Dec 08, 2004 Posts: 386	R rupe33 Posted posted on 01/18/2008 On 2008-01-18 04:53, Quiet Village Idiot wrote: On 2005-09-30 06:56, rupe33 wrote: Back to PRIMITIVA - some of the tracks on the Rev-Ola reissue frankly sound as if they've been taken directly from vinyl, as there are some pops recorded into the CD. I've sent an email to the company asking if this is indeed the case, as it's not mentioned on the packaging at all. Will post anything I find out. Did you ever hear anything back about this? Alas, nope. Did write to Rev-Ola that same day, never received a response. Am still grateful for the convenience of having these on CD... but if they're taken from vinyl pressings with all the inherent noise, I feel that should rightfully be noted somewhere on the packaging. Cheers, Rupe

On 2008-01-18 04:53, Quiet Village Idiot wrote:

On 2005-09-30 06:56, rupe33 wrote:
Back to PRIMITIVA - some of the tracks on the Rev-Ola reissue frankly sound as if they've been taken directly from vinyl, as there are some pops recorded into the CD. I've sent an email to the company asking if this is indeed the case, as it's not mentioned on the packaging at all. Will post anything I find out.

Did you ever hear anything back about this?

Alas, nope. Did write to Rev-Ola that same day, never received a response. Am still grateful for the convenience of having these on CD... but if they're taken from vinyl pressings with all the inherent noise, I feel that should rightfully be noted somewhere on the packaging.

Cheers,
Rupe

Post #355728 by rupe33 on 01/18/2008