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Sonny Rollins – Saxophone Colossus (1956), Vinyl, mono, Prestige 1975, Japan

Sonny Rollins - Saxophone Colossus (Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono) | Discogs

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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR12 -0.61 dB -16.38 dB 6:49 A1 St Thomas
DR12 -2.19 dB -16.92 dB 6:33 A2 You Don't Know What Love Is
DR12 -1.66 dB -15.94 dB 5:15 A3 Strode Rode
DR13 -2.73 dB -19.08 dB 9:59 B1 Moritat
DR14 -3.15 dB -22.00 dB 11:11 B2 Blue Seven
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Number of tracks: 5
Official DR value: DR13
 
* A1 St Thomas

Wow, the best!

Three years ago, the best was the Japanese mono 1975 reissue. After the SACD mono 2014 and third the XRCD stereo 1998. Now, with the second system sounding like never the difference has increased.

The three are very good but the vinyl is superb!


* A2 You Don't Know What Love Is

The same comment.


BTW, you must avoid the DCC Vinyl, remastered by Steve Hoffman. The worst!

The CD (DCC): Sonny Rollins - Saxophone Colossus (CD, Album, Reissue, Mono) | Discogs


PS: with the new cartridge and..., surely a new rip: superb -> exceptional.
 
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Nothing so highbrow as the Cookie Monster’s, but I just dug myself out of a shallow rabbit hole - ran across a YouTube playlist of music from GOT - including an all electric guitar version the opening theme - something a bit fitting about all those axes with Valyrian steel strings.;)
Ramin Djawadi is a freakin genius. For the me benchmark of a great soundtrack is one that instantly transports you back to that space/time. John Williams and Maurice Jarre did that, and I humbly submit we add Ramin’s name to that list.
 
Black Sabbath - Paranoid

Black Sabbath - Paranoid (1970), Reel to Reel, 3 ¾ ips, ¼", 4-Track Stereo, Warner, US

Black Sabbath - Paranoid (Reel-To-Reel, 3 3/4 ips, 1/4", 4-Track Stereo, 7" Cine Reel, Album) | Discogs

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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR9 -1.07 dB -12.84 dB 8:03 01-War Pigs - Luke's Wall
DR11 -1.07 dB -13.06 dB 2:51 02-Paranoid
DR13 -1.07 dB -16.99 dB 4:33 03-Planet Caravan
DR10 -1.07 dB -12.05 dB 6:01 04-Iron Man
DR11 -1.86 dB -14.83 dB 4:52 05-Electric Funeral
DR12 -1.09 dB -16.13 dB 7:11 06-Hand Of Doom
DR12 -2.30 dB -16.60 dB 2:30 07-Rat Salad
DR11 -1.07 dB -13.27 dB 6:24 08-Jack The Stripper - Fairies Wear Boots
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Number of tracks: 8
Official DR value: DR11


CD, 2015

Black Sabbath - PARANOID - BLACK SABBATH - Amazon.com Music
 
Black Sabbath – Paranoid (1970), Vinyl, WWA Records 1974, 175g Pressing, UK

Black Sabbath - Paranoid (Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue) | Discogs

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DR Peak RMS Filename
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DR13 -0.73 dB -16.06 dB A1 War Pigs
DR11 -2.45 dB -15.54 dB A2 Paranoid
DR15 -5.10 dB -22.74 dB A3 Planet Caravan
DR13 -4.11 dB -19.74 dB A4 Iron Man
DR11 -1.42 dB -15.26 dB B1 Electric Funeral
DR13 -0.86 dB -16.67 dB B2 Hand Of Doom
DR13 -5.14 dB -20.66 dB B3 Rat Salad
DR12 -1.67 dB -16.03 dB B4 Fairies Wear Boots
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Number of files: 8
Official DR value: DR13
 
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Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

Tonight, a treasure: the best in any format. Exceptional rip thanks to new cartridge.


Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973), Vinyl x2, EMI-Odeon / Zafiro, Spain

Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road | Releases | Discogs

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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR13 0.00 dB -15.94 dB 11:12 A1 Funeral For A Friend
DR12 -0.26 dB -16.63 dB 3:52 A2 Candle In The Wind
DR12 -1.83 dB -16.16 dB 5:26 A3 Bennie And The Jets
DR12 0.00 dB -17.18 dB 3:14 B1 Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
DR11 -1.48 dB -16.81 dB 2:24 B2 This Song Has No Title
DR12 -0.79 dB -16.64 dB 4:02 B3 Grey Seal
DR13 -0.46 dB -15.67 dB 3:41 B4 Jamaica Jerk-Off
DR13 -0.52 dB -16.92 dB 6:02 B5 I've Seen That Movie Too
DR15 0.00 dB -16.91 dB 3:55 C1 Sweet Painted Lady
DR13 0.00 dB -15.74 dB 4:25 C2 The Ballad Of Danny Bailey (1909-34)
DR14 0.00 dB -15.99 dB 5:04 C3 Dirty Little Girl
DR12 -0.96 dB -16.61 dB 5:12 C4 All The Girls Love Alice
DR12 0.00 dB -14.54 dB 2:43 D1 Your Sister Can't Twist (But She Can Rock 'N' Roll)
DR13 -0.80 dB -15.61 dB 4:58 D2 Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting
DR12 -0.38 dB -16.11 dB 4:10 D3 Roy Rogers
DR13 -0.45 dB -16.72 dB 3:46 D4 Social Disease
DR12 -0.65 dB -15.95 dB 2:48 D5 Harmony
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Number of tracks: 17
Official DR value: DR13


CD, 1996 Remastered

Elton John - Elton John: Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - Amazon.com Music
 
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Bob Dylan - The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan - The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (1963), Vinyl x2, 45 rpm, MFSL 2012, US

Bob Dylan - The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (Vinyl, 12", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Misprint, Numbered, Remastered, Stereo) | Discogs

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DR Peak RMS Filename
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DR12 -1.86 dB -17.14 dB 01 - Blowin' in the Wind
DR11 -2.47 dB -17.22 dB 02 - Girl From The North Country
DR13 -2.17 dB -17.55 dB 03 - Masters Of War
DR12 -2.28 dB -18.40 dB 04 - Down the Highway
DR13 -1.55 dB -18.90 dB 05 - Bob Dylan's Blues
DR11 -2.07 dB -16.39 dB 06 - A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall
DR13 -2.53 dB -18.26 dB 07 - Don't Think Twice, It's All Right
DR12 -2.84 dB -17.49 dB 08 - Bob Dylan's Dream
DR11 -2.65 dB -16.18 dB 09 - Oxford Town
DR12 -2.13 dB -17.33 dB 10 - Talkin' World War III Blues
DR13 -1.81 dB -17.51 dB 11 - Corrina, Corrina
DR11 -3.08 dB -16.44 dB 12 - Honey, Just Allow Me One More Chance
DR11 -2.61 dB -15.34 dB 13 - I Shall Be Free
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Number of files: 13
Official DR value: DR12


CD, 1990

Bob Dylan - The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan - Amazon.com Music
 
Bob Dylan - The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (1963), SACD, Columbia, 2003 Remaster, US

Bob Dylan - The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (SACD, Hybrid, Album, Reissue, Remastered) | Discogs

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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR12 -0.01 dB -14.34 dB 2:49 01-Blowin' In The Wind
DR11 -0.11 dB -14.36 dB 3:23 02-Girl From The North Country
DR12 -0.10 dB -14.34 dB 4:38 03-Masters Of War
DR13 -0.10 dB -16.58 dB 3:32 04-Down The Highway
DR13 -0.10 dB -15.95 dB 2:29 05-Bob Dylan's Blues
DR11 -0.11 dB -13.82 dB 6:53 06-A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall
DR12 -0.07 dB -14.60 dB 3:41 07-Don't Think Twice, It's All Right
DR11 -0.09 dB -14.18 dB 5:03 08-Bob Dylan's Dream
DR11 -0.11 dB -14.04 dB 1:50 09-Oxford Town
DR12 -0.11 dB -14.92 dB 6:27 10-Talkin' World War III Blues
DR12 -0.08 dB -14.60 dB 2:44 11-Corrina, Corrina
DR11 -0.07 dB -13.12 dB 2:01 12-Honey, Just Allow Me One More Chance
DR10 -0.07 dB -11.35 dB 4:47 13-I Shall Be Free
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Number of tracks: 13
Official DR value: DR12
 
The SACD has a sound very detailed, too much. After a few minutes it is like you have a drill in your head.

The 12" vinyl from MFSL is much pleasurable. You enjoy it, you taste it.

My hypothesis: they jumped tons of jitter during the remastering. Another example of how the best technology is wasted!


Question: How do we measure the jitter that has been incorporated into the audio?

When I detect this problem, I try to solve it with a new recoding. In this case: SSRC 24/88 Intermediate 94%.

07. Don't Think Twice, It's All Right

Yes, the new sound is better than original.

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Karajan, Berlin Philharmonic - Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 4

Karajan, Berliner Philharmoniker - Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 4 (1972), Vinyl, Quadraphonic, EMI/Electrola, Germany

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Herbert Von Karajan, Berliner Philharmoniker - Symphony No. 4 (Vinyl, LP, Quadraphonic) | Discogs

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DR Peak RMS Filename
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DR13 -0.43 dB -19.17 dB A Symphony No. 4 In F Minor, Op. 36 - First Movement- Andante Sostenuto - Moderato Con Anima
DR15 -7.00 dB -28.04 dB B1 Symphony No. 4 In F Minor, Op. 36 - Second Movement- Andantino In Modo Di Canzona
DR13 -6.20 dB -25.32 dB B2 Symphony No. 4 In F Minor, Op. 36 - Third Movement- Scherzo (Pizzicato Ostinato)
DR13 -0.54 dB -18.97 dB B3 Symphony No. 4 In F Minor, Op. 36 - Fourth Movement- Finale (Allegro Con Fuoco)
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Number of files: 4
Official DR value: DR14
 
Bob Dylan - Masked And Anonymous - The Reissue Series Sampler

Bob Dylan - Masked And Anonymous - The Reissue Series Sampler (2003), SACD, Columbia, US

Masked And Anonymous (Music From The Motion Picture) (CD, Album) | Discogs

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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR13 -0.01 dB -15.71 dB 3:15 01-All I Really Want To Do
DR11 -2.18 dB -14.35 dB 2:50 02-Love Minus Zero/No Limit
DR10 -2.19 dB -13.38 dB 7:06 03-Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again
DR10 -2.05 dB -13.68 dB 5:47 04-Tangled Up In Blue
DR12 -0.69 dB -15.34 dB 5:25 05-Gotta Serve Somebody
DR11 -2.22 dB -14.76 dB 3:25 06-Moonlight
DR10 -2.16 dB -14.03 dB 5:41 07-Cold Irons Bound
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Number of tracks: 7
Official DR value: DR11


CD, 2003

Bob Dylan, Various Artists - Masked & Anonymous (Limited Edition Digipak) - Amazon.com Music
 
Brothers Johnson - Right On Time

Brothers Johnson - Right On Time (1977), Vinyl, Music On Vinyl 2017, Europe

Brothers Johnson - Right On Time (Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue) | Discogs

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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR14 -0.04 dB -17.61 dB 5:05 01-Runnin' For Your Lovin'
DR14 -1.01 dB -17.24 dB 4:12 02-Free Yourself, Be Yourself
DR15 -0.10 dB -18.15 dB 3:25 03-"Q"
DR14 -0.16 dB -16.41 dB 3:39 04-Right On Time
DR14 -0.07 dB -17.54 dB 4:58 05-Strawberry Letter 23
DR15 -0.20 dB -17.37 dB 3:10 06-Brother Man
DR15 -0.09 dB -18.31 dB 3:01 07-Never Leave You Lonely
DR14 -1.11 dB -18.71 dB 4:23 08-Love Is
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Number of tracks: 8
Official DR value: DR14


CD, 2004

Right On Time by The Brothers Johnson on Amazon Music - Amazon.com