The message from Chris Smith rises higher:
 CR> Speaking of Chicago, any word of any remastered CDs coming out for
 CS> them?  I
 CR> bought _Chicago II_ about 5 or so years ago on CD and the sound is quite
 CR> bad.
 CS> AFAIK, Joe Gastwirt remastered all of them [_CTA_ through _GH II_]
 CS> before Columbia issued them on CD.  My copy of _II_, purchased about
 CS> 3.5 years ago, mentions "Digitally remastered for Compact Disc by Joe
 CS> Gastwirt at CBS Records Studios."
Yeah, mine says that too, but it needs to be done again, as far as I'm
concerned.  They've learned a lot about remastering since then.  Look at
the remarkable work done with the old Genesis and Yes albums.
 CS> Some of that poor quality you mention had to do with the original
 CS> analog master.  Unless you're a genius, like Alan Parsons ,
 CS> you're not going to recover that much more sonic quality from ancient
 CS> master tapes.
 CS> [Of course, in the case of the "Ballet For A Girl In Buchanon" suite,
 CS> the lower quality intro. of "Make Me Smile" may have been intentional,
 CS> since the quality picks up dramatically when Kath comes in on the track
 CS> following the horns/drums/bass lead-in, and remains good throughout the
 CS> rest of it.]
Hmm, yeah, that is true.  By "Now More Than Ever," the sound is better.
Still, I don't like the sound of the opening song either, "Movin' In."
NP: "Hostsejd" -- Anglagard
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