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Gloria Gaynor
Never Can Say Goodbye [Expanded Edition] (CD)
Big Break Records (UK) / 2010 / CDBBR0001
CD in jewel case
Arranger: Meco Monardo
A Tom Moulton Mix
- Honey Bee
- Never Can Say Goodbye
- Reach Out, I'll Be There
- All I Need Is Your Sweet Lovin'
- Searchin'
- We Belong Together
- False Alarm
- Real Good People
- Honey Bee (Original Columbia Single Version)
- All It Took Boy Was Losing You (B-Side)
- Come Tonight (B-Side)
- Never Can Say Goodbye (Single Version)
- We Can Just Make It (B-Side)
- Reach Out, I'll Be There (Single Version)
- Honey Bee (MGM Single Version)
Gloria Gaynor's Never Can Say Goodbye with several bonuses... Unfortunately ... disappointing.
Be careful. The recording level of the remastered CD was recorded so loud that the sound is sometimes, if not completely, distorted.
Can not believe that such an important project has committed such a blunder. Follow the discussion about this Big Break Record's release in the DiscoMusic.com forums and see screenshots of clipped waveforms and more.
The design of the plastic box is very good. The liner notes are excellent. However, the sound quality of the CD is far from desirable for a completely remastered CD, produced from the original tapes.
Buy from:
Amazon.com (US)
Amazon.co.uk (UK)
Also See:
Gloria Gaynor (Interview)
Meco Monardo (Interview)
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Jul 30, 10 | 9:10 amSOUND QUALITY IS GREAT!
I don't know what people expect from remasters you can only work with what is given to you and that's the information from the Master Tape and not record too loud.
You want to remain true to the original.
Those of you who remember the sound quality from the Original L.P. there was always some distortion especially when Reach Out, I'll Be There" mixed in. "THAT WAS THE SOUND"
YOU CAN'T PLEASE EVERYONE.
FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO REALLY KNOW AND CONNECT TO THIS ALBUM "GET THIS CD RELEASE" THE SOUND IS MUCH RICHER THAN BEFORE.
AND FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE TRYING TO DRAW BLOOD FROM A STONE "STAY HOME".
CHEERS!
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Jun 05, 10 | 10:01 am
I listened to this again today and it sounds harsh. The songs are way too loud causing distortion. Its not an enjoyable listen. The right side seems louder than the left side. There's no fullness in the medley--Sounds more like a MP3 instead of a CD. I'm sure Big Break did the best job possible, but it just doesn't work....
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Jun 02, 10 | 3:48 pm
The following is a reply by Big Break Record's label manager Wayne Dickson in response to the above DiscoMusic.com review.
From: wayne dickson
Gentlemen,
Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Wayne Dickson. I am label manager for Big Break Records here in the UK. Tom Moulton alerted me to this thread and I felt I should drop a note to you all here.
First of all, the facts.
We take the sound quality of all of our releases very seriously indeed. Personally, there is nothing that disappoints me more than bad sound quality on a CD so when we were fortunate enough to obtain the rights to release the first two Gloria Gaynor, we set about making sure that we did the best job possible. The original tapes were sourced from Universal in New York and were then restored and remastered by Kevin Reeves, who we requested personally. I supervised the mastering and made sure the end results were to my satisfaction. Tracks 9 & 10 (The Columbia Singles) were only available from copy masters that were in bad condition. It was my decision to include them despite their limitations and I am very glad I did.
As some of you may know, music recorded during this period was often produced and mixed to fit the vinyl format. This means that the sound on the actual master tape does not always reflect the producer's aim for how the music would sound on vinyl. Further compression techniques would be implemented at the pressing stage. Our aim here was to provide a fitting representation of these classic albums in a digital format.
Now, opinions.
We are very happy with the finished results and are glad to report that almost all of the feedback we have received though our email address and Facebook site, as well as an email from Tom Moulton himself, backs our own opinions up. We do realise that everyone is entitled to their view and are very happy for them to express it. My only problem is when Audiophiles start to present their opinions as fact. I would invite anyone who is interested in this music to make up their own mind and not be influenced or dictated to by others.
Please make sure when any of you send out a "warning" to other potential buyers that may lead to them avoiding a product that you include another "warning" about the demise of CD sales that makes it more likely that there will be less future releases for them to listen to and make up their own mind about. I would also like to add that suggesting that Tom Moulton's masterpieces be remixed would result in a remix album rather than the original. Surely this should not be our aim. I appreciate the positive comments made on the mastering of our other releases. These opinions are also noted and appreciated.
I hope this clears up any questions anyone still may have on the product. Please be in no doubt that we always aim to deliver the best product.
Thank you,
Wayne A. Dickson,
Label Manager, BBR (Big Break Records).
Regarding my "SOUND QUALITY IS GREAT" Comment:
The music on this CD is recorded on the hot side (loud side).
When played through an analog receiver you can tweak it to sound really good. It seems a lot of people these days listen to music on there computer. Since the sound has no filtering like it would through an amp on the computer all the music comes at you full blast so it can be really harsh. I agree a little more love could have been applied to the sound quality but the sound is not distorted.