Indie Release [Level 4]
A set of four boxes featuring many of Petrus' and Malavasi productions now available!
They are amazing !!!
I bought 2 boxes: Peter Jacques Band and Firefly !!!
Indie Release [Level 4]
Chart Hit [Level 6]
:o :o wow! Macho, Revanche, Peter Jacques Band, the later Change albums. I don't think I've heard any of the albums from that last bunch.. I think my credit card is in for some more abuse :P
Thanks for this!
Platinum Record [Level 8]
Where are these sets being sold?
Disco Funk
Chart Hit [Level 6]
for the boxed sets? I clicked but nothing came up. Where are they shipped from? Prices?
Underground Hit [Level 5]
Curious as to what these "unreleased mixes" might be...
Indie Release [Level 4]
Where to buy?
So far two e-shops got the 5 boxes for sale:
CASADELDISCO
http://www.casadeldisco.com/index.asp?a=spedizioni
GOODYMUSIC
http://www.goodymusic.it/dischi.asp?...ord=art&news=y
Source: Marcodj
Chart Hit [Level 6]
I just noticed it says the CDs are made from albums. So what is the quality like?
Platinum Record [Level 8]
They're made in Italy, so chances are they're not from original master tapes. I would love to hear a review of the quality though.
Disco Funk
Double Platinum Record [Level 9]
I've been trying to find a decent pressing of "I'm A Man" for ages. The US Prelude copies have one channel die as the record progresses, the Canadian copies sound weak and anemic, and the Italian pressing on Goody (curiously, mastered in the USA) has weak bass and the stereo image has been narrowed.
Chart Hit [Level 6]
Graham: Have you checked out the version (17:34) offered on Ben Liebrand's Grand 12-Inches Vol. 2 set? Sounds pretty good to me.Originally Written by Graham_Start
Double Platinum Record [Level 9]
Not yet, but I'm more interested in "Because There Is Music In The Air" (or, "Cose There Is Music In The Air" as it is titled on the Goody Music copy). In any event, I managed to get it sounding pretty good with some EQ and stereo expansion. But the channels are reversed on the Goody copy, and I don't know which is correct. I suppose it doesn't really matter, but I'm anal about these things.
Chart Hit [Level 6]
this message is to neonlights. Could you please let me (or all of us, I guess) know what you think of the quality of these CDs? A couple of them are titles I've been looking for on CD for a long time but if the quality doesn't justify the cost, I'll just find someone locally to transfer my albums onto CDs. Thanks.
Chart Hit [Level 6]
I'll be sure to do that ol'skinflint!
I've actually been waiting for someone else to post their reviews before buying lol.. I was a bit dismayed to hear they were mastered from vinyl, not to mention I'm trying to give my credit card a rest since I went a little crazy with it for a little while.. So needless to say, I haven't ordered this yet. If/when anyone here has this please let us know what it's like (especially WRT sound quality)... Even if nobody else posts a review, I'll probably end up ordering either the set with Firefly or Peter Jacques Band to start..
Advance Promo Copy [Level 3]
Hello,
Since Revanche and Peter Jaques Band have been some of my favorite disco acts, I couldn't wait to have my own copy of this set.
I know some of us are concerned about sound quality, but Goody Music, the label that is selling this collection, is exactly the same label that back in the 70's and 80's licensed these recordings to the american record companies (Prelude, RFC, etc).
Yes, these records were trasfered from Vinyl, but the record company is being honest to state this in their product (remember the "From the original master tapes" legend in the Hot Production's records that sounded like old 8-track tapes?)
So, these records are not remastered, but even super disco diva Donna Summer has only one full disco album remastered (Bad Girls De-luxe) and she really sold millions of records in her disco peak days.
In my opinion, and let me tell you, I'm not an expert, the sound quality is pretty good, much better than the average disco re-releases from Hot Productions. I don't have copies of the original vinyls in mint condition, and I can't connect my turntable to my car stereo o take it to my office, and neither have the time and patience to make my own edits and burn my own cds. So I hope the more experienced sound purists can post their own opinion for a better reference.
The collection doesn't have inner notes, but they give full and accurate credit to the musicians, arrangers and singers.
The album listings:
CD 1: Peter Jacques Band - Fire Night Dance
CD 2: Peter Jacques Band - Welcome Back
CD 3: Peter Jacques Band - Dancing in the Street
CD 4: Revanche - Music Man, Rudy - Just take my body
CD 5: Macho - I'm a Man, Macho- Roll
All full album with some extra tracks (Edit versions, some extended version, disco edits and single edits)
Hope this helps
Double Platinum Record [Level 9]
You are misunderstanding the use of the term "remastered", which is understandable since it's been so mis-used and overused.
"Remastered" does not mean "not sourced from vinyl". Nor does a disc which has not been remastered mean "sourced from vinyl". None of Donna Summer's Casablanca CDs were made from vinyl.
The term "digitally remastered" originally appeared on early CDs, and it was redundant. Being a digital format in what was then primarily an analog world, *every* CD was technically remastered -- you can't press them from LP stampers, after all.
In the rush to get CDs out to market, many record companies did not do their homework on getting the best possible sound. They used whatever tapes they had lying around -- safety copies, LP production masters, etc. Some were noisy, had bad EQ, etc. Over time, many artists wanted the CDs -- which had since gone on to become the primary format -- to be redone using the original master tapes.... thus remastered.
In more recent years, "remastering" generally means crushing the dynamics to make the CD LOUD!!!, digitally removing hiss (the side-effects of which are worse than the original problem) and applying the heavy bass and shrill treble EQ to match contemporary albums.
In the case of Donna Summer's "Bad Girls", there's nothing wrong with the original CD. It was a flat transfer from the master tape. In fact, the new "remastered" version sounds *less* like the master tape, because it's been compressed (albeit not too badly) to make it louder.
Indie Release [Level 4]
For all:
CD mastered from Vinyl Recordings
Denoised @ Scsi - Recording Studio - Milano by
Vincent L. "Optical Funk". Editing by Stefano Colombo
Indie Release [Level 4]
I finally got around to ordering the Revanche/Peter Jacques/Macho set from Goody Music in Italy, and I have to say I am very impressed. Ordering was easy - once I found out that I could get the order form in English - and delivery was pretty quick. The set itself is very nicely packaged in a small box with five cardboard sleeves that mimic the original record covers. Two discs (Macho and Revanche) each contain two albums, so the little cardboard sleeves have the front cover of each album on opposite sides. (Too bad for those looking for the back cover of the Macho "I'm A Man" album!)The other three sleeves have the original album front and back reproduced. Tiny type on the backs!
The CDs themselves are quite snazzy - they are black and glassy and look like 12" singles on top and even have printed "grooves". There is a great booklet included with all the credits, musicians, producers, tracks, and times.
The music is taken from vinyl, as is noted in all the credits. It sounds very good, though I haven't listened to every track all the way through. I didn't hear much in the way of surface noise, and there don't seem to be any obvious artifacts from the de-noising. It doesn't suffer from that too-bright sound that often mars tracks lifted from vinyl. They sound about a thousand times better than the vinyl copies that I have in my collection!
The bonus tracks tend to be edits of the more popular tracks, but in some cases they are extended or "disco edit" versions. I have to say that the product is well worth the price, which was just under 50 Euros for discs and shipping to the US.
Chart Hit [Level 6]
I sure want them, but I'm terrified of sending money to another country, and allowing my credit card number or checking account number to go to Italy is out of the question. I'll try to find someone here in the U.S. to order it for me, and I'll pay them.
Indie Release [Level 4]
Get an account with American Express or Discover that lets you create single-use credit card numbers, then you never have to worry about buying something from a web site.
Double Platinum Record [Level 9]
This box set is often on ebay, so get it there & use paypal which is completely safe to use.;)
...ya gotta beat the street......
Underground Hit [Level 5]
HI:
And what about this one:
eBay: MACHO I'M A MAN RARE IMPORT CD (item 180032614410 end time Oct-02-06 14:38:57 PDT)
Cheers,
Hessel
Double Platinum Record [Level 9]
Wow that is rare.
...ya gotta beat the street......
Double Platinum Record [Level 9]
I recently got the Macho/Peter Jacques/Revanche/Rudy box set. I've got most of them already on vinyl but had never heard the 2nd Macho LP 'Roll'. I have read on here in the past that it was very rock-orientated & disappointing which I agree with but it wasn't quite as bad as I was expecting; I've heard worse 1980 'disco goes rock' records.:???: (hello Cerrone & Gino Soccio!)
...ya gotta beat the street......
Acetate [Level 1]
So far I am not having any success with the Goody Music website. (That is, I can't seem to login for some technical reason--and logging in is the ONLY way you can buy from their online store.)
I think for 40 dollars it's a great deal. I really want this boxed set.
My favorite album would probably be a toss between Music Man and I'm A Man.
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