Article: The Best Version Of… Crosby, Stills & Nash Self-Titled Debut

[MikeyFresh]

6 minutes ago, austinpop said:

Wow - amazing article. I'm in awe.

 

Can anyone supply a purchase or streaming link to the Gastwirt CD?

 

This would appear to be the real McCoy (aluminum version of the 1993 gold disc):

 

Crosby Stills & Nash Original recording remastered Edition by Crosby Stills & Nash (1994) Audio CD

[MikeyFresh]

55 minutes ago, firedog said:

Discogs seems to have the same version of the album available for much less. Hopefully Josh can tell us which ones are the Gastwirt version. 

 

The date 2006 and Rhino label are a dead giveaway on the Grundman version, as well as the presence of Bonus Tracks #11-14. It was also an HDCD if I'm not mistaken.

 

The Atlantic label version (1993 gold disc Gastwirt mastering) that was then released as an aluminum CD in 1994 will only have 10 tracks, the original album line-up, no bonus tracks, not an HDCD, not Rhino.

 

3 hours ago, firedog said:

The next year I see they came out with 82651-2: is that the same mastering?

 

Thats a good question.

[MikeyFresh]

1 hour ago, Ralf11 said:

So anything prior to 1993 cannot be the Gastwirt mastering ??

 

Correct, older than 1993 is the Diament mastering, with the possible exception of the original 1987 Japanese CD release of this title (credited to Bernie Grundman and Stanley Johnston).

[MikeyFresh]

7 hours ago, firedog said:

The next year I see they came out with 82651-2: is that the same mastering?

 

Looking more carefully at the Discogs listing for this release, it does appear to be the Gastwirt mastering, the Credits and Notes list him, as well as Ocean View Digital as the mastering studio.