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

[austinpop]

Wow - amazing article. I'm in awe.

 

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

[austinpop]

2 hours ago, JoshM said:

 

Any of the 1993 or 1994 CDs on Discogs. They can be had for $5.

 

Thanks Josh! I just ordered one.

 

4 hours ago, ray-dude said:

 

Rajiv, searching on Tidal (via Roon) for Joe Gastwirt, they have one version of this album attributed to him as engineer (10 tracks, etc)  I can't confirm that is the version that Josh heard, but it looks promising.

 

Thanks Ray, but every version on Tidal and Qobuz says Gastwirt in the credits, which is suspicious.

[austinpop]

3 hours ago, firedog said:

Just arrived -  a used, "like new" (and it is) 82651-2, Gastwirt release:

Sounds really good to me, no added volume compression, a nice warm sound (not overly so, just right) to my ears. Haven't really compared it to other versions, but it's very good sounding. 

 

Mine arrived from the UK a few days ago as well.

 

Your impressions are spot on. This mastering is dense, nice and warm, but mainly and blessedly, free of that nasty volume compression. I did a very quick comparison with all the versions of this album on both Qobuz and Tidal, and this one was indeed the best sounding.

 

Many thanks again to Josh @JoshM!