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

[lucretius]

On 8/6/2019 at 2:43 PM, MikeyFresh said:

 

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

 

1. The June 7, 1994 limited edition Gastwirt (aluminum pressing in error), Atlantic catalog# 82522-2:
    

   Amazon ASIN: B000002IWL

   https://www.amazon.com/Crosby-Stills-Nash/dp/B000002IWL/ref=tmm_acd_title_10?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=
   
   See:
   https://www.discogs.com/Crosby-Stills-Nash-Crosby-Stills-Nash/release/4452933
    

2.  The August 16, 1994 non-limited edition Gastwirt (silver), Atlantic catalog#   82651-2:
    

   Amazon ASIN: B000002J0P

   https://www.amazon.com/Crosby-Stills-Nash/dp/B000002J0P/ref=tmm_acd_title_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid
   
   This Amazon code (ASIN) is linked to this Musicbrainz page:
   https://musicbrainz.org/release/591243ae-97b3-3a7e-9808-6a1e719c95b8
   
   This Musicbrainz page links to this Discogs page:
   https://www.discogs.com/Crosby-Stills-Nash-Crosby-Stills-Nash/release/3551628
   
    

 

[lucretius]

Thanks a million for your hard work, Josh!  This is an amazing and informative article (as are all of your TVBO articles). I ordered the CD and can't wait to get it.

[lucretius]

On 8/6/2019 at 3:02 PM, Ralf11 said:

Thanks, Josh!

 

Now I have to try and figure out which version I have...

 

Anybody know how to "back-calculate" from the code A2  19117 to the mastering?  Discogs tells me that SD 191117 is a USA release, but not the mastering.  No info about 'A2'

 

As Josh said, it's an original (Diament) mastering. That particular CD was released in 1987. See:

https://musicbrainz.org/release/f29b9605-ddb2-3780-878d-e691fa5b03f5 (see release date)

https://www.discogs.com/Crosby-Stills-Nash-Crosby-Stills-Nash/release/10978263 (see images - back cover)