Article: The Best Version Of ... Nick Drake's Bryter Layter

[bmoregnr]

This was another very helpful article thanks very much for all the effort, it certainly shows as a labor of love.  A few years ago I spent time over several sessions between the 2000 remasters and the original CDs for the three albums and eventually sided with the original CDs.  It was more an emotional response thing than any technical measure, the EQ hit me a certain way if you will.  The 2000’s were great, I had zero problem liking them, but they were a little boxed in, thuddy/dulled by comparison.  I never knew about these hi-res (or Japan CD) versions so tried the three albums in hi res last weekend, chose 3 songs per album, level matched, redbook vs hi res of course on my office system, and I really like these hi res.  Probably some confirmation bias but yeah now it jumps out at you how the original CDs sound like from LP cutting masters.  They are still pretty great to me, although now the hi res seems to deliver that full tape experience, more bass for sure, without being boxed in sounding.  I would say the difference between the three albums of the copy tape, digital source from the 2000 remaster, and for Pink Moon the master tape don’t jump out at me so much but then I didn’t really listen for differences in that way.  So thanks again for helping me find new remasterings to love for these incredible albums.

[bmoregnr]

@tmtomh this is what I get for the hi res

 

Bryter Layter all tracks : -1.00 dB

Track 01  : 0.11 dB
Track 02 : -1.06 dB
Track 03 : 0.38 dB
Track 04 : -1.40 dB

Track 05 : -0.60 dB

Track 06 : -0.77 d
Track 07 : -1.40 dB
Track 08 : -1.77 dB
Track 09 : -1.34 dB
Track 10 : -0.91 dB

 

Five Leaves Left - all tracks : 2.48 dB

Track 01 : 1.38 dB
Track 02 : 2.80 dB
Track 03 : 3.78 dB
Track 04 : 2.29 dB
Track 05 : 2.43 dB
Track 06 : 2.14 dB
Track 07 : 2.71 dB
Track 08 : 1.80 dB
Track 09 : 1.94 dB
Track 10 : 3.94 dB

 

Pink Moon - all tracks : 1.54 dB

Track 01 : 0.57 dB

Track 02 : 0.45 dB
Track 03: 1.41 dB
Track 04: 2.39 dB

Track 05: 4.29 dB
Track 06 : 1.10 dB
Track 07 : 2.03 dB
Track 08 : 2.16 dB
Track 09: 1.18 dB
Track 10 : 2.53 dB
Track 11 : 1.87 dB