The best sounding (produced/mastered) tracks/albums

[smn159]

tdm34 said:

The New David Gilmour Album, Luck and Strange, is very good.

Yes it is, his tone and phrasing are as masterful as ever and the album sounds great

[rottenegg]

Don't know if it's been mentioned already but I always thought Kraftwerk stuff was well produced. Aerodynamik and the live Minimum-Maximum albums in particular.

A lot Apple's lossless and 'Apple Digital Master' stuff sounds great as well, even on rubbish Bluetooth 5.x. Hopefully BT 6 will address some of the bandwidth shortcomings of 5.x

[NDA]

I tried the new release from London Grammar - it sounded a bit odd, almost distorted in parts. Will give it another go tomorrow.

[S600BSB]

smn159 said:

tdm34 said:

The New David Gilmour Album, Luck and Strange, is very good.

Yes it is, his tone and phrasing are as masterful as ever and the album sounds great

Agree!

[donkmeister]

I dunno, some cover versions are (arguably) an improvement on the original (not just better known than the original).

Tastes vary - I know my view that "Whitney Houston's cover of 'I will always love you' misses the whole point of the song" is controversial to some.

[Magikarp]

miniman said:

I remember when that first came out, the drum intro was particularly striking. One of my most-played albums of all time.

This thread is one of those that makes me wish I’d done something like music production for a living.

I remember finally getting an ancient Premier Piccolo Snare to sound exactly like that recording - never managed it again though.

[Magikarp]

Back on topic - Beth Gibbons' Lives Outgrown is fabulous too.

[NGK210]

Marvin Gaye - What’s Going On, SACD MoFi remaster.
Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life, original vinyl + 1998 CD remaster is very acceptable.
999 - Separates.
Simple Minds - New Gold Dream.
Kraftwerk - all CD remasters.
Prince - Diamonds and Pearls, not his best artistically, but sounds lush.
Massive Attack - Blue Lines, 2012 remaster, 192/24.
Jordi Savall - generally his stuff sounds delightful, especially Rameau-era works, trios and quartets, on SACD or 96/24 and 192/24.
Rosalía - El Mal Querer.
Little Simz - Sometimes I Might Be An Introvert.