stewdog1 50 Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 It was either the 4 disc Star wars set or 1492 Conquest of Paradise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stempel 136 Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 I guess that E.T. OST from 1982 is my oldest CD. Come to think of it, we are of the same age.The CD of E. T. is from 1987.in 1982 there was only the LP. Indeed, the dates written on the first made CDs are often not the one of the CD release itself, but instead of the first LP release.Regarding the MCAD-37264 edition (a better quality edition, presumably a digital release), do we have the true release year? Is it a US or Japan release?I have to adjust that on my website, thanks, Stempel!If you see other errors like that on my website, please contact me!Goodbye Mr. Chips And Fiddler in the Roof are not compositions from Williams. Only orchestrations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,483 Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 If you see other errors like that on my website, please contact me!Goodbye Mr. Chips And Fiddler in the Roof are not compositions from Williams.Only orchestrations.ok you talk about the "compositions" page.I have to repass and add "(score adaptation)" I know.For Valley of the dolls and Tom Sawyer too.But in these scores, there is always little parts (sometimes at least the Overtures or some transitions) that are original works by Williams, so I will keep them in the page, just add the note.NOTE: please post further remarks in this dedicated thread: http://www.jwfan.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=25380&page=4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 What exactly is the difference between the original CD release of Charles Gerhardt Return of the Jedi and this one: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 The original doesn't have Dolby Surround encoding Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 So the original release sounds better?Were Star Wars/Close Encounters and The Empire Strikes Back tampered with? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 Star Wars/CE3K was, but TESB was never released in that format Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted November 19, 2015 Author Share Posted November 19, 2015 What exactly is the difference between the original CD release of Charles Gerhardt Return of the Jedi and this one:I have both and the Red Seal one does sound better. About on par with the Varese ESB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 I hate that I have versions with inferior sound quality. They were still reissued in like the early 90s (?), so I figured they couldn't be screwed up like everything post-2000. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 Only CD's from the 80's are safe! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted November 21, 2015 Author Share Posted November 21, 2015 I wonder if the demand for vintage pressed OSTs is going up? Physically, I love the old world quality to them and the 80s artwork style. They seem to have more personality than these new remasters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted November 21, 2015 Share Posted November 21, 2015 I'll settle for having them ripped in WAVE. I own most of the classic CD releases of John Williams OSTs as far as I know. There are some exceptions. My 1941 is the Varese version and The Accidental Tourist is the FSM (possibly ruined?) reissue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted November 21, 2015 Author Share Posted November 21, 2015 FSM's Under Fire reissue sounds a bit brighter than my old Warner LP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,508 Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 I have no idea. I think it might be Rozsa's JUNGLE BOOK/THIEF OF BAGDHAD CD, manufactured some time in the early 80s. But I have a bunch of CDs that I purchased in the early 90s, and even some late 80s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uni 306 Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 Wow. I didn't expect this to be the case, but based on the information in Ricard's post I guess I win the prize. One of the earliest soundtrack CDs was actually my very earliest CD purchase. I got my first CD-playing stereo in 1987, and the first disc I bought was 2010. I thought the outer-spacey sound would be cool on the new technology. And I wasn't wrong; when the first, steady notes of "Earth/Space" ponged out of the speakers in absolute clarity, I was hooked for life (on the format--not the score, which has since become a pretty badly-dated synth effort from the distant past). That was followed closely by Return of the Jedi, Close Encounters, Explorers, and other varied and sundry Varese releases (most of my library in those days was solid maroon). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreamTheater 131 Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 Back to the Future part II on vinyl, Aliens on compact disc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,234 Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 2010 a badly dated synth effort? Only on JWFan, folks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uni 306 Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 Most of it, yeah. The "New Worlds Theme" breaks out of that mold, and remains a pretty impressive piece. But the rest of the score has grown (for me, at least) pretty pedantic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jediking12 1 Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 I guess the RSO Return of the Jedi album from 1983? I found it at a thrift store, didn't really expect to found it there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 I need that one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted December 3, 2015 Author Share Posted December 3, 2015 So what early CDs do you guys have with pre-emphasis?Supposedly the Varese Gerhardt recording of ESB has it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,369 Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 What? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted December 3, 2015 Author Share Posted December 3, 2015 Hehe, ask your mate Mike M. I'd love to hear what he says.But I have three early CDs that I know of that supposedly have this mastering encoding.They are Michael Jackson's Thriller, Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells and Gerhardt's ESB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 He'd be like, "Huh? What? You want it brighter and louder? Okay, hang on, let me "remaster" this..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uni 306 Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 What the hell is pre-emphasis (see what I did there)? Jilal 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted December 5, 2015 Author Share Posted December 5, 2015 I can't really find a page that explains it in plain, simple english, so this will have to do:http://wiki.hydrogenaud.io/index.php?title=Pre-emphasis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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