OT: Exile on Main Street

[Olham]

Although I never was the big Rolling Stones fan, I do like their stuff more over the years.

Favourite albums are "Let it bleed", "Beggar's Banquet" and "Exile on Main Street".

 

Now there is a Remaster made of the last. And I read absolutely controverse opinions.

Some say, this was the remix/remaster, that brings out the sound as it was meant to be,

when it was made: rough and dirty -

others say, it was too soft and not rough enough.

 

I can't hear it, since my record player broke down some time ago, and I don't have no CD of it.

Now I'm wondering, if I should get the older CD, or the new one?

 

Does anyone here know both versions? And what do you say?

Edited June 5, 2010 by Olham

[Barkhorn1x]

I have the album on CD from about 15 years ago. Sounds awesome to me. Don't know why they need to mess w/ the original mix as that is what the Stones and the producer wanted at the time.

[Guest British_eh]

Hi there,

 

A CD will give you limited sound reproduction, so I don't think you will be able to tell the difference between the new and the old. Perhaps a good quality used CD is a little cheaper than the new release. If you want to actually listen to it, then you will have to purchase a record, which has a better range of dynamic range and sound, and reproduces the sounds acurately.

 

Cheers,

 

British_eh