I’m a bit late to this party! Just heard about all of this today....need to check my official GD/Dead site emails and see where they went.
Anyway, the best copy of Barton that I’ve settled on was taken from the matrix version at archive.org. I just listened to some quick A/B’s of the climactic end of Morning Dew using my copy vs. the pre-release from Rolling Stone’s website (and I have no idea what data rate that’s streaming at but assume it’s low). All of the instruments sounded more clear and distinct (particularly Phil’s bass) and Jerry’s quavering "any-wa-aa-a-ayyy" that ends the song was richer with greater tonality. Has anyone done anything similar? I’ve had SO many versions of Cornell through the years and was thrilled when I discovered archive’s set about a decade ago....I have to imagine that the upcoming material will be "the best yet" although th existing matrix is pretty darn excellent. Any other opinions/versions/AB’ers feel like weighing in?
Anyway, the best copy of Barton that I’ve settled on was taken from the matrix version at archive.org. I just listened to some quick A/B’s of the climactic end of Morning Dew using my copy vs. the pre-release from Rolling Stone’s website (and I have no idea what data rate that’s streaming at but assume it’s low). All of the instruments sounded more clear and distinct (particularly Phil’s bass) and Jerry’s quavering "any-wa-aa-a-ayyy" that ends the song was richer with greater tonality. Has anyone done anything similar? I’ve had SO many versions of Cornell through the years and was thrilled when I discovered archive’s set about a decade ago....I have to imagine that the upcoming material will be "the best yet" although th existing matrix is pretty darn excellent. Any other opinions/versions/AB’ers feel like weighing in?