HDtracks American Beauty


Just downloaded the 24/96 version of the Dead's American Beauty from HDtracks. Very impressive. Vocals are excellent (by both studio and GD standards). Definitely hearing things I hadn't before. Other impressions?
peter_s

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I hope it sounds better than the Workingman's Dead 24/96 that I purchased in Oct off HD Tracks. I really don't like the sound or the mix. They remixed many of the tracks for this reissue, completely changing what I consider an essential record for the Dead, and for any serious connoisseur of American rock. The bass seems out of whack with the rest of the instruments, and I wonder if there are phase issues. It definitely sounds more compressed, but have not checked the levels.