This is a very interesting discussion to me.
- It’s Joni Mitchell.
- The original CDs vary in mastering quality.
- The remasters supposedly have (sorta) high dynamic range.
- I have not had good luck with Rhino remasters in the past, generally because they had poor DR.
- Over a long career, Bernie Grundman has done some great stuff, and some over-compressed dreck.
- As pointed out above, brightness is often mistaken for accuracy, and it’s not easy to sort out. I bought a set of Elton John SHM-CD’s (brighter) a couple of years ago and sold the MFSL versions of the same titles (less bright, maybe a little dull in some cases), and I still wonder whether it was a mistake.
Some examples of the DR of Joni Mitchell on older CD's:
Song to a Seagull (Reprise, 1992) DR12
Clouds (Reprise, 1987) DR9
Ladies of the Canyon (Reprise, 1997) DR10
Blue (DCC, 1995) DR11
For the Roses (Asylum, 1990) DR11
Court and Spark (DCC, 1992) DR12
Hissing of Summer Lawns (Asylum, 1990) DR12
Hejira (Asylum, 1990) DR13
Don Juan's Reckless Daughter (Asylum, 1990) DR14
Mingus (Asylum, 1999) DR13
Wild Things Run Fast (Geffen, 1994) DR12
Dog Eat Dog (Geffen, 1985) DR13
Chalk Mark in a Rain Storm (Geffen, 1988) DR13
Night Ride Home (Geffen, 1991) DR12
Turbulent Indigo (Reprise, 1994) DR12
Taming the Tiger (Reprise, 1998) DR9
Both Sides Now (Reprise, 2000) DR10
Travelogue (Nonesuch, 2002) DR8
Shine (Hearmusic, 2007) DR8