Pet Sounds:why CD mono version is so noisy?


Hi
I just bought Beach Boys "Pet Sounds" Cd that comes with both mono and stereo versions on it.Right away i noticed that the mono version is accompanied by a fair amount of hiss while the stereo one is very quiet.I have EMI Cd of all early Pink Floyd singles (all in mono) and the sound quality is outstanding,beating the stereo ones by a wide margin.Why is it not the same with "Pet Sounds"?As i understand both Beach Boys and Pink Floyd originally came out with mono versions first so i can't understand the noise issue on BB mono tracks.Thanks for your inputs.
overhang

Showing 1 response by onhwy61

I have the mono vinyl version of "Pet Sounds" and there is tape hiss, but I wouldn't call it noisy. Production techniques from the 60s would make tape hiss hard to avoid if you were doing numerous overdubs and mix downs. They only had an 8 track recorder and no noise reduction.

I honestly don't understand what the quality of any Pink Floyd recording has to do with "Pet Sounds". They weren't recorded at the same studios, they used different engineers, different producers and different recording equipment. And that doesn't even address the differences in the remastering stage.