Roger Waters...


Does anyone know if this CD was realesed in a higher quality pressing (gold disc, import...especially Japanese) or are there plans for a new release (Japanese EMI?) Sorry analog fans, this is one piece of music that shouldn't be split up on 2 sides!
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Kelly-Im sorry for my above post! I must be regressing!
Or maybe Im just getting lazy in my mid 40's!
chriskh: i do have a gold cd of "amused to death" and thought i had bought it from the dcc distributor at ces a few years ago. i've just now pulled it from my shelves. the back cover indicates it's from columbia/legacy/master sound and was mastered using sbm technology. the cd number on the "spine" is ck-64426. my new guess is, i bought it from the master sound distributor. -kelly
jeff,ditto on catching the animals tour. i was blown away at tampa stadium (aka stadium venue). the wemb (?) quad p.a. sitting on the top row X4 crosscorner was primo at that local and tour.
meddle i agree (not sucky) another listening experience,
indoors, at the winterland. kurt
I would have to agree with Black70jr that the Sony SBM gold version is quite a bit better than the standard. I have both copies and only play the standard on the road.
I have this CD in a Sony SBM version. It is much clearer and less harsh than the standard CD.
Chriskh,

OK, not DCC, but Sony/Columbia have issued a gold version of "Amused to Death". They used the Super BitMap processing, too. Sounds pretty good, though I can't comment on a comparison with the British vinyl.
"The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking" is a terrific record as well, worth picking up a copy. I saw Roger live last year, absolutely incredible concert. It was 5% Waters material and 95% Pink Floyd, he covered almost all of "The Wall" and most of "Dark Side". I was very surprised at the play list, and it was quite something to see/hear. And yes, I saw Pink Floyd during the "Animals" tour, Waters was as good or better (the venue was better acoustically, stadium tours suck). Jeff
Cornfedboy, I would love to see your copy of Amused to Death on DCC, especially when DCC did not remaster this title.
With the raves that you guys are giving the vinyl version, i would be VERY tempted to pick one up. That is, if i thought the CD was "good" in the first place. Listenable at times, but nowhere near as good as his Floyd stuff. To each their own... Sean
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david: c'mon mon, please don't disappoint your fellow vinyl devotee's. like albert, i have a sealed uk "amused to death" as a backup. maybe two. sure, it''ll cost ya' but maybe you have something i covet for trade? -kelly
The original master must be pretty good.I have it on CD (best buy,new for $9.99) It sounds so good, I have no further interest finding it on vinyl.All the vinyl copies are too high priced anyway.
I own three copies of "Amused to Death," the two disc British LP that I play. Another identical sealed set as backup, and the US CD.

For what it is worth, I agree with Kelly, the LP has so much more information, it sounds like a different recording.
if "amused to death" is the album in question, it is on 4 vinyl sides, not just 2. the original english lp pressing blows away all of the cd versions i own (original usa, dcc and japanese). -kelly
I assume that you are referring to the, "Amused to Death", CD. There are numerous audiophile pressings made of this disk. I have seen a DCC gold plated disk and I know that there are some high quality Japanese pressings floating around. I used to check out a magazine called, "Goldmine". They had listings from specialty stores as well as private collectors. Good Luck.