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New Springsteen Box: Opinions?

Got my Music Matters holiday catalogue and saw this 1973-1984 box set which is supposed to have been remastered from the original tapes by Bernie Grundman. I've always been a big fan but thought Bruce was not well served by his recording team. Of the original LPs the only ones that sound halfway decent are "Wild Innocent…" and "Darkness". "Born to Run" is a particularly lousy recording. Any chance a silk purse can be made out of a sows ear with these? Has anyone got the new box and compared with the original LPs?
dodgealum
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rja
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Received the Japanese box set today. Listened to three CD's so far. Sound excellent to my ears. Never thought they sounded very good before so major improvement IMO.
dodgealum OP
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Listened to "Greetings" all the way through on Wednesday. I'm very pleased--my impressions mirror Jerroot. Less mud, more clarity and separation of instrumental lines, greater detail. I get a much better appreciation for the artistry. Pressing is quiet but not dead silent. Overall, recommended so far......
jfz
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My take is the same as others. I think this a very big improvement of these records' sound quality.
gpgr4blu
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Note Springsteen fans---his concert from Agora Cleveland 1978 (Darkness tour) is available for download in hi res or cd on his website. Mastered by R Ludwig using the Plangent process.
dodgealum OP
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Getting through these slowly....Listened to "Wild, Innocent" last night. Very impressed. These are a big improvement over my original pressings. So far so good!
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