Cat Stevens - Tea for the Tillerman
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Music CD Cover Artist: Cat Stevens Edition: Music CD Audio: English (Original Language) Format: Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered CD Release Date: 2000-05-23 Music Label: A&M Soundtracks:
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Free Music Notes for Tea for the Tillerman Album
Free Music Review: IMO not a good remaster...
Hit: 3 Stars
First off - the music itself is beautiful, absolutely love the album.
I've been a Cat Stevens fan for many years and enjoy getting the best version of the music when options are available. In ~2000 when I got the 'Best Of' collection and later this album, I sensed something not quite right with the remastering - it sounded crystal clear but harsh and on a good sound system, very fatiguing. More recently I got a copy of the old 1988 Mobile Fidelity remaster CD and compared the two.
Big difference folks! I think on an average sound system / car / iPod, this CD can sound quite good since it emphasizes the treble and adds some 'zing' to the music. But on a good full-range sound system, this album sounds like how an oversharpened picture looks; harsh and annoying, lacking the subtlety which to me is a large part of the beauty in Stevens' music.
To make matters worse, when I import the WAV file into Adobe Audition, I see there are a number of clipped samples; objective signs of compression and casualty of the loudness wars.
Bottom line: This CD sounds okay, and may be preferable on lower end sound systems. The more discerning fan / collector / audiophile should spend the extra bucks (can be quite expensive unfortunately) to get the superior Mobile Fidelity release.