Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells
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Artist: Mike OldfieldEdition: Music CD
Format: Hybrid SACD, Import
CD Release Date: 1998-05-22
Music Label: Virgin Records
Soundtracks:
- Tubular Bells, Pt. 1
- Tubular Bells, Pt. 2
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Free Music Review: Warning do not buy if you loved the original!
Hit: 1 Stars
I have never been prompted to write a review but this disc is so bad I felt that if I could warn anyone about this travesty then it is worth doing.
If, like me, you grew up listening to Tubular Bells on the original LP you will be shocked at the remastered version. (SACD Stereo layer)
They have taken a classic piece of music and completely destroyed everything good about it. The reproduction is so tinny it actually hurts my ears. There is no sound stage worth speaking of. The instruments sound like they are all synthesized where of course this was a wonder of true acoustic and electronic instruments played by a real human being. The end of side one with all the instruments being presented by Viv Stanshall sounds like an MP3 at 128.
The mix is so bad that I am actually hearing less than the original. Notes and whole phrases are missing.
The guitar riffs halfway through side one are some of the most powerful ever recorded, but on this SACD they are shrill and lifeless.
I actually had to play a couple of other discs to make sure my system was working OK.
BTW...I am listening to it on the latest mega buck Krell system.
Ouch this really hurts....and it's getting returned.
I'm giving it one star because I have to.
Terrible!
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Classic 1973 album & one of the best selling in history. The first SACD playable on all CD players. The idea to produce the first multi-channeled SACD (Super Audio Compact Disc) came from Simon Heyworth (Mike Oldfield's original engineer and co-producer for Tubular Bells) who located a pristine condition four-channel master of this legendary recording. Unique -style jewel case. 2001 release.International Music CDs
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