Yes - Talk 30th Anniversary set (No surround)

[Blackwood]

https://ultimateclassicrock.com/yes-talk-reissue-box-set/

I like Talk, so this was an instant pre-order via Burning Shed.

This is one of those surprise releases that I wouldn’t have ever considered possible.

 

[ProgRules]

I saw this and was very disappointed there was no MCH mix. Ironically, the Talk tour was in surround sound, sponsored by DTS! Though TBH, I didn't notice any discrete surround at the show; I think it was probably mostly for ambience.

 

[GOS]

I've never heard of this album I guess.

 

[DuncanS]

I've never heard of this album I guess.

I was in the Netherlands visiting friends when I bought it on 'spec', its a really good album, shame its not in surround

 

[colsky]

My favourite band, but an album of there's that I really don't like, only remastered, coupled with a (possibly) bootleg quality live recording, and no surround mix. It's a no from me!

 

[Blackwood]

I hadn’t originally owned this and bought it at the same time Heaven & Earth came out... 2014.

I was so disappointed with H&E, especially being Squire’s last album.

But Talk was a different matter. It reminded me of what Rabin brings to the table in terms of being a bit more adventurous than Howe (at least at that time.)

The Calling was a strong song, and Endless Dream could have been amazing in surround with the right mixer.

I’ll assume cost is the reason, but I don’t imagine Rabin would have said no to mixing the album in surround if asked.

Anyway... I didn’t have Talk on my bingo card of deluxe releases this year or any year. Total surprise.

Can we now more enthusiastically hope for a deluxe package of 90125?

 

[cbmmm3]

missed Surround opportunity. would have been killer

 

[steelydave]

Given the nature of how it was produced originally - an early all-digital recording and mix done on four Macs that relied on an IBM PC for sync - the challenges in reconstructing the multitracks and effects (which would be 30-year-old computer software at this point) are probably greater than if it was recorded on plain old two-inch analog tape. This would make it really cost prohibitive, especially for an album with pretty narrow commercial appeal.

 

[ProgRules]

Given the nature of how it was produced originally - an early all-digital recording and mix done on four Macs that relied on an IBM PC for sync - the challenges in reconstructing the multitracks and effects (which would be 30-year-old computer software at this point) are probably greater than if it was recorded on plain old two-inch analog tape. This would make it really cost prohibitive, especially for an album with pretty narrow commercial appeal.

That makes sense. Good insight. Thnaks!

 

[JediJoker]

I hope Andy Pearce is able to eke out some more dynamic range with his remaster, but I worry that the mixes themselves are already squashed.

 

[Healthcare29]

My last 'good' Yes release, was considering but not at £50

 

[Bob Romano]

I've never heard of this album I guess.

I actually like it quite a bit.

 

[skherbeck]

As far as Trevor Rabin -era Yes goes, I like 90125 the best, followed by this one and then Big Generator. I wish it had gotten the surround treatment; I love the song “I Am Waiting”.

 

[kvsawilson]

This is my favorite of the Trevor Rabin albums but, without a surround mix, I'm not interested.

 

[kap'n krunch]

funny, I had just got a brand new sealed cassette (CrO2 tape) a few weeks ago and it sounds heavenly, a bit compressed but full bass , I prefer it to the CD...

 

[Mistee]

No surround? How silly of them.

 

[SeeMoreDigital]

Oh wow the box-set is £53.00 over at Amazon UK. And the single CD release is £14.00. That's way too expensive!

 

[srbjab]

I always thought it was one of the best sounding later Yes albums and really liked the music. A missed opportunity not to include a surround remix - I wonder if the multi's are lost for this recording or if they were just lazy. Without a surround mix, I'll happily keep my collector's edition CD.

 

[Petr Kropotkin]

No surround? How silly of them.

Well, Rabin had a hand in the disastrous mixing of the "YES featuring...Live at the Apollo" Blu-ray from 2018, maybe that's a factor. The inserted audience noise at absurd points made it unlistenable; I ended up turned the surround mix off and settled for the stereo.

 

[GilWave]

I actually like it quite a bit.

Same here. Looking at your profile pic, would love to see some Atmos FZ releases besides Overnight Sensation. As Dweezil just did Atmos mix for 50th anniversary Deep Purple Machine Head, perhaps he'll tackle Apostrophe. And it's long past time for a video release of the 1988 tour - since Bob Stone recorded it 0n 64 tracks of Mitsubishi digital, and that it was a 9-piece band of phenomenal musicians, there'd be plenty of tracks to work with for a 9.1.4 Atmos mix.