Pink Floyd Mega-rare restored vinyl "Hamburger" Hamburg Germany 1971-02-25 - speed corrected and EQ'd from CBM test pressing at 24/96 (pitched another semitone higher)
OK then... add to the following: Put the original 24/96 wav files back into Sound Forge. Perform "Pitch Shift" function with accuracy set to "High" and settings +1 semitone with anti-alias filter turned ON (needed!). The results aren't quite as anal as starting completely over, and there's no audible difference in quality. This version will be used for a 16/44 torrent, which will go on later today.
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Welcome to another restoration!
This project ended up taking the better part of three whole days to complete. It was done for several reasons. First, I wanted to prove this album was no copy of M-502. By that, I mean that the vinyl of M-502 was not played into a recorder in order to make this set. All the reference materials state that's the case, and I never believed it. Next, I wanted to show this boot in the best possible light. There's more, but let's get started.
In final conclusion, I can definitely state that sides one through three are from tape. The sound quality is much deeper and warmer than M-502, and more natural sounding. I'm still up in the air over side four. They definitely rearranged the stage to play AHM, and the quality of the sound takes a jump upward. There's also more hiss, and some noise in the background that may or may not be the sounds of a record being played over. It could also be the pressing, as I've heard noise like that from commercial releases. Either way, I've made different adjustments to it than I have to the other three sides. Hey, you'll have to listen and tell me what you think.
Make no mistake about it, CBM's product was the worst. The records pressed on the CBM and King Kong labels were poorly handled and made of recycled vinyl. It was normal for them to have overwhelming surface noise and crackles, which at times obscured the music to the point of distraction.
This particular set came to me sealed and brand new at a record convention during the late 1980's. This torrent is from a test pressing on supposedly virgin vinyl. A test pressing it is for sure, as the quality of the presentation is almost there. Virgin vinyl, maybe. Even though it's a test pressing, it still isn't perfect. It just means the guys at the pressing plant only had three beers beforehand instead of their usual five or six. The records are slightly damaged by improper handling during manufacture for the first few and last few seconds of each side. That came along with dirty thumbprints imbedded on the white labels (HEY! want to go to jail, anyone? I've got you right here!)
Restoration consisted of speed-correction on the turntable, followed by intensive scrubbing of the four sides. Next, four separate notch filters were used to remove hum and cutter noise (three filters on side four), plus to improve "air".
I now issue this challenge: M-502: take a hike. What do you think?
This is a great concert, one of Floyd's best. Listen to it again!
Setlist:
Green Is The colour/Careful With That Axe, Eugene
Cymbaline
The Embryo
Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun
A Saucerful Of Secrets
Atom Heart Mother (with choir and brass)
Enjoy!
A DoinkerTape
Hamburg Germany
speed corrected and EQ'd from CBM test pressing at 24/96 (pitched another semitone higher)
Sides one through three are from tape. The sound quality is much deeper and warmer than M-502, and more natural sounding. still up in the air over side four. They definitely rearranged the stage to play AHM, and the quality of the sound takes a jump upward. There's also more hiss, and some noise in the background that may or may not be the sounds of a record being played over. It could also be the pressing.
Make no mistake about it, CBM's product was the worst. The records pressed on the CBM and King Kong labels were poorly handled and made of recycled vinyl. It was normal for them to have overwhelming surface noise and crackles, which at times obscured the music to the point of distraction.
This particular set came to me sealed and brand new at a record convention during the late 1980's. This torrent is from a test pressing on supposedly virgin vinyl. A test pressing it is for sure, as the quality of the presentation is almost there. Virgin vinyl, maybe. Even though it's a test pressing, it still isn't perfect. It just means the guys at the pressing plant only had three beers beforehand instead of their usual five or six. The records are slightly damaged by improper handling during manufacture for the first few and last few seconds of each side. That came along with dirty thumbprints imbedded on the white labels.
Restoration consisted of speed-correction on the turntable, followed by intensive scrubbing of the four sides. Next, four separate notch filters were used to remove hum and cutter noise (three filters on side four), plus to improve "air".
This is a great concert, one of Floyd's best.