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I have a 180g 3 album box set from 2017 (Apple SCTH 639) Believe it is remastered sounds pretty good, some tracks very good & some okay. Apple Records/DArk Horse Records/Universal Music. Look forward to reviews on this latest version.

Do you know if the LP’s are remixed from analog tapes or from a digital file?
Thanks

Any news whether this will actually be AAA or just another digital cut?

Transfers from the multitracks to high-resolution digital files, with those being used to create a new digital mix? I doubt these are all-analog.

Hi Michael, It is with much regret that I must inform you that your information about the 30th anniversary release of ATMP is incorrect. It was remastered but certainly NOT remixed. The first and only remix is this new one from Paul and Dhanni. Hope you are well. Cheers, Ken

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that ATMP was transferred to a digital audio workstation (DAW) for remixing. However, that doesn't preclude the use of analog EQ's, vacuum tube compressors, analog reverbs, delays etc. Most engineers employ a hybrid approach when mixing on a DAW these days. This is what Steven Wilson has done with King Crimson, Yes, XTC etc.

Dhani: "Now, 20 years later [since the 2001 version], with the help of new technology and the extensive work of Paul Hicks we have realized this wish..."

I think this statement supports the DAW based mix. The original was 23 tracks. I've been wrong about these things before, but I can't imagine remixing a 23 track project exclusively in the analog domain. Want AAA? Find an original from 1971.

track I found on Qobuz is any indication, this will sound great.

about who mastered the new version and who will cut it to vinyl?

To add to the confusion, there was a 2010 numbered Record Store Day version with a sticker on the front that read “Remastered for vinyl from the original analogue stereo master tapes. Album replicates design and construction of the original release. 180g Heavyweight vinyl.”

Thanks, Michael.

Looking forward. I'm all for the undertow in murky waters on this one - hopefully, it can get even stronger.

I'm truly surprised to learn that the 30th anniversary didn't have some songs remixed since some tracks definitely appeared to be brighter and less muddy than the original. I also thought that George did some 2000 overdubs on My Sweet Lord 2000 and the finally released I Live For You?

More a fan of George Martin, Phil Spector, Ken Scott and Geoff Emerick's work, I'll keep my fingers crossed that Paul Hicks somehow enhances this masterpiece while keeping the feel and integrity of the original intact. The wooden crate version is just killer, but sadly it's a killer on my non existent wallet. A promo anyone with holes drilled into the oak please??

The title is especially poignant after that bad burrito I ate last night.

I notice that the SUPREME Deluxe set is no longer on Geogie's site. The prices have also risen. I paid $75 for the E-Exclusive Splatter vinyl set and it's now $95 same with all the other sets too.

https://georgeharrison.tmstor.es/products/menu/ATMP%2050

The CD release, which is awful. I'll be happy with the 3 LP set.

Is there any reason to believe that the new vinyl version of the LP would sound better than it’s CD version? Digital to vinyl is still digital.

as to who plays and sings on each song and his recent YouTube post provides anecdotal evidence contrary to the information provided in the upcoming reissue. Not that this is unusual as credit errors and omissions frequently occur in these matters. It makes it all the more interesting when listening to this 50 year old recording as to who is doing what.

hi!

the trouble with the new ATMP is in the dynamics-limited mastering, not the mix. alas, for whatever reason, the "unlimited" version of the album was not released online (like some of McCartney's archive releases) or on the blu-ray (as was for Abbey Road). all stereo versions are the dynamics-limited master. but the dolby atmos tracks are not so limited. so, since listening to the new stereo version was giving me a headache, and since i don't have an atmos decoder, i tried downmixing the atmos channels to approximate the stereo version as best i could **. and lo and behold this thing sounds pretty nice--no more headache, and no more bloated bass either. i've always loved the ATMP castle-in-the clouds sound. however, the new mix's cleaner, warmer and more intimate approach ALSO works--i dig it too! the uptempo tracks like What is Life and Art of Dying have momentum and groove here which i daresay was clouded in the original. the Isn't it a Pity v1 fade is a whole new thing--and it's great too. the more i listen to the whole thing, the more the trivia/novelty recedes and cream rises to the top--the songs and performances shine here. ATMP-50 is real pleasure this way. mastering the new ATMP so loud made a lemon, but i recommend to anyone who is interested to investigate the un-squashed atmos tracks for a stereo workaround.

(** a straight fold didn't quite match the stereo--maybe because of stereo / surround mix differences, maybe because of the way heavy compression can affect subjective levels. i settled on wiggling down the center channel and wiggling up the atmos surrounds--maybe you might prefer something a little different. if you can, try it!)

....i hope the upcoming Let It Be set won't have these issues. but i'm not holding my breath.