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Re: NAKED EYES (US LP Version) on CD

PostPosted: Fri Aug 31, 2018 11:56 pm
by discoginfo
There are tools to measure and compare music files for "loudness" etcetera, maybe someone could do this. Btw I have never seen any CD that promotes "2018 Remaster" so much, so who knows...

Re: NAKED EYES (US LP Version) on CD

PostPosted: Sat Sep 01, 2018 1:17 am
by humanracer
Yes it’s also possible to check if the same masters was used.
The digital version of Burning Bridges is not remastered but they used the wrong versions for some tracks.

Re: NAKED EYES (US LP Version) on CD

PostPosted: Sat Sep 01, 2018 6:08 am
by humanracer
omar wrote:Just got the cd today. It's really loud just like the Cherry Red one. According to Discogs this is newly remastered. Whoever did it must've just copied the CR one.

Thanks Omar. Think I might cancel my order.
Can you check Always Something There To Remind Me? Is it the version with drums at the start or without?

Re: NAKED EYES (US LP Version) on CD

PostPosted: Sat Sep 01, 2018 7:35 am
by omar
humanracer wrote:
omar wrote:Just got the cd today. It's really loud just like the Cherry Red one. According to Discogs this is newly remastered. Whoever did it must've just copied the CR one.

Thanks Omar. Think I might cancel my order.
Can you check Always Something There To Remind Me? Is it the version with drums at the start or without?



its the one with drums at the start.

Re: NAKED EYES (US LP Version) on CD

PostPosted: Sat Sep 01, 2018 12:37 pm
by humanracer
Amazon were a bit cheeky. I placed an order for the CD with a price of £5.99 but it now said out of stock. Now I see there is a new listing which is in stock but at a higher price. I complained and they are going to dispatch within 24 hours and they also gave me a £5 credit.

Re: NAKED EYES (US LP Version) on CD

PostPosted: Sat Sep 01, 2018 7:24 pm
by omar
I never really liked Naked Eyes except for a few songs. Climie Fisher were better in my opinion.

Re: NAKED EYES (US LP Version) on CD

PostPosted: Sat Sep 01, 2018 7:36 pm
by humanracer
omar wrote:I never really liked Naked Eyes except for a few songs. Climie Fisher were better in my opinion.

Oh I am surprised. I think the opposite. I haven't heard the albums but Love Changes Everything is quite bland IMO. But I do like almost everything Naked Eyes did. They made simple but effective synthpop.

Re: NAKED EYES (US LP Version) on CD

PostPosted: Sat Sep 01, 2018 7:39 pm
by omar
I've got both of CF's albums (the Edsel Reissues) and love all the songs especially the album cuts and b sides. i definitely liked the sophisti pop era of the late 80s.

Re: NAKED EYES (US LP Version) on CD

PostPosted: Sun Sep 02, 2018 5:46 am
by moni
humanracer wrote:Amazon were a bit cheeky. I placed an order for the CD with a price of £5.99 but it now said out of stock. Now I see there is a new listing which is in stock but at a higher price. I complained and they are going to dispatch within 24 hours and they also gave me a £5 credit.


It doesn't matter whether if they change the price after you ordered it was £5.99 and they give you a Pre-order Price Guarantee so they have to sell you it at that price. It's saying now that it's in stock but they still haven't dispatched mines yet in saying that i might cancel after hearing it's brickwalled.

Re: NAKED EYES (US LP Version) on CD

PostPosted: Tue Sep 04, 2018 11:33 am
by humanracer
Still nothing from Amazon

Re: NAKED EYES (US LP Version) on CD

PostPosted: Tue Sep 04, 2018 2:44 pm
by moni
I cancelled it couldn't be arsed waiting.

Re: NAKED EYES (US LP Version) on CD

PostPosted: Fri Sep 14, 2018 10:36 am
by LPCDMP3
discoginfo wrote:The "Countdown" version has some additional effects, at least in the intro.
https://www.discogs.com/Various-Countdo ... se/1518941
I have not analysed it 100%.


discoginfo, I just torrented the entire 'Countdown' CD series.
This is the same version of "Always" as released on the 2012 'Burning Bridges' (church bells intro).

humanracer, as far as I can tell the only CD release of the radio edit of "(What) ITNOL" is on this 5-CD box set from Chile.
https://www.discogs.com/Various-80s-Forever-Volumen-2-100-Cl%C3%A1sicos-Anglo-Del-Pop-Y-El-Rock/release/2801789
Fred Taghon made his own digital edit and I'm happy with that. Thanks, Fred!

What I'd like to know is if the original UK single edit of "Promises" (presumably an edit of the 'Burning Bridges' LP version) was ever on CD.
From the time of the track listing it might be on one of these compilations, both put out by Disky. Anyone have these, please?
https://www.discogs.com/Various-The-One-Only-A-Collection-Of-One-Hit-Wonders/release/5913163
https://www.discogs.com/Various-Hits-Heroes/release/992056

Re: NAKED EYES (US LP Version) on CD

PostPosted: Fri Sep 14, 2018 10:42 pm
by Sean
I got my cd last Saturday. It is a digipak. Haven't listened to it though but it is available. The problem seems to be Amazon UK. They seem to be having a lot of trouble getting releases in on time these days.

Re: NAKED EYES (US LP Version) on CD

PostPosted: Thu Nov 29, 2018 3:07 am
by Subsound
omar wrote:Just got the cd today. It's really loud just like the Cherry Red one. According to Discogs this is newly remastered. Whoever did it must've just copied the CR one.


Damn! I just ordered this yesterday, hoping that the "2018 remaster" meant they had reversed some of the horrible compressed mastering by Cherry Pop.

Re: NAKED EYES (US LP Version) on CD

PostPosted: Fri Dec 07, 2018 5:13 pm
by humanracer
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Analyzed: Naked Eyes / Naked Eyes
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR7 -0.74 dB -9.49 dB 3:39 01-Always Something There To Remind Me
DR6 -0.64 dB -7.64 dB 3:18 02-Fortune And Fame
DR6 -0.64 dB -7.74 dB 3:03 03-When The Lights Go Out
DR6 -0.64 dB -7.76 dB 3:44 04-Voices In My Head
DR7 -0.64 dB -8.71 dB 3:54 05-Low Life
DR8 -0.05 dB -9.39 dB 3:46 06-Promises, Promises
DR7 -0.64 dB -8.76 dB 3:25 07-I Could Show You How
DR7 -0.94 dB -9.36 dB 4:42 08-Emotion In Motion
DR7 -0.64 dB -8.42 dB 3:36 09-Burning Bridges
DR7 -0.64 dB -8.76 dB 2:54 10-Could Be
DR6 -1.74 dB -9.19 dB 4:05 11-A Very Hard Act To Follow
DR7 -1.14 dB -9.65 dB 3:17 12-The Time Is Now
DR6 -1.74 dB -9.14 dB 3:32 13-Pit Stop
DR7 -0.05 dB -8.78 dB 5:40 14-Always Something There To Remind Me [Jellybean Extended Remix]
DR6 -2.24 dB -9.44 dB 6:56 15-Promises, Promises [Jellybean 12' Dance Mix]
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Number of tracks: 15
Official DR value: DR7

Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 1003 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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