? about CD versions of "Birth of the Cool"

[trane_fanatic]

How does the '98 "The Complete BOTC" disc stack up sonicwise against the '01 RVG? I have the '98 remaster and I know the RVG doesn't have the bonus Royal Roost live material, but...

[WD45]

I used to have the 1998 remaster with the extra cuts, but traded it on the RVG. Now I regret it. Why couldn't they have included the extra material on the damned RVG edition?

[Rosco]

The sound is far superior on the RVG. This was apparently the first time they it had been remastered from the original tapes; all previous CD versions were remastered from the second or third generation LP master. You can finally hear what the tuba and French horn were doing and I found it, personally, to be a revelation. That's just me, though.

Of course, the airchecks are essential, too, so you really need both versions. Thanks a bunch, EMI.

[Larry Kart]

I have both. Can't get at them right now, but I recall that the RVG sounded much better because RVG was working with the recently discovered/found original metal parts (or would it have been tapes?) while all previous reissues had been working from secondary sources.

[Chuck Nessa]

What they said.

[trane_fanatic]

Darn, I hate having duplicate material in my collection for some reason , but looks like I'll have to grab the RVG someday too. Yea, thanks EMI

[Alexander]

The RVG is VASTLY superior in terms of sound. The version with the airchecks is essential as well. I actually put both discs in to a two CD container. Whenever I listen to the RVG, I follow it up with the live material.

[AndrewHill]

Agree with all above. I have the JRVG (mini lp) and it is dramatically superior to both Capitol editions (the original and expanded cd issues).

[medjuck]

Me too. Kept them both.

[Ron S]

Me too.

[Rooster_Ties]

Always wondered if it was worth getting the RVG. The earlier issue with the air-checks is amazingly interesting, and I wouldn't be without it.

Guess I gotta put another title on my want list. (And thanks, Alexander, for the idea of putting them both in a 2CD jewel box.)

[street singer]

Can't help but wonder how the Classic Records vinyl reissue stacks up to these in comparison... Any insight, anyone?

[BFrank]

Got 'em both, too.

[JSngry]

Wow, it really sucks that there's no way for us the consumer to put the RVG & the live material onto the same disc after buying both.

[Spontooneous]

Wow, it really sucks that there's no way for us the consumer to put the RVG & the live material onto the same disc after buying both.

...or to put the tracks back in session order, instead of the hideous, arbitrary sequence of the LP.

[JSngry]

Yeah, itr really sucks that the technology does not exist for us to make the albums we buy play the way we want them to play.

[Parkertown]

The Classic Records 200g vinyl is tip-top too!