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Generally CDs manufacturered during and after 1999 sound better than those manufactured prior to 1999, in my opinion. This CD breaks that rule. Collectables must have done some experimenting with sound quality in 1997. Most of the songs on this CD sound far superior to recent Eric, Ace, Rhino, BMG & Sony releases of the same song. I make this judgement by looking at the meters on my professional recording equipment, a Tascam CD-RW402. By starting the songs at the same time, I can alternate between the Collectables version and the more recent release version. The sound quality goes up when switching to the Collectables Ultimate Rock & Roll 60’s version. But it’s not just observing the sound meters. Most times the bass comes in much stronger, etc. It’s just a much better listening experience. Please note that, with digital recordings on CDs, the sound meters aren’t necessarily showing just the sound volume. To me, the more the sound meters stay at the maximun during the song, the better the sound re-mastering job that was done on that song. This is expecially true of the 2002 Rolling Stones Hybrid SACD releases by ABKCO. I’m using a Yamaha RX-V995 amplifier and Sennheiser HD-600 headphones.
Roy Orbison’s “Oh Pretty Woman” sounds much better here than on the 1999 Sony (momument) HDCD 16 Biggest Hits. The bass on “Midnight Train to Georgia” is by far the best I’ve found anywhere for that song. It just goes on. I did have a concern when I received this CD. It had a 1997 date and I thought I should have received the 2001 version. I called Collectables, and I was told that it’s the same CD but the packaging may be different, and that’s why it may have a 2001 date.
I certainly am not Collectables biggest fan, however, just what were they doing to produce this masterpiece in 1997?
Not every cut is a must have but I agree with others, I have heard many inferior copies of these tunes and the sound is about as good as it gets, even surpassing Rhino’s excellant 9-volume British Invasion Box Set, which also contains a very high quality version of Lulu - “To Sir With Love”, for example. This topped that.
The Monkees have been repackeded umpteen times, but the pristeen version of “Daydream Beliver” is so crisp, you can hear the 6 a.m. alarm clock ringing behind Davey Jones vocals for the whole verse.
The joy of Dion & the Belmonts (Donna the Prima Donna), Jay & the American’s neo-operatic masterpiece, “Cara Mia” amoung others, are in great company on board this trip down memory lane.
In addition, songs that don’t make run of the mill 60s soundtracks, such as “Theme from A Summer Place” (Percy Faith), or the girl-group one-hit wonders: The Toys - A Lover’s Concerto
[a classical finger minuet by Bach put to a Motown bassline]are welcome inclusions here.
Well worth seeking out for back yard parties and hard core rock and roll oldies enthusiasts.