Ranking the Discographies

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Kory wrote:
16 Sep 2022, 2:16pm
NOTHING is better than Closer, Marky, old sport
Hey Kory (and Marky), what do you think the best masterings of the Joy Division catalog are? I have the 2-disc editions that were released in, what, 2007? Is it worth digging around for some earlier (or later) CD issues?
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Kory wrote:
16 Sep 2022, 2:16pm
Marky Dread wrote:
16 Sep 2022, 6:57am
Kory wrote:
15 Sep 2022, 8:04pm
Marky Dread wrote:
15 Sep 2022, 6:19pm
Kory wrote:
15 Sep 2022, 5:47pm

Joy Division The Complete BBC Recordings
Closer
Unknown Pleasures
It’s good but I don’t count compilations.
You're correct of course. But I was just having fun as it's such a small catalogue.
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Except Still.
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Flex wrote:
16 Sep 2022, 2:29pm
Kory wrote:
16 Sep 2022, 2:16pm
NOTHING is better than Closer, Marky, old sport
Hey Kory (and Marky), what do you think the best masterings of the Joy Division catalog are? I have the 2-disc editions that were released in, what, 2007? Is it worth digging around for some earlier (or later) CD issues?
I have those ones too. It's been forever since I heard the earlier issues, which a lot of people say are better because the 2-discers pumped up the bass. And of course I believe they're bricked. It's my understanding based on word of mouth that the Heart and Soul box is the best master. I have it, but I haven't A/B'd with any of the others so I can't speak from any experience. The 2-discers do me well because I like bass, and this is a band where more bass is pretty welcome.
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Dr. Medulla wrote:
16 Sep 2022, 2:33pm
Kory wrote:
16 Sep 2022, 2:16pm
Marky Dread wrote:
16 Sep 2022, 6:57am
Kory wrote:
15 Sep 2022, 8:04pm
Marky Dread wrote:
15 Sep 2022, 6:19pm
It’s good but I don’t count compilations.
You're correct of course. But I was just having fun as it's such a small catalogue.
NOTHING is better than Closer, Marky, old sport
Except Still.
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Kory wrote:
16 Sep 2022, 2:16pm
Marky Dread wrote:
16 Sep 2022, 6:57am
Kory wrote:
15 Sep 2022, 8:04pm
Marky Dread wrote:
15 Sep 2022, 6:19pm
Kory wrote:
15 Sep 2022, 5:47pm

Joy Division The Complete BBC Recordings
Closer
Unknown Pleasures
It’s good but I don’t count compilations.
You're correct of course. But I was just having fun as it's such a small catalogue.
NOTHING is better than Closer, Marky, old sport
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Kory wrote:
16 Sep 2022, 3:24pm
Flex wrote:
16 Sep 2022, 2:29pm
Kory wrote:
16 Sep 2022, 2:16pm
NOTHING is better than Closer, Marky, old sport
Hey Kory (and Marky), what do you think the best masterings of the Joy Division catalog are? I have the 2-disc editions that were released in, what, 2007? Is it worth digging around for some earlier (or later) CD issues?
I have those ones too. It's been forever since I heard the earlier issues, which a lot of people say are better because the 2-discers pumped up the bass. And of course I believe they're bricked. It's my understanding based on word of mouth that the Heart and Soul box is the best master. I have it, but I haven't A/B'd with any of the others so I can't speak from any experience. The 2-discers do me well because I like bass, and this is a band where more bass is pretty welcome.
Was the Heart and Soul set a remaster job of the first cd's? That's the one I tend to play, but more out of convenience than an awareness that it's better sounding.
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Dr. Medulla wrote:
16 Sep 2022, 3:34pm
Kory wrote:
16 Sep 2022, 3:24pm
Flex wrote:
16 Sep 2022, 2:29pm
Kory wrote:
16 Sep 2022, 2:16pm
NOTHING is better than Closer, Marky, old sport
Hey Kory (and Marky), what do you think the best masterings of the Joy Division catalog are? I have the 2-disc editions that were released in, what, 2007? Is it worth digging around for some earlier (or later) CD issues?
I have those ones too. It's been forever since I heard the earlier issues, which a lot of people say are better because the 2-discers pumped up the bass. And of course I believe they're bricked. It's my understanding based on word of mouth that the Heart and Soul box is the best master. I have it, but I haven't A/B'd with any of the others so I can't speak from any experience. The 2-discers do me well because I like bass, and this is a band where more bass is pretty welcome.
Was the Heart and Soul set a remaster job of the first cd's? That's the one I tend to play, but more out of convenience than an awareness that it's better sounding.
That's my understanding. I know it's a new master after those originals, but I'm not sure what the source was. Given that people think it's the best ones, I'd imagine it's from the tapes.
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I only have the Heart & Soul box and it sounds very good to my ears.
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Speaking of JD, this is another favourite. I only learned a few months ago that Sumner and Hook trade instruments on this one, yet do remarkable impressions of each other.
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Awesome, thanks guys. Saw a copy of heart and soul for 30 bucks so snatched it up.
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Flex wrote:
16 Sep 2022, 8:00pm
Awesome, thanks guys. Saw a copy of heart and soul for 30 bucks so snatched it up.
You owe me. And. I. Will. Collect. This, I swear.

(This works better if you can imagine a Kirby drawing where the hero/villain raises their fist to the sky, with perspective making it seem overly large. Also, imagine me as a Kirby hero/villain.)
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Dr. Medulla wrote:
16 Sep 2022, 8:21pm
Flex wrote:
16 Sep 2022, 8:00pm
Awesome, thanks guys. Saw a copy of heart and soul for 30 bucks so snatched it up.
You owe me. And. I. Will. Collect. This, I swear.

(This works better if you can imagine a Kirby drawing where the hero/villain raises their fist to the sky, with perspective making it seem overly large. Also, imagine me as a Kirby hero/villain.)
Hmmm, this is actually how I imagine all our interactions, so this tracks.

(I imagine Kory as more... liefeldian)
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a bowl of soup
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Flex owes me nothing as long as he keeps his monthly payments going. 😈
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Flex wrote:
16 Sep 2022, 11:20pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
16 Sep 2022, 8:21pm
Flex wrote:
16 Sep 2022, 8:00pm
Awesome, thanks guys. Saw a copy of heart and soul for 30 bucks so snatched it up.
You owe me. And. I. Will. Collect. This, I swear.

(This works better if you can imagine a Kirby drawing where the hero/villain raises their fist to the sky, with perspective making it seem overly large. Also, imagine me as a Kirby hero/villain.)
Hmmm, this is actually how I imagine all our interactions, so this tracks.

(I imagine Kory as more... liefeldian)
He definitely has ankles like a deer and has pouches all over his clothes.
"I never doubted myself for a minute for I knew that my monkey-strong bowels were girded with strength, like the loins of a dragon ribboned with fat and the opulence of buffalo dung." - Richard Nixon, Checkers Speech, abandoned early draft

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Flex wrote:
16 Sep 2022, 11:20pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
16 Sep 2022, 8:21pm
Flex wrote:
16 Sep 2022, 8:00pm
Awesome, thanks guys. Saw a copy of heart and soul for 30 bucks so snatched it up.
You owe me. And. I. Will. Collect. This, I swear.

(This works better if you can imagine a Kirby drawing where the hero/villain raises their fist to the sky, with perspective making it seem overly large. Also, imagine me as a Kirby hero/villain.)
Hmmm, this is actually how I imagine all our interactions, so this tracks.

(I imagine Kory as more... liefeldian)
Oh fuck THIS we are throwing down as soon as I get to Tucson.

I’ll bring my gun that’s as big as two normal adults.
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