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What is the better intro to "great Stones" for the newbie, HONK or HOT ROCKS?

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jumpingjackflash5
Yes, I mostly prefer the older ones.

A Bigger Bang unfortunately was also "hot" mastered. Here versions with good dynamic range do not exist.

The version in the Abbey Road 1971-2016 vinyl Remasters box is much improved in this respect...and the whole album far more enjoyable as a result.

This boxed set as a whole is a bit of a curate's egg ...But ABB is like a whole new album .
It sounds so much more natural, with instruments & voices breathing more like they should.

As ABB was digital from the outset.This proves that it is production values & choices, rather than the technology itself, that are the problem with so many Digital era releases.

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jumpingjackflash5
Thank you for info. Unfortunately I haven't got turntable and even if I have, that box would be too expensive for me. So I do not have access to that version, unfortunately. It would be great to hear less compressed A Bigger Bang, especially first three songs are ruined by compression.

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It's a shame that new masters weren't used for the download release.

The guy who did the vinyl was given a choice of flat digital masters to work from for the whole series, and did remark that he used as little compression as possible .

[...and it was too expensive for me too...but, luckily, I had a "special" birthday ]

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CJFP
What is limited edition about HONK? How long will I the out?

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tomcasagranda
I wonder why it was called Honk ? There's no evidence of Country Honk on it, or Honky Tonk Women for that matter ??

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CJFP
I like the HONK art. It is new and different.

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CJFP
I like the HONK art. It is new and different.

It just feels way too stock for me...and too derivative of the Jump Back color/shape scheme.

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CJFP
I like the HONK art. It is new and different.

It just feels way too stock for me...and too derivative of the Jump Back color/shape scheme.

I see what you mean.

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tomcasagranda
I wonder why it was called Honk ? There's no evidence of Country Honk on it, or Honky Tonk Women for that matter ??

The lack of thought and care that goes into their album titles and cover art is astounding.

I can't think of a lazier band when it comes to those two things.

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HMS
It´s been seven years since GRRR. A new generation of music fans needed to be introduced to the Stones´ great body of work. HONK wasn´t designed for us die-hards. For those they offered the bonus-disc-version (at a very reasonable price I´d like to say).
I do not need disc 1 & 2 but listened to it and it was a lot of fun to hear the songs in random order. Disc 3 is ok (i think Dancing With Mr. D is much better than the original). Every band/artist releases a sampler from time to time, it´s part of the business, so I don´t mind it all.

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GasLightStreet
[ HONK is the 26th compilation released, excluding the singles box sets other than THE LONDON YEARS, which, if it were counted per record, it would be 29 compilations, compared to 30 studio albums.

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[ HONK is the 26th compilation released, excluding the singles box sets other than THE LONDON YEARS, which, if it were counted per record, it would be 29 compilations, compared to 30 studio albums.

That is a very scary statistic !

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tomcasagranda
I wonder why it was called Honk ? There's no evidence of Country Honk on it, or Honky Tonk Women for that matter ??

The lack of thought and care that goes into their album titles and cover art is astounding.

I can't think of a lazier band when it comes to those two things.

Titles in waiting for future compilations include "Woof" , "Squark" and "Harrumph"

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jlowe
Any new sales information ?
What figure needs to be reached for Universal to make a profit?

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Spud
I wonder which song has been on the most compilations ?

That's a nice puzzler for somebody to play with

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Spud
I wonder which song has been on the most compilations ?

That's a nice puzzler for somebody to play with

Don't quote me on it, but it looks like it's between Satisfaction and Brown Sugar, with JJF close.

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hopkins
[datebook.sfchronicle.com]

sounds like a lotta posters here could have written this.

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mtaylor
3 weeks on billboar 200

1 - 23
2 - 111
3 - 136

impressive

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mtaylor
3 weeks on billboar 200

1 - 23
2 - 111
3 - 136

impressive

unsurprising really. you're only selling to the absolute diehards (everyone older than 40 that wants this material already has it), and a very few new fans.

I indulged once again...it's getting ridiculous though.

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mtaylor
3 weeks on billboar 200

1 - 23
2 - 111
3 - 136

impressive

unsurprising really. you're only selling to the absolute diehards (everyone older than 40 that wants this material already has it), and a very few new fans.

I indulged once again...it's getting ridiculous though.

The reality is that only people over 40-45 is the one buying physical product, you will never sell an album to anyone under 40 nowadays, 70% of the market is streaming and this compilation is only a shuffle playlist released to the streaming market with various physical variations for the aging diehards ready to buy anything over and over again.