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opj
I would like to have them too, could you post them here.
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-----Hot Rocks-----
I found this online: Ronkanefiles's Blog [ronkanefiles.wordpress.com]
Rolling Stones “Hot Rocks 1” CD
There is an extremely desirable Rolling Stones CD that isn’t an SA-CD: “Hot Rocks 1” (London / Polydor Japan P25L 25047, released 1989). No idea how it happened, but…
This disc is truly unique: 10 of the 12 songs on this CD are in true stereo! In TRUE STEREO: “Time Is On My Side”, “Heart Of Stone”, “Play With Fire”, “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction”, “Get Off My Cloud”, “Mother’s Little Helper”, “Paint It Black”, “Under My Thumb”, “Ruby Tuesday” and “Let’s Spend The Night Together” – only “As Tears Go By” and “19th Nervous Breakdown” are in mono. Here are true stereo versions of the above listed tracks that are not currently available (not even on the ’02 SA-CD’s!). Want to hear “Satisfaction” in true stereo? This disc is the way…
So, whenever tapes were being pulled – somehow a properly mixed “Satisfaction” in true stereo made it’s way to both Germany and Japan in the late 80’s – could this possibly have something to do with the MFSL boxed set of LP’s? Of course, in the late 80’s – there were no “CD mastering” credits on this CD.
For years, I’ve chased lots of ‘true stereo’ songs by The Rolling Stones – such as the groovy stuff on “No. 2” that found it’s way to CD in Japan, much of it in true stereo – again, in the late 80’s. I’m really bummed that the ’02 SA-CD’s don’t seem to be so adventurous – they (the ’02 SA-CD’s) do, however, all sound fairly uniformly great. It was just super that Abkco gave you a choice between the US or UK version of “Between The Buttons” and “Aftermath”. The original British Decca LP of “Aftermath” is one of my longest held personal beliefs in the strength of ‘rock music’.
It’s nearly impossible to tell if a German version of the “Hot Rocks 1” CD is a stereo version unless you pop it in a CD player and listen to it – but the Japanese editions: much easier – there are several editions of “Hot Rocks 1”, but if you stick with finding a Japanese London / Polydor P25L 25047 disc, you’ll get there. As far as I know, none of the US versions of “Hot Rocks” as a double CD have the desirable true stereo songs.
It hits you immediately when you first hear “Satisfaction” in true stereo – did you know that there’s a piano on that track? You can hear it in the stereo version! I confess that the true stereo “Get Off Of My Cloud” also rattled my cage – wow, sure never heard this before! It is so super cool to hear these stereo versions! Dang!
As stereo is generally very common, record companies are now re-releasing mono versions of The Beatles, Bob Dylan etc. – as many people never heard those mixes / versions. But it’s astonishing to go the other direction and hear something in nice wide stereo, after you’ve been used to it being in mono for decades.
The topic of mono vs. stereo is best left for the ‘Stereo bulletin board’ at the Both Sides Now Website: [bsnpubs.websitetoolbox.com]
Here's some more HR Info found on ebay:
The Rolling Stones' "London" labeled Hot Rocks 1 mastered by MFSL pressed by Japan Polydor - Long Out of Print, Hard to Find Now!
Hot Rock 1 POCD-1927
The Rolling Stones' "London" labeled CDs, mastered by MFSL, were issued in Japan by Polydor Japan until the end of 1997.
Polydor Japan pressed "Hot Rocks 1" CD which has most of its tracks, incl. (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction, Get Off My Cloud and Play With Fire in true stereo, does not have the notorious fade ups on any songs.
The first Polydor German pressed version (the one with the red slanted banner "digitally remastered" in the upper-left side corner of the cover) does not have the notorious fade ups either, while later Polydor German pressed versions do (the faded tracks are: 3. Play With Fire, 4. (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction, 10. Under My Thumb, 12. Let's Spend The Night Together).
This CD is POCD-1927. Please note that P33L, P25L, and the first pressed POCD series were all made of the same masters. The different catalog numbers were given due to the changes of Japanese comsumption tax amount and the CD's retail list price. Each time they changed, new Obi strips (which list the retail price w/ consumption tax) and new catalog numbers were given.
For Information about CDs by The Rolling Stones on the London label: [home.arcor.de]
For Information about the Rolling Stones in Stereo: [www.lukpac.org]
So this information raises questions to compare "Hot Rocks 1" POCD-1927 (1995) with "Hot Rocks 1" P25L-25047 Japan (1989). I imagine both CDs to have identical MFSL mastering? No fade-ins? I presume, going by release dates only that "Hot Rocks 1" POCD-1927 has better sound since CD technology was better by 1995. I own POCD-1927 (on HD) and I have P25L-2547 coming by post (hopefully today).
From different information I read, it seems these MFSL wide-stereo mixes on CD were released only from 1984-1995. Correct?
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georgelicks
Can anyone email me both tracks?
I used to have it but I can't found it on my PC
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georgelicks
Can anyone email me both tracks?
I used to have it but I can't found it on my PC
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Antonio218
Many Thanks. Much appreciated
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rek53
Can someone please share these tracks with me? FLAC?lossless? Thanks!
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rek53
Can someone please share these tracks with me? FLAC?lossless? Thanks!
Not from bootleg, from my vinyl.
Flac
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