![]() stereo analog master is marked as “dash 3”, but is actually only one generation away from the original first-gen master - it is a Dolby copy of that original tape, made in the 70’s. It was not an easily definable system - it was subject to interpretation, from inception. Many Dylan masters are marked dashes “2” “3” “4” etc, but that often means that there were that many REVISIONS to the original tape, before it was declared the “final” master. But - as I have said many, many times, when there is a designation on the tape ledger/box of something like “dash 2,” "dash 3,” etc., that does NOT always and/or necessarily mean that those tapes are “x” generations away from the master. I believe that to be the same for “Wednesday Morning.” as well. cutting masters for “Bookends,” “Bridge.,” and “G.Hits” were ALWAYS on hand, never missing in the first place. (We never issued the first two S&G albums on Sundazed.) Furthermore, the U.S. ![]() Dolby copy to make our PSR&T LP, because it sounded BEST to me out of all sources. "I pulled in all existing foreign copies of the album masters (that could be located at the time) many years ago, after the “Old Friends” (CD) box set was long-released. Here is his statement, authorized for publication: Dolby copy to make our Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme LP, because it sounded BEST to me out of all sources."Ī has never had that information and we apologize to Irwin and to Sundazed for any misinformation we may have inadvertently published here. Sundazed's Bob Irwin emailed today (9/3/15) to say that Sundazed's S&G reissues were not from the remixes he'd done but rather that he ".pulled the foreign tapes in (all that could be located at that time - it’s very possible that Steve found even more), but I STILL chose the U.S. Unfortunately at that time the pressing quality was poor and the overall sound was undistinguished (Sundazed now presses at QRP). However, (so the story goes), these mixes were never considered suitable for a vinyl box set reissue, though Sundazed did issue the individual albums on vinyl some time ago. These mixes were used for CD reissues and boxed sets. (which originally sold but 2000 copies and was never a big enough seller subsequently to warrant repeated masterings and pressings), to sound as close as possible to the original mixes. Using the original four track tapes, he re-mixed the four albums after Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M. So, the story goes, Sundazed’s Bob Irwin, then working for Sony’s Legacy division, restored an assemblage of vintage gear that duplicated Columbia’s ‘60s era mix down facility. With the advent of the CD, something had to be done to restore the catalog to its former luster. The original copy would then be tossed.Įventually, it got to the point where the copies of copies of copies sounded so awful they were deemed no longer usable and production stopped. When the copy showed signs of wear, it would be copied and the copy used to generate more lacquers. Because S&G became so popular, over time the tapes would show signs of wear, so Columbia engineers would make a copy, toss the original, and begin cutting lacquers using the copy. The story that has been handed down through the decades goes like this: Simon and Garfunkel’s vinyl LPs were originally produced using master tapes. We have updated some of it based upon an email just received from Sundazed's Bob Irwin and as facts come in we will further update the story as necessary). Editor's note: It now appears that some of the "story" below may not be 100% accurate.
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