Re: Who Sounds Good (solo)

[Doug Ciceri <dciceri@credit.erin.utoronto.ca>]

Hi WF.

With regards to the JE solo material, which album does Peter Frampton play
guitar on (is it whistle rhymes?);  I've read that this is JE's best solo
project.  Is this true?

DC

At 07:13 PM 5/13/96 -0400, you wrote:
>
>Roger Daltrey
>
>-------------------
>Daltrey
>
>The German CD sounds as good as any vinyl pressing
>--------------------
>Ride A Rockhorse
>
>UK or German pressing. The MCA sounds good, but is a bit noisy. NO CD.
>--------------------
>Lisztomania
>
>USA pressing sounds fine (A&M label). Supposedly this was released on CD in
>Japan, but I've never seen it...
>---------------------
>One of the Boys
>
>UK pressing. Also has "Written On The Wind" which didn't make it stateside...
>No CD.
>----------------------
>McVicar
>
>Clear Vinyl UK is superior to USA. CD sounds probably just as good (no
>noticeable sound difference between German & USA CDs..._
>-----------------------
>Best Bits
>
>French vinyl better than MCA. No CD.
>-------------------------------------
>Parting Should Be Painless
>
>USA copy sounds best... No CD.
>-------------------------------------
>Under A Raging Moon
>
>UK/German vinyl sounds the best. Both USA vinyl and UK/USA CDs sound too
>tinny. The above vinyl sounds a tiny bit smoother, but makes a difference on
>your ears...
>--------------------------------------
>Can't Wait To See The Movie
>
>Vinyl version has a different mix of "When The Thunder Comes", but soundwise,
>no difference really between that or the "Euro" or USA CDs...
>
>Rocks In The Head
>--------------------------------------
>USA CD only. (to the best of my knowledge) No vinyl issued.
>
>Daltrey Sings Townshend (or whatever it's called)
>--------------------------------------
>See entry just above...
>
>
>John Entwistle
>--------------------------------------
>All vinyl (except for new Anthology & "The Rock"). I would say that the 1st 4
>albums sound better on UK or German vinyl, except for "Too Late The Hero",
>which sounds better on the USA pressing...
>
>Pete Townshend
>--------------------------------------
>All the CDs sound as good as or better than vinyl with the following
>exceptions:
>
>"Happy Birthday" still has "Mary Jane", otherwise unreleased. "I Am" still
>the only source for the "official" instrumental "Baba O'Riley" demo and "With
>Love" has "Meher", otherwise unreleased.
>
>"Empty Glass". I do not like ANY CD version as much as the original vinyl.
>The gold version comes the closest, but still not good enough. All other CDs
>seem WAY too tinny. The USA vinyl sounds fine and I never played my Japanese
>vinyl version...
>
>"White City". I'll go with the German vinyl on this as it sounds a bit
>"softer" than the CD version(s). I think 1985 was a bad year for CDs as they
>still were experimenting. The same problem hit "Under A Raging Moon"...
>
>
>Keith Moon
>----------------
>I'll go with the USA MCA on this one... sounds a bit crisper... No CD...
>
>-wf
>
>
Douglas L. Ciceri

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