(I don't have the original, but I obtained the files from a well-known person in the Lips community, so I trust that the files are not tampered with.)Ĭlick to expand.While you can't trust DR numbers of vinyl, your ears are not fooling you: Chris Bellman usually does a separate mastering for the vinyl releases with much better dynamic range. Anyone interested in comparing DR numbers can review the two submissions I posted today, for the original and the new one. I should also mention that this is a proper pressed CD, not a CD-R. But that mastering wasn't good anyway, so who cares? Anyone who wants the original disc's mastering of "Buggin'" can get it on the (corrected) 2005 CD - it's bit-for-bit identical. I wish they had just duplicated the original mastering, which was A) plenty loud enough, and B) would discourage completists from paying $100 for a CD-R that has a history of failing over time. They're all heavily compressed, they all have slightly different EQ I don't have a preference. I also pulled up the two shared tracks from the Greatest Hits CD. It's slightly more compressed than the original on most songs, although there's not a dramatic difference. Nobody is credited, but I'm going to guess it was Dave Fridmann, since he handles 99% of their digital mastering.
I was hoping they would just duplicate the mastering from the original CD-R, but for whatever reason, they've done a new remaster. I still call foul on the notion that the 5.1 CD "isn't mastered", but it's interesting nonetheless. They cancel out perfectly in a null test.
Interestingly, the original Companion CD-R and the CD from the 5.1 set have identical mastering on the Lips' mix of "Buggin'". I've got FLAC files that were uploaded from the original CD-R, and I'm curious if they just cloned that for this new release or if they actually took the time to remaster everything. I'm eagerly awaiting the Soft Bulletin Companion CD. Maybe in terms of EQ, but why do the drums on "Race For The Prize" now punch harder? That's not EQ. It's about 2 dB less compressed than the tracks on the 5.1 set's CD - which immediately disproves the BS that the 5.1 CD is the "un-mastered" version. Not a significant improvement, it's still quite compressed - but an improvement nonetheless. After seeing its relatively high DR score (by their standards, anyway) of the download-only 2017 Soft Bulletin remaster, I took a chance on it, and it actually is a sonic improvement. ( C Michael Stewart via Wikimedia Commons.Been doing a lot of Lips listening recently - actually, Lips remastering is more accurate, since I've discovered the de-clipping plugin I have works miracles on Dave Fridmann productions. Keep up with the latest news by following us on Facebook ( Live365 Official and Live365 Broadcasting) and Twitter ( and image: Flaming Lips at Forecastle 2010. Subscribers will also receive a cocktail recipe inspired by the album and an invitation to partake in an exclusive Ask Me Anything-style live-stream with Coyne in October.Ĭheck out The Soft Bulletin reissue tracklist below.įor all your music needs, head over to for the best variety of radio stations around. The reissue, which is one of the service's Records of the Month for October, is currently available to pre-order through the Vinyl Me, Please website. Vinyl Me, Please Head of A&R Alex Berenson said in a statement, “We at Vinyl Me, Please are incredibly excited to have worked directly with Warner Music and Wayne Coyne to come up with a spectacular anniversary packaging for this monumental album and look forward to our members diving into the Lips’ prolific musical output.” “The Soft Bulletin is a record that’s always with us… and we’re always considering it… we’re always playing it… we’re always celebrating it,” Coyne said of the reissue in a statement. Pressed on mustard yellow vinyl and accompanied by new artwork designed by frontman Wayne Coyne, the 2-LP reissue includes the album's original 13-song tracklist.
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