In both these videos they talk about the responsibility to the fans to get it right. Blurry scanned artwork on Powerslave and Piece of Mind and a box that won't house all 8 releases!
Yeah, I can't understand how much they missed on this matter. It really looks blurry and scanned compared to the 80's pressings. Horribly and ridiculously done. What were they thinking? Regarding the box-set that was too small; they'd forgot that Piece of Mind were a gatefold cover, and I might think they'd forgot about Live after Death as a double LP gatefold as well - that was the only missing space to house the vinyls that didn't fit. LOL
I'm an Analogue lover... The delightful sound we like it's called distortion. Masters for vinyls and cds are usually different, according to format and players limitations. It's more complicated than it seems. But, at the end of the day...we love what we listen or not!
@@tiborosz1825 If it is digitally recorded, doesn't matter, it is still waveforms in high resolution mastered according to the RIAA specs (NOT CD relevant), and played back with your stylus - which is analogue. You do not know much about this, so STFU. 😂
Many fans don't own turntables like me. I wish we could have these analogue transfers with great dynamic range on CD or lossless download. Come on Maiden, sort it out!
Bro just calm down alright "mAnY fAnS doNt' oWn TUrNtaBlEs lIKe mE", you aint special okay, you're not the only fan who owns one, you're not the only person who owns one, you have no fucking idea how many fans have one, so just think twice before saying some shit like thag
@@rabarebra if the tapes were transfered to a digital filé.. then why not fix the sound issue? With the high volume of prints they are not using the masters to cut new stampers.
5:25 showing the wrong single artwork. The single shown here doesn't have Phantom on its b-side, but Total Eclipse. The dude in the video is talking about the Run to the Hills 1985 live version with Eddie on the top of the hill playing the big organ like The Phantom of the Opera. ;)
Wow! I have a turntable and after reading this I don't want to fuck with them. From what I'm hearing my fucked up scratched copy of piece of mind from the 80's is probably better sounding than these reissues. I'm kinda glad I read the comments
Not true, they're mastered differently for vinyl purpose, otherwise your needle would jump like crazy. Bottom-end has to be carefully mastered separately for vinyl than how they do it for CD, streaming, and hi-res. They did capture the original masters for the same project, though; vinyl, CD, mp3, and hi-res digital download. Get your facts straight, man. Hope Iron Maiden themselves could elaborate a bit more on this matter.
I just bought Killers 180 gram and the sound is dull and muffled and it also came with a chunk of glue stuck to the outer most edge of the first side...My original Killers on the Fame label sounds clear bright and warm. I find the CD's sounds amazing but this is my first 180 gram Maiden vinyl and so far I'm not quite sure.
I don't agree. These pressings sounds just as good as the originals, if not even better. Very good balanced sound, not compressed-to-death at all. What they did wrong with these, was the horribly done vinyl covers, and I wished they had soft foam inlays for the vinyls in all of the re-issues (some had soft inlays, like Fear of the Dark e.g.).
I think these are analog. Watching this again it seems Christian says they convert to digital for the 7 inch singles. Then for the full albums they cut straight from the tapes. I have number of the beast and it sounds dull and lifeless like everyone else here described. It just goes to show cutting straight the tapes with minimal eq as they describe isn't always the best choice, considering the high end is degrading from tape age it needs that high end bump, I think that is what the problem is here not because they are sourced digitally.
Bummed out to find they converted the tapes to digital, then cut it to LP! It's not so bad if the sampling is greater than standard 44.1k/16 bit! But a pure cut from the analog sourced would have been preferred! The "original Master's" stickers are very misleading! It gives you the impression that it was cut straight off the tape! Is anything cut directly from tape anymore? But hey, the reissues sure sounded like tape to me, I think 192k/24 bit is so close to capturing all the audio information, that it's nearly impossible to tell a difference! The only one that I'm not happy with the audio quality on is "powerslave"! Don't know what went wrong there, guess it was the length!
@@combinedeffort I also wished this song was replaced with Gangland (only filler song on that album in my opinion). Total Eclipse is featured on the b-side of 7" Run to the Hills single, though.
Someone did a horrendous jobs remastering and remixing the classic Iron Maiden albums ! Killers from the 2014 reissue, in particular, sounds muffled and claustrophobic throughout the album, which makes it impossible for me to listen to since I'm used to the clarity and sharpness of the original mix
i compared them just now, it's really sucks! i compared them to my "made in israel" very scratched and still sound 150% better, do not touch it. waste of money. sorry but that's the thruth
In both these videos they talk about the responsibility to the fans to get it right. Blurry scanned artwork on Powerslave and Piece of Mind and a box that won't house all 8 releases!
Yeah, I can't understand how much they missed on this matter. It really looks blurry and scanned compared to the 80's pressings. Horribly and ridiculously done. What were they thinking?
Regarding the box-set that was too small; they'd forgot that Piece of Mind were a gatefold cover, and I might think they'd forgot about Live after Death as a double LP gatefold as well - that was the only missing space to house the vinyls that didn't fit. LOL
I'm an Analogue lover...
The delightful sound we like it's called distortion. Masters for vinyls and cds are usually different, according to format and players limitations. It's more complicated than it seems. But, at the end of the day...we love what we listen or not!
Well the used a digital converter as they stated. So you ain't listening to analog on these.
Ok, but I don't understand your point.
@@DamianAriel717 not much to live on these albums?
@@tiborosz1825 If it is digitally recorded, doesn't matter, it is still waveforms in high resolution mastered according to the RIAA specs (NOT CD relevant), and played back with your stylus - which is analogue. You do not know much about this, so STFU. 😂
Many fans don't own turntables like me. I wish we could have these analogue transfers with great dynamic range on CD or lossless download. Come on Maiden, sort it out!
Bro just calm down alright "mAnY fAnS doNt' oWn TUrNtaBlEs lIKe mE", you aint special okay, you're not the only fan who owns one, you're not the only person who owns one, you have no fucking idea how many fans have one, so just think twice before saying some shit like thag
@@elliotcharest4033 Forgot to take your pill today?
Third... Up the fucking irons!!!! Love the mighty maiden!
Analog on CD defeats the purpose, buy a turntable-nothing to sort out. You can buy these on Amazon.com.
Can someone from the Maiden camp address the pitch wobble issue on Somewhere In Time, specifically on Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner?
@@rabarebra its a digitally sourced pressing. Do why can't they fix this. The CD doesn't have it.
@@rabarebra so they keep using the master tapes for a new stamper continuously sincec 2014? Really doubt its pure analog.
@@rabarebra you said its not a digtal source. That makes it analog.
@@rabarebra if the tapes were transfered to a digital filé.. then why not fix the sound issue? With the high volume of prints they are not using the masters to cut new stampers.
@@rabarebra how many times do they use theaster tapes to cut a laquer?
5:25 showing the wrong single artwork. The single shown here doesn't have Phantom on its b-side, but Total Eclipse. The dude in the video is talking about the Run to the Hills 1985 live version with Eddie on the top of the hill playing the big organ like The Phantom of the Opera. ;)
Wow! I have a turntable and after reading this I don't want to fuck with them. From what I'm hearing my fucked up scratched copy of piece of mind from the 80's is probably better sounding than these reissues. I'm kinda glad I read the comments
this would be fine addiction to my collection
Second, I FUCKING LOVE YOU MAIDEN
Basically you're getting the hi Res digital files plonked on a vinyl, with all the problems of modern day recording: over loud; compression; etc.
The vinyl was released in 2014 before the 2015 remasters
Not true, they're mastered differently for vinyl purpose, otherwise your needle would jump like crazy. Bottom-end has to be carefully mastered separately for vinyl than how they do it for CD, streaming, and hi-res.
They did capture the original masters for the same project, though; vinyl, CD, mp3, and hi-res digital download.
Get your facts straight, man. Hope Iron Maiden themselves could elaborate a bit more on this matter.
They never stopped making records! It's was just not popular for a while! Vinyl will never go back to the basement it was in in the 90s!
Up the irons... where to buy them?
Can i ask why women in uniform is a completely different mix to the 1980 original..the song sounds different like another version.
Steve Harris wasn't happy with the original mix, as the band was completely left out of the process.
I just bought Killers 180 gram and the sound is dull and muffled and it also came with a chunk of glue stuck to the outer most edge of the first side...My original Killers on the Fame label sounds clear bright and warm. I find the CD's sounds amazing but this is my first 180 gram Maiden vinyl and so far I'm not quite sure.
I don't agree. These pressings sounds just as good as the originals, if not even better. Very good balanced sound, not compressed-to-death at all. What they did wrong with these, was the horribly done vinyl covers, and I wished they had soft foam inlays for the vinyls in all of the re-issues (some had soft inlays, like Fear of the Dark e.g.).
@@rabarebra I take it back, I upgraded my turntable and it sounds way better now.
I think these are analog.
Watching this again it seems Christian says they convert to digital for the 7 inch singles.
Then for the full albums they cut straight from the tapes.
I have number of the beast and it sounds dull and lifeless like everyone else here described.
It just goes to show cutting straight the tapes with minimal eq as they describe isn't always the best choice, considering the high end is degrading from tape age it needs that high end bump, I think that is what the problem is here not because they are sourced digitally.
Calm down. It is just mastered poorly.
Bummed out to find they converted the tapes to digital, then cut it to LP! It's not so bad if the sampling is greater than standard 44.1k/16 bit! But a pure cut from the analog sourced would have been preferred! The "original Master's" stickers are very misleading! It gives you the impression that it was cut straight off the tape! Is anything cut directly from tape anymore? But hey, the reissues sure sounded like tape to me, I think 192k/24 bit is so close to capturing all the audio information, that it's nearly impossible to tell a difference! The only one that I'm not happy with the audio quality on is "powerslave"! Don't know what went wrong there, guess it was the length!
Bullshit, recording the original tapes to digital is always going to be way more than what vinyl's capable of.
what is the first background song
Total Eclipse - Track #8 on the 1998 remaster release. Great Tune I wish was on the Vinyl. \m/ \m/
total eclipse look it up live.way way better
@@combinedeffort I also wished this song was replaced with Gangland (only filler song on that album in my opinion). Total Eclipse is featured on the b-side of 7" Run to the Hills single, though.
Someone did a horrendous jobs remastering and remixing the classic Iron Maiden albums ! Killers from the 2014 reissue, in particular, sounds muffled and claustrophobic throughout the album, which makes it impossible for me to listen to since I'm used to the clarity and sharpness of the original mix
I don’t know what the f they have done to live after death it sounds flat just like a cd
i compared them just now, it's really sucks! i compared them to my "made in israel" very scratched and still sound 150% better, do not touch it. waste of money. sorry but that's the thruth
Won't touch them, I'll stick with my original pressings on vinyl from the debut right through to Fear of the Dark. Stopped buying Maiden after that.
Why not?
@@sirspookybones1118 'Cos he's stuck in the 80's, a total noob
@@rabarebra well, more like 90s but I know what you mean. You'd have to be ignorant to not see that theres gold in the 2000s albums
The 80's are a good place to be stuck. @@rabarebra
@@CBT5777 Lots of great music in all decades. You just have to search a little bit.
La verdad muy malas las remasterizaciones....dediquense a otra cosa