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This is an extremely rare copy of Neil Diamond's The Jazz Singer, which is a CD of the original master tapes. They made only a small quantity of these in 1986, as allowed by copyright law for archives. It was possibly used to make the 12 greatest compilation CD. It is considered a backup master recording. This recording was not used because of a small amount of "magnet dip" on one track, which was present on the original master, but is masked by record surface noise when listening to the record. Using modern computer equipment, the tape bump can be easily removed. There is also tape noise, although it exactly matches what you would hear on the record. All other cd pressings, including the Capitol JAX cd, and the current Sony Legacy CD have dynamic compression on CD equivalent of the second side of the album. They were using compression or possibly failed to decompress a DBX or CX type noise reduction system. This is as close to the original as they get. The audio is absolutely excellent, and is faithful to the original record. The CD also contains the original cover that the record had. I had heard this CD in Milwaukee in 1986, and it may be possible that 26 years later, I have found that exact CD! My advice: Skip the processing and keep the original. Analog to Digital only once, no DA to AD unless it is sample rate conversion. Digital masters should stay digital, analog masters should stay analog. Only the analog will survive, digital is like computers, it is always changing. Even a one or two or even three off of properly calibrated analog still sounds better than one DA AD conversion. Make two CDs, one with the original material, and one with all the mastering technology applied to it. There are some people that like compressed and denoised. A suggestion to the record industry: Make two or three editions: 1. Original digitized master recordings or reissue CD A. an exact copy of the original or best CD pressing (name source catalog number it was from) Sometimes the first CD pressings are DAAD, but there is a first generation PCM tape. B. An exact copy of the original PCM tape (offset removed) Don't forget to copy the emphasis bit when necessary. Differentiate between original CD pressing or original PCM digital tape. Generation 1 = PCM F1 or 1600 series, Generation 2 = CD 2. One which is re-digitzed from the original master recordings using modern equipment. (not processed, analog eq for tape compensation only) Use this mainly for analog. Use native 16 bit, but make a simultaneous 192k 24 bit copy. 3. One which is Digitally Reprocessed and Enhanced (uses leveling and or multi-band agc, noise reduction, etc) This is what many of the "remastered" cds are now. Some people may like these, and they are useful in certain sound environments like cars, radio, background music, etc.Read full review
This album really sums us Diamond's career with every favorite I have of his music. Great to listen to when traveling - it keeps you from falling asleep at the wheel! Lots of vibe in every song!
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
Great singer, worth listening to.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
The Cd came just as we were expecting. We listened to the Cd the moment we got it and thoroughly enjoyed it. We love Neil Diamond and are big fans of the movie that came out for this CD so we were excited to have the CD to listen to our favorite songs whenever we want. It is an excellent CD and we would highly recommend it to anyone who would like it.
This very well could be Neil's best work. I'd say it just beats out "Hot August Night" CD; close very close. No question you can feel the range of emotions in this CD. This would be a quality purchase.
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