Collectors Music Reviews

It seems that unfortunately Sigma has slowed down noticeably somewhat over the last year or so. For approx. the 1st couple years after they started as the successor to Siréne in either the late summer or early autumn of ’07, which makes them almost 3 yrs. old now, sometimes there would be consecutive weeks of multiple new Floyd releases. Now, these days, more often than not, we’re getting only 1 new Floyd title every 3, 4, or 5 weeks, or even more. And some of ‘em, such as their newest/latest one above, are of questionable value or worth. So I have to curiously wonder how their future is going to be. Maybe they might as well start putting rare bonus photos of the likes of Evangeline Lilly, Dido (Armstrong), Erin Gray, Nancy J. McKeon, Jayne Brook, Jenna Fischer, Lauren Graham, etc. into their artwork, as otherwise I might as well just save my $$$ for boot CD’s by Led Zep, the Stones, E. Clapton bands, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, etc.

“TRULY AMAZING SOUND”…we’ve heard that one before. But I will agree with DLee that come is very attractive.

Oh, and how does it compare to CDs 1 and 2 of Sigma’s own 4CD Dark Side Of the West (Sigma-32)? Have they remastered again?

It does seem that Sigma has apparently run out of recordings to release, but then again, as I’ve certainly suggested before at least 2-3 times, why can’t they do an upgrade of the Boeblingen 1972-11-15 show? And why not the upgrade of the Paris 1970-01-23 radio broadcast? And what about the upgrade of the Los Angeles 1980-02-07 Wall show? Are they listening at all out there?

I don’t know lug_nutz6. I know I’m not going to bother with it.

Hey “Careful Axeman Eugene”: Does it contain exactly the same discs (1&2) used in DAMN BRACES or are they somehow different?

Well, I wish I hadn’t bothered with Sigma 55 (‘Hollywood Bowl Revisited’): I think I prefer the SQ on Zeus’ ‘Cracker’, myself. I’ve tried hard to give the vote to Sigma, given the price I paid, and there isn’t a lot in it, but there you go. The Sigma does sound great, and is nicely packaged, but my ears prefer the slightly mellower sound of the Zeus. (NB When I say I wish I hadn’t bothered, that’s not true, as I always like to do these comparisons myself!)

You’re welcome, for sure.

Further point of comparison, or, rather, contrast. On the Zeus there is a cut in ‘Any Colour You Like’, giving it a RT of 4:02, and we also lose the first 10 seconds or so of ‘Brain Damage’. The Sigma repairs this cut very well, although on the headphones I hear faint vinyl crackle throughout this repair. Is there an alternative source for this concert, or is it a repair from another night’s show, I wonder. So, neither Zeus nor Sigma emerges as a CLEAR winner here: you pays your money, you makes your choice!