Comments on: Pink Floyd – Boston 1972 (Siréne-068)

By: Plomerus

Plomerus — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 17:45:15 +0000

Despite the Highland title running a bit slow, I actually prefer “Mademoiselle Pink” for the aforementioned sonic reasons – even though more imperfections are audible, it makes for a more enjoyable listen overall. Could be a candidate for a Sigma treatment to balance out the best of both worlds?

By: wgpsec

wgpsec — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 00:52:40 +0000

DLee, I agree with what you say about the sound quality on this one. I did a comparison between this and Highland’s Mademoiselle Pink back when they were both released. In my review I wrote “Mademoiselle Pink runs about 2.5% slow where Sirene’s title is much closer to actual speed. Sirene chose to cut the highs to lessen tape hiss and cut out some of the background noise leaving it sounding a little dull. This Highland title sounds much brighter and their mastering of this tape seems to allow for a fuller range of frequencies to be heard. The downfall, background noise is louder on Mademoiselle Pink so distortions and imperfections in the original tape source are more evident on this one.”

By: DLee

DLee — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 00:16:33 +0000

I haven’t heard any other version(s) of this particular show, but I’m not crazy about the sound quality on this one. It’s not so bad, but it sounds rather dull & muffled to me. Plus, there may even be volume inconsistencies, such as the start of ‘Breathe’ seeming to sound significantly louder than the rest of the show, especially the 2nd disc.