Comments on: Pink Floyd – Grote Zaal (Sigma 38)

By: gsparaco

gsparaco — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 23:34:33 +0000

The sound quality is similar to others from 1970 Europe. It’s a bit thin but very clear and enjoyable.

By: ROBERTO

ROBERTO — Sun, 03 May 2009 12:50:30 +0000

RESPECT TO ALL OPINIONS, OF COURSE!!! AS FOR ME ( AND FOR MANY FLOYD COLLECTORS I CHAT WITH) THE SIGMA RELEASES SHOULD FILL GAPS ,NOT REISSUE WELL KNOWN STUFF. HOWEVER, EVERYONE CAN LISTEN AND JUDGE, I’M ONLY ONE BETWEEN ONES…

By: DLee

DLee — Sat, 02 May 2009 03:46:33 +0000

Still haven’t received my Sigma 38 & 39, but I think Sigma has been excellent so far – even their worst releases are still superior in at least some significant way to the old releases of STTP, Highland, Great Dane Recrods, etc. that they’re supposed to replace. I greatly appreciate their work so far instead of having anything noteable to complain about – there’s been very little to complain about, if anything at all, thus far.

By: Plomerus

Plomerus — Sat, 02 May 2009 02:26:39 +0000

Just to follow up, I apparently left out a crucial paragraph when editing this review (which has since been restored), where I was directly comparing “Remergence” against “Grote Zaal” – the bottom line is the Highland title does run a hair fast, is thinner, and has a lot of tape hiss, while the Sigma is darker, rounder, significantly less hiss. Perhaps it is simply a matter of preference, but there IS a difference for sure, albeit subtle

By: Plomerus

Plomerus — Fri, 01 May 2009 15:32:14 +0000

I think the last 2 paragraphs of the review sum it up. The improvements may be subtle, but they are improvements nonetheless. It is not as if Highland or STTP provided inserts of any greater detail, and Great Dane typically printed incorrect information. Only labels like Godfather, Tarantura 2000 or Rover (currently) go the extra kilometer to offer useful booklets or fold-out posters. While there have been some weaker offerings from Sigma, I reckon none are inferior to the releases they replace simply due to the mastering quality. Early Highland releases weren’t cleaned up, speed corrected, or patched up. These may be minor details to some, but for others it’s these very details that matter the most. I’m not going to apologize on Sigma’s behalf but I will say that I am sure someone out there would be more than happy to take your copy of Grote Zaal off your hands for whatever price you paid.

By: ROBERTO

ROBERTO — Fri, 01 May 2009 07:24:34 +0000

WELL, AS IN MY PREVIOUS COMMENT FOR THE “OXFAM” RELEASE, I MUST SUBTITLE THAT , ONCE AGAIN, NO REALLY NEW RELEASE CAME TO LIGHT! PAID 60$ FOR THIS DOUBLE AND ,ONCE AGAIN, I HAD TO KEEP MY MONEY IN THE WALLET, THE HIGHLAND ONE IS ENOUGH GOOD COMPARED TO THIS ONE AND CHEAPER WHEN FOUND ,SO WHY SPEND THIS MONEY?? NO BOOKLET, NO ADDITIONAL INFO, ONCE AGAIN A OVERRATED TITLE FROM SIGMA..

By: DLee

DLee — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 02:27:54 +0000

I like the Highland version despite it’s not-so-great sound quality, and so thus I’m very much looking forward to this new Sigma 38 upgrade – as well as the Sigma 39 one. Thanks for the interesting review, and it’s cool to see you writing Floyd reviews again, especially as it takes a load off GSparaco & WGPSEC, who are so prolific here.