ARGUS

[ashhq]

Blowin' Free was not written before WA in the 60s. Erroneous bunkum.
Bits of Handy were though.

~ A.P.

[neilhunt1971]

I've just got round to labelling the versions of Argus tracks in my iTunes, and have now labelled the R&R (Remastered & Revisited) tracks as (Remix). It was interesting to see that all the WA compilations I have (Best Of, Distillation, Time Was) featured the remix versions, except for the more recent Sometime World compilation which features the originals.

Not having played Argus for a long time (I tend to listen to more recent WA albums), I decided to listen to the R&R version of Argus to see how it sounded compared to the DE (Deluxe Edition) and I think the R&R remix is not as good as the DE. It sounds too clean and a bit clinical/studio sounding.

I presume that the DE has the original mix of the album. As I never owned the original Argus LP I cannot compare the remaster to the original vinyl. I noticed on Rainer's discography site that some of the stereo channels are swapped round on the DE compared to the R&R Edition, but could it be that the R&R remix swapped the channels from the original mix? It would be interesting to know if anyone on the forum knows, or has opinions on these remixes / remasters.