Complete Studio Albums and Rarities Box Set

[David]

Originally Posted by sanders8323

Sorry but let me be the first to express disappointment in this release, specifically with the mastering and the packaging. I compared the original Rock a Little CD with the remaster, and the original blows the remaster out of the water. The remaster is actually a bit quieter and lacks punch and dynamics that the original CD had. TOSOTM sounds almost exactly the same as the original release, and you can barely tell a difference at all.

I can’t either. I spot checked some albums, including OSOTM, and heard no improvement. A remaster doesn’t jump out the way a remix can, but the mix flaws (like on “Escape from Berlin”) should at least get a little work on the levels to downplay them. But everything sounds like the earlier CDs.