8CD BOX
Bob Dylan's latest box set will include the reissue of his first eight albums on nine discs (two for "Blonde on Blonde") covering his debut through 1967's "John Wesley Harding." Using first generation monaural mixes, the set is enhanced with vintage photographs and an essay from Dylan aficionado Greil Marcus. The sleeves faithfully replicate the artwork -- complete with labels and stickers -- from the original albums.
The sets come in two formats: CD and LP, with the CDs being released Oct. 19 and the LPs on Dec. 21. Both sets are available as presale bundles with limited edition add-ins at Dylan's website.
Obviously an important set for any completist, but what, pray tell, might the average listener say is the difference, especially if they have already forked over the bucks for superb-sounding remastered albums of the last several years?
Alternate takes were not used in mono versions, as was the case in some of the Beatles mono masters, but there is a noticeable difference throughout. To attempt to figure out exactly what that difference is, landmark songs from Dylan's catalog on the new set were subjected to an A/B test with some original mono vinyl pressings, the stereo vinyl pressings and the stereo albums released between 2003 and 2009 that utilized SACD/CD technology -- a high-resolution, read-only, optical disc format for audio.
The first determination? The stereo SACDs sound brighter than any of the other pressings; the mono set has a much more natural sound to it. Here's a look at a few of Dylan's best-known songs.
Bob Dylan's latest box set will include the reissue of his first eight albums on nine discs (two for "Blonde on Blonde") covering his debut through 1967's "John Wesley Harding." Using first generation monaural mixes, the set is enhanced with vintage photographs and an essay from Dylan aficionado Greil Marcus. The sleeves faithfully replicate the artwork -- complete with labels and stickers -- from the original albums.
The sets come in two formats: CD and LP, with the CDs being released Oct. 19 and the LPs on Dec. 21. Both sets are available as presale bundles with limited edition add-ins at Dylan's website.
Obviously an important set for any completist, but what, pray tell, might the average listener say is the difference, especially if they have already forked over the bucks for superb-sounding remastered albums of the last several years?
Alternate takes were not used in mono versions, as was the case in some of the Beatles mono masters, but there is a noticeable difference throughout. To attempt to figure out exactly what that difference is, landmark songs from Dylan's catalog on the new set were subjected to an A/B test with some original mono vinyl pressings, the stereo vinyl pressings and the stereo albums released between 2003 and 2009 that utilized SACD/CD technology -- a high-resolution, read-only, optical disc format for audio.
The first determination? The stereo SACDs sound brighter than any of the other pressings; the mono set has a much more natural sound to it. Here's a look at a few of Dylan's best-known songs.
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