Best CD's

>
> > The only one I am
> > currently looking for is "Misty Kind of Wind."
>
> Yes, that one has been out of print longest. Anyone document how
much if
> any of those really obscure albums and commissions are synth
music?
>

Misty Kid is virtually all synth, sounds like exclusive Synclavier II
to me - very digital anyway. Reminiscent of Storm From The East
sonically.

Ben

 

That's the spirit!

Cheers!!
--- Ben Ward <baward at blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
> Well, its an easy mistake to make I must say.
>
> Ben
>
> --- In isaotomita at yahoogroups.com, Wade Gordon
> <mindvoyager1 at y...>
> wrote:
> > I make typos....I am human...I make
> mistakes....all I
> > can say is ooops.
> > --- Ben Ward <baward at b...> wrote:
> > > Misty Kid Of Wind? ;-)
> > >
> > > Ben
> > >
> > > --- In isaotomita at yahoogroups.com, Wade Gordon
> > > <mindvoyager1 at y...>
> > > wrote:
> > > > Actually, I mostly agree with your assessment.
>
> > > Yes,
> > > > there are no S.A.C.D.'s for Tomita's product.
> And
> > > > yes, there is definitely a difference between
> the
> > > > Japanese releases and the American and UK
> ones.
> > > It is
> > > > a different mix altogether. I prefer the
> Japanese
> > > > ones. When I talk to him I will bring that
> up.
> > > You
> > > > can find the Japanese one's used and also at
> > > auctions.
> > > > Your socialization skills and reflexes will
> > > > determine what you pay for them. The only one
> I
> > > am
> > > > currently looking for is "Misty Kind of Wind."
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
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okay...let me clarify...they do sound different and I
can tell the difference. I really do not know how
they sound different. They just do. They sound
flatter and more noisy. I am not really an audiophile
just looking for the best representation of the
product.

Wade
--- "N. Kent" <ndkent at optonline.net> wrote:
> Wade Gordon wrote:
> >
> > Actually, I mostly agree with your assessment.
> Yes,
> > there are no S.A.C.D.'s for Tomita's product. And
> > yes, there is definitely a difference between the
> > Japanese releases and the American and UK ones.
> It is
> > a different mix altogether.
>
> Though technically if they worked from existing
> mixed tapes then its a
> remaster not a different mix. A different mix would
> be working from the multitracks
>
>
> I prefer the Japanese
> > ones. When I talk to him I will bring that up.
> You
> > can find the Japanese one's used and also at
> auctions.
> > Your socialization skills and reflexes will
> > determine what you pay for them. The only one I
> am
> > currently looking for is "Misty Kind of Wind."
> >
> > There is also one 24/96 release on HP and that is
> > snowflakes.
>
> Though my point was you are not getting a disc that
> contains anything
> 24/96 being sold at the present time. (But of course
> its implied that
> the same thing is all ready and waiting to come out
> in the future on
> some better than CD format if when BMG USA feels
> like it)
>
> >It is rather flat compared to the
> > original Japanese release. It is less noisy
> though.
>
> Though they went too far to make it less noisy in at
> least my
> estimation. I myself would use terms like too
> dynamic and sometimes
> shrill rather than say it's flat.
>
>
> > You
> > can find the Japanese one's used and also at
> auctions.
> > Your socialization skills and reflexes will
> > determine what you pay for them.
>
> True but if anything its a matter of finding
> collectors who are broke.
> They aren't that common because while they sold for
> years they weren't
> selling in huge numbers like say YMO, Denki Groove
> or even Kahimi Karie
> to drop some names of artists one can easily find
> all but the rarest
> albums used any day. I saw Used Tomita from time to
> time in CD shops in
> Japan and there but never in any quantity or
> variety, its more a trickle
> of cash strapped fans and people jacking up the
> prices on sealed copies.
> As for new ones expect to pay more than $21 unless
> again you find
> someone in need of fast cash or forgetting to set a
> minimum price.
>
> > The only one I am
> > currently looking for is "Misty Kind of Wind."
>
> Yes, that one has been out of print longest. Anyone
> document how much if
> any of those really obscure albums and commissions
> are synth music?
>
> I had my chance but kept putting off getting Hansel
> und Gretel myself.
> Didn't know if I wanted to pay a lot for a laserdisc
> and then track down
> someone with a player and buying a pricey VHS wasn't
> really motivating
> me either.
>
> nick
>


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Yea, Storm from the East is a killer. Just great and
no schmaltz.
--- Ben Ward <baward at blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
> >
> > > The only one I am
> > > currently looking for is "Misty Kind of Wind."
> >
> > Yes, that one has been out of print longest.
> Anyone document how
> much if
> > any of those really obscure albums and commissions
> are synth
> music?
> >
>
> Misty Kid is virtually all synth, sounds like
> exclusive Synclavier II
> to me - very digital anyway. Reminiscent of Storm
> From The East
> sonically.
>
> Ben
>
>


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