Talk:Complete BBC Radio One Sessions (Box set)

Sound Comparison

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• This arrangment consists only of vinyl items.
• For each session there was a representativ song selected, which is

for the John Peel Session '82 the song Floorshow

for the Kid Jensen Session '83 the song Heartland

for the John Peel Session '84 the song No Time To Cry

Bootleg:	Complete BBC Radio One Sessions Box	Gimme Shelter LP	Jolene bw No Time To Cry 7"	Lord Of Darkness LP
Year of release:	2018	2014	late eighties	unknown
Floorshow			---
Heartland			---
No Time To Cry

Bootleg:	A Black Pack DLP	Psychedelic Sessions 1986 LP	The Dancer's Reward LP	Halloween In Arkham LP	Psychedelic Sessions 1984 LP
Year of release:	1986	1986	1985	1984	1984
Floorshow			---	---
Heartland	---	---	---	---
No Time To Cry					---

Technical remarks

• The songs were reproduced by a Pioneer PLX 500 turmtable and digitized with its software Rekordbox DVS.

• Due to Wikipedia storage space limits the files had to be converted from a lossless format to mp3.

All the songs went through the same conversion process and are accordingly still comparable,

although they are of less sound quality than the originally generated files.

• The records were taken from a private collection. They have different grades of use and age.

According to the Goldmine Standard for grading most of the vinyls are near mint,

with the exception of Lord Of Darkness, Halloween In Arkham and Jolene bw No Time To Cry, which are very good plus,

and A Black Pack that can be considered as very good.

One should bear this in mind while comparing the sounds.

• We want to emphasize that all the sound files are the first seconds of the songs.

The files were not manipulated adulterantly or shortened during the recording and conversion process.

Analisis

• First and foremost one should turn his attention to

- the clearness of the sound, and if the instruments are distinguishable.

- to the treble sound, like the the sound of the hi-hat of Doktor Avalanche, and if it is to sharp or - the other way around - even lost.

- to the pitch.

• Because of the low quality of the mp3 files, the bass sounds do not differ too much.

Further observations

• The up- and downturn of the speed in Floorshow (seconds 6 to 7) on the present item, the Complete BBC Radio One Sessions Box, and the Gimme Shelter LP

give the impression that the songs come from the same sorce, which is most likely a different one from the other bootlegs.