MartyO Posted July 14, 2023 Posted July 14, 2023 I bought this record from ALDI a few months ago, and only just played it today. The first song is TIffany, I think we're alone now. At first listen I'm thinking, wow, I'm really hearing this differently, it must be remastered or an obviously better version than what I remember. Next was ABC, the look of love, and as I know this song back to front from playing to death in the 80's, I notice it sounds not just different, but almost not like them at all. I check the cover, and it does note - ALL TRACKS RE-RECORDS. The rest of the songs all start to sound very different to the original versions, and I'm thinking - have the artists re=recorded their songs for this compilation? But then some of the songs especially on side 2, are definitely not the original artists. You'd know if it was the originals. My opinion is that these are definitely NOT original artists. And therefore, ALDI has seriously misrepresented what I thought I was buying. Does anyone have any info about my thoughts of this record? For summary, I won't play this ever again, as the songs were obvious fake covers. The cover states it has links to KHEMCO UK, and MUSICBANK (MCPS?) Cheers. 1
Andythiing Posted July 14, 2023 Posted July 14, 2023 Sorry but you lost me at - I purchased a record at Aldi - 2 2
Jebediah Posted July 14, 2023 Posted July 14, 2023 I think you're just going to have to chalk this one up to experience Marty. You could try taking it back but it's probably a little too late... 1
Kaynin Posted July 14, 2023 Posted July 14, 2023 ALDI vinyl has been discussed before, interesting reading -
bob_m_54 Posted July 15, 2023 Posted July 15, 2023 The fake recordings thing has been around for quite a while though, and probably more prolific around the 80s and 90s. But usually there was information about who is actually performing the songs. Looks like "musicbank" don't think it's necessary LOL.
davewantsmoore Posted July 15, 2023 Posted July 15, 2023 18 hours ago, MartyO said: TIffany, I think we're alone now Tiffany wasn't the first artist to record that song....
cwt Posted July 15, 2023 Posted July 15, 2023 19 hours ago, MartyO said: it must be remastered or an obviously better version than what I remember. The cats out the bag ; suspiciously like an endorsement 1st time i found one of these I put it down to the original artists ageing but then tom jones still sounds like tom jones 1
audiofeline Posted July 15, 2023 Posted July 15, 2023 A lot of K-Tel albums had the original artists re-record faithful reproductions of their hits. It was cheaper for K-Tel than licensing, and many of these artists had issues with their record companies keeping their recordings out of print, denying them an income from their work. 2
aussievintage Posted July 15, 2023 Posted July 15, 2023 1 hour ago, audiofeline said: A lot of K-Tel albums had the original artists re-record faithful reproductions of their hits. It was cheaper for K-Tel than licensing, and many of these artists had issues with their record companies keeping their recordings out of print, denying them an income from their work. In later years this is reputed to have been so, but the early years, the "Majestic" label years, they were the original recordings. The only thing they did was to edit a few of the longer ones so they could fit at least 20 hits on every record. I don't know if they used compression, but I suspect the cutting level was reduced as well, to help fit it all in. A lkittle bit of info here https://majesticcompilations.com I was thinking, only the other day, that I would like to expand my collection and try to get all the Majestic releases at least.
audiofeline Posted July 15, 2023 Posted July 15, 2023 I believe you are correct. They did compress the sound so the grooves could be closer together, as well as editing the songs to reduce the length. Still, amazing value for cash-strapped young teens who didn't care about the quality. 1
audiofeline Posted July 16, 2023 Posted July 16, 2023 Was in JBhifi today, saw someone looking at LP's, and in particular holding a reissue of one of the "Ripper" compilations. Didn't think those budget comp's would be getting reissued. 1 1
PhonoFix Posted July 16, 2023 Posted July 16, 2023 The old Majestic compilations - to me- had better sound quality than the later Polystar etc. They seem less compressed without the bass being cut. However almost all the tracks were edited heavily - some missing entire verses or having very early fade outs. Also some songs that were UK hits were re- recorded by local artists e.g Reflections of My Life was by Flake instead or Marmalade. Yellow River by Autumn instead of Christie. Big Yellow Taxi by Neighbourhood instead of Joni Mitchell, In the Summertime by Idle Race instead of the Mixtures.
Red Back Posted July 16, 2023 Posted July 16, 2023 8 hours ago, PhonoFix said: The old Majestic compilations - to me- had better sound quality than the later Polystar etc. They seem less compressed without the bass being cut. However almost all the tracks were edited heavily - some missing entire verses or having very early fade outs. Also some songs that were UK hits were re- recorded by local artists e.g Reflections of My Life was by Flake instead or Marmalade. Yellow River by Autumn instead of Christie. Big Yellow Taxi by Neighbourhood instead of Joni Mitchell, In the Summertime by Idle Race instead of the Mixtures. In the Summertime was originally by UK band Mungo Jerry (written by lead singer Ray Dorsey). There were several other versions including one. by Australian band The Mixtures and the UK band the Idle Race. 1
aussievintage Posted July 16, 2023 Posted July 16, 2023 10 hours ago, PhonoFix said: Also some songs that were UK hits were re- recorded by local artists e.g Reflections of My Life was by Flake instead or Marmalade. Yellow River by Autumn instead of Christie. Big Yellow Taxi by Neighbourhood instead of Joni Mitchell, In the Summertime by Idle Race instead of the Mixtures. In some of those instances, that's because the local artist had a local hit with the song. This was very common and happened between other countries too - e.g. a US hit was often done by a local UK artists - "I will follow him" by Little Peggy March was done by Petula Clarke in the UK.
aussievintage Posted July 16, 2023 Posted July 16, 2023 2 hours ago, Red back said: In the Summertime was originally by UK band Mungo Jerry (written by lead singer Ray Dorsey). There were several other versions including one. by Australian band The Mixtures and the UK band the Idle Race. Yeah, and all three were on sale here at about the same time. 1
audiofeline Posted July 17, 2023 Posted July 17, 2023 Wasn't the Australian cover version a consequence of the radio ban at the time?
metal beat Posted July 17, 2023 Posted July 17, 2023 I am consistently amazed that people waste their money on bootleg vinyl releases from ALDI. https://anguskidman.show/2023/04/25/aldi-special-buys-vinyl-records/ 2
Godot Posted July 17, 2023 Posted July 17, 2023 On 15/7/2023 at 1:14 PM, davewantsmoore said: Tiffany wasn't the first artist to record that song.... I remember this one fondly. 1 1
aussievintage Posted July 17, 2023 Posted July 17, 2023 12 hours ago, audiofeline said: Wasn't the Australian cover version a consequence of the radio ban at the time? There was something going on, where many songs were covered locally rather than publishing the OS version, although this happened earlier. In this particular instance you might be correct, I don't recall
Wimbo Posted July 18, 2023 Posted July 18, 2023 10 hours ago, metal beat said: I am consistently amazed that people waste their money on bootleg vinyl releases from ALDI. https://anguskidman.show/2023/04/25/aldi-special-buys-vinyl-records/ Be amazed. I bought a Springsteen Live at the River Plate album a few years ago from Aldi. Posted it on here. Sounded good and $7. 1
aussievintage Posted July 18, 2023 Posted July 18, 2023 4 minutes ago, Wimbo said: Be amazed. I bought a Springsteen Live at the River Plate album a few years ago from Aldi. Posted it on here. Sounded good and $7. Yes, and as I often prefer the vitality of a live recording, over studio, that's yet another reason to buy these not-yet-proven-to-be-bootleg albums. Other people raise the issue of re-recorded songs. That's been going on since cheap CDs started being released with 20 greatest hits etc. - at least. Mainstream record shops sold them. Again, not bootleg. 1
MartyO Posted July 18, 2023 Author Posted July 18, 2023 On 16/07/2023 at 3:55 PM, audiofeline said: Was in JBhifi today, saw someone looking at LP's, and in particular holding a reissue of one of the "Ripper" compilations. Didn't think those budget comp's would be getting reissued. Just had a look at what you're referring to, and it's this https://www.jbhifi.com.au/products/cd-hard-ons-the-ripper-23-cd A 'rip off' of the vintage album covers, but it's The Hard Ons. Classic!! 1
MartyO Posted July 18, 2023 Author Posted July 18, 2023 4 hours ago, aussievintage said: Other people raise the issue of re-recorded songs. That's been going on since cheap CDs started being released with 20 greatest hits etc. - at least. Mainstream record shops sold them. Again, not bootleg. That's true, but the album cover would normally clearly state that they're not by the original artists. The one I have, the only thing on it hinting to not OA is the 're-records'.
aussievintage Posted July 18, 2023 Posted July 18, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, MartyO said: That's true, but the album cover would normally clearly state that they're not by the original artists. No actually, they ARE the original artists, and they re-recorded their own hits, to get a better/stereo recording I guess - so quite validly, they can say they are original hits by original artists. Yes, there was a whole other bunch of records (and CDs) that were not by the original artists, but that's different, and they (mostly?) never claimed originality Edited July 18, 2023 by aussievintage
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