A Guy Called Gerald 'Voodoo Ray (Fast Eddie mix)'

first version from 1995 and the 1997 remaster.

i have both, and they both sound like shit.

Yeah but what's the new CD?

it's yet another remaster, with the same tracklist as the 1995 version.

judging from soundclips on boomkat, it sounds louder but not particularly great.

BTW can we have a referendum on electronic music "remasters"? because i picked up the model 500 "deep space" remaster, the "jelly tones" remaster, the "hongkong" remaster, the derrick may "innovator" remaster, and as far as i can tell none of them sound any different from the originals.

They do have a habit of over-exaggerating at Boomkat, so one has to wonder if it really sounds that much better. I actually picked it up on hmv last night for £5.99 incl. postage so fingers crossed.

I don't remember my copy of 'Deep Space' mk1 sounding particularly bad in the first place.

seriously! nor "jelly tones"

Bloody record companies trying to entice the cd buying public! I guess they have to up the marketing lingo these days to get hands in wallets. Some of the Blue Note remasters sound even worse than the cd originals.

I just noticed over at Boomkat that Gerald's 'Black Secret Technology' has been re-released and that the "abysmal sound quality of the original 1995 issue has now at long last been replaced by this brilliant new master - finally doing justice to the material and playable at loudest volumes imaginable."

-- sam500

so i finally got round to buying this. unfortunately i can't for the life of me remember where my original copy is so i have nothing to compare the re-issue with. however, to my ears it does sound better. the bass seems to have been cleaned up significantly and the general clarity seems improved. don't get me wrong though - it still sounds as though i've taped it off the radio and am listening to it on an old C90 ;)

automanikk is pretty good!

I've had it for decades now and never played it. just play the voodoo ray 12" it came with. maybe i should put it on.

mine's missing the 12" ironically