Revisiting these 3 mixes today.
I take back my earlier comment about the 2001 5.1 remix having good fidelity! I clearly had the US quad in mind with that comment.
I believe I'm hearing someone's 10k eq boost on the copy of the Q4 US quad mix I have. I did alter this copy myself with a little restoration mastering some years ago and I remember one of the things I did was turn down some of that 10k. Should have attenuated it more... This mix still has the best 'fullest' 'meatiest' sound and fidelity of the 3. It also has the most reverb! This is the reverb heavier mix, not the 2001 5.1.
Yes, the US quad has too much reverb, compared to the original stereo. So does the 2001 DVDA 5.1. It irritates me in both cases. Only the UK quad sounds as properly 'dry' as the stereo to me on things like Gillan's entrance on 'Lazy', but that quad mix has its own issues.
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