I don't have it in front of me right now but I remember a quick A/B of the loud version showed 6db give or take of limiting and boost but no 'volume war' style harsh treble eq or distortion added. Maybe there are two loud ones and I only heard the boosted one and the other is also distorted?
I think it's a bit of a novelty release with the original release being more accurate with crest factor delivery. Perhaps a way to create future demand for a "restored" version? I always wonder if someone is doing that when a substandard release follows a more accurate one.
The accusation of straight clipping is a pretty strong accusation though! The limited one I heard had no sign of anything like that. That kind of accusation demands direct evidence. ie. Show the waveforms zoomed in to the sample level to clearly show the clipping in question. ie. Pictures or it didn't happen.
I think the production is a little lit and hyped I suppose. But it's also bad *** and I'm not sure what to compare it to to try to point out any failing.
If there is a straight up distorted version, show the picture of the waves. Zoomed in to actually show the clipping! (Yes, zoomed out brick wall limiting looks brutal. Show the actual clipping. It's an acusation that demands evidence.) Name and shame with the catalog number and label.
zoom in from front left channel of Bohemian Rhapsody , LPCM 5.1 version from
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