DIGITAL The Alan Parsons Project - The Turn of a Friendly Card (2023 Blu-Ray 5.1 mix)

[JulesRules]

Listened a bit after applying the EQ profiles.
It's definitely better. But, for instance, at 1.47 in "Nothing Left to Lose"... what was AP thinking to have our ears pierced by that synth sound? I can't believe my ears... it's not like that in 2004 Classic Records HDAD's version.

Just as an aside, there's no synth on that track I think, I guess you mean the accordion?

 

[gorman]

Having said all that, however, there is one problem with this remaster - the left-right balance skewed slightly to one side (sorry, can't remember which way now, but it's obvious in the waveforms) for some reason, by somewhere between 1.5 and 2dB. Not enough to be catastrophic, but it pushes the phantom center (lead vocals in particular) slightly to one side of 12 o'clock. So if you have this, it's worth fixing as it really improves the phantom center.

Also, many thanks for pointing this out. I never realized it. Better, I did realize it but since a long time passes between listening to the album, I was led to believe that I had a momentary problem with my ear, due to a cold, etc.

The left channel is quieter. Not always by the same amount. The last track of the album is in balance, from my experimentations... the other nine need adjusting.

 

[gorman]

Just as an aside, there's no synth on that track I think, I guess you mean the accordion?

I honestly cannot tell what the instrument is. You can 100% be right and it's an accordion. But the piercing notes, in those 15-20 seconds, all come from that instrument.