WHO’S NEXT/LIFEHOUSE Box set coming in September 2023 (STEVEN WILSON DOLBY ATMOS & 5.1 MIXES CONFIRMED!!)

[ProgRules]

Wilson's surround mixes are usually presented exactly as they've left his computer, without any additional mastering.

Yeah- he learned that lesson after aqualung and TaaB.

 

[Mooserfan]

Can you imagine if they pull a Tom Petty and only release the surround mix to stream on Apple Music?

 

[B&W Driver]

https://superdeluxeedition.com/news/pete-towshend-confirms-whos-next-reissue-for-2022/
One of the greatest rock albums of all time. No filler

I couldn't possibly agree with you any more than I do. This album is a true credit to the great pop music era. A bona fide treasure!

 

[Tres Discrete]

PETE TOWNSEND JUST CONFIRMED WHO’S NEXT IS BEING MIXED IN DOLBY ATMOS!!

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Wow. Thanks for sharing.
I had given up hope for this after some fellow QQ’ers pointed out that some of the original multitracks were reported to be missing.
Glad Pete is still around & willing to answer our (musical) prayers

 

[lukpac]

Wow. Thanks for sharing.
I had given up hope for this after some fellow QQ’ers pointed out that some of the original multitracks were reported to be missing.
Glad Pete is still around & willing to answer our (musical) prayers

And this confirms they *are* still missing, unfortunately.

 

[Tres Discrete]

And this confirms they *are* still missing, unfortunately.

Yes - but given that fact, I will gladly settle for the original artist plugging the gaps, bless him.
Better than pining away ad infinitum for a surround mix of this classic album

 

[B&W Driver]

Okay, as a stereo veteran and a multichannel wannabe, I've sort of lost the message. Is the consensus here that certain tracks from the inimitable Who's Next ('71) album cannot be mixed in multichannel (MC) because some of the original studio recordings -- of certain tracks -- are missing? If this is the case, what is the likely outcome? Is it probable that only some of the tracks on this one-of-a-kind masterpiece will be remixed for multichannel?

 

[edisonbaggins]

Okay, as a stereo veteran and a multichannel wannabe, I've sort of lost the message. Is the consensus here that certain tracks from the inimitable Who's Next ('71) album cannot be mixed in multichannel (MC) because some of the original studio recordings -- of certain tracks -- are missing? If this is the case, what is the likely outcome? Is it probable that only some of the tracks on this one-of-a-kind masterpiece will be remixed for multichannel?

PT is recreating some parts, as alluded to in a recent photo of a sequencer type thing.

 

[lukpac]

Okay, as a stereo veteran and a multichannel wannabe, I've sort of lost the message. Is the consensus here that certain tracks from the inimitable Who's Next ('71) album cannot be mixed in multichannel (MC) because some of the original studio recordings -- of certain tracks -- are missing? If this is the case, what is the likely outcome? Is it probable that only some of the tracks on this one-of-a-kind masterpiece will be remixed for multichannel?

1) The final multitracks of 1 to 3 songs from the original album are missing.

2) Earlier generation tapes, without final overdubs, do exist, and Pete is recording new overdubs to facilitate remixes.

 

[B&W Driver]

1) The final multitracks of 1 to 3 songs from the original album are missing.

2) Earlier generation tapes, without final overdubs, do exist, and Pete is recording new overdubs to facilitate remixes.

1) That sucks

2) Thank God that Mr. T is still with us...but...isn't he fairly deaf?

Regardless, thanks very much for the clarification.

 

[lukpac]

1) That sucks

2) Thank God that Mr. T is still with us...but...isn't he fairly deaf?

Regardless, thanks very much for the clarification.

FYI, an example of something similar from 2014:

 

[B&W Driver]

FYI, an example of something similar from 2014:

Damn! That sounds pretty sweet! Even my POS MacBook Pro speakers make that sound excellent! Now, what would that sound like through our B&Ws?

 

[madship]

Yes - but given that fact, I will gladly settle for the original artist plugging the gaps, bless him.
Better than pining away ad infinitum for a surround mix of this classic album

It would be great if he could find his original programming.

 

[lukpac]

It would be great if he could find his original programming.
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I would guess he can replicate the patch, but the performance could only be approximated.

And good luck with guitar.

 

[Tribby2001]

It would be great if he could find his original programming.
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OMG a museum piece - that's how I learned computer programming in college - P.I.T.A.!

It amazes me to learn how poorly the mixes/tapes from the era/genre in general were so poorly cared for and indexed.

 

[GOS]

OMG a museum piece - that's how I learned computer programming in college - P.I.T.A.!

Many did!

 

[madship]

OMG a museum piece - that's how I learned computer programming in college - P.I.T.A.!

It amazes me to learn how poorly these mixes/tapes from the era/genre were so poorly cared for and indexed.

When I was a kid we would find boxes of these with at the end of driveways with the trash. We had a blast with them making our bikes into motorcycles and building towers.

When I entered college in '84, the school I went to had just graduated it's last class that had to use cards.

 

[GOS]

When I was a kid we would find boxes of these with at the end of driveways with the trash. We had a blast with them making our bikes into motorcycles and building towers.

When I entered college in '84, the school I went to had just graduated it's last class that had to use cards.

Nice, guess I'm a couple years older than you. Those cards.....

 

[Bill B]

When I was a kid we would find boxes of these with at the end of driveways with the trash. We had a blast with them making our bikes into motorcycles and building towers.

When I entered college in '84, the school I went to had just graduated it's last class that had to use cards.

When we were kids we didn't have computer input cards we had to use baseball cards.
Unfortunately the Nolan Ryan rookie cards made the best sound.

 

[Titch]

This album is a masterpiece of rock 'n roll. The respected music journalist David Hepworth wrote a whole book about how 1971 was the greatest year for rock 'n roll and he put Who's Next as the best rock 'n roll album released that year. So it's the greatest rock 'n roll album ever made.

https://www.amazon.com/Never-Dull-Moment-1971-Exploded/dp/1250130913
This is the album that even people indifferent to The Who enjoy. Like several other posters here, I will happily fork out big bucks for the definitive multichannel mix here. Anything better than the weedy, flat, Japanese stereo SACD is going to bring the house down. Forget Pink Floyd and Animals.