Unidisc

I enjoy the Unidisc label, and have dozens of their CD issues within my collection. One of the reasons I enjoy the label is because their prime focus is Canadian artists understandably, many classic 70s 80s releases. However, I've noticed starting during the late 1990s their CDs began getting louder and louder, and clipping in some cases. The Moxy remasters are a good example, also The Hunt, The Box, Instructions, Walter Rossi, Christmas, etc etc. Pretty much everything put out by Unidisc during the 2000s is ultra compressed and unnecessarily loud. But I guess it's something we have to tolerate if we want those Franks Soda & The Imps albums. Just be prepared to lower the volume on your amp if you were playing something else prior to your Unidisc selection.

I compared my 1995 Moxy debut Pacemaker CD to the Unidisc, and the difference is night and day. The Undisc is unlistenable for me, and remains in the shelf as I opt for the Pacemaker which is more of a flat transfer. Same with the Unidisc The Box remasters, the early 90s Alert twofer of the first two The Box albums sounds much better.

I suppose for someone playing through an inferior sound system, boombox, or car stereo, louder CDs might be to their advantage. I'm pretty sure that's who the record companies were targeting during the loudness wars. But for those of us with a quality home stereo, in particular a quality DAC, flat transfers have a more organic natural sound to them. Really unfortunate that the whole music industry had their head up their a$$ for over a decade. I see more recent CDs that are being remastered and staying more true to the original recording, and this is a good thing.

How does the sound quality compare to the original pressings? I have a Prelude repress by Unidisc and I find the sound a bit "compressed".

the 40+ volume "Star Funk" is the best early 80's funk-disco club classics 12'' CD collection I've ever seen!!! has all the rarest biggest spaciest psychedelic soulful jams. God Bless Montreal's (the best city to party in canada) Unidisc.