You Am I – Hi Fi Way
Label: |
YAI Records – YAI003 |
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Format: |
Vinyl
, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered
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Country: |
Australia |
Released: |
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Genre: |
Rock |
Style: |
Alternative Rock |
Tracklist
| A1 | Aint Gone And Open | 2:50 | |
| A2 | Minor Byrd | 2:29 | |
| A3 | She Digs Her | 3:24 | |
| A4 | Cathy's Clown | 2:24 | |
| A5 | Jewels And Bullets | 2:57 | |
| A6 | Purple Sneakers | 3:29 | |
| A7 | Pizza Guy | 3:22 | |
| B1 | The Applecross Wing Commander | 3:17 | |
| B2 | Stray | 2:32 | |
| B3 | Handwasher | 2:29 | |
| B4 | Punkarella | 2:18 | |
| B5 | Ken (The Mother Nature's Son) | 2:23 | |
| B6 | Gray | 3:58 | |
| B7 | How Much Is Enough | 3:41 |
Companies, etc.
- Distributed By – Inertia
- Recorded At – Greene St. Recording
- Recorded At – Paradise Studios (2)
- Mixed At – Sear Sound
- Produced For – Lazy Eight Productions
- Mastered At – EMI Studios 301
- Remastered At – 301 Studios, Sydney
Credits
- Art Direction – Honey Rogue Design
- Artwork – Simon Alderson
- Bass Guitar – Andy Kent
- Drums, Cymbal, Percussion – Russell Hopkinson
- Edited By [Cold Edits] – Fred Kevorkian
- Engineer [Assistant Engineer] – Phil Painson
- Guitar, Mellotron, Organ, Vocals, Written-By – Tim Rogers (2)
- Management – A Charles Kent And Associates
- Mastered By – Don Bartley
- Mixed By – John Auer*
- Producer, Mixed By – Lee Ranaldo
- Recorded By – John Siket
- Remastered By – Steve Smart
- Written-By – You Am I
Notes
First Pressing
Gatefold sleeve with printed inner sleeve.
Cut at Studios 301 Sydney, pressed in .
How Much Is Enough & Ken recorded Paradise Studios Sydney May 1994.
Mastered at Studio 301 Sydney.
Remastering at 301 Mastering.
Gatefold sleeve with printed inner sleeve.
Cut at Studios 301 Sydney, pressed in .
How Much Is Enough & Ken recorded Paradise Studios Sydney May 1994.
Mastered at Studio 301 Sydney.
Remastering at 301 Mastering.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (Scanned / Text): 9332727026584
- Matrix / Runout (Etched, runout side A): YAI-2 A
- Matrix / Runout (Etched, runout side B): YAI-2 B
Other Versions (5 of 15)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
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| Hi Fi Way (CD, Album, Stereo) | WEA Records | 4509994042 | Australia | 1995 | |||
| Hi Fi Way (CD, Album, CD, , Bonus, All Media, Limited Edition, Stereo) | WEA Records | 4509994762 | Australia | 1995 | |||
| Hi Fi Way (Cassette, Album, Dolby HX Pro) | WEA Records | 4509994044 | Australia | 1995 | |||
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New Submission
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Hi Fi Way (CD, Album, Stereo) | WEA Records | CD 99404, 4509994042 | Canada | 1995 | ||
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New Submission
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Hi Fi Way (Cassette, Album, Dolby HX Pro) | Warner Bros. Records | 9 46078-4, 4-46078 | US | 1995 |
Recommendations
Reviews
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I did the Purple Sneakers test (YouTube 1080p vs the vinyl), and to my ear (and on my equipment), what is a little lacking is Russ' kick drum - it sounds flat (though it's certainly there). The bass lines, so crucial to You Am I's sound, is present, and clearly reproduced, as is the guitar and vocals. Each element can be discerned, which tends to suggest that it is not 'compressed', as noted above by osko. Just missing a little oomph to the bass drum. And perhaps lacking a little 'warmth' (though my AT440MLb cart does tend towards 'bright' and these things are somewhat subjective).
IMHO, certainly not a lavish remastering, as has been give to some bigger US acts from the 90s recently (Trent Reznor, I'm looking at you), but not an awful compressed transfer from CD master either.
I would also note that I picked up my (sealed) copy just recently (December 2017) from the new section of my local record store. Perhaps another press has been manufactured? All listed identifying info is identical, as far as I can see. -
This 2013 pressing is very disappointing sound wise.
Sound is dead, two dimensional (compressed?), robbed of bass and totally un-engaging.
In one word - AWFUL.
It was that bad that I only made it through the first side and did not bother listening the the 2nd side.
I pulled out my 1996 CD Various - Hottest 100 3 with the track Purple Sneakers on it to compare with and I was shocked that the CD actually sounded better.
CD was more dynamic and had more bass. Usually when you compare CD with vinyl it is the other way around.
I think the people involved in this pressing either have no idea how to get the best out of vinyl or just did a lazy job of mastering for vinyl.
The jacket and pressing are top quality, just a pity about the sound quality.
Audiophiles should avoid this record.
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