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Title: Carly Simon: 5-Stars : Sound: NO-Stars
Review: This is one of the great albums of any decade! The SHM-CD sound is a disaster, as it clearly demonstrates, by its extra clarity (can anyone say "boosted-treble, boosted-bass three times fast), that there has been no remastering of the material save the boosted parts of the sound spectrum. The classical releases in this format--try Karajan-Mahler on DGG for a truly memorable earache--are disgraceful. After many tries at finding one "really better than the original" SHM-CD, I've given up on what I perceive to be a marketing ploy to pawn off older recordings at a "boosted" price.Even though the original release of "No Secrets" didn't have the greatest overall sound, it was more-than acceptable do to Ms. Simon (who in the photo leaves "no secret" to the fact that she isn't wearing undergarments--excellent!) and her immense talents.Buy the regular CD and skip this expensive turkey. Better yet, if you do vinyl, try to find a good copy.
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