New remix of Most Likely You Go Your Way - encore

Thanks to Martin Cowan:

“To be honest, I think this is indicative of the way record companies totally misunderstand the product they are dealing with (ie the music) and what music listeners want to hear. The technology has existed for years to monkey around with old recordings. The current "mash up" trend is little more than Stars on 45 twenty five years on.

“I remember reading about when the "Highway 61" album was remixed for release on gold CD by Steve Hoffman in the early 90s. He said that the access he had to the master tapes meant that he could have re-tuned the guitars that are slightly out of tune on the tracks. However, the fact that he didn't do this meant that anomalies in the original recordings remain for future generations to enjoy.

“Part of the pleasure in discovering and listening to old music are the ambience created by the limitations that the recording industry struggled with at the time. "Heartbreak Hotel" is a good example - it sounds decidedly thin and tinny, even when compared to Elvis' early Sun recordings, but this is what makes it so spooky and memorable. Speaking as a relative newcomer to Elvis - within the last 5 years - it certainly wasn't that dreadful remix of "A Little Less Conversation" that got me hooked, but the brilliance of the original recordings.

“It's interesting to compare the quality of mono and stereo mixes - personally, I prefer the mono mix of The Kinks "Village Green Society" to the stereo. And I'm sure I'm not the only one who wishes that Apple would do something about their eccentric stereo releases of The Beatles catalogue on CD - perhaps reissuing them in mono would be a good idea.

“In my view, it's the tip of the iceberg. What next? Cleaning up Bob's vocals on "Watching The River Flow" to remove the cold he had when he recorded it? Or how about getting Bob back in to re-record the vocals of his classic songs over the original backing tracks to sell at gigs? The mind boggles.

“If this track is intended to lure listeners to the back catalogue, Sony should leave well alone as Dylan's catalogue is second to none. If the idea is to lure purchasers of the package who already have all the other tracks in various other formats, then they should be ashamed of themselves. This product is pretty tawdry and I'm surprised that Dylan has been persuaded that it is a good idea.”