Neil Young - Neil Young - Greatest Hits

Not much needs to be said about this one. So many of his greatest songs are here. Tracks one through 14 were all originally recorded on analog multi-track magnetic tape in formats ranging from one-inch eight track to two-inch 24 track. In each case, after the recording process was completed, these multi-track master tapes were mixed to 1/4-inch stereo two-channel at 15 IPS analog master tapes. At that time, these tapes were among those assembled onto two sequenced LP master reels which were then used to cut the metal lacquers from which two sides of the original vinyl LPs were ultimately pressed. These same two-channel masters were used for this project. Simply put, the goal was to achieve as accurate and detailed an extraction of the original audio signal as possible.

"...the sound on this double set is absolutely, mind-blowingly, stunningly superior to whichever version you previously thought ruled. Orange and tan Warner-7Arts/Reprise original Everybody Knows This is Nowhere? Forget about it! 'Down By The River,' 'Cowgirl in The Sand' (given all of side 1), and 'Cinnamon Girl' have never sounded this expansive, dynamic, etched-in-granite pure and clean. Never has the bass been delivered with such stunning detail and 'pop.'...the tracks here from After the Goldrush sound so much better than on any other version I've heard, it's positively sick. Every song sounds better than I've ever heard before, thanks to the care taken in the transfer and mastering process. Wait until you hear 'Old Man,' or 'Heart of Gold,' from Harvest! According to information on Neil Young's website, for the double LP, 30 IPS 'flat' copies were created and assembled from the original analog masters of tracks 1-14, while tracks 15 and 16 were transferred from up-converted 176.4/24 bit digital masters created from the original lower resolution digital originals." Music = 11/11, Sound = 11/11 - Michael Fremer, musicangle.com