FINALLY a proper CD release
Charles F. Held Jr. | Charlotte, NC United States | 10/05/2010
(5 out of 5 stars)
"As was the case with some other major artists (cough - DAVID BOWIE - cough), the John Lennon solo catalog has had a difficult CD history. The original Capitol/EMI releases of his Apple (i.e. pre-"Double Fantasy") albums were smothered in noise reduction. The 2000 remixes helped a few albums, but had some major flaws (such as the climax of "God", where Lennon's voice is supposed to emerge from the mix stripped of echo on the word BEATLES). The third time is the charm: original mixes transferred with the same care afforded the Beatles' remasters of 2009. So yeah, there's tape hiss on the piano opening of "Love". So what? That's how it's SUPPOSED to sound!"