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The Who - Roger Daltrey Solo Albums - Page 1 (1973 - 1975):
DALTREY
Album: Daltrey
LPs (vinyl) Sampled: "Daltrey" [Polydor (UK), Polydor (Germany), MCA (USA), CBS/Sony (Japan)], "Roger Daltrey" [Polydor (Spain)], "Rock Legends: Roger Daltrey" [Polydor (UK)]
CDs Sampled: Polydor (UK), Repertoire (Germany - 1st remaster), UK (Castle - 2nd remastered), USA (Hip-O - 2nd remastered)
Non-album Tracks: "There is Love" (b side of "Thinking" – all countries. Also released as a bonus track on the Repertoire CD)
LP Comments: Original Polydor (Japan) pressings sound the best. The MCA (USA) pressings sound decent, but suffer from poor vinyl quality.
CD Comments: Unfortunately, the CD versions don't sound that good. The 1995 Polydor (UK) is a little thin sounding (not enough sound to fill the CD) and the Repertoire & Castle remastered CD suffers from remastering which is overly too bright and harsh, rendering it virtually unlistenable (Note: the Repertoire & Castle CDs use the same mastering).
Compare for yourself! Below are 30 second WAV samples of One Man Band from various pressings of "Daltrey" as described above. Note: "RM" denotes Remaster 1973 UK LP 1973 USA LP 1973 Japan LP 1973 Germany LP 1995 UK/Germany CD 1998 Germany CD (1st RM) 2005 UK CD (2nd RM) 2006 CD (2nd RM) |
Note: Sound comparisons are only as good as your ears and the equipment you are listening to the music with. |
Summary: The best choice for this album is the Polydor (Japan) LP. If you don't have a turntable and want the album, then you might try the original UK Polydor CD. It is very clean sounding, but lacks the power of the LP versions.
Other Comments: This album would be a great candidate for remixing and remastering.
About: Daltrey |
Track Listing: LP & Polydor CD: One Man Band, Way Of The World, You Are Yourself, Thinking, You & Me, It's A Hard Life, Giving It All Away, Story So Far, When The Music Stops, Reasons, One Man Band (Reprise)
Repertoire & Castle CDs: One Man Band, Way Of The World, You Are Yourself, Thinking, You & Me, It's A Hard Life, Giving It All Away, Story So Far, When The Music Stops, Reasons, One Man Band (Reprise), There Is Love
RIDE A ROCK HORSE
Album: Ride A Rock Horse
LPs (vinyl) Sampled: Polydor (UK, Australia, Austria, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, Uruguay), MCA (USA, Canada), Taiwan (Liming)
CDs Sampled: Repertoire (Germany - remastered), Castle (UK - remastered), Hip-O (USA - remastered
Non-album Tracks: None on vinyl. However, the CD has bonus tracks of: "You Put Something Better Inside Of Me", "Dear John", "Oceans Away" (alternate version from Best Bits).
LP Comments: The Polydor (Japan) uses better quality vinyl and has slightly better sound quality. The MCA (USA) sounds very good, but is noisy due to inferior vinyl. The Polydor (South Africa) might equal the Japan LP with surprisingly good qualities.
CD Comments: The mastering on the CDs is very bright and harsh making them difficult to listen to.
Compare for yourself! Below are 30 second WAV samples of Walking The Dog from various pressings of "Ride A Rock Horse" as described above. 1975 UK LP 1975 USA LP 1975 Australia LP 1975 Austria LP 1975 Canada LP 1975 France LP 1975 Germany LP 1975 Greece LP 1975 Holland LP 1975 Ireland LP 1975 Italy LP 1975 Japan LP 1975 New Zealand LP 1975 Portugal LP 1975 South Africa LP 1975 Spain LP 1975 Taiwan LP 1975 Uruguay LP 1998 Germany CD 2005 UK CD 2006 USA CD |
Note: Sound comparisons are only as good as your ears and the equipment you are listening to the music with. |
Summary: This is a great album, but sadly, sound quality issues between poor vinyl quality or a CDs with too much compression make it difficult to find a good source.
Other Comments: On the Repertoire (Germany) CD, the 1st two of the CD bonus tracks were put on by mistake, as "You Put Something Better Inside Of Me" was the "b" side of the UK single of "One Of The Boys" (however, this version is the "Best Bits" version), and the "Dear John" was from the UK (and European) single, "Written On The Wind". These tracks are associated with Roger's 1977 solo album, One Of The Boys (not this album). An attempt to correct this mistake was made on the Castle (UK) & Hip-O (USA) CDs, leaving "Dear John" and "Oceans Away" as the bonus tracks. The liner notes explain that "Dear John" was an unused track from this album's sessions, even though it was a "b" side associated with "Written On The Wind" from "One Of The Boys".
This album would make a great candidate for remixing and remastering.
About: Ride A Rock Horse (& Bonus
Tracks) |
Track Listing:
LP: Come And Get Your Love, Hearts Right, Oceans Away, Proud, World Over, Near To Surrender, Feeling, Walking The Dog, Milk Train, I Was Born To Sing Your Song
CD (Repertoire): Come And Get Your Love, Hearts Right, Oceans Away, Proud, World Over, Near To Surrender, Feeling, Walking The Dog, Milk Train, I Was Born To Sing Your Song, You Put Something Better Inside of Me, Dear John, Oceans Away (Alt. version)
CD (Castle & Hip-O): Come And Get Your Love, Hearts Right, Oceans Away, Proud, World Over, Near To Surrender, Feeling, Walking The Dog, Milk Train, I Was Born To Sing Your Song, Dear John, Oceans Away (Alt. version)
LISZTOMANIA
Album(s): Lisztomania, The Real Lisztomania
LPs (vinyl) Sampled: A&M (UK, USA, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Colombia, France, Greece, Israel, Japan (1st Pressing), Japan (2nd Pressing), New Zealand, Spain, Uruguay), H (Taiwan)
CDs Sampled: A&M (Japan - 1987), A&M (Japan - 2003, 2004), RWCD (Russia), Voiceprint (UK), RRAW (UK)
Non-album Tracks: (see below)
LP Comments: I find the A&M (Japan) <1st> pressing to sound the best. The A&M (UK) sounds very good too - sort of in-between the Japan LP & (2003, 2004) Japan CD.
CD Comments: (Original Release) The A&M (Japan -1987) seems to come from a tape source at least one generation removed from the master. The sound quality is very clean and there's lots of dynamic range making the CD very "musical" and nice to listen to. However, there is audible hiss during the more quiet passages and the tone is ever-so-slightly on the bright side. The RWCD (Russia) CD versions I've listened to say "remastered", but the sound is a bit on the thinner side - not really up-to-par with the A&M (Japan) or the LP versions. The A&M (Japan - 2003, 2004) seems to come from a better source than the 1987 release as the sound quality is greatly improved.
CD Comments: (The Real Lisztomania) This version comes from a recently (2001/2002) unearthed master tape, which was not used for the original "Lisztomania" release (the record company rejected this version). The mixes (and content) are different on this CD (compare track listings below). Unfortunately, an ambitious undertaking was somewhat wasted on a poor mastering job. Roger Daltrey's vocals on "Orpheus Song" sound as if they are underwater. "Love's Dream" (1st version) and "Peace At Last" are too sterile sounding and the 2nd version of "Love's Dream" sounds as if there is a steam radiator hissing steadily in the background. The box set is limited to 1,000. I'd only recommend this for die-hard Roger Daltrey collectors or Rick Wakeman fans. Note: This version of the album does not include, "Funerailles". Note #2: The volume level of this CD is very low compared to the others. In 2018, "The Real Lisztomania" was remastered (improved sound). (The cover art also replaces Roger Daltrey with Rick Wakeman.)
Compare for yourself! Below are 30 second WAV samples of Peace At Last from various pressings of "Lisztomania" as described above. 1975 UK LP 1975 USA LP 1975 Argentina LP 1975 Australia LP 1975 Brazil LP 1975 Colombia LP 1975 France LP 1975 Germany LP 1975 Greece LP 1975 Israel LP 1975 Italy LP 1975 Japan LP (1st Pressing) 1975 Japan LP (2nd Pressing) 1975 New Zealand LP 1975 Spain LP 1975 Taiwan LP 1977 Uruguay LP 1987 Japan CD 1999 Russia CD 2002 UK CD (The Real Lisztomania) 2003 Japan CD 2004 Japan CD 2018 UK CD (The Real Lisztomania) |
Note: Sound comparisons are only as good as your ears and the equipment you are listening to the music with. |
Summary: The A&M (Japan) LP is the best version that I've heard to-date. I give it an edge over the A&M CD (Japan - 2003) due to an overall warmer sound quality.
Other Comments: It took me about 5 years to track down the Japanese A&M (1987) CD. Apparently they were also pressed in limited quantities.
About: Lisztomania |
Track Listing (Original version): (Roger Daltrey lead vocal songs in green) Rienzi/Chopsticks Fantasia, Love's Dream, Dante Period, Orpheus Song, Hell, Hibernation, Excelsior Song, Master Race, Rape, Pillage & Clap, Funerailles, Free Song, Peace At Last
Track Listing (The Real Lisztomania 2002): (Roger Daltrey lead vocal songs in green) The Scene, The Metronome, The Country Sword Dance, Free Song, The Freudian Dream, Dante Period, Orpheus Song, For The Chop, Hell , Wagner's Dream, The Dream Of Hell, The Inferno Ride, Master Race, The Ride Of Thor, Excelsior Song, The Guardian Virgins, Rape, Pillage And Clap, Love's Dream, The Suffering, Peace At Last, Love's Dream (This is a very rare mix of Roger Daltrey and solo piano that was never used)
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