Pink Floyd: The best CD mastering of Dark side of the moon is...? 9 versions to compare

PART 2 (2011 to 2023):    • Pink Floyd All CD masterings (Part2) ...  
Comparison and subjective ranking of 9 different red book cd masterings of the 1973 album Dark side of the moon by Pink Floyd. All cd's in my personal collection.
Listened to all of these a countless number of times using a Panasonic discman from 2005 with BOSE OE2 headphones, and alternatively a Technics HiFi from the 90s with Technics speakers or Sennheiser HD280 pro headphones.

00:12 Sony Japan Mastering
01:35 Second Sony Mastering (USA) - Capitol Records
02:25 EMI mastering (rev level 0) - Harvest Records
03:16 Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs mastering
04:54 Shine On Box Set (Columbia Records mastering)
06:04 20th Anniversary Box - Doug Sax mastering (EMI rev level 2)
07:26 1994 Doug Sax (EMI rev level 2)
08:24 30th Anniversary SACD/CD - James Guthrie mastering
10:07 2011 Guthrie and Plante remaster

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To check what mastering of the album on CD you have, install free EAC software in a PC with a drive, insert cd, go to action, test selected tracks. It will create a text file with peak levels for each track. If it matches this: 39.9 / 43.3 / 70.1 / 55.2 / 72.3 / 44.5 / 53.9 / 54.6 / 61.2 , you have the first mastering considered the Holy Grail. All versions of DSOTM are good, except that for collectionist freaks and audiophiles, the above version is most cherished...

To identify your versions and more info on Pink Floyd's DSOTM:
https://forums.stevehoffman.tv/thread...
http://pinkfloydarchives.com/DiscTOC.htm


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