John Williams
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
1977/1977 (Arista)



10 tracks, TRT: 40:49, FLAC (48k/24b)



https://mega.co.nz/#!Q0MmRBCA!W3k-wAxYouOQjmlhl_fzTWxPwcwAxgEz5SKt_I3poPY

Note: ripped from my own copy of the vinyl and edited to remove pops, clicks and crackling with Magix Cleaning Lab.

Thank you for that cody :)

Eager to hear this. Will I finally shelve the disappointing 2005 HDAD for good?

Thanks, codyap09

Eager to hear this. Will I finally shelve the disappointing 2005 HDAD for good?

That's a tough call. I compared this vinyl rip with the Varese album that had the same contents and both showcased their own distinguishing factors that made them both worth having: CD for cleaner sound, vinyl for warmer sound.

Unfortunately, the CD sounds a bit more detailed than this rip but the lack of some detail from this vinyl rip I suspect has primarily to do with my equipment and the age of the vinyl. It's hard to find a brand new sealed copy so this is the best that's gonna come around for possibly a long time.

Luckily, for a 36 year old pressing I was pleasantly surprised at the lower amount of pop, clicks and crackling when I was capturing this. Whoever owned it before me took good care of it. Same with Koyaanisqatsi.

Interesting. Will give it a try anyway.

For me, Koyaanisqatsi is one of the few (if not the only) OST that doesn't actually works outside the film itself, so I don't have any version of it.

Many thanks!

Thanks Cody.
I recently obtained the HDAD of Close Encounters, but as phbart says, there's very little (if anything) to distinguish it from the CD. Likewise with A.I. which I posted mainly for those interested in the surround mix.

For the sake of comparison, I'll post the 192kHz/24bit HDAD tomorrow so we can drawn our own conclusions. Mine is this: pure waste of money. Very little improvement over past CD releases based on the 1977 OST (which is what this HDAD contains, for those who don't know) and nowhere near as clear and bright as the 1998 expanded release. Makes me wonder why the hell give a royal treatment with such an advanced technology to such an old and limited master tape while better and more complete elements are (or were) available...

I can not download. Using firefox and it says please click allow to continue download but no where is there an allow option.

Thanks, codyap09!

I can not download. Using firefox and it says please click allow to continue download but no where is there an allow option.

You need Google Chrome for it to work.

Yep, same here. Thanks for the link by the way!

Can anybody please re-up this? Thank you.

Yes, seems to be off

re-up needed. thanks.

could someone please re-up?

re-up please and thanks.

re-up please and thanks.

Re-up would be great :)

Re-up pls? *.*