Black Market

Very happy with the purchase that I did

If you're reading this you already know this is one WPs best albums. This review is concerned solely with the remastering of this new version. Again, like Tail Spinnin', which I already reviewed, this was already remastered in 2002 by Bob Belden. Mark Wilder was involved in the dsd part of that project, and he was in charge of this new series as well. At first I though this a weaker sounding remaster, for when compared to the Belden supervised version it seemed less punchy at first, and overall less "loud" . However, after listening to Black Market I am beginning to reassess these new discs.My final verdict (written a couple of months later,) is that this series of remasters IS shy on the bottom, to the extent that it bothers me. Bob Belden's remasters are still the best out there. Unfortunately he only did Black Market, Tale Spinnin, Heavy Weather and Mysterious traveler. Wish they would give him the whole catalog. His versions are punchier and in my opinion, more musical overall.And if you really want to have your mind blown, get the SACD surround version of Mysterious Traveler. It's actually Ron Malo's original quad mix turned into a sort of surround 4.1 (no center channel,) but it is simply outrageous. Now if they would only release the quad version of Tale Spinnin!As far as this series goes, while it may appeal to collectors for the authentic mini sleeves and inserts, my feeling is that there will be better reissues as the technology progresses. At any rate, I hope this is NOT the last word on this release, because it sounds quite wimpy.

Real music, from real people ...its so open and like a painting that ever changes from the side your looking. This is a confersation between musicians,that never been that close than "the silent way" period of Miles Davis. The question and anwsering during the whole album is amazing.The sounds of Zawinul are huge...never had that clear sound from a virtual plug-in.The Korg Vocoder is working like a morphing Boedha singing his prayers. This is a timeless record, pure gold and diamond.

Good music, Low quality Cd. It looks fake. Not a Blue Spec Cd, they send me a regular one.