Classic Masters [Original recording remastered]

Quicksilver Messenger Service | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 29, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording remastered
• Label: EMI Special Products
• ASIN: B00005V5Q3
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #36,166 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Customer Reviews

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41 of 50 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT SOUND QUALITY - BUT WHAT ABOUT HAPPY TRAILS?, June 6, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Classic Masters (Audio CD)

THE SONGS ON THIS CD HAVE BEEN 24 BIT REMASTERED AND SOUND SUPERB. IN MY OPINION, IT EVEN SOUNDS BETTER THAN RHINO'S 1991 "SONS OF MERCURY" COMPILATION WHICH RHINO HAS ASSURED ME WAS MASTERED FROM THE ORIGINAL MASTER TAPES. BUT THE FLY IN THE OINTMENT IS THAT "WHO DO YOU LOVE" FROM "HAPPY TRAILS" (HT) IS STILL JUST AN EDIT, AND "MONA" IS NOWHERE TO BE FOUND. SINCE CLASSIC MASTERS CLOCKS IN AT JUST UNDER 51 MINUTES, CAPITOL COULD HAVE EASILY INCLUDED "MONA" AND "MAIDEN OF THE CANCER MOON." AND WHILE I'M ON THE SUBJECT, WHY WON'T CAPITOL 24 BIT REMASTER THE ENTIRE HT CD? CAPITOL'S CURRENT HT CD IS EXACT SAME VERSION FIRST PUT ON CD IN 1988 - THIN SOUND AND NO LINER NOTES. IF QMS AS A BAND IS WORTHY OF A "CLASSIC MASTERS" COMPILATION, THEN SURELY ITS BEST LP (AND ONE OF THE BEST EVER LIVE ROCK RECORDINGS) IS DESERVING OF THE SAME TREATMENT. THAT BEING SAID, THIS CD IS A MUST HAVE FOR ANY FAN OF QMS, IF FOR NOTHING ELSE THAN ITS PRISTINE SOUND QUALITY AND EXCELLENT LINER NOTES.

12 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars great remix, July 9, 2006

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Scott Voyles (wisconsin) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Classic Masters (Audio CD)

I have the orginal quicksilver messenger service albums on vinyl, and I finally broke down and got the remastered cd . I really like the sound, they cleaned it up and made it sound like it originally sounded in the studio. If you are looking for a good mix of what the band was all about this is the album for you.

17 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars PSYCHEDELIC AT IT'S BEST, September 2, 2005

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Greg Reece (u.s.a.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Classic Masters (Audio CD)

JUST PICKED THIS UP TODAY, WHAT AN AMAZING REMASTERING JOB DONE ON THIS CD. CAPITOL NEEDS TO DO THE WHOLE CATALOG OF QMS. BUT IF YOU JUST NEED A SINGLE DISC BEST OF, THIS IS THE ONE TO GET. IT HAS SUCH CLASSICS AS "SHADY GROVE" "WHO DO YOU LOVE" "FLUTE SONG" & "FRESH AIR". WHILE THERE IS ONLY 12 TRACKS, I AGREE WITH THE OTHER REVIEWER, THEY COULD HAVE PUT MORE SONG'S ON THIS DISC. CLASSIC SONG'S FROM A CLASSIC BAND. PICK THIS UP &....BE QUICK ABOUT IT.