Mind Games [GOLD CD] [LIMITED EDITION]

John Lennon

Product Details

• Audio CD (December 7, 2004)
• Original Release Date: November 5, 2002
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Gold CD, Limited Edition
• Label: Mobile Fidelity Koch
• ASIN: B00063MC0C
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #186,879 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

1. Mind Games

2. Tight As

3. Aisumassen (I'm Sorry)

4. One Day (At A Time)

5. Bring On The Lucie (Freda Peeple)

6. Nutopian International Anthem (three seconds of silence)

7. Intuition

8. Out The Blue

9. Only People

10. I Know (I Know)

11. You Are Here

12. Meat City

Editorial Reviews

About the Artist

About MFSL: Ultradisc II CDs from Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab are a genuine phenomenon. Sealed copies often command astronomical prices on auction sites such as E-bay. Furthermore, Ultradisc II versions of classic albums are generally considered unrivaled as the ultimate achievement in CD sound quality and can not be duplicated or properly experienced via any form of internet content delivery. Mind Games is Mobile Fidelity’s latest endeavor within a tradition of ultrasonic excellence appealing to music enthusiasts, collectors, and audiophiles alike.

Product Description

Following up upon its highly acclaimed reissues of Imagine and Plastic Ono Band, Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab (MFSL) is delighted to announce the forthcoming release of John Lennon’s MInd Games on its revamped Ultradisc II series of 24k gold plated, audiophile compact discs.

Sometimes overshadowed by its big brothers, John Lennon's Mind Games draws upon an immediate kinship with Plastic Ono Band & Imagine and features several of Lennon's best tunes including the title track, "I Know (I Know)", "You Are Here", and "Out of the Blue" among others. Mobile Fidelity consulted heavily with the engineering staff at Abbey Road Studios to ensure the ultimate GAIN (Greater Ambient Information Network) 2 remastering possible on this Ultradisc II Gold CD. The result is an elevated sonic standard for this 70's rock classic.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4.0 out of 5 stars Remix games...remix has better clarity but is flawed by compression and loudness, August 9, 2008

By	Wayne Klein "If at first the idea is not absu... (My Little Blue Window, USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 50 REVIEWER)

"Mind Games" found John Lennon producing commercial music that relied on his craftsmanship. Recorded and mixed rapidly the original vinyl pressing sounded murky at times. The earlier CD version had No Noise used which threw a veil over the music making it sound even duller. This remixed/remastered edition has its good points and bad.

Yoko's remix makes some of this music sparkle you can actually here more detail than before but the remixes also were done at maximum volume and with compression added which reduced the dynamic range of the music. There's occasional digital clipping because the loudness of the CD is too much. Imagine having a great slice of chocolate cake now imagine having that cake squeezd down to the size of a Mento--it has the same basic flavor but it loses the textured, the moistness and much of the flavor. That's what happens when a music recording is pumped up in volume the different between the lowest sound and highest is reduced and most everything is set at the same volume. Flavor is lost. Shawn Britten's remaster of this can't change the damage that was already done during the remix but this isn't as loud as the regular remaster and it sounds much, much warmer and less processed than the original CD.

This is worth picking up because the remix brings improved clarity to a previously murky mix and this version sounds better than the regular CD. On the other hand, the remaster is flawed by the louder volume of the remix and reduced dynamic range with digital distortion or clipping evident in the mix. I have to say though I do prefer the clarity on this remix to the original.

Although it eschews much of the raw quality of "Plastic Ono Band" it still retains the honesty of that album and "Imagine". The political declarations are a bit more vague here when compared to "Sometime in New York City". The album has some terrific songs and while "One Day At A Time" is marred by Lennon's falsetto (listen to the Lennon boxed set to hear him since it in his in a normal but what sounds like weary voice that adds quite a bit to the song. Lennon sang it in falsetto at the suggestion of Yoko--it just doesn't work and neither do the backing vocals).

Be aware that some songs are faded a bit earlier when compared to their original versions (for example "Meat City").

We get some nice bonus material including two brief demos for "Mind Games".

4.0 out of 5 stars One Of The Best Cd Of John Lennon, April 15, 2008

By	M. K. Hammour (France) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The sound quality on these "remastered" tunes are absolutely outstanding. John's voice and the instrumentation never sounded better. Those of us who still have vinyl immediately notice the difference in sound quality.

I do have one complaint about this CD. The Imagine Sound Track collection included John's version of Real Love. Listening to John's version of Real Love, you would immediately notice that the version the "reunited" Beatles included in Anthology 2 is different then the direction John was going with this tune. The Lennon Legend CD should have included John's version of Real Love to make this collection truly complete.

As it stands, this CD is definitely a plus for any collection.

4 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sometimes, its GOOD to play MIND GAMES :), December 14, 2004

By	Seth Giddings "Seth" (Across the Universe...) - See all my reviews

MoFi has updated yet another classic! Shawn Britton's mastering is as always - dead on, never betraying the initial vibe and intention of the ORIGINAL MASTER RECORDING, but delicously accentuating what is already there to maximum sonic fruition...