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(More customer reviews)This album is one of the most regrettable examples of extreme "loudness war" mastering I have ever had the displeasure of analyzing. Besides the usual absurd raising of volume levels with complete disregard to the dynamics of the songs, there are nothing less than 24477 clipped samples on the left channel and 18536 on the right channel. This happens when the sound levels go beyond the limits of the audio CD specifications and parts of the sound wave are "cut off" - or, in other words, the waveform literally flatlines and any sound at those points is simply lost. Even in the parts where clipping does not occur, the absurd raising of the sound levels results in some very uncomfortable listening. Again, these audio "engineers" should definitely go work in some other field more adequate to their abilities like dog walking or whatever, where they can't slaughter music like they have done here.
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Expanding on the rare & elusive 1983 Australian-only 'OnTour' LP, 'Gone To Australia' includes the remixed tracksfrom that album, plus previously unreleased liveperformances of such Steeleye favorites as 'Barnet Fair','Cam Ye O'er Frae France', 'Black Leg Miner', 'Thomas TheRhymer' & 'The Mason's Apron'. The set is rounded out by'Sum Waves'/The Devil's Dream' from a 1975 live performance that was painstakingly restored from the ultra-rare & onlysurviving acetate of this recording. Includes deluxe 12page color booklet featuring rare photos & detailed linernotes by band members Maddy Prior & Peter Knight.
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