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Both versions of "Lucky Star" on the TM Century CDs are their own custom edits, not from the actual single master. The TM Century library is filled with custom edits.

time goes by...so slowly!

Both versions of "Lucky Star" on the TM Century CDs are their own custom edits, not from the actual single master. The TM Century library is filled with custom edits.

Both versions of "Lucky Star" on the TM Century CDs are their own custom edits, not from the actual single master. The TM Century library is filled with custom edits.

Both versions of "Lucky Star" on the TM Century CDs are their own custom edits, not from the actual single master. The TM Century library is filled with custom edits.

All this prompted me to finally buy the hi-rez release last night, and it sounds great!  Better dynamic range than the first-press CD, actually. No clipping of the dynamic range at all, not the slightest bit compressed. (And no truncated song openings.) According to Dynamic Range Database, the same is true for her other hi-rez releases.  It seems to be cheaper on 7Digital than the other sites right now. (Only thing I noticed is that the spoken intro to "White Heat" is not quite as bright as it is on the original CD, not that it's particularly bright there. Not sure of the reason for that.)

It's barely visible. The writing is so thin and light.
I've got to dig my old German "Like a Virgin" CD case out of the garage, because I was just sure it says it's a only a 12-bit recording in the booklet, but I could have read it somewhere else. At some point I put all my Madonna CDs in one of those CD binder albums and put all the cases in a box in the garage, to save space.

It's barely visible. The writing is so thin and light.
I've got to dig my old German "Like a Virgin" CD case out of the garage, because I was just sure it says it's a only a 12-bit recording in the booklet, but I could have read it somewhere else. At some point I put all my Madonna CDs in one of those CD binder albums and put all the cases in a box in the garage, to save space.

All this prompted me to finally buy the hi-rez release last night, and it sounds great!  Better dynamic range than the first-press CD, actually. No clipping of the dynamic range at all, not the slightest bit compressed. (And no truncated song openings.) According to Dynamic Range Database, the same is true for her other hi-rez releases.  It seems to be cheaper on 7Digital than the other sites right now. (Only thing I noticed is that the spoken intro to "White Heat" is not quite as bright as it is on the original CD, not that it's particularly bright there. Not sure of the reason for that.)

Yes, we are sure it's not a vinyl rip. It's too clean at the end. It's definitely from a tape source. Spectral analysis wouldn't tell us whether it's vinyl or not, only if it's lossy or not.

Honey its fine, My memory is terrible.  The first cd I had brought of it had it, but I haven't seen it on any other release since. The only reason I remembered was I had to rip it about 3 months ago and I saw it on the front cover. Its just not that bold or noticeable a first glance. Its very easy to miss. ???. Sometimes i hear voices in my head but I don't see things that are not there? I just blame my wasted youth!
 

Yes, we are sure it's not a vinyl rip. It's too clean at the end. It's definitely from a tape source. Spectral analysis wouldn't tell us whether it's vinyl or not, only if it's lossy or not.

Oh my God, It's the first time I've seen a "Like A Virgin" with the "Digital Recording" in the front cover:  https://www.discogs.com/Madonna-Like-A-Virgin/release/711228
I'm a bad, bad, bad collector.... I'm still learning things about the pre-true blue era.

Yeah, that's true. I bought the album from 7Digital in flac format. White Heat, Where's the Party, and Love Makes the World Go Round all have clipped openings. Sloppy, sloppy, sloppy.

Nile Rodgers confirmed LAV was recorded on a Sony 24-Track PCM 3324 DASH digital multitrack, through an SSL E-series console, and mixed to a Sony PCM F1 two track 12-bit deck. 
Also stated on the linear notes, "fanatically recorded digitally on Sony equipment".

True Blue (35th Anniversary Edition - Cover)
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I agree with what others have found: the Open Your Heart dub is from the yellow CD.  I got them in exact sync in an audio editor, one in the left ear headphone and one in the right, and not only do they run at the exact same speed, never getting out of phase at any point, they  also fade out at the exact same rate and end at the exact same point.  The yellow CD is definitely the source of the Open Your Heart dub.
I do not agree with one person's speculation that the True Blue 12" instrumental is taken from vinyl. Crank that volume way up at the end, with headphones on. No turntable rumble, no crackles, only clean tape his.  It certainly sounds like a tape source to me.  I wish they hadn't pumped the volume up so much and put limiting on it, but it's actually one of the lesser offenders on the album in that regard.

I agree with what others have found: the Open Your Heart dub is from the yellow CD.  I got them in exact sync in an audio editor, one in the left ear headphone and one in the right, and not only do they run at the exact same speed, never getting out of phase at any point, they  also fade out at the exact same rate and end at the exact same point.  The yellow CD is definitely the source of the Open Your Heart dub.
I do not agree with one person's speculation that the True Blue 12" instrumental is taken from vinyl. Crank that volume way up at the end, with headphones on. No turntable rumble, no crackles, only clean tape his.  It certainly sounds like a tape source to me.  I wish they hadn't pumped the volume up so much and put limiting on it, but it's actually one of the lesser offenders on the album in that regard.

I agree with what others have found: the Open Your Heart dub is from the yellow CD.  I got them in exact sync in an audio editor, one in the left ear headphone and one in the right, and not only do they run at the exact same speed, never getting out of phase at any point, they  also fade out at the exact same rate and end at the exact same point.  The yellow CD is definitely the source of the Open Your Heart dub.
I do not agree with one person's speculation that the True Blue 12" instrumental is taken from vinyl. Crank that volume way up at the end, with headphones on. No turntable rumble, no crackles, only clean tape his.  It certainly sounds like a tape source to me.  I wish they hadn't pumped the volume up so much and put limiting on it, but it's actually one of the lesser offenders on the album in that regard.

I agree with what others have found: the Open Your Heart dub is from the yellow CD.  I got them in exact sync in an audio editor, one in the left ear headphone and one in the right, and not only do they run at the exact same speed, never getting out of phase at any point, they  also fade out at the exact same rate and end at the exact same point.  The yellow CD is definitely the source of the Open Your Heart dub.
I do not agree with one person's speculation that the True Blue 12" instrumental is taken from vinyl. Crank that volume way up at the end, with headphones on. No turntable rumble, no crackles, only clean tape his.  It certainly sounds like a tape source to me.  I wish they hadn't pumped the volume up so much and put limiting on it, but it's actually one of the lesser offenders on the album in that regard.

I agree with what others have found: the Open Your Heart dub is from the yellow CD.  I got them in exact sync in an audio editor, one in the left ear headphone and one in the right, and not only do they run at the exact same speed, never getting out of phase at any point, they  also fade out at the exact same rate and end at the exact same point.  The yellow CD is definitely the source of the Open Your Heart dub.
I do not agree with one person's speculation that the True Blue 12" instrumental is taken from vinyl. Crank that volume way up at the end, with headphones on. No turntable rumble, no crackles, only clean tape his.  It certainly sounds like a tape source to me.  I wish they hadn't pumped the volume up so much and put limiting on it, but it's actually one of the lesser offenders on the album in that regard.

I'm very grateful that they're doing this but it's very frustrating that they botch two songs from one her most iconic albums in the process. Why that should be OK and acepted? We can't expect a certain level of quality control from Warner/Rhino? I think we should.
Don't go for second best, baby... 

It's just easier to type out than "Edit of Extended Version." And it pretty much is, an edit of the remix. No big deal

Oh for fucks sake…the only interesting thing to look forward to was the edit of Open Your Heart and the remix edit of La Isla Bonita but I guess we'll have to wait another 30 years.