New Mark Knopfler album

[slinger]

Called "One Deep River", the 10th solo studio album from Mark Knopfler, will be released globally on 12th April 2024.

This track is a taster...



Needless to say, there are various versions:

Double Vinyl - 12 tracks, 180G Black Vinyl 45rpm LPs, mastered at half speed by Miles Showell at Abbey Road Studios. £35.99

CD - basic 12-tracks £10.99

2 CD basic CD plus 5-track bonus CD £15.99

Box Set - Includes: One Deep River Standard CD, One Deep River Bonus CD; One Deep River 2LP Vinyl 180g, One Deep River Bonus Vinyl LP 180g, Enamel badge, 3 guitar picks in tin box, 1 x 12” insert (“litho print”), 300gsm gloss
N.B. The bonus vinyl album contains 4 tracks and does not duplicate the 5-track bonus CD so it's the only way of owning them. £89.99

and ...Cassette. 12-track 1MC Recycled Black Shell. £10.99

"The SDE Shop" has a One Deep River limited edition blu-ray audio for pre-order Regular price£23.00 GBP
It includes the 5 bonus CD tracks and a has Dolby Atmos Mix.

[slinger]

Now that's what I call marketing.

[Lindsayt]

DR rating?

[TheMadMick]

But have you read how much his guitar collection raised?

[CN211276]

DR rating?

If it follows recent trends the vinyl version, at a high price, will have good DR and the digital version will be brickwalled. Don't see why there can't be two versions of the digital master which could be labelled radio and hifi.

[Lindsayt]

Indeed. Why in 2024 is it so difficult for Knopfler to release an album that's at least as well recorded and produced as Communique from 1979?

[CN211276]

Indeed. Why in 2024 is it so difficult for Knopfler to release an album that's at least as well recorded and produced as Communique from 1979?

In 79 we did not have mass market, low cost digital devices and DR was capped by the constraints of analogue play back.

[Lindsayt]

Meat Loaf's Bat Out Of Hell illustrates that they were quite capable of producing mediocre recordings in the 1970's.

Moronic music biz producers have been around forever. The difference being that in the 21st century they're all wedded to their dynamic compression machines.

[CN211276]

I think in this day and age most people listen through Bluetooth in less than quiet environments. The majority holds sway. I have to admit that modern compressed masters sound better on my Bose Mini sounding than those with a wider dynamic range which come into there own on the hi fi systems.

The issue of brickwalling seems to be getting more attention and there has been a lively discussion on the Qobuz Club forum. Someone bought a recent hi res remaster of a Muse album expecting it to sound brilliant. He was gutted on discovering the earlier master sounded a lot better.

[slinger]

Indeed. Why in 2024 is it so difficult for Knopfler to release an album that's at least as well recorded and produced as Communique from 1979?

How do you know he hasn't?

If he's taken the trouble to produce 45 RPM vinyl that's been half-speed mastered, why wouldn't he go the whole hog?