The petition is located here:
http://www.petitiononline.com/RHCPWBCD/petition.html
After wide spread annoyance at the poor audio quality of the Rush album
Vapor Trails, it seems that their record company is soon going to
release a remastered version of that album.
In that spirit, I have created a petition to try and get Warner Bros. to
re-issue some of the Red Hot Chili Peppers later albums. Some of these,
such as Californication, and to a lesser extent By The Way, are
notorious for being very loudly mastered CDs. Californication features
extensive clipping, and other artificats from the compression.
The band has a new album coming out in April 2006, so it is possible
that Warner will revisit their back catalogue soon. I have created this
petition so that the band, and Warner are aware that many fans, and
others interested in audio feel the current CDs and even vinyl copies
contain serious technical flaws.
Read more about bad RHCP CD mastering here:
http://rhcp.infopop.cc/groupee/forums/a/tpc/f/656609667/m/533102047/p/1
(Requires Free Account)
The text of the petition is as follows:
To: Anthony, Chad, Flea, John / Warner Bros. Records
This petition promotes the re-issuing of the Red Hot Chili Peppers
back-catalogue from their Warner Bros. period (1991 - Present).
We feel it is necessary for all of the music to be carefully
re-mastered, and possibly re-mixed, under the close guidance of the band
members, and a suitable engineer such as Steve Hoffman
(http://www.stevehoffman.tv/).
The main objective is to release new versions of the albums that do not
contain excessive compression, and are free of digital distortion
(clipping) that is sadly prevalent on current CD, and even LP copies.
(For more details on excessive CD loudness and digital distortion see:
http://tinyurl.com/96eh7 and http://tinyurl.com/3jak)
The band's 1991 album 'Blood Sugar Sex Magik' represents the highest
sound quality of any Red Hot Chili Peppers album. It features
wonderfully written music, superbly produced, arranged, performed,
recorded, mixed, and mastered. The current CD communicates impressively
the outstanding performances of the band members during those memorable
sessions.
Unfortunately, later albums such as 'Californication' and 'By The Way'
do not live up to the exacting standards of that earlier album. The
later albums feature extensive mastering deficiencies that significantly
detract from the performances of the band, and ultimately make the
albums sound overly processed. The current CDs, and LPs, do not
accurately reflect the talent, skill, and spontaneity that the Red Hot
Chili Peppers are renowned for during live performances and studio sessions.
We hope this petition influences the mastering choices made for the
forth-coming album, and feel its impending release presents an ideal
time for Warner to revisit the band's back-catalogue in order to present
it, for the first time, how it was meant to be heard.
Each song should be mastered in a way that enhances the varying
qualities of the different styles, and musical techniques used by the
band. Proper mastering should reflect the variations, and dynamics, that
exist both between, and during songs. The music should not be mastered
simply to make all of the songs sound as loud as possible when broadcast
on radio.
We encourage Warner to release the complete albums, and all non-LP
tracks as previously issued on various CD singles. We hope Warner will
release the material on CD, high resolution (192 KHz 24 bit) DVD-Audio,
Direct Stream Digital sourced Hybrid SACD, and vinyl LPs cut from
analog, rather than digital tapes. It may be possible to include
multi-channel versions of the albums on SACD and DVD-A, however the main
objective must be to present properly mastered stereo mixes.
Re-issuing these albums after careful re-mastering will prove profitable
for the label and the band, and crucially, it will provide the music
loving community with the best possible copies of this important music.
Thank you
Sincerely,
The Undersigned
The petition is located here:
http://www.petitiononline.com/RHCPWBCD/petition.html
Simon Howson
http://www.petitiononline.com/RHCPWBCD/petition.html
After wide spread annoyance at the poor audio quality of the Rush album
Vapor Trails, it seems that their record company is soon going to
release a remastered version of that album.
In that spirit, I have created a petition to try and get Warner Bros. to
re-issue some of the Red Hot Chili Peppers later albums. Some of these,
such as Californication, and to a lesser extent By The Way, are
notorious for being very loudly mastered CDs. Californication features
extensive clipping, and other artificats from the compression.
The band has a new album coming out in April 2006, so it is possible
that Warner will revisit their back catalogue soon. I have created this
petition so that the band, and Warner are aware that many fans, and
others interested in audio feel the current CDs and even vinyl copies
contain serious technical flaws.
Read more about bad RHCP CD mastering here:
http://rhcp.infopop.cc/groupee/forums/a/tpc/f/656609667/m/533102047/p/1
(Requires Free Account)
The text of the petition is as follows:
To: Anthony, Chad, Flea, John / Warner Bros. Records
This petition promotes the re-issuing of the Red Hot Chili Peppers
back-catalogue from their Warner Bros. period (1991 - Present).
We feel it is necessary for all of the music to be carefully
re-mastered, and possibly re-mixed, under the close guidance of the band
members, and a suitable engineer such as Steve Hoffman
(http://www.stevehoffman.tv/).
The main objective is to release new versions of the albums that do not
contain excessive compression, and are free of digital distortion
(clipping) that is sadly prevalent on current CD, and even LP copies.
(For more details on excessive CD loudness and digital distortion see:
http://tinyurl.com/96eh7 and http://tinyurl.com/3jak)
The band's 1991 album 'Blood Sugar Sex Magik' represents the highest
sound quality of any Red Hot Chili Peppers album. It features
wonderfully written music, superbly produced, arranged, performed,
recorded, mixed, and mastered. The current CD communicates impressively
the outstanding performances of the band members during those memorable
sessions.
Unfortunately, later albums such as 'Californication' and 'By The Way'
do not live up to the exacting standards of that earlier album. The
later albums feature extensive mastering deficiencies that significantly
detract from the performances of the band, and ultimately make the
albums sound overly processed. The current CDs, and LPs, do not
accurately reflect the talent, skill, and spontaneity that the Red Hot
Chili Peppers are renowned for during live performances and studio sessions.
We hope this petition influences the mastering choices made for the
forth-coming album, and feel its impending release presents an ideal
time for Warner to revisit the band's back-catalogue in order to present
it, for the first time, how it was meant to be heard.
Each song should be mastered in a way that enhances the varying
qualities of the different styles, and musical techniques used by the
band. Proper mastering should reflect the variations, and dynamics, that
exist both between, and during songs. The music should not be mastered
simply to make all of the songs sound as loud as possible when broadcast
on radio.
We encourage Warner to release the complete albums, and all non-LP
tracks as previously issued on various CD singles. We hope Warner will
release the material on CD, high resolution (192 KHz 24 bit) DVD-Audio,
Direct Stream Digital sourced Hybrid SACD, and vinyl LPs cut from
analog, rather than digital tapes. It may be possible to include
multi-channel versions of the albums on SACD and DVD-A, however the main
objective must be to present properly mastered stereo mixes.
Re-issuing these albums after careful re-mastering will prove profitable
for the label and the band, and crucially, it will provide the music
loving community with the best possible copies of this important music.
Thank you
Sincerely,
The Undersigned
The petition is located here:
http://www.petitiononline.com/RHCPWBCD/petition.html
Simon Howson
