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I did read next: I remember a Brian May interview from the late seventies, where he said that the master tape for SHA was stolen. They recovered the tape but it was slightly damaged!
Is this true? If this true then what source was used for 2011 remaster?
Thanks for any info.
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It is my understanding that "only" some or most multi track tapes were missing for NOTW, not the stereo master tapes. Nothing has been remixed for the 2011 remasters so a stereo master tape should be sufficient in this case.
Ron wrote:
It is my understanding that "only" some or most multi track tapes were missing for NOTW, not the stereo master tapes. Nothing has been remixed for the 2011 remasters so a stereo master tape should be sufficient in this case.
That is my understanding too, that only stereo masters were used fur the original albums.
Whether they needed the original multitrack tapes for things like Feelings, Feelings and Sail Away Sweet Sister working version however I an unsure - I don't know if these would have been mixed down to that quality level at the time as they were not 'final' versions?
I believe there are a couple of multitracks still missing. And yes, there are some original stereo master tapes which are lost or damaged. You can check the liner notes of the 2011 releases and find out...