Bob Dylan/Highway 61 Highway 61 Revisited Original DCC Compact Classics

If the long-awaited remix version of the album is released in “HIGHWAY 61 REMIXED”, enthusiasts will naturally want to listen and compare it with the original mix. However, if it’s a normal remaster, you can easily listen to it on streaming now. Therefore, the DCC remaster version of “HIGHWAY 61 REVISITED” released in 1992 was set up to make enthusiasts groan. Nowadays, Steve Hoffman’s unique mastering sense, which can only be considered to have been ahead of his time, is being reevaluated, and his remastering sense that values ​​analog feel is still alive and well in this album. . What is surprising is that the sound quality is truly warm and thick, and it doesn’t fade at all even if you listen to it in this Reiwa era. As mentioned in the introduction to “HIGHWAY 61 REMIXED,” this album is an extreme stereo mix with clear but sparse separation. When this feeling was digitized on CD, it tended to be emphasized for better or worse, but the thickness of the natural sound heard in this DCC version is even overwhelming. The difference is obvious when you listen to the killer tune “Like A Rolling Stone” and compare, and the firm texture and rough sound quality heard in “Ballad Of A Thin Man” are surprisingly relaxed for that time. It is completely incomparable to the regular edition CDs released at the time, such as “Desolation Row”. In that respect, the current remaster released in 2003 (the domestic version currently has a paper jacket) has been successfully remastered using a different approach than DCC, and is clear without any unnaturalness caused by equalization. But this is also quite attractive. It’s no surprise that some enthusiasts prefer this version of the melancholy intro of “Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues” to the DCC remaster. Therefore, it is not only the best comparison material for comparing with the 2015 remix heard on “HIGHWAY 61 REMIXED”, but also the disc where you can enjoy the difference in feel from the current remaster. In fact, if you have this, it will definitely double the fun of listening. Taken from the original DCC Compact Classics CD(GZS-1021) Remastered by Steve Hoffman (51:37) 1. Like A Rolling Stone 2. Tombstone Blues 3. It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry 4. From A Buick 6 5. Ballad Of A Thin Man 6. Queen Jane Approximately 7. Highway 61 Revisited 8. Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues 9. Desolation Row