George Harrison/All Things Must Pass DCC Compact Classics Remastered

The DCC label remastered version of Wings’ album “WILD LIFE”, which had been shelved even though it had been remastered, has been reissued, but in the same way work was done for the DCC release. However, the DCC remaster of George’s album “ALL THINGS MUST PASS”, which was never released, will be released. The same label borrowed the album’s master tape and had Steve Hoffman remaster it with the intention of releasing this album as well. Although it was made to that point, it was shelved just like “WILD LIFE.” However, regarding the DCC version of this album, only a small number are sold in the form of CD-R from Hoffman’s website, and this title is the release of that precious version. Thanks to Hoffman’s brilliant mastering skills, the superb finish is alive and well this time as well, imprinting as much of the natural feel of the master tape as possible onto the CD. In the case of “WILD LIFE”, the current version is the latest remaster created using the latest technology, so it has a powerful finish but does not lose the warm analog taste. This “ALL THINGS MUST PASS” was released as “NEW CENTURY EDITION” in 2001 with a new remaster, and then remastered again in 2017, but the general “NEW CENTURY EDITION” probably left a strong impression on me, and even now, this is the one that I have heard about easily in the form of a distribution. However, since it was released in 2001, listening to it now, I can’t help but feel that the overall finish is rather flashy. Speaking of CD remastering in the early 21st century, it can be said that it was the latter half of the era that began in the late 1980s, when the goal was to achieve a finish that emphasized clarity, and it was a time when the inherent warmness of analog was neglected. In that respect, the remaster of the DCC version is a full-on Hoffman-style finish, and the feel is completely different when compared to “NEW CENTURY”. Again, his remaster has a very natural and gentle texture that is wonderful! For example, “NEW CENTURY~” used to be a good song when the band performed a song with a small number of notes, such as “If Not For You,” but when I listen to the song with a full band now, it’s pretty flashy. It feels like a sound. For example, in songs such as “Wah-Wah” and “Awaiting On You All”, the rhythm section stands out in “NEW CENTURY~”, making it sound as if the overall balance and image of the song is about to collapse. What we must not forget here is that the album “ALL THINGS MUST PASS” was originally recorded with the aim of achieving a finish that is the exact opposite of clearness. After all, it was produced by Wall of Sound wizard Phil Spector. Rather, since he was a man who wanted to create a sound that made the entire band resonate as one, he did not aim for clear sound production from the start. His first work with the Beatles was to compile the unfinished album that he had been working on in the form of “LET IT BE,” but his work with George on this album began with recording. As a result, the result showed his true potential. Since this is a 1970 version of the Spector sound album, if you try to bring out only the clearness, the balance of the performance will change as before. However, in Hoffman’s DCC remaster, an indescribably gentle texture dominates the whole, unrelated to such intrusiveness. To begin with, “ALL THINGS MUST PASS” has many mellow tunes, including the opening song “I’d Have You Anytime.” The combination of George’s songs and Spector’s wall-of-sound production made this a rare masterpiece among the Beatles’ solo albums. Hoffman’s DCC remaster is probably the one that makes the most of that original feel and atmosphere. In any case, the difference from the current version is obvious the more you listen to it, and the more you listen to it, the more you understand, and the texture that can be described as analog chick should be fully experienced at high volume. The gentle sound quality of the mellow songs and acoustic songs I mentioned earlier, and especially the enveloping acoustic wall of sound in “My Sweet Lord,” which became George’s biggest solo hit. The delicious taste is sure to make you addicted. Once again, unlike records, it’s easy to understand and easy to understand, and you can enjoy the different feel of remastering to your heart’s content! DCC Compact Classics Remastered by Steve Hoffman (75:53) 1. I’d Have You Anytime 2. My Sweet Lord 3. Wah-Wah 4. Isn’t It a Pity 5. What Is Life 6. If Not for You ( Bob Dylan) 7. Behind That Locked Door 8. Let It Down 9. Run of the Mill 10. Beware of Darkness 11. Apple Scruffs 12. Ballad of Sir Frankie Crisp (Let It Roll) 13. Awaiting on You All 14. All Things Must Pass 15. I Dig Love 16. Art of Dying 17. Isn’t It a Pity (Version 2) 18. Hear Me Lord