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Long story short, it hit me how many of these songs I really liked and how alive and invested K&R sound on the disc.
That the song
Two Sides
was not on the flip side of any of the
Passage Singles,
boggles my mind to this day.
The one thing more than anything that I'm grateful for is that "You're the One" wasn't included in the end. If it was, it would have gotten the same mucky sound mixing treatment the rest of the album got, and it's far too amazing a song to be stuck with that. I'm glad that Argentina and Calling Occupants got a clarity remix, but IJFILA deserved one as well. A soaring ballad like that needs crisp clarity and it didn't get it. What was the story exactly on the albums poor mixing?
A song like B'Wana She No Home could sound magical with the proper mixing
Supposedly one mix later on sounds brighter and I need to get my hands on it.
This is correct. The SWEET MEMORIES mastering of the song appears to be the equal of the old A&M CD's version.I was also disappointed that the Remastered Classics version wasn't much clearer. However, this evening I was listening to the "At Last" album in the "Sweet Memories" series from Japan and it features "B'wana She No Home" and it sounds really "opened up" to my ears. I quickly took out my cd of Passage to compare it and the "Sweet Memories" version is indeed far less "muddy".
....Two Sides....what a fantastic song,occurring on only four compilations outside of Passage
(and, that scarcity is really too bad....)
I'm amazed the song has not featured more on compilations over the years. It really is one of their most beautiful album tracks and quintessential Carpenters, with a beautiful melody, great lilting arrangement and stellar performance from Karen. Her last, long note on "goodbye" is pure heaven.
I listened to the entire Passage, today--from the UK 12 CD-Box Set.
Sounds fantastic to my ears.
The Keyboards (Pete Jolly) on B'Wana : outstanding !
The harp (Gayle Levant) on Argentina: beautiful !
Drums (Ron Tutt) on Occupants: clear as a bell !
Karen's vocals throughout are stunning !
The Cover Art is a Winner !
Oh well, I Love this album.
"B'wana She No Home" is a little brighter on the original A&M CD than on the Remastered CD, which suffers from a bit of muddiness.
The COMPACT DISC COLLECTION version of PASSAGE sounds brighter on "B'wana...", about like the old A&M CD. The COLLECTION version of PASSAGE also has the '89 remix for "Occupants".