Question 1: I'm assuming "Remixed by Phil Ramone & Jim Boyer" means in 1996, but this directly contradicts the earlier comment by Phil in the same liner notes that he had "not remixed or done anything to the tapes. These mixes, the material and style are the way Karen approved them". Does anyone know what the story is there? What exactly was remixed by Phil and why?
The remixing could be due to maybe one of two things - either Phil re-evaluated how he thought the original mixes sounded and decided they needed something else or he did it to maybe appease Richard to finally release it with his blessing. I could be completely wrong on both accounts but somethings going on if he says remixed and then claims that they are how Karen wanted.