Too bad the MP3s are not as good as they could've ...
926902
Killer Rock 'N' Roll band from Detroit. Five stars because I was able to find it. Too bad the MP3s are not as good as they could've been had the folks who did the re-issue have access to the master tapes for re-mastering. Sounds to me like they used the vinyl recording, flew it into a computer and tried to re-master from that source. All-in-all... it sounds good enough for me and it ROCKS.
3224216
sad to learn that many of my mp3's were unreadable or just not visible on my browser, but it handled and reads 85% of all the files
4713315
I purchased this CD download to fill a couple gaps in my Johnny Cash collection.  I purchased the entire CD hoping to get better quality "remastered" tracks.  I was somewhat disappointed that the quality of the downloaded files (which were only OK) for the "The Essential Johnny Cash" CD were not as good as the MP3s that I currently had in my collection.  I was expecting a bit more for the cost (> $20).
1096719
The vinyl from 1986 sounded much better than this MP3 file.
1129346
A tremendous rock radio classic.  The mastering leaves a lot to be desired; know that I downloaded the .mp3 (and didn't buy the full CD) but the downloaded song is pretty brittle and a lot of the highs have that lossy dullness to them.  Wondering if the original was EQ'd and Aural Excited to death for vinyl?  Probably worth going back to the multitrack for another bounce?  Maybe this is just limited to the .mp3 version, but I doubt it.
2548773
A good concert even though the sound quality wasn't in my opinion as good as other examples I've seen. ( hence 3 stars)
4650589
This, along with "Reggae in High-Fi" was my first purchase of an Audio Fidelity disc.  I was very much looking forward to hearing the Zombies (without question one of the greatest Sixties bands) in the SACD format.  I have the fantastic 4-disc "Zombie Heaven" box set (Big Beat Records, UK import) which, though it's Redbook and uses the original mono mixes for most of the material, sounds really, really good, and I thought, "well now, the Zombies in stereo, and in Super Audio!  It'll be fantastic, even though I've already got all the songs."

Well, unfortunately I confess to some disappointment.  The first thing I thought when opening up the package was how cheesy the artwork was.  I mean, SUPER AUDIO CD in big alyoominium-type shiny caps across the top, a fuzzy out-of-focus band photo, and some swirly stuff in the background.  It looks like the artwork for a Spinal Tap bootleg.  Let's put it on and see how it sounds, that's what matters, I thought, so I did.  While it is nice to hear these songs in stereo, the mixes seem a bit off (the drums sound muffled to my ears, and the guitars a little tinny) compared to a couple of other Zombies discs I've got (OK, besides the ZH box I've got "The Zombies Collection" from Castle which is in stereo) and the vocals seem to suffer from some sort of compression, EQ, I don't know what.  But they're rather flat (as in lifeless) sounding somehow compared to the ZH box.  In fact after another couple of listens there's not much doubt in my mind that the ZH box set is much superior to this Audio Fidelity release, sound-wise.  Which is somewhat surprising, given that ZH is "only" Redbook audio. (For that matter, it's vastly superior packaging-wise as well.)

Just goes to show that just because it's SACD doesn't mean it's going to blow your mind with it's sonic quality.  And all the raves I've read about the genius of audiophile remastering engineer Steve Hoffman now seem somewhat suspect.  So I guess the cheese-flavoured amateur-style artwork suits the product within perfectly, after all.  Put the cash you were thinking of spending on Audio Fidelity's "Greatest Hits" toward a copy of the Big Beat "Zombie Heaven" box instead (if you can find it).  Sorry Steve.
324347
I was disappointed with some of the songs and the recording quality in general.
4826706
Seems to be a good player but I would like to play
MP3 on it also.
414424
This is more of a review of the vinyl rather than the music. The music is very good.

The bottom line is that the mp3 version is better than the vinyl version. Normally vinyl sounds much better than digital, but in this case the digital is hands down better. The first vinyl copy was awful and so I complained and they sent me another copy. It was better than the first, but I found that washing both copies in my SpinClean fixed the problem with the first copy and so they sounded the same. I can only guess that there was residue from the manufacturing process in the grooves.

Still, even after the washing, the music sounded like there was a blanket over it, somewhat muted and dull. Too bad really, because the mp3 version sounds pretty good and if the vinyl didn't have the problem I mentioned, it might have been one of my favorite records. If I had to guess what the problem was, it seems that the grooves are rather shallow compared to many records I have. Perhaps they compressed the sou... Read more
2394778
Few outstanding tracks on this CD. The audio quality is sub-par, bright excessive treble with little low end.
1772790
There was a lot more good music from the show they could and should have incluced, they probably could have drug this out to two or three cds but it's a fun little album and good for the price. Jack The Giant Killer story was a waste of like 8 minutes, should have axed this track.
3694731
We love Kidz Bop but were unhappy that the MP3 version cost more than the CD and that you could not get both for one price.
3448913
Dunno why, but it seems like the studio where these tracks where recorded just wasn't up to par.  I consider myself an audiophile, and for some reason every track is missing a certain crispness and quality ive come to expect.  Ive listened to it in my car and on my PC and was disapointed in both locations.  Some of the songs are really catchy and hot.  They have a new CD now too that I am debating on checking out.
3277027
They fit, they're functional, they have alot of potential, but the audio quality is very poor.
3284564
Sound quality could've been much better but the selection was great!
992587
Doesn't work because it's MP3. I'll try it in CD drive of computer. But generally disappointed. I should've known better