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They ripped into iTunes fine for me.
Unfortunately all the Gracenote data is in Japanese (or it was three weeks ago when I got my first batch) so unless you can read it, be prepared to rename every track.
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I'll absolutely be getting it since I'm picking up all the others, but I can't see myself listening to the original 1954 recording in the wake of the re-recording from 2016.
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Mine just arrived in the UK. Very pleased that the covers are double-sided because Noriyoshi Ohrai's artwork for the Heisei films is truly spectacular.
Also truly appreciative that the Heisei titles are loaded into Gracenote in English.
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They sound better than the GNP/Silva compilations, I can tell you that much.
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*pant* *pant* *pant*
...finished ripping the 22 releases of the 70th Anniversary collection. Along with the La-La Land release of Godzilla, Minus One and Shin, that makes 838 tracks and 20 hours and 57 minutes worth of music in my Godzilla collection. And only five CDs needed manual track changes!
Good for you. There's a massive amount of goodness to enjoy there.
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Jul 6, 2024 - 2:17 PM
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Ifukube
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I have listened through all the Showa titles I ordered and found them to be slightly superior to the Perfect Collection. These new remasters are a bit louder and seem to have more bottom end compared to the Perfect Collection. The only title that made me pause and think something wasn't right was GODZILLA VS. MOTHRA (1964), which has a lot of the "wow" effect, unfortunately, in loud passages. The Perfect Collection version was a bit softer (a bit of reverb added, perhaps?) so I didn't notice the wow as much with it.
Thanks for the comments.
I have only listened to a few of the 2024 Showa Godzilla CDs so far, but yes, I would also say that these 2024 remasters are somewhat superior to the Toho Music CDs. The Perfect Collection CDs are a mixed bag...some sound really good, while others are a bit too compressed and muddy sounding. They do have a fairly low volume level and a warmer sound overall, but a few of them do sound too soft and a bit murky. Having said all this, the Toho Music CDs are still worth having just for the wealth of extra tracks, and there are a lot of them spread across the six boxed sets.
As for the 1993 Godzilla Futureland CDs. those still sound very good today and have a very natural sound quality. The 2024 remasters are a bit louder and brighter, but they do have more clarity and yes, a bit of bottom end as well, which is nice to hear.
I think the Futureland, Toho Music and Universal Japan Godzilla CDs all have merit and are worth owning, but as for sound quality, if I could only listen to one set going forward, I would have to stay with the new 2024 remasters.
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I am hoping to order all of these eventually, but there are only so many I can order at a time. Can anyone please recommend their top 5 or 6 CDs you would recommend that someone start with? I don't have a strong connection to the Godzilla films, but I enjoy the classic Ifukube theme, and Godzilla Minus One inspired me to check out the soundtracks for more Japanese Godzilla soundtracks.
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