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Seven_Islands · 01-16-2014, 07:26 PM

I wonder how significant which version you heard first is in determining your favourites? 'Gord's Gold' was one of the first albums I ever bought (aged 8, IIRC!) and I'm naturally pre-disposed to preferring those versions (although only CRT and 'Steel Rail Blues' leap out to me as a STRONG preference).

That said, regardless of whether I heard them first or second (it's about a 50/50 split) I can't abide the GG2 re-records, with limp keyboard-washes aplenty and vocals that sound like they were recorded underwater - ghastly!

01-16-2014, 07:26 PM	#10
Seven_Islands Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: London, UK Posts: 24	Re: Original vs Re-recordings. I wonder how significant which version you heard first is in determining your favourites? 'Gord's Gold' was one of the first albums I ever bought (aged 8, IIRC!) and I'm naturally pre-disposed to preferring those versions (although only CRT and 'Steel Rail Blues' leap out to me as a STRONG preference). That said, regardless of whether I heard them first or second (it's about a 50/50 split) I can't abide the GG2 re-records, with limp keyboard-washes aplenty and vocals that sound like they were recorded underwater - ghastly!