Straight Shooter Deluxe Edition

this was the second best bad co record from 1974 and this deluxed edition is as good as the first as i felt the first 2 bad co records where there best, i see it a bit pointless to deluxe anymore, anyway im good with the remastering and the rough mixes and different takes on some of these classics ive been listening to since the late 70s, the japanese edition is always superior to the us and uk editions so since i consider these first 2 bad co records such an important part of 70s rock n roll and the albums that came out that decade i paid the extra money for the great japan editions, anyway as i said before i have all the rest of the bad co albums up to 1982 before they split but i dont feel any of them are worth deluxing like these first 2 monsters where........

This new remastering was an excellent job. Just for this it's worthwhile buying. But of course the new tracks makes this a 'Must Have' release. Still brilliant bluesy rockin' music after all these years.

I have been playing my new deluxe remasters over the last few days and I would like to comment on my findings. Firstly the packaging and the bonus tracks are just great and for fans really worth the purchase. Now for the sound. I have used my Japan CD 24 bit 2010 remaster as my reference here. For one thing I have noticed that on this disc and others remastered by Jon Astley, he does have a preference for clean and detailed upper and mid sounds and for this reason there is a lot of clarity in the high end and the voices are just fantastic and are clear and well balanced with a lot of studio ambiance. Now for the bad news. The bottom end has been made way too clinical and the 2010 version has more punch in the bass and drums. Overall the new version is well worth the purchase but I think the 2010 version will remain my favorite to pluck out and play.