2008 Gypsy CD Sound Distortion

I know there's been a bit of discussion about static/peak volumes/distortion on another thread, but I wanted to see if there were others who found this too.

I just got the CD yesterday and was really surprised (and disappointed!) by the amount of distortion I've noticed! I've heard it in all the places that people have previously described (at the end of May We Entertain You and You'll Never Get Away from Me), but I think it's especially pronounced in Everything's Coming up Roses. At 15 seconds, when Patti sings "They think that we're through", the distortion is very distracting. Although it's the most recognizable at that point, it's also present more subtly throughout the rest of the song. Interestingly, when Patti actually shouts "For me!" at the end of Rose's turn, it's perfect! The problem presents itself most clearly when I'm listening to it on my headphones.

I've tried the CD on various computers, so I'm fairly sure it's something about the CD itself. I wonder if it's just a problem on a few CDs though. If it were a widespread problem, I figure I would have found more complaints here on BWW.

I've been playing the CD on my Bose system and it's really distortion free. I'm actually impressed with the quality of the recording.

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I hear no distortion either.

I also hear A LOT of distortion. Especially during Everything's coming up roses. I have some really nice speakers that I played it on and the distortion is very annoying. Do you think there is a way to return it and get a distortion free version? And my recording is the Barnes and Noble version, if that makes any difference.

Obviously CATSrevival doesn't know what to LISTEN for either. He had to open the audio files to SEE the spikes.

So now we're WATCHING music instead of listening to it?

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I got it from iTunes and played it on my computer [good speaker system] and it sounded fine but I played it on my iPod today for the first time and noticed it
I thought it was my headphones but apparently not.

I hear a lot of distortion as well, especially when they reach the high notes... I even played it on my father's good high end system and hear the same. I got mine from Barnes and Noble.

But yeah... am just enjoying the CD as well. At least it has a better quality than the sample CD they had.

Updated On: 9/6/08 at 12:08 AM

I only really notice it during "If Momma Was Married" during:

"But momma gets married--
--and--
--married--
**AND**
--married--"

I hear it on Laura's second "and," but only with my earphones. Through any other speaker the album is flawless. But once I pop in my ear buds, it does it on that ONE LINE. Odd.

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Updated On: 9/6/08 at 04:47 PM

Life's too short to worry about little sound distortions now isn't it?

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i'm listening now and i hear pretty big distortions too... i came here to see if anyone had them and found this thread. its not ruining the recording, but its fairly noticeable.

I purchased mine from iTunes and it has terrible static/overload on all speakers and headphones. Very disappointed.

I'd hate to see what most of the people who are complaining would say if they were listening to a recording created before 1950.

And with the tech recording studios have today, why shouldn't people expect better? You can be grateful a production was recorded and still be annoyed with the way it was done. Just ask anyone about the Follies OBC.

If this was a live album I wouldn't have a problem with a smattering of static. But at certain points in my copy, especially in the aforementioned "If Mamma Was Married" the static becomes jarring. I don't know if it is the recording or the burning of the disc, but it's annoying nonetheless.