D.o.S. wrote:It has to do with the width of the groove required for the song (which has a lot to do with mastering). You try to fit too much music on one side, you're not going to have enough space for the proper amount of low end.
You are totally right with this. As you are getting closer to the center of the vinyl disk the physical space gets much tighter and it is much harder to get the grooves to correctly translate a higher level of clarity, especially the low end. This is why a lot of older records will have a softer song like a ballad closer to the center of the disk.
And as someone else said vinyl needs to be master differently compared to digital otherwise you don't get the most out of the medium. Thats why a lot of vinyl reissues are not as good as earlier releases. Often the reissues are made with just the digital masters rather then a totally remastered version designed for vinyl.
I have only listened to the album on the new remaster vinyl a few times since I got it. I normally just listen to the 320k mp3 since that is on my computer. But you guys are making me want to go home and pop on the vinyl.