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Excellent Remixes But Flawed Remastered Original Version

Jason W. Bellenger | Byron Center, Michigan, USA | 06/27/2006

(4 out of 5 stars)

"I have no complaints for the new 2006 remixes by Bill Hamel. They are excellent and transform this 1984 classic into a dancefloor anthem. The "Hamel Album Mix" as listed here on the CD single is not the exact same version as featured on the 2006 U.S. Rhino/Warner Bros. release, 'Future Retro'. It is basically the same recording but mixed with a slightly different intro and outro.



My complaint here is for the "Remastered Original Version." The remastering here is excellent, aside from the random small pops and clicks in a few parts of the track. Originally I thought it was my CD player but I then copied the track into an editing program and discovered that the clicks were part of the recording. I can only assume that these pops and clocks are part of the original master or a mastering error. If anyone else has the same problem on their copy, please e-mail me or let other readers know."