The Beloved – Happiness

Very strange mastering on this. In parts it sounds good but overall I felt way too loud.

The perfect accompaniment for just chilling at the end of the night or beside the beach, but also a number of the tracks are equally dancefloor friendly - The Sun Rising being one of those unlikely cross over tracks that somehow found itself on DJ setlists alongside underground acid house classics. The title perfectly sums this album up - Happiness and happy vibes throughout.

"Remastered from the original 2" tapes, it's available in 24bit 96k audio magic for you". This is from Bandcamp. Either they're wrong or this Discogs entry is wrong.

Tracks 18 & 19 on Bandcamp are 16 bit 96kHz

I’ve always loved the beloved..thirty years on,this cd,or lp sounds as relevant,and as fun as when I first bought it…one foot in the indie pop,and head first into the dance,house sound of the time..but doesn’t sound dated…it sounds timeless.the sun rising is a classic.,setting a standard for the progression of the next decade of dance,and still a dance floor filler…I’ve always thought they didn’t get their due,especially in America…one listen to any of their tracks or remixes,it really hits hard that their sound is very much their own…and in dance,or indie that’s really hard to do..their remixes are unique.their sound doesn’t get lost in the remix…a unique band,with a world view…this reissue is a long time coming,and worth every penny…I can hope that Conscience,and X will get the same treatment…thank you Beloved!

hmm, why is the new remastering of "Happiness" vinyl not contain all the new stuff demos, or the brilliant track "Paradise ("my darling, me angel")?

Sounds pretty damn fine on my system. Not sure what all the bitching is about?

What's going on with the beginning of the remastered "Up, Up And Away"? Some kind of error? A couple seconds of something before the track starts. On the original version, too, it seems, although I never noticed it before. This is a great release though, and I'm sure it has made many people very happy. Acid Love!

I have a test pressing of this for sale anyone interested - PM ME (note i cant seem to add test pressings - or else i would list it!)

I agree with GDJS. Spreading this album over 2LP's should have meant an amazing sounding record.

The reissue has taken one of the best ever recordings and squashed/compressed it way too much which has reduced overall dynamic range.

Everything is now LOUD and forward with very little ambience, space and depth that is on the original Euro German pressing.

It still sounds good, but could and should have been so much better.

The beautiful synth sound that flicks in and out about 5 feet above the speakers on Time After Time in the left channel is now just buried in the midrange.
The upper frequencies on Scarlet Beautiful have been squashed so now they are in your face, not extended like on the original pressing.
the Sun Rising has incredible depth on the original pressing, everything is in your face on the reissue.
Wake Up Soon has incredible keyboard dabs shooting around like shooting stars in the upper frequencies - in this reissue, they are just shoved into the midrange again so all the subtlety is gone.

Either my press is different or people are not listening.

What on earth has happened with side 3, it's been destroyed.

foobar2000 1.3.1 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2021-02-08 04:32:39

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Analyzed: The Beloved / Happiness {2020 EU}
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR10 -1.69 dB -14.27 dB 4:20 01-Hello
DR9 -2.03 dB -13.15 dB 3:40 02-Your Love Takes Me Higher
DR9 -2.45 dB -13.33 dB 4:14 03-Time After Time
DR10 -2.56 dB -14.14 dB 3:52 04-Don't You Worry
DR9 -2.39 dB -13.14 dB 4:41 05-Scarlet Beautiful
DR10 -2.30 dB -13.75 dB 3:56 06-I Love You More
DR7 -6.22 dB -14.00 dB 5:06 07-The Sun Rising
DR7 -5.37 dB -14.76 dB 5:05 08-Wake Up Soon
DR9 -2.44 dB -13.40 dB 6:03 09-Up, Up And Away
DR9 -2.56 dB -12.77 dB 4:26 10-Found
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Number of tracks: 10
Official DR value: DR9

Samplerate: 96000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 3030 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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This is a terrible press. All sides were recorded and raised the same.

Was a great idea to spread it over 4 sides, but somebody messed up badly.