Tidal - why only remastered versions?


I am frustrated that when I listen via Tidal that only the remastered version of a cd can be found. Am I doing something wrong? Is this a copyright issue?  I often find the remaster to be worse than the original - particularly as digital gets better. 

Thanks. 
marklindemann

Showing 2 responses by gosta

Some are better and some are worse. Often the remastered version or original cd has been mastered with a compressed sound with lower bass and higher mids and treble. I suppose this is partly done to get a different sound that they can say has improved (false) clarity over the original.

Recently started to acquire vinyls again just to be able to listen to old favourites as they should sound. 

The Clash - London Calling, Lowell George - Thank's I'll eat it here, Supertramp - Crime of the century. Lou Reed - Rock 'n roll animal just four great examples.

Not all old vinyls are great though. Queen first sound as bad (distorted) on vinyl as on cd. It's a lottery.

My experience from newer recordings are so far that they seem more to be a direct copy of the cd. Same mastering. Same good or bad sound.
Compared Rod Stewart three first solo albums on vinyl (digitalised) to the Tidal versions yesterday (not labelled as remastered, but sure they are). What can I say. The original raw, powerful and dynamic, the cd transfer not bad sounding but plain boring. Rods voice enhanced, instruments lowered, dynamics compressed. Same on different reissues of these songs. We're not talking subtile differences here. Shame on you media industry.