New remastering of Steely Dan's Katy Lied review by Fremer

Cool. Some remasters are higher res but poorly done. Everything comes down to the motivations and the people doing it.

I think I'm going out to the two local record stores for some browsing. Thanks for the link to the expletive track, because it's fun to hear the enthusiasm. I have most of the SD catalog. The first time I visited my wife at her house over 20 years ago, we put The NIghtfly on her boombox CD player.

@zarf Most welcome. I think the expletive tells a rather BIG story, namely that DF, who is hard to impressed, was blown away by Dias's solo. I think the information content of that expletive really shows why blunt moderation is a bad thing.

@hilde45 

I just listened to my original CD of Katy Lied and the newest HD version I could find on Qobuz and there are a ton of differences.  And that’s just what most of them are, differences.  I really didn’t find most of the differences an improvement to the album.
And I’m in total agreement with you that AJA is a much better album in most every way.

And that’s just what most of them are, differences.  I really didn’t find most of the differences an improvement to the album.

My experience, exactly. It's weird because one hears a difference and thinks, "That's better" -- at first. But keep listening and that judgment changes in the direction you indicate.