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European Avocado reissue - remastered or not?

steinbasteinba Posts: 110
edited November 2017 in The Porch
I noticed that while my new vinyl reisues of Binural and Riot Act are supposedly remastered, my Avocado doesn't give the impression of that being the case with that. The US version seems to be. The odd thing about the European Avocado is that it's reissued from J Records and not Sony Legacy like the others?

Could it be that the European reissue is the original 2006 mix while the other reissues and the US Avocado are remixed by Brendan O'Brien and therefore also remastered?

A copyright issue? Strange, since J Records is a Sony franchise, isn't it?

If the European pressing is the Brendan O'Brien remix too, I guess it too must be remastered, but it just doesn't show on the sleeve.

Does anybody know?
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  • mrk2mrk2 Posts: 2,067
    edited November 2017
    Where did you buy it?

    Weird, seems like it is indeed J Records release in Europe vs the US version
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    225xxx - 6/28/00, 10/20/01, 10/22/01, 9/11/06, 9/22/06, 9/23/06, 6/18/07, 6/26/07, 8/15/09, 6/25/10, 6/30/10, 7/4/12, 7/5/12, 7/7/12, 7/10/12, 6/26/14, 6/28/14, 7/3/18, 7/5/18
  • steinbasteinba Posts: 110
    Local record store in Norway.

  • mrk2mrk2 Posts: 2,067
    edited November 2017
    Have you listened to it or just judging by what is written on it? You can find the remixed version on Spotify, Tidal, Apple Music, etc for comparison.
    I ordered a european version too, but haven't received it yet.
    225xxx - 6/28/00, 10/20/01, 10/22/01, 9/11/06, 9/22/06, 9/23/06, 6/18/07, 6/26/07, 8/15/09, 6/25/10, 6/30/10, 7/4/12, 7/5/12, 7/7/12, 7/10/12, 6/26/14, 6/28/14, 7/3/18, 7/5/18
  • steinbasteinba Posts: 110
    edited November 2017
    I haven't listened to it yet, or compared it to my US original pressing. ;)

    I've really only looked at the different versions on Discogs.
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  • steinbasteinba Posts: 110
    It does say "Mixed by: Brendan O'Brien". It wasn't in 2006, right? So I guess it must be remastered?

    https://www.discogs.com/Pearl-Jam-Pearl-Jam/release/11113209
  • Nick NamenoneNick Namenone Posts: 71
    I think it should be the remixed version.  Brendan didn't mix Avocado in 2006 Adam Kasper did.  So it would be mixed and mastered (pedantically-not remastered). 
  • steinbasteinba Posts: 110
    That’s what I was thinking. If it has been remixed, then yes, it would also be (re)mastered.  Thanks.
  • 2-feign-reluctance2-feign-reluctance TigerTown, USA Posts: 23,243
    Remixed and Remastered per 10c newsletter/PJ front page info OP.
    www.cluthelee.com
  • steinbasteinba Posts: 110
    Thanks. Yes, but I started to wonder If naybe that didn’t apply to the European version. Seems logical that it does, though.
  • MedozKMedozK Posts: 9,209
    EU and US reissue cuts are exactly the same.
  • steinbasteinba Posts: 110
    Starting to look that way. Thanks.
  • Nick NamenoneNick Namenone Posts: 71
    yeah, the news letter says "remastered" but that is a misnomer.  It is a new mastering of a new mix.  Binaural is a remaster because they mastered the same mixes again.  Avocado is whole new mix that has been mastered. 
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