Inferior sound on singles?

Am I Zoo · 01-25-2002, 02:53 PM

Yesterday I was listening to my CD-singles of "Please" and "If God Will Send His Angels," and something occurred to me -- not for the first time, either. Obviously the single versions of these songs are different than the album versions ("Please" has a string arrangement, "IGWSHA" has its second verse chopped and a new ending tacked on, etc.), which is okay. What *isn't* so okay is the relatively poor sound quality. The POP versions of the songs sound much clearer. The single versions, incomparison, are bass-heavy, even muffled. Is there some reason that singles should have poorer sound than albums? Is this intentional? Has anyone else noticed this? Am I crazy?

Mulholland Drive · 01-25-2002, 05:27 PM

Inferior? I dunno, I think the single version of "Please" sounds a little more bass heavy. Either way, I find it far superior to the album cut.

01-25-2002, 02:53 PM	#1
Am I Zoo The Fly Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Virginia, USA Posts: 85 Local Time: 10:50 PM	Inferior sound on singles? Yesterday I was listening to my CD-singles of "Please" and "If God Will Send His Angels," and something occurred to me -- not for the first time, either. Obviously the single versions of these songs are different than the album versions ("Please" has a string arrangement, "IGWSHA" has its second verse chopped and a new ending tacked on, etc.), which is okay. What isn't so okay is the relatively poor sound quality. The POP versions of the songs sound much clearer. The single versions, incomparison, are bass-heavy, even muffled. Is there some reason that singles should have poorer sound than albums? Is this intentional? Has anyone else noticed this? Am I crazy? __________________

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01-25-2002, 05:27 PM	#2
Mulholland Drive The Fly Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: MI Posts: 166 Local Time: 10:50 PM	Inferior? I dunno, I think the single version of "Please" sounds a little more bass heavy. Either way, I find it far superior to the album cut.