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From: "Deryk Barker"
>Well it certainly wasn't me.  Herbie's early 80-s digital recordings (The
>Planets, Nielsen 4) were some of the nastiest-sounding recordings I've
ever
>heard.

When they're good, they're very, very good...
...and when they're bad, they're HORRID! (sic.):-)

And by the way, name me a genuinely superb early digital recording - I think
there was a serious cause of digital applause syndrome for a while in the
orchestral department in this period?

Sam Kemp