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Keep us posted.
This may turn out to be a worldwide search for the worse-sounding CD.
I hope we find it, even if only so that we can listen with confidence to the version we already own.
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I now have two versions of the original album. I lack the time to compare them properly, the first seconds of track 1 sounded identical though (when played back through Audacity on a Macbook with Sennheiser earphones, so we're not exactly talking about a regular listening setup).
However, the frequency analysis tool of Audacity shows quite marked differences for both the low and high frequency ranges. I'm not versed enough to tell you how these differences actually reflect on the listening experience, but there are definitely differences between the two.
My AAD version is MCD 01878 / DMCL 1878 "Made in Germany", my DDD version is MCAD-37264 (also printed around the center) / DIDX-381.
That is really helpful! Any chance you could post screencaps of the frequency analysis?
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Wow, you weren't kidding. I do indeed see the difference. When I compared my allegedly ADD disc to the DDD disc, I simply looked at the general wave form, but I will check the frequency analysis in order to see if the differences appear in my two copies. It will definitely help to chase down whether some ADD discs are mislabeled (since there are those claiming that later pressings of the ADD discs are sourced from the DDD discs.)
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Okay, so I ran the frequency analysis on tracks 1 and 8 of both my copies the original release of E.T. (one marked ADD and one marked DDD). They are exactly the same.
Given the differences found by Gunnar, I'm convinced that we can confirm the story about the two versions of the original E.T. album. It looks like it works out the following way:
--If you have MCAD 37264 / DIDX-381 or something otherwise labelled as DDD, it is DDD.
--"If your MCAD-31073 disc has MCAD37264 on the inner ring underside of the CD it probably is also from the early 1980s digital master." I.e., it too is DDD. My copy of this disc is in storage so I cannot check the labeling but I'm hunching this is right, especially since the frequency analysis of my copy of MCAD-31073 is identical to MCAD 37264 / DIDX-381. See here:
http://www.jwfan.com/forums/index.php?showuser=1943&tab=posts
--If your disc is MCD 01878 / DMCL 1878, it is AAD.
If anyone else has encountered and AAD disc in the wild, post your disc numbers! It will help others pin down exactly what is on their discs!
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This was first score given to me, on a cassette, long gone now.
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Speaking of the original CD (MCAD-31073), mine is AAD but the center disc number is slightly different from those previously listed. It is MCAD-37264-3T12.
I have the same edition as you do.
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