Hi Flax. Since you are the resident ace on the Smiths around here, could you please help me with a question I have. In the liner notes of the original 1987 release of the Strangeways album it says that it was mastered in the U.K. by Tim Young and in the U.S. by Bobby Hata. Knowing that mastering is an art in itself and is subject to stylistic differences unique to the person performing it, I wonder if you have noticed anything different in the sound between the U.S. and U.K. versions.
I don't have a U.K. copy myself.
Thanks for your your time and help.
Travis