I just got this months "Guitar World" and there was an interview with
Tom Sholtz getting the lowdown on the remaster of Boston's first
two efforts. I found his process and plan interesting. In a nutshell
he thought the vocal and alot of guitar parts needed to be more in the
forefront of certain tracks, and that there were improvements needed
in the bass and drum departments. He took all the 2 track tape he had,
and put it thru the computer 1/8 of an inch at a time, and made his
changes, even stopping a vocal part in midword and changing the pitch.
Anyway, I ran out and bought both, and did a side by side test, and the
remasters are WAY better produced. There's sounds heard not even
audible on the first discs. If you like classic rock, and want a much
improved version of "Thee" classic rock album of the 70's, check them out.