Oddities: Another Page

This is certainly one of the oddest CDs in my collection. It's unfortunately very common to find albums that have been mastered too loud, often WAY too loud, but it's very uncommon to see something like this even for a very early CD release. This could (and should) easily have been about 8 dB louder overall, and I have no idea why it wasn't.

No Time For Talk

Actual CD volume

Volume increased by 8.09 dB

Baby Says No

Actual CD volume

Volume increased by 11.09 dB

What Am I Supposed to Believe

Actual CD volume

Volume increased by 11.84 dB

Deal 'Em Again

Actual CD volume

Volume increased by 9.75 dB

Think of Laura

Actual CD volume

Volume increased by 11.25 dB

All Right

Actual CD volume

Volume increased by 10.14 dB

Talking In My Sleep

Actual CD volume

Volume increased by 10.09 dB

Nature of the Game

Actual CD volume

Volume increased by 8.87 dB

Long World

Actual CD volume

Volume increased by 16.94 dB

Words of Wisdom

Actual CD volume

Volume increased by 9.95 dB

This has to qualify as one of the oddest releases in my collection, if for no other reason than the unusually low volume at which it has been mastered. It is essentially the polar opposite of the 1997 Raw Power album. I have no idea whether subsequent releases were mastered at a higher level, but I can only assume that they were.