Wayne Bundrick
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Parsons and Guthrie were both closer to the band than Schaffner...Don't shoot the messenger. If Schaffner's research was accurate then the stated reason the band didn't attend the DSOTM premiere party can be attributed to a statement made by one or more band members in 1973. It's possible that the band members simply didn't feel like attending and made up a few reasons to be mad at EMI. It wouldn't be the first time or the last time a band fed bullshit to the press. If you want to believe that is the case then you have to believe that engineers can spin the truth too.
I don't like the idea of hindsight excuses about less than ideal conditions to downplay the work that was done in 1973 and justify new remixes while the 1973 version remains out of print. The 1973 quad mix is not the first mix to ever be the victim of a series of compromises, whether it was not enough gear in the studio or not enough time to work it to perfection. It is what it is, and it remains highly regarded despite the engineer thinking about the things he couldn't do 30 years ago that he could do today.