RICHARD MARX – Rush Street +1 [Japan promo CD for radio stations]
We have featured here the best sounding CD press of RICHARD MARX first two albums, and one of you asked for his third, “Rush Street“. This record never has been remastered, and doesn’t needs to as it sounds fantastic.
This rare Japanese pressed disc was distributed for promotional use only. It has the same packaging (even the OBI), but the sonic output is different than the regular release.
Indeed, this promo version of “Rush Street” sounds fabulous. Destined for radio broadcast, the Dinamic Range is better and the output punchy. We have paired this one with the regular release, and there’s a difference.
It truly feels like a late ’90s remastering job, those that fix the early CD era ‘flat transfer to digital’ but avoid the brickwall of many current remasters.
Of course, the brilliant production design of “Rush Street” helps a lot. Yes, “Rush Street” is just another – and one the greatest – of those 1990-92 major label US productions, with a glossy, pristine and huge sound.